Alexander the Great's Soldiers and their Stories

Introduction

Introduction

Alexander the Great was one of the most powerful leaders on Earth at one point. Under his command his empire encompassed thousands of miles across three continents. You will be playing the role of one of Alexander the Greats soldiers. Your family is worried about you and you must write a letter home to them informing them of your travels and victories.

Task

Task

You will write a letter to a family member, loved one, or friend explaining to them your victories as an army and your hardships as an individual soldier while traveling across Europe and Asia under the command of Alexander the Great. This letter should include the places you have seen, the armies you have conquered, and the hardships you have faced marching thousands of miles.

Process

Process

Step #1: Go to the following links and read about how Alexander the Great's army conquered many lands and people and how they traveled from place to place and their hardships.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-the-Great

http://www.goharayubkhan.com/ALEXANDERS%20THE%20GREAT%20INDIAN%20COMPAIGN.pdf

Step #2: Take notes on aspects of Alexander the Great and his army that you find to be very important or that you would like to write about.

Step #3: After you have read both of these documents and have a good understanding of the conquests of Alexander's army and the struggles the soldiers went through, open a new document in Word and begin typing your letter to your family members, loved one, or friend.

This letter must include:

Your thoughts on Alexander the Great as a leader.

The armies and territories you have conquered.

Whether or not you want to come home.

The hardships you have gone through since starting this long and exhausting campaign.

Step #4: Once you have typed your letter, you will print off or email a copy for both your teacher and for the person you wrote the letter to.

Evaluation

Alexander the Great Letter Grading Rubric
	Exceptional 10 pts	Admiral 8 pts	Developing 6 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts
Use of Internet (Links Provided)	Successfully uses suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested Internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
WebQuest tasks completed	All areas of the project were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. Project is interesting and completed.	The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a great deal of thought. (Between 75% and 100% complete)	The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a moderate level of thought. (Between 50% and 75% complete)	The project is incomplete, and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the project, and/or project is less than 50% complete.
Letters use of appropriate factual information	Letter is created and compile using ample factual statements	Letter has multiple factual statements, but is lacking reinforcement statements	Letter has less than 2 factual statements in it and is composed using "guess work" as to the soldiers lives.	Letter has not factual statements and is composed with no information form the provided links
Time use	Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work	The Student did not use classroom time to work on the project the majority of the time and/or was highly disruptive
Grammar and Spelling	The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	The final body of work had 1-2 errors related to grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	The final body of work had 3-5 grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors

Conclusion

Conclusion

After you have written your letter, you will insert one copy into an envelope and write the person who it is intended for and their mailing information on the front. If you do not know their mailing address you can simply take it to them yourselves. The letters that have a correct mailing address on them will be mailed by me (your teacher) tomorrow. If you know the person's email address you can email a copy of your letter as well.

Credits

Credits

Pictures (in order by page):

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Teacher Page

By Daniel Thomas, West Virginia State University

Introduction: Student will read and create their own typed letters portraying a soldier under Alexander the Great's command, that they will send to a family member, loved one, or friend.

Teacher Introduction:

This lesson is focusing on the conquests of Alexander the Great's army and their impact on multiple continents. This is an assignment for my 9th grade World History class.

Learners: Primarily 9th grade World History or anyone interested in studying Alexander the Great and his armies.

Rationale: Students will gain an understanding of the life of an ancient soldier and the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Standards:

Students will describe the roles and lives of soldiers under Alexander the Great.

Students will explain the reasoning for wanting to turn around and go home (because of years of marching over harsh lands).

9th Grade Standards:

SS.W.1 Describe the roles of citizens and their responsibilities (e.g., prehistoric societies, river civilizations, classical civilizations, feudal systems, developing nation states and neofeudal systems).

SS.W.12 Apply geography skills to help investigate issues and justify possible resolutions involving people, places and environments.

Assessment: Students will hand in a copy of their to me to be graded. This letter will be graded on content form the assigned links grammatical correctness and creativity of their writing.