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CHW 3M Roman Empire Power Point Assignment: Who Contributed to Rome’s Decline?
In a group of 5, you will research one time period during the Roman Empire. Your group will provide a PERSIAT-style overview of the time period, using the headings below to answer the question, “what happened in the Roman Empire during the reign of…? You will also explain how the emperor of the time eventually contributed to Rome’s eventual downfall.
Emperors (in chronological order)
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Nero
Trajan
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Diocletian
Constantine
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Headings – 1 per person (if one is not applicable to an emperor two people can combine on one heading that is more important)
Government/Law
Including political system and government, such as the emperor’s relations with the Senate, legal developments [any underlying causes for decline?]
Economics
Including basis of the economy, coinage, trade, use of slave labour, taxes, government economic policies [any underlying causes for decline?]
Romanization / Pax Romana
Including foreign relations, conquests, expansion, spread of Roman values to conquered territories, army equipment and tactics, citizenship, revolts [any underlying causes for decline?]
Hierarchy / Social Relations
Including religion, relations between classes (plebeians-patricians), gender, treatment of slaves, developments in daily life, citizenship, education [any underlying causes for decline?]
Infrastructure/Technology
Including development of public works such as roads, bridges, buildings, monuments, aqueducts, technology [any underlying causes for decline?]
Presentation
The group will give a 20 minute Power-Point presentation based on a THEME (argument). The only things you are allowed to have on your slides are headings, pictures of related things, descriptive captions, quotations from PSDs and citations. The slides are to be visual supports for what is being said orally. You may use charts for argument slides. The group should start with a catchy introduction (or hook), and finish with a proper conclusion that refers back to contribution to decline, not with “that’s it or yeah.” No presentism, please; think in terms of Roman values.
Audience
The audience will fill in their worksheet entitled “Contributions to Decline” during each presentation. It is the presenters’ job to make it clear what should go on the chart.
Individual Notes
They must be handed in. They must follow the required format. They can be considered for marks.
Curriculum Expectations
INQUIRY SKILLS - A1.2 select and organize relevant evidence and information on aspects of world history to 1500 from a variety of primary and secondary sources; A1.5 use the concepts of historical thinking (i.e., cause and consequence) when analysing, evaluating evidence about, and formulating conclusions and/or judgements regarding historical issues, events, and/or developments in world history to 1500; A 1.6 evaluate and synthesize their findings to formulate conclusions and/or make informed; judgements or predictions about the issues, events, and/or developments they are investigating; A1.7 communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles, as appropriate for the audience and purpose; A 1.8 use accepted forms of documentation (e.g., footnotes) to reference different types of sources; CONTENT – D1 Social, Economic, and Political Context: explain the role of various social, economic, and political events and developments in the decline of three or more societies/civilizations, each from a different region and different period prior to 1500, and how these factors affected people living in these societies
Name: ______(each student must bring his/her own rubric)
Rubric for Decline of Roman Empire Power Point and Oral Presentation
Levels of Achievement
Criteria / Level 4 / Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 1 /SCORE
Knowledge:Understanding of basic concepts related to the person, the time period and the eventual decline / Your contribution to the presentation is built on a solid foundation of knowledge. / Your contribution to the presentation shows good knowledge with a few minor gaps. / Your contribution shows some knowledge with more than a few gaps. / Your contribution shows limited knowledge – relying on others, copied from sources, irrelevant or inaccurate information.
Thinking:
Research - directly answers “what happened to the Roman Empire during the reign of…?” / 2 detailed, precise examples on what happened in this period of the Roman Empire. Relevant to your heading. Does not go overboard and try to cram presentation full of facts. / 2 specific examples on what happened in this period of the Roman Empire. / Some specific information on what happened in this period of the Roman Empire (may be more general than specific, possibly off topic). / Points lack specific detail on what happened in this period of the Roman Empire. May be off topic (not clearly related to your heading). Crammed full of trivial pursuit type facts.
