Student Directions

After reading The Aeneid, review the list of characters below. Then, working with one other partner, (unless the teacher gives you permission to work alone – all characters must be taken in order for the KaMOO to work effectively) - choose your top three choices of characters you would like to role play during the Rome KaMOO. Numbers these 1, 2 and 3 on a slip of paper. Turn the paper in to your teacher. After all slips are collected, the teacher will randomly draw the slips and assign characters based on the priority numbers and the characters already chosen. If all of your choices are taken by the time your paper is drawn, you and your partner must quickly choose another alternative. There can be no doubling of characters. The teacher will write you and your partner’s name next to the character’s name on a large sheet of paper so everyone will know which person is which character. You may want to copy this list for future reference!

Next, review the “coins” listed below. The object of the game is to be the first character to accumulate four of these coins. You must now decide what combination of the four coins you hope to earn during the game, based on the character assigned to you. For example, gods can wield great power. If you choose to be a god, you might want to try and earn 4 power coins. Or, perhaps you will try to earn 3 power coins and 1 wealth coin. Whatever combination of coins you choose, these will be your choices until the end of the game. You cannot change your mind once the game starts. The four choices are:

1. star coins (earned for things you do that bring you fame)

2. power coins (earned for things that show you are powerful)
3. wealth coins (earned for things you obtain during the KaMOO that are of monetary value)
4. wisdom coins (earned for doing things that show your wisdom).

Later, you will record you choices on your “Passport”. Your teacher will collect and hold these until the end of the game. If you earn a coin that is not one of your choices, you must bargain with another character to swap for a coin that you do need, or drop the coin. Winners are the students who first earn the four coins listed on their Passports. The coins are either bestowed upon you by one of the gods, or discovered by you during your travels through the KaMOO. Gods and goddesses earn coins by carrying out godly responsibilities assigned to them throughout the KaMOO, and by discovering coins for the gods placed throughout the KaMOO. If Jupiter discovers that you have a coin that you haven't earned, either ALL your coins will be taken away and you must start over, or you might even be taken out of the game.
Below is a list of characters in the KaMOO. You will earn points as you interact with these characters, helping them to obtain what they need, and they, in turn, helping you get what you need.

Trojans and Trojan Allies
Aeneas: Aeneas is the son-in-law of Priam, King of Troy. Aeneas escaped from Troy when it was destroyed by the Greeks, and tries to sail to Latium (Italy) with a fleet of other Trojan survivors. He has been told that it is his destiny to start a line of people in Latium that will one day rule the world. His mother is the goddess, Venus. He knows that the goddess, Juno, Jupiter's wife, is jealous of Venus, and that Juno is trying to keep him from ever reaching Troy.

Ascanius: Ascanius is the son of Aeneas. His mother was a princess, the daughter of King Priam, the King of Troy. His mother got separated from Aeneas and Ascanius when they were fleeing Troy, and she was never found. Ascanius sails with his father in search of their destined kingdom that the Fates have said will be in Latium. In the Aeneid, Virgil writes that Ascanius goes out hunting in Latium (Italy) and kills a pet stag that belongs to a girl named Silvia. Silvia is the daughter of King Latinus' cattle keeper. The Fury, Alecto, causes Silvia's brothers, her father, and the country folk to fight against Ascanius and the Trojans because they killed Silvia's pet. This is the event that supposedly will trigger the war between Aeneas and King Latinus.

Achates: Achates is a good friend of Aeneas. He leaves Troy with Aeneas, sails with him to Carthage, and then to Sicily and Rome. He is by his side during the battles with the Latins.

Pallas: Pallas is the son of King Evander. King Evander's kingdom is a small nation in Italy known as Arcadia. The Arcadians hate the Latins, so they eagerly become Aeneas' allies when Aeneas talks with them. King Evander is too old to go into battle himself, but he gladly sends his son, Pallas. He hopes Pallas will learn to become a great warrior under the teaching of Aeneas. Pallas is also eager to go to battle and wants to learn all he can from Aeneas. According to the Aeneid, Pallas comes face to face with the Latin leader, Turnus. Turnus, the more experienced warrior, may win this battle. However, perhaps the zeal of the young Pallas will cause the battle to go his way!

Ornytus: Ornytus is one of the tallest Tuscans, a Latin tribe that allies itself with the Trojans. He has a helmet made from a wolf's head with great white teeth, and in his hand he carries a hunting spear. According to Virgil's Aeneid, the female warrior, Camilla, will kill him.

