Imagine that today’s texting technology was invented during the time in which the Roman Republic existed. What might a text mess
age conversation between two Roman children be like? In this assignment, you will create the script for a text message conversation between a Roman child from the upper class and a Roman child from the lower class. Your fictional conversation should have at least a total of 10 messages between the two participants. The text messages conversation must:
have a total of 10 text messages, each at least two complete sentences
describe the differences in the daily lives of upper class and lower class citizens
describe the opportunities for children in general in Rome
compare how life differed for female and male children in Rome
explain the effect of social status on one’s future in the Roman Republic
Upper class boy: “Hello. Today has been a rough day for me. All I can do is follow my father around, looking at museums. What do you have to do.”
Lower class girl: “You are lucky. I have to sit all day, wearing jewels signifying I am getting married in a year.”
Upper class boy: “I see. My father wants me to either be a gladiator or a warrior.”
Lower class girl: “I don’t get to go to school. Every morning I write in the walls to describe my day. I always sit in the back of gladiator fights with my sisters.”
Upper class boy: “Cool! Do you like gladiator fights? I do, after, I go back home and my servants feed me.”
Lower class girl: “I honestly don’t know what gladiator fights are like. I can’t see from all the way in the back. You have servants? Now that is cool.”
Upper class boy: “You’re lucky you don’t have to learn all the things I do. Fighting and swimming is fun, but going to school is boring.”
Lower class girl: “School! I would long to go to school. I have to learn to weave all the time.”
Upper class boy: “You’re right, that is boring. But you could always do gladiator fights. Women are allowed to do that now.”
Lower class girl: “Didn’t you listen to me? I am going to get married in a year. I am too busy learning to be a wife.
Upper class boy: “I am sorry. Well, got to go to school. Bye.”
Lower class girl: “Bye.”
To find some info in the daily life of a boy and girl in Ancient Rome, pls click the following links. You can kind of make an original dialogue based off of them. Hope this helps!:
