o Where are you from? Sparta
o Gender: Female
o Social status: Wife of a Spartiate
o Chosen city-state: Sparta
o General reason for choice: Women’s Rights, Education
Body
o Argument #1: Women’s Rights
o Supporting detail for chosen city-state:
Women have more freedom/rights, less housework to do other than nursing/providing care for children.
Supporting detail for chosen city-state:
Women were still head of the household even when their husband is home, they were also able to own property in Sparta.
o Supporting detail against other city-state:
In Athens women were certainly treated with more disrespect. Women in Athens were made to everything around the house.
o Supporting detail against other city-state:
They weren’t treated right humanely they didn’t have as many rights as they do in Sparta, they were not able to own land in Athens.
o Argument #2: Education
o Supporting detail for chosen city-state:
Women actually had access to education and were able to marry later in life.
o Supporting detail for chosen city-state:
The women in Sparta were also encouraged to be strong.
o Supporting detail against other city-state:
Women who lived in Athens could not really go out in public unless it was to funerals or public festivals.
o Supporting detail against other city-state:
Women in Athens did not have access to any education at all while managing finances without knowledge.
o Argument #3: The army was fierce and protective/strongest fighting force in Greece
o Supporting detail for chosen city-state:
Women living in Sparta feel safer with a more supported army. Sparta’s army have a formidable land army of disciplined professional soldiers.
o Supporting detail for chosen city-state:
o Supporting detail against other city-state:
Athens need a city wall for protection which shows that they are weaker than us.
o Supporting detail against other city-state:
Athens valued order above individual rights, they were pretty big on order as well.
Conclusion
o General summary of your choice: _
o Good –bye and signature (make your name sound Greek):
o Introduction: Create a back story describing why you are moving, what your social status will be (citizen, foreigner, or slave) and your gender (male or female). Your introduction must also include which city-state you have chosen as your new home and a general reason for your choice.
o Body: The next three paragraphs will compare Athens and Sparta on three criteria. Each paragraph will highlight the positives for your chosen city-state and the negatives for the other city-state. Specific examples are very important to justifying your choice.
o Conclusion: End your letter with a good-bye and a quick summary of your chosen city-state.
