STAGE 1

Ancient Sparta
KU1
KU2

Ancient Studies

RA1

RA2

Core themes:

Understanding of various
aspects of Ancient Spartan
society
Being able to use artefacts as
historical evidence

WEEK 8 LESSON 1

C1

C2

What makes this a good topic?

Made popular by the 2006

movie 300
Very different culture compared
to other Greek city states

Overview:
Ancient Sparta was a unique Greek city state or puplis that was very military
focused. The also had a governing system of 2 kings and made use of slaves.
Sparta also gave women quite a bit of freedom and power compared to
Athenian counterparts. The following topic will attempt to provide a broad
overview of the ancient city, dispel myths created by the 2006 film and offer
insights into the finer points of their culture.
Student Outcomes:

Through the use of ICT, build an

Edmodo resource page that will
aid them in future assessment
tasks.
Have a greater understanding
of Ancient Spartan culture

Resources Used/Required
Internet Access
Edmodo:
Group Name: Year 11 Ancient Studies
Group Code: pfwzqq

Focus Questions:

How historically accurate was

the film 300?
What made Sparta so different
from other Greek puplis?
Apart from their heavy military
focus, what are some other
parts of Spartan Society?

Activities:
Part 1: Intro
Role and getting to know
you game

Part 2: Topic intro

Introduction to the topic

Take role and go around the class

and tell me name or nickname,
favourite book or movie and hobby.

9:00
9:10

Discuss the topic.

Key questions:
What do people currently
know about Sparta?
What do you know about
ancient Greece in general?

9:10
9:15

Make a mind map on the white

board.
Part 3: Dispelling myths
Dispelling Hollywood
myths about Sparta

Using the selected you tube videos,

go through some of the historical
fallacies surrounding Sparta.

9:15
9:45

Have students jot down some key

points. While the videos are funny,
they can serve a purpose.
Stop in between each for class
feedback.
Part 4: Edmodo
Get students to log into
Edmodo

Students will need their laptops to

log into or create and account with
Edmodo.

Group Name: Year 11 Ancient

Studies
Group Code: pfwzqq
Part 5: Getting around Edmodo
Getting around Edmodo
Show students the page and go
through how to navigate. Have them
answer the poll on the page about
their interest in Sparta
Part 6: Dispelling 300
Finding historical fallacies
Students are to pick out a part of
the movie that was historically
inaccurate and answer in the
comments thread on the Edmodo
page.
The students must write a

9:45
10:00

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10:10

10:10
10:40

paragraph IN THEIR OWN WORDS

and provide a reference to the
source. A simple URL is fine.
Part 7: Class Discussion
Discuss findings

Coming back as a group, the class

discusses what interesting fact that
they have written about and gives
the class an overview.

10:40
10:45