Read pages 344-45 in your text book. Decide upon what profession/occupation you would like to learn more about and how to convey your new-found knowledge to your class in a presentation. Fill out the slip on the next page with the required information. Note that a parent’s signature is required. Teacher approval of career choice is also required. (Get my approval before having your parent sign the slip!) Once your topic has been approved, you cannot then change it without prior teacher approval of this change.

Having made your decision, you should do the following:
1. Research what your profession/occupation was like. Who would have been allowed into the profession/occupation? How would the person have been trained? What would your status in society have been? Where would you have lived? What would your typical day have been like? How much would you have been paid for your work?
2. Keep working notes on your research including information for a bibliography. Your working notes will be checked November 5.
3. Create a typed Bibliography of your sources. Your bibliography will be checked November 12.
4. Work up a skit or presentation of no more than five minutes in which you will present your work and life in your chosen profession/occupation to your class. You must turn in a typed version of your presentation. You may use props, costumes, posters, or any other appropriate aids. You will find these enhance the impression of the presentation. You will be graded upon your presentation as well as your demonstration of your understanding of the information. Give the project some thought and be creative! Your rough draft will be checked November 19.

Each check point is worth 25 quiz points. The entire project is equal to a full test grade. The entire project is due November 30, 2009. Plagiarism on any part of this project will result in a grade of ‘0’ for the entire project and school administrators will be notified.

Here are some suggestions for professions/occupations to research:

Potter
physician
farmer
wife of farmer
beautician
water commissioner
mosaic artisan
gladiator
slave
lawyer
pontifex maximus
soldier
auger
teacher
philosopher
tanner/ weaver
orator
baker/tavern keeper
poet
clothing maker
politician
patrician
senator
wife of patrician
latifundia supervisor
{other professions or careers only with teacher’s prior approval}

Grades will be based on:
1. Your notes in your own words in short phrases. (20 pts.)
Your notes in bulleted form must be on the ‘Working Bibliography’ forms (or a reasonable copy thereof) from the Library and the bibliography information for the sources of the notes must be filled out completely on each form. One page of notes fills both the front and back sides of the form.
In addition to the information points, the notes will be graded as follows:
Complete bibliographical information 4 pts.
Legible and bulleted 6 pts.
Notes labeled as to content 4 pts.
At least 3 pages (front and back as one) 6 pts.
2. A separate bibliography page. (20 pts.)
Bibliography
Your works-cited (bibliography) page must have at least 4 sources. One may be your textbook. This must be typed.
This will be graded as follows:
Title of page 2 pt.
Alphabetic order of citations 3 pts.
Indentation of lines 3 pts.
Completeness of citations 3 pts.
Order of elements in citations 3 pts.
Punctuation 3 pts.
Typed 3 pts.

3. Presentation and typed report. (60 pts.)
Your presentation and typed report will be graded as follows:
Accuracy and thoroughness of answers to the six questions 36 pts.
1. Who would have been allowed into the profession/occupation?
2. How would the person have been trained?
3. What would your status in society have been?
4. Where would you have lived?
5. What would your typical day have been like?
6. How much would you have been paid for your work?)
Visual aids 9 pts.
Quality of presentation delivery 5 pts.
Time factor 5 pts.
Were you a good audience member for others? 5 pts.

Check Points:
Your working notes will be checked in class on November 5.
The rough draft of your bibliography will be checked November 12.
Your rough draft will be checked November 19.
Each check point is worth 25 quiz points. The entire project is equal to a full test grade.
The entire project is due November 30, 2009.

Plagiarism on any part of this project will result in a grade of ‘0’ for the entire project and school administrators will be notified.