Pathfinder for Old Dominion University

1. Pathfinder:
Ancient civilizations
By: Jacquelyn McGuire-Day
Roman ColosseumGreek Pyramids
Tholos

2. Ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome
We have been learning about the early civilizations of
Greece and Rome. Your assignment is to research how
the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome have
influenced our world today.

3. Step 1:
• Think about what information you need to find for
this assignment.
• How have the early civilizations of Greece and Rome
influenced the world as far as architecture,
government, and sports?
Get your graphic organizer.
You can do this!

4. Step 2:
Where can I find books about ancient Greece and Rome?
• Try looking at the nonfiction books in our library.
• Search the online catalog.
Type ancient Rome and
click subject.
Type ancient Greece
and click subject.
Great work!

5. Nonfiction books:
938 KLI
Ancient Greece
938 COV
Ancient Greece:
Birthplace of
democracy
938
Art and culture
of ancient
Greece
938 HEW
The Greeks
937 ARM
Rome
937
Art and culture of
ancient Rome
937
Ancient Rome
937 COR
What do we know
about the Romans?

6. Step 3:
Now let’s look for ebooks and audiobooks about
ancient Greece and Rome.
• Search the online catalog.
Change the material to ebook.
Then, change the material to
sound recording (nonmusical).
Awesome!

7. Step 4:
Now let’s look at online resources.
• Choose at least 2 of the databases to find out more information about
ancient Greece and Rome.
You are doing great!

8. Step 5:
Check to see what books and resources the
public library carries.
You did it!

9. Step 6:
Time to put it all together.
Share what you have learned with your teacher and
classmates!

10. Target level: 3rd grade
Virginia Standards of Learning Objectives:
English 3.6 – The student will continue to read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
• E) The student will draw conclusions based on text.
• F) The student will summarize major points found in nonfiction texts.
English 3.7 – The student will demonstration comprehension of information from a variety of print and
electronic resources.
History and Social Science 3.4 – The student will explain how the contributions of ancient Greece and
Rome have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, government, and sports.
AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner:
1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate answers to questions.
1.1.6 Read, view and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in
order to make inferences and gather meaning.

11. References
American Association of School Librarians. (2015). Standards for the 21st century learner.
Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/
learningstandards/AASL_LearningStandards.pdf
Virginia Department of Education. (2010). Standards of learning. Retrieved from
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/index.shtml