Ancient Rome Webquest

Created by Roland Moffitt, Cultural Studies Teacher,
King Philip Middle School- Norfolk, MA

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This webquest is designed for the student to learn about various Ancient Roman citizens' groups. It meets the Massachusetts Frameworks history learning strand for grades 5 through 8. Students will need to have access to Power Point presentation software or they may use art supplies to create a final presentation

Introduction

There is a MAJOR PROBLEM at the King Philip Museum of Fine Arts (KPMFA)!!! You and a group of fellow Ancient Roman historians have been asked to solve it! The board of directors at the KPMFA is creating a new Ancient Rome Exhibit and only has room to place two (2) artifacts from this fascinating classical civilization. They have asked five of the top experts (your group) to choose artifacts that best represent Ancient Rome. Each person in your group is an expert on a particular group of Roman citizens. Artifacts should be pictures of one object or building and should best represent the citizens they choose and Ancient Rome as a whole. Keep in mind: There are five of you and the group can only pick two!!!

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Quest (Task)

There will be five members per group. EACH member will choose ONE of the following groups to research.

PLEBIANS

PATRICIANS

CHRISTIANS

WOMEN

GLADIATORS

SLAVES

 

Each group member needs to answer the following questions:

1. What was daily life like for the group?

2. What artifact best represents the citizens of your group?

3. When was the artifact created?

4. Why was the artifact created?

5. Where was/is the artifact located?

6. Why does this piece have value to the citizens group?

7. Why should the artifact be chosen for the KPMFA?

8. Does the object represent your group and Ancient Roman society as a whole? Why?

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Process

After completing your research, get together as a group and decide which two (2) objects should be placed in the KPMFA. This may result in some tension between the group. Stay focused -- Why do these artifacts best represent Ancient Rome? List reasons for and against each artifact. Then determine which two should be chosen.

1.

The group will need to create a seven slide Power Point presentation.

2.

Each person will be responsible for creating a slide with pictures of their artifact and the reasons why it should be chosen.

3.

The presentation should include each person’s answers from the Quest (Task.)

4.

The last two slides (or more if needed) should contain the final two artifacts and the reasons why they best represent Ancient Rome.

5.

 If you do not have access to Power Point software, then you may create your presentation using art supplies (the old fashioned way). 

 

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Resources

The following links will help complete your task:

OFF LINE RESOURCES
  • King Philip Middle School Library
  • Encyclopedia
  • Classroom Software

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Evaluation

You will be graded using a rubric. To see a detailed version click on the emperor’s head!

Conclusion

After completing this webquest, you will have gained valuable understanding of life for citizens of Ancient Rome. You will have learned the following skills: researching, analyzing, compromising, and prioritizing! These are valuable tools for life. You will have also tapped into your creative abilities using PowerPoint software. Finally, you will have gained public speaking abilities!

 

Introduction | Quest (Task) | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion