Introduction
Welcome Back students! As you know we have been learning about the geography of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Now you are going to decide which ancient civilization you would have chosen to grow up in. You have learned about the different crops and armies each civilization has raise. You have learned about the different things they traded and civilizations that have been caputured. You have learned about the land, waters and climates of each area. You have also learned about the inventions, and contributions and how they have added to what we now know as everyday life. Now it is up to you to decide what civilization you would like to grow up in and you are going to look at what it would be like to live here more in depth.
What would life be like back in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome?
Task
Once you have chosen the civilization (Anceint Greece or Ancient Rome) that would like to grow up in you are going to read books and find sources that tell you in more detail what life was like. The two books we read for our three lessons of geography gave you a good look at these civilizations but I want you to not only know these detail but I want for these details to come to life. The I want for you to write a 2 page paper describing what life would be like for you if you were growing up and living in the civilization you chose.
Process
- First, you are going to decide if you want to look at what it was like to grow up in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome.
- Once you have pick a civilization you are going to choose one of the following books under your topic to read and learn more about your civilization.
Ancient Greece
1) Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Hour of the Olympics
(Magic Tree House Fact Tracker, Book #10)
By Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, illustrated by Sal Murdocca
https://books.google.com/books?id=mUm9SY7DdG8C&pg=PA6&dq=Ancient+Greece…;
2)Hour of the Olympics
(Magic Tree House, Book #16)
By Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca
https://books.google.com/books?id=Sf-LPV4pWg8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=A…;
3) Stallion by Starlight
(Magic Tree House, Book #49)
By Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca
https://books.google.com/books?id=dgFu54FPgwAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=S…
4) Kids in Ancient Greece
By Lisa A. Wroble and L. Wroble
http://vps102506.vps.ovh.ca/Stellar-328/7221593280-kids-in-ancient-gree…;
(This link will take you to the free eBook)
5) Farmers & Fighters
By Jane Shuter
http://link.sailsinc.org/portal/Farmers--fighters-Jane-Shuter/GO7fD1Vvv…
(I will give you the library link)
Ancient Rome
1) Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano
(Magic Tree House Fact Tracker, Book #14)
By Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, illustrated by Sal Murdocca
https://books.google.com/books?id=96gbXsTkRo8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=A…;
2) Vacation Under the Volcano
(Magic Tree House, Book #13)
By Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca
This book can be found in the library.
3) Kids in Ancient Rome
By Lisa A. Wroble and L. Wroble
This book can be found in the library.
4) Rome in Spectacular Cross-Section
(Rome)
By Stephen Biesty and Andrew Solway
This book can be found in the library.
If you do find any of the book choices above to you may find your own book on one of the two topics. It must be approved by me before you can begin.
3. Now you are going to read the book and you are going to write down a summary about each chapter of the book. For the books that do not have chapter but are very detailed on each or every other page, you should summaries each page.
4. Once you have finished the book and written all your summaries you are going to reread your summaries and think about how your life would be based on the book you have read.
5. Then you are going to write about what your life would be like if you grew up in this civilization based on what you have learned and read.
Evaluation
Students, you will be graded individually on your assignment since this was not group work. When I am grading I will look to see that your pick either Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome as your civilization to read about. Then, I will want to see that you picked at least one book to read about your topic. If you picked a different book from the list it needed to be approved before you read. I would like for you to turn in all of your summaries to make sure you did this step of the process. This step was to help you remember things you found important from your reading which you could choose to use in your final paper. Lastly, I will collect your paper. It should be two pages in length with many details depicting you in the civilization you chose.
Conclusion
From this webquest, I hope you were able to become more familiar with the civilizaiton you chose. The purpose of reading the books, specifically the Magic Tree House, was to bring the history to live so that you could imagine yourself in this very culture.
Credits
Osborne, M.P. (1998). Hour of the Olympics. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=Sf-LPV4pWg8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ancient+Greece+and+the+Olympics:+A+Nonfiction+Companion+to+Hour+of+the+Olympics&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5rbXswPfQAhVY32MKHXxCA-sQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q&f=false
Osborn, M.P. (2014). Sallion by Starlight. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=dgFu54FPgwAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=S…
Osborne, M.P., & Boyce, N.P. (2004). Ancient Greece and the Olympics:A Nonfiction Companion to Hour of the Olympics. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=mUm9SY7DdG8C&pg=PA6&dq=Ancient+Greece+and+the+Olympics:+A+Nonfiction+Companion+to+Hour+of+the+Olympics&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5rbXswPfQAhVY32MKHXxCA-sQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=Ancient%20Greece%20and%20the%20Olympics%3A%20A%20Nonfiction%20Companion%20to%20Hour%20of%20the%20Olympics&f=false
Osborn, M.P., & Boyce, N.P. (2006). Ancient Rome and Pompeii:A Nonfiction Companion to MagiC Tree House #13 Vaction under the Volcano (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker, Book #14) Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=96gbXsTkRo8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=A…
Wroble, L.A. (n.d) Kids in Ancient Greece (Kids Throughout History) By Lisa A. Wroble PDF Retrieved from http://vps102506.vps.ovh.ca/Stellar-328/7221593280-kids-in-ancient-gree…;
Thank you to Scholastic for the book options, pictures and the font for the book titles.
Teacher Page
SOL 3.j The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by j) accessing a variety of media, including online resources.
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Culture "Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity."
Learners
- This webquest is meant for third grade history but you can adjust the level and subject by picking out different book options.
- Before beginning the lesson student do not need to have any background knowledge of the topic. The lesson is meant as a refresher but it could be a beginning lesson too.
Process
- This lesson is meant for one class but can be open to more than one. The lesson is worked on once a day and it should take at least two weeks to complete. It could take more or less time depending on how fast the students read. The lesson is multidisciplinary since it is involving history, reading, and writing.
- Some students are going to pick difficult books that they cannot read. I need to make sure that my students are able to read the books they pick. Therefore I will suggest for students to be able to read all but five words on the first page of the book in order to determine if the book will be too hard.
- Some students might not like the book options, so I said students can find a book on the topic and get my approval.
- A novice teacher should be able to pull this off. This lesson involves a lot of independent work on the part of the students. As long as the teacher knows how to use the computer, to copy and paste links or to find these books in the library, the teacher should be set.