RCMS, 7 th Grade Social Studies
Lesson: The Persian Wars
Objectives: I can:
 summarize a non-fiction text by reviewing and comparing the main idea of each of the text’s paragraphs
 interpret a visual (The Persian Wars map) using map-reading skills (reading title, reviewing map key, etc.) and determine the main purpose of the visual
 identify the key details of a non-fiction text through text annotation and answering questions
Persian Wars Summary page 75 Persian Wars Map page 76
Draw a chart like the one below on page 75. Then, complete the chart once you have participated in our paragraph-main idea matching activity.
Paragraph
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Text Summary:
Main Idea
Please attach the The Persian Wars, 490-479 B.C. map to page 76, leaving room to answer questions below it.
Carefully examine the map (also on page 382 in your textbook) and respond to the questions below in full sentences on page 76.
1.
What is the title of the map?
2.
What locations on this map look familiar to you?
3.
Please draw (with color!) the symbol that is used to represent a
Greek victory in the wars. Color it in on your map and on the map key/legend.
4.
Please draw (with color!) the symbol that is used to represent a
Persian victory in the wars. Color it in on your map and on the key/legend.
5.
Where did the Persians win a battle against the Greeks?
6.
Who occupied more land, the Greeks or the Persians? How do you know this?
7.
Look at the route taken by the Persian forces ( - - - - - - > ). Why do you think the Persian navy sailed so close to the land of the
Aegean coast? Why didn’t they just sail straight across the
Aegean Sea to get to the Greek mainland?
What is the purpose of this map? Write one sentence describing/summarizing the information in the map.

Persian Wars Non-Fiction Text page 77 Persian Wars Text Questions page 78
First, read and annotate the Persian Wars non-fiction text and attach it to page 77.
Mark/Symbol
C
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vocabulary term
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Description
~ Use a “C” in an oval to mark a connection or comment you made while reading
~ Write the connection or comment next to the oval in the margin
* or
 ~ Use a star or an asterisk to emphasize the most important ideas
~ Circle unfamiliar words
~ Use context clues, prior experience, knowledge of Greek/Latin root words, or a dictionary to define the new vocabulary terms in the margins
~ Use a “?” in an oval to mark a question you had while reading
~ You can write a question because you are confused or to develop a deeper understanding of the text
~ Be sure to write the question next to the oval
~ You can answer the question later if you would like
Second, answer the questions below in full sentences on page 78:
1.
The Persians were a large, but united empire. Describe the organization of Greece, specifically how it was divided politically. Do you think this was an advantage or disadvantage for the Greeks? Explain.
2.
What were the major strengths of the Greek forces?
3.
What were the major strengths of the Persian army?
4.
Define the 4 underlined and bold-faced words using context clues.
5.
Choose ONE of the tasks below:
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Write a short journal entry from the perspective of a
Greek soldier or a Persian solder describing one of the battles.
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Summarize the Persian Wars in a bulleted, chronological list of events.
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Design a simple comic strip of the major battles of the war.

interpret a visual (The
Persian Wars map) using mapreading skills (reading title, reviewing map key, etc.) and
determine the main purpose of the visual

I can identify the key details of a non-fiction text through text annotation and answering questions