Instructional Objectives:

JOHN S. WITIUK

Sixth Grade Social Studies

Eagle Ridge Middle School

Team  6B

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jwitiuk@rrps.net

Textbook:

Journey Across Time -The Early Ages

Online Textbook:

You will find an online textbook @ jat.glencoe.com

Our class is using the Journey Across Time -The Early Ages 2005 edition. The user name is: jat2005 and the password is: 8hu5rust.

Ancient Mesopotamia

 

Social Studies Syllabus

J. Witiuk

August 30 to September 3, 2010

 

Benchmark 1-C (Power standard 6.1 all parts): Describe and compare characteristics of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China and explain the importance of their contributions to later civilizations. Benchmark 2C, PS1: Compare and contrast the influences of man-made and natural environments upon ancient civilizations.

Monday:

• Homework: I Am Poem: Otzi - Due Friday
• Syllabus page 5.
• Do: Quiz 1-1 Take Grade
• Finish Otzi Biography: page 12.
• Complete K-W-L chart page 2 in spiral
• See example of I am Poem.
• Video: Iceman of the Alps (optional)

Tuesday:

• Brain Pop - Mesopotamia
• Begin 1-2:  Mesopotamian Civilization, pages 16 to 23.
• Reading
• Questions: #’s 1-5 on page 6 of spiral

Wednesday

• Complete 1-2:  Mesopotamian Civilization, pages 16 to 23.
• Reading
• Questions: #’s 1-5 on page 6 of spiral
• Review/Quiz Friday

Thursday:

• Review for Quiz.
• Code of Hammurabi

Friday:

• Collect Homework- Otzi I am Poem
• Quiz 1-2- take/grade.
• More Mesopotamia: Writing Activity

Early Humans

Social Studies Syllabus

J. Witiuk

August 23 to 27, 2010

Objective:(NM State Benchmark IV-C:  Grades 5-8)

6.1.  Compare and contrast the trade patterns of early civilizations.

6.2.  Analyze the impact of the Neolithic agricultural revolution on mankind and the impact of technological changes in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age

Monday/Tuesday:

• Set up Social Studies Notebook
• Homework: Due Friday "The First Farmers" 8-27-2010
• Syllabus page 1.
• How did early Humans trade and support themselves?  In what ways did the agricultural revolution help early people?
• Read: Early Humans pg. 8-15
• Create a K-W-L Chart for Reading pg. 2 in Spiral.
• Do: #2-6 on page 3 of Spiral.
• Quiz 1-1 on Wednesday 8/25/10

Wednesday/Thursday:

• Brain Pop: The Agricultural Revolution.
• Quiz 1-1- take/grade.
• plus/delta/graph
• Read Biography of Otzi, pg. 12.
• Answer Question pg 12
• Read Article on Otzi
• Do “I am” poem on Otzi

Friday:

• Collect Homework
• Complete “Ice Man” Lesson
• Brain Pop - Mesopotamia
• Begin 1-2:  Mesopotamian Civilization, pages 16 to 23.
• Reading
• Questions: #’s 1-5
• Review and Assess