From Persecution to acceptance
I can explain that the Roman Empire played an instrumental role in the spread of Christianity.
Assessment: Students will create a product to demonstrate their knowledge of how Christianity began and spread in the Roman Empire
25 pts.
Assessment: Students will create a product to demonstrate their knowledge of how Christianity began and spread in the Roman Empire
25 pts.
At your tables create a Google doc and share it with your group members. This will be your notes for today. All of you will choose an individual topic to research to become an expert on. You will type your findings into the Google doc and share it with the other members of the group. Once you have become an expert and returned to your group to teach your group on your topic you will then share your group's document for me to receive your classwork grade.
rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
Use these resources to research the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Take good notes to report back to your group.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/rome_and_christianity.htm
http://rome.mrdonn.org/christianity.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/christians.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/rome_and_christianity.htm
http://rome.mrdonn.org/christianity.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/christians.html
Spread of Christianity in the roman empire
Use these resources to research the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Take good notes to report back to your group.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eRXq-cKmr0
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/religion/christians/paul.htm
http://lukensocialstudies.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/8/2/24827890/christianity.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eRXq-cKmr0
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/religion/christians/paul.htm
http://lukensocialstudies.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/8/2/24827890/christianity.pdf
Persecution in the Roman Empire
Use these resources to research the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. Take good notes to report back to your group.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/christians.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/timeline_09.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/christianityromanempire_article_01.shtml
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/christians.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/timeline_09.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/christianityromanempire_article_01.shtml
Toleration and Acceptance in the Roman Empire
Use these resources to research the toleration and acceptance of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Take good notes to report back to your group.
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/religion/christians/constantine.htm
https://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-conversion-of-constantine-and-the-ascent-of-christianity.html
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0091-christianity.php
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/religion/christians/constantine.htm
https://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-conversion-of-constantine-and-the-ascent-of-christianity.html
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0091-christianity.php
assessment
Students will create a product to demonstrate their knowledge of how Christianity began and spread in the Roman Empire.
Students will need to produce a product that demonstrates an understanding of each of the four elements that influenced the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire:
Rise /5
Persecution /5
Spread /5
Acceptance /5
Creativity /5
Overall /25
You may choose between a variety of options for this assessment. All options will need at least 2 examples or pieces of evidence to support each area we have studied in class.
Some options are:
Create a Comic Strip
The comic strip should show your understanding of each stage of Christianity (Rise, Persecution, Spread, and Acceptance. The comic strip will include both pictures and writing. The pictures should be illustrate the area that you are discussing. (ex. your spread of Christianity picture should show how Christianity spread across the empire.) The writing or caption of your picture will include information on the topic to help demonstrate your knowledge of the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
3-5 Paragraph Essay
This essay will need to show that you have a clear understanding of how the Roman Empire helped the spread of Christianity using the 4 areas to help explain the importance the Empire played.
Journal Entries from the perspective of a Christian in the Roman Empire. (3-5 entries)
You will need to produce 3 to 5 journal entries written from the perspective of a Christian living in the Roman Empire. You can spread these journal entries out over several years if you like. But you need to make sure you write on every area that we studied in class.
Choose your own!! Discuss with me if you want this option so I can give you the OK.
Due by the end of class on Thursday 11/ 6.
Students will need to produce a product that demonstrates an understanding of each of the four elements that influenced the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire:
Rise /5
Persecution /5
Spread /5
Acceptance /5
Creativity /5
Overall /25
You may choose between a variety of options for this assessment. All options will need at least 2 examples or pieces of evidence to support each area we have studied in class.
Some options are:
Create a Comic Strip
The comic strip should show your understanding of each stage of Christianity (Rise, Persecution, Spread, and Acceptance. The comic strip will include both pictures and writing. The pictures should be illustrate the area that you are discussing. (ex. your spread of Christianity picture should show how Christianity spread across the empire.) The writing or caption of your picture will include information on the topic to help demonstrate your knowledge of the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
3-5 Paragraph Essay
This essay will need to show that you have a clear understanding of how the Roman Empire helped the spread of Christianity using the 4 areas to help explain the importance the Empire played.
Journal Entries from the perspective of a Christian in the Roman Empire. (3-5 entries)
You will need to produce 3 to 5 journal entries written from the perspective of a Christian living in the Roman Empire. You can spread these journal entries out over several years if you like. But you need to make sure you write on every area that we studied in class.
Choose your own!! Discuss with me if you want this option so I can give you the OK.
Due by the end of class on Thursday 11/ 6.