Homework Wednesday and Thursday Story Writing
- As you have read all the presentations about the Romans it is now time to write a story about them.
- You have just woken up in the Roman times and you are there for one day. Write about your experience there.
-Things to consider:
food
entertainment
buildings/houses
protection
school
how do you feel?
what you smell and see?
anything else?
- You can write it like a diary entry.
-plan it tonight and write it tomorrow.
I was dreaming about Romans in my sleep then I suddenly woke up. I didn't know where I was so I went outside and saw slaves being tortured by their owners and through the window I could see slaves putting clothes on the Romans. I felt really scared because I thought I would become a slave. I kept on walking to get more information about Romans,Slaves and Gladiators. Then I saw a huge Colosseum there was a big line into the colosseum. The food right next to me that they were selling looked rotten and really dirty. If I went to the colosseum I might be able to see Dimachaerii fight other Gladiators. I could smell mud and poo on the floor some people could have stepped on it. It would be hard work being a Roman.
ReplyDeleteWhen I went in the colosseum I waited for the Gladiators to fight lions or bears. It was really entertaining just looking at slaves and Gladiators being tortured, but if you were a slave that would be unlucky because you have to work for them it is even harder work. Suddenly I saw the Gladiators walk in the colosseum but it was not Dimachaerii it was another Gladiator then a lion came out it started roaring so loud my ears nearly fell off. The Gladiator killed the lion in his first swipe it was kind of boring. It was becoming dark so I left the colosseum and went back home to sleep.
THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was bed time so I went to bed. When I fell asleep I dreamed about Romans. Then I woke up and opened a window and it was roman time!!! So I came out of the house and looked around and I saw some roman foods which was breads and fresh fruits! It looked delicious when I looked at the foods I felt hungry. And I smelled something delicious it was chicken and it was smelling from a house witch looked rich.
ReplyDeleteThe house was was built with bricks or stones. There was something cool about the rich roman houses it was that they had a hole at the roof. I think the reason they have a hole is that they want to collect the waters when it is raining. Then I looked a house which looked poor and it looked like an small apartment and I saw a room and it just contained 2 room at the most!!! And then I saw a another rich house with lots of beautiful mosaics it was really cool! I really liked the design of the mosaics. I think it will coast lots of money to do the mosaics. The rich people lives in a single story house and poor people lives in a little apartment.
Now I’m going to my bed and have a sleep.
THE END!
What a nightmare!!!
ReplyDeleteI dreamed about going back to the Roman times!I was so scared because i wasn't sure if the nightmare was real.So,i started pinching myself but i was still in the ancient Rome.
I was frightened but I stayed still and looked around.It was a nice house with lots of flowers.I ran downstairs to check where i was.
When i went downstairs,the odd looking man called my name and it sounded familiar so,i went to him.He told me that i am a slave but he will give me freedom.Wow, i learned that we can buy a freedom or the owner of us can give us the freedom.I didn't know where to go if i went out but i replied to the man and went outside to see what the freedom was.
When i went outside,i couldn't find a place to sit down and i was all tired because i went to sleep at 12:00 last night. Because i was so tired i went to a near by house for 1 night.
When the owner of the house opened the door,i noticed that they were rich.They had a hall called Atrium and they could eat at their home.The girl nearly my age came out and aske what was up and i told her that i was looking for a shelter for 1 night.Then she said to come in and offered me some fruits they were eating for dessert.They looked delicious and the slaves brought in some beefs and some hot tea.I thanked them and finished it up in no time!!!
They introduced themselves and the girl said she was 10 years old.I felt happy and said i was 10 too.She was very happy and asked me if i can share the room with her.I was desperate to sleep with her and didn't deny her to sleep with me.
When we went to her bedroom she told me to wear another clothes and i agreed to her.
She took out some clothes out of her closet and ask me to wear a blue dress.It was a very nice dress with a belt on it.I asked her if i could see some clothes in her closet,and she said i certainly can so i went through all the dresses in her closet and found a lot of dresses like the blue dress she gave me.
