6th Grade
Week of: August 31-September 4
World History
Objective
(Today I will Learn)
Standard
Monday 8/24
Explain and describe where one of the first civilizations
arose
Describe and analyze the geographic, political, economic,
religious and social structures of ancient Mesopotamia
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Teacher Activities &
Strategies
Student Activities
Assessment/Evaluation
Academic Vocabulary
(optional by dept.)
Additional Resources
Modifications/
Accommodations
World History
Objective
(Today I will Learn)
Standard
Significance of river valleys
Forms of government
Key figures
Religious traditions, cultural and scientific contributions
Compare and Contrast the trade patterns of early
civilizations
Hammurabi Code
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Take Roll
Review the previous days lesson
Teach the Cornell note-taking method
Give a practice lecture
Observe the students while they ask questions of their
notes
1. Bell work
2. Take notes on the Cornell note-taking method
3. Set up paper using the Cornell note-taking method
4. Take practice notes
5. Ask questions of the notes using where, when, why, who,
and How type of questions
Ask: Have the students show their paper to ascertain if they set
their paper up correctly using the Cornell note-taking method
Cornell notes
Textbook, Notes on Cornell notes
Sped: The students will be provided copies of overhead notes,
any handouts, modified tests, quizzes.
ELL: Students will be provided appropriate accommodations
pertinent to the lesson.
Gifted: Students will be provided with accelerated material
pertinent to the lesson
Tuesday 8/25
Describe the early agricultural techniques people used in
Mesopotamia
Describe and analyze the geographic, political, economic,
religious and social structures of ancient Mesopotamia
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
Significance of river valleys
Forms of government
Key figures
Religious traditions, cultural and scientific contributions
Compare and Contrast the trade patterns of early
civilizations
L. Hammurabi Code
Teacher Activities &
Strategies
Student Activities
Assessment/Evaluation
Academic Vocabulary
Additional Resources
Modifications/
Accommodations
World History
Objective
(Today I will Learn)
Standard
1.
2.
3.
Take Roll
Review the previous days lesson
Guide oral reading of Chapter 2 Lesson 1 pg. 34-39
1. Bell work
2. Read when called upon
3. Discuss questions asked by the teacher
4. Answer Lesson review questions #1-5 in complete
sentences
Ask the following questions:
1. When did one of the first civilizations begin to develop?
2. What problem did people have to solve before they could
start farming in southern Mesopotamia?
3. What kind of building materials did Mesopotamia use
before they began using mud brick?
4. After some villages grew into city-states, which new
kinds of jobs developed?
Civilization, fertile, irrigation, city-state, region,
Textbook, Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent: Mrdowling.com
Sped: The students will be provided copies of overhead notes,
any handouts, modified tests, quizzes.
ELL: Students will be provided appropriate accommodations
pertinent to the lesson.
Gifted: Students will be provided with accelerated material
pertinent to the lesson
Wednesday 8/26
Explain why people in the Fertile Crescent settled in southern
Mesopotamia
Describe and analyze the geographic, political, economic,
religious and social structures of ancient Mesopotamia
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
Significance of river valleys
Forms of government
Key figures
Religious traditions, cultural and scientific contributions
Compare and Contrast the trade patterns of early
civilizations
R. Hammurabi Code
Teacher Activities &
Strategies
Student Activities
Assessment/Evaluation
Academic Vocabulary
Additional Resources
1.
2.
3.
4.
Take Roll
Review the previous days lesson
Lecture on the Fertile Crescent
Ask clarifying questions as I lecture on the material that
is covered
1. Bell work
2. Prepare three sheets for Cornell notes
3. Take notes on the lecture of the Fertile Crescent
4. Question and Highlight notes
Ask: Why do you think people moved into the Fertile Crescent to
live and farm?
Civilization, fertile, irrigation, city-state, region,
Textbook, Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent: Mrdowling.com
Modifications/
Accommodations
World History
Objective
(Today I will Learn)
Standard
Sped: The students will be provided copies of overhead notes,
any handouts, modified tests, quizzes.
ELL: Students will be provided appropriate accommodations
pertinent to the lesson.
Gifted: Students will be provided with accelerated material
pertinent to the lesson
Thursday 8/27
Describe Sumerian Civilization
Describe and analyze the geographic, political, economic,
religious and social structures of ancient Mesopotamia
S.
T.
U.
V.
W.
Significance of river valleys
Forms of government
Key figures
Religious traditions, cultural and scientific contributions
Compare and Contrast the trade patterns of early
civilizations
X. Hammurabi Code
Teacher Activities &
Strategies
Student Activities
Assessment/Evaluation
Academic Vocabulary
Additional Resources
Modifications/
Accommodations
World History
Objective
(Today I will Learn
Standard
1.
2.
3.
4.
Take Roll
Review the previous days lesson
Explain how do to vocabulary words for each chapter
Observe students completing the vocabulary words for
Chapter 2
1. Bell work
2. Learn how to complete Chapter vocabulary
3. Work on completing Chapter vocabulary
Check to see that students understand how to complete the chapter
vocabulary
Society, polytheism, scribe, cuneiform
Textbook, Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent: Mrdowling.com
Sped: The students will be provided copies of overhead notes,
any handouts, modified tests, quizzes.
ELL: Students will be provided appropriate accommodations
pertinent to the lesson.
Gifted: Students will be provided with accelerated material
pertinent to the lesson
Friday 8/28
Explain the relationship between Sumerian religion and
government
Describe and analyze the geographic, political, economic,
religious and social structures of ancient Mesopotamia
Y. Significance of river valleys
Z. Forms of government
AA. Key figures
BB. Religious traditions, cultural and scientific contributions
CC. Compare and Contrast the trade patterns of early
civilizations
DD. Hammurabi Code
Teacher Activities &
1.
Take Roll
Strategies
Student Activities
Assessment/Evaluation
Academic Vocabulary
Additional Resources
Modifications/
Accommodations
2.
3.
Review the previous days lesson
Observe students reading Chapter 2 Lesson 2 on their
own
4. Complete Lesson 2 Mesopotamia, pg. 10
1. Bell work
2. Read Chapter 2 Lesson 2
3. Answer WB pg. 10
Ask: What was the time period for the Sumer and Akkad
civilizations?
Society, polytheism, scribe, cuneiform
Textbook, Workbook, Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent:
Mrdowling.com
Sped: The students will be provided copies of overhead notes,
any handouts, modified tests, quizzes.
ELL: Students will be provided appropriate accommodations
pertinent to the lesson.
Gifted: Students will be provided with accelerated material
pertinent to the lesson