What was the Lupercalia and why was it important?

This lesson is designed with the new OCR Classical Civilisation GCSE 9-1 Spec in mind.

As part of the Myth and Religion unit students need to know about a number of ancient religious festivals. This lesson is designed to give students a deep understanding of the details of the Lupercalia and why it was important to the Romans.

After a couple of starter activities, students are given a brief overview of the festival with key words missing and they must select the appropriate words from the list attached.

The main part of the lesson is given over to the completion of a leaflet to be handed out in ancient Rome advertising the festival. A template is included within the .ppt file attached at the appropriate point in the lesson. All the information for each heading is also included so students have plenty of information to work with without feeling swamped.

There are explanation questions at the end of the lesson which are designed so students can exhibit the extent of their learning, just before a short plenary activity.