End of Unit Details for Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

Final Assessment

Project Sheet and Study Guide

We are nearing the end of our unit on Ancient Rome. Our final assessment will have 3 components.

• A short research project on a Roman Legacy that is still in use today (modeled in class and done at home)
• A creative representation of the invention or innovation (to be done in class)
• A written assessment (study guide below)

The only parts to be done at home are the research and studying with the guide.

The timeline for our final weeks in Rome:

13	14	15 Project discussion (in class)	16 Project selection (1st come, 1st choice!	17 Begin working on research (at home)
20 Research continues (at home)	21 Legacy-themed art project (in class)	22	23	24 Roman Legacy Field Trip 8:00-3:30
27	28 Review game (in class)	29 Final written Assessment

Research Project

Each student will select 1 Roman legacy from the attached list. Over the course of the next week, the research will be done at home. If you have difficulty locating the information, please let me know. There are books in the classroom that can be checked out. The research should take approximately 1 hour, and can be done over the course of the week/weekend. As you will see from the research questions, the goal is not for your 3rd grader to know every detail about the inner workings and history of their subject. Rather, the objective is that they understand what the item was, how it was used to improve life in Rome, and how it is used today. They should be able to speak or write with confidence on this one subtopic of Ancient Rome. Note: there is no formal written component to this piece. We will write and discuss our artifacts in class, and the research and conversations that you have at home will help your child gain an understanding of their topic and give them an anchor for their understanding of life in ancient Rome..

Roman Legacy Questions

1. How or what was my legacy used in ancient Rome? How did it make life easier or better for the Romans? If this was an invention, what need did it fill? If this was an innovation, what did they have before, and how did the Romans improve it?
2. How is this item still used today? Has it been improved upon or changed? Is this something you use on a daily or regular basis? If not, who does?

You should be ready to discuss or write about your legacy by Monday, October 27th.

Notes are optional. Key words and “memory joggers” are preferred to sentences.

Each student will also need to draw a picture or diagram of their legacy, in preparation for the art project we will do in class. These are sketches to practice, not the final project. They will be able to use their sketches as a reference. Sketches are due on Tuesday, October 21st.

Topic Choices:

amphitheaters	cranes	sewer system
apartments	daily newspaper	shoes
aqueducts	dams	surgery/tools
arches	domes	tunnels
baths (Roman, not tubs)	indoor plumbing	umbrellas
bridges	lighthouses	watermill
central heating	mosaics	magnifying glass
cisterns	plows	Roman numerals
The Coliseum	roads	Julian Calendar
concrete	scissors	Roman glass

On Thursday, October 16th, please bring back your 3x5 index card (found in the planner) with your name and top 3 choices. I will do my best to make sure everyone has a top choice, but selection is first come, first serve, so don’t be late on Thursday!

Study Guide

Your textbook and history notebook are helpful tools! In 3rd grade we are learning study skills that be increasingly important this year and beyond.. For this unit, you can help your child review the material by following these steps:

1. Try to answer as many questions as you can from memory. If you don’t know it, leave it blank
2. Then use your books to check your answers and look up questions you did not know. I’ve included page numbers for the textbook and notebook (NB) when possible.

Matching: Write the LETTER from the definition on the right that matches the vocabulary term on the left.

______	1	Venus		A	Goddess of hunting
______	2	Julius Caesar		B	Was dictator for 2 days then went back to farming
______	3	Diana		C	Goddess of love and beauty
______	4	Marc Antony		D	God of  medicine and the future
______	5	Pax Romana		E	Changed his name to Augustus when he became Emperor
______	6	Hannibal		F	God of war
______	7	Apollo		G	Fought in a civil war against Augustus (and lost).
______	8	Jupiter		H	God of the sea
______	9	Cincinnatus		I	Led the Carthaginian army in the 2nd Punic War
______	10	Octavian		J	Made himself dictator for life
______	11	Mars		K	Was killed by Cleopatra's brother
______	12	Cleopatra		L	One of the murderers on the Ides of March
______	13	Pompey		M	Goddess of wisdom and art
______	14	Neptune		N	Long period of peace
______	15	Minerva		O	Beautiful and powerful queen of Egypt
______	16	Brutus		P	King of the gods

People of Rome:

Write or tell a short definition of each class of citizen. Were they wealthy or poor? Free? Could they vote? Were they a political leader?

Patrician Plebeian Senator Consul Slave

Women Dictator Emperor Gladiator

Geography

Can you locate the following places on a map of Rome? (43, 63)

Rome (the city)	Italy	Greece	Constantinople
Adriatic Sea	Spain	the Alps	Egypt
Tyrrhenian Sea	Asia Minor	Black Sea	North Africa
Mediterranean Sea	Carthage	Gaul

1. Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars? What notable figure crossed the Alps to invade Rome in the 2nd Punic War? How did the 3rd Punic War end? (p49-51, NB 10)
2. What were 2 factors that led to the Decline of Rome? (p. 81-86)
3. What happened in Pompeii? When did it occur? (p. 75-77)
4. Can you recall/retell at least one of the stories we’ve learned about any of these people, using details and specific facts to support your story?

Hannibal Romulus and Remus Julius Caesar and Cleopatra

Julius Caesar and Pompey Marc Antony and Cleopatra Augustus Caesar

Our first Field Trip is next Friday!

On Friday, October 24th, we will take a full-day tour of modern versions of Roman Legacies. Thank you to the 6 parents who have already volunteered for this trip- we are covered! Here is our day:

8:15 leave CHPCS

9:00-10:00 tour the Gresham Wastewater Treatment Facility

10:15-11:15 tour the Gresham Outlook Newspaper

11:30-12:30 lunch and a project at Blue Lake Regional Park

1:00-2:50 tour of Portland Meadows racetrack and Gladiator Games

We are scheduled to arrive back on campus at 3:15, but we all know Portland Friday afternoon traffic, so thank you in advance for your patience and understanding if we are a few minutes late. :)

That's it! I hope to see you all at the Harvest Festival on Thursday! Have a great week!

Mrs. Gausman

p.s. please write "gladiator" in your child's planner and they will receive a "teamwork" dojo point!