Ancient Rome Geography

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.

In this activity, students will create a spider map that focuses on the geography of Ancient Rome.

Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 6-8

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/RH/9-10/3] Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
[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/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 characteristics of the Geography of Ancient Rome. 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 geographic feature and a 1-3 sentence description in each cell.
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 different characteristics of the geography of Ancient Rome. Appropriate scenes to illustrate each cell. 1-3 sentence description for each cell demonstrating your understanding.

5 Cell Spider Map Template