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1. Bellringer
1. Describe a time when you heard a story that
probably wasn’t true. It could be about you or one of
your friends.

2. Objective
• Students will be able to differentiate between
primary and secondary sources

3. Quiz 3: 4 minute quiz: OPTIC
FULL HEADING
1. What does “OPTIC” stand for?
O
P
T
I
C

4. Primary Source Activity
• Look through your backpack or wallet for
something you carry that does not have monetary
value.
• Trade it with the person next to you
• In your Roman notes:
• Pretend it’s the year 2114. What is this item,
what 3 inferences could you make about this
person?

5. Objective
• Students will be able to differentiate between
primary and secondary sources

6. Hand out
• In your notes:
• Define
• Primary sources
• Secondary sources
• Two positives about each
• Two negatives about each

7. Primary or Secondary source
stand for primary, sit for secondary
• Roman money

8. Primary or Secondary source
stand for primary, sit for secondary
• Roman
map

9. Primary or Secondary source
stand for primary, sit for secondary
• Roman
mosaic

10. Primary or Secondary source
stand for primary, sit for secondary
• Roman movie

11. Primary or Secondary source
stand for primary, sit for secondary
• Roman coliseum

12. Primary or Secondary source
stand for primary, sit for secondary
• Roman
book

13. Sort activity
• Arrange the sources into:
primary and secondary

14. Roman Empire Assignment
• Compare the map on page 160 with a modern map of
Europe & Africa (RA 10 & RA 14)
1. Identify 14 modern countries that were a part of the
Roman empire
2. Explain why it would be easy for a Spanish speaker to
learn Italian.
3. Do you consider Spartacus a terrorist? Use evidence
from the book to support your answer. (pg 167)
4. Read page 165-168, write a paragraph agreeing or
disagreeing with the claim, “Modern US society
borrows from Roman culture and civilization”. Use
evidence from the reading and modern life.

15. Closure
find someone with similar shoes
• Why would you want to use primary sources when
studying history?
• Why would secondary sources be helpful?

16. With your partner ½ sheet
• List 10 primary
sources from
Greco-Roman
culture
• List 5 secondary
sources about
Greco-Roman
Culture

17. Bellringer
1. Give an example of a secondary source
2. Give an example of a primary source
3. What is the library beverage policy?
4. What is the librarian’s name?
5. Who does Flowing Wells play in football today?
6. How should we act when we have a substitute
teacher?