Miss Tilly’s expectations:
Year 7:
• When you come in take your bags and coats off
and put them away. Take your pencil cases out,
and please write your name on the sticky label
in front of you. Make sure the name is large
enough so we can see the name.
• Take your books out, if you do not have your
book put your hand up.
• Copy out the title, and learning objective and
take out your name slip. Thank you.
Roman Towns
Objective: To use noticing skills
to draw and label a Roman Town.
To use Empathy skills to
describe what it was like living
in a Roman Town.
RECAP
Why did Caesar invade Britain?
Draw three pictures of the reasons in
your book! You have four minutes!
Learning Outcomes
• All – Will know the different parts of a
Roman Town.
• Most – Will have clearly labelled a
Roman Town.
Will have thought about life in a Roman
Town.
• Some – Will have completed a diary
entry about life in a Roman Town.
Activity:
• What do we have in our towns? What do
we have in Winterbourne or in other
towns and cities such as Bristol.
What buildings make up a town?
1. The forum: it was like a town square. It was the
centre of the city where people met and did
business
2. The Baths: these were used for washing and
where people went and met their friends
3. Amphitheatre: This is where the Gladiators
battled out and where there were wild animal fights
4. Basilica: Centre of the town with important
buildings such as the Law Courts
5. Christian Church: A place to worship God
6. Temple: A place where Romans went to
worship their Gods
7. Town House: Rich people lived in town houses
and the poorer people lived in flats
8. North Gate: The town walls had gates to
let people and animals through. Also Romans
were not allowed to be buried inside the city
walls
Task: Empathy
• Write a diary entry describing life in a
Roman Town.
Include:
• - where you live in the town;
• - which parts of the town you use or
visit;
• - do you like the towns the Romans
built?
Share in Pairs
• With the person sitting next to
you. Come up with one thing that
you have learnt this lesson. Be
prepared to explain what it is, and
why it stands out.