Trousdale County Schools Focused Lesson Plan 2015­16 Teacher:​
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Chelsea Rittenberry
Unit Name: India
Unit #: 4
Unit Length: 3
Week: 11
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6th grade social studies
Tennessee State Standard(s) to be taught:
● 6.28 Describe the growth of the Maurya Empire and the political and moral achievements of the Emperor Asoka. ● 6.29 Identify the important aesthetic and intellectual traditions, including: ● Sanskrit literature ● medicine ● metallurgy ● mathematics I Can Statements :
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I can describe the growth of the Maurya Empire.
I can explain the political and moral achievements of Emperor Asoka.
I can identify Indian literature.
I can explain Indian achievements, such as medicine, metallurgy, and math.
Accommodations for students, both regular and special populations :
● I will be making a hard copy of all texts for students that need them.
● I will be including a video about what the students are going to learn.
● I will be allowing the students to participate in class and group talks BEFORE I
require them to write.
● I will be accommodating student writing as indicated by their IEP.
● I will be accommodating student writing as determined by me.
Unit Vocabulary:
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subcontinent: a land mass bigger than a state, and smaller than a continent.
monsoons: seasonal wind patterns that cause dry or wet seasons.
Sanskrit: the most important language of Ancient India.
caste system: the division of people in India due to wealth, birth, or occupation.
Hinduism: the largest religion in India today.
reincarnation: rebirth.
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karma: the effects of good or bad actions.
Jainism: religion based on the teachings of Mahavira.
non-violence: avoiding violent actions.
fasting: going without food.
meditation: focusing the mind on spiritual ideas.
the Buddha: "Enlightened One"
Buddhism: a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.
nirvana: a state of perfect peace.
missionaries: people who travel around and spread their religion.
Chandragupta Maurya: the founder of the Mauryan empire.
Asoka: Chandragupta Maurya's grandson.
Chandragupta II: Emperor of the Gupta empire.
metallurgy: the study of metals.
alloys: a mixture of two or more metals.
Hindu-Arabic numerals: The numbers we use today.
inoculation: injecting a dose of virus to help build defense.
astronomy: the study of the stars and planets.
Resources, Technology, Formative and/or Summative
Assessments, Assignments, and a Daily Activity for
citing text based evidence in conversations and/or
writing
Daily Agenda
Monday
1. MIST testing
1. Students will have 90 minutes to
complete the assessment on the
MIST app. This assessment will give
students a glimpse at to what the
new TNREADY test will look like.
Technology: Chromebooks
Assessment: MIST Tuesday 1. Bellringer 2. Standard 6.28 1. Bellringer: Students will read an article about ancient Mesopotamian artifacts found in modern day Iraq (newsela.com). 2. Reviewing vocabulary game: each student will get a vocabulary word or a definition on a notecard. The object of the game is to find your match 3.
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(match vocabulary word with definition). We will play this several times to make sure we get all words in. 2nd block:​
Students will read two separate articles about the Mauryan Empire and Emperor Asoka on their own (one from a textbook and one from the Internet). Students will then be asked to answer a series of questions with their partner: i. Use the words bureaucracy, subject, and tolerance to describe Maurya government. ii.
How did a bureaucracy help the Maurya emperors rule? iii.
Use the word tolerance to describe the rule of Ashoka. iv. How did Ashoka’s rule promote Buddhism? v.
What was the relationship between the Maurya government and the people it governed? Once each pair have completed the questions, we will go over the answers as a class. Finish up presentations. 3rd block:​
Begin projects. Each student has been assigned a partner and a topic. Students will research the topic on their Chromebook. Students will create a 7­10 slide GoogleSlide presentation on their topic. Students will also be required to write two paragraphs about the information they learned. Technology: Chromebook Wednesday
Same as Tuesday Assessment: Bellringer, Game, Questions, Presentation Thursday
1. Bellringer 2. Standard 6.29 Centers 1. Bellringer: “The climate is changing: just look at the mummies.” (newsela.com). 2. 2nd block​
: 6.29 centers. 3. There will be four centers set up around the room: Two for Indian literature, one for medicine, and one for mathematics. Each group will have approximately 15 minutes at each center. 4. In the first Indian literature center, students will read an excerpt from the Ramayana. Students will be required to write at least 5 sentences summarizing the story. 5. In the second Indian literature center, students will read excerpts from the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita. Students will be required to write at least 5 sentences summarizing both stories. 6. In the medicine center, students will be reading about medical advances in Ancient India. Students will be required to explain the advances and tell me why they are significant to our study. 7. In the mathematics center, students will read about advances in mathematics. Students will be required to explain the advances and tell me why they are significant to our study. 8. 3rd block​
: Presentations continued. Technology: newsela.com Assessment: Bellringer, activities from each center. Friday
Same as Thursday