Suddenly, her mom asked her to come downstairs i went down too.She looked at me wearing her daughter's beautiful blue dress and told me that i look beautiful in it.The reason why she asked her daughter to come downstairs was because it was dinner time.
The food looked delicious!!When i ate dinner,i went to the toilet to brush my teeth and when i finished brushing my teeth i came up with an idea.....PILLOW FIGHTING!!!
I told the girl how to play it and i think she enjoyed it very much.When it was 11:00 I fell asleep and so did the girl.
Early in the morning,I woke up and looked for the girl i slept with but she was nowhere!
And after a long looking around,i relized that it was my house.Outside our bedroom,I heard mom saying rise and shine and when i opened my bed room door,i could smell brownies and pancakes.eeemmm......DELICIOUS!I ran to the kitchen and snapped the brownie out of my dad's hand and gobbled it up.
I could remember the girl and i started crying...
When I woke up this morning I smelt my mom making breakfast. Then when I went for breakfast my mom put butter on my bred “do you know how bad it is?”. So I went to the market to buy an apple for breakfast then I went back home to get my sword and shield oh I forgot to tell you that my dad was a general in the roman army that’s why I have a sword and a shield anyway back to the story. Then I went to the emperor to ask if my dad was here or at battle then he said “your dad is on the training field talking to his men”” ok thanks “ I said. Then I went to my dad to ask him if I could train with him and he said yes after that I asked him if I could buy my own slave then he said “ok after you pray to the gods” thanks dad I said so I went to pray to mars god of war because my dad was going to war. The I went to buy a slave for my self and asked it to get me dinner then I ate dinner then went to bed…..
ReplyDeleteThis morning I woke up and I put my toga on and went downstairs to eat my bread, pancake, eggs, cheese and fresh and dried fruits that my mum had prepared for my breakfast. Then Aeliana (an educated slave and my tutor) walked into the room. "Come on it's time for your lesson!" In our lessons I am learning to say the alphabet from both ends at once, for example -A-Z, B-Y, ...M-N. Aeliana said Titus (our current Emperor.) was taught the same way and that maybe one day I might be the Emperor!
ReplyDeleteFor lunch I had fish that my mum had cooked for me and some very nice salami and cheese.
After that I went to my friend Brutas's house and I brought my wooden sword that me and my dad had made before he went to join the Roman army. We had a wooden sword fight and we also played knucklebones. Before I left we had a snack of figs and played with his pet monkey.
Next my dad took me to the local amphitheatre to watch my first gladiator fight. My favourite type of gladiator was the Dimachaerus. The fight was between a Dimachaerus (who has two swords) and a Retiarius (who has a net and a trident). The Dimachaerus won! Then we went home and had a steak for dinner. After that I cleaned my teeth with my special toothpaste made from the ash of bones, egg shells and oyster shells and then went to bed.
Dear Diary:
ReplyDeleteToday I woke up early because I was really excited that I was in Rome. The first thing I noticed about my room were the mosaics on the floor and the paintings on the wall. They were very very beautiful.
Suddenly I heard loud sounds of cheering and it was coming from the colosseum, so I went outside and everyone was cheering the gladiator against the huge lion in the arena. After this tense drama, a huge number of clowns came into the arena and did all sorts of entertainment, tricks and treets, I think this was just to release the tension of the fight before.
After the funny acts of the clowns another act of gladiator fighting started this was between two galdiators even the Roman king looked excited for this part. At the end of the fight I learned that the galdiator who lost had to die or live, if it was thumbs up by the king he would live if down he would die.
While sitting in the arena I was amazed at the beutiful architecture of the colosseum a full circle of beautiful arches and so huge that around 50,000 people were sitting there. All this excitment had really made me very hungry. I went out of the arena and into the bazar in search of food where I saw all sorts of delicous fruits, freashly baked bread, olives, and chese and roasted meat I had a little bit to eat and was tired so I decided to come back home and write whatever I did today.
