Name Color Education in Sparta Document Analysis Questions

Name: ______________ Color: ________ Education in Sparta: Document Analysis Questions Date: _______ Document A: The Agoge System 1. How many years did a Spartan boy spend in the agoge? 2. What evidence(quote) in this document suggests that Spartan boys developed stronger attachments to their agoge troops than to their families? Explain. 3. Using this document, what values are most important to Sparta? (synonym: beliefs or morals) 4. Judging from this document, what were the strengths of Spartan education? 5. Judging from this document, what were the weaknesses of Spartan education? ______________________________ Document B: Life in the Military 1. What clothing did Spartan boys wear? 2. What was the reason for small rations of food? 3. What evidence (quote) from the document suggests the reasoning for encouraging Spartan boys to steal? 4. What was the reason for whipping the boys who were caught stealing? 5. Judging from this document, what were the strengths of Spartan education? 6. Judging from this document, what were the weaknesses of Spartan education?

Document C: The Krypteia: Murder Squads 1. What was the krypteia? 2. Who were the helots? (see Background Essay) 3. Using the document, what evidence (quote) suggests why the Spartans’ can justify killing the helots? 4. Judging from this document, what were the strengths of Spartan education? 5. Judging from this document, what were the weaknesses of Spartan education? _____________________________________________ Document D: Moralia: Practices and Beliefs 1. According to Plutarch, what were Spartan children taught regarding… a. the importance of reading: _____________________________ b. treatment of any boy or man who is older than you: ____________________ c. working with one’s hands: ______________________________ d. the importance of money: ______________________________ e. travel: ______________________________________ f. attending plays: __________________________________ g. music: ______________________________________ 2. Sparta was always very concerned about being attacked – both by outsiders and by the helots. How did the Spartan attitude toward the seven values from question #1 address this concern about keeping Sparta secure and protected? 3. Judging from this document, do you think the strengths of Spartan education were greater than the weaknesses? Explain.

Document E: Educating Girls 1. How would you describe the figure shown in the photograph? 2. Using the document , According to both Xenophon and Plutarch, what evidence (quote) suggests the purpose for training Spartan girls to wrestle, run, and throw? 3. Judging from this document, what were the strengths of Spartan education? 4. Judging from the document, what were weaknesses of Spartan education?

Guided Reading Group Roles 1. Discussion Director – This role creates questions that will lead the group discussion of the document. The questions will help the group better comprehend the document(s). 2. Summarizer - This role summarizes the main message expressed in the document. • Pull out key details and information from the document. • Asks who, what, why, where, how, and what if questions… • Why did… • What caused… • How did… • Why do you think… • How is ______ alike/different from… • Summary should be in complete sentences (3 sentence minimum) 3. 4. Connector (quote-finder) – This role makes connections from the text to prior learning using specific quotes from the text. • What are the attitudes and values of the time period? (what was important to these people) • How do those values or other issues shape their lifestyle. • How is it similar/different than today? How can you draw a connection? Vocabulary Enricher and Visualizer - This role clarifies any confusing or unclear words or phrases. • Define unknown terms and identify how it was used in the documents • This role also visually represents all or one part of the text (drawing).

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