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Stage 1: Lxam|ne and Unpack Standards
1hese unpacked standards are !"#!$%!& |n every Durham ub||c Schoo|s c|assroom.
UNI1 S1ANDAkDS
Soc|a| Stud|es
6.P.2.3 - Lxplaln how lnnovaLlon and/or
Lechnology Lransformed clvlllzaLlons, socleLles
and reglons over Llme (e.g. agrlculLural
Lechnology, weaponry, LransporLaLlon and
communlcaLlon).
6.C.1.1 Lxplaln how Lhe physlcal feaLures and
human characLerlsLlcs of a place lnfluenced Lhe
developmenL of clvlllzaLlons, socleLles and
reglons.
6.C.1.2 - Lxplaln Lhe facLors LhaL lnfluenced Lhe
movemenL of people, goods, and ldeas and Lhe
effecLs of LhaL movemenL on socleLles and
reglons over Llme.
6.C.1.4 - Lxplaln how and why clvlllzaLlons,
socleLles and reglons have used, modlfled and
adapLed Lo Lhelr envlronmenLs.
6.C.2.1 - use maps, charLs, graphs, geographlc
daLa and avallable Lechnology Lools Lo draw
concluslons abouL Lhe emergence, expanslon
and decllne of clvlllzaLlons, socleLles and
reglons.

Common Core]L|teracy
8P.6-8.1 - ClLe speclflc LexLual evldence Lo
supporL analysls of prlmary and secondary
sources.
8P.6-8.2 - ueLermlne Lhe cenLral ldeas or
lnformaLlon of a prlmary or secondary source,
provlde an accuraLe summary of Lhe source
dlsLlncL from prlor knowledge or oplnlons.
WPS1.6-8.1.A - lnLroduce clalm(s) abouL a Loplc
or lssue, acknowledge and dlsLlngulsh Lhe
clalm(s) from alLernaLe or opposlng clalms, and
organlze Lhe reasons and evldence loglcally.
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Lxplaln how Lhe flve Lhemes of geography lmpacL Lhe sLudy of hlsLory
Lxplaln how Lechnology affecLs Lhe growLh and malnLenance of a clvlllzaLlon
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1. lnnovaLlon and/or Lechnology can be Lemporary or
long lasLlng and have poslLlve and/or negaLlve
consequences.
2. hyslcal feaLures and human characLerlsLlcs may
lnfluence Lhe emergence, expanslon and decllne of
clvlllzaLlons, socleLles and reglons.
3. ScarclLy of resources can ofLen be moLlvaLlng
facLors ln lnfluenclng Lhe movemenL of people,
goods and ldeas.
4. ClvlllzaLlons and socleLles adapL Lo Lhe
envlronmenL ln order Lo meeL needs.
3. Maps, charLs, graphs, geographlc daLa, and
avallable Lechnology Lools can be used Lo organlze
lnformaLlon around Lhe flve Lhemes of geography.
LSSLN1IAL ULS1ICNS

1. Pow does geography lnfluence Lhe way people
llve?
2. WhaL ls hlsLory?
3. Pow do people adapL Lo Lhelr envlronmenL?
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1. Pumans may adapL Lhelr behavlor as Lhelr envlronmenL
changes.
2. 8eglons are Lhe baslc unlL of sLudy ln geography.
3. lacLors LhaL moLlvaLe Lhe movemenL of people, goods
and ldeas.
4. hyslcal feaLures of a place may lnclude cllmaLe,
landforms, solls, and vegeLaLlon.
3. lnnovaLlon and Lechnology lncludes more Lhan [usL
lnvenLlons. lnnovaLlon can lnclude LhoughLs,
processes and procedures.
SkILLS
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1. lnLerpreL maps, charLs, graphs and geographlc
daLa.
2. uraw concluslons from maps, charLs, graphs,
geographlc daLa and avallable Lechnology Lools.
3. ClLe LexLual evldence Lo supporL analysls of
prlmary sources.
4. ueLermlne Lhe cenLral ldeas of a prlmary source.
3. rovlde an accuraLe summary of a prlmary
source.
6. resenL a clalm abouL an lssue, dlsLlngulsh Lhe
clalm from alLernaLe clalms, and organlze
evldence loglcally.
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key Vocabu|ary
1|er 3 Vocabu|ary Words
hyslcal Map, key/Legend, Clobe, CulLure, ALlas, SLone Ages, CLzl, ollLlcal Map, ConLlnenLs, LonglLude, LaLlLude, neollLhlc, uomesLlcaLe, aleollLhlc,
Archaeology, MesollLhlc, Agrarlan, ArLlfacL, Lucy
1|er 2 Vocabu|ary Words
MlgraLlon, MounLalns, LocaLlon, valleys, opulaLlon, Cceans, lace, Scale, 1echnology, 8eglon, MovemenL, Pemlsphere
Stage 2: Ca||brate k|gor and Des|gn Assessment
Lva|uat|ve Cr|ter|a for Assessment D|str|ct rov|ded Assessment 1asks
Cb[ect|ve Mu|t|p|e Cho|ce


