The following document has all of the lesson plans in it that I used to teach Rome to the 9th

grade students. The reason all the days are not consistent is because the unit was disrupted at
times due to homecoming festivities during different days. Also, most of the classes were 90
minutes, if there is a lesson in there that has a different time length or appears to be short it is
also because the class was shortened to accommodate homecoming festivities.

Daily Lesson Guide

Name: Aaron Sparks
Date: September 28, 2016
Lesson Length: 90 min.
Class: WH1
SOL- Whi.6 a) assessing the influence of geography on Roman economic, social, and political
development.
Lesson Aim for Today (teacher): Introduce Rome and lay the foundation for the creation of
Rome
Student Learning Objective: To know where Rome is and how the geography affects it.
The students will Fill out a map and take notes on how Rome is impacted economically,
socially and politically
A) Introduction: Morning Eye Opener and run down
B) Review: new material
C) Lesson Content: Rome and its geography
D) Question(s): How was geographic location important to the economic, social, and political
development of ancient Rome?
Teach the Lesson:
E) Activities:
1. Morning Eye Opener
2. KWL about Rome 3 things they know, 2 questions they have/things they want to know, if
they are fast have them look up the two questions
3. Allow the class ten minutes or so to finish their walk thru and go over that in about 10
minutes as well.
4. Get out books and go over the map on page 147. Talk about the physical geo that
created a situation where they could establish Rome.
5. Tell them the story of the founding of Rome. Romulous and Remous story and connect
that to mythology using the anticipatory stops after each slide in the story so they can
think and try to make connections and predict what is going to happen.
6. Start on Roman Mythology. Make the connections to Greeks
F) Materials needed: computer, internet, the powerpoint for story time,
G) Check of Understanding: check their KWL as we go throughout the unit to see what they
know and if they are adding the right things to their lists
Lesson Closure:
H) Conclusion of Lesson: restate the basics before they leave.
I) Reinforcement: none yet.

Roman Mythology
Roman mythology was similar to Greek mythology. It was based on a polytheistic religion that
was integral to culture, politics, and art.

God/Goddess

Greek Name Roman Name

Head god/ god of the sky

Goddess of marriage
God of the sea
God of the underworld
Goddess of wisdom and war
Goddess of the hunt/wilderness
God of the sun and music
God of war
Goddess of love

Daily Lesson Guide

Name: Aaron Sparks

Date: September 29, 2016

Lesson Length: 90 min.
Class: WH1
SOL- c) explaining the social structure and role of slavery, significance of citizenship, and the
development of democratic features in the government of the Roman Republic.
d) sequencing events leading to Roman military domination of the Mediterranean basin and
Western Europe and the spread of Roman culture in these areas.
Lesson Aim for Today (teacher): To teach them about the different social levels and of people
and eventually teach them about the military and the Punic Wars
Student Learning Objective: to be able to identify the different levels of Roman society
The students will Take notes on the Roman society and then look up some information
about the Punic Wars
A) Introduction: Morning Eye Opener and run down
B) Review: go over our tests from Tuesday, also there is a section of the powerpoint that will
be presented that has some review questions from the material we covered the previous day.
C) Lesson Content: Class structure of Rome and the Punic Wars
D) Question(s): How did Rome set up their government? How did the Punic Wars start?
Teach the Lesson:
E) Activities:
1. Morning Eye Opener
2. Go over the test
3. PowerPoint on Patricians and Plebeians and how the government was working in the
beginning and Notes
4. Discuss the Punic Wars and let them do some reading on their own. So there are three
Punic Wars. Have them go to the website below and see the three questions at the
bottom. http://www.crystalinks.com/punicwars.html
F) Materials needed: computers internet notes and powerpoint
G) Check of Understanding: take up their Punic Wars sheet to see how they are doing.
Lesson Closure:
H) Conclusion of Lesson: Take up the questions and review the things that we have covered
thus far in Rome and give a hint about the activity tomorrow.
I) Reinforcement: we will reinforce this in the next day as we build on Rome.

Extra resources
Make adjustments to the way that you are going to do the Punic Wars in the future
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/best-instructional-videos-rome-history-empire.shtml
Video
http://www.historyextra.com/article/romans/nutshell-facts-punic-wars
Self Evaluation of Lesson:

Look at Each of the Three Punic Wars

http://www.crystalinks.com/punicwars.html
1.

Who are the major players in the Punic Wars? Who is in charge of the military on each
side? Make sure you are doing all three wars.

2. Who won each War and what did they gain?

3. The 2nd Punic War is probably the most popular. Why is that and what have you learned
about the 2nd Punic War?

Daily Lesson Guide

Name: Aaron Sparks
Date: September 30, 2016

Lesson Length: 90 min.

