ESSENTIAL

LEARNING

OUTCOMES

What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?

ASSESSMENT

How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome?

STRATEGIES

In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome?

3 HOTS QUESTIONS

e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation.

Mon

10/15

Students will learn why people move.  

What is the main purpose of the movement of people.

1.  Identify the main purpose of the movement of people.

2.  Link ideas within and across categories of information.

3.  Follow agreed-upon rule for writing DBQ. 

1.  After reading documents, answer each question fully.

2. Organize ideas for essay.

3.  Write an essay based on task

Tues

 10/16

 RI.1

RL.9

RK. 4.b

 Students will learn that some cultures believe in many gods.

Compare and contrast

          monotheism and

          polytheism.

1.  Ask questions such as who, what, and why to demonstrate understanding.

2.  Compare and contrast monotheism and polytheism

3. Read the text for information on the gods.

1. Define monotheism and polytheism.

2.  Why would some culture worship many gods?

3. What part did religion play in early civilization?

Wed

 10/17

Ri.3

RK.4.c

SL1.f

 Students will know that there are eyewitness accounts and secondary sources

 Identify

          primary/secondary sources

          and artifacts to understand         

          the time period.

 1.  Describe the connection between the accounts.

2. Use context to confirm information.

3.  Use student’s understanding and their knowledge of the culture.

1. Based on different resources, why would a primary source be more reliable?

2.  Give examples of secondary sources.

3.  Design a museum using primary/secondary sources.

Thurs

 10/18

GREEN HORIZON

BRONX BOTANICAL GARDEN

Fri

10/19 

RI.1

W. 4

L.2.a

Students will understand the importance of laws

Is a a fact or an opinion that a society must have a code of laws. Why or Why not?

1.  Quote accurately from the text.

2.  Provide a coherent writing of the laws.

3.  Demonstrate command of the language

1. Discuss the value of written laws.

2.  Write their own version of laws.

3. Rewrite the Code of Hammurabi as they might have appear in the American justice system.

Bloom’s Taxonomy

 (HOTS Questions)

-Knowledge

-Comprehension

-Application

-Analysis

-Synthesis

-Evaluation

School Grade Weighting Scale:

Tests (40%):

Quizzes (20%):

Classwork/ Participation (15%):

Homework (5%):

Projects/ Portfolios (20%):

Vocabulary words for week:

1. Hammurabi             6.  Sargon

2. cuneiform               7. monotheism

3. ziggurat                  8. judaism

4. polytheism              9.disapora

5. code of law            

10. city-state

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System