Students will complete most of the reading in class for this unit. Whatever we do not finish in class should be completed at home.
Chapter 3 Section 1 9/29 Tuesday
Chapter 3 Sections 2 & 3 9/30 Wednesday
Chapter 4 Section 1 10/5 Monday
Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3 10/6 Tuesday
Chapter 4 Sections 4 & 5 10/7 Wednesday
Chapter 5 Section 1 10/8 Thursday
Chapter 5 Section 2 10/9 Friday
Two options to complete the written assignments for this unit:
Option 1:
Complete the following
Assignment Due Date
1st project: 10/13 Tuesday
2nd project: 10/16 Friday
3rd project: 10/19 Monday
Chapter 3 Review Pg. 65 10/20 Tuesday
Understanding Main Ideas
Chapter 4 Review Pg. 81 10/21 Wednesday
Understanding Main Ideas
Chapter 5 Review Pg. 93 10/22 Thursday
Understanding Main Ideas
You should let me know what assignments you plan to complete by: 10/5
Option 2:
Complete the following
Assignment Due Date
Questions Pg. 59: 9/30 Wednesday
Questions Pg. 63 & Pg. 64 10/5 Monday
Questions Pg. 68: 10/6 Tuesday
Questions Pg. 73 & 74: 10/7 Wednesday
Questions Pg. 78 & 80: 10/8 Thursday
Questions Pg. 87 10/9 Friday
Questions Pg. 92 10/12 Monday
Project: 10/19 Monday
There will be a unit test on Friday 10/23 that will cover both chapters.
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1) Create a newspaper 2-3 pages long on one of the civilizations |
2) Rank the 4 civilizations based on their accomplishments. Explain your rankings. |
3) Develop a law code for an ancient society. Explain why you chose the laws and how you would enforce them. |
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4) Read a book on one of the civilizations and do a book chat about it telling me what you learned. |
5) Develop a what if scenario of at least one page where you explore what would have happened if a major event were changed in the history of one of the cultures from the unit |
6) Create an advertisement on a poster board to try to get people to move from another civilization to yours |
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7) Create a model of one of the civilizations. Make sure to label it with the correct features |
8) Development a triple Venn diagram comparing and
contrasting |
9)Develop your own written language. It can not be related to English. |
Additional notes of projects:
1) Write from the perspective
of someone who lived during the time period.
Include both news stories and other areas of interest. Make sure to only cover one period of
history.
1-
poorly written and rushed through work that showed little research
2-
followed directions but needed to focus more on a single historical
period, needed to
proofread, and more overall detail
3- followed directions by focusing on a single period.
Either included enough detail with
some grammar problems or was well written but needed more detail
4- well written with few grammar problems and well
researched piece
5- excellent overall project with many details and that
was well written.
2) List them in order. Then make a clear argument for why you ranked
each of the four civilizations in that place based on their accomplishments.
1- poorly written, little research done, reasons for
rankings unclear
2- some research and reasons for rankings unclear
3- used book for as primary source of research, writing ok but some mistakes
4- did some outside research, written well, clear reason for rankings
5- lots of outside research done, no grammar mistakes, clear reasons for
rankings
3) Make sure to include major
issues that would occur in an ancient society.
Include at least 15 laws. Explain why each law was important and why the
punishments were chosen
1- poorly written,
little thought put into, more
explanations needed
2-
4) Get approval from me before
you start to read the book.
1- poorly developed did not show understanding of major
portions
2- some basic understanding but not able to show what was
learned
3- showed understanding of most major points but not all
4- able to explain major points and well prepared
5- able to explain all major points, well prepared, and
able to relate to other class
material.
5)
6) Make it eye catching and
attention grabbing. Emphasize why your civilization is better then the
others. Include images and slogans
1- rushed and not well thought out; poorly written,
images not included
2- some work put in but needed substantially more time
3- covered some information well but needed to include
more details on product
4- does a good job in most areas but could have been more
imaginative and
enticing
5- attractive; shows imagination; clearly shows the uses of the product
7) Should include all of the
major features.
1-5 points based on the attention to detail and clarity
of the map
1- rushed work that shows little overall effort
2- shows some basic understanding but did not cover enough different types
3- completed basic information but could have been better
planned overall
4- well presented project with serious effort and clear
labels
5- correctly shows the many different parts of the
city-state and makes sense
geographically
8) Should look like this
1-
poorly written and rushed through work that showed little research
2-
followed directions but needed to focus more on a single historical period,
needed to proofread, and more overall detail
3- followed directions by focusing on a single period.
Either included enough
detail
with some grammar problems or was well written but needed more
detail
4- well written with few grammar problems and well
researched piece
5- excellent overall project with many details and that
was well written.
9) Include important words
and phrase from ancient life. Should
either be based on syllables or
words instead of an alphabet. Have at least 50 words and
phrases. Needs to have a
passage with a message written in that language included.
1- poorly designed, unclear, little overall effort
2- okay design but needed to be more thoroughly thought
out, passage not included
3- design okay but needed to be more thoroughly thought
out, passage included
4- good design,
relatively clear
5- excellent design and well thought out passage too