Alvarado Intermediate School
Teacher: Irons
Grade &
Subject:
6 Science
Honors
6 Social
Studies
Week of: November Unit & Essential Questions:
Social Studies
17 - 21
Should historians emphasize agriculture or human sacrifice?
What significance did sacrifice have Aztec society?
What advances did the Aztec society make in agriculture that we still
use today?
TEKS/Learning Objectives:
Science
Compounds, Chemical and Physical Changes (6.5C,D)
Social Studies
Historical background relationship to past conflicts/current
conditions (6.1B)
Relationships in Art, Architecture, Music, and Literature (6.18A)
We will ANALYZE documents about the Aztec civilization.
We will
STAAR Support (non-tested content areas):
Reading Comprehension
Computation Skills
Vocabulary
Writing
Academic Vocabulary of Instruction:
Customized Learning:
Science
Compound, Chemical Change, Physical Change, Precipitate,
Chemical Formula, Subscript, Molecule
Social Studies
Government, Economy, Standard of Living, Mural, Interdependence
A
Engage
Explore
Explain
MONDAY
Mexico: The Aztecs
Reading; Aztec Background
Essay
Students will read an informative
essay about the Aztec society to
begin to develop whether
Agriculture or Human Sacrifice
should be emphasized in history.
Document Analysis:
Students will analyze several
documents in order to decide if
agriculture or human sacrifice
should be emphasized in history.
Document
Discussion:
Students will engage
in open dialogue about
the documents and
draw conclusions
about life in Aztec
society.
TUESDAY
Aztecs
Element Projects
Document Analysis Continued:
Students will analyze several
documents in order to decide if
agriculture or human sacrifice
should be emphasized in history.
Document
Discussion
Continued:
Students will engage
in open dialogue about
the documents and
draw conclusions
about life in Aztec
society.
WEDNESDAY
Aztec Critical
Writing
Culture Shock
Research
Culture Shock Phase I Honors
Research:
Students will plan a trip to a
United States destination and
include an itinerary, budget, and
travel log.
THURSDAY
Aztec Debate
Culture Shock
Research
Culture Shock Phase I Honors
Research:
Students will plan a trip to a
United States destination and
include an itinerary, budget, and
travel log.
FRIDAY
Aztec Debate
Element Project
Workday
.
Elaborate/Extend Evaluate/Assess
Element Project
Workday:
Students will conduct
research over an
element of their choice
and create a multimedia
presentation to
accompany their cube.
Critical Writing:
Students will write a
persuasive piece arguing
for agriculture or human
sacrifice to be
emphasized in history
regarding the Aztecs.
Students will use
evidentiary support from
the documents analyzed.
Agriculture or Sacrifice?
Students will engage in academic
debate choosing whether agriculture or
human sacrifice should be emphasized
in history.
Each house will debate within itself
Element Project
Workday:
Students will conduct
research over an
element of their choice
and create a multimedia
presentation to
accompany their cube.
Part Two Due
Agriculture or Sacrifice?
Students will engage in academic
debate choosing whether agriculture or
human sacrifice should be emphasized
in history.