KS3 Romans - Was Rome’s Founding Truth or Legend?

This lesson contains:

• A starter to discuss the image of Romulus and Remus being nursed by a wolf. Students make judgements based on this.
• A task to consider what a legend is, using examples on the board, and drawing out the meaning to work together to form a definition. Students then get background, on the slides, of where the legend of Romulus and Remus takes place and how important ‘origin stories’ are to cultures.
• A video from YouTube recounting the story, followed by an activity to read the story and answer questions down the side. Students must consider what parts of the story are truthful and which fall under the definition of a legend.
• A plenary to consider Bettany Hughes’ view about the story being false, and asking students to support or reject her view based on their learning.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 1 x Publisher File