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6th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Map
Unit / Essential
Standard
What is Social
Studies?
Essential Standard:
6.H.1 Clarifying
Objectives: 6.H.1.16.H.1.3
Concept /
Pacing
Inquiry /
Interpretation
Essential Questions
Essential Information / Resources
Why do we study the past?
Can the past truly be known?
What skills best help us uncover the past?
What role do the five strands play in social studies?
What is the difference between history and social
studies?
Why is the study of interpretation of political cartoons
important to the understanding of social studies?
What part do images play in social studies?
Focus on the Modern World
Is it true that those who do not learn from history are
doomed to repeat it? Is history the story told by the
"winners" or “losers”?
5 Themes of Geography
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Oral History
Perspective and Bias
5 Strands (Culture, Geography and Environmental Literacy,
Civics and Governance, History, Economics and Financial
Literacy)
Instruction Ideas
5 Themes Survivor Lesson Plan (set up under old standards,
but can be applied to current standards)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/careerstartgrade6/2634
5 Themes of Geography Poster (define and illustrate with
captions and photographs)
http://www.studentsfriend.com/aids/curraids/whylessn.ht
ml (why study history lesson plan)
(use of stixy.com)
http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/WhyStudyHistory.htm
(why study history essay)
http://www.historians.org/pubs/archives/whmcneillwhystu
dyhistory.htm (why study history essay – different author)
What will your artifacts say about our current culture?
(students come up with 5 artifacts that a future
archaeologist would uncover. Based on these artifacts,
what conclusions would an archaeologist make about our
current society? How does it relate to the five themes
Primary and Secondary PowerPoint (teacher creates a
PowerPoint with images that are primary and secondary
sources). Have students view a PowerPoint presentation
and have them select if a particular image is a primary or
secondary image.
Perspective and Bias
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/
(primary vs secondary sources)
(Have students view two opposing images or written
interpretations on an issue - have students debate which
perspective is most accurate. Examples: Samurai vs
Japanese Modernization or Apple I-Pads vs Chinese
Factory Workers)
Image Illusion - Have students view an image that can be
seen in two different ways.
Geography,
Settlement, and
Development
6.G.1.1, 6.G.1.2,
6.G.1.3
Geography,
Settlement,
and
Development
How does geography affect human settlement?
How and why do towns and cities develop?
What is a civilization?
What makes a civilization unique?
How do civilizations adapt to their environment?
What patterns can be observed in how civilizations
develop?
What role does geography play in the development of
the River Valley Systems?
Why did early civilizations develop?
In what ways is our society still dependent on fresh
water?
How has settlement patterns changed from past to
present?
How did early man communicate?
Why was the discovery of fire important to early man?
Resources:
Problems of Early Peoples, pp. 1-6 in 24 Exciting Plays
for Ancient History Classes, by Dean R. Bowman, J.
Weston Walch, 1992, ISBN: 0-8251-2098-5
History and Prehistory, pp. 4-13 in Questioning History
1: The Ancient World, by Scott and Hillary Harrison,
Nelson, 1988, ISBN: 0-17-435072-4
Dinah Zike’s Big Book of World History for Middle
School and High School: Read, Write, Research, by
Dinah Zike, Dinah-Might Adventures, 2007, ISBN: 978-1882796-25-0
Other Resources
Becoming Human: Lesson Ideas (NOVA)
Geographic aspects that influence settlement,
development, and culture (climate, landforms, soils, and
vegetation)
Nile River Valley (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Kush, polytheistic,
class structure)
Tigris and Euphrates River Valley (Ancient Sumer, Sargon,
Hammurabi’s Code, Epic of Gilgamesh, cuneiform, ziggurats,
polytheistic, fertile crescent, city-state)
Indus River Valley (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, caste
systemanimism)
Yellow and Yangzi River Valleys (Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty,
Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, Mandate of Heaven)
Modern Connection: Native American Civilization (Incas,
Mayans, Aztec) Cherokee, Sioux
Describe elements of culture in the Paleolithic Age.
Give examples of how early hunters and gatherers developed
new technologies.
Give examples of how early humans acquired and used
natural resources.
Explain how new tools effected the lives of early humans.
