Essential Question: How does geography affect how civilizations develop?Understandings: The Nile River shaped Egypt in almost every aspect of life.Skills to incorporate: Building a thesis statement, finding evidence from primary sources as well as other forms of text, reading comprehension, knowledge level recall

Day 1: DBQ Hook Exercise over importance of geography in settlement location

Key points: available resources, safety, ability to access, shelter and map skills review

Video to introduce Ancient Egypt: Listen for things you might already know and be ready with two things you found interesting or didn't know from before! (Exit Slip)

Egyptian Vocab(Cataract, Delta, Artisans, Pharaoh, Dynasty, Bureaucracy)

Frayer Model foursquare vocab chart

GRR read through and Read Aloud section one in book to find words.I do: read first part of passage and locate word. Finish passage. Go back to word to get definition and fill out chart in front of classSecond word we do togetherThird and fourth word they do together and finish on own at home

Egyptian government structure and the Pharaoh(All on note sheets)Guided reading over different kinds of Pharaohs and rulers in society

Egyptian Gov venn diagram Hatshepsut vs Ramses II and review as a class

Exit Slip: What two ways do rulers try to expand their power?How is the bureaucracy and ruling class supported in Egypt?

Notes over Ancient Egypt DRTA Over Ancient Egyptian Gods. Review answers/info on PPT

Egyptian Social ClassFill out Social class pyramidKey questions to ask class: Which groups belong to the upper class of society? Which class do they rely on for food and support? Why are the priests and government officials so important?

How does the Pharaoh demand so much respect and get people to do things for him/her?Short video over MummificationWeekly Review questions (on ppt) turn in for formative assessment as groups of three or four

Introduce A Day in the Life project over Egyptian social classStudents pick groups of three or four based on class size

Work on current event assigned the night before on chrome books in class

Allow other kids to write by hand or work together based on level or language issues

DUE MONDAY

Establish project norms using card activity (see lesson plan)

Eliminate cards down to top 5 and place in envelope

Fill out group norm and expectation contracts and sign

Discuss verbal warning system and possible group/individual consequences enacted by group or teacher

Fill out agenda for the rest of the week

Project work Dayagenda day 1-research social class-begin to fill out chartidentify tomorrow's goals or homework goals

Project work day-continue research and finish chart-Answer questions on the back of your sheets-plan tomorrow/homework goals

Final work day-Finish questions and any additional research-Plan or practice presentations for Monday-check over work and make sure all directions/requirements are completed

Projects DuePresentations in class3-4 minutes each

Presentations continued3-4 minutes eachIf finished early go over current events and allow them to look up graded feedbackORReview from first week of unit to make sure info is fresh for tomorrow

Egyptian Art, Architecture and Trade(on PPT)

Egyptian Art, Architecture and Trade continued(on PPT)

Egypt DBQ Doc A (work as large group and heavy on modeling)Answer questions as large group

Doc BStart as large group and answer first three questions as large group. Have them discuss and find evidence for last two in table groupsFinish Doc B questions for homework

Review Doc B questions

Doc CHave volunteers read aloud any worded infoTalk about what we see as a class in the picture and what we think these things might be.

Discuss answers in table groups and then review them two at a time as a class to be sure everyone is understanding

Doc DIn table groups read and discuss answers

Before class ends go over first three answers

Finish for homework

Doc EExit Slip to scaffold thesis writing

Using your resources (textbook, notes, DBQ, etc.), choose 3 of the 5 elements listed below and explain the effect the Nile River had on each. (Individual)

● Location

● Transportation

● Agriculture

● Economy

● Religion

Thesis writing instructionusing chicken foot model

Use example from mesopotamia unit as a model then have them work on it themselvesHWK is to finish writing a thesis statement

This Thesis is the summative of our skill(How does geography influence civilization)

Turn in Thesis Statement and chicken foot organizer

Review for Test tomorrow

Egypt knowledge based summative assessment

*Modified PPTs and note taking sheets and tests available as well.