Levy, Elizabeth. Running Out of Time. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Ny, 1980. Print.
Running Out of Time by Elizabeth Levy is about three friends who have gone for a run and go into a large patch of fog. They momentarily cannot see each other but once they come out of the fog, they find themselves in ancient roman times. They are dressed like the Romans and are thought to be Roman slaves. They are brought to fight as gladiators and meet another gladiator named Spartacus. The friends and the others plan to have a revolt so that they can be free and not have to fight each other in the gladiator fights.
Resources:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/
This cite gives a lot of information about the history of the ancient Romans and what life was like at those times. They can read about the slavery, food, homes, people, clothing, architecure and more.
http://rome.mrdonn.org/spartacus.html
This cite tells the history of who Spartacus was and how he became a slave. This can help the students understand how he is connected to the Spartacus in the book.
Vocabulary:
slavery, empire, gladiator
Before Reading:
Students read information about ancient Rome and who Spartacus was in history.
Writing Activity:
Students will respond to a prompt that they will write as if they are a Roman slave telling about what type of life they live and their daily routine.
Running Out of Time by Elizabeth Levy is about three friends who have gone for a run and go into a large patch of fog. They momentarily cannot see each other but once they come out of the fog, they find themselves in ancient roman times. They are dressed like the Romans and are thought to be Roman slaves. They are brought to fight as gladiators and meet another gladiator named Spartacus. The friends and the others plan to have a revolt so that they can be free and not have to fight each other in the gladiator fights.
Resources:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/
This cite gives a lot of information about the history of the ancient Romans and what life was like at those times. They can read about the slavery, food, homes, people, clothing, architecure and more.
http://rome.mrdonn.org/spartacus.html
This cite tells the history of who Spartacus was and how he became a slave. This can help the students understand how he is connected to the Spartacus in the book.
Vocabulary:
slavery, empire, gladiator
Before Reading:
Students read information about ancient Rome and who Spartacus was in history.
Writing Activity:
Students will respond to a prompt that they will write as if they are a Roman slave telling about what type of life they live and their daily routine.
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