S+Rea,+Brittany

**Office:** EDU 399 **Office Phone:** (207) 555 - 3973 **Office Hours:** MWF 4 - 5:30 P.M. ** E-mail: ** brittany.rea@maine.edu
 * Teacher:** Miss Rea

=Summary of Unit= Welcome to the Roman Empire! This is the world of Julius Caesar, the gladiators, and the Colosseum. Students will learn about the different people groups that made up the Empire and how they fit into Roman society. Continuing on their journey, students will get to experience a Senatorial debate with the rest of their classmates. Through out the unit, we will explore the different levels of Roman society and Roman culture as a whole. Once we have looked at the past we will take a look at the present and see where the culture of the United States is the same as the culture of Ancient Rome. Students will see how things we percieve as modern are truely ideas from the past. Past and present will collide for students and the Roman Empire will leave the pages of their books and be brought into their lives.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Social Studies - E. History E2: Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in History Grade 9-Diploma "The Classical Civilizations of the Mediterranean Basin, India, and China, 1000 BC - 600 AD" Students understand //historical// aspects of unity and diversity in the United States and the world, including Native American communities.

=Students will understand that= •historical perspective is developed from concepts and processes from the Roman Empire. •issues of continuity and change from Ancient Rome have an effect in the United States and the world. •historical aspects of unity and diversity from the Roman Empire have current consequences.

=Essential Questions= •Why do historical aspects of unity and diversity from the Roman Empire have current consequences? •Why do issues of continuity and change from Ancient Rome have an effect in the United States and the world? •How is historical perspective developed from concepts and processes from the Roman Empire?

=Students will know= •Important Events: The founding of Rome, revolt against the kings, First and Second Secessions, the first laws being set up, invasion by the Gauls, opening of government offices to plebians, Treaty with Carthage, mutiny of the Army, The Punic Wars •Important People: Romulus, Remus, Greeks, Latins, Brutus, Publius Valeruis Publicola, 7 kings of Rome, Gauls, Camillus, Etruscans, Samnites, Marcus Valerius Corvus, Pyrrhus, Mamertines, Regulus, Hamilcar Barca •Terminology: Senate, legion, patricians, res publica, praetors, consuls, names and powers of the gods, plebians, decemviri, Servian Wall, Hortensian law, ager romanus, civiates sociae

=Students will be able to= •show how the issues of continuity and change from Ancient Rome have had an effect on the United States and the world. •judge the aspects of unity and diversity in both the Roman Empire and the United States and say how they are the same or different. •use concepts and processes from Ancient Rome to solve a problem. •compare the concepts and processes from the Roman Empire. •assume the role of a Roman citizen and imagine how your world would look. •recognize the effect issues of continuity and change from Ancient Rome have in the Unites States and the world.

= Performance Task Overview = The executives at HBO are looking for a new television series about life in Ancient Rome. The series must accurately portray what life was like during the Roman Empire in the capital city of Rome. Along with being historically accurate, the main character of the series must interact with all the social levels that existed. You and your group members will take on the role of television producers who are submitting an idea for the new television series to HBO. Before meeting with the executives, you will create a 3-5 minute video that shows what your show will look like. On the appointed day, you and the other producers will present you idea to the executives at HBO and they will decide which series will appear on their channel.

=Expectations= Absent/Late Policy: Students are expected to show up for class on time every day that the class meets. If a student is going to be absent for a reason other than an illness, they should either talk to me before hand or send me an email about when you will be absent so that we can plan make up work. Late work will be accepted if it is discussed with me beforehand or if your absence is sudden or unexpected. Any late work that is turned in that does not fit the criteria stated will be docked five points for every day the class meets and it is not turned in. Points will continue to be taken away until the student can only recieve a 60 on the assignment.

Assignment Expectations: All written assignment will be typed in TimesNewRoman font with a size of 12. If citations are called for, they are to be in either MLA or APA formatting.

Classroom Expectations: Students will abide by classroom rules decided by the school at all times. They will also follow the guidelines that were made at the beginning of the year by both the students and the teacher. Those guidelines may be changed at any time that either the students or the teacher feels they are in need of revision.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the using of someone else's work without giving them the proper credit for the work or idea. If plagiarism is found in any paper or assignment, the student will either recieve a 0 on the assignment or be given the opportunity to redo the assignment for a slight reduction in their grade.

=Benchmarks (265 points)= Podcast : Students will work in teams of two or three to make a radio show discussing at least two different changes that happened in Ancient Rome. The broadcast must be between five and ten minutes long and each member of your team must be heard at some point during the show. If your team decides to make a song rather than a radio broadcast, than the product will only have to be between 3 and 4 minutes long. The song must have at least 3 verses. Each team will turn in either the script for their radio show or the lyrics to their song on the day they turn in their finished project. (50 points)

Persuasion map : This map will breakdown the points where the Romans united and where their differences caused a disruption in their society. The map will need at least two sub points under each main point and each sub point must have three supporting statements to go with them. In the end, your map should look like a tree with the branches stretching out and away from the big idea. (15 points)

Interactive graphic organizer : Students will form an opinion about the topic assigned for their debate and use the interactive graphic organizer of their choice to write down their arguments that they will use during the debate in the next class period. (10 points)

Xtranormal : Students will use the Xtranormal website to create their own Xtranormal video. These videos must have two characters who will discuss either a concept or a process from the Roman Empire. The video cannot be less than two minutes long and the characters must have a dialogue about the topic you have chosen. (25 points)

Capzles : Using Capzles, students will use pictures to show what life was like for the social class they have been assigned. (A student may also use video if it is appropriate to their topic.) Students who receive the same social class may choose to work together on their project or they may work alone. Students working together will receive a group grade on the project. Aspects that will be covered are homes, markets, entertainment, work, and government. (50 points)

Glogster : Students will create a poster showing things that have stayed the same since the Roman Empire. Be careful, some ideas have stayed the same but may be applied in a different way. Use both pictures and phrases to complete your poster. (15 points)

Performance Task : See description above. (100 points)

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).