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Week |
Content |
State Performance Standards
Addressed |
Skills for Student Achievement
Benchmarks |
Assessments |
| Week
#1
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I.
The Prehistoric World
A. The
Stone Ages
1. Three periods of the Stone Age
2. Appearance of the first
people
B. First Civilizations
Urbanization
Writing
Institutions
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B.12.2-Examining
primary and secondary sources
A.12.8-Identify the world’s major ecosystems
and how cultures have adapted to them
E.12.14-Using research and skills to develop a
position on an issue
E.12.15-Learing to work alone or in groups
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Compare
a primary and secondary source
Investigate how man has changed his surroundings
to fit his needs
Gather evidence from a variety of sources
Review a list of skills and rules for effective
alone and group work.
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Read
and identify each on a test
Write a journal and discuss in class
How to plan and begin essay writing
Assess these skills throughout the semester
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| Week #2
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II.
River
Civilizations
A.
Tigris
and
Euphrates
,
Nile
,
Indus
and
Yellow
Rivers
1. Importance
of geography
a. Water
b. Soil
c. Protection
d. Natural resources
2.
Use of Writing
3.
Society and law
4.
Emerging technologies
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B.12.3-Examing different historical period and
their relationships
B.12.13-Examine ongoing change in and across
cultures
A.12.8-Identify the world’s major ecosystems
and how cultures have adapted to them
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Compare and contrast the geography of the
river valley civilizations
Analyze the structure of these societies
Summarize the importance of developing
technologies
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Construct a free hand map of the cradles of
civilizations
Comparative essay on these cultures
Identify key vocabulary terms on a test
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| Week
#3
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III.
Empire Builders
A. Ancient Greece
1. Geography
2. Compare the city-states of Athens
and Sparta
3. Greek Culture
a. Warfare
b. Art and Literature
c. Philosophy
d. Technology
e. The age of Alexander
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B.12.4-Asses
the validity of different views of historical events
B.12.15-Identify an event where a person had to
take an ethical position
A.12.8-Identify the world’s major ecosystems
and how cultures have adapted to them
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Summarize
the cultural traits of Athens and Sparta
Examine Socrates choice to die for his beliefs
Analyze how the geography of Greece affected the
economies that developed there
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Draw
a VENN diagram or a graphic organizer
Participate in a simulation of the trial of
Socrates
Read a primary source document and analyze
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| Week
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Content
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State
Performance Standards Addressed
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Skills
for Student Achievement Benchmarks
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Assessments
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| Week #4
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B.
The Romans
1. The Republic
a. Formation of the government
2. The Empire
a. Julius Caesar, Augustus and other
key leaders
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C.12.12-Describe
how a society should be politically organized
E.12.9-Defend an ethnical point of view
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1.
Summarize how these civilizations chose to be politically
organized
2. Analyze and evaluate an ethical point of view
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Construct
a chart comparing and contrasting the major types of governments
Take part in a debate, where student in forced
to defend a point of view
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| Week #5
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3. Culture-Literature, art and
architecture
4. Decline of Rome
a. Reason for Rome’s fall
IV. Religions of the World
A.
Judaism-monotheism
B.
Christianity-Teachings of Jesus
1.Spread of it
C.
Islam-Teachings of Mohammed
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B.12.1-Explain different points of view on the
same event
B.12.2-Examine primary and secondary sources
B.12.4-asses the validity of different points of
view on
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4. Synthesize
from multiple sources
Read and formulate an opinion on various primary
religious documents
Display a knowledge of primary and secondary
sources
Read and analyze three accounts of
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4. In an essay, compare and contrast Rome and
modern America
Write a journal on readings comparing religions
Unit test
3.
Graded discussion
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| Week #6
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1. Five Pillars of Faith
D.
Buddhism-Teachings of Buddha
1. System of beliefs
2. Spread of it
E.
Hinduism-Teachings
1. Grew in India
2. System of beliefs
F.
Confucianism
G.
Local religions
|
Historical
events
B.12.14-Explain the origins of religions
B.12.15-Identify an event where a person took an
ethnical position
E.12.4-Analyze the role of institutions in the
past
E.12.9-Defend an point of view on a ethical
point of view
E.12.12-How to eliminate prejudice
E.12.17-Examine various belief systems in the
world
|
one historical event
Examine the beliefs of the world’s
major religions
Reflect on important events that took place in
these religions
Display a knowledge of the religions of the
world
Summarize how various cultures have common
elements and belief systems
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Write a journal as a observant looking at each
religion
Construct a timeline of important events in one
of the religions
On a unit test
Group presentations
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| Week
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Content
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State
Performance Standards Addressed
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Skills
for Student Achievement Benchmarks
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Assessments
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| Week #7
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V.
The Medieval Period
A.
Holy Roman Empire/Nations States
B.
Charlemagne
C.
Feudalism
1. Feudal pyramid
2. Manor life
3. Compare to feudal Japan
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B.12.8-Recall
important people in World History
B.12.10-Select examples of change at different
times in history
B.12.18-Explain the history of slavery in the
world
|
Summarize
the regional differences and cultures of this era.
Compare feudalism to slavery, looking for
similarities and differences
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1.
In a graphic organizer
2. Write
a journal as a medieval
character
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| Week #8
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D.
The Roman Catholic Church
1. Influence in the politics, economy
and people’s lives.
E. The Crusades
1. Reasons and results
F. The Black Death
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A.12.8-Identify
the world’s major ecosystems and how cultures have adapted to
them
E.12.6-How can groups influence people
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3.
Analyze the effect that the Roman Catholic Church had on peoples
lives
4. Examine who past events, such as the
Crusades, impact today
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3.
Essay question on unit
test
4. Read and write a response
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| Week #9
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VI.
The Renaissance
A.
Rebirth of Culture
B.
Art, literature and science
C.
Leading cities
1. Florence
2. Venice
3. Milan
C.
Renaissance Artists
1. Example of their work
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B.12.5-Gather
evidence to make a coherent argument
B.12.7-Identify major works of art
B.12.8-Recall important people and their work
B.12.9-Select significant changes caused by
technology and their effects
A.12.10-Analyze cultural ethics and technology
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Examine
and evaluate works of art from the Renaissance
Draw a map of Italy and the leading cities of
the Renaissance
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1.
Argumentative essay
2.
Hand draw a map
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