1. The Fall of Rome Chapter 2: 7 th grade Social Studies Tuesday: Location Wednesday: Government, beliefs, people Thursday: Conflict/problems Friday: Test

2. Agenda: Tuesday, 9-3-13 DateAssignmentPage # 8/30Fall of Rome LoD9 9/3Fall of Rome Study Guide10 9/3Bell work11 9/3Fall of Rome: Location12

3. Homework: Due Friday Use the 7 th grade Social Studies textbook Chapter 2: pages 24-40 Create graphic organizers to outline each section Create your own, or use the ones provided on the class webpage. Three graphic organizers total: one for each section. Additional instructions available on the website.

5. Agenda: Tuesday, 9-3-13 DateAssignmentPage # 8/30Fall of Rome LoD19 9/3Fall of Rome Study Guide20 9/3Fall of Rome: Location21

6. Map of the Roman Empire Europe

7. I. Constantinople  City in Eastern portion of Roman Empire  Center of trade: between two seas, well protected  power shift: over time, became capital of Roman Empire.

8. II. Eastern Empire  Over time, the Eastern half became separate from the Western half.  Eastern half: Byzantine Empire  Western half: Roman Empire  Constantinople: Capital in the East  Main language: Greek

9. 1.Constantinople Turn to page 36, and read the paragraph under the Blue Main Idea called Emperors Rule from Constantinople. Create two additional bullet points about Constantinople that are not in section 1 of the notes. Create two what if statements about these bullet points. Answer both. #1 #2 2. A New Society, pg. 38 Read the two paragraphs on page 38, and give two examples that support this statement: “Things change over time.” 3. Acrostic Poem: Use each bullet point from the notes in an acrostic poem E A S T E R N Interactions: Fall of Rome location: periods 2,5,7

10. Interactions: Fall of Rome location: periods 1, 4 1.What if statements Turn 1 bullet point from section 1 and 1 bullet point from section two into what if statements. Answer both statements. 2. Pictures 3. Quiz: Answer the questions, using today’s notes a. Why was Constantinople a center of trade? b. What was Constantinople the capital city of? c. Describe Constantinople’s location (north, east South, or West) d. What was the main language in the East? e. What was the name of the Empire in the west? What was the name of the Empire in the East?

11. Period 1: Graphic Organizer

12. Agenda: Wednesday, 9-4-13 DateAssignmentPage # 9/4Fall of Rome: Emperors Graphic Organizer 22

13. Agenda: Wednesday, 9-4-13 DateAssignmentPage # 9/4Fall of Rome: Emperors Graphic Organizer 13

14. Agenda: Wednesday, 9-4-13 DateAssignmentPage # 9/4Fall of Rome: Emperors13

15. Roman Empire: Emperors Fall of Rome: Emperors Diocletian Constantine Justinian

16. Fall of Rome: Emperors Diocletian Constantine Justinian Decided the Roman Empire was too big Divided the Empire into separate parts Moved the capital East, Constantinople Established national religion: Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern Emperor, interested in law Justinian Code: old and new laws combined

17. Fall of Rome: Emperors: periods 2,5,7 Below the chart, do one interaction, one content imperative, and one theme. Look at the posters on the back wall for more information on how to do these. Each emperor must be represented. Interactions (choose one) Content Imperatives (choose one) Themes (choose one) Haiku Poem Cinquain poem Analogy 2 What if statements with answers Origin Contribution Convergence Paradox Parallel Change Conflict Power Relationships

18. Fall of Rome: Emperors: periods 1,4 Below the chart, do three interactions. Choose from the list below. Do one interaction for each emperor. InteractionInstruction 1. Haiku Poem3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables 2. Cinquain poem 5 lines (1-2-3-4-1 words) 3. PictureDraw a picture showing an emperor’s achievements 4. What if question Ask a what if question about an emperor, and answer it. 5. Unanswered question Ask a question that the notes cannot answer. 6. SentenceUse the chart to rewrite an emperor’s achievement’s into one sentence.

19. Agenda: Thursday, 9-5-13 DateAssignmentPage # 9/5Fall of Rome: Problems/Conflicts14

20.  Look at the change in the territory controlled by the Roman Empire. What do you think happened?

21.  What is happening to the Western Empire?

24. Individuals who threatened Rome and lived near Germanic borders

25. Much of the Western Empire’s territory was lost to Barbarians Pg. 31 Large size  Diocletian dividing it Pg. 34 Pg. 31 Pg. 35 Pg. 31 Pg. 31 Over time:

26. Fall of Rome: Conflicts/Problems: periods 2,5,7 Below the chart, do one interaction, one content imperative, and one theme from the list. Look at the posters on the back wall for more information/instructions. Interactions (choose one) Content Imperatives (choose one) Themes (choose one) Comic strip (Create a comic strip with 6 panels that tells a story about one of Rome’s problems. A comic strip has both writing and drawings. Origin Contribution Convergence Paradox Parallel Change Conflict Power Relationships

27. Fall of Rome: conflict/problems: periods 1,4 Below the chart, do these interactions. Choose from the list below. Do one interaction for each problem InteractionInstruction 1. Haiku Poem3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables 2. Cinquain poem 5 lines (1-2-3-4-1 words) 3. What if question Ask a what if question about a problem, and answer it. 4. Unanswered question Ask a question that the notes cannot answer. 5. SentenceUse the chart to rewrite a problem into one sentence. Also, draw one picture for each problem

28. Agenda: Friday, 9-6-13 DateAssignmentPage # 9/5Roman world learning log (HW)15

29. Agenda: Friday, 9-6-13 DateAssignmentPage # 9/5Roman world learning log (HW)24

30. Learning Log: The Roman World 1.Create a list of 10 things you learned about the Romans. Ex: “Augustus was the 1 st emperor or Rome, taking power after Julius Caesar.” Use your notebooks! 2. What questions do you have about the Roman world that weren’t answered? Write four unanswered questions. Ex. “How did the Romans come up with the idea of tripartite government? Why did they feel that idea was best?” 3. Explain and describe three topics you learned about the Romans that are important to life today. Ex: “The Romans suffered from diseases but today many diseases have cures, we don’t worry as much as the Romans did.”