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Students explore the lifestyle of students in Ancient Greece or Rome, write stories from the viewpoint of a child during that timeframe and compare and contrast their own lives to the lives of students during that time frame.

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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Research

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