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Year 7– Roman Life Project 2011
Task
In groups of two or three, produce a multi-media presentation on an area of Roman Life
using:
1.) A Powerpoint Presentation: must be between 4-5 minutes long (Peer assessed)
2.) A written summary of your area of Roman Life; this summary should be between
300-500 words and must include a list of sources used. (Teacher assessed)
3.) A skit: must be between 2-3 minutes long (you may use costumes and props, and
other students, if you wish) (Not assessed)
For this task you will be peer and teacher assessed on:
1.) Presentation Skills– (peer assessed) e.g, information communicated, speaking
voices, visual aids, etc.
Peer assessment means that another group of students in the class will be marking you
on this piece of work – look at the rubric they will be using and use it to work out what
you need to do well!
2.) Research Skills used for your written summary and Powerpoint Presentation – Were
you able to fulfill Ms. Marion’s requirements for research skills development? - look at
the rubric Mr Murphy will be using when assessing your written summary. (teacher
assessed only).
Weekly expectations
Lesson 1: --Explanation of task, introduction to the topic areas, final forming of groups;
begin research by looking at:
http://readingisdestiny.wikispaces.com/Year+7+History+-+Roman+Life
Lesson 2: Meet in library; continue research on your area of Roman life.
Lesson 3: Continue research and write up on Roman life topic
Lesson 4: Presentations due (work on skits and written summary if time)
Lesson 5: Skits presented and written summary due
Roman Life Project: Topic areas
Use these questions to help you structure your presentation and written summary:
Area
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1: Roman Food
What did the Romans eat?
A typical Roman menu.
How did the Romans prepare food?
Did the poor and the rich eat the same?
Anything else interesting and relevant!
Area
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2: Roman Homes
Description of a typical Roman Home – Rich & Poor
What was inside these Roman Homes?
Any famous Roman Homes?
Anything else interesting and relevant!
Area
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3: Women in Ancient Rome
What was the role of Women in the Roman Empire?
Did Women have equality?
Famous Roman Women.
Anything else interesting and relevant!
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4: Roman Medicine
What did the Romans think caused disease?
How would a doctor treat you in Ancient Rome?
What diseases were most common in Ancient Rome?
Anything else interesting and relevant!
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5: Roman Religious Beliefs and Festivals
What did the Romans believe in?
How did they celebrate/worship?
What festivals did the Romans celebrate and how?
Anything else interesting and relevant!
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6: Roman Schools & Games
Who went to school in the Roman Empire?
What was taught at school?
What was school like?
What games did Romans play
Area
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7: Crime & Punishment in Rome
How were criminals punished in Ancient Rome?
Was everyone treated equally?
Strange Roman Laws?
Anything else interesting and relevant!
Roman Life Project- topics and websites
The below websites will help you research your topic
Food and Medicine
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/food.htm
Homes
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/housing.htm
Religious Beliefs and Festivals
http://www.roman-empire.net/religion/religion.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/religion.htm
Schools and Games
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/education.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/childrens_games.htm
Crime and Punishment
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/government.htm
Entertainment
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/bath_house.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/gladiators.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/entertainment_in_rome.ht
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General websites about the Roman Empire
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/The%20Roman%20Empire.htm
Pictures from Ancient Rome
http://www.roman-empire.net/tours/empire.html
http://www.roman-empire.net/tours/rome.html
Year 7 – Roman Life, Peer Assessment rubric for Presentation
Names of people in group being assessed:
Names of assessors:
1
Speaking
Few members of the
voices
group spoke clearly
and much of the
presentation couldn’t
be heard properly.
Use of visual Visual aids were not
aids-in
used very effectively,
presentation:
or only in a very small
pictures etc.
way.
2
Most members of the
group spoke clearly
and could be heard
most of the time.
3
All members of the
group spoke clearly
and could be heard at
all times.
Visual aids helped the
presentation,
but
could
have
been
clearer
and
better
used.
Usefulness
The
information The
information
and depth of provided either lacked provided
contained
information
detail,
or
was some details and was
completely unclear.
usually clear.
Visual
aids
were
interesting and useful.
They added to the
presentation.
Entertainment The
presentation
didn’t really put the
information across in
an interesting and fun
way.
The
information
provided was detailed
and clear.
The presentation was The presentation was
fun and interesting in interesting and fun to
parts, but not the watch.
whole way through.
Target to improve (what could the members of the group do to improve their presentation
next time round?):
Year 7 – Roman Life, Assessment rubric for written summary
Your written summary needs to organise the content in a clear and logical format. You
must also include a list of sources used that shows clearly that you used a wide range of
reliable sources in a variety of formats.
Category
Organising
content
Excellent A*/A
Presented
content clearly
and concisely
with a logical
progression of
ideas and
effective
supporting
evidence.
Good B
Presented
most of the
content with a
logical
progression of
ideas and
supporting
evidence.
Locating
information
Locates an
extensive range
of resources (5
+) from
different
sources.
Identified
appropriate
and reliable
sources in a
variety of
formats (books,
websites,
electronic
sources).
All sources of
information
documented in
the required
format
Locates a
range of
resources (3 +)
from different
sources.
Selecting
information
List of
sources used
Needs Improvement
Satisfactory C
D
Presented content Presented content
which failed to
which was
maintain a
unfocused, poorly
consistent focus, organised, showed
showed minimal
little thought or
organisation and effort and lacked
effort, and lacked supporting
an adequate
evidence.
amount of
supporting
evidence.
Locates some
Locates few
resources (2 +)
resources (< 2)
from few sources. from one source
Identified
mostly
appropriate
sources in a
variety of
formats
Identified a few
appropriate
sources but made
little attempt to
balance format
types.
Identified no
appropriate
sources in any
format.
All sources of
information
documented
but a few
errors in the
format.
Not all sources
are documented
and errors in
format.
Omissions or
consistent errors
when
documenting
sources of
information