Learning Target: Students will be able to examine the changes and continuities in the social, political, and economic structure of the Roman World.
Circle: What's the farthest you've ever been away from home?
World Issues Project: Students will have 20 minutes to work on their World Issues Projects.
Timeline Activity: There will be two parts to this activity. For the first part, you will work with your table groups to construct a timeline of events that led to Rome becoming an Empire. Once groups have completed this, you will be working together as a class to create a timeline on the board.
Fall of the Republic: Again there will be two parts to this activity. The first will be you discussing with your table groups what you believe are the main reasons that Rome became an Empire. We will then be discussing this as a class.
Roman Downfalls compared to USA: You will be reading this article in class that talks about some of the similarities between the Roman Republic and the USA.
Writing: After reading the article, you will be writing a quick reflection on your thoughts from this article. Do you agree with this article or disagree? Do you think the United States needs to make reforms based on this information?
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