Download AP World History Lesson Plans Week: 2 Calendar dates: Sept 5th to

AP World History Lesson Plans
Week: 2
Calendar dates: Sept 5th to Sept 9th
Day
Unit(s): River Valley Civilizations
Plan
Homework due today:
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Ch. 6 (partial – p. 164-174)
o Cornell Notes and Comprehension Quiz
Lesson Plan (time, skills/themes in parenthesis):
Wed
3
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Origins of Writing lecture
Film: Crash Course World History (ep 2): Indus Valley Civilization (30 min)
o Cornell Notes on film
History of the World in 100 Objects: Indus Seal Stones
Homework assigned today or outstanding:
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Unit Test on Ch. 1-3, 6 (partial)
Choice Reading: Indus Valley Civilization, Inc. (Worksheet) or Buddha’s First Sermon at Benares
Homework due today:
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None
Lesson Plan (time, skills/themes in parenthesis):
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Fri
4
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Crash Course World History (ep 4): Ancient Egypt
o Cornell Notes on film
Venn Diagram: Comparing Indus Valley to Mesopotamia to China to Egypt
o SPICE Notes (Explanation PowerPoint)
o Desktop silent discussion, one set of comparisons per desktop
o Discussion
o Choose 1 set of comparisons and write a short comparison essay (large paragraph length) using
the material on the desks as notes
Code of Hammurabi/10 Commandments/Modern Day comparisons
Homework assigned today or outstanding:
Next
Week
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Unit Test on Ch. 1-3, 6 (Sept 13th)
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Practice test on Monday
Unit test on Tuesday