Alexander The Great

Introduction

  

     

Intro 

Alexander the Great was born July 356 B.C. His father was Philip, the king o Macedonia, and his mother was Olympia, daughter of the late king Epirus. He was a warrior by age 16, a commander by age 18, and crowned king of Macedonia at age 20. Alexander the Great also concord the Persian empire. Some consider Alexander the Great to be a hero, but some consider him to be a villain. What's your opinion? 

Task

Task

 

Students must complete a persuasive  Essay arguing whether or not alexander the great was a villain or hero. Make sure to include all of the following information. You can find this information by viewing this web-quest.  

 

 - Who was the father of Alexander the Great? 

  
 - What influence did Philip II have on Alexander?  

 
 - What famous Greek teacher was the personal tutor for Alexander?  

 

- Who was the successful general that conquered the city-states of Greece, created many inventions and innovations on the battlefield and  developed the Phalanx.   
 

-What is a Phalanx how does it work?   
  

- Explain before the expansion of Alexander, what empire was the greatest in the world?   
  

- What happened to Philip II? Why didn't he attack the Persians?  
  

-What did Alexander achieve in his lifetime?  

Process

Websites 

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/alexander/a/Alexander_3.htm   

  

http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-the-great-9180468  

  

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/remains-philip-ii-father-alexander-great-confirmed-found-002192   

  

http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Alexander-the-Great.html  

  

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/454991/phalanx  

  

http://www.biography.com/people/philip-ii-of-macedon-21322787  

  

http://www.livescience.com/39997-alexander-the-great.html  

  

http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/philip2.html  

  

http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/classical-studies/alexander.shtml  

  

https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/ASSASSINATION-OF-PHILIP-II-Alexander-the-Great  

  

http://www.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_the_phalanx   

Evaluation

Rubric 

 

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Thesis 

Fails to address the task; confusing and unfocused. 

Addressed the task but has weak structure and  focus. 

Thesis is stated and addressed the task in a well written task. 

Strong thesis responds directly to the question. 

Uses of introduction and conclusion 

Does not use opening or concluding statements. 

Uses an unorganized or irrelevant introduction and concluding paragraph. 

Includes a good introduction and conclusion. 

Uses strong introduction and conclusion. 

organization and spelling/grammar. 

Disorganize; littered with errors. 

Weaker organization; some errors in writing detract from the essay's meaning.  

Clearly written and coherent; some minor errors in writing 

Well structured, well written; proper grammar, and mechanics. 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 
 

 

Conclusion

Now that you've completed this Web-Quest and essay you know Alexander the Great, or not so great, did many things for Greece including: freeing the Ionian Greek cities of western Asia, defeating large Persian army in Issus, and conquering Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. Well I guess this is the end of our journey, we hope you learned about Alexander and his accomplishments. 

Credits

This Web-quest was made possible by Peyton Weihe, with contributions by Austin Reed, Maddy Blanton, participation by Ayden Quiram and Andres Vazquez.