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Look at Egypt at
night from space
 How can you tell
the Nile River is
important in Egypt?
Mr. Wood
World History 101
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How did rivers play an essential role in the
development of agriculture in Mesopotamia
and Egypt?
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8.10.2 -Trace the development of
agriculture and evaluate its effect on the
establishment of civilizations
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Deep Thinking Questions + Inferences
Reading and Note taking
 Modeling, Guided Practice and Independent
Practice
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Good readers ask deep thinking questions when
they read
 These should be open ended, not one word or yes/no
answers.
As you read you will be recording the important facts,
but also asking deep thinking questions about these
facts.
You will also be making inferences from these deep
thinking questions.
DEEP THINKING QUESTIONS
 Should not be answered
with only one word or a
yes or no
 Can cause a discussion or
argument
 Dig for more information
INFERENCES
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Answer a deep thinking
question
Do not come from the text
or reading
Many times like predictions
or opinions
NOT DEEP THINKING
DEEP THINKING
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Who won the NBA
Championship last year?
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Was LeBron James Play off
run one of the best ever?
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Who does Messi play for?

Why Messi the best soccer
player in the world today?
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Explain what makes the Nile River so
important to Egypt.
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2-3 details
Book- P. 29
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SWBAT- Read a history text while making
deep thinking questions and forming
inferences.
Fact
Deep Thinking Question
Inference
Barcelona won La
Liga last year.
How will Barcelona
do this year?
LeBron James has
won four MVPs and
two championships
and two gold
medals by the age
of 28.
Is he be as good as
the all time greats
Michael Jordan,
Larry Bird and
Magic Johnson?
The might win La
Liga again, but it
will be a challenge
because Real
Madrid has a very
good team too.
I think he can be,
but he will have to
win at least one
more
championships to
be as good as them.
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Pages- 29-30- Geography of the Fertile
Crescent
Pages- 35-37- The Geography of Egypt
You will be graded as a standard on your notes
 R- 2.10.1
Cite textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from complex text
(ENG 8.10.1)
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We will begin by taking notes on p. 29-30
together.
 This is called Modeling when the teacher does it
 Guided practice is when we work on it together
Fact
Question
Inference
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You will need for your notes on Mesopotamia
p. 29-30 :
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7 facts
5 questions
3 inferences
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R- 2.10.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis
of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from complex text
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Here is how you will be assessed on your
notes for your facts
▪ Your facts answer the question- How did rivers play an
essential role in the development of agriculture in
Mesopotamia?
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For your questions and inferences- Here is
how you will be assessed:
- Your questions about your facts need to use text
evidence in the question.
- Your inferences need to answer these questions
not using text evidence, but from what you can
infer- like a prediction or opinion (beyond the text)
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Write for two minutes answering the
following question:
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How did rivers effect Mesopotamia?
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How were floods both a good and bad thing
in Mesopotamia?
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How did rivers play an essential role in the
development of agriculture in Mesopotamia
and Egypt?
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8.10.2 -Trace the development of
agriculture and evaluate its effect on the
establishment of civilizations
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Writing a Main Idea/detail Paragraph- How
did Rivers effect life in Mesopotamia?
Note taking- Egypt – Fact/Question/Inference
p. 35- 37
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You will use only your notes to write a main
idea/detail paragraphs.
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You will only be able to use your facts to write
these paragraphs This are informational paragraphs- Stick with your
facts- No questions or inferences.
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You will create a Topic sentence/Claim for
each and use evidence from your facts to
support your claim.
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Your Topic sentence/claims need to answer
the following questions:
 Mesopotamia Paragraph- How did rivers play an
essential role in the development of agriculture in
Mesopotamia?
1. Notes- 29-302. Mesopotamia graphic organizer
3. Mesopotamia- Rivers paragraph
- All three of these will be graded as homework
Fact
Question
Inference
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You will need for your notes on Mesopotamia
p. 35- 37 :
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9 facts
6 questions
4 inferences
2.10.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis
of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from complex text
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Your facts answer the question- How did rivers play
an essential role in the development of agriculture
in Egypt?

Your questions about your facts need to use text
evidence in the question.

Your inferences need to answer these questions not
using text evidence, but from what you can inferlike a prediction or opinion (beyond the text)
Give 2-3 details of how the Nile River effected
life in Ancient Egypt.
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Explain to a classmate
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How were floods both a good and bad thing
in Mesopotamia and Egypt?
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Step One- student one- tell your answer to
student two
Step Two- student two- tell you answer to
student one
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You will use only your notes to write a main
idea/detail paragraphs.
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You will only be able to use your facts to write
these paragraphs-
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You will create a Topic sentence/Claim for
each and use evidence from your facts to
support your claim.
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Your Topic sentence/claims need to answer
the following questions:
 Egypt Paragraph- How did rivers play an essential
role in the development of agriculture in Egypt?
W- 3.10.1
W- 3.10.2
3.10.4
Create a thesis that introduces a topic and claim (ENG 6.10.1) (Ongoing)
Create a system of organization to sequence ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions (ENG 6.10.2) (Ongoing)
Develop each paragraph with well-chosen and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotation, paraphrase, or other information and examples (ENG 6.10.4) (
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8.10.2 E-Trace the development of
agriculture and evaluate its effect on the
establishment of civilizations
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3.10.1 Create a thesis that introduces a
topic and claim
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3.10.2 Create a system of organization to
sequence ideas, concepts, and information to
make important connections and distinctions
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Everybody stand up!!
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Why were rivers important in Egypt and
Mesopotamia?