Ancient Roman Accomplishments & Innovation Activity

Ancient Rome Achievements

Activity Overview

Using a G.R.A.P.E.S. Chart to organize information about Ancient Civilizations is a useful tool to enhance students' analysis of the characteristics and contributions of a society. Going further and including visuals helps students to better retain the details of each category.

When learning about Ancient Civilizations, students may need teachers to provide a variety of resources. The use of diverse resources such as primary sources, videos, songs, readings from textbooks, encyclopedias and literature can be helpful for students to gain an accurate and complete picture of the time period. Students can use graphic organizers to write notes about the different categories as they learn.

The Ancient Romans accomplished many things, including the innovations of paved roads, cement, and aqueducts. In this activity, students will create a spider map that highlights achievements in art, architecture, technologies, writing, and more.

Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 6-8

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/RH/9-10/2] Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
[ELA-LITERACY/CCRA/R/1] Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
[ELA-LITERACY/CCRA/R/7] Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
[ELA-LITERACY/WHST/6-8/2/B] Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

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Template and Class Instructions

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Objective: Create a spider map focusing on the different achievements of Ancient Rome in art, architecture, technology and/or writing. To find art and characters related to Ancient Rome, type "Rome" into the search box in the Storyboard Creator.

Click "Start Assignment".
Write a title for each cell and a 1-3 sentence description.
Create an illustration that represents each feature using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
Save and submit your storyboard.

Requirements: Minimum of 3-6 cells showcasing the various Achievements of Ancient Rome. Appropriate scenes to illustrate each cell. 1-3 sentence description for each cell demonstrating your understanding.

3 Cell Spider Map