Class: WH1

SOL- e) assessing the impact of military conquests on the army, economy, and social structure
of Rome; f) assessing the roles of Julius and Augustus Caesar in the collapse of the Republic
and the rise of imperial monarchs.
Lesson Aim for Today (teacher): To teach them about the Punic Wars and teach the lead up
until the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Student Learning Objective: To learn about the Punic Wars and Julius Caesar.
The students will Go over their Punic Wars work from the day before and then do the
powerpoint that leads up to the the decline of the Roman Empire and the assassination of Julius
Caesar.
A) Introduction: Morning Eye Opener and run down
B) Review: Review about the the things we have covered so far in the unit by asking questions
C) Lesson Content: the Punic Wars, the fall of the Roman Empire and the Julius Caesar.
D) Question(s): Why did the Roman Republic fail to survive challenges by Julius Caesar?
Teach the Lesson:
E) Activities:
1. Morning Eye Opener today it is the eye closer for the end of the week and stop the video
at 2:45. Then for Friday, instead of the two biggest stories of the day, the two biggest
stories of the week, so essentially Friday is the wrap up or the review of the week where
they take the biggest stories of the week and they show the biggest stories of the week
and on Friday the students will pick two stories.
2. Do the powerpoint and slot notes that will serve as both a review of early Rome and help
with the Punic Wars and also lead up to the fall of the Roman Empire and the
assassination of Julius Caesar.
3. Do the Julius Caesar CSI mr.roughton activity down stairs where they have different
stations set up with artifacts that they have to use to determine why the Senate killed
him. Only do the stations downstairs, we will come back upstairs and do the Indictment
upstairs.
4. With the time we have left we will come back upstairs and go over their sheets that have
the different stations setup and have them explain why they came to their conclusions.
5. If we need more to do we will play the super intelligence game.
F) Materials needed: the internet and projector for the eye opener, the ppt, the HW so they
can go over that, and the csi activity
G) Check of Understanding: Take up the Punic Wars work and see how they did and see how
they are doing during the Caesar Activity.
Lesson Closure:
H) Conclusion of Lesson: Come upstairs and see how they reached their conclusion.

Daily Lesson Guide

Name: Aaron Sparks

Date: October 3, 2016

Lesson Length: 90 min.
Class: WH1
SOL- The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Rome from about 700 B.C. (B.C.E.) to
500 A.D. (C.E.) in terms of its impact on Western civilization by e) assessing the impact of
military conquests on the army, economy, and social structure of Rome; f) assessing the roles of
Julius and Augustus Caesar in the collapse of the Republic and the rise of imperial monarchs. g)
explaining the economic, social, and political impact of the Pax Romana.
Lesson Aim for Today (teacher): To teach the expansion and conquest of Rome in a way that
the students understand the significance of the expansion and the causes it brought.
Student Learning Objective: They are going to learn about the expansion of the Rome and
how the Republic collapsed and gave way to the imperial monarchs.
The students will
A) Introduction: Morning Eye Opener and run down
B) Review: Talk about the activity from Friday. Put the options up on the board and have them
talk about what they thought the answer was
C) Lesson Content: Caesars death, expansion of the empire, and the Pax Romana
D) Question(s): Why is the Roman Republic falling apart? Can it be fixed? What should be
next?
Teach the Lesson:
E) Activities:
1. Morning Eye Opener
2. Go over the CSI activity from Friday. Talk through that and see what the class thinks the
real reason was.
3. Do a ppt. Have them take notes on the fall of the Roman Republic. Why is it falling
apart? Can it be fixed? What should be next?
http://www.cityschools.com/jpope/files/2010/11/Fall-of-the-Roman-Republic.ppt
4. Can you save the Roman Republic activity? Break up into groups of two and try to tackle
the issues facing the Roman Consul. Go over and start Pax Romana material.
4. Do quizlet.live review.
F) Materials needed: Internet, computer, eyeopener and CYSTRR sheets.
G) Check of Understanding: talk about the policies the students might come up with to see if
they understand how the Republic came to an end and if they can make connections and use it.
Lesson Closure:
H) Conclusion of Lesson: go through over the things we covered in class hitting the high points
and tell them some of the things to look for in the next class.
I) Reinforcement: same as conclusion.

Daily Lesson Guide

Name: Aaron Sparks

Date: October 4, 2016

Lesson Length: 90 min.
Class: WH1
SOL- j) listing contributions in art and architecture, technology and science, medicine, literature
and history, language, religious institutions, and law.
Lesson Aim for Today (teacher): finish up christianity and make sure teach them the
contributions and advancements that were brought up by Ancient Rome
Student Learning Objective: to understand why we study Ancient Rome and understand the
contributions that were made from that time
The students will do a couple different activities concerning religion and contributions of
Ancient Rome
A) Introduction: Morning Eye Opener and run down
B) Review: finish the religion charts and turn them in. it will allow us to review the other
religions they already know
C) Lesson Content: contributions of Ancient Rome
D) Question(s): Why do we study the contributions of Ancient Rome? What is the significance
of those things?
Teach the Lesson:
E) Activities:
1. Morning Eye Opener
2. Finish the religion charts (take up the drawing charts)
3. Start on part one of the study guide. Ten minutes to work alone and see what they know
and then based on that work in a group if they are actually working.
4. Give the packet with the pictures and have them find what was significant with the things
on the sheet. The contributions of Rome sheet and tell them what they things are. Have
them then go and look up why those things are important and relevent.
5. If needed we can do a quizlet on the gods/goddess and the republic of Rome
F) Materials needed: computers/internet, they need their work to turn in. I have copies of the
study guide to hand out as well as the flashcards.
G) Check of Understanding: cover the study guide once they are finished and make sure that
they have them correct
Lesson Closure:
H) Conclusion of Lesson: wrap up by talking about some of the things that they have gone
over and try to explain the next couple days
I) Reinforcement: religion charts, study guides and they can study those flash cards they
made.

