Twelfth graders take stock of Rome’s enormous legacy — the alphabet, the republic, law, and our calendar — and learn to tell what truly comes from Rome from what came from elsewhere or later.
Students will be able to…
Rome shaped the modern world — but not everything comes from Rome. Which of these are Rome’s legacy, and which came from elsewhere?
Project this and sort each into ā Rōmā (from Rome) or aliunde (from elsewhere/later).
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Rome shaped the modern world — but not everything comes from Rome. Which is which?
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Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Advanced).
Explore Rome’s legacy.
Connect Rome to today.
Connect to world history.
Compare cultural contributions.
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Have students name two things that come from Rome (like the alphabet and Roman law). A printable legacy sheet is in the World Languages library.
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