Athens+and+Sparta+Debate+Lessons

=**2. [|Sparta and Athens Lesson]**=


 * Introduce debate assignment:** See assignment and appropriate web sources below:

[|Debate Rubric]


 * HW: Prepare for Debate! You can use your textbook**(pp 111-121) **and/or the web sources**
 * You may review the power point to research for the debate.**

Other Resources: [|Ancient Greece for Kids]

[|Greek Government for Kids Site]

[|Good summary from AP World History class about Greece, including information about Athens and Sparta]

[|Article about arguments about the best system of government for Greece]

[|Spartan Women's Rights]


 * Sparta and Athens Websites for kids: [|Sparta] [|Athens]**


 * Other fun videos about Greece**

Further reading on Greece below: [|Greece and Rome Outline Notes]

=**Day 5: Debate: Which is the better state, Athens or Sparta? Use specific evidence from the debate and your research to support your answer!**= 1. teams/sides are assigned 2. Review the jobs of people within your group (information on this link) 3. 30 min to prepare debate/assign roles 4. Start debate (See Debate Structure Here) 5. Declare a winner/wrap up discussion about different city states and positive and negative aspects of living in each Discussion about the pros and cons of having a civilization divided up into different polis' or city states

[|Rubric for grading debate here]

6. Review Greece ppt from Day 1 and answer questions:

Questions to answer: 1. How did ideology shape different Greek states? 2. To what extent is Geographic luck a factor in the advancement of Greece? How did geography hurt the advancement of Greece? (Hint: think about disunity)