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04.03 Sparta and Athens
[Write your name here]
What Do I Have To Do?
In this lesson, you learned about the city-states of Athens and Sparta. Suppose that you are an
Athenian visiting Sparta, or a Spartan who has received permission to visit Athens. You must
write a letter to a friend at home telling him or her about your visit. Although Athens and Sparta
were both Greek and shared some common elements of Greek culture, they were also very
different.
How were Sparta and Athens alike? How were they different? Be sure to include details about
how the city you are visiting and how it compares to your city.
Step 1: Choose Your Point of View
Choose one of the following types of persons and write your letter from their point of view:
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young teenage girl of the citizen class
slave
boy of the citizen class
young soldier
very wealthy person of the citizen class
The point of view I choose is [Write Person Type From List]
Step 2: Choose Your Destination
Choose one of the following destinations:
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an Athenian visiting Sparta
a Spartan visiting Athens
The destination I wish to write about is [Write your destination here]
Step 3: Write Your Letter Home
Your letter must:
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be written from the perspective of a slave, young teenage boy or girl citizen, solider
or wealthy citizen
be at least two paragraphs
compare how the city you are visiting is the same or different as your home city
for each of the following categories: geography, social structure, and government
Dear [Write Name Here] ,
[Write Paragraph One Here – Remember the requirements in Step 3]
[Write Paragraph Two Here – Remember the requirements in Step 3]
Sincerely,
[Write Name Here]
04.03 Regular Rubric
Score
Excellent
Good
Needs Improvement
Yourself!
40 points
30 points
20 points
All of the following are
present:
No more than one of
the following elements
is missing:
No more than two of
the following elements
are missing:
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What content
did you learn?
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Can you apply
what you
learned?
includes a letter
home about
Athens or
Sparta that is
at least two
paragraphs
letter is written
from the
perspective of
one of the
following:
slave, boy or
girl citizen,
soldier, wealthy
citizen
compares
similarities and
differences
between
Athens and
Sparta
foreach of the
following:
geography,
social structure,
government
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includes a letter
home about
Athens or
Sparta that is
at least two
paragraphs
letter is written
from the
perspective of
one of the
following:
slave, boy or
girl citizen,
soldier, wealthy
citizen
compares
similarities and
differences
between
Athens and
Sparta for each
of the
following:
geography,
social structure,
government
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includes a letter
home about
Athens or
Sparta that is
at least two
paragraphs
letter is written
from the
perspective of
one of the
following:
slave, boy or
girl citizen,
soldier, wealthy
citizen
compares
similarities and
differences
between
Athens and
Sparta
foreach of the
following:
geography,
social structure,
government
40 points
30 points
20 points
All of the following are
present:
No more than one of
the following is missing:
No more than two of
the following are
missing:
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evidence of
understanding
how different
social classes in
Ancient Greece
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evidence of
understanding
how different
social classes in
Ancient Greece
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evidence of
understanding
how different
social classes in
Score
Excellent
Good
Needs Improvement
Yourself!
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might have
perceived what
life was like in
ancient Athens
or Sparta
accurate and
detailed
comparison of
geography,
social structure,
and
government
evidence of
understanding
that ancient
Greece had a
diversity of
social and
political
structures
20 points
All of the following
are present:
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How are you
using your
21st century
presentation
skills?
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organized
format
easy to read
and
comprehend
work is
checked for
spelling and
grammar
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might have
perceived what
life was like in
ancient Athens
or Sparta
accurate and
detailed
comparison of
geography,
social structure,
and
government
evidence of
understanding
that ancient
Greece had a
diversity of
social and
political
structures
15 points
No more
than one of the
following is
missing:
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organized
format
easy to read
and
comprehend
work is
checked for
spelling and
grammar
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Ancient Greece
might have
perceived what
life was like in
ancient Athens
or Sparta
accurate and
detailed
comparison of
geography,
social structure,
and
government
evidence of
understanding
that ancient
Greece had a
diversity of
social and
political
structures
10 points
No more
than two of the
following are
missing:
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organized
format
easy to read
and
comprehend
work is
checked for
spelling and
grammar