Rome--Land of Emperors
Once the greatest empire in the world!
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Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | A Roman Fort by Fiona Macdonald (Peter Bedrick Books) |
| A Roman Villa by Jacqueline Morley (Peter Bedrick Books) |
| Ancient Rome by Mike Corishley (Troll) |
| Arms & Armor by Michele Byam (DK, 2000; ISBN 0786458365)* |
| Battle by Dr. Richard Holmses (Dorling Kindersley, 1995; ISBN 0679573333)* |
| Famous Men of Rome by by John H. Haaren, LL.D. & A.B. Poland, Ph.D (revised by Cyndy & Robert Shearer) (Greenleaf Press)* |
| Footsteps in Time, The Romans (Children's Press) |
| How Would You Survive As an Ancient Roman? by Anita Ganeri (orchard) |
| Roman Antics by David Macaulay (Houghton Miffin Co) |
| Rome; In Spectacular Cross-Section by Stephen Biesty, text by Andrew Solway (Scholastic, 2003; ISBN 0439455464)* |
| Step into The Roman Empire by Philip Steele (Lorenze Books) |
| The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Rome by Cyndy Shearer (Greenleaf Press)* |
| The Usborne Time Traveler: Rome & Romans by Heather Amery &
Patricia Vanags; illustrated by Stephen Cartwright (Usborne)* The Ancient World (Usborne) (This book contains three books in one: Early Civilization, The Greeks, and The Romans. The part we used was in the last book, The Romans. This book will show up in the other two lists as well.)* |
| The Everyday Life of a Roman Soldier (Peter Bedrick Books) |
| The Roman Colosseum by Fiona Macdonald (Peter Bedrick Books) |
| The Roman World (Usborne internet linked) |
| The Romans (Worlds of the Past series) |
|
Usborne Timetours: A Visitor's Guide to Ancient Rome by Lesley Sims,
illustrated by Christyan Fox, Ian Jackson & John Woodcock (Usborne)* |
Activity Books:
| Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome by Laurie Carlson ( Chicago Review)* |
Fiction:
| The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Houghton Mifflin) (A link to an online study/activity guide.)* RA |
Audio/visual:
| Roman City (Video) a David Macaulay video |
Web sites
| Lessons plans for Ancient Rome from Mr. Donn's |
| Rome from history for kids Great site! |
| Roman Art and Architecture |
| Gladiator Games (I have a house full of boys and we spent much of this unit studying gladiators!) |
| Interesting articles on Gladiators |
| Pompeii (see our page on Volcanoes) |
| Roman Civilization (Gladiators and other Roman stuff) |
| Roman-Empire (one of the best sites on Rome!) |
| Roman Costumes Find the right plate for this era (there are more than one) and click |
| The New Jerusalem Mosaic This relates in that we read The Bronze Bow |
| Capharnaum This relates to what we read in The Bronze Bow |
| Hyper History An interesting time line, worth at least a quick look |
| Unit on Rome |
| BBC History of Romans and their site for kids |
| Fashion for the Romans |
| Rome coloring pages |
| Roman Board Games |
| Roman Numerals |
| Roman Warrior 3D paper costume from Cannon |
Projects
| Gladiators |
| Daily Life of an Roman |
| Mt. Vesuvius |
| weapons |
| utensils/tools |
| jewelry |
| food & drink |
| commerce |
| travel |
| customs |
| the fall of Rome |
| Rome vs. Greek culture |
| Julius Caesar |
| Roman Emperors |
| Athens |
| Rome |
| Latin |
| ...and more |
Assignment: Write a two page (double spaced) paper on a subject approved by your teacher, it doesn't have to be listed here. There needs to be two sources cited, remember the rules for citation. Also make some visual aide to go along for the presentation. Time allowed; 4 weeks.
Writing assignments
For the study of Rome we used the book The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare.
For The Bronze Bow we used the six traits of writing as they answered these questions:
1. Who was your favorite character in the book? Why? Give
one quote from the book to show why. (Don't forget to cite the work
properly.)
2. How does Daniel bar Jamin change in the book? Why does he change?
Give two quotes from the book to show hoe he changes. (Don't forget to cite the
work properly.)
3. What was your favorite part of the book? Why? Give one
quote from the book to illustrate why you liked it. (Don't forget to cite
the work properly.)
4. What do you think is the main theme of the book? what is the
author trying to teach you by writing this book? Give one quote from the
book that shows your theme. (Don't forget to cite the work properly.)
Completed March, 2002
November, 2006
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