Thursday, March 7, 2013

Friday, March 8, History odf the Roman Empire

Objective: By the end of class, students will be introduced to the history of the Roman Empire as a prelude to reading Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.

DO NOW

"POWER CORRUPTS AND ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY." -  can you think of any leaders that have abused power? what did they do? Why did they do it and how did people react? You can refer to a political leader or any person who has authority. 

Direct Instruction

Read  pages 750- 751 - background - Results of Violence. take notes.

Guided / Independent

When you receive a laptop, go to this site and and enter the code TA781-4D5A. Then enter your name.

The Video clips are on average 2 minutes long.  You are to choose 5 video clips to watch. After each one, write down five facts that you have learned. Type the name of the video and your facts onto a google docs document and share with me - karenreina1@gmail.com.






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