Ancient Roman Entertainment

What we’ll be covering…

Fri: Gladiators

Mon: Colosseum

Wed: General Entertainment: sources

Thurs: Circus Maximus

Fri: Computer Work--Research

Mon: Slavery

Tues: Spartacus

Vocabulary Amphitheatre: theatres in the round

Colosseum: the current name of the Amphiteratrum Flabium; a large Roman amphitheatre.

Circus Maximus: an ancient Rome facility for chariot racing that held 250,000 spectators.

Proscenium: the fore-stage where actors played their roles.

Aqueduct: a man-made channel for moving water, typically a bridge supported by tall columns.

Bath House: a building with baths for communal use

Colosseum Introduction We’re going to listen to an audio guide.

While listening, answer the following questions. Your heading should be “Colosseum Introduction: Listening Task”

What did it look like/look like now?

Who had it built?

When was it built?

How was it built? (not in audio)

For how long did the opening games last?

What was it used for? What about later?

#1 “What did it look like?”Let’s Take a Tour…

First, in pictures.

Then, in 360 video.

#2-3, “By whom, when and how was it built?”

Building started in 72 AD and finished in 80 AD. How did they build it in less than 10 years?!

Vespasian started construction, but it was finished and inaugurated by Titus.

The key to the quick building was the material, travertine, columns and arches.

The multiple levels have been described as layering their patented aqueduct design one on top of another.

The Building…

Homework: Write in your record books!

Read pages 26-7 in your resource books.

Answer the following questions: Why were the games at the colosseum started? How did the entertainment at the colosseum benefit

wealthy politicians? How many public entrances were there? When was the last gladitorial combat held? How did Roman Emperor Commodus die?

Quiz Results

Over 25:

15-25:

5-15:

<5:

Quiz Tips

Always attempt an answer—you could get partial credit!

Study! Pay attention in class. Even the act of copying notes helps you remember things in the future.

Heads up: I was very lenient on spelling in this last quiz. It may not always be so.

Assessment Task! Due____________

Assessment Task

“You are a member of the History Faculty at CSU-Bathurst. The University has decided to send you on a study tour of Ancient Roman archaeological sites”

What is your purpose? Your audience? So, what type of language should you use? Do your readers have some familiarity with the subject?

You must tell the story of one of the following Roman Innovations: Aqueducts, Amphitheatres, Roads or Theatres.

What is the story? Answer the 5 Ws--Who first build it? Why? How? When? Where?

Pays tribute to the Romans by explaining the legacy they have left to the modern world.

In other words, you must connect the Roman invention to current structures. How did the Roman’s technology affect later civilsations? Do you see it around today?

PowerPoint or Movie

Your visual presentation should follow the same outline as your essay.

Now, if you choose to use a PowerPoint presentation, there are a few rules to follow:1. Use BLANK space. Do not fill every page to its

max. 2.Use readable colors and fonts—be consistent

and don’t go crazy. 3. Do not spend too much time on animations—the

information is more important than how it flies onto the screen.

Persuasive EssayOne page, A4 typed, 12 font

Introduction Topic sentence* Main point: the innovation is significant

because it served x purposes in Roman times and y purposes today.

Conclusion/Transition sentence*

First Argument (first X purpose) Three supporting pieces of “evidence”

(facts/sources)**

Second Argument

Third Argument

Conclusion Restate main point, but reference the

things you argued in your essay.

NameClassDateAssessment Task

Your Title [Roman Structures Were Ahead of Their Time]

pg#

Bibliography

When you state your evidence, you must also say from where you got your information. According to ______________,

“__________________________” (date, page number/website).

At the end of your paper, you must include a list of all sources that you used/looked at. This is not included in your page count.

Bibliography

**Alphabetical order**

Website:Last, First Name. Title. Date

created. Date Accessed. Website Title. Website.

Book:Last, First Name. Title. Date

published. Publisher: City.

Page #

Where do you look for info?

Websites/Organisations/Gov sites

Wikipedia? No. But, it can still be useful. Wikipedia on Aqueducts.

PICTURES/IMAGES REFERENCES…

Entertainment in Rome: Sources

Using Plans to reconstruct the past

Let’s read pages 24-25 in class.

In small groups of 2-3, please answer the questions at the back (handout). While you work, students will come up

one by one to see me I will check your workbooks answer questions about your

assessment task Hand back quizzes & talk about your

progress.

Circus Maximus

We will….

Watch a clip of Ben Hur and the chariot race WHILE you work on your questions (pg 28—answers found on pg. 24 and in the picture).

Also, I will be calling students up again to see me, as we did yesterday.

Homework:

Tomorrow, we’ll work on your assessment task in class.