GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome - Lesson 3: Authors & Evidence
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: Who were Livy and Dionysius?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explain why Livy and Dionysius wrote there histories.
To be able to describe the story of Aeneas.
Recall task, start, WS on Authors, resources from OCR, plus answers and info on Augustus.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: ‘The Greatest People on Earth’ - Why was Livy writing?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to summarise why Livy and Dionysius wrote there histories.
To be able to describe what Livy writes in his preface.
To be able to explain what Livy is telling the reader in his preface.
Recall task, recap information, Livy guided reading task with answers, additional tasks with Livy and task on the Cinerary Urn.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome - Lesson 2: Foundation Myth: Aeneas
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: Why was Aeneas important to the Romans?
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to evaluate the story of Aeneas.
To be able to explain why the story of Aeneas was important to the Romans.
Recall task, quiz, market place task (resource and WS)
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: Who was Numa and what did he achieve?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand the process of Numa’s appointment as King.
To be able to explain and assess his religious initiatives.
To be able to assess how successfully Numa brings peace to Rome.
Recall task, information task, comparison task and video link
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Ancus Marcius: A new King?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand Ancus’ character.
To be able to explain the need for Ancus.
To be able to access his political, military and religious achievements.
Recall task, discussion, primary sources, table, video, card sort.
Title: Were the Romans fair to call the Celts ‘Barbaric’?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explain the origins of the term ‘barbarian’
To be able to analyse whether the Celts were barbarians.
To be able to explore why the Romans viewed the Celts as barbarians.
Starter, key words, map, contextual knowledge, colour code, video clip, plenary
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: What was the relationship like between Rome and her neighbours?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand to understand some of the early interactions with the
tribes around Rome.
To be able to explain the geopolitical situation of the area around Rome.
Recall task, map task, contextual knowledge information, Livy and questions,
Title - A green and pleasant land?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand why early peoples would wish to migrate to Britain.
To be able to explain what migration is.
To be able to analyse the importance of Britain’s resources.
Starter, carousel task, plenary.
Title: ‘The people of England accepted most migrants with very little trouble’. How far do you agree?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explain how some migrants were treated.
To be able to analyse key events between 1250 and 1500 for their impact on people’s attitudes.
To be able to explore the different attitudes people had to migration.
Recap, statement task, clip, table task, conclusion paragraph task and plenary
Title: How diverse were England’s migrant communities?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to analyse the impact migrant communities.
To be able to explore the different migrant groups in England.
Starter, Map task, migrant community task and discussion, information and table