1. Use the letters in the grid to
come up with as many words
as possible;
3 points for a three letter word
4 points for a four letter word
5 points for a five letter word
Etc…..
Count up your total score
LB I CUE R P
2. IR B CLE P U
Did you get the key word?
REPUBLIC
A state in which power
is held by the people
and they elect
representatives to
govern of their behalf
3. TITLE: Who ran Rome?
Learning Objectives Remember you should have written the title
and date and underlined them both in your
book by now!
4. Let’s get and overview of who ran Rome and when
so we understand where the Republic fits in!
5.
6. Use the information you have been given to complete
the sheet about the different roles people had in the Roman Republic
7. Pick two groups of people from the Republic that you think
would have different opinions about how successful/good it
is.
Write a few sentences explaining why the two groups have
different opinions e.g.
“Women would think that it is unfair as they are not even
considered citizens so have no say in how Rome is
governed. In contrast, the consuls…”
9. How could you compare the Republic to the
modern day world?
10. TITLE: Who ran Rome?
Learning Objectives Remember you should have written the title
and date and underlined them both in your
book by now!
11. Complete the following questions
in full sentences:
1.What was the Roman republic?
2.What were its strengths?
3.What were its weaknesses?
4.How can you compare it to
modern times?
Editor's Notes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kRwJJwxGZE
Timeline from prev lesson, highlight where we are- 509 BC to 44 BC
Est 10 mins- Explain historical skills of finding out information for themselves. Paraphrasing and working out key facts from larger pieces of text.
Can easily scaffold/diff by altering text, or making it clear in bold where key parts are
Encourage effective use of connectives and understanding difference of opinions
Demonstrate that can be found of roman ruins, what does it mean?
Encourage deep discussion, not just parliament, EU, discussion of democracy- were the Romans ahead of their time?