Last night I had a dream about the roman times so it started like this I woke up. There was bad breakfast then I got some oranges from the market I got my shield and sword because I was in the army. As so we went to wars a lot of times I was a little one so I could not fight because I was still on bows and arrows after I went to school for 3 hours we learned about what we have to do when we have a war!!And it was kind of boring but at last I went back home I asked my dad if I could go at a gladiator fight and he said ok.After 1 hour I came back home to have diner after that I slept.
ReplyDeleteI was sleeping at night after doing my homework. I had this weird dream so this is how it went. So I thought I woke up. I woke up at the sound of a train. It was snowing out side. I went out to look. Then this man said "ALL ABOARD!!" . Then I went to him he said " are you coming." I said "What is this" he said "The Roman express". Then I thought of learning more about the romans so I went In. There were other people as well. In no time we reached rome. I was right In front of a hotel called The roman times. I will now live there. So first I wanted to go to the coliseum The ticket was 1 Sestertius I found on the floor. So I gave it to him. I went it was so cool! Then when the epic fight was finished I went to meet the king Caligula. He said that he will give me 1000 sesterius . So then I bought a house I lived there for a year. The house had a hot bath. A very good dining area and the architecture was amazing. Then I had dinner I had dinner as fruit vegetables and chicken. I went walking around town this poor guy was selling his goat for 1 sesterius . But I gave him 100 sesturius and the poor man had a apartment. Then I kept the goat as my pet. I was going to sacrifice him but he was very cute and lovely. But then mum woke me up and this time for real!!! want a another dream wait one more history homework!!!
ReplyDeleteI dreamed about the romans tonight, but you’ll never believe this. I woke up to the sound of a cold, raspy voice calling my name. I’m not a deep sleeper but the voice was deafening. I went downstairs to breakfast. The house looked odd and there were like fifty people there. Confused, I sat down at the table. It was bread, fruit and vegetables, fish and meat. I ate it and got my stuff and went to school. A man went with me for some reason as I walked to school.
ReplyDeleteWhat really gave away where I was were the clothes that I had on and the landscape. I live in Rome but I never knew about some traditional day where everything was like the ancient roman times. I saw markets, people in togas (almost like mine) and shouts coming from the Coliseum. I got to school and was handed a small blackboard. He wrote with funny numerals which I luckily understood from my years in Rome. Right now though, I pretty much knew where I was. The teacher wrote a date and it said CCXLIV BC which means 244 BC.
I figured it was definitely the roman times as I saw the children getting whipped. We had a small break at lunch before the afternoon sessions. We went home at sunset and had dinner. We had guests over so there was a big banquet.
They lied on couches while the men (which I figured were slaves by now) were serving the dishes. It started at 2 pm and went in to the night. There was the starter (or gustatio) with eggs, jellyfish and other small fish. For the main course (or primae mensae) lots of weird dishes were served to show how rich they were. These dishes could include stuffed dormice, boiled flamingos and tongues of hummingbirds, roast parrot, boiled ostrich and turtle doves. Then for the dessert (or secundae mensae) there were things like dates fried in honey, small cakes and pastries.
Now it was time to go to bed but as soon as I fell asleep I heard my mum’s voice calling me again. This time though, it was in the year 2014.
When I woke up I smelled grapes,bread and cheese and I went immediately downstairs to have breakfast. The house somehow looked different, I sat for awhile to see where I was and I realised I was in a different century, the Roman era. My mom had just laid the table for me to have breakfast and I sat down very quietly as I felt very weird being there. When I finished eating I asked my mom where my Dad was. He's at the colosseum she replied. Oh that is right my dad is an emperor, cool. I decided to go to the colosseum to see him. When I got there I went to sit with my dad at the honorary seating, where we were about to watch a gladiator fight. It was frightening and exciting at the same time seeing all this big stadium with everybody screaming and cheering at these warriors who were about to go into the arena and fight to their death. When the fight finished my dad decided if they should have the wooden sword of freedom. My dad made his decision and he said yes, everybody cheered. The spectacular was over and we went home for dinner. The servants in my household had already prepared a delicious meal, we ate veal,potatoes and cheese in our lovely dinning room. It was grand with couches that we could lie down while we ate. After dinner my parents had some visitors over to enjoy a spectacular in our lounge but because I was not old enough to attend, my nanny had to take me upstairs to sleep. When I woke up it was the 21st century and boy am I glad to be back home as there was no gladiator fights to watch anymore.
