You, as the student, will work through a variety of webpages learning about Roman government, religion, and architecture. You will accomplish this by going through websites, com
pleting tasks, and wrtiting information in your time machine log (Social Studies Journal).
When you finish the WebQuest, you will get onto Utah Compose and write a R.A.F.T. Letter. The letter and the notes you take from your Time Machine Log will be the assessment for this WebQuest assignment.
RAFT is an acronym, which stands for
R - Role - like in a play and you will write as if you were this person.
A - Audience - Who you are writing to.
F - Format or type of writing - letter or essay
T - Topic - What you are writing about.
For your letter, written on Utah Compose:
Your Role will be a U.S. President.
Your Audience will be Julius Caesar, who was the last Consul in Roman before Emperors started their rule.
Your Format will be a thank-you letter.
Finally, your Topic will be thanking Julius Caesar and other Roman leaders, architects, and artists for the contributions and ideas that the Roman Empire gave to us today.