Welcome back, future leaders! For today’s warm-up please do the following:

1. Welcome back, future leaders! • For today’s warm-up please do the following: • Grab a fresh student log and your notebook from the crates. • Draw an X through today’s homework box. • Write in today’s date and objective on your student log. • Open your notebook and respond to the following prompt: • America is in pretty rough shape right now. There’s widespread • poverty and unemployment, millions are sick without healthcare, • the country is going broke, and most generals say our army is too • small for the war we’re fighting. Do you think there’s any chance • America could be heading for outright collapse? Why or why not? • Write one full paragraph. USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

2. World History with Mr. Golden __________________________________________________________ Decline of an Empire: the Fall of Rome

3. Objective: ________________________________________________________ FLWBATanalyze the causes for the collapse of the Roman Empire

4. Agenda: ________________________________________________________ • Review/reminders • Fall of Rome reading • RAFT writing • Exit slip • - We’re done!

5. Fall of Rome: ________________________________________________________ Use the provided readings to fill in your graphic organizer. Make sure to pull out at least two key points for each cause and be prepared to share your answers! Make effort, not excuses! USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

6. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Social Causes Social Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

7. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Social Causes Social Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

8. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Look familiar? 1841 years later… SAME MISTAKE.

9. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Political Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

10. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Political Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

11. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Economic Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

12. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Economic Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

13. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Why might raising taxes be a bad idea in this situation? America’s struggling with the same issue right now!

14. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Military Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

15. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Military Causes Key point #1: Key point #2:

16. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Foreign Invasion Key point #1: Key point #2:

17. Key points: ________________________________________________________ Let’s see what you came up with! Foreign Invasion Key point #1: Key point #2: X

18. RAFT: ________________________________________________________ Time to show me what you’ve learned! PICK ONE! PICK ONE! • - Letters should be at least one handwritten page. • Postcards can be shorter, but must include a • drawing for the front! USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

19. Exit Ticket: ________________________________________________________ Use the all of today’s notes and handouts to answer the listed questions on the provided paper. Thank you for all your hard work today!

20. We’re done! ________________________________________________________ Make sure to put your notebooks in the crate and your folders in folders, please! Thank you for all your hard work today!