ReplyDeleteBy Tomas Fernandes
A Typical Day in Roman times for James Augustus …..
ReplyDeleteJames Augustus fell asleep last night reading a book about Julius Caesar. When he awoke he was sleeping on a cot in a tent and freezing cold. It was very early. The sun was just starting to rise. He had no idea were he was. So he decided to get up from the cot and explore outside the tent. He saw twenty legionaries eating breakfast next to a large campfire. He went straight away to the fire for warmth. The legionaries looked at James with surprise. They had never seen P.J.'s before. They asked him in Italian "Di dove sei" … "Where are you from?". He knew a little Italian from his Grandmother but thought he had better make something up quick. Suddenly he realized he had gone back in time to the Roman Empire.
The Roman legionaries offered James warm clothes. They gave him a wool loincloth, leggings, a red military tunic, and a red cloak. Then they offered him breakfast and told him to eat well because today they were going to be changing camps. The training for a Roman legionary was tough. They changed camps often to build their strength and to practice. They were going to march 32 km and set up a new camp in one day. James was hungry so they gave him breakfast and he ate bread,cheese,bacon and drank wine.
When he finished breakfast they started the 32 km march to the next camp site. After 10 km he got very tired and sat down but the centurion at the back punished him with 75 pushups. After 75 pushups James realized that this march was no joke. Now he appreciated how hard it would be to be in Caesar's army. At 20 km the legionaries stopped for lunch. He had cheese, bread and chicken. When he got to the camp site he wanted to collapse. But James learned from the first time to stay focused.
It was about 3 in the afternoon, there was still day light left to set up the camp. There were many chores to be done. Such as caring for the pack animals, repairing equipment, cooking meals, searching the area, hunting for food, firewood, filling up water supplies, drills and relaxing. James was most interested in caring for the animals, dinner and getting to sleep. After cleaning the animals and feeding them, James set up his tent. Dinner was a meat stew. James went to sleep in his tent.
He awoke the next morning in his Boston bedroom, to his Mother's surprise in a loincloth and leggings.
The End
I went to bed and when ı woke up ı found myself in Rome.I went out to explore and ı met a girl called Liz at the market.I asked her where she lived and she said that she lived in a big house that had many mosaics and that her family was rich and they had lots of slaves. She also had a sister. I had went to the market to buy something to eat.On the way to the market ı saw many people.There were workers ,childeren playing and there was people talking.Liz had a little sister and she was here to buy something for herself and sister.
ReplyDeleteShe asked me where ı live and ı told her that ı live just down the hill and ı asked her where she lives.She said that she lives down the hill on the left side.Time passed while we were talking and we came to the bottom of the hill.I asked her if she wanted to meet on top of the hill after lunch and she said ok.We went outside and ı asked her some questions.I asked her what they eat.She said that they eat lots of different food.But that they dont make the food the slaves do.She said that they eat lying down on couches.I asked her what the poor romans eat.She said that they usualy eat bread and that they live in apartments.I asked her what would a poor person do if they needed money.She told me that a father could sell their older child as a slave if they needed money.It was starting to get dark so we went home.I went to bed and slept.When ı woke up ı was in my room.
The page of my diary for the day in Ancient Rome
ReplyDeleteWhen I woke up in the morning the slave came into my room. He said we were going to the baths after breakfast. My mum came in after that to get me dressed. My dad was out, but he was leaving work early so we can go to see the mountains where the slaves work. Later on we were going to the gallery nearby. Dad said it was time to go to the baths and he went to work. Me my sisters and my mum dressed up and went to the bath.
Breakfast was fresh fruit and bread it was delicious. My sister even wanted seconds. We discussed what were we going to do today.
Today the bath was really crowded. In the morning only women came to bath. While there were no men we could bath pretty nicely because they didn’t think bathing was a private activity. I mean no swimming suits. I think it is really private. Anyway my mum didn’t like it either, so we went back home to dry up and have lunch.
