About This Lesson
Students will begin the lesson with a Warm Up where they hypothesize how the Roman Republic expanded into the Roman Empire. Students will then begin with a quick Launch where the teacher gives students brief contextual background information about Julius Caesar and Augustus and then explains that students will be acting as advisors to Caesar and Augustus about how to expand and maintain the growing empire. Learning Objective: Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of Caesar and Augustus’ plans for the expansion and maintenance of the Roman Empire. Aligned to CCSS: RH.6-8.1
Excellent work. Great student collaboration involved.