1. Today’s do activity:
Write as many words on your whiteboards as
you can to describe the picture.

2. Lesson 5’s title:
The Roman Empire – The Roman Army

3. Lesson objectives:
- to explain why the Roman Army was so
important to the Roman Empire
- to describe 3 characteristics of the Roman
army
-to describe 3 characteristics of a Roman soldier

4. Success Criteria
• All students will be able to explain why the
Roman Army was so important to the Roman
Empire
• Most students will be able to describe 3
characteristics of the Roman army & of a Roman
soldier
• Some students will be able to explain what
decimation meant in the Roman army

5. Today’s starter activity:
The Roman Military Machine
- a short, video clip
- a handout for everyone 1st

6. Activity:
Running Dictation – the Roman
army

7. •
Comparing sources
- What do you think? Hmmm…

8. Plenary
On your KWL charts write in the L column:
- why the Roman Army was so important to the
Roman Empire
- describe 3 characteristics of the Roman Army
- describe 3 characteristics of a Roman soldier

9. Homework – to watch a movie to
prepare for the final class
- watch it in groups 4-5