5411 BR 1 List 3 good qualities traits

5/4/11 BR: 1. List 3 good qualities, traits, or characteristics that you look for in a leader. 2. List the 3 worst qualities , traits, or characteristics Today: Researching Alexander. . A change in plans.

Assignment: Alexander the Great or Alexander the Bad • In this assignment you will be trying to answer the question of whether Alexander is worthy of his “Greatness” or if he’s not so “great as historians say. • You will be using a web site http: //zunal. com/webquest. php? w=5 1772

Assignment: Alexander the Great or Alexander the Bad • The process will involve 5 parts. You can score 40 points on each part. I’ll use the following rubric. • We will begin the first part today, creating a graphic organizer chart of background information and preparing for web research (in room 329 tomorrow!)

Assignment: Alexander the Great or Alexander the Bad • The 2 nd part will be completing the T chart with good and bad facts about Alexander (you’ll find these during your research) • The 3 rd part will be a one page typed paper. • The 4 th part will be a political cartoon • The 5 th part will be participation in a debate

Alexander the Great Background Information Good Bad

Beginning the Chart • In the part labeled background, record things which happened to Alexander before he became King of Macedonia because these events may help you to decide later as to whether he was good or evil. Also, be sure to note his characteristics. Was he tall or short? Smart or not so bright? Brave or cowardly? Which relationships became important during this time in his life? Who was important in making him who he was an why.

Resources 1. Links on Alexander the Great: http: //www. boisestate. edu/courses/westciv/alexander/ http: //www. interesting. com/stories/alexander/ http: //www. hackneys. com/alex_web/alexfram. htm http: //www. livescience. com/history/top 10_alexander_great. html http: //1 stmuse. com/frames/index. html http: //www. historyofmacedonia. org/Ancient. Macedonia/Alexanderthe. Great. html http: //www. crystalinks. com/alexanderthegreat. html http: //www. e-classics. com/ALEXANDER. htm http: //www. utexas. edu/courses/citylife/readings/great 1. html http: //faq. macedonia. org/history/alexander. the. great. html http: //wso. williams. edu/~junterek/ http: //www. livius. org/aj-al/alexander 00. html http: //grad. usask. ca/gateway/archive 25. htm http: //www. brainyquote. com/quotes/authors/a/alexander_the_great. html http: //virtualreligion. net/iho/alexander. html http: //www. socialstudiesforkids. com/subjects/alexanderthegreat. htm 2. Step by step process to draw a political cartoon and examples of persuasive cartoons: http: //artswork. asu. edu/arts/students/cartoon/les 3_1. htm http: //www. cartoonstock. com/directory/p/persuasive. asp 3. Preparing for a debate: http: //www. eduplace. com/math/mw/wr/pdf/debate. pdf http: //www. ehow. com/how_4490531_prepare-debate. html http: //www. accessiblesociety. org/mediamatters/mm 44. html http: //www. articleinsider. com/education/debating/debate-strategies (several links on left)