YOU ARE A ROMAN CHILD

THE INTRODUCTION

Would you like to know what a Roman child played or wore? Do you want to know if

they went to school?

Now, you are a Roman child!!!

Let's investigate and find out what Roman children life was like, what they ate, played,

where they lived, their pets….

THE TASK

• 1.- Write a letter to your best friend as if you both were Roman children and you were telling him about your life.

• 2.- With four more children, make a poster of what you have learnt, we are going to display it in the hall way to share it with the rest of the classes.

THE PROCESS

You have to follow these four steps to do your final task:

1. Investigate about different aspects of the life of a Roman child.2. Learn how to write a friendly letter.3. Write the letter to your friend.4. Make a poster.

STEP 1Let’s find out!!

Look at this aspects of a Roman child’s life:

Food School

Patrician families

PetsHome

GamesClothes

Names and first years

Click on each picture to find out more about it.

Plebeian families

Now, with your group, do this TABLE using the information you just have read.

If you want to learn more about Romans click on the pictures.

Time to play and test what you have learnt!!!

FOOD

HOUSES

GAMES

We are now going to learn how to write a friendly letter.

• Get with your group, have a look at these examples and find the five parts of a friendly letter.

STEP 2Friendly letters

Let’s check if you got it right .

Read , check and learn a bit more on how to write them. Just click here.

• Write the letter to your friend, remember both of you are children from Ancient Rome. This generator is going to help you to write the letter.

• After you do it with the generator you will have to re-write it in a word document and sent a copy to your friend and to your teacher.

• Make sure you have a look at this checking list.

STEP 3Time to write!!!!!

We all want to know about Roman children. With your group make a poster sharing with us all the facts you found out.

Don’t forget to include plenty of pictures!!!

STEP 4Make a poster

ASSESSMENT CHART

_____/16• Adapted from. http://teachfine.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/friendlyletter

4 POINTS 3 POINTS 2 POINTS 1 POINT

SALUTATION AND

CLOSING

Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization and

punctuation. Placed appropriately

Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors and are

placed appropriately

Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors.

One or both note correctly placed

Salutation and/or closing

missing

BODY OF LETTER

Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-

constructed, varied vocabulary and

sentence structure.

All sentences are complete and well

constructed with no fragments or run-ons.

Paragraphing is

generally well done.

Most sentences are complete and well

constructed. Paragraphs

are unorganized.

Many sentence fragments or run on

sentences. No evidence of paragraphing

GRAMMAR AND

SPELLING

No errors in grammar or

spelling in body of letter Only 1-2 errors in capitalization or

punctuation in body of letter

Only 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling in

body of letter

More than 4 errors in spelling and/or grammar

in body of letter

NEATNESS Letter is handwritten with

no distracting errors. Letter is neatly written, easy to read with 1-2

distracting errors.

Letter is legible with several distracting

errors. Letter is wrinkled

Letter is illegible, with many distracting errors.

Letter is wrinkled

You have learned a lot about Roman children lifes and now you

know how to write a letter to your friends .

WELL DONE!!!!!!

CONCLUSIONS

CREDITS

•Cat’s clip art . www.flickr.com•Children working: annmorristaber.net•Computer : www.perrypl.okpls.org•Roman girl: http://images.google.es/images?gbv=2&hl=es&sa=1&q=ancient+rome+girl+drawing&btnG=Buscar+im%C3%A1genes&aq=f&oq=•Food drawing: www.fas.usda.gov•School: www.phillipmartin.info•Family: www.scrantonlibrary.org•Plebeian family: www.associatedcontent.com•Pets: www.lifesacharacter.com•House: juniorschool.wikispaces.com•Toys: www.clipartandcrafts.com•Clothes: www.fotosearch.com•Baby: www.bradfitzpatrick.com•No place like Rome: rome.mrdonn.org•http://rome.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html•Envelope: www.records.ncdcr.gov

HOUSESHOUSES

Before doing the quiz, read a bit more about houses.

Now, let’s see what you have learnt, do the quiz.

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FOODFOOD

Before doing the quiz, read a bit more about food.

Now, let’s see what you have learnt, do the quiz

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GAMESGAMES

Before doing the quiz, read a Before doing the quiz, read a bit more about bit more about games.

Now, let’s see what you have Now, let’s see what you have learnt, do the learnt, do the quiz.

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Dear Susan, It feels like such a long time since the last time I saw you.

I know it's only been several weeks since I saw you. So far my summer has been great!

I spend my all my weekends at the beach. I am getting a nice tan and you can no longer say I am paler than you. I have been playing lots of volleyball, surfing and building a nice collection of sea shells. Just this past weekend I took second place in a sandcastle building contest!

On the weekdays I work. I drive an ice cream truck around and sell ice cream to the kids. It is so cool. It is a combination of the two things I love most, ice cream and kids. The pay isn't too great but I love the job so much.

I hope the summer's been going well for you too. There's only a month and a half left in summer vacation and after that it's back to school. Would you like to meet up some time to before school starts?

Your friend, Signature P.S. John Austin says hi.

506 Country LaneNorth Baysville, CA 53286

July 16, 2007

From http://www.letterwritingguide.com/samplefriendlyletter.htm

Next letter Back

Dear Anne, Summer is at last here and I was really waiting for it!

We finished school last week and since then I have been going to my grandpa’s swimming pool everyday, I have been also playing everyday with my wii, mum told me that it is just because these are my holydays.As you know my birthday was on June 15, I had a great party; dad prepared the food and drinks, sandwiches, pizzas, hamburgers and lots of fizzy drinks and ice-creams. I got lots of presents, several games for my PSP and wii but my very favourite one was a white hamster, his name is Buddy, now I’ve got my dog, my cat and the hamster. I also got some fantastic trainers and a t-shirt.

I hope you are having a very good summer too. Please write me soon and tell me what you are doing.

Your friend, Martha

P.S. Say hi to your sister.

1221 Ebswood Close Jacksonville, Tx 75766

July 10, 2009

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FRIENDLY LETTER CHECKING LIST

In the signature, did I…. Capitalized and aligned under date and closing?

In the closing, did I….. Capitalized with comma & aligned under date?

In the body, did I….. Indented & capitalized with at least 3 sentences, maintains

margins?

In the greeting, did I…. Write Dear _____, on left side, capitalized with comma?

In the heading, did I… Write the date started at centre moving to right side?

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