9th-10th+World+History+I

Core Standards R=Reading W=Writing || basic note taking and organization skills || Textbook--//World History (Pearson)// Ch. 1 || activities on archaeology; primary sources; Mysteries at the Motel || activities; notes; short answer; writing response; quiz; pair work; test; group collaboration
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||~ **Assessment** ||~ Common
 * 1 || 1 week || What is History? || What is History? What is the job of an historian? What are tools of an Historian? Why types of history are there? How do we read and use primary sources? || understanding of archaeology; how to think/write like an historian

NOTE on HONORS: Honors students are expected to write more, demonstrate more critical thinking and analytical skills; master note taking and progress to more comparative and analytical essays of greater length; answer more short answer focusing on critical thinking on tests; produce longer writing assignments with fewer mistakes; demonstrate effective knowledge of societies and be able to apply that knowledge in new ways without as much assistance || W 1,3, 6 R 2,3,4,5,7,8 || writing critical thinking || Ch. 1 || primary sources--artifacts as sources || taking notes; writing a journal entry; quiz; short answer; test; pair work; group collaboration || W 1,4,5, 9 R 2,3,4,5, || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 2 || primary sources--Epic of Gilgamesh and Code of Hammurabi; how to write cuneiform handouts || taking notes;reading a primary source and interpreting it in an analytical essay; quiz; test; short answer; group collaboration || W 1,2,4, 9,10 R 1,2,3,4,5 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 2 || primary sources || taking notes; writing a journal entry; quiz; short answer; test; group collaboration || W 1,2,4,5, 6,7,8,9 R 2,3,4,5 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 2 || primary sources on rulers and trade DVD--Engineering an Empire Persia || taking notes; writing a comparative essay; quiz; short answer; test; group collaboration || W 1,4,6, 9,10 R 2,3,4,5 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 2 || PPT primary sources--visual; Book of the Dead DVD--How to Make a Mummy || taking notes; writing a comparative essay; quiz; short answer; test; group collaboration || W 1,4,6,9, 10 R 1,2,3,4,5 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 3 || Primary sources--ancient religions || taking notes; writing a comparative essay; quiz; short answer; test; group collaboration || W 1,4,7,8,9, 10 R 1,2,3,4,5,6 || What are the tenets of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism? || China writing; critical thinking || Ch. 3 || PPT Primary sources--ancient philosophers DVD--Engineering an Empire China || taking notes; writing a comparative essay; quiz; short answer; test; group collaboration || W 1,2,7,8,10 R 1,2,3,4,5,8 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 4 || PPT Primary Sources--important people and accounts of the Peloponnesian and Persian Wars //The Odyssey// || taking notes; critical thinking essays; short answer; test; quiz; group collaboration
 * 2 || 1 week || What is prehistory and how does man shift from paleolithic to neolithic? What makes a society a society? What implications does the word "civilized" have? || Prehistory/ Early Societies--characteristics of civilization || note taking
 * 3 || 2 weeks || How did Mesopotamia grow and develop? What makes it a civilization? What is the importance of geography for a civilization? || Mesopotamia || note taking;
 * 4 || 1 week || How do early societies develop and what are their characteristics? || Other Early Societies--Hittites, Assyrians, Phoenecians, Hyksos, Neo Babylonians, Chaldeans
 * How do they interact and how what new technology do they introduce? How does geography affect them? How do ruling styles affect their success? || note taking;
 * 5 || 1 week || What contributions did Persian rulers make to the growth and success of the empire? || Persians
 * How do the Persians build such a large empire?
 * How do the Persians interact with the Greeks and what problems will this lead to? || note taking;
 * 6 || 2 weeks || What are the cultural contributions of the Egyptians? || Egypt
 * How was their empire similar/different to others?
 * How is the ruler unique? *What are their burial customs, why, and how is this accomplished? *What is the lasting legacy of the Egyptians? || note taking;
 * 7 || 2 weeks || What are the tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism? What is the importance of the caste system? || India
 * What are the roots of Indian society? || note taking;
 * 8 || 2 weeks || How did ancient China grow and develop?
 * What is the influence of geography and why did China develop in isolation? How is this similar to and different from India's development? How does the Mandate of Heaven affect Chinese emperors? What are the contributions of the major emperors? || note taking;
 * 9 || 2 weeks || How did Greece grow and develop? What are the cultural legacies of Greece? || Greece
 * especially focused on government, art, and literature
 * What is the religious tradition of Greece? || note taking;

