Transcript The Fall of Rome Chapter 2: 7th grade Social Studies

The Fall of Rome
Chapter 2: 7th grade Social
Studies
Tuesday: Location
Wednesday: Government, beliefs,
people
Thursday: Conflict/problems
Friday: Test
Agenda: Tuesday, 9-3-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Create a list of ten things you know about the Romans.
Using language of the discipline, describe the important
locations related to the Fall of Rome
Content
Objective
Class Work
Understand that the Roman Empire divided into East and
West halves.
Cornell notes: Fall of Rome location; Mind maps
Homework
Graphic Organizers: due Friday. Fall of Rome study guides
due Friday.
Date
8/30
Assignment
Fall of Rome LoD
Page #
9
9/3
Fall of Rome Study Guide
10
9/3
9/3
Bell work
Fall of Rome: Location
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12
Homework: Due Friday
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Use the 7th grade Social Studies textbook
Chapter 2: pages 24-40
Create graphic organizers to outline each section
Create your own, or use the ones provided on the
class webpage.
• Three graphic organizers total: one for each
section.
• Additional instructions available on the website.
Agenda: Tuesday, 9-3-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Content
Objective
Class Work
Homework
Create a list of six things you know about the Romans.
Using language of the discipline, describe the important
locations related to the Fall of Rome
Understand that the Roman Empire divided into East
and West halves.
Cornell notes: Fall of Rome location; Mind maps
Fall of Rome Study guides, due Friday
Date
Assignment
Page #
8/30
9/3
Fall of Rome LoD
Fall of Rome Study Guide
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20
9/3
Fall of Rome: Location
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Map of the Roman Empire
Europe
I. Constantinople
⚔ City in Eastern portion of Roman Empire
⚔ Center of trade: between two seas, well protected
⚔ power shift: over time, became capital of Roman
Empire.
II. Eastern Empire
⚔ Over time, the Eastern half
became separate from the
Western half.
 Eastern half: Byzantine
Empire
 Western half: Roman
Empire
⚔ Constantinople: Capital in
the East
⚔ Main language: Greek
Interactions: Fall of Rome location: periods 2,5,7
1. Constantinople
Turn to page 36, and read the paragraph
under the Blue Main Idea called
Emperors Rule from Constantinople.
#1
#2
• Create two additional bullet points
about Constantinople that are not in
section 1 of the notes.
• Create two what if statements about
these bullet points. Answer both.
2. A New Society, pg. 38
Read the two paragraphs on page 38,
and give two examples that support this
statement: “Things change over time.”
3. Acrostic Poem: Use each bullet point
from the notes in an acrostic poem
E
A
S
T
E
R
N
Interactions: Fall of Rome location: periods 1, 4
1. What if statements
Turn 1 bullet point from section 1 and 1 bullet point from section two
into what if statements. Answer both statements.
2. Pictures
3. Quiz: Answer the questions, using today’s notes
a. Why was Constantinople a center of trade?
b. What was Constantinople the capital city of?
c. Describe Constantinople’s location (north, east
South, or West)
d. What was the main language in the East?
e. What was the name of the Empire in the west?
What was the name of the Empire in the East?
Period 1: Graphic Organizer
Agenda: Wednesday, 9-4-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Copy and draw a picture: “Constantinople was the
center of trade.”
Using language of the discipline, compare and contrast
the three Roman Emperors.
Content
Roman emperors divided the empire, created laws, and
Objective moved cities.
Class Work Graphic Organizer: Roman Emperors
Homework Fall of Rome Study guides, due Friday
Date
Assignment
Page #
9/4
Fall of Rome: Emperors Graphic
Organizer
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Agenda: Wednesday, 9-4-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Copy and draw a picture: “Constantinople was the
center of trade.”
Using language of the discipline, compare and contrast
the three Roman Emperors.
Content
Roman emperors divided the empire, created laws, and
Objective moved cities.
Class Work Graphic Organizer: Roman Emperors
Homework Fall of Rome Study guides, due Friday
Date
Assignment
Page #
9/4
Fall of Rome: Emperors Graphic
Organizer
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Agenda: Wednesday, 9-4-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Content
Objective
Class Work
Homework
Date
9/4
Describe why Constantinople’s location was important
Using language of the discipline, compare and contrast
the three Roman Emperors.
Roman emperors divided the empire, created laws, and
moved cities.
Graphic Organizer: Roman Emperors
Graphic Organizers: due Friday. Fall of Rome study
guides due Friday.
