You are expected to read each section as we cover it
Wed 9/16 - Introduce Early River Valley Civilizations group project - assign groups, expectations, deadlines, etc. (group presentations start Thurs 9/24)
Thur 9/17 - Constitution Day activity/last 10 minutes in project groups
Homework - read Chapter 2-1/Mesopotamia
Fri 9/18 - project research in media center
Homework due Mon 9/21 - each student submits 5 questions for test
you can use textbook
Read Ch 3-1/Egypt
Mon 9/21 - media center/project
end of period - each group turns in 10 questions for test (10 points on project)
Read Ch 4-1/Indus River
Tues 9/22 - classroom - work on project/organize presentation
end of period - turn in copy of group activity (10 points) & group homework (10 points)
Read Ch 4-4/China
Wed 9/23 - Code of Hammurabi
Thurs 9/24 & Fri 9/25 - Presentations (20 points) in media center seminar room
Egypt & Mesopotamia on Thurs
Indus River & China on Fri
Egypt & Mesopotamia homework due Fri 9/25
Mon 9/28 - No School - Yom Kippur
Tues 9/29 - Activity on River Valley Civilizations
You should have read all 4 assigned sections for QUIZ
Wed 9/30 - QUIZ (45 points) on River Valley Civilizations (see review below)
Thurs 10/1 - SUB PLAN - Fertile Crescent Empires
Fri 10/2 - SUB PLAN - U.S. Citizenship Test
Early Civilizations Project
Unit’s Essential Question – Why did early civilizations begin in river valleys?
As a group, you will be responsible for researching one of the following ancient civilizations:
Early Egypt – Nile River
Mesopotamia – Fertile Crescent
Early South Asia – Indus River
Early China – Huang He River
Your task is to prepare a presentation that relays information, centered on the essential question, about your assigned civilization to the class. Use your textbook, other nonfictions books, encyclopedias, primary sources, and the internet as your resources. You will be expected to devise a lesson plan to get the material across to the class (you are the teacher).
You may use the chalkboard, overhead projector, etc., but your presentation must include a PowerPoint element to assist your classmates in learning about your civilization. To check for understanding, you must create an activity or game which requires classmates to utilize the information you have presented.
You will assign your classmates a homework assignment to be completed the night before your presentation.
You will have three class periods to work on this in class – two of which will be spent in the media center. At the end of the second day of research, you will hand in ten questions (true/false, fill in the blank, matching, multiple choice, etc.) that will be compiled with the other groups’ questions to generate the chapter test.
Any time needed for the assignment besides the three class periods, must be on your own time. I suggest that your group exchange e-mail addresses and/or phone numbers to help facilitate your project.
Global Civilizations Study Guide – Chapter 2 Quiz
Terms, ideas, etc. (this list is not all inclusive)
· Polytheism
· Theocracy
· Cuneiform
· Pharaoh
· Hammurabi
· Hieroglyphics
· Pictographs
· Ziggurat
· Pyramids
· Monarchy
· Dynasty
· Oracles
· Sargon I
· Indus River
· Huang He
· Cultural diffusion
· Oracle bones
· Harappan
· Mummification
· Sumerians
· Irrigation systems
· Hinduism
· River nicknames
· Be able to locate all 4 river civilizations on a map
Today in History – Presentation Rotation – Period 4
DATE PRESENTERS - remember work cited
(T) September 15 Nila, Robert
(W) September 16 Natalie, Michelle, Jenn
(R) September 17 Philip, Daniel
(F) September 18 Katelyn F., Michael
(T) September 22 Katelyn, H., Matthew
(W) September 23 Vanessa, Caitlin
(Th) September 24 Allison, Alejandro
(F) September 25 Allegra, Alexandra
(W) September 30 Maria, Paul
(W) October 7 Stephanie, Brian
(Th) October 8 David, Allison
(F) October 9 Dimitri, Michael
(W) October 14 Nila, Robert
(Th) October 15 Natalie, Michelle
(F) October 16 Philip, Daniel
Toay in History Presentation Rotation Period 6
DATE _________ PRESENTERS - include work cited
(T) September 15 Andrew, Paige
(W) September 16 Jennifer, Ximena
(R) September 17 Kristopher, Amber
(F) September 18 Ryan, Kady
(T) September 22 Danielle, Jossie
(W) September 23 Casey, Niko
(Th) September 24 Matthew, David
(F) September 25 Kelly, Maria
(W) September 30 Gina, Mark
(W) October 7 Oscar, Mike
(Th) October 8 Claudia, Andrew
(F) October 9 Paige, Jenn
(W) October 14 Ximena, Kristopher
(Th) October 15 Amber, Ryan
(F) October 16 Kady, Danielle