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Latin: The Language of Ancient Rome Lesson PlanLatin: The Language of Ancient Rome Lesson Plan
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Latin: The Language of Ancient Rome

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Middle schoolers gain understanding about where some of today's words originated by reviewing a list of Latin words and their meanings. They work in small groups to create dictionary pages which will then be compiled into a large Latin/English dictionary.

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ancient rome, ancient civilizations

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ancient rome, Latin, lou hoover, social studies
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
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