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Here is what I learned today!

1. For breakfast the lower class ate bread dipped in wine, with water. The upper class ate fresh meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables. 2. Children of the upper class were expected to wait on their parents during meals. 3. The lower class had a system similar to the welfare system of today. This meant that they were able to eat certain things, and buy certain things with passes from the government, even thought they did not have money.
 * At least two new ideas I learned about Ancient Roman Life were:**

//**At least one navigational strategy used to locate information within a particular website:**// I used a link provided on Wikispace, which then had several sub topics to choose from/click on. Then, for example, "Dinner" would be underlined, which when clicked on, led me to a page filled with information on that particular subtopic.

//**At least on reliable source on information about this topic( indicate how you decided the source was a reliable one)**// To find my information I clicked on a link titled "Ancient Rome for Kids". I considered this site to be reliable not only because it made by a teacher, Mr. Donn, but because it contained information including the author, copyright dates, and stated that the website was also published. All the information was proved by examples, and stated basic facts, that can not easily be made up. http://rome.mrdonn.org/index.html

//**At least one informational feature you found useful and developmentally appropriate for fourth grade readers studying this topic:**// This site included several features that were appropriate. Not only was it easy for children to navigate through the different topics, but it was well organized. The organization of the site made it simple for children to understand the topic they were reading about, and included information that they could also relate to. The pictures used were also a nice gesture to help a child remember what specific topic they were reading about.

//**LESSON IDEA: Exploring Ancient Roman Life!**//

//Objective//: Now it's your turn to explore like Jack and Annie from the Book //Magic Tree House: Vacation Under the Volcano//! Both Annie and Jack went on an exciting adventure to find out more about ancient Roman life, and now you can explore just like they did. By using the links provided, and by exploring information from them, you will be able to understand how the Romans lived, and make connections to how their life was similar and different from yours! Use the two websites provided to complete the following activities. [|Website # 1] [|Website # 2]

//For Activity 1 you should be using [|Website #1] to answer the questions.//


 * 1.** Click on the link titled "Clothing" and read the paragraph/ look at the pictures provided.


 * A.**What did the Romans wear on their feet in the Summer?


 * B.** What did the Romans wear on their feet in the Winter?


 * C.** Why do you think that they wore different types of shoes during different seasons? Be specific.


 * D.** What did men wear on special occasions?


 * E.** Quickly draw what you would dress like if you lived back in the Ancient Roman times. Be sure to label the different parts of clothes.

//For Activity 2 please use [|Website #2] to answer the following questions.// //To complete # 4 & 5, please click on the "Fun and Games" icon.//

B.**
 * 4.** List two games that the Romans would watch or participate in.
 * A.


 * 5.** What game would you like to watch or play? Why?

B.
 * 6**. Click on the link titled "Town Tour". You should see a map. Click on the different numbers, and briefly name two different parts of the town, and describe what they were.
 * A.

7.** Extra Credit: Draw a part of town that you read about. What part of your town does this landmark remind you of? Why?


 * Evaluation Rubric:**

_/5 Student correctly answered all questions in Part One _/5 Student correctly answered all questions in Part Two

//Extra Credit:// _/5 Student drew a picture of a specific part of town, and related it to a part similar to their own town.


 * Total___/10**