Essay Portion of Exam

Today we had a really short class due to the senior awards assembly this morning. We only had like a 30 minute class to write our essays. Thankfully, Mr. Schick only made us do two essays and not three. I'm really glad because there is no way I would have been able to finish three good essays in that amount of time. I think my essays are pretty good for having written them in only like 25 minutes so hopefully I do well on them.

Rome Test

Today in class we took the test on Ancient Rome. Thankfully, I think I did really well. After everyone finished their tests, we got on Mr. Schick's blog and went over the essay questions for the essay portion of the exam we will take tomorrow. Mr. Schick had all of our tests graded by the end of class so we all got to know our grades. We also got to choose whether we wanted to keep our projects or get rid of them.

Review

Today for the entire class we reviewed for the Rome test. I'm very thankful we did that because it showed me exactly what I need to study and what I don't know. I made a really helpful study guide in class while we reviewed and took some more notes. We obviously don't have school on Monday and Tuesday is the test so today was our last day to review. Then, we have the first part of our exam on Wednesday–the essay portion.

More Group Presentations

Today my group presented and I think we did pretty well. We did pretty well answering questions and showing our model of the baths. Then Ryan, Luke and Pierce presented their crucification project. They did a really good job making that cross and did a pretty good job presenting.

Project Presenting

Today in class we watched three groups present. First, we watched Kacey and Meridith present their Libum and pottery. They presented their tri-fold and then passed out grape juice and Libum. They did a great job! Then we watched Avery's PowerPoint and saw her painting. The painting she made illustrated the old paintings they would place over mummy's heads. She was inspired by a certain painting and she did a really good job re-illustrating it. Great artist! Last but not least, Hunter and Stevie presented their aqueduct. It was somewhat different from the ancient aqueducts but it still worked really well and looked great! Everyone did a good job and deserves good grades. Tomorrow my group presents first then other groups will follow.

Project

Today Mr. Schick let us work on our projects for the entire class which was really helpful. My group started hot gluing our project, now all we have left is to finish typing our paper. I'm hoping everything goes well with our project. We are the first group to present on Tuesday morning.

Pop Quiz and Project

Today we started off class with a pop quiz. I did pretty well. Then, we thankfully had time to work on our group projects. The project is due Monday so I'm glad we had time to work on it!

Substitute Teachers

Today in class we had some substitutes...AKA Jude and I. I thought we were doing pretty well and were funny but apparently not good enough. So then Peev and Steve took over and taught us for the rest of the class. I don't think Mr. Schick was too impressed with our teaching skills but it definitely made for a fun class.

Today I was late to class so I obviously missed what happened in the beginning of class. When I walked in, the movie we have been watching was playing so I sat down and watched. We watched the rest of the video and then spent the rest of class talking about it.

Project

Today we had a substitute because Mr. Schick was not here. We got into our groups and worked on our projects "seriously and quietly". My group started the PowerPoint we are working on. We were unable to start building today because Mr. Gaudreu had a class. Since today is probably the last day we will be able to work on our projects in class, we will start staying after school to work.

Rome Notes and Video

Today we took some more notes on Rome. Mr. Schick preceded the notes by using Ryan and I as an example– a  married couple living on a farm...not cute. Then we started watching a movie until class ended.

Government of Ancient Rome and the US

Today I was late to class so I was a little behind on the notes, but we talked about Rome and the US's 3 branches of government. 1. executive 2. legislative 3. judicial.

Rome (SPQR) : Executive

• Two consuls 
• One year terms 
• Each has veto power
• Controls military
• Could appoint a dictator in a crisis for a six-month term 

US: Executive 

• President and VP
• 4 year terms 
• Can veto proposed laws
• Commander- in- Chief 

SPQR: legislative 

• Senate 300 people, aristocrats 
• assemblies 
• ALL members for LIFE 

US: Legislative 

• Senate, 100 senators, two from each state
• 6 year terms 
• House of Representatives, 435 members 

SPQR: Judicial 

• prators 
• chosen by the Centuriate Assembly
• 1 year terms 

US: Judicial 

• Supreme Court 
• 9 members 
• Appointed by the President, confirmed by the senate
• Lifetime terms 

Tons and Tons of Notes

Today we took four and a half pages of notes. We talked about consuls and their jobs, patrician dominance in the 5th century BCE, plebians, the SPQR, respublica, democracy, aristocracy, monarchy, Roman Legion, the three punic wars, Marcus Port Cato and so much more. It is hard to summarize the notes we took today because we took so many but those are the topics we covered. Today we went over a lot of things but I understood everything so I feel pretty good about it.

Beginning notes of Rome and Quite a Story!

Latins (came first)
-descendants of Indo-Europeans
-settled on banks of the Tiber River
-situated so that trading ships could navigate as far as Rome, no further. (not war fleets)
-commercial port- not susceptible to attack
-built on seven hills, especially Palatine

Etruscans
-Came from the North
-metalworkers, architects, and artists
-foundation myths: Virgil's Aeneid (similar to the Odyssey)and Remus and Romulus

Greeks
-had colonies all over the Mediterranean Sea
-Romans borrowed ideas from them such as: their alphabet, religion, art, military techniques and weaponry

They drained a swamp...
-many streams flowed into the Tiber
-marshy area called the Forum between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills
-Tarquin the Proud's grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima (largest ancient drain) which channeled water into the Tiber
-Urban Legend- DC was built was on a swamp...only 2% was actually swampland

Lucius Tarquinias Superbus
-7th and final king of Rome
-known was Tarquin the Proud/Tarquin the Arrogant
-true tyrant
-The people's shock at his behavior and this horrible family made them NEVER want to be subject to the rule of kings EVER again- this was an attitude that lasted centuries