Alabama Social Studies SS24.7.15d

Social Studies7th GradeClassical Greece and Rome

The Standard

SS24.7.15: Outline the key geographic, political, economic, and cultural elements of the Roman Republic.

Summarize the influence of Roman legal and political systems on later societies.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students explain how Rome's written laws and elected officials influenced later legal codes and governments. They compare a Roman example with a modern one and identify who Rome excluded from voting.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student connects the Twelve Tables to later written law codes and compares elected tribunes with modern representatives. They explain that Roman women and enslaved people could not vote.
Common Misconceptions: Some students think Roman senators were elected by popular vote, like U.S. senators. Others assume that having written laws meant everyone in Rome had equal rights.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Explain how Rome's written laws and elected officials shaped later societies. Give one modern example of each and name one limit on voting in Rome.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a classroom dispute and three written rules; have them decide a response, then discuss what happens when the rules stay hidden.
Ask students to write: How did Roman tribunes represent plebeians, and who could not vote for them?
Play a four-card match: pair the Twelve Tables with written law codes and elected tribunes with elected representatives.
Show a city council election notice and ask students to compare who votes today with who voted in Roman elections.

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