Fall of Rome?

1.  Seminar: 'Did Rome Really 'Fall'?  intro & criteria (handout)

2.  Reading/Note time - Seminar Friday, May 6

3.  Complete 'Fall of Rome' doc (see last blog entry for the link)
     Use for your seminar notes!

Homework: Project Due Monday, May 9 - 2 weekends left!

Did Rome Fall?

*Reminder your Inquiry Project is due in 2 weeks!
 * Monday, May 9

1.  Fall of Rome Chart

2.  Fall of Rome Documentary - take notes for seminar.
                        (watch until 24 minutes in)

Homework: your research notes/bibliography for your final project

Project time

1.  Complete Trajan's column dvd

2.  Research/plan museum exhibit

3.  Notes/bibliography check in with Ms Cyr

Project due Monday May 9

Roman Emperors continued...

1.  Discuss: 'From Republic to Empire' Q 
       *check you have complete information, add anything you missed!

2. Roman Emperor evaluations.... part 2

3.  Trajan's column (dvd clip)

Homework:
Research Notes & Bibliography due for feedback next class- Friday

Roman Emperors

1.  Roman Emperors- What makes a good leader?  (handout & powerpoint)

2. Emperor Evaluations

3.  Trajan's column (dvd clip)

Homework: 
*Your project research and rough bibliography due for feedback on Friday. 
Things to think about... 
What is your museum exhibit going to look like?
What artifacts, visuals and presentation methods will you use?

Pompeii

1.  Pompeii plaster casts

2.  "Pompeii: The Last Day" Fact vs Fiction
        On a sheet of paper create two columns to record fact vs  
       fiction/dramatization as you watch the documentary

Homework: 
 Final Inquiry Project research notes & bibliography

Project research

Inquiry Project due Monday May 9

Reminders:
Read your criteria sheet for how you will be assessed!

Make sure you are working on your research notes & bibliography as you go...

Final project research...

Make sure you are taking research notes - have an organizational system for them!

Make sure you are recording your bibliography information

BOTH will be handed in as part of your final mark for the project!

Project due date Monday, May 9

Final Project research

1.  Make sure you have your Inquiry Question.
        Break your Inquiry Question into smaller 
         topics/subquestions

2.  Research 
      *Make sure to organize your research using your 
          sub topics/sub questions
      * Start your working Bibliography and have a way of linking           your research notes to it so you can trace things back if needed 

      *BOTH your NOTES and your BIBLIOGRAPHY(good copy)              are part of your project mark and will be handed in

     * What 'artifacts' & visuals will be part of your final display ?
           *start collecting those as you research.

Project Due Date: Monday, May 9

Rome/Final Projects Topics

1.  Final Project: (handout)
      What will your Inquiry question be?
      What research questions will you need to answer?
     Once you have your Inquiry question let Ms Cyr know and she will add it to the list of topics

2.  Complete 'Rome: Daily Lives' handout from last class


Homework:
Any incomplete work from today's class
* Punic Wars assignment was due last week - Is yours in??

Have your Inquiry Question ready for next class!