CURRICULUM MAP
Course: Global History 1 & 2
Teacher: Acquafredda & Elmoznino
UNIT TITLE: Geography
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S):
Reading:
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:
1 - US History 1:1, 1:2
2 – World History 2:1, 2:2
3 – Geography 3:1, 3:2, 3:3, 3:4
LITERACY STANDARDS:
- 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.
-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):
-WHY STUDY HISTORY?
-WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT SOCIAL STUDIES?
-HOW DOES HISTORY TELL TIME?
-HOW DO CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION CREATE GLOBAL HISTORY?
-WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS?
-WHAT ARE THE BASIC TYPES OF GEOGRPAHIC FEATURES?
-HOW CAN GEOGRAPHY AFFECT THE WAY PEOPLE LIVE?
-WHAT INFORMATION DO MAPS CONTAIN?
-HOW CAN WE LEARN ABOUT THE PAST BY STUDYING ARTIFACTS?
CONTENT / KNOWLEDGE:
-5 Themes of Geography
-Social Sciences
-Role of the Historian
SKILLS / UNDERSTANDINGS:
1.Map Identification
2.Acquiring Organizing Analyzing Information
3.Time-Line Sequencing
4.Comparing/ Contrasting
5. Primary Source Materials *Writing Skills
-Comparison essay
VOCABULARY:
Sociologist, cartographer, geographer/geography, geographic feature, continents, Eurasia,
Topography, tundra, basin, political scientist, anthropologist, culture, primary source,
secondary source, artifact, historian, archeologist, economist, basic economic questions, mixed
economy
ASSESSMENT / EVIDENCE
Geography Exam – Multiple Choice Questions
Thematic Essay – Geography 01.09 – Geographic Feature & Cultural Diffusion
Thematic Essay – Geography 08.08 – How Humans Changed Their Environment
Thematic Essay – Human & Physical Geography 08.03 – Nile River
Thematic Essay – Geography & Society 06.02 – Irrigation Systems
Thematic Essay – Geography 01.02 – Deserts and River Valleys
Thematic Essay – Geography: + or - Effects 06.01 – River Valley, Mountains, Deserts
Thematic Essay – Science and Technology 08.00 – Irrigation Systems
Thematic Essay – Geography 01.09 – Geographic Feature & Cultural Diffusion
Thematic Essay – Geography 08.08 – How Humans Changed Their Environment
ACTIVITIES / LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
RESOURCES:
World Map
United States Map
Atlas
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
United Streaming
Power Points
Smart board