Teaching The Agricola; and the Germania; | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Introduction "The Agricola" and "The Germania" are Roman classics written between 50-100 A.D. Reading these books is reading history as it happened. The reader gains knowledge of Roman, British, and the German people as they were centuries ago. The goal is to understand the purpose of studying history.

1) 1.) Class discussion: Discuss the study of history. What is the purpose of studying history? What significance...
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