Grade/Subject 6th Grade Social Studies

Week of: 10/12-10/16

Teacher(s) Langston

Standards/Essential
Question(s)
(What do I want my
students to answer by the
end of the class period? It is
more than just an objective.)

Learning & Teaching Strategies

(How will I measure if my students

understand todays lesson?)

Content Focus: Students will be learning

about the Fertile Crescent, Ancient
Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egyptian
civilizations.

HW: History of the

Fertile Crescent Sect. 1

What are the

geographic
characteristics of a
region and how do they
Warm Up: History of the Fertile
influence the
expansion and decline Crescent Part 1
of civilizations?

Monday

How do
geographers' tools and
historical thinking
explain the emergence,
expansion and decline
of civilizations,
societies and regions?

Tuesday

What are the

behaviors and practices
of individuals that
influence civilizations?

Wednesday

What are the

characteristics that
connect cultures
religious and societal
interactions?

What are the

contributions of the
individuals and cultural
groups on the political,

Assessment and Homework

(How will I engage my students in the learning

process? Differentiation? Object based learning
strategies?)

Frayer Cards due

Friday 10-16

Interactive Powerpoint for

Fertile
Crescent/Mesopotamia

Content Focus: Students will be learning

about the Fertile Crescent, Ancient
Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egyptian
civilizations.

HW:
History of the
Fertile Crescent Sect. 2

Warm Up: History of the Fertile

Crescent Part 2

Frayer Cards due

Friday 10-16

Finish Interactive Powerpoint

for Fertile
Crescent/Mesopotamia
Content Focus: Students will be learning
about the Fertile Crescent, Ancient
Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egyptian
civilizations.

Warm Up: Mesopotamia

Discovery Education Video
(From Nomads to Farmers)
Handout to complete with
video.
-8 Signs of Civilization
Partner Reading Selections

HW: History of the

Fertile Crescent Sect. 3
Frayer Cards due
Friday 10-16

economic, historical
events of a
civilization?
6.H.1 - Use historical
thinking to understand
the emergence,
expansion and decline
of civilizations,
societies and regions
over time.

Thursday

6.H.2 - Understand the

political, economic
and/or social
significance of
historical events,
issues, individuals and
cultural groups.
6.G.1 - Understand
geographic factors that
influenced the
emergence, expansion
and decline of
civilizations, societies
and regions (i.e. Africa,
Asia, Europe, and the
Americas) over time.

Friday

6.G.2 - Apply the tools

of a geographer to
understand the
emergence, expansion
and decline of
civilizations, societies
and regions.
6.E.1 - Understand how
the physical
environment and
human interaction
affected the economic
activities of various
civilizations, societies
and regions.
6.C&G.1 - Understand
the development of
government in various

Activity (Fertile Crescent,

Mesopotamia, Babylonia)

Content Focus: Students will be learning

about the Fertile Crescent, Ancient
Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egyptian
civilizations.

HW: Mesopotamia
101 reading selection
Frayer Cards due
Friday 10-16

Warm Up: The Sumerians

Finish Partner Reading
Selections Activity (Fertile
Crescent, Mesopotamia,
Babylonia)
Brain Pop video (The
Sumerians) and group
interactive quiz

Content Focus: Students will be learning

about the Fertile Crescent, Ancient
Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egyptian
civilizations.

Warm Up: The Babylonians

Time Warp Trio-The Seven
Blunders of the World
Finish Group Mini Project
Group Invention Competition

HW:
-Hanging Gardens of
Babylon reading
selection
-Study Notes/Handouts

civilizations, societies
and regions

Dates to remember:

Frayer Cards due Friday 10-16

Important Info: Days may not be exact due to the needs of the students.