CURRICULUM MAP
Course: Global History 1 & 2
UNIT TITLE:
Teacher: Acquafredda & Elmoznino
Classical Civilizations
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S):
Reading:
SWBAT:
1-Correctly cite evidence attending to details
2- Determine ideas of primary & secondary sources; summarize how key events develop throughout the text
3- Analyze events to determine cause & effect
4-Define vocabulary using contextual evidence
5-Analyze how text uses structure to explain key events
6- Compare various points of view on the same topic
7- Integrate information from various sources (graphs, data, maps, text, etc.) to make connections
8- Assess the evidence of author’s view & corroborate or challenge them
9- Compare & contrast various sources on similar topics
10- Proficiently read & comprehend history texts independently
Writing:
1. Use of evidence, reasoning & historical context to write persuasively
2. Develop expository writing (to inform) within the framework of history
3. Creatively writing using narrative techniques within the framework of history
4. Produce organized & clear writing
5. Develop & strengthen the writing, revising & editing process
6. Integrate technology to produce & publish writing products
7. Conduct research products
8. Gather credible sources with citations
9. Incorporate evidence from informational texts
10. Produce a variety of daily writing samples
SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS:
LITERACY STANDARDS:
2 – World History 2:1, 2:2
3 – Geography 3:3, 3:4
4-Economics 4:1, 4:2
5 – Civics, Citizenship & Gov’t – 5:1, 5:4
N.C.C.S.
-Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of
primary and secondary sources, attending to such
features as the date and origin of the info.
-Determine the central ideas or information of a primary
or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of
how key events or ideas develop over the course of the
text.
- Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text;
determine whether earlier events caused later ones or
simply preceded them.
-Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including vocabulary describing
political, social, or emotional aspects of history / social
studies.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
-HOW DID GEOGRAPHY SHAPE GREEK CIVILIZATION?
-HOW DID POLITICAL LIFE IN SPARTA DIFFER FROM ATHENS?
-HOW DID GREEK IDEAS ABOUT GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE LATER SOCIETIES?
-WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DID GREEK PHILOSOPHERS MAKE TO THE WORLD?
-WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANCIENT GREECE DO WE SEE IN THE MODERN
WORLD?
-WHY DID TRADE ROUTES FOSTER INTERDEPENDENCE AND CULTURAL DIFFUSION?
-WAS ALEXANDER THE GREAT A HERO OR A VILLAIN?
-WHY DID “ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME?”
-TO WHAT EXTENT WAS ROME AN IMITATOR OF GREEK CULTURE?
-HOW DID ROMANS INFLUENCE OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT?
-WHY WERE CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE?
-WHY WAS JULIUS CAESAR ASSASSINATED?
-HOW DID HAN RULERS SHAPE CHINESE GOVERNMENT?
-WHAT IDEAS ABOUT GOVERNMENT DID THE CHINESE DEVELOP?
-WHY DO GREAT EMPIRES DECLINE?
-HOW DID THE CASTE SYSTEM ORGANIZE HINDU SOCIETY?
-WHAT MADE THE MAURYA EMPIRE A CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION?
-HOW DID HINDUISM HELP THE GUPTA CONTROL THEIR EMPIRE?
-HOW DO CLASSICAL CHINESE CIVILIZATIONS HELP US TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN
SOCIETY?
-WHAT WERE SOME OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE EARLY CHINESE?
-DID THE CHINESE HAVE A TRUE “CLASSICAL AGE?”
-HOW DID THE SILK ROAD ENCOURAGE CULTURAL DIFFUSION?
CONTENT / KNOWLEDGE:
-Ancient Greece
- Roman Empire
- Han Dynasty
- Maurya & Gupta Empires
-Rise and Fall of Empires
SKILLS / UNDERSTANDINGS:
Map Reading/Interpretation
Chart Reading Vocabulary Development
Essay Writing:
Thesis Statement
Paragraph Development
Document Analysis (summation, outside info, citation, grouping of documents within the essay,
point-of-view, incorporating scaffolding questions into the essay)
VOCABULARY:
Hellenistic, Pax Romana, Maurya, Gupta, concept of zero, Sanskrit, Asoka, T’ang, Song, Grand Canal, magnetic
compass, block printing, movable type, gunpowder, abacus, mechanical water clock, porcelain, alchemy, foot
binding, civil service exam, meritocracy
ASSESSMENT / EVIDENCE
Thematic Essay – Geography & Society 06.02 – Roman Roads
Thematic Essay – Geography 01.02 – Coastline & Climate of Greece
Thematic Essay – Change: Turning Points 08.01 – Fall of Rome
Thematic Essay – Geography: Positive or Negative Effect 06.01 – Climate of Greece
Thematic Essay – Science and Technology 08.00 – Roman Aqueducts
Thematic Essay – Change: Individuals Who Have Changed History 01.04 – Aristotle
Thematic Essay – Change: Individuals Who Have Changed History 01.04 – Alexander
Thematic Essay – Political Systems 08.07 – Direct Democracy
Thematic Essay – Change: Turning Points 08.01 – Fall of Rome
Document Based Question – Women’s Roles 08.01 – Han Women (1 Document)
ACTIVITIES / LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
-Do Nows and Final Summary Questions
-Timeline Activities
-Think Alouds-Reading Texts/Writing Tasks
Analysis
-Gallery Walks
-Literacy Word Wall
-Annotating texts
-Station Activities
-Cloze Word Sort
-Text Structure-Sequence & Compare/Contrast
-Concept Definition Map
-Social Structure Pyramid Graphic Organizer
-Text Structure-Cause & Effect
-Tic Tac Toe Activity Organizer
-T-Charts/Graphic Organizers
-Visual Representations (PPTs and Websites)
-4-Square Essay Outline
-Pair-Share Activities
RESOURCES:
Primary Sources:
Funeral Oration – Pericles
The New Testament – the Bible
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
United Streaming
Power Points
Smart board
-Debate
-Writing to Learn-Conversations Across Time