Nero

Introduction

Welcome to Web Quest about Nero .

As we are studying about The Roman Empire we will be completing an example web quest to find out more details and specific targeted research about Nero , who was a Roman Emperor

Task

To write a 700-800 word Research Inquiry report about a specific event about Nero.

You will determine whether or not Nero’s actions during a specific event had a significant negative or positive impact on the Roman Empire.

Create

1) 1x key Research Inquiry Question about a specific event about Nero

2) 3 x Focus Questions about Nero and the event

3) write 1x Hypothesis

4) write 1x 50 word introduction /context

5) write 1x 100 word paragraph /dot points source interrogation about Source 1 - a Secondary source

6) write 1x 100 word paragraph /dot point source interrogation paragraph about Source 2 (secondary source )

7) write 1x 100 word paragraph :Dot points source interrogation about Source 3 (Primary or Secondary )

8) write 1x 100 word paragraph or dot points source interrogation about source 4 (primary source )

9) write a 1x 100 word paragraph or dot points source interrogation about source 5 (primary )

9) write a 100-150 word summary of your sources

Summary

Use your key inquiry and focus questions information comparing and contrasting the sources to show whether your research agrees or disagrees with your hypothesis .

10) conclusion

restate your thesis and whether Nero impacted the Roman Empire negatively or positively.

11) conference with your teacher about your progress

12) submit your draft for feedback

13) make editing /proof reading improvements to draft to complete your final copy

14) submit your final research inquiry report

15) share your research inquiry report with a friend ,peer , family to get feedback

Process

Follow the 15 steps to complete your research inquiry report .

General -Background research to identify key information about Nero and specific events that he had either a significant positive or negative impact on the Roman Empire

1) write 1x key Research Inquiry Question about a Nero and a specific event .

2) write 3 x Focus Questions about Nero and the event

3) write 1x Hypothesis

4) write 1x 50 word introduction /context

5) write 1x 100 word paragraph /dot points about Source 1 - a Secondary source

6) write 1x 100 word/dot point paragraph about Source 2 (secondary source )

7) write 1x 100 word paragraph/ Dot points about Source 3 (Primary or Secondary )

8) write 1x 100 word paragraph or dot points about source 4 (Primary source )

9) write 1x 100 word paragraph or dot points about source 5 (Primary source )

Evaluation

10) write a 100-150 word summary of your sources

In your summary Use your key inquiry and focus questions research source analysis comparing and contrasting the sources to show whether your research agrees or disagrees with your hypothesis about Nero and the great fire .

Conclusion

11) 1x 50 word concision about either the positive or negative impact Nero had on the Roman Empire .

Credits

background source research about Nero

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/senior/snr_anc_hist_04_cat3_cr2_radio_nero.pdf

Source 1 secondary

academics for Kids -Nero and Primary sources

http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Nero

Source 2 secondary

https://www.livescience.com/40277-emperor-nero-facts.html

source 3 secondary

British Museum Blog