Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Circle: Are you a year-round decorator or just for the holiday season type?

Vocab: Causal, Diverge, Consequential, Fraught.  When your group is done with the words, your group will create a story that uses the words correctly.  

Reading: Your own book.  Remember, you are being formatively assessed on your ability to be ready for 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?

Synthesis: What are all the things you would want to explain to someone for them to understand and appreciate how impressive the Roman Empire was?  

Dive into developing exposition in the Rome Slideshow.