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6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
UNIT TITLE
UNIT 1: Early Civilizations
Time Frame
8 Weeks
21st Century Themes
Global Awareness; Economic Literacy; Civic Literacy; Leadership
and Responsibility
Technology
Interdisciplinary
Focus and Technology
Integration
Art History
Reading
Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events)
Geography Skills
Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets,
and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed
Essential Questions
How did Paleolithic people adapt to
their environment?
How did the earliest humans hunt
and gather food?
In early Mesopotamia, why were
religion and government closely
linked?
Big Ideas
The First Civilizations
Ancient Egypt
The Ancient Israelites
What was the code of Hammurabi?
What are the main four social
groups in Ancient Egypt and what
were their functions?
How were the Israelites different
from other civilizations?
Learning Targets: Students will be able to...
Understand how Mesopotamians developed
writing.
Explain the important contributions made by
our earliest civilizations.
Compare and contrast the economic,
political, and environmental factors (e.g.,
climate, trade, geography) that led to the
development of major ancient civilizations
including Mesopotamia (e.g., Hammurabi’s
Code), Egypt, the Indus Valley, the
Yellow River, and Kush (Nubia).
Assessment
Section Reviews
Teacher-Created Assessment
Classroom Participation
On-Line Quiz
Section Quizzes
Homework
Creative Projects
Document-Based Questions
Debriefing
Think-Pair-Share
3-Minute Pause
Differentiation
Re-Teaching
Power Points
Cooperative Learning
Tiered Learning
Alternative Assessment
Study Guides
Stage 2: Backward Planning- From the assessment to the learning
activities through inquiry
Content Standards
6.2.8.A.1.a
6.2.8.C.1.a
6.2.8.A.2.a
6.2.8.C.2.a
6.2.8.A.2.b
6.2.8.D.1.a
6.2.8.B.1.a
6.2.8.D.2.b
6.2.8.B.1.b
6.2.8.D.2.c
6.2.8.B.2.a
6.2.8.D.2.d
Approaches to Learning
Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced
throughout each lesson
Reviewing Essential Questions: Allows focus on main themes and concepts
Time Line Activities: Reinforces sequencing and visual literacy skills
Teaching with Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing on-line
resources and maps
Spotlight Videos: Engage students through content-based videos
Learning Experiences
Teaching Strategies
Reading Strategies
Short-Answer Questions
Authentic Assessment With
Chapter Assessments
Rubrics
Academic and Content Vocabulary
Time Line Skills Activity
Drawing Conclusions
Critical Thinking Skills Activity
Map Reading
Linking Past and Present Activity
Analyzing Information
Guided Reading Activity
Note Taking Activities
Resources
World History Journey Across Time: The Early Ages. Glencoe, 2008
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
UNIT TITLE
UNIT 2: The Ancient World
Time frame
8 Weeks
21st Century Themes
Global Awareness; Economic Literacy; Civic Literacy, Leadership
and Responsibility
Technology
Interdisciplinary
Focus and Technology
Integration
Art History
Reading
Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events)
Geography Skills
Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets,
and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed
Essential Questions
Where did early civilizations
develop?
How did the Greek Colonies help
industry grow?
What ended Alexander’s conquest
of India?
What influenced the rise of India’s
early civilizations?
What is a caste system?
How is the ancient Chinese writing
system different from cuneiform
and hieroglyphic writing?
Big Ideas
The Early Greeks
Sparta and Athens
Greek Mythology
Alexander the Great
India’s Early Civilizations
Hinduism and Buddhism
Life in Ancient China
The Qin and Han Dynasties
Learning Targets: Students will be able to...
Understand how the geography of Greece
influenced the people of Greece.
Identify the Hellenistic Era and how new
philosophies, such as Stoicism and Epicureanism,
developed.
Compare and contrast the economic, political, and
environmental factors (e.g., climate, trade,
geography) that led to the development of major
ancient civilizations including ancient Greece,
India, and China.
Understand the ideas and influence of Confucius.
