Fall of Rome Writing Assignment
In a group, you will investigate reasons for the eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 C.E. Please make a list of as many reasons that you are able find for this fall/collapse in the packet/online. Have a discussion with your group and come up with the five that your group thinks are the most important. List these and their important on a piece of paper provided. We will report them to the class and discuss them. On your own, please write a response to the following prompt:
Which reason for the fall of the Roman Empire was most significant in causing Rome to fall in 476? Be sure to indicate:
What the cause is
Why this cause is important to understanding the fall of Rome
An analysis of how this cause could have contributed to the fall of Rome
The area of SPECDG that this cause falls under. It may be more than one
Your response should be persuasive in nature, meaning you should try to convince the reader that your cause is the most important. You will be graded as follows:
_____/10 Persuasive nature of your paper
_____ /10 One page in length
_____/10 Identification of the cause and its impact on the fall of Rome. Included in this is the SPECDG area/s that this falls under.
