UNIT
    SKILLS
    TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED
    I. Studying the Earth Chapter 1 - Earth’s Geography

    ·   latitude, longitude, climate
    ·   earth’s resources
    		·   Hands-on activities
    ·   Paper and pencil test
    ·   Extra credit activities
      Chapter 2 - Early People

    ·   culture, customs, values, technology
    ·   Stone Age
    		·   Hitting on learning modalities
    ·   Literature on topic
    II. Early Civilization Chapter 3 - Egypt

    ·   geography
    ·   history
    ·   ancient civilization
    		·   Hands-on activities
    ·   Paper and pencil test
    ·   Extra credit activities
    ·   Costumes for Halloween
      Chapter 4 - Fertile Crescent

    ·   geography
    ·   Mesopotamian civilization
    ·   barter-surplus, city-state
    		·   Hitting on learning modalities
    ·   Literature on topic
    III. Ancient Europe Chapter 6 - Greece (ancient)

    ·   geography
    ·   legacy - government, religion, literature, sports, theater, philosophy
    		·   Hands-on activities
    ·   Paper and pencil test
    ·   Extra credit activities
    ·   Hitting on learning modalities
      Chapter 7 - Ancient Rome

    ·   geography - contour maps
    ·   legacy - architecture, engineering, language, Christianity
    		·   Literature on topic
    IV. Growth of Europe Chapter 8 - Middle Ages

    ·   geography
    ·   feudalism
    ·   church influence
    ·   time of change
    		·   Hands-on activities
    ·   Paper and pencil test
    ·   Extra credit activities
    ·   All create a shield
    ·   Hitting on learning modalities
      Chapter 9 - Renaissance

    ·   art
    ·   reformation
    ·   Martin Luther
    ·   printing press
    ·   Bill of Rights

    Chapter 10 - Age of Exploration

    ·   traders / explorers
    ·   geography
    ·   scientific method, etc.
    		·   Literature on topic
    V. Europe and North Asia in Modern Times Chapter 11 - Two Revolutions

    ·   Industrial Revolution
    ·   French Revolution
    ·   primary - secondary sources
    		·   Hands-on activities
    ·   Paper and pencil test
    ·   Extra credit activities
    ·   Hitting on learning modalities
     
    Chapter 12 - From Russia to the Commonwealth of Independent States
    ·   geography - Russia
    ·   growth of Russia
    ·   Russian Revolution
    		·   Literature on topic
      Chapter 13 - Twentieth Century

    ·   W.W.I - quick overview
    ·   W.W.II - quick overview
    		 
    Research Paper - Oral Report (Combined English/Social Studies) on someone from history
    (preferably not U.S.)     		 
    ·   Variety of activities: oral reports, acting out of articles, written paragraphs

     
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    - Time For Kids
    - Weekly Paper     		   
    Middle East    
    Variety of activities:
    ~ oral reports
    ~ acting out of articles
    ~ written paragraphs     		   
    Extra credit: includes dioramas, models, music (rap), ABC order booklets, newspaper accounts, videos, audio cassettes, puppets of time periods, maps, graphs, etc.    
    Select Units - as feasible  
           		 DBQ's - constructive response questions

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