Blendspace: Roman Slaves and Slavery: Essays, Primary Sources, Images October 23-25
Use a computer or other device to access the texts and images in Blendspace. Paper copies of some of the texts are available if you prefer to study the texts this way. DO NOT WRITE ON HARD COPIES.
Open the link below to get to Blendspace, where you will find a collection of short essays, primary sources and images on the topic of Roman slavery.
Everyone read the text from Cambridge Latin Course I (tile 2) and and the text from Ecce Romani, Chapter 6, "The Slave Market" (tile 4). Then read at least two of the other texts from 3-7. Use the questions in tile 3 as a guide to reading tile 2. Then read the primary source texts in tiles 8 and 9 (primary sources) and choose one of these to focus on. Look at the images.
Take notes and prepare short presentations of the main points of each reading. Discuss your summaries as a group and make any changes that grow out of the discussion. You must include evidence from the texts to backup your observations on each reading (at least five quotations).
It is important to remember as you read that the history of ancient slavery was different from slavery in the modern era, especially what we are familiar with from American slavery. Be alert for differences between ancient and modern slavery and also elements that you think are similar. Note these in your presentations.
The primary source texts (tiles 8 and 9) both take a strong point of view and present an argument. What are these? What is your response to what the ancient writers wrote about slavery?
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Rubric. Include:
Open the link below to get to Blendspace, where you will find a collection of short essays, primary sources and images on the topic of Roman slavery.
Everyone read the text from Cambridge Latin Course I (tile 2) and and the text from Ecce Romani, Chapter 6, "The Slave Market" (tile 4). Then read at least two of the other texts from 3-7. Use the questions in tile 3 as a guide to reading tile 2. Then read the primary source texts in tiles 8 and 9 (primary sources) and choose one of these to focus on. Look at the images.
Take notes and prepare short presentations of the main points of each reading. Discuss your summaries as a group and make any changes that grow out of the discussion. You must include evidence from the texts to backup your observations on each reading (at least five quotations).
It is important to remember as you read that the history of ancient slavery was different from slavery in the modern era, especially what we are familiar with from American slavery. Be alert for differences between ancient and modern slavery and also elements that you think are similar. Note these in your presentations.
The primary source texts (tiles 8 and 9) both take a strong point of view and present an argument. What are these? What is your response to what the ancient writers wrote about slavery?
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Rubric. Include:
- Title of text and tile number.
- At least half of the questions in tile 3 answered
- Recorded notes in interactive notebooks and draft of presentation.
- Observations in presentation backed up by quotations
- Information that surprised you or raised questions
- Words and statements that you do not understand
- Look up and define English words you do not know.
- Point of view and analysis of argument of primary text (tile 8 or 9)
- Personal responses
- Group responses
- Disagreements within your group
- Begin each summary with a strong topic sentence and conclude your summary with one key take away a your final personal response.
- Summaries and analysis should be written in complete sentences and with good grammar and spelling.
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