Interdiscplinary Plan

Mrs. Smith 17 Mar 08
Small Learning Interdisciplinary Plan

Ancient Rome

NY State Standards:
Social Studies 2- use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.
Language Other Than English 2- develop cross-cultural skills and understandings.
Mathematics, Science & Technology 1- use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.
English Language Arts 2- read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
The Arts 1- actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts and participate in various roles in the arts.
Activities
Social Studies:
Create a graphic organizer describing the different parts of the Roman culture using your text, notes, or handouts. Compare your organizers to the other organizers in your group and discuss differences.
Create a timeline to show specific, significant events occurring in Ancient Rome that were discussed in class. Include significant people, places, architecture, wars, etc.
English:
Pick a name of a God or Goddess out of the hat and I will pass out a corresponding mythological story that you must read.
· Describe different characteristics of your God or Goddess according to the mythological story you read.
Arts:
Act out part of the play “Caesar”.
· Create a drawing of a mythological God, Goddess, or creature.
Spanish:
Compare and Contrast the Ancient Roman culture to the Hispanic culture.
· Describe why you should know where Romance languages had come from and how far, according to a provided map, the influence spread. Notice the similarity to how far the Roman Empire stretched.
Mathematics:
According to the scale, build any type of Roman architecture.
· Create a graph showing where different Roman slaves came from.