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LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson…
Students followed along with the Ancient Rome booklet. After reading the
Overview booklet we talked with shoulder partners. Then created a venn diagram on the
differences between Greece and Rome.

SS.3.5
SS.3.5.1
Standards of SS.3.5.2
Learning SS.3.5.3
SS.3.5.4
- How do environment and resources shape the way civilizations live?
- How did people in ancient Rome interact with the environment and
resources?
Essential Questions - How do the contributions of the ancient world influence the present?

Students will be able to…

Objectives State the differences between the Ancient Civilizations

Learning Target Enduring understandings, Essential Questions and "I Can" Statements
Necessary Prior Ancient Greece's Civilization
Knowledge
Ancient Rome Information Booklet
Materials
The essential question of "How do the contributions of the ancient world
influence the present?"
Introduction/Hook

Instructional
Activities &
Strategies
Representative Democracy- A government in which the people vote for
(elect) a smaller group of citizens to make the rules and laws for everyone
Key Vocabulary or Ancient- long ago
Concepts Architecture- the design of buildings
Contribution- the act of giving or doing something
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 Natural Resources- materials that come directly from nature
Human Resources-people working to produce goods and services
Capital Resources- good made by people and used to produce other goods
and services
Producers- people who use resources to make goods and/or provide services
Complete group questions after lesson was taught to ensure they gained full
Assessments information.
Venn diagram on Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
Closure Activity
Brought extra booklets for them to follow along
Accommodations
Ancient Rome Booklet
Resources

Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name: Kaitlyn Piston
Lesson Title (Subecjt/Topc): Ancient Rome
Date of Lesson Taught: May 2, 2019
Cooperating Teacher & School- Seretis & Thoroughgood
Grade: 3rd
Time of Day: 8-10am

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
I talked to my teacher about what topic I should teach about. She helped me prior by doing the same lesson for
Ancient Greece. She wanted me to preform the same idea just with Ancient Rome. At the end of the lesson I put
my own twist on and had the students give ideas to fill out the Venn Diagram.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
They helped me guide the main idea.

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

They all worked as I anticipated, this group of kids worked very well.

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

I couldve had a more firm voice.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

All we needed was Ancient Rome books.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
It was very effective. The kids showed all of their knowledge about the book and even referred back to it.

7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of the
lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)
I believe it was a success! The evidence was in the venn diagram.

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?
It enhanced my lesson a lot by making me aware of little details.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
I would have students volunteer to read.

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

Lesson Plan Assignment: Grade Sheet

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow I

Intern Name: ___Kaitlyn Piston_________

Refer to the comments written on your lesson plan for detailed feedback.
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Overview, SOLs, essential questions, objectives X
(10)
Introduction/hook & closure (10) X

Instructional activities (20) X

Accommodations (10) X

Assessment (5) X

Vocab, materials, resources (5) X

Supplemental materials, if applicable (5) X

65
Total (65)

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)