Anabasis teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Anabasis for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
Five weeks, week by week
- Week 1Parts 1 to 11
Cyrus leads the Greeks against his brother and dies in battle, revealing how promised rewards and limited knowledge shape soldiers’ choices.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Parts 12 to 22
Broken agreements and captured commanders leave the Greeks exposed, while Xenophon restores leadership and helps the army adapt its fighting methods.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Parts 23 to 34
The Greeks cross mountains and snowy Armenia before reaching the sea, showing that survival requires supplies, cooperation, and flexible routes.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Parts 35 to 45
Disputes over supplies, leadership, and discipline divide the army, making Xenophon’s defense of shared action central to its continued survival.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Parts 46 to 56
Unpaid wages and unstable alliances threaten the army, while Xenophon restrains anger, presses Seuthes for payment, and finally hands over command.
Plan · worksheet · answers
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 40 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
Anabasis
by Xenophon
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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