Disciplinary Unit: Lesson Plan Format

Day 2:
I. General Information:
Grade Level: 6th
Discipline: Ancient Cultures(Social Studies)
Unit Topic: The Roman Empire
Time Frame: 1 Block (78 minutes)
Text: Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Don Nardo
Other Materials: Literature Circle Roles, Stormboard access
http://teachingmrst.blogspot.com/2013/07/literature-circles.html
II. Essential Understanding/Questions:
When did barracks dictators come into play, and what happened
to them?
When was Rome divided into Empires, and what were they
known as?
Why do you think that Christianity became so important to the
Roman people?
III. Standards/Indicators
RH.6 8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to
support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

3. Analyze the emergence, expansion and decline of the Roman

Empire

IV. Lesson Objectives

1. Describe the major achievements of the Roman Era, such as
legal, artistic, architectural, technological, and literary
1. Explain the transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire
including the social structure, significance of citizenship and the
development of political institutions
1. Summarize the factors that led to the decline of the Roman
Empire

V. Evaluation/Assessment:
Assessment of Objectives
The literature circle roles worksheet will be collected.
Stormboard will be accessed as an exit ticket. Students will
answer why Christianity was so important to the Roman people.
VI. Procedures:
Introduction:
We will review the map from day 1.
Teaching/Activities:
1. We will read pgs. 14-26 in the text.
2. Students will be assigned literature circle roles. Students will
work together to fill out the role worksheet to be turned in.
Closure:
We will have a discussion on the essential questions and
wrap up what we learned for the day.
Stormboard will be accessed for an exit ticket. Students will
be responding to the following question: Why do you think
Christianity was so important to the Roman people?