The Peloponnesian War: Athens Versus Sparta
The Peloponnesian War: Athens Versus Sparta
The Peloponnesian War: Athens Versus Sparta
The Peloponnesian War: Athens Versus Sparta
The Peloponnesian War: Athens Versus Sparta
The Peloponnesian War: Athens Versus Sparta
The Peloponnesian War: Athens Versus Sparta
Informational (nonfiction), 2,202 words, Level Z2 (Grade 5+), Lexile 1140L
The Peloponnesian War: Athens vs. Sparta introduces students to this important historical event, as well as details its timeline, causes, and effects. Fought from 431 to 404 bce, this devastating civil war pitted ancient Greece's two leading city-states against each other. This riveting story from ancient Greek history will pique students' interest while also giving them the opportunity to retell as well as identify cause-and-effect relationships in a nonfiction text.
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Story Words
aggression, authoritative, blockading, city-states, demoralized, devastation, dominated, elite, meticulous, militaristic, oligarchy, ominous, orator, raze, repelled, retaliated, sanctions, serfs, simultaneously, susceptible, ultimatum, unassailable, vacuum
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell to understand text
Comprehension
Cause and Effect : Determine cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Colon : Identify and use colons
Word Work
Hyphenated and Compound Words : Discriminate and use hyphenated compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
