Do you like to watch people get tackled in football, beat up in the boxing wring, or even watch the movie The Hunger Games? Well, Rome use to have their own way of entertainment envolving people and animals getting hurt and even dyeing. The Roman culture was very different from the way we live now, but some things do not change; like watching people fight for entertainment. Read Gladiators by P. Hoblin and find out if you would want to be a Gladiator or not.
You are about to find out what it takes to be a Roman Gladiator! Are you ready for this dangerous adventure? As you read Gladiators you will experience the life of a Gladiator. Find out if you would want to be a Gladiator or not by researching the life of a Roman citizen verses the life of a Roman Gladiator. Record Data in your Cultur Journal.
Read, Answer Questions in Complete Sentences, and Follow Directions. Record Research in Your Culture Journal:
Read Chapters 1 & 2
1.At first, what did Gldiators hunt to put into the arena to kill?
2.Years later, who did they add into the arena to kill?
3.What is the fighting arena called?
Read Chapters 3 & 4
1. What was worn by the Gladiators?
2. Who were Gladiators?
3. When did Gladiator battles occur?
4. How does a Gladiator win a fight?
Read Chapters 5 & 6
-Compare and Contrast the The Life of Rome by creating a VenDiagram
1. What was the life of the Roman citizen like?
2. What was the life of the Roman Gladitaors like?
Facts
-Use the TIMELINE to find the answers.
1. Who ruled in the Roman empire in 47BC? Who was he?
2. Who was born in around 5BC? What happened to Him in 33AD?
3. What was compleated being built in 80AD?
4. When did the Roman Empire Fall?
You
-Write your responses in paragraph form and use detail and facts to support your opinion:
1. Decide if you would want be a Gladiator or not and explaine.
2. What are ways in which we use fighting as entertainment today?
3. Would you want to fight as a form of entertainment? Explain.
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | points | |
| Writting | Anwsers questions clearly and correctly. Writes with correct grammer and language. | Answes questions clearly, but does not write with correct grammer or language. | Does not answer clearly and nor with correct grammer or language. | Does not answer questions. | |
| Gladiator Armor | Armor was completely and correctly labeled. | Armor was completely labeled, but had a few answered incorrectly. | Armor was completely labeled, but incorrect. | Armor was not completely labeled. | |
| Venn Diagram | Diagram was correctly compleate with a great amount of information. | Diagram was correctly complete with little amount of information. | Diagram was incorrectly completed. | Diagram was not completed. | |
| Written Paragraph | Paragraph is well written and supported by detail and facts. | Paragraph is well written, but supported by few detail and facts. | Paragraph is poorly written. | Paragraph is not written. |
You have completed this quest! :) So, do you have what it takes to be a Gladiator? Do you want to be a Roman Gladiator or a Roman Citizen? Today we still use fighting as a form of entertainment, but we do not kill. Do you think we should fight for entertainment or is it a form of entertainment that we should not do?
Thank you to:
-Google images for the pictures and diagrams.
-Ancient Rome for Kids site with a bunch of facts http://rome.mrdonn.org/
-P. Hoblin for writting the book Gladiators
This WebQuest was created for my 3rd grade class. This webquest incorperates literature, culture, and research in a fun and interactive way. It is based off of the Georgia Standards.
This was created for an assignment and was my first webquest I have created.
