Lesson Plans
Kristen Hood
Rowan County Middle School
August 27, 2012- August 31, 2012
Learning Targets
 I can describe the five themes of geography.
 I can describe and label the key features of Earth’s surface.
 I can describe different types of maps geographers use.
 I can describe tools used by geographers.
 I can compare and contrast the skills of an archaeologist and an
anthropologist.
 I can summarize current knowledge regarding the Stone Age.
 I can identify three sources historians use to study the past.
 I can the way of life of hunters- gathers.
 I can describe the development and spread of agriculture among
humans.
 I can examine the changes in human culture that led to
development of complex communities.
Special Needs Modifications
 Extra time allowed for assignments.
 Reduction/Modifications of assignments
 Reader/scribe
 Paraphrasing
Monday, August 27, 2012
 Learning Target: I can identify the way of life of hunter-gathers.
 Bell Ringer: Around 500,000 (during the Mesolithic Age) people learned
to make and control ____________.
 Re-cap from last week. (continents, maps, stone ages)
 Look at three sources historians use to study the past (primary, secondary,
oral history.).
 Watch ICE MAN video- as an introduction to hunter-gatherer society
 Activity: Cornell note-taking
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
 Learning Target: I can I can describe the development and spread of
agriculture among humans. This means I can describe the impact of
farming on the development of settlements among early peoples and what
the first communities looked like.
 Bell Ringer: What does it mean to domesticate something?
 Visualization Activity: What images form when you hear the word
“Agriculture?”
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Create a mind map on the “Farming in early communities”
FLASHCARD ACTIVITY: Create categories for your flashcards (geography,
eras, sources etc)- Draw an image on the card. Color image.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
 Learning Target: I can examine the changes in human culture that led to
the development of complex communities. This means I can describe what
life was like in early complex villages and determine what key aspects
(language, religion, and government) made up a civilization.
 Bell Ringer: How did early people go from a nomadic society to farming
communities?
 Complete Chapter 2.
 Talk about Exam 1
 How to Write an Open Response (Mini Lesson 101)
Thursday, August 30, 2012
 Learning Target: I can identify key geographic features of the Earth’s
surface, and explain important concepts, ideas, and events of early people
who made up the first farming communities.
 Review Day
 Vocabulary GAME
 Study Guide
Friday, August 31, 2012
 Learning Target: I can identify key geographic features of the Earth’s
surface, and explain important concepts, ideas, and events of early people
who made up the first farming communities.
 Summative Exam ONE
Materials
 Textbook, McDougal Littell: World History
 Smart Board
 Construction paper
 Post-it paper
 Magazines/newspapers
 United Streaming
 Artifacts
 Primary/Secondary Sources
 Smart Response Clickers