Arruns: Arruns is an Etruscan, another Latin tribe that becomes an ally of the Trojans. He is a great archer. Arruns watches the female warrior, Camilla, during the battle between the Trojans and Latins, and he notices that she is mesmerized by a priest's gold armor and the armor of his horse. She also seems very attracted to the priest's robe, his bow and his helmet, as if she wishes they were her own. Camilla fights on the side of the Latins. Arruns fights on the side of the Trojans. Arruns has a plan to wait in ambush while Camilla follows the priest. Arruns prays to Apollo for help in killing Camilla. Will he shoot her with an arrow and kill her?

Tarchon: Tarchon is a Tuscan, another Latin tribe that allies itself with the Trojans. In the game, if Tarchon can discover whom he is supposed to kill (according to the story of the Aeneid by Virgil) and if he relates that information to Jupiter when he comes before Jupiter to give thanks for his good fortune, then Jupiter will give him a reward!

Carthaginians
Dido: Dido is the Queen of Carthage. Originally, she was from Phoenicia, which is on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Dido’s brother, however, usurped the crown and she fled for her life. Dido and her followers started a new colony in Carthage, off the coast of northern Africa. The Carthaginians worship the Roman gods, but they honor the goddess, Juno the most.

Latins and Latin Allies
Lavinia: Lavinia is the daughter of King Latinus. Lavinia's mother wants her to marry a local boy, Turnus. However, the King of Latium, Lavinia's father, receives a prophecy that his daughter should not marry someone from Latium. When the king hears that Aeneas has arrived in Latium, he wants his daughter to marry Aeneas.

Turnus: Turnus is the Prince of the Rutulian tribe in Italy. He is engaged to Lavinia, the daughter of King Latinus. However, the king decides to give his daughter to Aeneas when the Trojans show up. In the Aeneid, Virgil writes that Turnus battles Aeneas for the hand of Lavinia. The goddess, Juno, does everything in her power to see that Aeneas loses this battle. Juno wants Turnus to marry Lavinia.

Camilla: (Ca-mil’-la) Camilla is the daughter of a king named Metabus. He was a cruel king and his subjects drove him out of his kingdom. He took his little daughter, Camilla with him when he fled to the hills. When Metabus got to a river, he didn’t think he could swim across without drowning his daughter, so he tied Camilla to his spear with strips of bark. Then he prayed to the goddess Diana to help him throw his spear to the other side of the bank. It worked. He lived in the hills of Latium the rest of his life. Camilla grew up tall, strong and beautiful. She learned to accurately sling stones and shoot arrows. When Turnus and the Latins began to fight Aeneas and the Trojans, Camilla joined the fight on the side of the Latins.

Amata: Amata is the wife of King Latinus, the King of Latium (Italy). She wants her daughter, Lavinia, to marry Turnus, a local boy. However, her husband, King Latinus, wants their daughter to marry the Trojan, Aeneas. The goddess, Juno, turns the queen's hatred of Aeneas into madness by the Fury, Alecto.

Latinus: King Latinus is the father of Lavinia and the husband of Amata. He is the King of Latium. In the Aeneid, Latium is a small kingdom in Italy. Latinus had promised his daughter to Turnus as a wife, but then a priest prophesied that his daughter should not marry someone from Italy. When Aeneas and the Trojans arrive in Italy, Latinus promises his daughter to Aeneas as a wife, even though he had already promised her to Turnus. This causes a war between the Latins and the Trojans.

Gods and Goddesses
Juno: Juno is the wife (and sister!) of Jupiter. She is very jealous of Venus. Juno was the mother of Mars and Vulcan. Venus is the wife of Vulcan, and later of Mars. Juno is the patron goddess of Carthage, so Juno wants to help Queen Dido in any way she can. She wants to prevent Aeneas from going to Latium (Italy) because, if he does, Venus will become a more dominant god in Italy, since Venus is a patron goddess of the Trojans and Aeneas. In the future, Juno knows the Fates have decreed that Aeneas will become the founder of Rome, and that, eventually, Rome is supposed to become great and totally wipe out Carthage. If possible, she wants to prevent this from happening!

