Subject: Social Studies
Learning Targets:
Map Skills : I can label a map.
Map Skills: I can interpret a legend.
Land and Water : I can locate major
landforms and bodies of water.
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Geography
9 Weeks: 1st
CSO’s/ Depth of Knowledge:
Key Vocabulary:
06.4.1 world time zones DOK 1
key
06.4.2 map tools
legend
DOK 1
06.4.3 continents, oceans DOK 3
scale
06.4.4 waterway impacts DOK 2
intermediate directions
06.4.5 effect of phys. geo. DOK 3
cardinal directions
06.4.6 pop. pyramid DOK 2
locator map
06.4.7 move from ag. centers to
urban centers DOK 4
latitude
prime meridian
Enduring Understanding
Land and Water : I can explain man’s
relationship to landforms and bodies of
water.
Geography is the study of relationships of people to
their environment and how different cultures adapt in
building nations.
Essential Questions:
Land and Water: I can locate any place on
a map using longitude and latitude.
island
equator
continents
oceans
peninsula
How can a map reveal why people live where they do
and why political lines are in place?
Where do people live in relation to waterways, and
why did they make these choices?
How can you use latitude and longitude to find a place
on the map?
longitude
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Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Geography
9 Weeks: 1st
WV CSO’s/ Standards:
SS 06.4.1(DOK 1) Determine the time of various world locations using a world time zone map.
SS 06.4.2 (DOK 1) Use map tools (e.g. legends, keys, scales) to interpret information (e.g. climate, landforms, resources)
SS 06.4.3(DOK 3) Locate and identify the continents, major climates, major bodies of water, natural resources and landforms and analyze the relationship of people
with their environment regarding population demographics, settlement, and trade
SS 06.4.4 (DOK 2 ) Locate the major waterways of North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East, and examine their impact on exploration, settlement,
transportation and trade (e.g. discuss how the opening of the Erie Canal contributed to the rise of New York City.
SS 06.4.5 (DOK 3) Evaluate the effects of physical geography and the changing nature of the earth’s surface on transportation, culture, economic activities and
population density/distribution.
SS 06.4.6 (DOK 2) Interpret information on a population growth graph and a population pyramid (e.g. discuss the age of the population, growth potential, life
expectancy) and apply it to explain the economics, education and movement of a selected region.
SS 06.4.7 (DOK 4) Examine and illustrate changes in the commercial form and function of urban areas in selected regions as they moved from agricultural centers to
trade centers to industrial centers, and evaluate the shifts in population that occurred due to these changes.
Technology:
Strategies:
Resources:
Google Earth
Formative/Classroom Assessments:
Book of different types of maps
Portfolio work
Journal writing
Formative assessments
Subject: Social Studies
Learning Targets:
Past Civilization Contributions: I can
describe how geography on the first
civilizations led to contributions
influencing the modern world.
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Early Civilizations
CSO’s/ Depth of Knowledge:
9 Weeks: 1
Key Vocabulary:
SS 06.3.1 reasons for migration DOK 3
prehistory
SS 06.4.3 continents, oceans DOK 3
archaeology
SS 06.4.4 waterways impact DOK 2
artifact
SS 06.4.5 phys. geo. DOK 3
theocracy
SS 06.5.1 past civilizations DOK 3
dynasty
SS 06.5.2 monotheistic religions DOK 3
social division
SS 06.5.5 slavery DOK 4
civilization
SS 06.5.7 ethnic groups DOK 2
migration
Enduring Understanding
society
Geo. has influenced the nature of man’s settlements,
cultures, laws, and faith worldwide.
culture
population density
The rise and fall of early civilizations and their
contributions are the foundation of today’s world.
cuneiform
Essential Questions:
Mesopotamia
Why are the contributions of ancient civilizations still
a cornerstone of modern society?
Why did the population of early civilization develop
geographically where they did?
Hammurabi’s Law
Egyptian pyramids
pharaoh
mummification
How has the expansion of civilization made the world
what it is today?