Lunch was a little cooked meat and next to it were salad, cheese, hard boiled eggs, vegetables and bread. It was new to me that I don’t have to eat soup for lunch today. The food here is delicious!
The next place was the mountains but we needed to meet my dad first. He was waiting for us by the door. The carriage was already there. It took us 1 hour to get there. The mountain was crowded with slaves and soldiers. My mum said the soldiers made sure the slaves do their work properly. Some fell and others died, but the soldiers just hit them. This was a horrible sight. I felt sorry for all those slaves.
My dad said it was time to go to the God Gallery. It was wonderful, all the pictures and statues looked real. Under everyone it said what it was. It is still 2 o’clock so we had time to visit the palace of the king or the slave market. We all chose the slave market because we were freaked out to visit the king.
The slave Market was very crowded the slaves were stood on a high rock and people looked at them. I looked at them and I saw many children who looked like they haven’t eaten for years. I feel really sad and sorry for those kids. When I walked behind the corner I saw a woman who had a knife in her hand and a baby was lying in front of her. The blade was pointing to the heart of the child. We ran up to her and asked what she was doing. She said she was a slave and she didn’t want her baby to become a slave so she was going to kill it.
I and my sister were surprised by this information. I never thought I would see this happen. Suddenly we heard a scream it was from behind the wall. We ran back to see what happened. The baby was lying on the floor and the mother was crying next to him. The knife’s sharp blade cut through the gentle baby skin and killed it. My goddness the baby was dead the little kid was no longer part of the world. I could understand what it felt like for the mother now that her only child is dead.
When she stopped crying she said she would rather kill him like that rather than let him die on the mountain under a heavy load. Tears filled her eyes and she began to cry. The soldier came and said she had to go because a person wanted to buy a pretty woman. The soldier looked at the baby and called the cleaner to throw him away.
It was nearly time for dinner which was fish, cooked meat, and vegetables. It stared at about 4 o’clock and lasted into the night!
I have had a nice day today I enjoyed NEARLY every part of it!
Now it is time to go to bed. I had a big day and I got really tired.
One day in Rome!
ReplyDeleteIn bed, I was reading a book about Ancient Rome. I was thinking about the homework Mr. Boardman gave us, I was thinking how great it would be if I could go to Rome, just for 1 day...
When suddenly a boy appeared… right in front of me! I could not believe my eyes, I thought I am already sleeping, but he was as real as me! He was dressed in a tunic! Just like a real Roman boy with sandals on his feet!
“I think you want to find yourself in Rome for one day, don’t you?”- Said the boy.
He read my mind!
“How do you know, and who are you!” I questioned.
And then he told me everything.
His name was Augustus. He was from Ancient Rome! He was a very special kid, he dreamed to travel to the future. His wish was so strong that he created a time machine! He said he was looking for somebody to exchange with him, so that he could try out a day at a normal future school!
Then he said if I wanted to go to Ancient Rome I had to behave like Roman that nobody notice the replacement! He was afraid that something might happen so we both couldn’t come back to our reality! He told me right away what to do:
“When you arrive you will lie in the bedroom which is called Cubicul. You would have to wake up very early. Around 4 o’clock ante meridiem (4 am in our language) as our people try to do all their activities during the daylight. When Sun sets down it is very scary to go outside. There are a lot of robbers and burglars outside. Apparently the burglars are only aloud on the streets during the night time.
The slave will bring you water to wash you face and hands.
Than together with the slave you will go to Triclinium (the dining room). There will be a square table surrounded by three Klinai (chaise lounge) in the middle of the room where the slave will bring you food. The food maybe will be not so yummy for you however please eat it all. It’s a porridge made of wheat seats mixed with water.
After food you will go praying to Veste the goddess of fire.
Later on you will go to school. Please follow my best friend Magnus.
Oh, don’t forget to wear this headband to tie your hear, so people don’t see that you come from another place.
When you arrive to school you will go to class z.”
“What on earth is class z?” I asked him.
