1. Project Archaeology: Investigating a Roman Villa BECCA JANKE RJANKE@CTKJESUIT.ORG PROJECTARCHAEOLOGY.ORG

2. Oriental Institute

4. Project Archaeology

5. Project Archaeology: Investigating Nutrition

7. Benefits: World History  Student centered exploration  Students become archaeologists and think as one  Confidence with new artifacts  Know where archaeologists find information

8. World History – Do Now 1.Name the figure. 2.Draw the figure. 3.Write 3 observations. 4.Write one inference based on your observations.

9. What about Latin?

11. Pompeii: The Last Day

12. Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii

13. Investigating a Roman Villa  Taught rough draft as a unit in April to my Latin I students  Students bought into Latin more  Cultural understandings beyond text  Avoided confusions  Cross curricular (History, Science, Math)  Kids loved it!

14. Warm-Up Lesson: What is Archaeology  Dispels myths about archaeology  Overview of unit

15. Lesson One: Ethics of Studying Human Remains  Archaeology focuses on Oplontis and Herculanium, specifically human remains  Discovery Channel Video: Pompeii: Back from the Dead  Ethical discussions and essay

16. Lesson Two: Knowing the Land – Knowing the People  Overview of Pliny the Younger  Geography at Oplontis  Wall Painting of Vesuvius and Bacchus, from the House of the Centenary  Measure Villa with string

17. Lesson Three: Vesuvius Erupts  Four types of volcanic eruptions via videos of actual eruptions  Use information about volcanoes to analyze two of Pliny’s letters  Experiment in class (video)

18. Examples of Student Learning from Test

19. Lesson Four: Romans Recline to Dine  Triclinia are discussed  How frescoes are restored  How to observe frescoes as an archaeologist  Fresco mystery

20. Lesson Five: Mosaic Math  Learn vocabulary for mosaics and use it  Make their own mosaics  Optional project using math

21. Lesson Six: Coins and Culture  Learn how to read a United States coin  Learn how to read a Roman coin, then analyze them  Make own coin

22. Lesson Seven: Mystery at a Roman Villa  Compare modern houses to Roman Villae  Learn names of rooms in Villa  Label rooms of actual Villa  Play Clue in Latin: Indicium

25. Lesson Eight: Stewardship is Everyone’s Responsibility  Laws protecting Archaeological sites: national and international  How to be active citizens  How to protect our history via archaeology, specifically Pompeii

26. Unit Assessment  Essay on learning of unit  News broadcast on the natural disaster of the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius

27. Questions?