Rome Multimedia Project Directions

To strengthen cross-curricular links between social studies and English, students can develop multimedia projects about Romulus and Remus, the Etruscans, the Geography and People of Latium, Government of Rome after 509 BC, and many others.

1. Provide students with the project directions and review together.

2. For a complete list of project choices, see the ROMEPROJECTAssignment Sheet in the Rome Project folder, inside the StdWkshts folder on the CD. (Readings are based from A Message of Ancient Days, published by Houghton Mifflin, 1999).

3. Also provide students with the Storyboard.doc.

4. Give students examples of projects from previous classes; see danvic.ppt on Julius Caesar, or Jessica and Vicky.ppt on the Punic Wars, or Manuel and Vince’s project on RomulusRemus.ppt.

5. As students present their projects to the class, have students critique projects using the Assignment Critique Sheet.

This project has three parts:

Inspiration Concept Map
1. Working with a partner or by yourself (no groups larger than 2) you will read your assigned portion in the textbook, then create an Inspiration concept map covering the important points. Your concept map must cover all the points outlined on the assignment sheet. Save the map to your period’s folder in a folder with one of your names on it.

Storyboard
2. You will then create a storyboard and either type out or write in the text on the storyboard that you will use for your presentation. You must also locate and provide the URL for any pictures you will include. You must include at least three pictures, noting where these pictures will go on your storyboard. You can find these on the Internet, or in a book, using the scanner to scan them in. Save the storyboard information to the same folder that you saved your Inspiration concept map, or fill in the storyboard by hand .

PowerPoint or MovieWorks Presentation
3. Finally, you will create either a PowerPoint or MovieWorks project from your storyboard, save it to your period’s folder with one of your names on the folder, and present it to the class. Before moving on to the next step you must have each previous step approved and checked off on the assignment sheet on the white board by the teacher.

Directions:
Put your name and your partner’s name (if you have one) on a piece of paper (one paper per group). Looking at the Assignment sheet, list the top three numbers that you would like to choose as your assignment. The teacher will randomly draw the papers and assign your first, second or third choice, noting it on a chart on the board, until all numbers have been assigned. Make sure you fill in your names next the assignment you are given, and the name of the computer you will use.