Mr. Ambrose's 7th Grade World History Class: 2003-04
THE
CREATION AND GROWTH OF CITIES IN THE FERTILE CRESCENT: A Study of Urbanization and Limited Empire-Building
in the Fertile Crescent (Unit 3)
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The formula is simple: L = TBC |
LEARNING = |
THINKING and
Background Info.
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BUILDING
Knowledge & Concepts
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COMMUNICATING What Has Been Learned |
Part 1. Thinking and
Background Information:
1. IDENTIFY
PROBLEMS
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Why
did these civilizations start in River Valleys?. |
2. BACKGROUND:
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY |
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COMMENTS |
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Vocabulary
# 1-9 |
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Land
Between Two Rivers: Lecture
and Notes p. 29-32 |
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Contest,
then Quiz on Land Between Two Rivers |
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Sumarian
Religion: Lecture and Notes p. 32-34 |
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Graphic
Board Quiz on Sumarian Religion |
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Vocabulary
# 10-16 |
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Empires
of Mesopotamia: p. 35-39 PANEL
OF 5 !!! |
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Quiz: Worksheet on Empires of Mesopotamia |
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Vocabulary
#17-19 |
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Mesopotamia: Lecture and Notes p. 40-44 |
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Contest
then Quiz on Mesopotamia |
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Review
( Activities and Topics # 1-11, above) |
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Vocabulary
# 20-29 |
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Phoenicians:
Lecture and Notes p. 45-47 |
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY |
Fin. |
COMMENTS |
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Vocabulary
# 30-34 |
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Israelites:
Lecture and Notes p. 48-50 |
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Contest
the Quiz on Phoenicians and Israelites |
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Judaism: p. 51-55 PANEL OF 5 !!! |
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Quiz
on Judaism |
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Review(
Activities and Topics # 14-20, above) |
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Test
# 1: ( Activities and Topics # 14-20, above) |
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Part 2. Building Knowledge and
Concepts: 
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THE STUDENTS BECOME
EXPERTS: ( note: Students who score lower than
70% on Tests # 1 and # 2 will repeat
some or all of Part 1 activities and will re-take the test. Only after earning a score above 70% will
any student participate in Part 2 and Part 3 of the Unit.)
back
to Social Studies Place or to
Team 7-3 Menu
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY |
Fin. |
COMMENTS |
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15 |
The
Tower of Babel---- a worksheet and puzzling question |
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The
Ancient Fertile Crescent ---Internet Research
on selected topics (choose any 4topics) |
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Trade,
Tradition, and Turmoil an
historical Simulation Game by Mr. Stephenson
(HyperStudio) |
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Understanding
Why cities developed in the Ancient Fertile Crescent---On
Line Problems |
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The
Rise of the Babylonian Empire in the Ancient Fertile Crescent -- On
Line Problems |
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The
Rise of the Assyrian Empire in the Ancient Fertile Crescent --On
Line Problems |
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The
Fertile Crescent Today----Internet
Research |
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3.
Communicating What Has Been Learned:
1. THE EXPERTS CERTIFY THEIR
KNOWLEDGE AND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS:
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY |
Fin. |
COMMENTS |
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Test
# 2. RESEARCH-EXPLANATION-PRESENTATION: |
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Complete
the Self-Group Evaluation Survey |
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Special Directions for
the HYPERSTUDIO Activity:
- Choose one of the topics identified in activities
#15-21 above.
- Transform research notes into an historically-accurate, interesting, and well-developed ³report.²
- Use HyperStudio to create the report
- Use pictures in Meso Pics Folder and pictures downloaded from research sites.
- Present
Stack (report) to entire Class.back
to Social Studies Place or to
Team 7-3 Menu
TEST SCORECARD: (Presentation SCORE)___________
(History Concept-Content
SCORE) _______
YOUR
NAME:_________________________
YOUR
GROUP:_______________