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Ra (Egyptian pharaoh)
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Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Early Civilizations
9 Weeks: 1
WV CSO’s/ Standards:
SS 06.3.1(DOK 3) Infer the economic reasons for immigration and migration worldwide throughout history.
SS 06.4.3(DOK 3) *ongoing
SS 06.4.4(DOK 2) *ongoing
SS 06.4.5 (DOK 3)*ongoing
SS 06.5.1(DOK 3) Identify and evaluate contributions of past civilizations and show reasons for their rise and fall.
SS 06.5.2(DOK 3) Examine the defining characteristics of monotheistic religions and analyze the impact of Arab/Islamic society and Judeo/Christian societies
on western civilizations.
SS 06.5.5 (DOK 4) Examine the development of slavery and illustrate its impact on the political, economic, and social systems throughout the world.
SS 06.5.7(DOK2) Illustrate the influx of ethnic groups into North America by interpreting timelines, charts, and tables.
Technology:
Strategies:
Resources:
Formative/Classroom Assessments:
Journal writing
Formative assessments
Portfolio work
Benchmark test
Presentations on inventions and contributions of ancient cultures
Subject: Social Studies
Learning Targets:
I can give key points about each religion:
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
Islamic
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Religions of the World
9 Weeks: 2nd
CSO’s/ Depth of Knowledge:
Key Vocabulary:
SS.0.6.2.3 (DOK 3) leadership/historic world events.
polytheism/monotheism
SS.0.6.5.2 (DOK 3) monotheistic religions,
Arab/Islamic society, Judeo-Christian societies
covenant
SS.0.6.5.3 (DOK 2) Protestant Reformation.
21C.0.5-8.1 TT4
Torah
reincarnation
caste
Buddhism—
enlightenment
(Siddhartha Guatama)
catacombs
synagogue
Enduring Understanding/ Essential Questions:
Religions: I can compare and contrast
major religions of the world and explain
their roots, basic tenets, and influence in
our modern world.
pilgrimage
Enduring Understanding
mosque
The basic tenets of major religions had an impact on
western civilization.
icon
Hindu
Essential Questions:
Christian
How does religion influence society?
Muslim
Are there any common threads among religions?
Judaism
What are similarities and differences of major
religions?
Vedas
Mecca
Ramadan
Buddhist
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Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Religions of the World
9 Weeks: 2nd
WV CSO’s/ Standards:
SS.0.6.2.3 (DOK 3) Analyze the impact of strong leadership on historic world events.
SS.0.6.5.2 (DOK 3) Examine the defining characteristics of monotheistic religions and analyze the impact of Arab/Islamic society and Judeo-Christian
societies on western civilizations.
SS.0.6.5.3 (DOK 2) Determine the causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation.
Technology:
Formative/Classroom Assessments:
Strategies:
Resources:
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Learning Targets:
Democracy: I can trace modern
democracy’s roots to Greek and Roman
rule.
Government types beyond democracy: I
can describe how different government
methods of rule differ from democracies.
Unit/Topic:
Origins/ Forms of World Government
CSO’s/ Depth of Knowledge:
SS.0.6.1.1 (DOK 1)
SS.0.6.2.6 (DOK 2)
SS.0.6.2.1. (DOK 3)
SS.0.6.2.7 (DOK 3)
SS.0.6.2.2 (DOK 3)
SS.0.6.3.5 (DOK 2)
SS.0.6.2.3 (DOK 3)
SS.0.6.4.2. (DOK 1)
SS.0.6.2.4 (DOK 3)
SS.0.6.5.1. (DOK 3)
SS.0.6.2.5 (DOK 2)
9 Weeks: 2
Key Vocabulary:
monarchy
imperialism
dictatorship
dictator
empire
communism
oligarchy
committee
aristocracy
Modern government types: I can examine
a world map and locate government types
by nation.