Venus: Venus is the daughter of Jupiter, and mother of Aeneas. However, Juno, Jupiter's wife, was not Venus' mother! Venus’ mother was a Titan, Dione. In spite of Venus’ great beauty, she married the ugly, lame blacksmith god, Vulcan. Later, Venus fell in love with Mercury and had a son, Cupid, the god of love. She also fell in love with the human, Anchises. Together they had a son, Aeneas. Venus has a magic sash that has the power to make its wearer loved. Juno has always been jealous of Venus. Venus helped Aeneas and his fleet to escape from Troy, and Venus tries to keep Aeneas safe from Juno's storm, which Juno sent to prevent Aeneas from getting to Latium (Italy). Both Venus and Juno know that it is Aeneas' fate to be a great grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the future founders of Rome. They also know it is Rome's destiny to one day wipe out Carthage, which is a city favored by Juno.

Neptune: Neptune is the god of the sea. He has power over the sea and sea travelers. He can also cause tornadoes and earthquakes, and has power over sea monsters. He is the son of Saturn and Ops, and is usually seen holding his trident, with which he wields great power.

Apollo: Jupiter and the Titan Leto produced the twins, Apollo and Artemis. Jupiter's wife, Juno, was so jealous that Earth was afraid to allow Leto to give birth to her twins anywhere on Earth. Finally, Leto found an island that was willing to allow her to give birth, and this island was named Delos (which means "brilliant"). Apollo was then cared for by Themis, who fed him nectar and ambrosia for a few days, after which time Apollo became and adult and could assume his responsibilities as a god. Apollo killed the Python of Delphi and took over that oracle, so he became the vanquisher of unconscious terrors. People consult Apollo and the future at Delos. Apollo is golden-haired like the sun; he is an archer who shoots arrows of insight and/or death; he is a god of music and the lyre. Healing belongs to his realm; he was the father of Asclepius, the god of medicine. The Muses are part of his attendants, which is why music, history, dreams, poetry, and dance all belong to him.

Mercury: Mercury is the son of Jupiter and Maia. Maia is a minor goddess and Jupiter is the king of the gods. Mercury is crafty and deceptive, and at times, even a trickster and thief. Criminals regard Mercury as their protector. He delivers messages with miraculous speed, which is why he wears winged sandals. He also wears a broad-brimmed hat and carries a winged staff. His staff has snakes curled around it to protect him in his travels. Venus falls in love with Mercury and they have a son, Cupid.

Jupiter: You cannot choose to be Jupiter. The teacher is Jupiter. Jupiter was the king of the gods and the ruler of the universe in Roman mythology. The Romans sometimes called him Jove, as well as Jupiter. Jupiter had the same powers as the Greek god Zeus. Jupiter was the son of the Titan Saturn, the ruler of the universe. Jupiter and the other children of Saturn overthrew Saturn, and Jupiter took Saturn's place. Jupiter's brothers were the gods Neptune and Pluto (Hades). Jupiter’s sisters were the goddesses Ceres, Juno, and Vesta. Jupiter married Juno, who became queen of the gods. The religious center of Rome will one day build Jupiter's temple on the Capitoline Hill. The temple will also have shrines to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Originally, the Romans will worship Jupiter as the god of the sky and of such atmospheric phenomena as thunder and lightning. They will believe that he uses a thunderbolt as a weapon and has the power to send the earth clear weather, rain, or destructive storms. Jupiter's symbols are the royal scepter and the thunderbolt.

KaMOO Commands
Below is a list of common commands in the KaMOO. These will make it easier to find your way around. When you log in at http://kamoo.dragonangel.net, type your character’s name in as the User ID. Be sure to spell it exactly as it appears above. Your password is student. Depending upon your character’s identity, you will begin the game in one of the following locations: The Aeneid, Carthage, Italy, or Mt. Olympus.

look: When you first arrive at a location, click on the word “look” on the top toolbar. This will give you a description of your location as well as a list of the people and objects in your location. You can also see these things by typing the word look in the box in the lower left corner.

look me: will give you a list of all the items you are holding.

@join: If you want to join someone in their location, simply type @join ___________ (type the person’s name in the blank). You can only talk to someone in your same location.

take: If you see an item that you want (such as a wealth coin lying under a bush) simply type take wealth coin, and it’s yours. Then when you type look me, you will see that you are holding a wealth coin. For example type: take wealth coin.

give/drop/insert: If you want to give something that you are holding to someone, (for example, if you want to give a power coin to Aeneas because you don’t need it and he does) type: give power coin to Aeneas. If you have a pouch and you want to insert your power coin into your pouch, type: insert power coin in pouch, or drop: power coin in pouch.

open/close: If you have a container, such as a pouch, you can open and close the containers by typing open ____________ (type the name of the pouch in the blank.)

links: To move from one location to another, click on the links provided in your current location. If you do not have a link to the place you want to go, that means you cannot go there yet. Notice there is no “back” button in KaMOO. Once you move out of a location you cannot go back there unless your current location has a link to it.

who: By clicking the who button on the top toolbar, you can see what other characters are currently logged on to the KaMOO.

