Essay: The Decline of the Roman Empire.

1. Essay: The Decline of the Roman Empire. A lesson on structure.

2. Structure • 5 paragraphs (Intro Paragraph, 3 Body Paragraphs, conclusion) • Research Essay (The Materials have been researched for you) • Togo Salmon, Donald Dudley, and Echoes from the Past. (216-221) • It is colour coded. • You WILL NEED a bibliography.

3. Writing your Thesis • After reading all the material and making notes, your thesis will answer the questions “What cause the decline and eventual collapse of the Roman Empire?” ***I don’t need the question put in the essay*** • Come up with answer in one sentence. • This is a 5 paragraph essay so you will need to list three reasons why your answer is VALID.

4. Colour Coding • The Thesis and each reason is assigned its own colour. Example: Thesis (Purple) – “The Roman dependency on slaves was the most important factor in the Empire’s decline.” Reason #1 (Blue): Slavery slowed the empire’s need to improve innovation. Reason #2 (Red) : Slavery seriously impacted…. Reason #3 (Green) Slavery….

5. Body Paragraphs • Each of the three body paragraphs will then be colour linked to their reason from the introductioSlaveryslowed the empire’s need to improve innovation. Since most of the serious labour was left to slaves. Roman’s focus on philosophy and other distractions. Technology that would have made work easier was not a priority…….(you will need to include a quote from your source) “No doubt this stagnation can be partly explained by the influence of slavery” (Dudley, 1)n. Example: You will also need to restate your thesis in each paragraph. This will be colour linked as well. ….This is why slavery pushed the Empire into decline.

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7. bibliography. Author (First name, Last name). Title (italics). edition. City: Publisher, year. Newnab, Garfield. Echoes from the Past. 1st edition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 2001. Salmon, Togo. "The Roman Army and the Disintigration of the Empire:.“ The Roman Army X(1963): 1-2. Dudley, Donald R.. "The Civilization of Rome." Dicline and Fall X(1962): 1. Print.