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Lesson Plan
Day: M T W T F Date: 4/9/2015 Time: 12:35 pm- 1:35pm Year: 7
Learning Area: English Topic: Ancient Rome, Citizens and Rulers
Curriculum content description: (from ACARA)
Roles of Key groups in Ancient Roman society (such as Patricians, Plebeians, Women and
slaves), including the influence of law and religion.
Students’ prior knowledge and experience:
Students Understand and learnt about the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Learning purpose: (May refer to the Elaborations of the curriculum content description here)
The Learning Purpose for this lesson is for students to be examining the evidence of
the social structure of Roman society (for example the different members and roles of
the Patrician and Plebeian Families.
Learning objectives:
1. Identify two different classes of families
within the Roman Empire (Patricians and
Plebeians
2. Students will also be to identify the social
divisions of Ancient Roman’s and how the
Roman citizens voted.
Evaluation:
I will know the students have reached the
learning objectives for the lesson by
asking them a couple of focus questions to
test their knowledge and understanding.
I will also get students to share their
responses to the questions with the class.
Preparation and Resources:
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Photocopied sheets of pages 186-187 from textbook
Students will need highlighter to highlight key words from reading
Activity Worksheet – Family Tree style with Patrician Family and Plebeian Family
Pen/Pencil to write on activity worksheet.
Catering for diversity (detail any adjustments considerations for educational/resource adjustments)
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Low ability students paired with High ability students to work together in pairs to
complete activity
Worksheet.
Outline to students the expectations for completing the activity worksheet.
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Timing: Learning Experiences:
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Introduction: (How will I engage the learners?)
Introduce myself to the students
Introduce students to the chapter in the book we will be reading for the
lesson
2.
Sequence of learning experiences: (What will you do to help the students achieve the
learning objectives? What tasks and activities will the students be involved in to help
achieve the learning objectives?)
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Talk about Citizens and Rulers
 The Romans expelled their last Etruscan King in 509 BCE.
 Etruscan is the name given to a civilisation of ancient Italy
around the area of Tuscany, Western Umbria and Lazio.
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Read through pages 186-187 Social divisions – from republic to
Europe.
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Photocopied activity sheet and discuss with students the definitions of
the bolded words (Patricians, Plebeians, Magistrates, Civil War and
Senate).
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Lesson conclusion: (How will you summarise the learning and relate it to the lesson
objectives?)
Focus Questions
1. What was the role of the quaestors in the Patrician family?
2. What did you have to do to qualify as a Roman Citizen?
3. In what year did the Romans expel their last Etruscan King?
Lesson Evaluation:
What Worked Well
Overall structure of the lesson and my questioning
What didn’t work well
My Reading technique and tone of voice didn’t work as well as I hoped because I
was speaking to fast
What can I change for next time?
Slow down my reading and better organisation