Friday, December 6, 2024

Friday, December 6, 2024

Vocab Test: Refugee(s), Bureaucracy/Bureaucrat, Justice, Conscription

Reading: Make sure you have attended to your library visits BEFORE reading time.

Circle: Are snow days a gift or a curse?  Do you think you will miss them or long for them when you're an adult?

Entry Activity: Write 5 lines: "What do Roman historians believe happened to the Roman army and is the USA military heading the same way?"

Document C: Brainstorm: who do you think are some of America's enemies in 2024?  Are they "invading" us?

Look at the Doc C map; answer the questions in the DBQ. 

As a table, discuss, "Does the map and the dates of the invasions tell you anything about why Rome eventually fell to outsiders?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.

Document D: Brainstorm: What messages do we send about our enemies?  Are they are true or are some of them cartoonish?

Read Doc D; answer the DBQ questions on the paper. 

As a table, discuss, "Does Rome underestimate people outside of Rome? How could that have lead to their downfall?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class. 

Document E: Brainstorm: Where do we see inequality in the United States?  How does that impact our faith in our government?

Read Doc E; answer the DBQ questions.  

As a table, discuss, "Did Rome become so corrupt that citizens lost faith in its government? Do we see this in America?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.  

Document F: Brainstorm: How did Covid impact the US? How are climate change and other natural disasters impacting us?  Can we bounce back from those challenges?

Read Doc F; answer the DBQ questions.  

As a table, discuss, "Does it seem like natural disasters and plagues had a significant effect on the morale of Romans?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.

Wrap Up: On your own, write 5 lines in response to: Do you believe that the United States is as strong as it's ever been and our best years are ahead of us or are we on a slow decline like the Roman Empire?