Lesson 4 the roman empire a redo

Use the letters in the grid to come up with as many words

as possible;

3 points for a three letter word

4 points for a four letter word

5 points for a five letter word

Etc…..

Count up your total score

CH R HAI Y RToday’s do

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A YRI E RDid you get the key word?

HIERARCHY: a system in which

people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status

Lesson 4’s title:The Roman Empire – its people and

religion

Lesson objectives:

• To describe the different types of Romans that made up Roman society

• To describe the concepts hierarchy & polytheism

• To state information about 4 major different gods that Romans worshipped

Success Criteria

• All students will know 3 types of Romans that made up Roman society

• Most students will know what hierarchy & polytheism mean

• Some students will be able to state why the gods were important to the Romans

Reading Circle Activity: 10-12 minutes

Homework check 1st

• The Roman Empire: its people/society

Roman entertainment:Free time activities?

- volunteers to answerComparing sources activity

Time: 10 minutes

Roman beliefs? What were they?- polytheism- it means?Let’s find out more! -Activity: ask & answer ?s in pairs Time: 10 minutes

Roman gods – who were they?

- activity: to find information about them

- time: 10 minutes

Roman gods activity:

Who am I?

Time: 10 minutes

Homework: - to interview your mother/father about their religion

-to compare and contrast that with Roman beliefs- write a 2 paragraph paper about what you’ve learned

*Next week – 1 student from each group bring

USB/movie *Final class – in class test

Plenary - on your KWL charts:- describe 3 different types of Romans

- describe hierarchy & polytheism - name 4 gods that Romans worshipped, include

more information if you can