Teaching History of the Peloponnesian War | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Book 1 The student will take notes on background information about Thucydides and Greece during the time of the Peloponnesian War. The student will discuss the difficulties in assigning dated chronologies to this and other historical writings.

1) 1. The teacher will lead a discussion about Thucydides and Greece during his lifetime and before. Emphasis will also be placed on the preeminent position of Athens as...
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