Would you rather have lived in Sparta or in Athens during the classical period (5th and 4th century BCE)? Explain your answer using historical evidence from both  societies.  Essay Format I. Introduction a.    Opening sentence that gets the reader’s attention b.    thesis statement: this is your argument in a nutshell! State your position. c.    give  an  indication  of  the  sources/examples  you  will  use  to  back  up  your  thesis statement.  d.    Example:  i.   In  the  5th century  BCE,  Athens  and  Sparta  developed  rival  city-states  whose  different  cultures  continue  to  influence  our  understanding  of  western civilization. I would rather have lived in Sparta at the end of the  5th century BCE because it [example X, example Y, example Z]. This is  evident in Thucydides’  History of the Peloponnesian War  and in the way  that Lycurgus depicts Spartan social and military life.  II. Body (minimum 3 lengthy paragraphs – go for more if you can/if you need to) a.    paragraph 1  i.   Topic  sentence  –  a  “mini”  argument  that  tells  the  reader  what  the  paragraph is about.  ii.   explain with evidence b.    paragraph 2  i.   Topic sentence ii.   evidence c.    paragraph 3  i.   Topic Sentence ii.   evidence III. Conclusion: reiterates your argument referencing the evidence used in the body of the  paper. ...

1. Would you rather have lived in Sparta or in Athens during the
classical period (5th and 4th century BCE)? Explain your
answer using historical evidence from both
societies.
Essay Format
I. Introduction
a. Opening sentence that gets the reader’s attention
b. thesis statement: this is your argument in a nutshell! State
your position.
c. give an indication of the sources/examples you will
use to back up your thesis statement.
d. Example:
i. In the 5th century BCE, Athens and Sparta developed
rival city-states
whose different cultures continue to influence our
understanding of
western civilization. I would rather have lived in Sparta at the
end of the
5th century BCE because it [example X, example Y, example
Z]. This is
evident in Thucydides’

2. History of the Peloponnesian War
and in the way
that Lycurgus depicts Spartan social and military life.
II.
Body (minimum 3 lengthy paragraphs – go for more if you
can/if you need to)
a. paragraph 1
i. Topic sentence – a “mini” argument that tells the
reader what the
paragraph is about.
ii. explain with evidence
b. paragraph 2
i. Topic sentence
ii. evidence
c. paragraph 3
i. Topic Sentence
ii. evidence
III. Conclusion: reiterates your argument referencing the
evidence used in the body of the

3. paper.