Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
Pericles' Funeral Oration
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Comprehension
Identifies the occasion: public funeral for war dead, with Pericles "chosen by the state" to speak from "an elevated platform"
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Pericles praises Athens before the dead: "to show that our stake in the struggle is not the same as theirs who have no such blessings to lose"
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Meaning
Takes a position on whether Pericles' vision of Athens - democracy, openness, merit - is admirable
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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