First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am
Second Period: 9:24am to 10:14am
Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am
What Were the Primary Reasons for the ''Fall'' of Rome?
From about 50 BCE until the year 200 CE, the Roman Empire was the superpower of the Mediterranean world. During that time, the empire's wealth, territory, and international status grew and grew. But even as the empire prospered, it was slowly starting to fall apart. Some of its problems were internal—coming from within Rome itself—and others were external. This DBQ explores the factors that led to the eventual downfall of one of history's most powerful and influential empires.
Before writing, the class will go over the attached documents to help you and your peers better formulate your arguments as to why you think the Roman Empire fell.
Fall of Rome DBQ Essay
Now you are ready to start writing. You will be formulating an argument based on the overall DBQ question—make sure you have done your prewriting and understand the question before starting! Your essay will need to include five paragraphs (one introduction, one conclusion, and three body paragraphs) and must be typed in MLA format. Hand written essays will not be accepted and essays not formatted properly will lose points. Once you finish writing, you also need to highlight certain elements, please watching the example video below so you know what to highlight. Below is the rubric for DBQ essays:
Spelling & Grammar (20 points)
Format (5 points)
Thesis Statement (5 points)
Introduction & Conclusion (5 points)
First Body Paragraph (5 points)
Second Body Paragraph (5 points)
Third Body Paragraph (5 points)
Please note that highlighting is REQUIRED:
In the introductory paragraph:
Full thesis statement (yellow)
Reason #1 that corresponds with Body Paragraph #1 (blue)
Reason #2 that corresponds with Body Paragraph #2 (red)
Reason #3 that corresponds with Body Paragraph #3 (green)
In each body paragraph:
Baby Thesis where you restate the reason for the paragraph (yellow)
Fact/Piece of Evidence #1 with citation (blue)
Fact/Piece of Evidence #2 with citation (red)
Fact/Piece of Evidence #3 with citation (green)