LESSON PLANS – SUBJECT TO CHANGE
6TH grade World History-Ancient Civilizations
Week of 10/20/14-10/24/14
Prepared by Mr. Graves
Learning Goal(s): Students will recognize
significant events, figures, and contributions of
ancient Greece.
Agenda:
Monday
TEACHER
WORK DAY
NO
SCHOOL
Tuesday
I DO: Hand out
text books and
Cornell Notes
form.
WE DO: Have
students turn
to pages 132137.
Divide
students into
groups of
three and use
the Jigsaw
method.
Divide the
three red
sections of
Chapter 3Section 4 to
people in each
group.
YOU DO: Have
them read
their section
individually,
then regroup
students who
had the same
section
together for
an “Expert
Discussion,”
while taking
Objective(s): Students will rate the cultural
impact of the ancient Phoenicians on the
Mediterranean World.
Students will determine the achievements,
contributions, and key figures of ancient Greece.
Students will evaluate the democratic concepts
developed in ancient Greece.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
I DO: Hand out I DO: Explain
I DO: Hand out
KWL chart.
“foldable”
Cornell Notes
assignment.
form.
WE DO: Go
Hand out copy
over KWL
paper, make
WE DO:
chart. Show
foldable, and
Watch and
Ancient
head pages.
discuss The
Greece PPT
Story of
after first two
WE DO: Watch Ancient
columns are
and discuss
Greece PPT.
filled in and
PPT about
shared.
Ancient
YOU DO: Take
Greece
Cornell Notes
YOU DO:
Democracy.
while
Students
watching PPT.
complete first YOU DO: Fill in Take
column of
“foldable”
information
KWL chart on
with
about Athens
their own-five information
and Sparta
minutes.
from PPT.
from Cornell
Students then
Notes and
complete
make a
second
Double Bubble
column of
Map
KWL with their
comparing
group-five
Athens and
minutes. Share
Sparta.
“K” and “W”
columns with
class. Fill in “L”
column with
information
from PPT.
Share with
Cornell Notes.
Students then
return to their
original groups
and share the
results of their
discussions,
while others
take Cornell
Notes.
group, then
class.
Bell Ringer:
Name and
explain one
important
achievement
of ancient
Phoenicia?
Name and
explain one
important
achievement
of ancient
Greece?
Name and
explain one
important
achievement
of ancient
Greece?
Name and
explain one
important
achievement
of ancient
Greece?
Essential
Questions/Higher
Order Questions:
How did
ancient
Greece affect
other
civilizations?
How did
ancient
Greece affect
other
civilizations?
How did
ancient
Greece affect
other
civilizations?
How did
ancient
Greece affect
other
civilizations?
Student Product:
Exit Ticket
Exit Ticket
Exit Ticket
Exit Ticket
Word Wall:
Ancient
Phoenicia
Ancient
Greece
Ancient
Greece,
Democracy
Ancient
Greece,
Athens, Sparta
Homework:
None.
None.
None.
None.
Exit Ticket:
In one
paragraph,
answer: What
have you
learned about
Ancient
Phoenicia
today?
In one
paragraph,
answer: What
have you
learned about
Ancient
Greece today?
In one
paragraph,
answer: What
is the
importance of
a democracy?
In one
paragraph,
answer: How
were Athens
and Sparta
alike?
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ESE MODIFICATIONS:
Vary presentations of subject matter.
Cooperative learning.
Extra time.
Provide outlines/notes of key concepts and
ideas.
Modified assignments, quizzes, and tests.
Breakdown lesson into smaller segments“chunking.”
Specialized grading criteria.
Modified/supplementary materials.
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ELL (ESOL) MODIFICATIONS:
Context clues (gestures, expression,
and body language).
Multiple media to provide different
stimuli
Individualized instruction/assistance.
Peer tutoring and Small Group
Instruction.
Visual and audiovisual aids
Adjust or shorten assignments.
Alternative assessments.
Adapt text materials to facilitate
comprehension.
Build on student’s existing
knowledge.
Modify speech.
Extra time.
Specialized grading criteria.