Wildcat Roman Tours
In order to prepare for reading Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” you will be researching an aspect of
Roman life during Caesar’s lifespan. We will imagine that we are taking a bus tour back in time and you will
be the tour guide for your topic!
You will be responsible for the following:
1. Putting together a slide show of ONLY pictures ( no words ) that pertain to your topic. You will
add these to the class slideshow provided.
2. Creating a “tour” for our bus ride through Rome. You will act as a guide and talk us through the
images we are seeing and why they are important. You want to be engaging, entertaining, and active!
Move around, talk to “passengers,” and be excited.
3. Posting an informative paragraph to the class blog that explains your topic. If you work with a
partner, each person is responsible for doing this, so you may want to split the information that you
gather.
This will be a quiz grade, so do nice work.
You may use the following resources to collect your pictures, as they need to be from rights free websites.
Quest.eb.com
Pics4learning.com
Commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MainPage
http://www.morguefile.com/
Roman Tours Rubric
Slide Show
Presentation:
Performance
4
3
2
1
Slide show is well put
together; pictures are in a
logical order, are relevant
to the topic and time
period; and student uses
and references the
slideshow in the
presentation.
Student is energetic,
informative, and gets the
crowd involved. Student
knows the information
well and the presentation
goes smoothly.
Slideshow is decently put
together; pictures are in a
logical order, somewhat
relevant to the topic and
time period; and student
references most in the
slideshow.
Slideshow is lacking in
visual appeal. Pictures are
not in a logical order,
even if they are
somewhat relevant to the
topic and time period.
Student references some
of the pictures.
Student does not seem
very interested in the
presentation; the crowd is
not following along,
although information may
be accurately presented.
Slideshow is lacking in
visual appeal. Pictures are
not relevant and student
is not able to use the
pictures to discuss the
topic.
Information shared may
be relevant to the topic.
Student seems to share
only well-known facts,
leaving the crowd
wondering if any research
was done.
It is clear that the
information shared is not
relevant or has not been
researched, as it is base
level or not relevant to
the topic.
Student includes a few
proper citations for
images used in slides and
information gathered for
tour and blog post.
Student writes a
paragraph of 5-7 basic
sentences that explain the
information presented in
the tour and slides.
Student includes no
citations for images used
in slides and information
gathered for tour and blog
post.
Student writes a
paragraph of 4 or less
basic sentences that
explain the information
presented in the tour and
slides.
Paragraph has many
mistakes. There is no
evidence of editing and
revising.
Presentation: Information
Information shared is
relevant to the topic and
the time period. Student
shows evidence of
research in his or her
presentation and includes
specific, interesting facts.
Citations
Student includes proper
citations for images used
in slides and information
gathered for tour and blog
post.
Student writes a
paragraph of 8-10
complex sentences that
explain the information
presented in the tour and
slides.
Paragraph includes few to
no mistakes in grammar
and spelling. Sentence
structure is varied and an
interesting vocabulary is
used.
Slideshow is between 4-6
minutes. Student has
obviously prepared,
moves about, and needs
little to no notes.
Blog Post
Editing and Revising
Timing and Preparation
Student shows some
energy and is informative,
but may not appeal to the
crowd as much.
Presentation goes
smoothly, but may lack
excitement.
Information shared is
relevant to the topic.
Student shows some
evidence of research in
his or her presentation,
although the information
may seem to be basic or
surface level.
Student includes some
proper citations for
images used in slides and
information gathered for
tour and blog post.
Student writes a
paragraph of 5-7 complex
sentences that explain the
information presented in
the tour and slides.
Paragraph includes some
mistakes in grammar and
spelling. Sentence
structure may be varied,
but is lacking in word
choice.
Slideshow is between 4-6
minutes. Student shows
minimal preparation,
some movement, and
uses a few notes.
Paragraph has many
mistakes that detract
from meaning. Sentence
structure is simplistic and
word choice is simple.
Slideshow does not reach
4 minutes or goes over 6.
Student shows minimal
preparation, little
movement, and relies
heavily on notes.
Student makes no eye
contact, is unenergetic,
and reads straight
through the presentation.
Slideshow does not reach
4 minutes. Student shows
little to no preparation,
does not move, and relies
heavily on notes.