1. H I Y R R A CHE
Today’s do
Use the letters in the grid to
come up with as many words
as possible;
3 points for a three letter word
4 points for a four letter word
5 points for a five letter word
Etc…..
Count up your total score

2. H I E R A R CH Y
Did you get the key word?
H
HIERARCHY
: a system in which
people or things are
placed in a series of
levels with different
importance or status

3. Lesson 4’s title:
The Roman Empire – its people and
religion

4. Lesson objectives:
• To describe the different types of Romans that
made up Roman society
• To describe the concepts hierarchy &
polytheism
• To state information about 4 major different
gods that Romans worshipped

5. Success Criteria
• All students will know 3 types of Romans that
made up Roman society
• Most students will know what hierarchy &
polytheism mean
• Some students will be able to state why the
gods were important to the Romans

6. Reading Circle Activity: 10-12 minutes
Homework check 1st
• The Roman Empire: its people/society

7. Roman entertainment:
Free time activities?
- volunteers to answer
Comparing sources activity
Time: 10 minutes

8. Roman beliefs? What were they?
- polytheism- it means?
Let’s find out more!
-Activity: ask & answer ?s in pairs
Time: 10 minutes

9. Roman gods
– who were they?
- activity: to find information about
them
- time: 10 minutes

10. Roman gods activity:
Who am I?
Time: 10 minutes

11. Homework:
- to interview your mother/father about their religion
-to compare and contrast that with Roman beliefs
- write a 2 paragraph paper about what you’ve learned
*Next week – 1 student from each group bring
USB/movie
*Final class – in class test

12. Plenary - on your KWL charts:
- describe 3 different types of Romans
- describe hierarchy & polytheism
- name 4 gods that Romans worshipped, include
more information if you can