Today’s Learning Objectives

1. To investigate the key differences

between Celtic and

Roman homes. 2. To look at how persuasive

writing is used in advertising.

3. To begin to plan an advertisement selling

either a Celtic or Roman home.

                                                                                             

       

Hello! My name

Is Caradoc. Let me show you where I live.

Celtic Homes

A Celtic home

Is called a _____

What building materials do you think its made from?

Click on the picture to jump to the Celtic Village in the Museum of Welsh Life

What’s it like inside?

                                                 

Think of some cool words that describe

conditions inside the

roundhouseScan picture here in session 2

Roman Homes Hello! My name is Paulinus. Welcome to my home.

A Roman home is called a________

List some of the materials its made of.

Roman villa room layout plan Can you

match the Latin room names to the right rooms on the plan?

cloakroombedrooms

shrine

Front door

poolHot room

Work

roomSlave’s quarters

gymnasiumCold

room

apodyterium

frigidarium

piscina

sacrarium

oecuscubiculum

culina

posticumporticus

palaestra Cubiculum servum

Roundhouse Villa

Try to think of the good features which you can use to “sell” the house in your advertisment

Click on the house to view an example of a

house advertisement you can model yours on.

Pick out and discuss the sort of persuasive language used to sell the house.

•Decide whether you are going to advertise a Celtic roundhouse or a Roman villa.

•Think of the layout of your advert- you’ll need an eye-catching heading, a colourful picture and persuasive text.

•Focus on the good features of what you’re selling and emphasise these.

•Include plenty of descriptive and persuasive language.

• Don’t forget to mention the price and give a contact number.

                                                 

•What are Celtic homes called?

•What are Roman homes called?

•How are they different on the outside?

•How are they different on the inside?

•What are the main features needed in a good house advertisement?

•What sort of language is needed in this type of text?

•Would your advert make you want to buy the house?

•Would you rather live in a Celtic or Roman house?