The Chest

In the school holidays an archaeologist delivered a wooden chest from Pompeii with relics in from Roman times. We were intrigued to see what was inside and to learn more about its’ origins. We retrieved our knowledge about nouns and could easily identify the artefacts in the chest. We then learnt to expand on the nouns to add interest and description. We worked in pairs to generate our expanded noun phrases for each artefact. We shared them with the class.

The artefacts were: a leather pouch with small toy soldiers

A cuff bracelet

A brooch

A lamp

Roman Coins

We then read some of the story Escape from Pompeii. Tranio and Livia are the main characters and this is their story.

Were the relics theirs?