THE ROMAN CONQUEST IN BRITAIN
Level: 1st year ESO
Subject: Social Studies
Sessions: 6
INTRODUCTION
In this unit,
students will learn how the Roman Empire arrived in Britain and how they spread
their culture around the country. The importance of this topic also lies in the
fact that students will be aware of the words of Latin origin that exist today
in English.
This unit will
help to develop the following competences:
Communicative
competence: as the four skills will be worked, students are expected to develop
the ability to understand, express and interpret concepts, thoughts, feelings,
facts and opinions in both oral and written form.
Knowledge
and interaction with the physical world: students will be able to apply
scientific-technical ideas to interpret the information received and to predict
and take decisions with initiative and autonomy
Treatment
of the information and digital competence: the use of ICT is important to
search and process information, so as to transform it into knowledge
Social
and citizenship competence: through this competence, students will be able to
feel themselves as part of the society where they live and understand how it
functions, as a democratic citizen.
Cultural
and artistic competence: this competence implies knowledge, appreciation,
understanding and critical evaluation of different cultural and artistic
manifestations
Learning
to learn: students are expected to learn and be capable of continuing to learn
autonomously, looking for and finding answers in a rational manner.
Self-autonomy
and personal initiative competence: this competence is important because it
involves making choices following one’s own criteria, carrying out the
initiatives necessary to develop one’s choice, and taking responsibility for
one’s decision
OBJECTIVES
At the end of
the unit, students are expected:
.- to become
aware of the importance of the economic, social, cultural and linguistic
heritage of the Roman Empire
.- to analyse
the different factors which contributed to the development of the Roman Empire
in Britain
.- to
understand how human beings relate to each other and are able to create new
places
.- to develop
a sensitive feeling towards the value of a culture and what that development
implies in a society
TASKS AND SESSIONS
Session 1
Brainstorming:
What does come to your mind when you hear “Roman Empire”?
Then, students
will write five short sentences with the ideas they hear from their classmates
and say them aloud and the teacher will write them on the blackboard
After that,
students will have to divide the sentences into categories: language, culture,
people, economy among others
Session 2
In this
session, students will describe in groups of four people some pictures provided
by the teacher and then guess what happened at that time. They will have to
connect the ideas by means of linking words.
At the end,
they must guess why the Romans invade Britain. They can watch this video once
they have finished the activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DrzIdOWzlc
Session 3
Students will
watch a video and then answer some questions about it:
Then they will
ask other questions to their classmates
Session 4
Students will
make a poster in groups of four people about the Romans in Britain. They need
pictures to cut out and glue. Every group will make a category (life, customs,
warfare, language, culture…)
Session 5
Students will
speak about their work in front of the class and their classmates may ask
questions
Session 6
In this
session, students will look for places in Britain where the Romans arrived and
the legacy they left. They have to write a list of places and things they see
there. They can have a look at: http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/
Antonio Rosales García
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