World History Part I Chapter 5

Classical Greece

Section 5.4

Alexander – Empire Building

SQ3RW – Reading Strategy

•Survey

•Question

•READ

•Retell

•REREAD

•Write

WHY SQ3R-W ?

• NEVER just start reading….

your brain will go on circuit overload

• Nonfiction text – packed with facts

HELPS your BRAIN

Understand what you will read

WHY SQ3R-W ?

SQ3R-W – Reading Strategy

•Survey

•Question

•READ

•Retell

•REREAD

•Write

SURVEY

Survey the Chapter Section

SURVEY = FLY OVER THE CHAPTER – Get a VIEW of what you will be reading

Survey

• Main Idea

• Vocabulary – TERMS & NAMES

Survey

• Main Titles RED

• Subtitles Green• Italic words

• Bold words

Survey

• Maps, charts, graphs

• Pictures

• Boxes and side bar information

Let’s SURVEY

Alexander the Great conquered Persia

and Egypt and extended his empire to

the Indus River in northwest India.

Read the Main Idea

p. 128

Chapter 5 Section 4

Alexander – Empire Building

SURVEY these Terms and Names

p. 128

• Philip II

• Macedonia

• Demosthenes

• Alexander the Great

• Darius III

SURVEY Main Titles and Subtitles

NOTE: Colors

Philip Builds Macedonia’s Power

Philip’s Army Conquest of

Greece

SURVEY p. 128

SURVEY and Read

IMPORTANT Person in History

p. 128

Alexander Defeats Persia

Invasion of

Persia

Alexander’s

Ambitions

Grow

Conquering

the Persian

Empire

SURVEY p. 129

SURVEY and Read

IMPORTANT Person in History

p. 129

Alexander’s Other Conquests

Alexander

in IndiaAlexander’s

Legacy

SURVEY p. 130-131

SURVEY and Read

IMPORTANT Event in History

p. 130

SURVEY and Read MAP

p. 130

SURVEY and READ IMPORTANT TIMELINE

p. 131

SQ3RW•Survey

•Question

•READ

•Retell

•REREAD

•Write

SQ3RW•Survey

•Question

•READ

•Retell

•REREAD

•Write

Question

Change each title to a Question

IMPORTANT!!!!

Change each title to a question to help you

• Read for a PURPOSE• Understand the section

Philip Builds Macedonia’s Power

Philip’s Army Conquest of

Greece

SURVEY p. 128

How did Philip Build Macedonia’s Power?

How did Philip’s

Army conquer

other countries?

What was the

Conquest of

Greece?

SURVEY p. 128

Alexander Defeats Persia

Invasion of

Persia

Alexander’s

Ambitions

Grow

Conquering

the Persian

Empire

SURVEY p. 129

How did Alexander Defeats Persia?

What

happened

during the

Invasion of

Persia?

How did

Alexander’s

Ambitions

Grow?

What

happened

during the

Conquering

the Persian

Empire?

SURVEY p. 129

Alexander’s Other Conquests

Alexander

in IndiaAlexander’s

Legacy

SURVEY p. 130-131

What were Alexander’s Other Conquests?

What happened when

Alexander went into

India?

What is

Alexander’s

Legacy?

SURVEY p. 130-131

Read to

answer your questions

Retell

Explain or RETELL

what you read

REREADIf you can’t answer your question or Retell, then

REREAD the text.

WRITE or DrawAs you read,Make NOTES

to answer your questions

Read and Make Notes

Create

2 Column NOTES

2 Column Notes - SAMPLEMake NotesWrite your

Question

EXAMPLE

Question Read to ANSWER your QUESTION

How did Philip Build

Macedonia’s Power?

Philip was a smart general and ruthless politician

He transformed peasants into well trained army

He organized troops into phalanxes with pikes to strike enemy lines

He CRUSHED his opponents

His army was unbeatable

OR

Create a VISUALS

Create a VISUAL for your NOTES

Philip was a smart general and ruthless politician

He transformed peasants into well trained army

He organized troops into phalanxes with pikes to strike enemy lines

CRUSHED his opponents

His army was unbeatable

How did Philip Build Macedonia’s Power?

Cause - EFFECT

Remember…..

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SQ3R-W• Survey

• Question

• READ

• Retell

• REREAD

• Write

Use this Reading Strategy for EACH main section.

Works Cited• Google pictures

• McDougal Littell maps, timelines, pictures

NOTE: The SQ3R-W reading strategy was applied to the McDougal Littell Ancient World History Textbook to facilitate student comprehension of the textual material.

Jane A. Haugh, Ph.D. 2011