Daily Lesson Guide

Name: Aaron Sparks

Date: October 5, 2016

Lesson Length: 90 min.
Class: WH1
SOL- h) describing the origin, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Christianity. i)
explaining the development and significance of the Church in the late Roman Empire. j) listing
contributions in art and architecture, technology and science, medicine, literature and history,
language, religious institutions, and law.
Lesson Aim for Today (teacher): To teach the students about Christianity, the Church and
some of the people and things Rome has given Western Civilization.
Student Learning Objective: The objective would be for them to learn what Christianity is and
how it relates to some of the other religions that they have already studied within the class.
The students will be able to compare and contrast religions that they have previously
studied. They will also be able to identify some of the things that the leaders of Rome gave
western civ.
A) Introduction: Morning Eye Opener and run down
B) Review: we will review throughout the class in a variety of things. We will use things such
as charts to help us build off of the things we have previously learned. We will also do quizlet
live at the end of the class to help us prepare for a quiz of people and gods/goddess similar to
that of Greece.
C) Lesson Content: the impact of imperial Rome on the life of the people and Christianity how
it spread and the impact it had on Rome
D) Question(s): How did the Pax Romana impact the lives of Romans? Where did Christianity
come from and how did it spread and what influence did it end up having?
Teach the Lesson:
E) Activities:
1. Morning Eye Opener
2. Bring up the activity we did yesterday about the fall of the Roman Republic and make
sure we are going understand that it probably would not have mattered what had
happened that the Roman Republic would have fallen
3. So now what? Hand out the drawing activity about daily life in the Roman Empire. Do
that and add color!
4. Can lead into Christianity by talking about the religion that they know of at that time
(mythology) and how they get their religion in Rome. Christianity becomes a part of life
for some within the Republic do the Christianity ppt to slide 17. (notes)
5. Finish with a chart about the different religions that they have studied thus far so that
they can make connections and see some of the similarities and differences of the
different religions on google classroom
6. (If needed) Quizlet.live on the gods/goddess of Rome as well as the early stages of
Rome.
7. (If needed) Add some things to your KWL chart.
F) Materials needed: Computers, handouts of the charts, internet, projector
G) Check of Understanding: I can do this in a variety of ways. I can walk around and check
their pictures and charts. I can also monitor the progress they are making as they review.
Aquaducts
Lesson Closure:
H) Conclusion of Lesson: At the end of the lesson we will give the highlights of the lesson and
make sure that they do not have any unanswered questions.
I) Reinforcement: same as the conclusion

Self Evaluation of Lesson:

(my notes)
Ok, so we are going to do the morning eye opener then talk about our attempt to save the
Roman Republic. Talk about the failure and how no matter what we did it probably would not
have been saved. We will then remind ourselves about the Pax Romana and how Augustus
became the all powerful leader. We are going to do a life in the Roman Empire activity where
they have to draw about what happened in the daily life. Then talk about what happened in daily
life as far as religion is concerned and the emergence of Christianity. We will talk about the
gods/goddess mythology religion to Christianity. We will finish with another chart about the
religions we have studied to this point.

Daily Lesson Guide

Name: Aaron Sparks
Date: October 6, 2016

Lesson Length: 90 min.

Class: WH1

SOL- j) listing contributions in art and architecture, technology and science, medicine, literature
and history, language, religious institutions, and law.
Lesson Aim for Today (teacher): teach the contributions to Roman Society that are relevant to
our society
Student Learning Objective: to learn the relevant contributions made by the Romans in
various fields ranging from art to law
The students will go over their contributions that they did on Friday. They will also break up
into groups and do some work in a jigsaw
A) Introduction: Morning Eye Opener and run down
B) Review: go over the flashcards that they have turned in with them so they are reviewing
those
C) Lesson Content: the contributions of Rome to modern societies
D) Question(s): How did Roman achievements influence Western civilization?
Teach the Lesson:
E) Activities:
1. Morning Eye Opener
2. Give back the flash cards and go over those (take them back up because I dont have
them in the grade book)
3. Give them the jigsaw and have them go through the chapter following the jigsaw outline
4. Handout the second part of the study guide. Let them get started on that and have them
work on that and tell them we will have a couple minutes to work on the next day as we
review for our test that will be on Friday.
F) Materials needed: text book, internet computer and projector, study guide and jigsaw
handouts.
G) Check of Understanding: go over the contribution flashcards and go over the study guide.
Lesson Closure:
H) Conclusion of Lesson: wrap up by hitting the high notes and letting them know about the
things that we are going to do tomorrow.
I) Reinforcement: look over the study guide especially the first part which should be done
correctly considering we went over the first part in class