Florida SS.6.W.3.8

Social Studies6th GradeRecognize significant events, figures, and contributions of classical civilizations (Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, Axum).

The Standard

Determine the impact of significant figures associated with ancient Rome.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify major Roman figures and describe their actions. They explain how those actions changed Roman government, society, religion, warfare, or culture.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students connect a figure’s actions to immediate and lasting effects using accurate evidence. They can distinguish what a person did from why it mattered.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call every Roman leader an emperor or assume Julius Caesar ruled during the Empire. They may list achievements without explaining effects or ignore mixed outcomes.
How to Assess It: Give this exit prompt: Choose Augustus or Constantine, name one major action, and explain two effects that action had on Rome.

Lesson moves

Give groups figure, action, and outcome cards to match, then place each set on a Republic or Empire timeline.
Ask students to write: Did Julius Caesar strengthen or weaken Rome more, and what evidence supports your claim?
Play Impact Chain, where teams connect a Roman figure to an action, immediate result, and lasting effect for one point each.
Compare portraits on Roman coins with images used by modern leaders, then explain how each communicates power or authority.

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