I, Claudius Lesson Plan

Daily Life in Rome

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will research and collaborate on a group presentation about daily life in Rome

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.B

Structure:

Having a basic understanding of the social order in Ancient Rome, students are now going to do more in depth research and collaborate as a group to create a presentation about daily life in Rome.

Set Up (7 minutes)

Divide the class into six groups. Ask the students to list the different classes they learned about yesterday in class (Patricians, Senators, Equestrians, Plebians, Slaves and...