Today should prove interesting.  The students are making their own political cartoon about a conflict we have learned about in studying Rome.  Might be fun!


Bell-Ringer:  Why did the Roman Empire not defend itself against the Barbarian invasions?




No homework.

Today the Roman Empire dies.  


Bell-ringer:  What are three things that helped bring an end to the Roman Empire?


Homework:  "Everyday life in Ancient Rome"

Movie day!  All core classes are shortened so we have just enough time to kill off some more of the Roman Empire in notes today.  


Bell-Ringer:  What was the single event that led to the downfall of the Roman Empire?


No homework.

Today we start to cover the fall of the Roman Empire.  We are going to take some notes and then the students get some time to work on their homework.


Bell-ringer:  Why were the Roman schoolmasters Greek?


Homework:  "Times of Peace"

The goal is to finish Rome in time for the last week of school shenanigans.  In order to do that today, you guessed it, we are taking notes.  Notes are over Education and slaves including the slave revolt led by Spartacus.


Bell-ringer:  How was a Roman divorce unfair to women?


No homework.

We have a shortish field trip today, so classes are shortened a little.  We will continue with notes today on the daily life of Rome.  


Bell-Ringer:  Why was Pax Romana such a big deal?


No homework.

First off today we are going to talk about yesterday and the giant map.  Following that we have some notes on the lifestyle of the Romans to take.  


Bell-ringer:  What line of Longitude is 0 degrees?


Homework:  "From Republic to Empire"

Yesterday we had a substitute.  Today we are going to view the giant map of Asia.  The person in charge of the map has some activities for the students to do.  We have already covered Asia in class so the students should have a pretty good grasp of the material.


Bell-ringer:  None


No homework.

We continued notes.  Today we talked about teh first and second triumvirate of Rome. 


Homework:  Study Guide

Bell-ringer:  Who was Sulla and what did he do?

Wednesday
We talked about the Skill of how to read a Cartogram.  We read pages 490-491 in the book and had a pop-quiz.  


Bell-ringer:  Why was the 3rd Punic War the most brutal?


Homework:  "Skills:  Read a Cartogram" worksheet.




Thursday
We are continuing notes on Rome.  Today we are talking about Rome's first dictator, the dichotomy between rich and poor and the crisis in agriculture.


Bell-ringer:  What is a cartogram?


Homework:  "The Republic Weakens"