“Class z is the same as, ummm, let me think. I got it! Class 5, wait, or year 5.”
“Its year 5! So now continue.” I said.
“You will then, after two lessons go back home and eat bread for lunch. After lunch you will go back to school for 2 more lessons and then you can go to have some fun!” He said
“Where?” I asked.
“You could go to the Theatre or the circus which is great or if you are quite tired you could go to the hot baths.
After 8:00 post meridiem (8 pm in our world) you will have to go home because there are robbers outside, who can hurt you! And you know, that just because of that bad thing the future can change…
“Ok, ok! I guess that this is enough info! So how do you turn on your time machine?”- I asked while shivering.
ReplyDelete“Wait what about me? Will you tell me anything I should do, or is there no school tomorrow?”
“Sorry, I forgot to tell you all about School and the day routine!” I said.
After I told him what happens, I gave him a wig that he should put on and my school clothes as well! And I begged him to answer Mr. Boardman’s questions as much as possible!
Augustus was very happy, and then he wished me good luck and pressed the button…
When I arrived I actually realized I was there! I was in Rome!!!
I also realized I was in the Triclinium where the slave was giving the breakfast to everyone there. We got some bread, which wasn’t so good, but the thing I liked the most was the fruit!
Then at school I met Augustus’s best friend and we went to class z.
In the class there were 2 lessons.
After, we went for lunch back to our house. At home I had a small rest and then we had food! I eat some bread because I wasn’t so hungry. Magnus and me decided to go to the circus and theatre after school.
It took us quite a long time to get to theatre but when we got there it was already closed! So then we went to the circus. But before we got there it started to rain, and then when I looked at my hidden watch and it was 7:55! And you know what that means! IT MEANS THE ROBBERS WILL COME IN 5 MINUTES! But what I realized that Magnus was really scared and even about to cry! He was nearly having a heart attack…
I was panicking a lot more and I saw that the Terms (hot bath) was not far! So I grabbed his hand and we ran! Every minute it was getting darker and darker! So Magnus and me ran faster and thanks goodness we arrived just in time, because a second later it was pitch dark! In the Terms it smelled really nice! Even staying just close to the bath I felt relaxed!
Everything was nice. However I must go to the time machine somehow! I was so afraid to stay in Roman times. I was scared to go outside and Magnus couldn’t help me. And suddenly we saw a slave from Augustus’s house. Apparently he was always following us. He brought us safely home.
When we went to the Peristyle (inside yard) I saw very beautiful fountain lighted up by the Moonlight.
It was nice a nice day, however it was time to go back!
When I turned back to my bedroom Augustus was already there a bit worried about his machine and me.
He didn’t have time to share with me the experience in 5B unfortunately. He left right away.
So please tell me how was Wednesday. Didn’t you notice that I was a bit different yesterday? What did I miss? Did you study something new?
I would appreciate your comments below!!!
Dear dairy
ReplyDeleteI woke up this morning and I had the biggest surprise… I was in a strange room I had never seen before laying on a hard wooden bed. I looked around
There was lots of creative art and prints on the wall. Everything looked so ancient. I decided to go and explore. The rooms had water features and statues. The ceilings were very high and the floors were tiled. There were lots of columns and lots of colours on the walls.
I walked into a different room and saw a big table in the middle with three couches around it full of people. One side of the table was open and servants were bringing food out. On the table was lots of food and fruit. There was lobster, pigeon, oysters, pig, snails, eggs, sardines, sausages, bread and olives. There were no forks and people were using their hands to eat and using the bread as napkins.
They were drinking wine with water in it out of silver goblets served by slaves. I felt very hungry and the food smelt delicious.
I decided to go explore outside. The people were wearing togas. There were chariot races and gladiators fighting. There were lots of horses and people cheering. A private tutor, who looked like a slave, was teaching the rich roman kids.
I started to walk around and saw lots of plays going on in outdoor theatres. I decided to watch one but I got bored. The man was speaking Latin so I didn’t understand a word he was saying.
I went inside a big building and saw lots of people in a huge bath all together. I felt sick so I left the building as fast as I could. I do not want to go there again.