Lesson 6: Bread and Circuses

Send In Activity 6:
Option A: Interview a Gladiator

You are a reporter in Ancient Rome. Interview one of the local gladiators and find out what his life is really like. (10 marks)

Marking Guide

• Your interview contains a minimum of five questions and five answers.


• Your questions and answers are written in full sentences. The answers, in particular, should be quite detailed. (Each answer should be at least two sentences long.)


• Your interview is historically accurate, i.e., accurately describes the life of a gladiator.

Helpful Websites:

Check out some of these websites to learn more about gladiators. Try to incorporate some of these ideas into your interview questions and answers.

http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html

http://www.murphsplace.com/gladiator/glads.html

http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/arena.html

 

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