Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!
Of course, these famous words come from William
Shakespeare. They are intended to be
part of Mark Antony’s eloquent and fiery speech given at Julius Caesar’s funeral.
To be honest the most exposure Josiah
has had to anything with “Caesar” in the title is the pizza place. You know which one.
I take that back. He certainly has heard the name during our Bible readings.
I take that back. He certainly has heard the name during our Bible readings.
Sadly, besides our Bible study I have exposed the boy to an
appalling lack of ancient history. I was happy to remedy that when I had the
chance to review The Famous Men of Rome Set from Memoria Press.
The Famous Men of Rome is recommended for grades 4-8. Some
of the stories are really shocking, adventurous, and bizzare…perfect for my 13-year-old son.
You can use the product as a stand alone study or add it to any history
curriculum. It contains 30 stories that cover the history of Rome and the men
that made it great (or not so great).
We received a lovely book of stories that contained bright
illustrations, a helpful glossary and colorful maps. We also got a Student Guide and Teacher's Guide.
The Student Guide includes:
Key People & Places
Famous Quotes
Vocabulary Words
Reading Comprehension Questions
There are also activities included
in every lesson. They involve map work, discussion questions & research
projects
The Teacher’s Guide was invaluable. It had all the answers! Plus a few extras.
All 3 books have a soft cover, but they are very sturdy and
took up little space.
How We Used It
We are not a Classical Educational family. Memoria Press
majors on this type of schooling. We have used several of their resources and
I have found them to fit in nicely with what we do. We are more of an electic,
mostly Charlotte Mason, do what works kind of family. I didn’t have to make a
big overhaul of our school day to work on The Famous Men of Rome.
The study starts at the very conception of Rome and ends
with its fall. Each story and the men
involved are written in such a way that captures the reader’s attention and
imagination.
Because Josiah is dyslexic I did most of the reading. Some
chapters were longer than others, but they were also divided nicely into paragraphs
and sections.
I want to share with you one Josiah’s favorite chapters and
the activities involved.
Ouch! If Mucius wasn't left-handed before he was now! Josiah happens to be left-handed. He was floored by the lengths someone would go to make a point.
After we read the story in the we went to the Student Guide. The first section is a list of Facts to Know.
The next section is vocabulary. I did have Josiah fill this section out. It was easy for him to do.
I did help Josiah with the Comprehension Questions. He dictated the answers to me and I helped him record them.
The activities in this section involved reading and memorizing parts of the poem, "Horatius at the Bridge."
He also had to locate some spots on one of his maps.
The poem was located in the Appendix in the back of the Student Guide. He was pretty impressed by the Roman Numerals. I think it's the whole Superbowl thing.
The Student guide also contains a few pages of magic. A Pronunciation Guide!
How brilliant! All makers of homeschool curriculum needs to do this!
As I promised the Teacher's Guide has all the answers to the questions. This was one Teacher's Guide I really used.
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