Summary
The academic in question on these fantastic lesson plans is Sam Agbamu, an associate professor in Classics at the University of Reading where he teaches Roman History, Latin, and about race and ethnicity in antiquity. His research looks at the way that identities took shape in Latin literature, and how these identities have been interpreted in the centuries since the fall of the Roman Empire. He has written books on how modern Italian imperialism used the idea of the Roman Empire to justify its own actions, and about how a fourteenth-century Latin poem about the Roman empire contributed to modern ideas of race and nationhood.
This resource was produced as part of a collaboration between the University of Reading and anti-racism practitioners at Brighter Futures for Children as part of the ‘Decolonise, Innovate, Transform’ project.
How to use the lesson plan
This lesson plan is for a scheme of work lasting 6 weeks or 6 lessons.
- Key topics to be covered and knowledge achieved by the end of the session are outlined.
- Supplementary resources have been provided which may be used in class to better situate the content with students.
- The ‘Further Reading and references’ section provides references to academic research from Dr Samuel Agbamu at the University of Reading. You can use this to develop your own knowledge or your teaching materials.
Evaluation
For teachers
We are keen to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of these resources as they are used by teachers in schools. You can scan the QR code on the final page of this resource which will take you to a short post-survey (‘Lesson Plan Effectiveness Evaluation’).
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