Assessment
Section Reviews
Teacher-Created Assessment
Classroom Participation
On-Line Quiz
Section Quizzes
Homework
Creative Projects
Document-Based Question
Debriefing
Think-Pair-Share
3-Minute Pause
Differentiation
Re-Teaching
Power Points
Cooperative Learning
Tiered Learning
Alternative Assessment
Study Guide
Stage 2: Backward planning - From the assessment to the learning
activities through inquiry
Content Standards
6.2.8.A.1.a
6.2.8.B.1.b
6.2.8.A.2.a
6.2.8.B.2.a
6.2.8.A.2.b
6.2.8.C.1.a
6.2.8.A.3.a
6.2.8.C.2.a
6.2.8.A.3.b
6.2.8.D.1.a
6.2.8.A.3.c
6.2.8.D.2.b
6.2.8.A.3.d
6.2.8.D.2.d
6.2.8.A.3.e
6.2.8.D.3.a
6.2.8.B.1.a
6.2.8.D.3.b
6.2.8.B.1.b
6.2.8.D.3.d
6.2.8.D.3.e
Approaches to Learning
Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced
throughout each lesson
Reviewing Essential Questions: Allows focus on main themes and concepts
Time Line Activities: Reinforces sequencing and visual literacy skills
Teaching With Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing online resources and maps
Spotlight Video: Engage students through content-based videos
Learning Experience
Teaching Strategies
Reading Strategies
Short-Answer Questions
Authentic Assessment With
Chapter Assessments
Rubrics
Academic and Content Vocabulary
Time Line Skills Activity
Drawing Conclusions
Critical Thinking Skills Activity
Map Reading
Linking Past and Present Activity
Analyzing Information
Guided Reading Activity
Note Taking Activities
Resources
World History Journey Across Time: The Early Ages. Glencoe, 2008
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
UNIT TITLE
UNIT 3: New Empires and New Faiths
Time Frame
8 Weeks
21st Century Themes
Global Awareness; Economic Literacy; Civic Literacy; Leadership and
Responsibility
Technology
Interdisciplinary
Focus and Technology
Integration
Art History
Reading
Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events)
Geography Skills
Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets,
and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed
Essential Questions
Big Ideas
What did Romans borrow from the
Greeks, and what did they develop
on their own?
What weakened the Roman Empire?
Ancient Rome
Rise of Christianity
Islamic Civilizations
What was the Byzantine culture like?
How did the Roman Empire
eventually recognize Christianity?
What guidelines did the Quran
provide for the governments of the
Muslim states?
How did the Arabs spread Islam?
Learning Targets: Students will be able to...
Understand how poor leadership, a
declining economy, and attacks by
Germanic tribes weakened the Roman
Empire.
Identify how Christianity won many
followers and officially became the religion
of Rome.
Describe how early Christians set up church
organization and explained their beliefs.
Understand the ideas and influence of
Islam and the guidelines of the Quran.
Define the scientific advances that were
made by early Muslims.
Assessment
Section Reviews
Teacher-Created Assessment
Classroom Participation
On-Line Quiz
Section Quizzes
Homework
Creative Projects
Document-Based Questions
Debriefing
Think-Pair-Share
3-Minute Pause
Differentiation
Re-Teaching
Power Points
Cooperative Learning
Tiered Learning
Alternative Assessment
Study Guides
Stage 2: Backward planning: from the assessment to the learning
activities through inquiry
Content Standards
6.2.8.A.1.a
6.2.8.C.1.a
6.2.8.D.3.a
6.2.8.A.2.a
6.2.8.C.2.a
6.2.8.D.3.b
6.2.8.A.2.b
6.2.8.C.2.c
6.2.8.D.3.c
6.2.8.B.1.a
6.2.8.D.1.a
6.2.8.D.3.d
6.2.8.B.1.b
6.2.8.D.2.b
6.2.8.D.3.e
6.2.8.B.2.a
6.2.8.D.2.d
6.2.8.D.3.f
Approaches to Learning
Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced
throughout each lesson
Reviewing Essential Questions: Allows focus on main themes and concepts
Time Line Activities: Reinforces sequencing and visual literacy skills
Teaching With Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing online resources and maps
Spotlight Video: Engage students through content based videos
Learning Experience
Teaching Strategies
Reading Strategies
Authentic Assessment With Rubrics
Time Line Skills Activity
Critical Thinking Skills Activity
Linking Past and Present Activity
Guided Reading Activity
Note Taking Activities
Short-Answer Questions
Chapter Assessments
Academic and Content Vocabulary
Drawing Conclusions
Map Reading
Analyzing Information
Resources
World History Journey Across Time: The Early Ages. Glencoe, 2008
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
UNIT TITLE
UNIT 4: The Middle Ages
Time Frame
8 Weeks
21st Century Themes
Global Awareness; Economic Literacy; Civic Literacy; Leadership and
Responsibility
Technology
Interdisciplinary Focus
and Technology
Integration
Art History
Reading
Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events)
Geography Skills
Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets,
and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed
Essential Questions
Big Ideas
What was the purpose of the
Forbidden City and where was it
located?
China in the Middle Ages
How did the Ming rulers affect China?
Medieval Africa
How did slavery in medieval Africa
change?
Medieval Japan
Describe the roles of shoguns.
Medieval Europe
How did geography shape Japanese
society?
What is feudalism?
How did the Catholic Church play an
important role in medieval Europe?
Learning Targets: Students will be able to...
Understand how the Tang dynasty strengthened
China’s economy.
Identify how the Chinese developed new
technologies such as steelmaking and printing.
Describe how West African empires grew rich
from trading salt and gold.
Understand the Japanese religion called Shinto
and its effect on civilian government.
Define how England developed a system in which
the king’s power was shared with parliament.
