Niccolo machiavelli biography summary graphic organizers

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli born on May 3, 1469, was an Italian diplomat, philosopher, historian, politician, and writer who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise “The Prince” which he wrote in 1513. Niccolò Machiavelli is often regarded as the father of modern political philosophy and political science. 

Niccolo Machiavelli served as a senior official in the Florentine Republic for many years and had the responsibility of handling diplomatic and military affairs. He is just not known for his work based on politics as he has also written many comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is extremely valuable to historians and researchers. From 1498 until 1512, when the Medici were no longer in power, he served as secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence.

Machiavelli's name came to connote unethical behavior, such as that which he recommended most memorably in The Prince. His experience had ta

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Machiavelli, Niccolò (1469–1527)

Personal

Born May 3, 1469, in Florence, Florentine Republic (now Italy); died June 21, 1527, in Florence, Florentine Republic; son of a lawyer; married Marietta Corsini, 1501; children: fyra sons, two daughters. Religion: Roman Catholic.

Career

Statesman, political theorist, and author. Republic of Florence, head of Second Chancery, 1498, secretary of diplomatic/military agency, 1498-1512; helped organize standing militia, 1509; writer, beginning c. 1513.

Writings

Decennale Primo (poetry), 1504.

Discorso dell'ordinare lo stato di Firenze alle armi, c. 1507, translation published in Discourses, 1970.

Discorsi sulla prima deca di Tito Livio, c. 1518, translated by Edward Dacres as Machiavelli's Discourses upon the First Decade of T. Livius,Thomas Paine (London, England), 1636, translated by Julia Conaway Bondanella and Peter Bondanella as Discourses on Livy,Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1997.

La Mandragola (play; pro

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QUESTIONS

Graphic Organizer/Socratic Seminar

The Princehas proven to be a very difficult text for many of my students.

However, through various interpretations, real world connections, discussions, and using a wide range of close reading strategies,

One very successful lesson that aided in comprehension, application, and analysis including a graphic organizer and a pre-write.

In the lesson prior to this one, I had my students generate 5 higher order thinking questions as an exit slip for the following topics:

1. The Princeby Niccolo' Machiavelli
2. Julius Caesarby William Shakespeare
3.Current political/police state of affairs
4. A comparison between The Princeand Julius Caesar
5.A comparison between The Princeand current political/police state of affairs.

Before the day of the Socratic Seminar, I had selected a handful of questions from various students and embedded the questions into a graphic organizer. Because I have so many students in need of d