Thursday, October 4

Today’s Learning: Was Alexander of Macedonia great?

Warm Up: Please close read – underline, highlight, annotate – Alexander’s letter to King Darius. Then write one word to describe the tone (general attitude or mood) of his letter at the bottom of the letter.

Class Work: Close read Alexander’s letter to Darius a second time and respond to the questions on p. 2 of the letter:

1. Sourcing: What is the purpose of Alexander’s letter?
2. Contextualization: What events led to Alexander’s negative opinion of the Persians?
3. Close Reading: What claims does Alexander make about himself and his empire?  What evidence from the text supports these claims?

View Age of Alexander: Engineering an Empire with Stump the Champ questions, notebook p. 35.