Unit 4: Ancient Rome

Unit 4- Ancient Roman Civilization

Unit Summary:  

This introduction includes the necessary background information to teach the Ancient Roman Civilization. This unit contains 15 daily lessons, plus two Pausing Point days that may be used for differentiated instruction. Each lesson will require a total of 120 minutes. Lessons 14 and 15 contain the Unit Assessment.

Reading

The nonfiction Reader for Unit 4, Stories of Ancient Rome, consists of selections describing the historical events and culture of the ancient Roman civilization. Students will read the legend of Romulus and Remus about the founding of Rome, as well as several myths about Roman gods and goddesses. They will study the historical rise and fall of the Roman republic and empire, as well as key historical figures such as Hannibal, Julius Caesar, and Augustus.

Spelling

During this unit’s spelling exercises, students will review the spelling patterns of r-controlled vowels as well as spellings of the sound /ee/. In Lessons 1–5, students will review r-controlled vowels spelled ‘ar,’ ‘or,’ ‘er,’ ‘ir,’ and ‘ur.’ The spelling ‘or’ will be pronounced /or/ and /er/. In Lessons 6–10, students will review the sound of /ee/ spelled ‘ee’ and ‘e.’ In Lessons 11–15, students will review the sound of /ee/ spelled ‘ea,’ ‘ie,’ and ‘i.’

Grammar

Grammar continues with a review and expansion of skills introduced in second grade. Students will review verb tenses and the verbs to be and to have as well as subject-verb agreement, learning to change the spelling of verbs to match various subjects. Students will have large blocks of grammar instruction each week and instructional time for review in Lesson 9.

Unit 4 Lesson 15 Spelling Words- Test on October 30th

gladiator

grief

chariot

stadium

eager

shriek

leader

each

increase

rookie

experience

grease

atrium

teacher

chief