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UNIT: 12.1 Fall of the Roman Republic
UNIT OVERVIEW: Students will study the impact of the Gracchi on the fall of the Roman
Republic
ASSESSMENT: Category 1: Extended Writing in Response to Stimulus
UNIT DETAILS:
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Success Criteria
(I Know I’ve got it when I can …)
1  Interpert maps, timelines, family trees and and a variety of primary material to establish an understanding of the government and society of the Roman
Republic during the fourth and fifth centuries bc
 Know and understand the government and society of the Roman Republic during the fourth and fifth centuries bc
 Successfully apply this knowledge to sources relating to the factors contributing to the fall of the Roman
Republic.
2  Synthesise information from a variety of sources to complete graphic organisers demonstrating the impact of the Wars of Expansion
 Complete the graphic organiser and understand how these factors impacted later Republican society.
3  Interpret and synthesise information from a variety of primary and secondary source to determine the role of Tiberius Gracchus in the fall of the
Republic.
 Develop a summary based on the source material,including both primary and secondary evidence , to be able to successfully justify their position.
4  Evaluate the reliabily of sources relating to the personality, background and reforms of Tiberius Gracchus.
 Successfully determine which of the ancient and modern sources are reliable and useful in analysing the impact of
Tiberiaus Gracchus and which are not reliable.
5  Hypothesis on the motives and impact of the Gracchan reforms
 Compose an effective and defendible hypothsesis written in the form of a cause and effect statement.
6  Justify the hypothesis using evidence from a variety of primary and secondary sources to compose a well structured and well argued essay.
 Successfully justify their position using evidence from a variety of sources.