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Week of September 2-5
Topic: Paleolithic/Neolithic Ages: River Valley Civilizations
Objective:
Monday
9/1
Tuesday
9/2
TLW:
NO SCHOOL:
LABOR DAY
Activities:
NO SCHOOL
Follow Up/HW:
Objective: Compare/contrast river valley civilizations.
TLW:
I can compare and Activities:
1. Journal 2: Do you agree with the following quote? Why or why
contrast river
not? Answer in 3-5 sentences. “History is made up , not of great
valley civilizations.
people, but of ordinary people doing great things.”
2. Quiz over Regions map.
3. Review Paleolithic/Neolithic for quiz on Wed/Thurs.
4. Map on river valley civilizations (refer to pp.58-59 in Strayer and p.
30 in Bulliet)
Follow Up/HW:
 Review notes on Paleolithic/Neolithic for quiz next class period.
 Finish map
 Read pp. 29-40 (Bulliet text) for Friday.
Objective: Describe the characteristics of a civilization; compare/contrast
TLW:
river valley civilizations.
Wed/Thurs. I can describe the
Activities:
9/3, 9/4
characteristics of a
1. Journal 3: List three (3) characteristics of a civilization and explain
civilization and
in detail (3-5) sentences why one of these characteristics is
analyze the human
important in making a culture a civilization.
and geographic
factors that led to the
2. Group work on river valley civilizations.
development of early
civilizations. (1A, 2A,
2B, 16B)
Follow Up/HW: Read pp. 29-40 (Bulliet text) for Friday.
Objective: Compare/contrast river valley and early civilizations.
Friday
9/5
TLW:
Activities:
1. Journal 4: Look at the visual on the screen and explain what it
tells us about a civilization.
2. Quiz over reading pp.28-40.
3. T-chart on river valley civilizations
Follow Up/HW. For Monday read and 48-52 on Indus River Valley. For
Tuesday, read 58-64 (China).
**Some of the assignments may be altered, based on the bell schedule.
I can compare and
contrast early
civilizations.