Enduring Understanding/ Essential Questions:
EU: Modern governments have roots in the rules of ancient Greece and
Rome. Forms of government are shaped by the interaction of the land
and its people.
capitalism
socialism
democracy
EQ: What did modern democracies use from ancient Greece and Rome?
republic
What are some different ways to rule a nation?
citizen
senate
Why are different types of government scattered where they are on the
map?
What contributions have led to different forms of government
throughout the world?
veto
federal
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representative
How are socialism and democracy alike and different?
philosopher
How are communism and capitalism alike and different?
parliament
fascism
private ownership
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Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Origins/Forms of World Government
9 Weeks: 2nd
WV CSO’s/ Standards:
SS.0.6.1.1 (DOK 1) Explain the ways in which nations interact with one another and try to resolve problems.
SS.0.6.2.1 (DOK 3) Evaluate competing ideas about the purposes government should serve (e.g., promoting the common good, protecting individual rights, providing economic security.)
SS.0.6.2.2 (DOK 3) Analyze/ explain how various types of government meet the needs and wants of citizens, manage conflict and establish security.
SS.0.6.2.3 (DOK 3) Analyze the impact of strong leadership on historic world events.
SS.0.6.2.4 (DOK 3) Debate the purposes of political parties and special interest groups and their influence on the political process.
SS.0.6.2.5 (DOK 2) Identify, explain and five examples of the political divisions of nations.
SS.0.6.2.6 (DOK 2) Describe, provide examples and classify different forms of government as either limited (having established restraints on their power) or unlimited (having no effective means of
restraining their power) governments.
SS.0.6.2.7 (DOK 3) Compare/ contrast governmental and nongovernmental international organizations and critique their functions.
SS.0.6.3.5 (DOK 2) Explain how trade cartels affect the world economy (e.g, Organizations of Petroleum Exporting Countries), trace the development of treaties and organizations related to trade and
evaluate their influence on trade.
SS.0.6.4.2. (DOK 1) * on going
Technology:
SS.0.6.5.1. (DOK 3) * on going
Strategies:
Resources:
Tech steps: Timeline Map
Tech Steps: Timeline
Map
Make a presentation on comparing and contrasting different government types and origins.
Research/create a presentation on the sources of our government, and compare/contrast how
they differ from the ancient sources studied here.
Use Google Earth / general research to locate where different government forms are found
around the world.
Formative/Classroom Assessments:
Journal Writing
Benchmarks
Portfolio work
Formative Assessment
Tech Steps
Research
Presentation
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Learning Targets:
Middle Ages: I can explain that the fall of
the Roman Empire led to a new social
order.
Protestant Reformation: I can explain
how corruption in the Catholic Church led
to a split as people left in protest.
Unit/Topic: Middle Ages to Renaissance
9 Weeks:
CSO’s/ Depth of Knowledge:
3rd
Key Vocabulary:
06.02.01 purpose of gov. DOK 3
feudalism
feudal
06.02.02 various types of gov. DOK 3
Hierarchy
knights
06.02.03 leadership/historic events DOK 3
Apprentice serfs
06.02.04 political parties DOK 3
Manor
06.02.05 political divisions of nations DOK 2
06.02.06 diff. forms of gov. DOK 2
Enduring Understanding
Martin Luther
Protestant
Pope
Crusades: I can tell how contact with the
Middle East led to a rebirth of culture by
stimulating a desire for wealth.
Enduring Understanding:
Indulgences
reformation
chivalry
Essential Questions:
I can describe how trade sparked a revival
that changed the economy, culture, and
governments of Europe.
Why were people willing to give up freedoms to serve
a king in the medieval period?
How did the Crusades spark a rebirth of culture across
western civilization?
Did Luther mean to create a new church when he
complained?
Why did exposure to the middle east lead Europe out
of the Dark Ages and what was the result?
patrician
lords
plebian
medieval
samurai
crusades
shogun
monarch
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Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: Middle Ages…
9 Weeks: 3rd
WV CSO’s/ Standards:
Formative/Classroom Assessments:
Technology:
Strategies:
PowerPoint
Movie Maker
Formative/Classroom Assessments:
o
Presentation on Medieval era roles using presentation software (PowerPoint, Movie Maker, etc.
o
Visual presentation or mini-book on Renaissance art, reflecting the elements of the culture of the times.
