2012-2013+School+Year

6th grade Social Studies
By the end of the course all students will be able to: 1. Explain the rise and fall cycle of civilizations throughout history in an essay. 2. Make connections at the end of each unit between the past civilizations and our present civilization in an essay. 3. Formulate ideas in an essay with a clear thesis.
 * Goals: **

Textbook: History of Our World: The Early Ages

** Quarter One Schedule: **

 * Unit || Topic: || Skill: ||
 * 1 || Maps/geography || Analyzing maps/ note taking ||
 * 2 || Prehistory/Introduction to Civilizations || Sequencing (timelines) ||
 * 3 || Mesopotamia || Point of View ||