Unit Plan
Grade Level:
Unit #:
Unit Name:
6
5
Rome and Christianity
Big Idea/Theme:
The early Roman civilization developed politically, socially, and geographically.
Christianity began and expanded during the time of the Roman Empire
Culminating Assessment:
Choose one of the following and create a presentation based on the rise and
eventual scope of the Roman Empire.
 PowerPoint presentation
 Brochure
 Flipbook
Include all of the following in your presentation:
Government (Caesar/expansion and decline)
Literature and the arts
Architecture and engineering
Religion
You will also be assessed on organization, neatness, and conventions.
Unit Understanding(s)
Students will understand that…
Students will understand that Rome
can easily be described using the
following acronym.
o G – Geography
o R – Religion
o A – Achievements
o P – Politics/Government
o E – Economy
o S – Social Order
Christianity emerged and expanded
during the time of the Roman
Empire.
Roman civilizations had important
political and cultural, as well as
architectural contributions.
The Roman Empire expanded and
declined politically and
geographically.
Julius Caesar and Augustus had a
role in the rise and fall of the
Roman Empire.
Unit Essential Question(s):
What are the G.R.A.P.E.S of the
Roman civilization?
Christianity: What was the origin?
Who was the founder? What were
the basic principles of Christianity?
How did Christianity spread?
How did the Roman Empire expand
and decline politically and
geographically?
What role did Julius Caesar and
Augustus play in the rise and fall of
the Roman Empire?
Students will know… / Students will be able to…
Summarize the origin, founding leaders, basic principles, and spread of Christianity
Explain the important political and cultural features of the Roman civilization
Explain the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
South Carolina Academic Standards:
6-2.1: Compare the origins, founding leaders, basic principles, and diffusion of major
religions and philosophies as they emerged and expanded, including Judaism,
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
6-2.3: Summarize the significant and cultural features of the classical Roman
civilizations including its concepts of citizenship, law, and government; its contribution to
literature and the arts; and its innovations in architecture and engineering such as
roads, arches and keystones, and aqueducts.
6-2.4: Explain the expansion and decline of the Roman Empire, including the political
and geographic reasons for its growth, the role of Julius Caesar and Augustus, and the
internal weakness and external threats that lead to the Empire’s decline.
Interim Assessment (formative)
Exit/Entry slips
Tests/Quizzes
Journaling
Formal testing
Observation
Questioning
Discussion
Class participation
Homework
Study guides
Vocabulary tests
Notebooks
Projects
Work samples
Diagrams
Models
Thinking Maps
Key Criteria (to meet the standard/rubric)
Roman Presentations:
Type of Presentation:
Government (Caesar/rise & fall)
Literature and the arts
Architecture and engineering
Religion
Organization
Neatness
Conventions
Presentation
Name/Teacher/Period
Final Grade
Comments:
/15
/15
/15
/15
/10
/10
/5
/10
/5
/100