1. Warm Up
What happened in Mexico on 5/5, that makes it a national holiday there?
Fabulous prize to the first person with the correct answer!

2. Roman Gladiators

3. Gladiator Week!! Monday – Introduction video
Your job – Notecatcher
Tuesday – Computer Lab Day One
Your job – “You wouldn’t want to be a Gladiator”
Wednesday – Computer Lab Day Two
Your job – Research for your poster
Thursday – Final Computer Lab Day
Your job – Finish research
Friday – Poster creation
Due at the end of class (assessment grade)

4. Introduction Video Set up your next spiral page 34
Divide it into 4 boxes (take up as much space as you can), and label each box
Surprised – Good
Surprised – Bad
Already Knew
Questions I have
Discovery ed
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5. “You Wouldn’t want to be a Roman Gladiator”
Read the online book
Answer the questions on the handout that accompany it
Check it with me for a practice grade
Use this info as the starting point for your research

6. Gladiator Webquest
Task 1: Create a poster that showcases the life of one type of gladiator, that includes:
A brief description of that type of gladiator
Weapons he used in battle
Armor he was able to wear
Picture or drawing of that type of gladiator
Task 2: Written description of your life’s events
How and where were you captured?
What was the journey to Rome like?
Describe “Gladiator School”
Describe the fighting in the Colosseum – the crowd, the emperor, your opponent