creative historical writing assignment || W1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 R 1,2,3,4,5,7 || writing; critical thinking || Ch.5 || PPT Primary Sources--republican government Virtual Tour of Roman Buildings Online DVD--Engineering an Empire || taking notes; critical thinking essays and comparative essay; short answer; test; quiz; group collaboration || W 1,2,7,8 R, 1,2,3,4,5,6 || How did the various emperors affect Roman life? || note taking; writing; critical thinking || Ch. 5 || Primary Sources--edicts of emperors; response of the populace || taking notes; critical thinking essays; short answer; test; quiz; chart of emperors; group collaboration || W1,2,4,5,64 R 1,2,3,4,5,6 || How did Byzantium form? Why did it rise out of the rubble of Ancient Rome? || note taking; writing; critical thinking || Ch. 9 || PPT; DVD: Engineering an Empire Byzantium Primary Sources--accounts of Justinian and Theodora; Procopius || short answer; quiz; test; project on cultural contributions; group collaboration || W 1,7,8,9 R 5,6,7,9 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 10 || Primary sources--Mohammed || quiz; short answer; comparative essay; note taking; group collaboration || W 1,4,9,10 R 2,3,4,6 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 9 || Primary sources--accounts of the tsars || quiz; short answer; comparative essay; note taking; group collaboration || W 1,4,9 R 1,2,3,4,5 || writing; critical thinking note taking; writing; critical thinking || Ch. 7 || Primary Sources--Charlemagne and Einhard; Bodo the Peasant || quiz; short answer; comparative essay; note taking; group collaboration || W 1,5,8,9,10 R 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 8 || PPT; primary sources--accounts of the crusades and plague; DVD on the Crusades; Brother Cadfael Video || group project on life in a medieval village; quiz; short answer;essay on medieval life; note taking group collaboration || W1,5,8,9,10 R 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9 || writing; critical thinking || Ch.6 || PPT; primary sources on Aztecs, Mayas, or Incas; DVD: Engineering an Empire || project on tribes in North America; short answer; quiz; comparative essay; note taking; group work || W1,2,4,5,6 R 2,3,4,6,7 || writing; critical thinking || Ch. 11 || PPT; primary sources--what is the problem with primary sources in this area? Importance of oral history || short answer; quiz; comparative essay; note taking; group work || W 1,4,5,6 R 2,3,4,5 || R 2,3,4,5 || Regular--3 to 4 pages in length Honors--5 to 6 pages in length Annotated Bibliography Format || W1,2,4, 6,8,9, 10 R 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9 || critical reading what to include/exclude\ paraphrasing || n/a || textbook || Notes || W4,9 R 1,2,3,7,5,6 || Regular--3 entries (1 page each) Honors--5 entries (1 page each) || W 1,2,4, 9,10 R 1,2,6,8,9 ||
 * 10 || 1.5 weeks || How did Rome grow and develop? What are the major phases of Roman government and how did it effect the general population? || Rome Part I--Earliest Settlements, Etruscan Monarchy, Roman Republic || note taking;
 * 11 || 1.5 weeks || What are the cultural contributions of Ancient Rome? What caused the empire to collapse? || Rome Part II--Roman Empire; Collapse
 * 12,, || 1 week || Why was Byzantium considered the cultural center of its day? || Byzantium
 * 13 || 1 week || What is the religious tradition of Islam? || Islamic Kingdoms
 * How did the Islamic kingdoms develop? What are the lasting contributions of the area? || note taking;
 * 14 || 1 week || How does Russia's past lead to its future? || Russia and Eastern Europe
 * How did geography influence the development of this area? Why did the societies in Eastern Europe develop differently than other societies we have studied? How do these societies impact other societies in the region? || note taking;
 * 15 || 1 week || How did Europe develop after the fall of the Roman Empire? || Early Middle Ages
 * How did political states develop along with feudalism? || note taking;
 * 16 || 2 weeks || What are the social and cultural contributions of the Middle Ages and how are they still relevant today? || High and Late Middle Ages
 * What are the solid states that are forming and what types of government do they have? How did peasants live and how will this influence the growth of towns and of the middle class? || note taking;
 * 17 || 1 week || What were the lasting contributions of the American societies? How did geography play a role in their development? || Americas
 * Why are the Americas often considered less civilized? In reality, were they? || note taking;
 * 18 || 1 week || How did geography influence the growth and development of societies in Africa? || Africa
 * What are the major early societies and what lasting contributions did they make? || note taking;
 * 19 || .5 week || How did geography influence the growth and development of Southeast Asia? || Southeast Asia
 * How is the development of Japan different from China and in what ways were they similar? What was the impact of European exploration on the area? || note taking; writing; critical thinkng || Ch. 12 || primary sources--life of a samurai || short answer; quiz; comparative essay; note taking; test; group collaboration || W 1,4,5,6
 * 20 || 2 weeks || n/a || How to Write A Research Paper || writings skills; analytical skills; critical thinking skills; organizational skills || n/a || Handouts to guide process || Research paper
 * 21 || Continuous || n/a || How to Take Notes || organization
 * 22 || Continuous || n/a || Journal Entries || writing skills; analytical skills; critical thinking skills; and organizational skills || n/a || independent research || Each quarter