Features option of Guns, Germs, and Steel, National
Geographic video series based on the book by Jared
Diamond, 2005
World History Atlas, Magellan Geographix, 2000, ISBN:
1-930194-00-5
What did you say you
believed?
Values and
Beliefs
Essential Standards:
6.H.1, 6.H.2, 6.G.1,
6.G.2, 6.C.1
What is religion?
What are the customs, types of worship, prayer, houses
of worship, etc. that surrounds religions?
How are the major religions alike and how are they
different?
What are the major contemporary problems and issues
facing religion in the world?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
(Beliefs and practices, major leaders, geography and population
of believers, and sacred texts, holidays, founders and leaders)
Create a Powerpoint or Prezi presentation on all of the
major world religions, including information on a
historical problem as well as a contemporary issue
*Group project
Research the religious life of a teenager practicing a
major world religion. Write a short biography about the
lifestyle of the teen selected. (Presentation could be a
gallery walk that is paper based and will complete a Venn
Diagram)
Invasions, Conquests,
and Imperialism
6.H.2.1
Invasion,
Conquest, and
Imperialism
What makes for a justifiable war?
What makes an empire?
What are the causes and effects of conquests?
How were the conquered people treated by the empires?
What caused Ancient Civilizations to rise and fall?
How have Ancient Civilizations impacted societies today?
What did lasting empires have in common?
How can beliefs in cultural superiority influence
interactions with others?
How does growth affect an empire?
Could the United States fall and if so, what would cause that to
happen?
Egyptians
Greeks
Romans
Mongols
Persia
Mayans
Chinese Dynasties
Consider a more modern invasion (US into Iraq, Soviet Union
into Afghanistan)
Early Trade
Civilizations
Trade
Essential Standards:
6.H.1, 6.H.2, 6.G.1,
6.G.2, 6.E.1,
What role did trade play in the development of
civilizations?
How does trade lead to the spread of cultural and
political ideas?
How does trade affect culture?
Why do nations seek out trade?
How does geography affect trade?
What negative effects can trade have on a nation or
culture?
How does trade lead to specialization?
Silk Road
-Early globalization
African Kingdoms and Empires (Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Great
Zimbabwe, Mansa Musa, Timbuktau, Bantu Migration)
Pre-Atlantic Slave Trade
(Mediterranean trade, salt for gold, need for slaves)
Modern - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
How was ancient period trading practices similar and
different to modern-day trading practices?
Early Government
Systems and Class
Structure
Governmental
Systems and
Socioeconomic /
Class Structure
Essential Standards:
6.C&G.1, 6.C.1, 6.H.1,
6.H.2,
Clarifying Objective:
6.C&G.1.1, 6.C&G.1.2,
6.C&G.1.3, 6.C&G.1.4,
6.C.1.3, 6.H.1.2,
6.H.1.3, 6.H.2.2
Historical Leadership
6.H.2.4
Why do societies need governments?
Dictatorship - Rome / Genghis Khan
How are governments formed?
Monarchy - Japan
What are the major aspects of the various governmental
systems?
What are the similarities and differences between the
various forms of government?
How do various forms of government derive their power?
What is the role of citizens in the various forms of
government?
Oligarchy - Sparta
What is class structure and why do they develop within
societies?
How does social/class structure affect how we interact
with each other?
Can people change their social/economic class structure?
How do class structures exist within the various forms of
government?
How much movement and interaction does the various
types of government allow for?
Leadership
What did the person accomplish that makes him/her
memorable?
What contribution did they make to society?
What characteristics make a good leader?
What characteristics make a bad leader?
Can various cultures view leaders differently?
Socialism - Incas
Democracy - Athens
Anarchy - (the earliest civilizations did not have established
governments. Ex: Ancient China - Lao Tzu “non-rule”
Theocracy - Ancient Egypt
Modern connections: Current government systems
Gandhi
Alexander The Great
Hammurabi
Isaac Newton
Confucius
Cài Lún (inventor of paper)
Cleopatra VII
Queen Elizabeth I
Joan of Arc
Elizabeth Cady Stanton / Susan B. Anthony
Rosa Parks
Eva Perón
Martin Luther King Jr. / Malcolm X
Abraham Lincoln
Winston Churchill
Ho Chi Minh
The Dalia Lama
Culture and the Arts
of the Ancient World
Culture and
Arts
6.C.1.1
Renaissance and
Reformation
Renaissance /
Reformation
What are significant symbols and icons of civilizations
and cultures?
