Year 8 History: Rome



Year 8 History: RomeClass ScrapbookMrs. Hurd FORMTEXT [Project Completion Date]IntroductionRomeRome is an Ancient civilization that at one time influenced the world. It lives on today to some extent and its power and history still impacts our lives. As a class we will explore and learn about this amazing culture that is full of intrigue and adventure. We will be making a class scrapbook to record our journey, which will be uploaded to my teaching website for you to return to, share your learning or show your parents what you can accomplish. TaskCreate Your Own AdventureIn order for you to learn about what Rome was all about we are going to choose our own adventure covering the foundation of Rome, the daily life, celebration and feasting, beliefs, values and practices, the army and warfare, gladiators and slaves, the physical features of the land, agriculture, key groups and law, inventions, key events and people and of course Pompeii. You will be able to work as individuals, pairs or in groups of 3-4 people to get through your choice of five tasks. At the end of the unit each page created will be presented to the class and the final order will be arranged. Those who are more creative may choose to add their own artwork or decoration to the pages. In each lesson you will have a choice of topic and a choice of activities within each topic. The aim is that every group/pair/individual will be doing something different each lesson and sharing it later. If at any time you complete your work early you may choose to complete another activity from that lesson or begin working on an activity on an overview of Rome, the foundation of Rome, Roman trade or Pompeii.Activity/Process FORMTEXT [Activities and Processes]Lesson 1Using the resources available (e.g. booklets, textbooks, images, maps, etc.) you may choose one of the following topics and one of the activities associated with it.Daily LifePretend you are an Ancient Roman citizen Write a journal entry about your day (you can pretend to be a man woman or child).Write a letter to a friend in a neighbouring town about recent occurrences Draw a comic strip about everyday lifePhysical EnvironmentPlay the Roman board game and write a paragraph of the problems Romans faced in establishing their civilization and how they overcame these problems.Colour in the map of the Roman empire and draw in major physical features such as mountains, rivers and volcanoes. AgricultureLocate images of their agricultural tools and produce and then add them to our pearltrees account. Write a speech to the people of Rome about the importance of agriculture, encouraging men to work on the land.Write a paragraph on farming and where Romans got their food supplies when they were short and what foods they produced and ate. These paragraphs will be used to add information to the images other groups may locate.Lesson 2Using the resources available (e.g. booklets, textbooks, images, maps, etc.) you may choose one of the following topics and one of the activities associated with it.Key Groups and LawPretend you are an Ancient Roman citizen Write a single page biography that includes your name, the type of citizen you are, your job title, your age, what your job entitles, your favourite meal, your family status (e.g. married a son), your favourite thing to do, and what you love most about your life. Draw a cursus honorum (hierarchy of jobs to become a consul/dictator) including recommended ages for the positions and highlight the job you would most like to reach and explain why.Pretend you are a lawyer representing a key figure in society who has been charged with a major crime (e.g. treason), write your opening statements to present your case.Key EventsComplete the Roman Empire timeline worksheet emphasizing major Roman plete the Roman Empire timeline worksheet emphasizing major political changes.Create a comic strip timeline indicating changes above the line and continuities below the lineKey FiguresChoose one key historical Roman figure (e.g. Julius Caesar, Cicero, Scipio Aemilianus) and write a paragraph on what they accomplished and why they are considered significant Roman figures.Write a single page resume that includes your name, the type of citizen you are (patrician/plebian), your job title, your age, what your job entitles, a list your most significant achievements and any plans you have if you get the job. Lesson 3Using the resources available (e.g. booklets, textbooks, images, maps, etc.) you may choose one of the following topics and one of the activities associated with it.Celebration and FeastsChoose one month of the year and fill in the calendar worksheet marking key celebrations and feasts held in that month.Create a comic strip ordering the events and practices of burying the dead including the role of religion.Write instructions to your head slave on the preparations of a feast you will be holding in your house. Include a grocery list and decorations for the room and/or table and bathroom facilities. ReligionLocate images of significant Roman religion and add to our class pearltree. You may choose significant place, artworks, statues, religious tools, priests/priestess costumes Explain in 1-2 paragraphs, how and why Romans absorbed other cultures religion.Values & PracticesFill in the Venn diagram explaining the role of men and women and where roles crossed over. Create a mindmap