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.