What can we learn about a culture through their art
forms?
What are some of the key characteristics of culture?
How did different cultures contribute to world history?
What will our current culture be remembered for?
Identify cultural expressions that reflect these systems (e.g.
architecture, artistic expression, medicine, philosophy,
drama, literature).
What causes change within a society?
Humanism
Historical Figures: DaVinci, Michelangelo, Shakespeare,
Galileo
Corruption of Church: Protestant reformation, Martin
Luther, John Calvin, Spanish Inquisition, counter-reformation
Cultural changes:
(merchant class, wealth and sponsorship, printing press,
rebirth of Roman and Greek culture)
Florence, Italy
Asia (Ottomans, Mughals, Ming)
Africa (Songhai, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali)
Americas (Aztecs, Incas)
Modern Connection: Harlem Renaissance, Arab Spring,
Scandals
Civil Disobedience
Why do people question the rules of organized religion?
6.H.2.3
Do art/literature influence political changes or do
political changes influence art/literature?
What effect does wealth have on art and literature?
What present-day aspects of the US or world culture
might be going through a “renaissance?”
Compare and contrast various renaissances and
reformations in history – how are they similar and
how are they different?
Why did the location of Italy play a major role in the start of
the Renaissance?
The Olympics, democracy,
art, architecture, theater, music, literature, education, etc.
What impacts did the Protestant Reformation have on the
Catholic Church and European society?
How did the invention of the printing press change European
life?
Do art and literature influence political changes, or do
political changes influence art and literature?
What impact did the Protestant Reformation have on the
religious unity of Europe?
How did monasticism contribute to the influence of the
Church and religion?
Social Studies Project Ideas
ORAL
Announcements
Audiotape
Campaign speech
Comedy act
Debate
Dialog
Discussion
Documentary
Eulogy
Group discussion
Interactive slides
Lecture
Mock interview
Mock trial
Monologue
News broadcast
Oral report
Panel discussion
Rap
Role-play
Seminar
Speech
TV Commentary
KINESTHETIC
Ballet
Characterization
Charades
Collage
Comedy sketch
Dance
Demonstration
Diorama
Display
Dramatization
Experiment
Field trip
Game
Map
Mobile
Model
Pantomime
Performance
Puppet show
Quilt
Relief map
Sculpture
Simulation
Sports event
Storytelling
Suitcase of artifacts
Talent show
VISUAL
Advertisement
Banner
A Travelog
Bookmark
Brochure
Bulleted chart
Bulletin board
Cartoon
Chart
Collage
Comic strip
A Timeline
Crossword puzzle
Dictionary
Family tree
Flag
Flannel board
Flip chart
Flow chart
Graph
Greeting card
Hidden picture
Hieroglyphic
Storyboard
Jigsaw puzzle
Map
Mosaic
Mural
Painting
Photo album
Photo essay
Political cartoon
Poster
Quote chart
Scrapbook
WRITTEN
Biography
A Survey
Booklet
Characterization
Classified ad
Comic book
Creative writing
Critique
Database
Dictionary
Editorial
A Resume
Evaluation checklist
Evaluation grid
Fable
Fact file
Fairy tale
Glossary
Guidebook
Job description
Journal
A Recipe
List
Lyrics
Magazine
Manual
Memoir
Metaphor
Musical score
Newscast
Newspaper
Parody
Patent
Play
Poem
Useful Resource Internet Links
http://teachinghistory.org/ - The following link will take you to a site that was designed by George Mason to help teachers with American
history topics. There is on-line professional development, teaching ideas, and all sorts of historical information. George Mason got a sevenmillion dollar grant from the US Government.
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flASH/ (newspaper headlines from across the globe).
All of this teacher’s videos are posted on this YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=historyteachers#g/u - You Tube is an excellent website for raps, documentaries, and history clips.
