Julius Caesar Lesson Plan

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March 15, 2007

History
On this day in 44 B.C. Roman Dictator, Julius Caesar was assassinated. Learn more about him here:
http://www.helium.com/tm/213934/julius-caesar-assassinated-march
Discussion questions:
1. What day was Julius Caesar born?
2. Did Julius follow orders to return to Rome without his army?
3. What month was named after Julius Caesar?

Learn about Roman government here: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/romans/TheRepublic.pdf
Show what you know with this worksheet: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/romans/TheRepublic_blank.pdf

Journal
Pompeii was an Ancient Roman city that was buried under ash after a volcano erupted.
The archaeologists who discovered Pompeii were amazed at the things they found. Imagine that some great disaster happened in your town and it was frozen in time. Write or draw a picture about what archaeologists would be amazed to find if they dug up your town in the year 3,000.

Language Arts
Editing Practice
Correct the passage below. The source for this edit and the answer are listed below. Don’t let your child see the link until they have attempted the exercise.

On the roman calendar, March 15 was call the “ides of March.” The term “ides” were use to describe the 13th or 15th day of each months, depending on the number of days in that month. Our word “calendar” comes from the Latin word “kalends.” In Latin, a “kalendrium is a account book and kalends, the first day of the month, is the day many bill are do to be payed.
Answer Key http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/edit/edit0313.shtml

Reading

Many Romans lived in large cities and at the heart of each city was a forum. The forum was a large open area, used as a market and a public meeting place. There were food stands in the forum where people could buy cooked food. There were also temples for worshipping gods and the current emperor. Learn more about the forums here:
http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=12739&external=http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/6/unit/act6.2.html&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090084.shtml&title=A%20Day%20at%20the%20Roman%20Forum
The ancient Romans spoke Latin. Try your hand at Latin with these Latin words:
http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=6766&external=http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/latin.htm&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090084.shtml&title=Latin%20Dictionary
Geography
How big was the Roman Empire? Find out here:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/romans/The_Roman_Empire.pdf
Using what you learned, fill in this map:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/romans/Empire_map.pdf


Math

Math the Roman Way
The Romans used only seven letters to express all of their numbers. The combination of a letter and its position could represent any number. Learn how they did it: http://www.oliverlawrence.com/romans101/ Now practice your skills:
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp276-03.shtml
Work Sheet Answers
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/02/lp276-03.shtml




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