The Ancient Greek Civilization 8A | Marathon 111- Inferential Why was a tribute given to Pheidippides? (He died
after running twenty-six miles from Marathon to the gates of
Athens to announce the Greeks’ victory at Marathon.)
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for
students, as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the
process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about
the question, and then I will ask you to turn to your neighbor and
discuss the question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share
what you discussed with your partner.
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: What contribution came from the
ancient Greek Battle of Marathon against the Persians? (In
memory of Pheidippides’s famous run, the word marathon
is now used for a twenty-six-mile race or any long-distance
run or endurance contest.) [Place Image Card 20 (Modern
Marathon) on the Civilization Chart in the “Contribution”
square. You may wish to have students fi ll in their own chart
on Instructional Master 1B-1.] - After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
the text and/or other resources to answer these remaining
questions.]