Ancient Greece Common Assessment Task One – Greek Women

You are to research Ancient Greece women from Athens and Sparta.

STEP ONE - Use the table below to assist with your note taking.

Athens / Sparta
Education
Daily life
Marriage and children
Rights and responsibilities

STEP TWO – Choose a side…

Decide which group of women had a better life in Ancient Greece – Spartan women OR Athenian women.

Write a letter to a historian, persuading the reader why their life was better. Use evidence to support your arguments.

Example… (Life is better for Spartan women)

Dear historian,

Life for women in Ancient Greece was very different depending on where you lived. Women in Athens had very little rights and the high expectations on how they were meant to behave. Spartan women had a life that was better than Athenian women. They had a lot more freedom to be strong and independent and lead a fulfilling life with more choices about education and freedom to make decisions about their life.

The first reason that Spartan women had a better life is because…

Secondly, Spartan women were able to …

Lastly, women in Sparta…..

As you can see, life for women in Sparta was much better….

Yours sincerely,

….

You must use a minimum of 3 resources. These must be included in a bibliography.

How to write a bibliography…

Website
No author / Title of Page, Year, viewed Day Month Year, URL >
Pyramids, British Museum, 1999, viewed 5 November 2012,
Ancient Egypt for Kids – Mummies, 2000, viewed 5 November 2012, <
Book
1 author / Author Surname, Initial. Year, Title of Book, Publisher, Publication Place
Shuter, J. 1999, Ancient Egypt, Wayland, East Sussex, England
Williams, B. 2002, The Life and World of Tutankhamen, Heinemann, Melbourne
Assessment Criteria… Ancient Greek WOMEN
NAME:
Criteria / Ex / VG / G / S / NS
Researched both Spartan and Athenian women and completed the table with appropriate detail.
Wrote persuasive letter listing 3 arguments with supporting evidence.
Used a minimum of three resources and referenced them correctly in a bibliography.
Presentation is neat.
Spelling and grammar is correct.
Some tips for next time….
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Assessment Criteria… Ancient Greek WOMEN
NAME:
Criteria / Ex / VG / G / S / NS
Researched both Spartan and Athenian women and completed the table with appropriate detail.
Wrote persuasive letter listing 3 arguments with supporting evidence.
Used a minimum of three resources and referenced them correctly in a bibliography.
Presentation is neat.
Spelling and grammar is correct.
Some tips for next time….
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MODIFIED TASK… Athenian Women

Write words and sentences around the picture to describe a typical Athenian Woman in Ancient Greece.