Mary+Gray

//Today I came up with this really BANGIN idea for a presentation, but I definitely think we need to incorporate other aspects of society---like culture. This is SOLELY class system. The due dates are rough, but the sequence could work out pretty well. I think the thesis could also be tweaked. I think we'll end up going with some version of my idea, since no one else had ideas for the presentation.//
 * WORK PLAN (11/19)**

Materials for Presentation: Presentation: (ROUGH)
 * Candy (mini snickers & skittles)
 * 2 lists of students in class (splitbetween upper and lower classes)
 * Ballots for candy vote (options: snickers, skittles)
 * 1) Assign students social classes, have sit in sections according to classes
 * 2) Ask lower class to stack their OWN chairs in corner, sit on the floor
 * 3) Giver upper class one kind of each candy (snickers/skittles)
 * 4) Explain analogy to beginning of Roman republic
 * 5) Give upper class ballots to vote
 * 6) Tell lower class to plug up all laptops of Upper Class
 * 7) Give examples of classes' gap widening
 * 8) Tell upper class to write down laws, give time to do so
 * 9) Tell lower class to come up with an idea to 'revolt'
 * 10) After group collaboration, explain what actually happened (laws, fall of Rome)

Summary: Thesis-The social classes of the Roman empire were caused by its Monarchy qualities.

Deadlines: Create class lists, ballots-11/20 Summary outline (research complete, main points identified)-11/21 Number 4 analogy, info prepared for presentation-11/21 Summary RD-11/24 Number 7 examples, info prepared for presentation 11/24 Number 10 & Wrap up 11/26 Fix Summary (needs to be completed by ALL group members) 11/27 Final Summary 11/28

//Today I found these two sources on the class systems. The timeline in the first one is EXACTLY what I was looking for, and it will be great evidence for the presentation and summary. The other is blocked at school, but it could definitely be very helpful at home.// [|http://pages.interlog.com/~gilgames/republic.htm] Great information of Plebians and Patricians, "reform movements" made by Plebians-to use in presentation. [|http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/orders.html] Order of evidence of Plebians revolting. Shows timeline of "power-holder"
 * Secondary Sources** (11/21)

//Livy was one of the most well known Roman historians and his account is very long. I skimmed the text (first sentences of paragraphs) and found a few good pieces I highlighted in Diigo and shared with the other group members. Natalie and Sydney both found picture sources, which should balance out my long written source.// This basically shows the HUGE gap between the classes, and is a VERY in-depth account of the Roman Republic by Livy. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/browse-mixed-new?id=Liv1His&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed This source is extremely long, so below are a few lines I picked out. He nominated Alban nobles to the senate that this order of the State might also be augmented. Amongst them were the Tullii, the Servilii, the Quinctii, the Geganii, the Curiatii, and the Cloelii. To provide a consecrated building for the increased number of senators he built the senate-house, which down to the time of our fathers went by the name of the Curia Hostilia
 * Primary Source (11/23)**

//I took the group ideas we made up in our meeting about the summary and used evidence from everyone's given secondary and primary sources to put together a summary. In a meeting tomorrow, we will discuss the summary// //and the other group members will give their feedback. It's definitely WAY too long, but that should be fairly easy to fix. Right now, the other group members are working on the presentation. In a meeting Wednesday, we will discuss it, and I will give my feedback.//
 * Summary (11/24)**

//Today, I edited Sydney's cited sources. I think, looking back on the work we've done, we all did one main aspect of the project, and then did a good job collaborating on our individual completed work. We all had a main focus, and by finding primary/secondary sources about it we could contribute to each person's job. We talked about what evidence and focuses of our topic we wanted in the summary in a group meeting, then I typed it up. Natalie created a power point, using our sources and Syd helped her out towards the end. Syd did the works cited, and is continuing to work with Natalie on the power point.//
 * "Loose Ends" (11/26)**

//Since I completed the summary, and it is now the other group members' job to finish the powerpoint, I didn't have anything I had to do over break. I contacted one group member at the end of break to make sure everything was done**.**//
 * Zip. Zilch. Nothin'. Uh-uh. Nada. Goose Egg. (TURKEY BREAK)**

//Today, we had a group meeting to finalize the presentation, and make sure we were COMPLETELY ready to present. I am making notecards (on paper--do you want a copy??) of the points we need to talk about in the summary portion of our presentation. I also made a brief outline of the order of what needs to be done (this was more for myself, the group doesn't really need it, but i thought i'd share) This should keep everyone on track and on TIME during the presentation. YIPEE! here is the outline of the presentation: //
 * Presentatio//n// Finalization (12/2)**