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Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: The Roman Empire Name: Alejandra Perez

Content Area: World History Grade Level: 7
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

7.1 Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman Empire.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

 Students will discover the facts about Julius Caesar and determine whether his assassination indeed marked the beginning of the Roman Empire.
 Students will recognize the Government of the Roman Republic and compare it to the United States Government
 Students will define vocabulary words and use the newly acquired vocabulary to summarize each lesson.
 Students will determine when the Roman Republic ended and when the Roman Empire began by watching a video as an introduction to this unit.
 Students will describe the different advances in technology that came about during the ruling of Augustus Caesar by drawing and defining one in
class.

Unit Summary:

Students will look at the Roman republic their form of governance and transition into an empire
Students will identify the location of the Rome on a world map and visually understand the magnitude of the Roman Empire. Students will also study
different rules of the Roman Empire and the achievements that each accomplished. Students will recognize the importance of religion in Roman culture and
identify different ideas of worship.
Students will look at the contributions of Constantine to the roman empire, discuss Religion in Rome, and the Fall of the Empire.
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Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:

To ensure all students know the place in the
world we are studying, students will locate Rome
on a word map. If they are not sure where Rome
is, they will make an informed guess based on
pictures that will be presented to them. Their
guess will give let the teacher know how much
geography students know.
After discussing several events and people of the
Roman Empire, students will design a postcard as
if they were someone living during the time we
are studying and sending it to a relative. This
assignment will allow students to describe an
event in their own words and summarize the
period.
Using the graphic organizer, notes, and many
other resources available, students will write a
compare and contrast essay comparing the
Roman Republic to the American government.
This essay can be given as an in-class essay if
school computers are available for research, or
given for students to work at home.

Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)

Student Learning Acceptable Evidence
Objective: (Assessments):
Students will watch an Completing the fill in the
overview of the Roman blanks notes is essential to
Republic, learn about understanding the lesson
Roman government, land and having details about
and architecture. key events. Students will
ensure their notes are
completed and a summary
is written in the last blank
page of notes.
Lesson Activities:
Students will watch a video about the Roman Republic and begin the fill in the blank portion if
their notes as they watch. A short discussion will follow the video to clarify any questions
students might have.
Begin lecture and have students continue the fill in the blank portion of their notes.
To check for understanding, ask students questions about the lesson. Allow for follow up
questions that might come up from questions you ask.
Allow time at the end of the lesson to draw and summarize their notes.

Questions will be asked

throughout the
PowerPoint to ensure
understanding.

Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)

Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Objective:
Students will complete The Webercise has five different segments. Ancient Rome, Roman Emperors, Technology,
Students will look at the questions from five Religion, and Ancient History.
founding of Ancient Rome, different Roman Topics
The Roman Empire, Pax and evaluate the sources Students will individually complete the webercise with the information gathered from the links
Romana, Roman used to gather their given in each category.
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technology, religion, and information by writing

fall of the empire, though a about them and discussing
series of websites and their answers with their
questions. peers.
Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Objective:
Student will complete a Electronically create and complete a Venn Diagram that mimics the example given.
Students will compare and Venn Diagram that
contrast the Roman compares the Roman Students must use all of the links and graphs given as resources.
Republic and the American Republic and the American
government. Government Students must follow the rubric guidelines to successfully complete the graphic organizer.

Students will create a Students will discuss with

Venn Diagram that their peers about the
compares different types different items in their
of government Venn diagram.

Students will identify the Students will create topic

powers given to different sentences for a future
branches of government in essay with the same topic
the Roman republic, as of comparing republics.
well as in the U.S.
Unit Resources:

https://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Empire/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/technology/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/religion/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/caesar_julius.shtml
http://www.softschools.com/timelines/roman_empire/timeline_9/
http://rome.mrdonn.org/emperors.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPf27gAup9U&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=10
http://ask.mrdonn.org/rome/romanempireQ&A.html
Useful Websites:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/elections-in-the-late-roman-republic-how-did-they-work/
http://generationnation.org/
http://romangov.weebly.com/rome-vs-us.html
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https://6thgradeciv.wikispaces.com/Comparing+the+Roman+Republic+and+US+Government
https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/5cbn8efjwg6ghl0o/images/1-78bec98b22.jpg
https://quizlet.com/29980197/differences-and-similaritys-between-the-roman-republic-and-the-united-states-flash-cards/