Download Ellis 6th S.S. Lesson Plans, Sept 6

Ellis 6th S.S. Lesson Plans, Sept 6-9, 2016
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Students analyze the geographic,
political, economic, and social
structures of Mesopotamia.
Students analyze the geographic,
political, economic, and social
structures of Mesopotamia.
Students analyze the geographic,
political, economic, and social
structures of Mesopotamia.
Students analyze the geographic,
political, economic, and social
structures of Mesopotamia.
What were the important
advances that the Sumerians
made?
Who was Gilgamesh?
How did Mesopotamia’s first
empires develop?
Why was Babylon an important
city in the ancient world?
Students watch BrainPop
“Sumerians”
Students watch video clip to
introduce Gilgamesh and epic.
http://www.learner.org/
courses/worldlit/gilgamesh/watch/
0-5:13
Geography Activity:
Pg. 94
Students create a timeline in their
science notebooks of the empires.
Why did the Sumerians build cities
with walls around them?
Why did the Sumerians invent a
writing system?
Describe Gilgamesh’s personality
before meeting his friend Enkidu.
Do you think Gilgamesh dies at the
end of the epic? Explain.
How was the first empire formed?
Why was Hammurabi’s Code
important?
How did the Assyrians influence
Southwest Asia?
Why do you think the Chaldeans
naturally became traders?
Why do you think all ancient cities
had at least one magnificent
building?
Review pgs. 81-83 to clarify
Sumerian contributions. Students
create graphic organizer for notes.
Students follow along as the epic is
read aloud. Pgs.84-85. Vocabulary
is discussed as needed for
understanding. www.youtube.com
Epic of Gilgamesh from Star Trek:
The Next Generation episode
"Darmok” by John T
Students fill in graphic organizer as
each empire is read about.
Interactive Images: Caravans
And The Hanging Gardens of
Babylon. Students view pictures
and read information. Then in
notebook create a quick sketch
and main idea.
(Students turned in Guided
Reading Lesson 1 on Friday.
Instruction today is based on
incorrect answers about
contributions.)
Students answer four questions
about the epic. Do Gilgamesh and
Enkidu seem heroic in this
excerpt? Why or why not?
Students use textbook Pgs.86-93
to complete Guided Reading
Lesson 2.
Interactive Whiteboard: The
Akkad, Babylonian, and Assyrian
Empires. Students sort statements
into correct columns and copy into
notebook.
Students answer Lesson 1 Quiz
with 80% or higher to show
mastery of content.
Analyzing Literature pg.85
Students answers three questions
on the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Students use textbook Pgs.86-93
to complete Guided Reading
Lesson 2.
Students answer Lesson 2 Quiz
with 80% or higher to show
mastery of content.
Students reflect on their
preparedness for the quiz with Fist
to Five.
What does this story tell about the
beliefs and values of the
Sumerians? How are these alike or
different from yours?
Students chose one of the
reflective sentence starters to
complete and write it in the
margin of their notebook paper.
Students reflect on their
preparedness for the quiz with Fist
to Five.
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