Digital Unit Plan Template

Digital Unit Plan Template
Unit Title: Embler’s Empires: Rome Name: Erin Embler

Content Area: Social Science 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.
1. Study the early strengths and lasting contributions of Rome (e.g., significance of Roman citizenship; rights under Roman law; Roman
art, architecture, engineering, and philosophy; preservation and transmission of Christianity) and its ultimate internal weaknesses
(e.g., rise of autonomous military powers within the empire, undermining of citizenship by the growth of corruption and slavery, lack
of education, and distribution of news).
2. Discuss the geographic borders of the empire at its height and the factors that threatened its territorial cohesion.
3. Describe the establishment by Constantine of the new capital in Constantinople and the development of the Byzantine Empire, with
an emphasis on the consequences of the development of two distinct European civilizations, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic,
and their two distinct views on church-state relations.
Big Ideas/Unit Goals:
How did various events lead to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire?
How does the Roman Empire relate to the modern day?
Unit Summary:
In this unit, students will discuss cause & effect, recognize the differences between long & short term causes & effects, create a timeline, and compare contributions from the
Roman Empire with examples of how they are used today, as well as create a digital poster & presentation to explain why these contributions are still relevant and
important.
As a result of all of these activities, students will not only learn what happened in the Roman Empire, but also why and how it happened. They will gain/deepen their
understanding of the short term and far reaching consequences of actions (cause & effect). Students will learn about the many contributions of the Roman Empire, and
thereby understand how history is relevant to modern life. Through the planned activities, students will also learn how to collaborate with others to work as a team,
effectively utilize technology, and value the perspectives of others.
Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:
Survey – Relevant 6th Grade Standards Timeline – Beginnings of the Roman Empire Digital Poster Presentation – Ancient Technology,
Webercise – Ancient Roman Inventions Modern World
Graphic Organizer – Short & Long Term Causes of the Essay – Short & Long Term Causes of the Fall of the
Fall of the Roman Empire Roman Empire
Roman Empire Map Quiz
Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities:
Students will be able to (Assessments): - Teacher lecture & Prezi presentation on the beginnings of the Roman Empire. From the founding
arrange and describe events Put all 10 events in the of Rome to the “official” beginning of the Roman Empire. Guided notes handout provided.
and their effects in the correct order on a timeline - After the lecture, students will pair-share with their partners about events discussed, and how
correct order on a timeline, each led to another.
when given a list of 10 events. - Students will arrange 10 provided events and their effects on a timeline.
Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Students will be able to A completed webercise - Lecture on contributions of the Roman Empire that are still in use today.
evaluate technological handout and a digital poster - Webercise Handout: web based activity about Roman contributions. Students will answer the
contributions of Ancient advertising their choice and a questions independently and then collaborate in groups of 3 to choose the contribution they
Rome that are still in use short presentation explaining think is most relevant today.
today. In groups of 3 they why they think this is the - Students will then create a digital poster about their chosen contribution. They will also prepare
will choose the one they most important contribution a short presentation to explain their choice. Depending on time, posters can be finished and
identified as most important of the Roman Empire to presentations given next class period.
and present their conclusion. modern times.
Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Students will be able to A 2-3 page essay on the short - Short lecture on long term vs short term cause and effect, the role of chance, oversight and error
identify and explain 5 causes and long term causes of the in history, and geographical factors as relating to the fall of the Western half of the Roman
that led to the weakening, weakening and collapse of the Empire.
split and eventual collapse of Western half of the Roman - Online Research: students will watch a Khan Academy video, as well as read some information
the Western half of the Empire. The paper must from a webpage (http://www.ushistory.org/civ/6f.asp) on the Fall of the Roman Empire.
Roman Empire. They will identify at least 5 causes, each - Interactive: the students will create a Popplet organizer to lay out 1) the causes identified in the
analyze and present at least 1 backed up by at least one sources, 2) the evidence given as to why that cause contributed to the weakening of the Empire in
piece of evidence as to why piece of evidence, and at least the long term, and 3) the short term consequences of the causes. Each student will either print
each event led to the 5 short-term consequences. out a copy of the Popplet, or be able to access it from home.
weakening of Rome, and - Homework assignment: using their Popplet organizer as an outline, students will independently
finally explain at least 5 write a 2-3 page essay on the short and long term causes of the weakening and collapse of the
related short-term Western half of the Roman Empire.
consequences.
Unit Resources:
Oxford Classical Dictionary
The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius
The Annals by Tacitus
www.Popplet.com – mind map creating website
Crash Course video – The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or…Which Was It?
Useful Websites:
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/asbook09.asp - huge list of sources, both ancient and modern. Includes complete texts of many ancient historians.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/educators/ - Pre-made lesson plans from PBS
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/6a.asp - age appropriate summary of Rome from Republic-fall of the Empire
http://www.timemaps.com/history/europe-30bc/ - interactive map of Roman borders, as well as written information
http://mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/ancient_roman_inventions.htm - list of Roman inventions
http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/index2.html - 1000 BCE to 500 CE Macrohistory with 5 chapters on Rome
https://www.khanacademy.org/ - Free digital learning and studying resources

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