Discussion: Women in Ancient Greece

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion board is to analyze the role of women in Ancient Greece.

Theme

The theme of this module’s discussion board is gender.

Readings

The readings for this discussion board are all web links below.

• The Lot of the Hellenic Woman
• Plato: The Republic Book V: On the Equality of Women: Sections 450a-457b
• Herodotus: Artemisia at Salamis
• Aristotle: Spartan Women
• Xenophon: On Men and Women

Directions

Analyze “The Lot of Hellenic Women” and then choose two other sources from the list to answer the questions.

• What is the ideal role of a woman in Ancient Greece?
• How is she to behave in this role?
• What are her responsibilities?
• What are her limitations?
• Are any roles off limits or frowned upon for Ancient Greek women, and why?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, but not exceed 500 words. Your response to your classmate’s post should be at least 2-3 substantive sentences.

Grading

• This discussion board assignment is worth 100 points.
• Students are only required to complete FOUR of the Discussion Boards for their grades. The Module 1 Introduction and Module 2 Final Project Brainstorm are required. However, students may choose to complete ANY four of the remaining seven Discussion Boards to complete this requirement. Additionally, students may choose to complete a fifth Discussion Board for extra credit.
• Discussions are worth 25% of the overall grade.

Rubric

	Outstanding	Very Good	Average	Poor
Writing 40 Points	Demonstrates outstanding critical thinking and analytical skills in written responses.	Demonstrates critical thinking and analytical skills in written responses.	Demonstrates decent critical thinking and analytical skills in written responses, but lacks a thorough interpretation.	Does not demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills in written responses. The effort is lacking. There appears to be little understanding of the purpose of the assignment.
Analysis 40 Points	Displays outstanding knowledge and understanding of historical subject matter.	Displays knowledge and understanding of historical subject matter.	Displays fair knowledge and understanding of historical subject matter, but lacks a deep understanding.	Does not display consistent knowledge and understanding of historical subject matter. The effort is lacking. There appears to be insufficient understanding of the meaning of the assigned reading(s).
Participation 20 Points	Writes thoughtful and analytical comments on other classmates’ posts. Is polite and encouraging in comments, even when questioning the classmate’s opinions and/or findings.	Writes comments on other classmates’ posts that shows very good analysis and thoughtfulness. Is mostly polite and encouraging in comments, even when questioning the classmate’s opinions and/or findings.	Writes comments on other classmates’ posts that shows fair good analysis and thoughtfulness, but does not always display a deep understanding of the original post. Is not always polite and encouraging in comments. The questions and comments are sometimes rude, though likely not on purpose.	Writes comments on other classmates’ posts that fail to display any meaningful analysis or thoughtfulness. It is not clear if the student understands the meaning or purpose of the original post. The student is rude and not helpful at all in their comments.

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