Poets, Playwrights, and Politics: The Writings of Ancient Rome
In this three-part course, students will learn about the works, accomplishments, and influences of the greatest writers of ancient Rome that are still praised and studied today.
Brigid Johnson, MA Tufts University
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(178)
What's included
3 live meetings
3 in-class hoursAssessment
I will send informal assessments to parents/guardians when the class is complete to let them know about student engagement, behavior, and interest.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Students will learn about Ancient Rome's greatest writers, their works, what we know about their lives, and their influences on later authors. We'll cover the most famous playwrights, poets, philosophers, politicians, and historians of Ancient Rome, their most popular works, and the Greeks who influenced them. The first course will present the poets: Catullus, Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Martial, and Lucan. The second course will present the historians: Polybius, Sallust, Caesar, Livy, Tacitus, Suetonius, and Plutarch The third course will present the playwrights, politicians, and philosophers: Plautus, Terence, Cicero, Pliny the Younger, Seneca the Younger, Marcus Aurelius, and the basic philosophies of the Stoics and Epicureans. I will present for a few minutes and then pause for student questions and discussion in order to keep the students engaged and active. Students will play a quiz bowl game for the last ten to fifteen minutes of each session. I run an active classroom where students lead the discussion. I enjoy keeping students on their toes in a fun learning environment. Students will interact with me and one another in the group setting. Learners need no previous knowledge of ancient Rome--just a curiosity about the ancient world, literature, or Rome itself.
Learning Goals
I want to students to know who some of the famous writers of ancient Rome, their works, and why they are still important to us today.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Roman literature can be highly graphic in nature, but due to the age range of these students, all content is guaranteed to be age appropriate, as this course only introduces the writers, the type of works they wrote, and their significance.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined December, 2020
5.0
178reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree from Tufts University
I have taught ancient Roman culture to students ages 11-college level but have been extensively teaching my daughter, who is eight about the ancient world for about five years now. Reviews
Live Group Class
$60
for 3 classes3x per week, 1 week
60 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
2-7 learners per class
