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__**Pompeii**__ → New Ideas • It took 19 hours for Pompeii to be completely covered. It was covered in a think, suffocating layer of ash. • Pompeii was still recovering from a great earthquake in AD 62 when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. • There were 20,000 residents in Pompeii, with several social classes that were typical of Roman society. • Pompeii held administrative control over the neighboring suburbs.
 * AS A STUDENT:**

→ Tips for Navigation: • You have to read and explore beyond the first page you’re brought to. Interesting information is hidden all over the sites.

→ Useful Informational Features: • I found [] to be an excellent link. It provided a great deal of information on Pompeii, it’s people, Rome, and volcanoes before, during, and after Vesuvius’ eruption. It was also very easy to navigate.
 * AS A TEACHER:**

→ Lesson Idea • A Day in Pompeii: After reading Vacation Under the Volcano and exploring several sights websites about Pompeii, Italy we will be writing “scrolls”. Put yourself in the shoes of “4th” grader in Pompeii and write a letter to your cousins in Rome. Tell them about the city of Pompeii and your day-to-day life there. Make sure that you include the following…

1. At least three things you learned [] 2. At least three things you learned from http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pompeii/pompeii2/pompeii_content.html

• Don’t forget! You may write about any time (before, during, or after) surrounding the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. If you want, you may write more than one letter, for different days.

→ Evaluation Rubric (of final copy) 1. 3 facts from website #1 ___/6 2. 3 facts from website #2 ___/6 3. Correct grammar/spelling ___/5 4. Creativity ___/3 5. TOTAL ___/20 6. Including more than 1 letter 2 Bonus Points