Application:
Directly argues/defends contribution to decline using HTC vocab of causes/consequences / Persuasive, direct and clear defense of contribution to decline using deep and appropriate HTC vocab. / Quality defense of contribution to decline using expected HTC vocab. / Some defense of contribution to decline. More stated than argued, or implied but not directly argued. Some basic HTC vocab. / Rambling, vague, broad: doesn’t defend contribution to decline. Stated not argued. Not in synch with group. Little if any HTC vocab.
Communication:
Relevant visuals
Citations are clear and error-free
Clear, concise, relevant captions / Visuals and captions consistently, effectively and clearly relate to the content being discussed and enhance it.
Citations are in correct footnote format. / Visuals and captions mostly relate to the content being discussed and are appropriate.
Citations are mostly in proper footnote format. Minor format errors. / Visuals and captions have a tenuous relationship to the content being discussed. May be repetitive, decorative, off topic.
Citations have errors in footnote format and usage. May be missing a few citations. / Visuals and captions seem to have no relationship to the content being discussed. Visuals are purely for decoration. Or, there are few visuals.
Many or major errors in footnote format of citations.
No citations = zero. The assignment will NOT be accepted without footnotes.
SCORES 4++=100, 4+=95, 4=88, 4-=82, 3+=78, 3=75, 3-=72, 6+=68, 6=65, 6-=62, 5+=58, 5=55, 5-=52, Below 1 = 49-0
Note: Below level 1 does not meet the expectations of this assignment.
CHW 3M Hints for Decline of Roman Empire Power Point Assignment
Dates in library:
Thurs. Nov. 5, Fri. Nov. 6, Mon. Nov. 9, Tues. Nov. 10, Wed. Nov. 11, Thurs. Nov. 12
Presentation dates*:
Mon. Nov. 16, Tues. Nov. 17, Wed. Nov. 18 *Order of presentations is chronological.
*All Power Point USBs/emails/ Google presentations are due on the first day of presentations. No group gets extra time.
Timing:
Your group must stick to your timeline of max. 20 minutes per group – cut off at 22.
Sources:
At the bottom of each slide in a textbox, please include citations in footnote format (with numbers at the beginning). Footnotes should refer to images and any information on the slide (though there should not be many words). Please consult reliable websites. If you do a Google Image search you must assess the reliability of the image from its original website (see blog for tips). Failure to cite using footnotes will result in a zero for plagiarism. A bibliography is not necessary.
Each group will be given some starter materials from A History of the Roman People. You can simply cite this as History of the Roman People, 4th ed. Record page numbers.
Name on slides:
Please write the name of the person who made each slide on the top right of the slide.
Notes from multiple sources:
Take notes in proper format on the Roman Empire PPT Note-Taking Sheet. Keep them neat and organized. Multiple sources are required. Research cannot consist of information from one source; three sources would be a minimum. Your notes may be considered in the marking so make sure they are thorough.
Rubrics:
Each individual member of the group needs a rubric. If you don’t bring your rubric you won’t get a mark.
Contribution to decline:
It is not enough to say that an emperor contributed a lot or a little to the ultimate decline of the Roman Empire. You must explain why and how directly and clearly using precise HTC vocabulary with a focus on underlying or long-term causes. If the group has a coherent argument about the contribution to decline it will keep all individuals in the group on topic and will help with the application mark. Charts might be useful on your slides.
CHW 3M Decline of Roman Empire PPT Note-taking Sheet
Name: ______Emperor: ______Heading: ______
Source: ______
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Page # / General point (sub-topic) / Detail, real-life examples / Contributed to eventual decline because… / Idea for visual for slide (and name of site)CHW 3M Decline of Roman Empire PPT Note-taking Sheet
Name: ______Emperor: ______Heading: ______
Source: ______
______
Page # / General point (sub-topic) / Detail, real-life examples / Contributed to eventual decline because… / Idea for visual for slide (and name of site)