Course Title: World History Honors Glenbard District 87 Topic: Geography Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goal(s): What relevant goals (e.g. Content standards, course or program objectives, learning outcomes, etc.) will this address? National Center for History Standards: Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE
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Standard 1: The major characteristics of civilization and how civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley Standard 2: How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE
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Standard 2: The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, 600-200 BCE
Common Core Standards Literacy Standards for Reading: Key Ideas and Details
1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as date and origin of information.
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop throughout the text.
3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
Craft and Structure
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including vocabulary describing political, social, and economic aspects social studies.
5. Analyze how text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis.
6. Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat same/similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their accounts.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (charts, research data, etc.) with qualitative analysis.
8. Assess the extent to which the evidence or reasoning in a text support the author’s claims.
9. Compare and contrast treatment of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Common Core Standards Literacy Standards for Writing: Text Types and Purposes
1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events.
Production and Distribution of Writing
3. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
4. Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, or rewriting, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose/audience.
5. Use technology to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link and display information.
Research to Present and Build Knowledge
6. Conduct short and more-sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources;
demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
7. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative (print/digital) sources using advanced searches; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question;
integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format of citation.
8. Draw evidence from information texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Range of Writing
9. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or 1-2 days) for a range of purposes and audiences.
State Standards: 16A, 16B3b, 16E3a, 17A3ab, 17A4ab, 17C3abc, 17C4c, 17C5c, 17D3a, 17D4a Understanding(s): Students will understand that… Essential Question(s): What provocative questions will foster inquiry, Students will understand that geography shapes civilization and events. •
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Physical surroundings allow for and help define development of civilizations Geography presents both challenges and opportunities. Knowledge: Students will know how… 1. Geography isolates societies 2. Geography forces societies to interact 3. Geography influences religious belief 4. Geography influences the creation of political structures 5. Geography shapes relationships between civilizations 6. Geography impacts a society’s economic possibility -­‐ Harrappa & Mohenjo –Daro -­‐ Yellow River -­‐ Mesopotamia & Fertile Crescent -­‐ Egypt understanding, and transfer of learning? 1. To what extent are people and their culture shaped by their geography? Skills: Students will be able to … Reading: •
Use content from narrative/non-­‐narrative sources to draw conclusions and form inferences. •
Recognize main point and supporting details. •
Identify perspective of author. •
Distinguish between primary and secondary sources. Geography: •
Use scale, legend, key, compass rose. •
Locate, label and describe continents, countries, major cities, rivers, and other special features using relative/absolute location. •
Interpret political, physical, and thematic maps. Thinking: •
Distinguish cause and effect. •
Be able to compare and contrast •
Interpret statistical data from graphs and charts Writing: •
After evaluating evidence being able to formulate a thesis that displays a reasonable judgment •
Support a thesis with specific evidence. •
Use standard writing conventions and formal language.