Unit Overview: This Unit will create the foundation of historical thinking skills necessary to be successful in World History. We will build upon these skills throughout the semester.
Unit Essential Standards: WH.H.1.1, WH.H.1.2, WH.H.1.3, WH.H.1.4
Unit Essential Standards: WH.H.1.1, WH.H.1.2, WH.H.1.3, WH.H.1.4
Day 1 - Thursday January 25
- Topic: Welcome to World History!
- Agenda:
- Student Interest Survey
- Rules, Procedures, Expectations
- Homework:
- Review Syllabus, get parent letter signed, and complete the electronic info sheet by MONDAY Jan 29
- Collect supplies needed for class by MONDAY Jan 29
- Topic: Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
- Agenda:
- World History Pre-Test
- Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
- Homework:
- Review Syllabus, get parent letter signed, and complete the electronic info sheet by MONDAY Jan 29
- Collect supplies needed for class by MONDAY Jan 29
- Finish Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset due MONDAY
- Topic: Historical Thinking Skills
- Agenda:
- Historical Thinking Skills
- Lunchroom Fight
- Evaluating Sources
- Homework:
- None
- Topic: Historical Thinking Skills
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- None
- Topic: CATCH Annotation Protocol
- Agenda:
- Crash Course: Agricultural Revolution
- KWL - What do we already know?
- CATCH Annotation Protocol
- CATCH Model - Foraging: Life as a Hunter-Gatherer
- Palelolithic Jigsaw
- Homework:
- Read and annotate "First Civilizations Emerge on the World Stage" then using your understanding of the article.
- Topic: ACES + C
- Agenda:
- ACES + C
- Understanding the ACES + C Writing Protocol
- Self Evaluation - Pre-Test Constructed Response
- Homework:
- Read and annotate "First Civilizations Emerge on the World Stage" then using your understanding of the article.
- Topic: Genius Hour
- Agenda:
- Introduce Genius Hour Project
- Begin Research Proposal
- Homework:
- Read and annotate "First Civilizations Emerge on the World Stage" then using your understanding of the article.