Introduction+to+Civilizations

Introduction to Civilizations

Click this link for plans from 2013 -2014 planning page 2013 Plans Plans 2012-2013 Days One and Two: Freehand Map / Odds and Ends   Essential Questions: 1. How can I be successful in World History One? 2.How does the World look to me? Agenda: 1. class color 2. wiki 3. course overview and expectations || __**Period Four Yellow**__ 1. class color 2. wiki 3. class survey || [|Map Directions] [|Os Gemeos Subject of Controversy]
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 * 4. freehand map || 4. free hand map ||

Day Three - Jury Duty for Ms. Stevens Demo Lesson for Period One (Little Boxes and Ethnocentrism Readings begun before lunch - finish for hmwk  Little Boxes and Ethnocentrism for Period 4

Day Four: How does my identify shape my world view? 2. Little Boxes and Ethnocentrism Reading
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 * 1. Debrief Demo Lesson (1) or Maps (4)

1. What are the pros and cons of Little Boxes How can it help someone understand you? How can it lead to unfair judgement? - Learn about societies and cultures around the world but important to understand that the world is made up of human beings.

2. Ethnocentrism Reading Share sentence that you chose from the reading and discuss why you chose it.

3. Invisible suitcase - need to remember unpack it.

4. Random Analogy - How is ethnocentrism like an orange? ||  ||

Days Five and Six: EQ:  1. What are the components of a civilization? 2. How does the Economic Model explain the development and advancement of civilization?

1. China Images 2. GREATS overview /review 3. Economics Model 3. Understanding Check 3. Map of River Civilizations pdf of Unit preview and economic model graphic organizer :

Day Seven EQ: Why are some civilizations more advanced than others? 1. Map Debrief 2. Guns, Germs and Steel [|GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL EPISODE 1] Viewing Guide:

Days Eight and Nine Guns Germs and Steel - and viewing guide. Day 10 Quiz

ITEMS BELOW ARE EITHER DRAFT PLANS OR PLANS FROM THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR. Day Four EQ: How do civilizations develop and advance?



ITEMS BELOW THIS LINE ARE FROM 2012-2013

3. create personal identity map 4. What did it take to create this?????? GREATS

5. Period One only - because we have lunch block - Economics Model

Day Four (Sept 2012) Essential Questions: 1. How does the Economic Model explain the development and advancement of civilization? Goals: 1. Identify and explain the 4 circles of the economic model 2. Create a "most important thing" and journal entry to demonstrate understanding of economic model (blue and yellow only)

Agenda: 0.popsicle pods / distribute textbooks 1. economic model

2. journal entries (pd 4 - green will do this on Monday) 4.homework: click here to get to homework page: World History One Homework

__** Day Five (Sept 2012) **__ Essential Question: 1. What characteristics of Sumerian Civilization prove that it was advanced? Goals: Read text about Sumerian Civilizations and create GREATS chart with specific evidence of advanced civilization Agenda: o. Hammurabi Code Homework: click here to get to homework page: World History One Homework 1. collect homework 1a: GREEN ONLY: Understanding Check Economic Model 2. silent sustained reading 3. GREATS chart together

__**Day Six (Sept 2012)**__ Essential Questions: What do the laws of a socety tell us about its values? How do the laws of Hammurabi's Code allow them to stay in the circle of adancements? How does Jared Diamond's theory of "geographic luck" explain why some societies are more successful than others.? (green only on Day 6) Goals: Evaluate and discuss Hammurabi's Code to draw conclusion about a civilizations organization and values View Guns Germs and Steel, complete and discuss viewing guide in order to understand the theory of geographic luck. (green only) Agenda: 0. odds and ends 1.(study guide, homework, how to study) 2. Hammurabi's Code discussion 3. Guns, Germs and Steel

__**Day Seven (Sept 2012)**__ Essential Questions: How does Jared Diamond's theory of "geographic luck" explain why some societies are more successful than others.? Goals/ Agenda View Guns Germs and Steel, complete and discuss viewing guide in order to understand the theory of geographic luck. • To watch G,G & S at home click the link below. We watched the first episode: Out of Eden. [|Guns, Germs and Steel] Viewing guide for "Guns, Germs and Steel

This guide is from 2011-2012 and will be updated before we take a test for the 2012-2013 year.

Day Zero: Day One (Sept. 2012) Essential Question: How does the World look to me? Goal: Create a freehand map of the world from memory Agenda:- Draw a map of the world freehand and from memory. Start with the continents, and from there, fill in nations, states, oceans and seas, geographic features and anything else that comes to mind. This is not a test. You will not be evaluated on what you have done. Do not collaborate with your neighbors. The point of this activity is to see how you see the world from memory.

Day Two: Sept 2012 Essential Question: Why do our maps look different? Goals: Define ethnocentrism and understand how it influences the way we understand, evaluate and interact with history and the world around us? Agenda: o. odds and ends (website, etc.) 1. evaluate maps 2. group discussion of maps 3. ethnocentrism 4. Sterotyping Reading - Begin together, finish for homework 5. summarizer: random analogy: How is ethnocentrism like an orange?

Day Three (Sept 2012) Essential Questions: How does my identity shape my world view? How do civilizations develop and advance? Goals: Create and analyze personal identity map identify and discuss the factors that create and advance civilizations Agenda: O. Arrange desks in pods of 4 - 1 pod of 2. 1. in pairs share sentences from homework that you chose and discuss with your neighbor why you chose that sentence

2. Os Gemeos [|Os Gemeos Subject of Controversy]

3. create personal identity map 4. What did it take to create this?????? GREATS
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 * [[file:stevenssocst/ GREATS model.pdf|Download]]
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5. Period One only - because we have lunch block - Economics Model
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 * [[file:stevenssocst/Economics Model.pdf|Download]]
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Day Four (Sept 2012) Essential Questions: 1. How does the Economic Model explain the development and advancement of civilization? Goals: 1. Identify and explain the 4 circles of the economic model 2. Create a "most important thing" and journal entry to demonstrate understanding of economic model (blue and yellow only)

Agenda: 0.popsicle pods / distribute textbooks 1. economic model


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 * [[file:stevenssocst/Graphic Economics Model.pdf|Download]]
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 * [[file:stevenssocst/Economics Model.pdf|Download]]
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2. journal entries (pd 4 - green will do this on Monday)


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 * [[file:stevenssocst/Quick Write economics model.pdf|Download]]
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4.homework: click here to get to homework page: World History One Homework