L2 Term 04 Product

ATTENTION: Email/share your presentation AND your worksheet/handout BY 11:59 PM TONIGHT!!!

  • BE AWARE if using MICROSOFT PRODUCTS, your document must be .ppt OR .pptx
  • I have changed my mind about having presentations next week… I want to LOOK OVER your presentations first and submit comments if necessary…
  • NEW SCHEDULE
  • Monday, March 25: 1, 2, 3, 8, 15, 16, 23
  • Tuesday, March 26: 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 27
  • Wednesday, March 27: 5, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 26
  • Thursday, March 28 OR Monday, April 1: 4, 9, 10, 22, 24, 25, 28

Term IV Product 01: Due electronically by 11:59 pm on Mar 14, 2013

(Assigned on Mar 04, 2013) [PRINTABLE DOCUMENT with Rubric: CaesarProduct ]

OBJECTIVE: Through your own research and listening to your classmates’ presentations, you will 1) learn the basic facts about Julius Caesar and 2) understand how Caesar affected many people and various aspects of the Roman world.

You will research and then present to the class using PowerPoint or Google Drive the following information on the PERSON, PLACE, or POLITICAL POSITION that is highlighted below.

a. If a person or group of people

  1. Full Roman Name, Place of Birth, Year of Birth, Year of Death
  2. Basic Family History (Father? Wealthy? Poor? Political views?)
  3. Chronological Outline of relation to Caesar in 10-20 sentences.
  4. 1 Relevant Picture/Image per slide

b. If place(s)

  1. Ancient Roman Name and Modern Name
  2. 1 Relevant Picture/Image per slide (one of which must be an ANCIENT Roman Map of the Area)
  3. Explain location in relation to Ancient Rome – e.g., distance from Rome, geographical orientation from Rome (south, north, etc.)
  4. Date(s) of Caesar’s involvement in the Area
  5. Explain relation to Caesar in 10-20 sentences.

c.  If politics, provide the following for each role

  1. Roman Names of position if appropriate
  2. Typical responsibilities for this position
  3. Date(s) of Caesar’s involvement
  4. Chronological Outline of how Caesar carried out the position in 10-20 sentences.
  5. 1 Relevant Picture/Image per slide

FOR ALL STUDENTS

  1. One Slide = Bibliography in MLA style  (Resource: http://www.studyguide.org/MLAdocumentation.htm)
  2. CREATE a handout that helps your audience take notes on the major points from your presentation. PRINT OUT and PHOTOCOPY enough for the whole class.

PERSON/PEOPLE 1. Clodius Publius Pulcher 2. Cornelia, Pompeia, Calpurnia 3. Gaius Marius 4. Gaius Octavius Caesar 5. Gaius Cassius Longinus (conspirator) 6. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus 7. King Pharnaces II 8. Lucius Cornelius Sulla 9. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus 10. Marcus Antonius 11. Marcus Junius Brutus (conspirator) 12. Marcus Licinius Crassus 13. Marcus Tullius Cicero 14. Mithridates VI of Pontus 15. Vercingetorix

PLACE/EVENT 16. Gaul 17. Illyricum 18. Corfinium 19. Pharsalus (battle) 20. Munda (battle) 21. Zela (battle – veni, vidi, vici) 22. Thapsus (battle) 23. Rubicon River (alea iacta est)

POLITICS 24. Consul 25. Quaestor, Aedile, Praetor 26. Proconsul 27. Triumvirate 28. Dictator

You must email your presentation to Ms. Mix mix@latinacademy.org or SHARE it on Google Drive no later than 11:59 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013. You are to name your presentation with your full name. The Hapgood Library has computers for your usage if needed, as do I! I stay afterschool on Mondays and Wednesdays…

COME ON BY if you need extra time! Presentations will take place in class Tuesday, March 19 through Friday, March 22, 2013.

Day of Presentation

  • Tuesday, March 19: 1, 2, 3, 8, 15, 16, 23
  • Wednesday, March 20: 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 27
  • Thursday, March 21: 5, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 26
  • Friday, March 22: 4, 9, 10, 22, 24, 25, 28

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