LESSON PLANS
Week of 09/15/14-09/19/14
6th grade World History-Ancient Civilizations
Learning Goal(s): Describe the emergence of early river (Nile, TigrisEuphrates, Indus, Huang (also known as Yellow) civilizations.
Agenda:
Monday
I DO: Introduce the four
river valley civilizations.
Hand out form, Ancient
River Valley Civilizations.
Tuesday
I DO: Divide students into
this week’s pairs. Hand
out Project Directions
slip-Shelter to students.
WE DO: Watch and
discuss two PPTs,
Mesopotamia and Egypt.
WE DO: Go over Project
Directions slip-Shelter
with students, answering
any questions. Have
students hand out
supplies.
YOU DO: Break into this
week’s pairs, comparing
and contrasting the two
civilizations using form
provided as PPTs play.
YOU DO: Students have
remaining class time to
design and construct what
they think would be a safe
shelter for their
civilization.
Homework: Be ready to
defend the design and
construction of your
shelter to the class on
Wednesday.
Bell Ringer:
Why did people settle
near rivers?
Why is shelter so
important to a river valley
civilization?
Prepared by Mrs. Watkins
Objective(s): Students will evaluate the emergence of early civilizations by
understanding the economic, political, social, and religious makeup of these early
civilizations.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
I DO: Divide students into I DO: Review the four river I DO: Introduce writing
this week’s pairs.
valley civilizations.
assignment:
Compare/Contrast River
WE DO: Go over “Defense WE DO: Watch and
Valley Civilizations.
Protocol” with students.
discuss two PPTs, China
DUE-09/22/14
and India.
YOU DO: Share shelters
WE DO: Go over writing
with class while you
YOU DO: Break into this
assignment topic. Answer
defend your design and
week’s pairs, comparing
any student questions.
construction. Students will and contrasting the two
vote on your design and
civilizations using form
YOU DO: Write a three
construction.
provided on Monday as
paragraph essay
PPTs play.
comparing/contrasting
two river valley
civilizations. Use form
completed in class and
textbooks as your
resources.
1st paragraph:
Description of 1st
civilization. Show
differences
2nd paragraph:
Description of 2nd
civilization. Show
differences
3rd paragraph: Show
similarities between two
civilizations.
Why did people decide to
settle down instead of
Besides water, what did
rivers offer the people?
If you were a river valley
resident, what role would
continuing to be on the
move?
you want to play and
why.
Essential
How would you compare
Questions/Higher the early river valley
Order Questions: civilizations to the early
agricultural
communities?
How would you compare
the early river valley
civilizations to the early
agricultural communities?
How would you compare
the early river valley
civilizations to the early
agricultural communities?
How would you compare
the early river valley
civilizations to the early
agricultural communities?
How would you compare
the early river valley
civilizations to the early
agricultural
communities?
Student Product:
Students will complete a
from comparing and
contrasting early river
valley civilizations.
Students will design and
construct a sturdy shelter
representing the early
river valley civilizations.
Students will defend the
design and construction of
their shelter to the class.
Students will complete a
from comparing and
contrasting early river
valley civilizations.
Word Wall:
Nile, Tigris-Euphrates,
Indus, Huang(Yellow)
river valley civilizations
Review Ancient River
Valley Civilizations form.
Name and describe an
early river valley
civilization.
Nile, Tigris-Euphrates,
Indus, Huang(Yellow) river
valley civilizations
Prepare shelter defense.
Nile, Tigris-Euphrates,
Indus, Huang(Yellow) river
valley civilizations
None.
Name and describe an
early river valley
civilization.
Name and describe an
early river valley
civilization.
Nile, Tigris-Euphrates,
Indus, Huang(Yellow) river
valley civilizations
Review Ancient River
Valley Civilizations form.
Name and describe an
early river valley
civilization.
Students will write an
essay comparing and
contrasting two of the
early river valley
civilizations.
Nile, Tigris-Euphrates,
Indus, Huang(Yellow)
river valley civilizations
Work on Essay-Due on
Monday, 09/22/14.
Why did you chose the
two early river valley
civilizations to write
about?
Homework:
Exit Ticket: