The+Roman+Empire

The Roman Empire 

Have you ever imagined what it might have been like to have lived during the Roman Empire? Imagine yourself on a beach on the beautiful coasts or fighting for one of the greatest killing machines ever assembled, or maybe even being in Rome as great works of architecture were made and then watching Mount Vesuvius destroy the city of Pompeii. Today you will have a chance to start experiencing first hand the “Roman Empire.” Your journey lies before you.
 * 1)  You will be researching the following:

 q Well-known figure_  q Roman Achievement

 q Roman Law  q Major event  q Human interest story of a Gladiator  q Roman Republic Characteristics of Government & Society  q Decline of the “Republic”  q Fall of Rome  q A news article about your well-known figure  q An obituary of your well-known figure  q A news article about Roman Law (the Impact)  q A feature article (front page) about your major event  q A news article on the Government & Society <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q A news article on Decline of the “Republic” <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q A news article on the Fall of Rome <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q A human-interest story taken from events found in your research on a specific individual. (Honors) <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q A cartoon related to one of the following above The Roman Empire Project : Scoring Guide FINAL GRADE / 215 For Daily Grade: Three days for research and newspaper: two blocks a day 75 pts total checking email = 0) 5 per day 25 total ||  ||   ||   || 5 per day 25 total ||   ||   ||   || 25 total ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 1)  You now will create a newspaper to display your researched information using Microsoft Publisher.
 * 1)  Now that a plan is in place, you must now move around the available resources gathering information for each article. Take notes and use source cards. You need photos for this project.
 * 2)  You must write down each website, book, or newspaper that you use as a reference and fill out the appropriate work for each. (Source cards required)
 * 3)  You must have at least 3 book sources. If you want to make copies, they are $.10 each. Websites will be checked for reliability.
 * = Standards ||= Points Possible ||= Points Earned ||=  ||
 * On task entire block (on facebook or
 * Note taking
 * Variety of resources

For Overall Project: Accurate historical information <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Well-known figure <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Obituary <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Roman Achievement <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Event <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Government & Society <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Decline of Rep. <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Fall of Rome <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Human Interest <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> q Cartoon   || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">45  || || || -Appropriate || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">15 || || || || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">25 || || || For Works Cited: || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">5 || || || Works Cited Besthoff, Len. “Cell Phone Use Increases Risk of Accidents, but Users Willing to Take the Risk.” WRAL Online. 11 Nov. 1999. 12 Jan. 2001 <http://www.wraltv.com/news /wral/1999/1110- talking-driving>. Farmers Insurance Group. “New Survey Shows Drivers Have Had ‘Close Calls’ with Cell Phone Users.” Farmers Insurance Group. 8 May 2000. 12 Jan. 2001 <http://www.farmersinsurance.com/news_cellphones.html>. Haughney, Christine. “Taking Phones out of Drivers’ Hands.” Washington Post 5 Nov. 2000: A8. Ippolito, Milo. “Driver’s Sentence Not Justice, Mom Says.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution 25 Sept. 1999: J1. Layton, Lyndsey. “Legislators Aiming to Disconnect Motorists.” Washington Post 10 Dec. 2000: C1+. Pena, Patricia N. “Patti Pena’s Letter to Car Talk.” Cars.com. Car Talk. 10 Jan. 2001 <http://car talk.cars.com/About/ Morgan-Pena/letter.html>. Redelmeier, Donald A., and Robert J. Tibshirani. “Association between Cellular-Telephone Calls and Motor Vehicle Collisions.” New England Journal of Medicine 336 (1997): 453-58. ** Citation sites ** [|BibMe] - [] [|Citation Center] - [] [|Citation Machine] - [] [|DocsCite] - [] [|EasyBib] - [] [|KnightCite] - [] Well known people Hannibal* Augustus Hadrian Ptolemy* Galen Constantine* Nero* Marcus Aurelius* Major Events Vesuvius Julius Caesar takes over Punic Wars Pax Romana Spread of Christianity Explain the effects of religious diversity of the early empire
 * Standards ||  Points Possible  ||  Points Earned  ||  Comments  ||
 * Newspaper
 * Pictures
 * Creativity
 * Error free- grammar, punctuation, spelling  || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">30  || || ||
 * Standards ||  Points Possible  ||  Points Earned  ||  Comments  ||
 * Double spaced, one space after periods and colons || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">10  || || ||
 * Alphabetical listing
 * Hanging Indent, Heading centered, 1 inch margins || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">5  || || ||
 * At least 5 sources that are credible - 3 books || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">10  || || ||