LO: To retell the events of The Battle of Marathon. Battle of Marathon Athens & Sparta
What can you re-call from last lesson? Persia
• The Persian King (King Darius) decided he wanted to take over Greece. • It often attacked Greek colonies • Athens often sent soldiers to help them. • The Greeks were unable to stop the Persian armies when they decided to attack. Who might the Athenians ask for help?
Spartans were highly regarded as epic warriors
Sparta and Athens decided to join together to fight the Persians. Battle Commences! • In 492 BC, King Darius of Persia ordered the Greeks to obey him. • In 490 BC he travelled with his army to fight at the Bay of Marathon – this fight is known as the Battle of Marathon. Pheidippides
As soon as the Athenians realised the Persians were coming to attack Greece, they sent a fast runner called Pheidippides, to run all the way to Sparta to ask for help But the Spartans were celebrating a religious festival and would not come until the next full moon. But then..... One of the Athenian officers had a clever plan. A plan that had never been used before. Would it work?
The Athenians attacked! They came from the sides! The Persians could not believe it! They got confused, they broke the ranks and gave the Athenians the chance to get behind them. The Persian army was defeated! The Persians fled to their ships and left. They lost more than 6000 men. The Athenians only lost 192. The Spartans were amazed that the small Athenian army could defeat that enormous and powerful Persian army. • After staying to help defeat the Persians, Pheidippides was told to run to Athens (26 miles away) and tell the people all about the victory. • When he arrived he fell to the ground and said: ‘Nike’ (that means we won) but died of exhaustion after delivering the news. Task! To plan and create a live broadcast reporting the news of the Battle of Marathon! Phrases from news broadcasts
Our top story tonight... Good evening, my name is... We’ll be hearing from... Reports also said...
Breaking news... Coming up on tonight’s programme...
Tonight’s special Just in... report...
For further details on Today’s headlines... today’s headlines we go to our ... studio... This is just an outline to help you with the structure…you need to ensure you report the event in detail! Good evening my name is... Tonight’s headlines: Athenians beat The Persians in an epic battle! Our top story tonight - thousands of Athenian and Persian soldiers gathered at the Bay of Marathon to battle against each other to fight for the Greek land! Coming up in tonight's programme Spartans celebrate their religious festival, declining the offer to fight! Pheidippides is the lead runner, aiding the Athenians to spread messages. Miltiades leads the Athenians to a surprising win at the Bay of Marathon. We will be hearing from Miltiades, Pheidippides and the Persian King. Finally, in a dramatic battle, the Athenians strategic plan of surrounding the Persian army lead to their victory, killing over 6,000 soldiers! What a win for them!
That’s all from me tonight. Join us again tomorrow at the same time. Formal language: Example: Good evening. Use of stock phrases. Use of connectives. A news reporter never gives his or her own opinion of what has happened, so news reports are never written in the first person, ‘I believe...’ Reporters maintain a distance from the news by using more formal language and an impassive voice, e.g. reports also said that…
Structure: It begins with the newsreader introducing themself by name. This is creates a sense of reassurance as sometimes viewers may be upset by the news and they want to be able to trust the newsreader. It then gives a list of the headlines. They are short and snappy and written in note form. After the headlines the script moves onto give more details about each headline in order. News Report Have you remembered?
Formal language (e.g. Good evening) Stock phrases Connectives Language remains distant Newsreader introduction Short snappy headlines Detailed paragraphs / passages about each headline Who? What? Where? When? Why? (for each story) 5Ws
When? 490 BC
Athens, Greece Where? Bay of Marathon, 26 miles from Athens Sparta Thousands of Athenian and Persian soldiers gathered at the What? Bay of Marathon to battle against each other to fight for the Greek land! Persian King, Athenians, Persians, Miltiades, Pheidippides, Who? Spartans
The Persians wanted to gain more land to build their empire Why? The Athenians defended their land Useful videos and links!
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Battle_of_Marathon • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cubGxu sJhw • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgijJ- zdHow