6th Grade—Week of 11/18/2013
Date
11/18/13
Standards
CA
6.2
CC
11/19/13
CA
6.2
CC
Tasks
EQ: Research the kings and queens of Ancient Egypt. Assess
their leadership qualities.
Warm-Up—Computer Lab
Students will:
1. Review what they have and have not completed on their
Egyptian kings/queens research guide.
2. Travel to the computer lab to complete any needed
research.
EQ: Describe your Ancient Egyptian leader based on their
accomplishments, failures, and other qualities.
Warm-Up—Group together. Boys on the left side of the room,
girls on the right. Bring your research guides and something to
write with.
Materials
Computer
Lab
Research
Guide
Assessment
Summative
1. Research
Guide
Research
Guides
Charts
Posters
Summative
1. Charts/Poste
r
Research
Guides
Charts
Posters
Summative
1. Charts/Poste
r
Formative
1. Observation
2. Discussion
Formative
1. Observ.
2. Discuss.
Students will:
1. Summarize their research to the group for their leader.
2. Create a chart highlighting the leaders’ qualities,
accomplishments, failures, etc.
3. Use those charts to create a large poster size chart for
the class to view.
11/20/13
CA
6.2
EQ: Categorize your leaders’ qualities, accomplishments and
failures.
CC
Warm-Up—Group together again to finish creating your
posters for the kings and queens of Egypt.
Formative
6th Grade—Week of 11/18/2013
11/21/13
CA
6.2
CC
Students will:
1. Finish posters of kings and queens of Egypt.
2. Begin studying those posters in relation to their
Egyptian History notes to assess whether or not they
were good leaders.
EQ: Assess the effectiveness of the kings and queens of
Egypt. Decide whether the kings or the queens were the
better leaders, prove your decision.
Warm-Up—Study the posters of the kings and queens of Egypt
quietly.
1. Observation
2. Discussion
Summative
1. Essay
Formative
1. Observation
2. Discussion
Students will:
1. Study the posters of the kings and queens of Egypt,
along with their Egyptian History Notes.
2. Discuss the effectiveness of the kings and queens with
their peers.
3. Decide which group of leaders (Kings or Queens) were
the most effective. Write an argumentative essay
stating why you believe what you believe. Must include
2 quotes. (Finish for HW if necessary)
11/22/13
CA
6.2
EQ: Assess the effectiveness of the kings and queens of
Egypt.
CC
EQ: Take out your essays from yesterday. This is your
entrance ticket to the debate.
Summative
1. Essay
2. Debate
Formative
6th Grade—Week of 11/18/2013
Students will:
1. Participate in the debate of the effectiveness of the
kings and queens of Egypt. (Queens on one side and
kings on the other)
1. Observation
2. Discussion