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The lesson plans for The Roman Empire in the First Century are designed to engage and challenge students in a number of curriculum areas. These include world history, social studies, geography, science, mathematics, communication arts, religion, sociology, behavioral studies, current events, mythology, economics, theater, and engineering design in grades 6-12. The McREL Compendium of K-12 Standards Addressed in the lesson plans are listed below and vary by lesson.
World History Standard 9: Understands how major religious and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean Basin, China, and Indian from 500 BCE to 300 CE. Standard 11: Understands major global trends from 1000 BCE to 300 CE. Historical Understanding Standard 1: Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns. Standard 2: Understands the historical perspective. Geography Standard 1: Understands the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies. Standard 2: Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment. Standard 3: Understands the characteristics and uses of spatial organization of Earth's surface. Standard 4: Understands the physical and human characteristics of place Standard 9: Understands the nature, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface. Standard 12: Understands the patterns of human settlement and their causes. Standard 17: Understands how geography is used to interpret the past. Theatre Standard 1: Demonstrates competency in writing scripts. Standard 2: Uses acting skills. Language Arts Writing Standard 2: Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing. Standard 3: Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions. Standard 4: Gathers and uses information for research purposes. Reading Standard 5: Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process. Standard 7: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts. Listening and Speaking Standard 8: Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes. Viewing Standard 9: Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media. Mathematics Standard 1: Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process. Standard 2: Understands and applied basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers. Standard 3: Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation. Science Standard 13: Understands the scientific enterprise. Behavioral Studies Standard 1: Understands that group and cultural influences contribute to human development, identity, and behavior. Standard 4: Understands conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals, groups, and institutions. Working with Others Standard 1: Contributes to the overall effort of a group. Standard 4: Displays effective interpersonal communication skills. Standard 5: Demonstrates leadership skills. Thinking and Reasoning Standard 1: Understands the basic principles of presenting an argument. Standard 3: Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences. Standard 6: Applied decision-making techniques. |
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