Instructions for first response paper:

For your first response paper, write a short analysis of the selections from the Funeral Oration by Pericles. That document is also found on this assignment page. Answer the questions posed below in an integrated essay. Use specific examples. Your paper should be about 300 words in length (approximately one to one and a half pages), should use correct grammar and spelling, and be double spaced. Put your name and class information at the top of the page in the following format:

First response paper

In your analysis of the Funeral Oration, respond to the following questions:

• Where does this document come from? That is, who wrote it?

• In what ways does Pericles see Athens as the 'school for Hellas'?

• How does Pericles argue that Athens' cultural achievements result from its democratic political system?

• To whom or what is Pericles comparing Athens to? Why? (Be aware of when this speech is presented.)