Lesson 19 | Ancient Rome | 3rd Grade Language Arts

Lesson Overview

Objective

Compare and contrast both unit texts by comparing and contrasting the most important key details presented in both texts.

Readings and Materials

Book: Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce (April 2006)

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Describe how the Roman Army shaped the future of the Roman Empire.

Materials

Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 pp. 13–18

Standards

RI.3.2RI.3.3RI.3.5

Lesson

Explain how the author uses different text features and illustrations to describe how the Roman Empire was founded.

Materials

Eye Wonder: Ancient Rome pp. 4–11

Standards

RI.3.2RI.3.3RI.3.5RI.3.7

Lesson

Writing

Make sentences better and more informative by adding more details.

Standards

L.3.1.fL.3.1.i

Lesson

Explain why the Romans were always ready for war.

Materials

Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 pp. 41–54

Standards

RI.3.2RI.3.3

Lesson

Explain how the text features and illustrations help build a deeper understanding of the Roman army.

Materials

Eye Wonder: Ancient Rome pp. 12–15

Standards

RI.3.2RI.3.5RI.3.7

Lesson

Writing

Write multiple sentences using the conjunction because to explain how powerful and organized the Roman army was.

Materials

Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13
Eye Wonder: Ancient Rome

Standards

L.3.1L.3.1.hRI.3.3

Lesson

Describe the three groups of people in ancient Rome and explain why they were important for the success of the civilization.

Materials

“Roman Class Structure”
Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 pp. 19–23

Standards

RI.3.2RI.3.5

Lesson

Describe what life was like for enslaved people in the Roman Empire.

Materials

Eye Wonder: Ancient Rome pp. 34–35

Standards

RI.3.3RI.3.5RI.3.7

Lesson

Writing

Write multiple sentences using the conjunctions but and so to explain why each role in society was important.

Materials

“Roman Class Structure”
Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13
Eye Wonder: Ancient Rome

Standards

L.3.1L.3.1.hL.3.1.iRI.3.3

Lesson

Describe what the chapter “The Eternal City” is mostly about and why the structures described were important in Ancient Rome.

Materials

Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 pp. 24–37

Standards

RI.3.2RI.3.7

Lesson

Explain how the author uses different text features and illustrations to support the idea that gladiators and bath houses were an important part of Roman society.

Materials