Ancient Greek Newspaper
The purpose of this assignment is to understand the lasting effect Alexander the Great
had on the rest of the world. You are an ancient Greek reporter who is fascinated with
the life of Alexander the Great. Now that he has recently died, you’re going to be writing
the front page of a daily newspaper exploring different aspects of Alexander the Great’s
life. Your assignment is to explore a couple of different websites and research the
accomplishments of Alexander the Great. You must have 2 articles on Alexander the
Great. You will also research other aspects of Greek daily life during this time for other
articles on the front page. It could be their education, city-states, or any other area of
Greek life that interests you. Once you have written your articles, you will use it to
create a front page of an ancient newspaper. Think about a real front page of the
newspaper and use the same things you would find on that to create yours.
Greek newspaper checklist:

Research Alexander the Great (his life, accomplishments, battles, death…)

Research other areas of Greek life (geography, government, and society)

Write 2 articles about Alexander and 1 articles about daily life

Create newspaper name

Draw or paste 3 appropriate pictures.

Create newspaper index and any other newspaper characteristics
o Weather, ads, comics, and classifieds

Make sure to answer the journalist questions (who, what, when, where, why,
how)
Optional:
Videotape a news segment about Alexander the Great
Ancient Newspaper rubric
Points
Alexander the
Great Article 1
Alexander the
Great Article 2
Points
8
Student is secure in
this concept
6
Student is secure
with some elements
but still developing
mastery of concept
___ King Phillip
___ Early life
___ Aristotle
___ Spread of
Greek Culture
___ King Phillip
___ Early life
___ Aristotle
___ Spread of
Greek Culture
Student is secure in
this concept
Student is secure
with some elements
but still developing
mastery of concept
___ Battles
___ Land
Controlled
___ Hellenistic
Age
___ Death
Student is developing
some elements but still
in the beginning stage
of understanding this
concept
6
Student is secure in
this concept
4
Student is secure
with some elements
but still developing
mastery of concept
0
Student has no
understanding of this
concept
___ Geography
___ Government
___ Society
___ Geography
___ Government
___ Society
2
Student is
developing some
elements but still in
the beginning stage
of understanding this
concept
___ Geography
___ Government
___ Society
4
Index includes the
weather, ads,
comic/classified, is
well organized and
thoughtfully put
together
3
Index includes the
weather, ads,
comic/classified, is
somewhat well
organized and
somewhat
thoughtfully put
together
Focuses on the task
and what needs to be
done most of the
time. Usually uses
time well throughout
the project, but may
have procrastinated
on one thing.
2
Index may include
the weather, ads,
comic/classified, is
either well organized
or thoughtfully put
together
0
Index does not
include the weather,
ads,
comic/classified, is
neither well
organized nor
thoughtfully put
together
Rarely focuses on
the task and what
needs to be done.
Rarely gets things
done by the
deadlines.
___ Battles
___ Land
Controlled
___ Hellenistic
Age
___ Death
Daily Life
Points
Newspaper index
Class time
Consistently stays
focused on the task
and what needs to be
done. Very selfdirected. Routinely
uses time well
throughout the
project to ensure
things get done on
time.
4
Student is developing
some elements but still
in the beginning stage
of understanding this
concept
___ King Phillip
___ Early life
___ Aristotle
___ Spread of
Greek Culture
___ Battles
___ Land
Controlled
___ Hellenistic
Age
___ Death
Focuses on the task
and what needs to be
done some of the
time. Tends to
procrastinate, but
always gets things
done by the
deadlines.
0
Student has no
understanding of this
concept
___ King Phillip
___ Early life
___ Aristotle
___ Spread of
Greek Culture
Student has no
understanding of this
concept
___ Battles
___ Land
Controlled
___ Hellenistic
Age
___ Death
___ Geography
___ Government
___ Society
Alexander the Great Newspaper Article
Please use the following worksheet to organize your research and ensure you cover
everything in your article.
Article one
King Phillip
Early life
Aristotle
Spread of Greek Culture
Article Two
Battles
Land Controlled
Hellenistic Age
Death
Daily Life Article
Geography
Government
Society