ROME: THE GAME . WRIT W 6R

THIS ONLINE COURSE - PRESENTED AS AN ADVENTURE GAME - INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF ROME, WITH ASSIGNMENTS THAT FOCUS ON WRITING AND THE RESEARCH PROCESS. THE COURSE ASKS STUDENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A COLLECTION OF ANCIENT OBJECTS FROM AN AMERICAN MUSEUM SHOULD REMAIN IN THE US OR BE SENT BACK TO ITALY. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, STUDENTS EXCAVATE ARTIFACTS AT A DIGITAL DIG SITE, VISIT MUSEUMS, EXPLORE ROMAN MONUMENTS, AND NAVIGATE THE SHADOWY WORLD OF THE TOMBAROLI (TOMB ROBBERS) AND MAFIA-RUN BLACK MARKET FOR ANTIQUITIES.