Name: Rosy Thinn Lesson: 04 (Presentation)

Topic: Roman Laws Grade: 7.2 (Humanities)

Date: 03, Feb, 2017 Time: 9:30-10:25am (50minutes)
Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Laws are necessary for a nation to be fair and
peaceful in order to reduce the corruption. - Group Poster Presentation
Matthew 22:34-40 - Mid-term exam.
Love your God, and love your neighbor as
yourself.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will
What is Roman laws Record the making of Roman laws
Who made the Roman laws?
How was it working (effective and Justinian Code
Evaluate the Roman Laws and
or not)?
Reflect
Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies
5mins Beginning the Lesson
Greeting
Collect assignment (optional: for teacher did not have enough time to
clarify it)
Review
Ask students to give the short summary of last class. (Justinian &Theodora)
Explain outline of class through ppt. (Review, Roman Laws, Justinian Code, Evaluating the
laws, Reflection)
Tell about guiding question of topic
What is Roman law?
Who made the Roman laws?
How was it working (effective or not)?
20mins Developing the Lesson
Power point presentation.
What is Roman law? Teacher will explain by using slides.
(The legal system of ancient Rome, from the time of the founding of the city in 753 BC until
the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. As a legal system, Roman law has
affected the development of law in most of Western civilization as well as in parts of the
East. It forms the basis for the law codes of most countries of continental Europe and
derivative systems elsewhere.) Show one picture.

How and who made Roman Laws?

Twelve Tables (The earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law was the Laws of
the Twelve Tables. A commission of ten men (Decemviri) was appointed (c. 455 B.C.) to
draw up a code of law binding on both patrician and plebeian and which consuls would
have to enforce. The commission produced enough statutes to fill ten bronze tablets. The
plebeians were dissatisfied and so a second commission of ten was therefore appointed (450
 B.C.) and two additional tablets were added. What follows are a selection from the Twelve
Tables.
The Code of Justinian
The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the foundation for many modern
systems of civil law.
The code was published in A.D. 529.
The Justinian Code was important as it simplified and streamlined centuries of existing
Roman laws and Justinian's own laws and into one system.
Read through the slide some laws from the Code of Justinian. (Ask students do you agree
with this law? let them share their thoughts)

Read altogether-Matthew:34-40
[Turn to your neighbor and say God loves you and I also love you.]
Are we fulfilling what God said? What do you do to show your love to others?
10mins Evaluate some Romans Law (Individual work---Could be homework if
they cant finish it in class).
Provide handouts. (there will be 5 Roman laws and 2 reflective questions)
Reflection: In a country, for what purposes do you think laws are made?
What are some laws applying in Indonesia or in your home country? (effective or not,
reasons?)
15mins
Closing the Lesson
Remind students that next class we will study about Christianity
Working time for poster presentation that is due on Next Tuesday
Remind them to bring materials and start working on next Monday.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Class participation (Questions) Students work in groups when
Reflection evaluating the Roman laws.
Poster presentation If it took too much time in
evaluating Justinian laws, students would
take the handout (5 Roman laws and
reflection) as homework.
Resources
Hand-out of Roman Laws from Ms. Katie (Grade 7, Humanities teacher)
Google images
http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/12tables.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tables