Who was Spartacus?

By far the most famous gladiator in history, Spartacus was a Thracian soldier who had been captured and sold into slavery.  Lentulus Batiatus of Capua must have recognized his potential, for he purchased him with the intention of turning him into a gladiator.  But a warrior’s fierce independence is not easily given up: in 73 BC, Spartacus persuaded seventy of his fellow gladiators—Crixus included—to rebel against Batiatus. This revolt left their former owner murdered in the process, and the gladiators escaped to the slopes of nearby Mount Vesuvius.  While in transit, the group set free many other slaves—thereby amassing a large and powerful following.

The gladiators spent the winter of 72 BC training the newly freed slaves in preparation for what is now known as the Third Serville War, as their ranks swelled to as many as 70,000 individuals.  Whole legions were sent to kill Spartacus, but these were easily defeated by the fighting spirit and experience of the gladiators.  In 71 BC, Marcus Licinius Crassus amassed 50,000 well-trained Roman soldiers to pursue and defeat Spartacus.  Crassus trapped Spartacus in Southern Italy, routing his forces, and killing Spartacus in the process.  Six thousand of his followers were captured and crucified, their bodies made to line the road from Capua to Rome.

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The Legend of Romulus and Remus

Read the legend below and complete the text using the correct verb tense.

The Legend of Romulus and Remus

Rhea _____ (to be) a princess and a mortal woman who______ (to be) married to Mars, the Roman god of war.  Rhea and Mars _____ (have) twin boys and named them Romulus and Remus.  

Some of the other gods _______ (to be) jealous of Mars and Rhea, and _______(plan) to kill Romulus and Remus.  Rhea _______(hear) about the plot.  Since Mars ______(to be) away she _______ (need) to protect the boys.  She put them in a basket and   set it floating down the river hoping that they would be _______(find).  

They ______(to be) found by a female wolf who _______(decide) to raise them as her own cubs.  After the boys  ______(grow)  the wolf _______(know) she could not keep them so she put  them where a shepherd would find them.  The shepherd and his wife ____ (continue) to raise Romulus and Remus.

When the boys _______(grow) older, they _______ (decide) to build a city and rule it as its king.  They ______(have) a contest to see who would be the top king.  When it _______ (appear) that Remus ______(to be) going to win the contest, Romulus ______(get) very angry, so, they _______(fight) until Romulus ______(kill) Remus with a rock and ________     (come)  to be the first king of Rome. 

This legend is one of the most famous in world history.

Figure 5.1. Instructional Process Overview

Step	Key Questions
Introduce the museum project	What is our job? What is a museum? How will we work as a team? What do visitors know and wonder about our topic?
Visit a professional museum	What are the characteristics of high-quality exhibits? What criteria will we use for our exhibits?
Research the museum topic	What are our research questions? Where will we locate information? How will we summarize information as we take notes? How will we analyze information to answer our research questions? How will we synthesize information to answer our focus question? What is our big idea? What is our story line for visitor learning?
Design the exhibits	What will we use to tell our story? How do we get visitors to experience our story? What will our completed exhibit look like? Will our exhibit work?
Write for a museum audience	Does the content and order of our exhibit labels help visitors understand our big idea? Is our writing relevant and useful to the visitor? Is the tone of our writing clear and consistent? Does the visual quality, organization, and structure of our text make it easy to read? Is the text in our exhibit grammatically correct?
Construct the exhibition	How do we organize for construction? How are we working as a team? How will we install our exhibit?
Learn the full exhibition	How can the completed exhibit be used as a teaching tool? How can we engage visitors with our exhibit? When will we take school groups on tours of our museum? How will we learn about the other exhibits in our museum? What did we learn?
Open the museum to the public	What roles will we play on opening night? What activities will we have during our opening night event? How will we advertise our event? What is our schedule for opening night? How will we dismantle our museum? How will we celebrate our accomplishments?

Figure 5.3. Concept Map for School Museum Project

Copyright 2004 by Kid Curators. Reprinted with permission.

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