Chapter 2 Section 2
Friday
SIMNJANOVSKI

Homework is Due Today!

Objectives:Students will learn/review that…
Many problems threatened the Roman Empire, leading one emperor to divide it in half,
Barbarians invaded Rome in the 300s and 400s, and

Many factors contributed to Rome’s fall…

-by working individually to complete Ch. 2 Sect. 2's assessment on page 35. This assignment will be completed and graded in class. An 80% correct/success rate will be required for students to receive credit on the assignment and demonstrate understanding of CA state Standards.

Vocabulary (Review):

Diocletian, Constantine, Clovis, Attila, corruption (page 30-35)

California Standard(s)HSS: 7.1.2. Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman Empire.
Discuss the geographic borders of the empire at its height and the factors that threatened its territorial cohesion.

LESSON

1) Anticipatory Set: Q/W Discuss how barbarians changed life for ALL Romans
*COLLECT ALL HOMEWORK
2) Modeling: Have students pull out blank pages...instructor will model how their in-class, open text quiz will work.
3) Guided: Students will work individually to respond to questions on page 35 in the text (1a,b, 2a,b,c,3a,b)...The class will complete #1a together.
4) Independent: Students will have 30 minutes to complete the short assessment.
5) Closure: Student progress will be monitored by the instructor; Grading will occur in class with the students responding to questions and answers...The assignment is worth 7 points.

*HOME WORK DUE TODAY (8-10-2007):

1) Signed Progress Report
2) Quick Writes
3) Vocab Art Cards
4) Chapter 2 Section 1 Assessment P. 29 (1-4)

**Possible source to be used in class:
Ancient Rome: Fall of an Empire. Discovery Channel School
(2004). Retrieved August 9, 2007, from
unitedstreaming: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/

***This film will be used in class should the UnitedStreaming server be up and available for downloading on 10/10/2007.