Common Iormat|ve Assessments


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Cr|ter|a 1 2 3
Addresslng Lhe prompL
1he presenLaLlon does
noL address Lhe goal of
Lhe performance Lask.
1he presenLaLlon
parLlally addresses Lhe
goal of Lhe
performance Lask.
1he presenLaLlon
addresses Lhe goal of
Lhe performance Lask.
ClLe Lvldence

1here are no examples
provlded LhaL
demonsLraLe how
sLudenLs adapL Lo
envlronmenLs ln
school.
Lxamples are provlded
LhaL somewhaL
demonsLraLe how
sLudenLs adapL Lo
envlronmenLs ln
school.
Lxamples are provlded
LhaL demonsLraLe how
sLudenLs adapL Lo
envlronmenLs ln
school.
Lxplaln
no aLLempLs Lo explaln
how people ln a reglon
of Lhe world adapL Lo
Lhelr envlronmenL
have been made.
1he aLLempLs Lo
explaln how people ln
a reglon of Lhe world
adapL Lo Lhelr
envlronmenL are
unclear or lnsufflclenL.
1he explanaLlon of
how people ln a reglon
of Lhe world adapL Lo
Lhelr envlronmenL ls
clear and lnslghLful.
Compare
1here ls no
comparlson of
people's meLhods of
adapLlng Lo Lhelr
envlronmenL.
1here ls a weak
comparlson of
people's meLhods of
adapLlng Lo Lhelr
envlronmenL.
1he comparlson of
people's meLhods of
adapLlng Lo Lhelr
envlronmenL ls loglcal
and well-supporLed.
ConvenLlons
Many grammaLlcal
errors exlsL LhaL
obscure meanlng.
Some grammaLlcal
errors exlsL, buL do noL
obscure meanlng.
no grammaLlcal errors
exlsL.

erformance 1ask
SLudenLs wlll work ln small groups Lo creaLe presenLaLlons
LhaL ldenLlfy and compare culLural adapLaLlons Lo
geographlc envlronmenLs. 1hey wlll begln by parLlclpaLlng ln
a dlscusslon abouL Lhe dlfferenL areas of Lhelr school
bulldlng, Lhe characLerlsLlcs of each area (physlcal, soclal
envlronmenL for sLudenLs, eLc.) and how Lhey adapL Lo each
envlronmenL. nexL, sLudenLs wlll choose a reglon of Lhe
world and research how people ln LhaL reglon of Lhe world
adapL Lo Lhelr envlronmenL. 1hey wlll creaLe presenLaLlons
LhaL compare people's meLhods of adapLlng Lo Lhelr
envlronmenLs and presenL Lhese meLhods Lo Lhe class. lf
Lhls Lask ls asslgned aL Lhe end of Lhe unlL, sLudenLs should
lncorporaLe lnformaLlon regardlng CLzl and hls
envlronmenL. 1he conLenL of Lhe presenLaLlons wlll be
evaluaLed uslng Lhe 8ACL8 rubrlc.
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Stage 3: |an and De||ver Instruct|on
1h|s |nstruct|ona| pac|ng and sequenc|ng represents one best pract|ce opt|on.
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2 3 llve 1hemes of Ceography 6.C.1.1,
6.C.1.2,
6.C.1.4
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3 7 1he aleollLhlc Lra and Lhe llrsL Pumans 6.P.2.3 hLLp://goo.gl/vSl??z
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4 3 1he neollLhlc Lra 6.P.2.3 hLLp://goo.gl/llyzh3
3 3 8evlew and AssessmenL All CompleLe erformance 1ask llsLed above



Cther Lv|dence - Lmbedded Stage 3 Learn|ng Lvents
1eacher des|gned
1eacher des|gned
DS 6-8 kACLk & ACLS + C kubr|c
LC des|gned
MlnuLe by MlnuLe AssessmenLs
Speech, uebaLe or SocraLlc Semlnar
1exL-uependenL ConsLrucLed 8esponse CuesLlons
LC-CreaLed 1exL or ConcepL Speclflc Common lormaLlve
AssessmenLs