1. Today’s do activity:
Unscramble the letters to make words
– the 1st one to do so wins a commendation
Rdctiatosiph dmongki ycarcomed
Mperie cilbreup sromuul cditroat

2. Lesson 3’s title:
The Roman Empire – its existence & major
events

3. Lesson objectives:
• To state when Rome was
- a kingdom
- a republic
- a dictatorship
- an empire
• To be able to state 2 major events that occurred in
Ancient Rome
• To be able to state 2 major events that occurred in
the Roman Empire

4. Success Criteria
• All students will be able to state when the Roman
Empire existed.
• Most students will be able to explain at least 2
major events that happened in Ancient Rome.
• Some students will be able to explain the reasons
why 2-3 major events happened during the
Roman Empire

5. Today’s starter activity:
Write as much information as you can in your books
about:
1. When The Roman Empire existed
2. Major events that happened in Ancient Rome
3. Major events that happened during the Roman
Empire

6. Homework
• Let me collect it.
• Make sure that your names are clearly written
on them.
• Some of your maps will posted around the
room – only the really neat ones.
• Book numbers/Hmwrk. needs to be recorded

7. Unit goals:
-to get basic understanding of the Roman Empire
- don’t get caught up in details too much
• Timeline – a quick review
- My wiki – let’s look

8. Timeline activity instructions:
• 1st work with a partner & get a timeline
• 2nd highlight when Rome was
- a kingdom
- a republic/democracy
- a dictatorship
- an empire

9. Timeline activity instructions – con’t
• 3rd- highlight what you & your partner think
are the major events in Ancient Rome & the
Roman Empire
• 4th use phones to research events in part 3
- Find 2 interesting facts about events
• Last- share your answers with the class

10. &
Running dictation using timelines:
• - students put into pairs
- 1 student in each pair walks around class & reads
info on wall
- they remember some info. & walk back to partner
- they tell their partner what they remembered & s/he
writes it down
- you change roles
-over several turns you write out all of the info
- 1st pair who finishes 1st gets a commendation

11. Homework:
1. To read about Roman society
- Everyone will get a handout

12. Plenary
On your KWL charts write in the L column the dates
when Rome was (from when to when):
- a kingdom
- a republic
- an empire
• 2 major events that happened in Ancient Rome,
include dates if you can
• 2 major events that happened in the Roman Empire ,
include dates if you can