Submit a lesson plan for money! Or get lesson plan ideas – some are free and some cost a small amount of money.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/5-Dollars-or-Less-Store/?seltype=3&gd=0&gdl=5&sb=42&vw
Excellent US History Lesson Plans that are connected with primary sources:
http://sheg.stanford.edu/?q=node/45
NY Regents - http://www.nysedregents.org/ - Excellent source for US, World, and Civics standardized questions.
The Civics Consortium - http://www.civics.unc.edu/ Great website for lesson plans and resources for civics and history
http://www.gilderlehrman.org – Primary and secondary US history resources and lesson plans.
Primary Sources (a list of the top primary source websites) - http://teachingamericanhistory2011.wordpress.com/
http://www.historyteacher.net/ Great resource for PowerPoints, articles, and other social studies links. Information and
resources for almost every social studies content area.
I-Tunes University – video courses of all kinds of social studies subjects
http://www.procon.org/ - this site promotes critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship. It presents controversial issues in a
straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format.
http://jeopardylabs.com – create a jeopardy game for your students.
http://www.learnnc.org/nchistory/ - A digital history of North Carolina – excellent history text. They are working on one for Civics.
http://life.time.com/history/ (Life Magazine history covers)
http://ascd.typepad.com/blog/2008/09/bookmark-this-f.html - The “100 Best Speeches in US History.” This site allows you to listen to each one.
National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/education
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ - A Digital US History book…
http://www.wga.hu/index.html The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the
Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism periods (1100-1850), currently containing over 21.300 reproductions.
Picture commentaries, artist biographies are available. Guided tours, period music, catalogue, free postcard and other services are provided.
Follow the link below...
SAS Curriculum Pathways - Over 20,000 teachers in over 1,200 traditional schools and 40 charter schools are using SAS Curriculum Pathways online educational resources made available at no charge to schools. SAS Curriculum Pathways provides standards-based content for middle
and high schools in core academic disciplines - English, mathematics, social studies, science and Spanish. The product offers more than 1,200
academic resources, including lessons, engaging activities and interactive teaching tools, plus links to more than 4,000 academically appropriate
websites. For more information, including how to take advantage of this resource, visit
http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/curriculum/index.html
http://www.icivics.org/games/supreme-decision - Excellent website on civics and economics – designed more for elementary students, but it
could be useful at the middle and high school levels. There are games and very good videos on the Constitution, Bill of Rights, the three
branches of government, and financial literacy.
http://www.curriki.org/ - Social Studies Lesson Plans
http://www.besthistorysites.net/ Digital History Map - This might be helpful for you and your students. It is a searchable database:
http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm4/search.php?CISOROOT=/agdm
The Dirksen Congressional Center recently announced the completion of the Editorial Cartoon Collection project:
http://www.congresslink.org/cartoons/index.htm.
The editorial cartoons and related lesson plans from The Dirksen Center will teach
students to identify issues, analyze symbols, acknowledge the need for background knowledge, recognize stereotypes and caricatures,
think critically, and appreciate the role of irony and humor.
http://www.picturehistory.com/misc/about.html - An extensive collection of American History photographs.
http://www.socialstudies.org/
This site has a large collection of primary source documents and it also offers document based questions.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentpa.html
DonorsChoose.org - This website has made national news this year since the economy has turned sour. It was started by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation and lots of teachers have received some much needed classroom resources.
This site offers an extensive collection of United States history primary source documents from 1400’s to the present.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/
Educator’s Reference Desk (maintained by the University of Washington) has Social Studies lesson plans, by subject area including service learning,
folklore, etc. – connected to all subject areas: http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/res.cgi/Subjects/Social_Studies
University of Missouri, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Missouri Department of Higher Education have
collaborated to produce programs and resources by topic: http://www.emints.org/ethemes/index.shtml
eTHEMES compiles websites as resources for student use – uses graduate students as scouts to evaluate appropriateness
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/by-grade.shtml Listing of student appropriate websites by grade level and by theme/ subject
Free site that allows you and your students to make electronic flash cards
http://quizlet.com/
Here you will find resources to support the implementation of the new K-12 Social Studies Essential Standards, FAQs, and contact information
for the NCDPI K-12 Social Studies staff. This is not a collaborative site; however, you do not have to be a member in order to access the
information here: http://ssnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Home