Machiavelli & The Prince - Why It Still Matters
Essential Question: Do the words of Machiavelli in "The Prince" still matter?
Do Now/Opening Move: In your notebooks, answer the following question: What technique/strategy do we use to analyze texts?
Lesson Overview:
| Item | Approx Time |
| Opening Move | 3-5 Min |
| Activity | 30 Min |
| Discussion | 10 Min |
The political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli wrote “The Prince” as a manual on leadership and governing during the late Italian Renaissance, a time of feuding family dynasties and warring city-states. But even though 500 years have passed, and the world is a very different place, “The Prince” somehow feels as relevant as ever in modern culture and politics.