Resources:
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Learning Targets:
Exploration: I can explain why Europeans
financed expeditions and their affect on
society.
Colonization: I can compare and contrast
how different nations built and governed
colonies.
Unit/Topic: Expansion, Exploration, and Revolution
CSO’s/ Depth of Knowledge:
colonies
SS 06.05.02 monotheistic religions DOK 3
colonization
SS 06.05.03 Protestant Reformation DOK 2
conquests
SS 06.05.04 European expansion DOK 3
trade routes
SS 06.05.05. impact of slavery DOK 4
commerce
SS 06.05.06 transportation systems DOK 3
textile
conquistador
reform
slavery
treaty
SS 06.05.07 influx of ethnic groups DOK 2
Enduring Understanding:
mercantilism
Expansion, exploration, and revolution bring change through
political, economic, and social realms to a nation.
textile
Essential Questions:
Why was exploration so important and how did it influence Europe?
What reasons did explorers have for conquering new lands?
Industrial Revolution: I can tell how
assembly lines and mechanization led to
urbanization.
Key Vocabulary:
SS 06.05.01 past civilizations DOK 3
SS 06.05.08 industrial revolution DOK 3
Spread of Culture: I can explain how
Europeans brought their culture around
the world sometimes at the expense of
natives.
9 Weeks: 3rd
Why did Europeans bring their culture to colonies at the expense of
native ways?
How did factory growth change how people lived?
How did the inventions of the Renaissance improve European culture?
How did nations differ in how they governed colonies?
reform
treaty
mercantilism
assembly line
urbanization
Subject: Social Studies
Learning Targets:
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: World Conflicts
9 Weeks: 4
CSO’s/ Depth of Knowledge:
Key Vocabulary:
Rise of the American Nation:
06.1.1 nations interact/resolve problems DOK1
nuclear
Nazi
I can explain how the freedoms
guaranteed in American
government influenced the world.
06.1.3 resolve conflicts peacefully DOK 2
neutral
Fascism
propaganda
Dictators
Holocaust
refugee
06.1.5 citizen actions DOK 3
06.3.2 global marketing DOK 2
06.3.4 economic impact DOK 4
Modern Economics:
06.3.5 trade cartels DOK 2
I can describe how nations differ
on economics.
06.5.10 worth of individuals DOK 3
Rise of Modern Nations in the 19th
and 20th centuries:
I can tell how conflicts of the 19th
and 20th centuries led to American
superpower status.
Subject:
I can tell
how modern advances
such as electricity,
communications, Internet, etc.
changed society.
appeasement
06.5.11 Great Depression DOK 3
containment
06.5.12 WWI, WWII tensions DOK 1
concentration camp
06.5.13 Civil Rights Movement DOK 3
United Nations
Enduring Understanding:
Economic and political competition between nations may lead
to conflict.
Essential Questions:
Modern Times Effected by
Technology Advances:
free enterprise alliance
How did American freedoms spread world wide?
What is the major difference between American (western) economics vs.
Communist nations (China)?
How have technological advances altered lifestyles and cultures world
wide?
Why and how did actions by nations such as Nazi Germany and civil rights
activism lead to allied victory and a world dominated by American
freedoms?
What factors are involved to join nations as allies?
Compare/contrast the recovery of the nations after WWI and WWII.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Cesar Chavez
aggression
communism
socialism
supply/demand
Nazi
Fascism
dictators
refugee
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Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Unit/Topic: World Conflicts
9 Weeks: 4
WV CSO’s/ Standards:
Technology:
Strategies:
Formative/Classroom Assessments:
Journal writing
Portfolio
Tech Steps: Timeline
Mini-biography
Freedom charts
Resources: