What Was the Life of a Soldier Like?

This lesson contains:

• A starter asking students to consider the traits of a good soldier and what they would expect from one.

• A teacher run-through on the board of the structure of the army. The students use the on-board information to complete the worksheet provided with the structure on.

• An opportunity to complete the lableling of the soldier on their worksheets using the hints on the board.

• A series of information about the different soldiers the Romans used in battle, like hastati, standard bearers, aquilifers etc. Students have a gap fill on this to write into their books based on the information. The word bank is provided.

• The main task about the life of a soldier. The students get a story (created by me) about Gaius, a young recruit, and his life at camp. The students complete the questions on the worksheet provided and identify some of the key Latin vocab words.

• A plenary to write a postcard imagining they are on their first week in the army and their experiences.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentations

• 3 x Powerpoint Files