Choose one of the following portfolios. Complete and submit your portfolio during Unit 2, Lesson 6.

Option 1: Life in Rome Letters (see attached rubric for more details)

Option 2: Life in Rome Illustrated Story (see attached rubric for more details)

Option 3: Life in Rome Skit (see attached rubric for more details)
I chose option two.


Letter Instructions
Imagine that the two young people are pen pals. Create four letters, two from each person. Have each person describe and compare his or her life to the other. Each letter should be at least one paragraph long.
Can anyone give me examples of these letters? Remember this is rome :)
Here is the rubric.
Home
1 point each for a total of 3 points
Accurate details of wealthy homes
Inaccurate or no details of wealthy homes
Accurate details of
slave/shopkeeper/servant dwellings
Inaccurate or no details of
slave/shopkeeper/servant dwellings
Clear distinctions made between
the wealthy and the poor
No distinctions made between the
wealthy and the poor
Entertainment
1 point
each for a total of 3 points
Accurate details about
entertainment opportunities for the wealthy
Inaccurate or no details about
entertainment opportunities for the wealthy
Accurate details about
entertainment opportunities for slaves/shopkeepers/servants
Inaccurate or no details about
entertainment opportunities for slaves/shopkeepers/servants
Clear distinctions made between
what entertained the wealthy and the poor
No distinctions made between
what entertained the wealthy and the poor
Family Life
and tradition
1 point
each for a total of 3 points
Accurate details about traditions of
the wealthy
Inaccurate details about traditions
of the wealthy
Accurate details about traditions of
slaves/shopkeepers/servants
Inaccurate details about traditions
slaves/shopkeepers/servants
Clear distinctions made that
separate the traditions of the wealthy and the poor
No clear distinctions made that
separate the traditions of the wealthy and the poor
City Life
1 point
each for a total of 3 points
Accurate details about how each
person got what he or she needed in the city
Inaccurate or no details about
how each person got what he or she needed in the city
Description of how the city was run
and organized
No description of how the city was
run and organized
Clear comparison of city and rural
life
No clear comparison of city and
rural life
Letters
1 point
each for a total of 3 points
Four letters total (two from each
person)
Fewer than four letters turned in
Letters include accurate
information
Letters do not include accurate
information
Letters are written in paragraph
form using a conversational tone
Letters are not written in
paragraph form and resemble lists of facts rather