With over 320 pages divided into 8 easy-to-follow subfolders, you’ll have all of the Ancient Rome lesson plans, activities, reading passages, guided notes with worksheets, & assessments you’ll need to teach like a superhero! This unit is perfect for both a paper-driven or Google classroom environment. This awesome Ancient Civilizations activities bundle is printable and student-centered. Students will explore and review the big idea six key concepts (GRAPES). Plus, all of our curriculum units have embedded student accountability with assessments at each step, so progress is data-driven. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Like all of our Ancient History bundles, the Ancient Rome unit has a common flow created to reduce anxiety for you and your students throughout the year! We know that teachers love no prep history activities, and students need structure and accountability to succeed; our units are taught with a common sequence, complete with mini-assessments along the way. Here’s what’s included, organized in 8 sequenced printable subfolders AND on a linked Google-ready table of contents for easy access: 1.⚡ ANCIENT ROME INVESTIGATION INTRODUCTION LESSON SUBFOLDER-  This lesson is a great introduction and includes a summative activity. Students analyze visuals, primary source excerpts, and map to make predictions about the content they will learn about. 2.⚡ ANCIENT ROME-ITALY GEOGRAPHY SUBFOLDER- This bundle includes SEVEN geography lesson choices for both student-centered learning and direct instruction. Now it includes a geography quiz! 3.⚡ ANCIENT ROME VOCABULARY SUBFOLDER- Includes three assignment vocabulary options, review games, and a quiz. Also, includes Quizlet links for online learning practice with the same words and definitions! 4. ⚡NOTES, READINGS, and GRAPHIC ORGANIZER SUBFOLDER- Includes everything you need to teach the content via readings, activities, or direct instruction. Complete with a content quiz!  HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT CLOSE READING SET- This Ancient Rome close reading set includes an annotation guide, worksheet, and graphic organizer based on the big ideas of social science. Now includes a comprehension quiz and answer key! POWERPOINT NOTES, two-page outline PRINTABLE NOTES with a graphic organizer that can be used interchangeably! STUDENT-CENTERED READING STATIONS- Reading stations are organized by key concepts for social science and have a worksheet or folding graphic organizer option. 5. ⚡ACTIVITIES SUBFOLDER- Includes diverse, interactive, student-centered activities, worksheets, and close readings from which teachers can pick and choose based on personal style and class needs. Interview with Augustus iPad Time Machine Activity- Students read about Augustus and conduct a virtual Interview! Playlist for a Roman Citizen! In this fun activity, students create a playlist of song titles, artists, and albums that reflect what they have learned. This works great with the class notes included with this bundle! DBQ- Roman Achievements Document-Based Question Activity- Students analyze primary sources and evaluate which Egyptian achievement had the most long-lasting impact! What's Your Destiny?-Close reading and fun comprehension game. Students read and compete in a displayed class game board. Winning students choose a fictitious destiny that is shared with the class! Common Core Primary Source Quote Activities (5 to choose from) Jingle Mingle Fun Review Interactive- Students mingle about the room finding partners. When the music stops, students address essential learning questions together! Doodle World History Summary Activity- Fun, creative note-taking graphic organizer that allows students to detail the 6 key "big idea" concepts. Women as Gladiators? History’s Mysteries-Close reading and claim, evidence, reasoning activity Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Resource Pack A Key Concept Field Report- Students write, draw pictures and summarize key people and concepts for the Rome Unit. Greatest American Rip-off! How America Stole Ideas from Ancient Rome Activity What a fantastic way to learn how America copied Roman ideas about government. In this Ancient Rome history activity, students evaluate how the American government is similar to the Roman Republic! Did Julius Caesar Make Rome Better? After the death of Julius Caesar, was Rome better or worse off? Students analyze the evidence and support a claim with their analysis in this great, easy-to-use writing lesson. 6.⚡1. DAILY SKILL-BASED TEXT ANALYSIS WARM-UPS/ BELLRINGERS– Students make inferences and predictions from the text, choose the best evidence to support a claim, cite sources, paraphrase and learn to write strong commentary in these daily skill-based mini-lessons and practice slides. 2. Exit Tickets- Over 40 formats from which to choose! Students support a claim with evidence, write what they learned or formulate content questions! This is a great informal daily summary. 7.⚡ BIG IDEAS- KEY CONCEPTS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBFOLDER - Includes 10 activities that work perfectly with interactive notebooks!  Each unit comes with a key concepts introductions PowerPoint and graphic organizer, My World- Big Ideas Activity, Folding graphic Organizer, The Biggest Idea Unit Summary Activity, Big Idea Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Writing Guides, Linking the Big Ideas Analysis Activity, Key Concept Storyboard, Key Concepts Foldable Mini-Packet of Resources and a Key Concepts Field Report Summary Activity 8. ⚡STUDY GUIDES, KEY CONCEPT REVIEW, & TEST SUBFOLDER- Each unit comes with a study guide that has students pre-read and define important vocabulary and make meaning of text excerpts that they will also see on the skill-based test! This helps reduce test anxiety while accomplishing the same skill-based reading comprehension goal. Check out the multiple-choice editable Common Core test. Students read excerpts and support claims with evidence! ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ❤️❤️❤️SAVE BIG! Buy the entire year of Ancient History Lesson Plans in a discounted ANCIENT HISTORY MEGA BUNDLE The Rome Bundle is also available in a digital classroom format that works great in any internet-based or paperless class, including Google Classroom! The digital version includes Google Forms assessments, interactive Google Slides digital activities that have pre-made text boxes, and Google Earth/Maps activities. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Our World History Curriculum, including Ancient History lessons and Medieval History lessons, are key-concept based, focussing on the “big six” key concepts for social science, often referred to as GRAPES.  By learning World History with key concepts as a filter, students will become familiar with the crucial attributes that have allowed ancient and medieval civilizations to prosper. Also, students will build a framework, scaffolding future learning with the key concepts that will be repeated throughout their academic careers.  Each unit comes with notes, graphic organizers, and review worksheets that have the GRAPES key concepts in mind: G= Geography R= Religion A= Achievements P= Politics/Government/Leadership E= Economy S= Social Classes ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ⇒ Be sure to FOLLOW us on: ⭐ TPT to receive notifications of new products, sales, and notes to followers. Just click the “follow me” button next to the ⭐ ✅Pinterest for creative classroom ideas, lessons, and more. ✅Instagram for laughs and to see products at use in the classroom. ✅Facebook for interesting articles, posts, & tips! ✅ Check out our website & blog ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ❤️❤️❤️About Mr. and Mrs. P, the teachers behind Instructomania: We are a Middle School teacher duo with over 40 years of experience in the Middle School classroom! 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