Understand the Black Death and its effect on
medieval Europe.
Determine the influence of medieval English legal
and constitutional practices (i.e., the Magna
Carta, parliament, and the development of
habeas corpus and an independent judiciary) on
modern democratic thought and institutions.
Explain how geography influenced the
development of the political, economic, and
cultural centers of each empire and well as the
empires’ relationships with other parts of the
world.
Assessment
Section Reviews
Teacher-Created Assessment
Classroom Participation
On-Line Quiz
Section Quizzes
Homework
Creative Projects
Document-Based Questions
Debriefing
Think-Pair-Share
3-Minute Pause
Differentiation
Re-Teaching
Power Points
Cooperative Learning
Tiered Learning
Alternative Assessment
Study Guides
Stage 2: Backward planning: from the assessment to the learning
activities through inquiry
Content Standards
6.2.8.A.4.b
6.2.8.D.2.d
6.2.8.A.4.c
6.2.8.D.3.a
6.2.8.B.4.a
6.2.8.D.3.b
6.2.8.B.4.c
6.2.8.D.3.d
6.2.8.B.4.d
6.2.8.D.3.e
6.2.8.C.2.a
6.2.8.D.3.f
6.2.8.D.2.b
Approaches to Learning
Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced
throughout each lesson
Reviewing Essential Questions: Allows focus on main themes and concepts
Time Line Activities: Reinforces sequencing and visual literacy skills
Teaching With Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing online resources and maps
Spotlight Video: Engage students through content based videos
Learning Experiences
Teaching Strategies
Reading Strategies
Short-Answer Questions
Authentic Assessment With
Chapter Assessments
Rubrics
Academic and Content Vocabulary
Time Line Skills Activity
Drawing Conclusions
Critical Thinking Skills Activity
Map Reading
Linking Past and Present Activity
Analyzing Information
Guided Reading Activity
Note Taking Activities
Resources
World History Journey Across Time: The Early Ages. Glencoe, 2008
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
UNIT TITLE
UNIT 5: A Changing World
Time Frame
8 Weeks
21st Century Themes
Global Awareness; Economic Literacy; Civic Literacy; Leadership and
Responsibility
Technology
Interdisciplinary
Focus and Technology
Integration
Art History
Reading
Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events)
Geography Skills
Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets,
and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed
Essential Questions
When did the first people arrive in
the Americas and where did they
come from?
How did farming lead to the rise of
civilizations in the Americas?
Big Ideas
The Americas
Renaissance and Reformation
Enlightenment and Revolution
What happened when Martin
Luther tried to reform the Catholic
Church?
What was the Thirty Years’ War?
Describe John Calvin’s teachings
How did the Enlightenment affect
Europe’s rulers?
Why did the American Colonists
want independence from Britain?
Learning Targets: Students will be able to...
Explain how the locations, landforms, and climates of
Mexico, Central America, and South America affected
the development of Mayan, Aztec, and Incan societies,
cultures, and economies.
Identify how Central America’s commercial and
agricultural improvements created new wealth and
opportunities for the empires; most people’s daily lives
remained unchanged.
Understand how Catholics and Protestants fought
religious wars across Europe.
Understand how Europeans began to explore overseas
and build empires.
Explain what scientific ideas and discoveries gave
Europeans a new way to understand the universe.
Explain how the new government of America reflected
the ideas of the Enlightenment.
Assessment
Section Reviews
Teacher-Created Assessment
Classroom Participation
On-Line Quiz
Section Quizzes
Homework
Creative Projects
Document-Based Questions
Debriefing
Think-Pair-Share
3-Minute Pause
Differentiation
Re-Teaching
Power Points
Cooperative Learning
Tiered Learning
Alternative Assessment
Study Guides
Stage 2: Backward planning: from the assessment to the learning
activities through inquiry
Content Standards
6.2.8.C.4.a
6.2.8.D.4.d
6.2.8.C.4.b
6.2.8.D.4.e
6.2.8.C.4.c
6.2.8.D.4.f
6.2.8.C.4.c
6.2.8.D.4.g
6.2.8.D.4.b
6.2.8.D.4.j
Approaches to Learning
Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced
throughout each lesson
Reviewing Essential Questions: Allows focus on main themes and concepts
Time Line Activities: Reinforces sequencing and visual literacy skills
Teaching With Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing
on-line resources and maps
Spotlight Video: Engage students through content-based videos
Learning Experiences
Teaching Strategies
Reading Strategies
Short-Answer Questions
Authentic Assessment With
Chapter Assessments
Rubrics
Academic and Content Vocabulary
Time Line Skills Activity
Drawing Conclusions
Critical Thinking Skills Activity
Map Reading
Linking Past and Present Activity
Analyzing Information
Guided Reading Activity
Note Taking Activities
Resources
World History Journey Across Time: The Early Ages. Glencoe, 2008