Assignment
Fall of Rome: Emperors
Page #
13
Roman Empire: Emperors
Fall of Rome:
Emperors
Diocletian
Constantine
Justinian
Fall of Rome: Emperors
Diocletian
Constantine
Justinian
Decided the
Roman
Empire was
too big
Moved the
capital East,
Constantinople
Eastern Emperor,
interested in law
Divided the
Empire into
separate parts
Established
national religion:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Justinian Code:
old and new
laws combined
Fall of Rome: Emperors: periods 2,5,7
• Below the chart, do one interaction, one content imperative,
and one theme. Look at the posters on the back wall for more
information on how to do these. Each emperor must be
represented.
Interactions
Content Imperatives Themes
(choose one)
(choose one)
(choose one)
• Haiku Poem
• Origin
• Change
• Cinquain poem
• Contribution
• Conflict
• Analogy
• Convergence
• Power
• 2 What if
• Paradox
• Relationships
statements with
• Parallel
answers
Fall of Rome: Emperors: periods 1,4
• Below the chart, do three interactions. Choose from the list below.
Do one interaction for each emperor.
Interaction
Instruction
1. Haiku Poem 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables
2. Cinquain
poem
3. Picture
5 lines (1-2-3-4-1 words)
4. What if
question
5. Unanswered
question
Ask a what if question about an emperor, and
answer it.
Ask a question that the notes cannot answer.
6. Sentence
Use the chart to rewrite an emperor’s
achievement’s into one sentence.
Draw a picture showing an emperor’s achievements
Agenda: Thursday, 9-5-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Content
Objective
Class Work
Homework
Use two words each to describe the following LoD:
Byzantine, Justinian, Constantinople, Diocletian,
Constantine
Using language of the discipline, describe Rome’s
problems and conflicts.
Many problems helped contribute to the fall of Rome,
including food shortage, vast size, disease, etc.
Fall of Rome: Problems and Conflicts
Graphic Organizers: due Friday. Fall of Rome study
guides due Friday.
Date
Assignment
Page #
9/5
Fall of Rome: Problems/Conflicts
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⚔ Look at the change in the territory controlled by
the Roman Empire. What do you think
happened?
⚔ What is
happening
to the
Western
Empire?
• Pg. 31
• Pg. 31 Over time:
• Large size 
Diocletian dividing
it
• Pg. 34
• Pg. 31
• Pg. 35
• Much of the
Western Empire’s
territory was lost to
Barbarians
• Pg. 31
• Pg. 31
Fall of Rome: Conflicts/Problems: periods 2,5,7
• Below the chart, do one interaction, one content imperative,
and one theme from the list. Look at the posters on the back
wall for more information/instructions.
Interactions
(choose one)
• Comic strip
(Create a comic strip
with 6 panels that
tells a story about
one of Rome’s
problems. A comic
strip has both writing
and drawings.
Content Imperatives
(choose one)
• Origin
• Contribution
• Convergence
• Paradox
• Parallel
Themes
(choose one)
• Change
• Conflict
• Power
• Relationships
Fall of Rome: conflict/problems: periods 1,4
• Below the chart, do these interactions. Choose from the list below.
Do one interaction for each problem
Interaction
Instruction
1. Haiku Poem 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables
2. Cinquain
poem
3. What if
question
4. Unanswered
question
5. Sentence
5 lines (1-2-3-4-1 words)
Ask a what if question about a problem, and
answer it.
Ask a question that the notes cannot answer.
Use the chart to rewrite a problem into one
sentence.
Also, draw one picture for each problem
Agenda: Friday, 9-6-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Content
Objective
Class Work
Homework
What problem did Roman farmers encounter?
Using language of the discipline, describe Rome’s
problems and conflicts.
Many problems helped contribute to the fall of Rome,
including food shortage, vast size, disease, etc.
Fall of Rome: Chapter 2 test
Roman world learning log, due Monday.
Date
Assignment
Page #
9/5
Roman world learning log (HW)
15
Agenda: Friday, 9-6-13
Bell work
Language
Objective
Content
Objective
Class Work
Homework
What problem did Roman farmers encounter?
Using language of the discipline, describe Rome’s
problems and conflicts.
Many problems helped contribute to the fall of Rome,
including food shortage, vast size, disease, etc.
Fall of Rome: Chapter 2 test
Roman world learning log, due Monday.
Date
Assignment
Page #
9/5
Roman world learning log (HW)
24
Learning Log: The Roman World
1. Create a list of 10 things you learned about the Romans.
Ex: “Augustus was the 1st emperor or Rome, taking power after Julius
Caesar.” Use your notebooks!
2. What questions do you have about the Roman world that
weren’t answered? Write four unanswered questions.
Ex. “How did the Romans come up with the idea of tripartite
government? Why did they feel that idea was best?”
3. Explain and describe three topics you learned about the Romans
that are important to life today.
Ex: “The Romans suffered from diseases but today many diseases
have cures, we don’t worry as much as the Romans did.”