@go home: If you are lost or find yourself somewhere where you don’t want to be, you can always go back to your starting location by typing @go home.

Before you start the game, you must read the abridged version of the Aeneid, and complete the Aeneid Flow Charts and Worksheets. See http://kamoo.dragonangel.net/~marie/kamoowbpg/index.

DO NOT LOCK ANYTHING. DO NOT GO TO “MY STUFF”. If you break this rule, or type messages unrelated to the game, or use inappropriate language, you will be taken off the KaMOO and given a written assignment.
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Final Project

As a culminating project, after your experience in the virtual world of the KaMOO, write an essay about one of the topics listed below. In your essay's title, specify the letter of the essay you have chosen. Type the essay using Times New Roman and a 12 point font. Double space the essay and indent the first line of each new paragraph. If necessary, review the story of the Aeneid before you begin your project by going to: http://kamoo.dragonangel.net/~marie/kamoowbpg/aeneas1.htm

Essay Topics
A. A main theme in the Aeneid is the power of fate. Explain the ultimate fate of Aeneas, then give examples of how the power of fate was illustrated in Aeneas’ life, such as what happened to him in the Mediterranean Sea, in Carthage with Dido, in Sicily, the Underworld, and in Italy when he fought against the Latins.

B. The legend of Romulus and Remus illustrates the value Romans placed on strength and power. Romulus killed his brother, Remus, and is seen as a hero. In the Aeneid, Virgil writes a myth to explain the origins of the Romans as being descendants of Aeneas and the Trojans who defeat the natives living in Latium. Virgil wrote the Aeneid at a time when the republic of Rome had given way to the emperorship of Augustus Caesar. How would the theme of fate and the theme of the strong conquering the weak, as displayed in the story of the Aeneid, help Roman citizens more readily accept Augustus Caesar as an emperor and support his continued conquest of other territories?

C. Augustus Caesar asked Virgil to the write the Aeneid in order to help validate Augustus’ reign. Explain and give examples from the story to show how the Aeneid accomplished this. Then give examples from the Aeneid and other sources to discuss and contrast these two ideas: “art reflects culture” and “art influences culture”.

If you have read the online version of the Odyssey (http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/book01.html) you may choose to write a compare/contrast essay about the Odyssey and the Aeneid, using the following as a springboard for your ideas:

D. Compare and contrast events in the Aeneid and the Odyssey. Compare how both stories include adventures that take place in the Mediterranean Sea. Discuss how both stories are about capturing a city. Next, contrast how the Aeneid is the story of a quest to establish something that had not existed before, and the Odyssey is a quest to return home.

E. Explain how Virgil illustrates the theme of fate in the Aeneid. Contrast this with the theme of the Odyssey, which is learning to be humble enough to ask the gods for help.

F. Rome conquered Greece, but they adopted much of the Greek culture and made it part of their own. If you were a Greek living under Roman rule during the time of Virgil, how would reading the Aeneid help you accept Rome as your new political power? In your essay, be sure to illustrate how and why the Aeneid is similar to the Greek story of the Odyssey.

Grading Rubric
Projects will be graded on the following criteria:
1. The essay has an introduction, body and conclusion, reflecting the voice of the writer. The essay thoroughly answers the essay questions, supporting all the points with specific examples from the story. The essay utilizes correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling - =A 100-90 points

2. The essay has an introduction, body and conclusion. The essay answers the essay questions, supporting most of the points with specific examples from the story. The essay evidences a few grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors, but they do not interfere with the understanding of the essay. =B 89-80 points

3. The essay answers most of the essay questions and includes some examples from the story to support essay points. Grammar, punctuation or spelling errors do not interfere with the understanding of the essay. =C 79-70 points

4. The essay does not answer all of the essay questions. It supports few of the points with examples from the story. Grammar, punctuation or spelling errors interfere with the understanding of the essay. =D 69-60 points

5. The essay questions are not addressed. No examples are given from the story to support the writer’s statements. The essay contains numerous grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. =F 59-0 points

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Other possible projects include the Rome Multimedia Projects that can be assigned by your teacher. See the Rome Multimedia Directions for details and examples.