LESSON PLANS – SUBJECT TO CHANGE
6th grade World History-Ancient Civilizations
Week of 11/03/14-11/07/14
Learning Goal(s): Students will recognize key figures of classical
civilizations (Greece and Rome).
Objective(s): Students will determine the key figures in ancient Greece and Rome.
Tuesday
I DO: Divide students into
teams.
Wednesday
I DO: Introduce the term,
emperor. Hand out chart.
Thursday
I DO: Divide students into
teams.
WE DO: Go over
directions for assignment
with students.
WE DO: Show and discuss
PPT, Top Eight Figures in
Ancient Rome.
WE DO: Go over
directions for assignment
with students.
YOU DO: Students skim
through textbook index
for names on Greece
chart, looking through
textbook for additional
information on them.
Place the information on
chart.
YOU DO: Watch PPT and
fill in chart with
information about each
key figure.
YOU DO: Students skim
through textbook index
for names on Rome chart,
looking through textbook
for additional information
on them. Place the
information on chart.
What is a philosopher?
What contribution did
Socrates make to Greece?
What is an emperor?
Essential
How did the
Questions/Higher philosophers of ancient
Order Questions: Greece influence
western civilization?
How did the philosophers
of ancient Greece
influence western
civilization?
How did the emperors of
Rome impact the daily
lives of their citizens?
What contribution did
Constantine make to
Rome?
How did the emperors of
Rome impact the daily
lives of their citizens?
Student Product:
Exit Ticket
Top Eight Figures in
Ancient Rome chart and
Exit Ticket.
Agenda:
Monday
I DO: Introduce the
term, philosopher. Hand
out chart.
Prepared by Mrs. Watkins
WE DO: Show and
discuss PPT, Top Eight
Figures in Ancient
Greece.
YOU DO: Watch PPT and
fill in chart with
information about each
key figure.
Bell Ringer:
Top Eight Figures in
Ancient Greece chart
and Exit Ticket.
Exit Ticket
Friday
I DO: Hand out test, Key
Figures in ancient Greece
and Rome.
WE DO: Go over test, Key
Figures in Ancient Greece
and Rome with students.
YOU DO: Take test, Key
Figures in ancient Greece
and Rome.
What contribution did
Augustus make to Rome?
How did the philosophers
of ancient Greece
influence western
civilization?
How did the emperors of
Rome impact the daily
lives of their citizens?
Key Figures in Ancient
Greece and Rome Test.
Word Wall:
philosopher, Aristotle,
Plato, Socrates, Euclid,
Alexander the Great,
Homer, Archimedes,
Pythagoras
Homework:
Exit Ticket:
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philosopher, Aristotle,
Plato, Socrates, Euclid,
Alexander the Great,
Homer, Archimedes,
Pythagoras
emperor, Augustus,
Spartacus, Julius Caesar,
Marcus Cicero, Nero,
Constantine, Gaius
Marius, Tiberius Gracchus
emperor, Augustus,
Spartacus, Julius Caesar,
Marcus Cicero, Nero,
Constantine, Gaius
Marius, Tiberius Gracchus
Same as MondayThursday.
Review chart from today. Review chart from today.
Review chart from today.
Review chart from today.
None.
In one paragraph,
elaborate on the term,
philosopher.
In one paragraph,
elaborate on the term,
emperor.
In one paragraph,
elaborate on the life in
ancient Rome.
In one paragraph,
highlight two differences
in the lifestyle of ancient
Greece and Rome.
In one paragraph,
elaborate on the life in
ancient Greece.
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.