of Roman values and practices including how they relate to war, religion and politics.Lesson 4Using the resources available (e.g. booklets, textbooks, images, maps, etc.) you may choose one of the following topics and one of the activities associated with it.Army & WarfareCreate a visual display of a Roman army that shows ranks and how the army is broken up in numbers. How you do this is up to you, you can follow the examples of any of the visual activities provides, you can create a short video, you can create an animation online, a diorama, anything visual you can think of with what resources we have available is possible. If you choose to create some sort of file that cannot be added to a scrapbook I will upload it to my teaching website and add the link to the scrapbook.Fill in the Roman army uniform and equipment worksheet.Write a speech to the Ancient Roman senate, using typical Roman excuses, of why you need to go to war with another country (including the role of religion).GladiatorsLocate images of and name different types of gladiators and their weapons and add them to our pearltrees account, provide brief descriptions of each (1-3 sentences each).Draw a sequence of events explaining how someone becomes a gladiator.Write a speech to the people of Rome explaining how it feels to walk into the amphitheaters, seeing the crowd, hearing their cheers, watching your friends die and knowing that you may die or be the one who kills them. Try and convince the crowds to either end the games for good or fear becoming a gladiator themselves.SlavesCreate an acrostic poem on the life of a slave. Write a journal entry describing one of the following:The everyday life of a slave.How you gained your freedom.How you became a slave.Lesson 5Using the resources available (e.g. booklets, textbooks, images, maps, etc.) you may choose one of the following topics and one of the activities associated with it.InventionsLocate images of ancient Roman inventions and their modern counterparts and add them to our class pearltree. Include a paragraph on why they were invented and how & why they have changed over plete the time capsule worksheet.LegacyPretend you have come to the future from Ancient Rome and describe how things have changed (e.g. gender roles, importance of religion, modern technologies) and what is still familiar (e.g. American government, importance of war, aqueducts, roads).Write a paragraph using the Latin alphabet about the founding of Rome or Pompeii.Choose one of the Latin text and try to decipher what it says.Impact on UsWrite a newspaper article on the influence of Rome on Australian society today, with one of the following starters:Archaeologists have recently discovered that…Plans for a new city based on Ancient Rome have been…Old inventions help build modern cities!ConclusionLesson 6-7Each Group/Pair/Individual is to present their pages and work to the class showing what they have learnt about Rome. Each student is to consider as the presentations are being made the order the work should take in the final scrapbook presentation. Lesson 8-9Students will split into group desks and work on a different section each, putting together everyone’s work for each section. I will then take note of the order of work and make a final contents page. Using photos taken in class of you working together I will make a title page and put it all together into a scrapbook and upload it onto my teaching website as evidence of your work.Lesson 10I will show the class the final copy and give you all the website address. You will all bring something from home that is considered Roman food and we will have a Roman feast in class. If possible we will invite Mr. Berry and the Principal and Vice Principals to participate in the feast and see your finished product. FAST WORKERSOverview of RomeWrite a one-page summary of Rome and the most important things you have learnt about the people, culture, practices and legacy. This task should be left until the very end of the unit.The Foundation of RomeDraw a comic strip of how Rome was founded.Write a short story of the foundation of Rome.Write a paragraph of the different foundation stories and which you think is more likely to be the most accurate and why.Roman TradeOn the blank World map colour the Roman Empire in and write in country/city names. Draw red lines with arrows to indicate trade routes and add the years those trade routes were active. Draw blue lines with arrows to places Rome started wars and with green arrow lines indicate what countries started wars with Rome. Draw a black square around countries they had treaties with.Research and find out the approximate value of a Roman gold coin, silver coin and bronze coin. Locate images of each coin and of today’s money and equal the values using these images and add them to the class pearltree.Pretend you are a Roman diplomat and describe the importance of contacts and diplomacy between other cultures and Rome. PompeiiLocate pictures of Pompeii and upload them to the class pearltree.Create a newspaper article (including heading, image with caption and lead archaeologists) describing how Pompeii was excavated and how it is being preserved today.Write a list of information we learnt about Roman life because of what happened to Pompeii.Draw a labeled map of the layout of Pompeii. ................
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