Week​ ​One​​ ​-​ ​6th​ ​grade​ ​-​ ​Social​ ​Studies​ ​Standards​​ ​with​ ​ELA​ ​Standards​ ​included

Day​ ​One

Social​ ​Studies​ ​6th​

​ ​ ​–​ ​Ancient​ ​Civilizations​ ​-​ ​Mesopotamia​​ ​(Approximately​ ​45​ ​minutes)

Objective:​ ​Use​ ​historical​ ​thinking​ ​skills:​ ​contextualizing,​ ​close​ ​reading,​ ​and

corroborating​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​historical​ ​questions.​ ​Determine​ ​the​ ​central​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​the​ ​text.

DOL:​ ​Write​ ​the​ ​central​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​the​ ​text.

1.​ ​Do​ ​Now​​ ​–​ ​(12​ ​minutes)

● Instruct​ ​students​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​in​ ​mind​ ​at​ ​least​ ​one​ ​new​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​information​ ​they’ll
learn​ ​from​ ​the​ ​video
● Show​ ​video​ ​about​ ​Mesopotamia:​ ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VroX-_thMLg
–​ M
​ esopotamia​ ​The​ ​Development​ ​of​ ​Written​ ​Language​ ​(11:58)
Tailoring:​ ​1.​ ​Videos​ ​support​ ​visual​ ​learners​ ​2.​ ​ ​Captions​ ​in​ ​Spanish​ ​for​ ​ELL​ ​students​ ​-​ ​On
Youtube​ ​video​ ​go​ ​to:​ ​Settings​ ​→​ ​ ​Subtitles​ ​→​ ​English​ ​→​ ​ ​Subtitles​ ​→​ ​Auto-translate​ ​→​ ​Select​ ​Language
​ ​2.​​ ​Introduction​​ ​(5​ ​minutes)​ ​(I​ ​do)
● Say​ ​“Just​ ​like​ ​we​ ​are​ ​learning​ ​about​ ​the​ ​ancient​ ​culture​ ​of​ ​Greece​ ​through
mythology​ ​in​ ​ELA,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​learning​ ​about​ ​other​ ​ancient​ ​cultures​ ​in​ ​Social
Studies.”
● Ask,​ ​“Can​ ​anyone​ ​share​ ​something​ ​they​ ​learned​ ​about​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​from​ ​this
video?”
● Explain​ ​“Close​ ​Reading”​ ​–​ ​introduce​ ​the​ ​anchor​ ​chart/PPT​​ ​Tailoring:​ ​Bi-Lingual​ ​PPT
● Introduce​ ​and​ ​pass​ ​out​ ​text:​ ​The​ ​Code​ ​of​ ​Hammurabi​ ​(www.readworks.org)
3.​​ ​Small​ ​Group​ ​Work​​ ​(18​ ​minutes)​ ​(We​ ​do)​ ​*I​ ​will​ ​circulate​ ​and​ ​clarify
understanding*​ ​Tailoring:​ ​Match​ ​ELL​ ​students​ ​with​ ​English​ ​speaking​ ​students​ ​who​ ​speak​ ​their
home​ ​language.
● Do​ ​whole​ ​class​ ​read​ ​aloud​ ​of​ ​article​ ​(I​ ​do)
● In​ ​pairs/groups​ ​of​ ​3:​ ​re-read​ ​the​ ​text;​ ​annotate​ ​text;​ ​circle​ ​and​ ​write​ ​5​ ​unknown
words​ ​from​ ​the​ ​text​ ​in​ ​your​ ​notebook
● Introduce​ ​the​ ​Main​ ​Idea​ ​web​ ​with​ ​6​ ​key​ ​details​ ​(Differentiation​ ​-​ ​struggling
writers/readers​ ​add​ ​3​ ​key​ ​details)
● Students​ ​work​ ​together​ ​to​ ​add​ ​topic​ ​and​ ​details​ ​to​ ​the​ ​web.
4.​​ ​Independent​ ​ ​Work​​ ​(5​ ​minutes)​ ​(You​ ​do)
● Use​ ​the​ ​details​ ​to​ ​write​ ​the​ ​main​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​the​ ​text
● Copy​ ​homework​ ​assignment
5.​​ ​Homework​​ ​(You​ ​do)
● Find​ ​the​ ​definition​ ​of​ ​your​ ​five​ ​words
Materials​ ​needed:
1.​ ​Video​ ​2.​ ​Article​ ​3.​ ​Highlighters,​ ​pens,​ ​pencils​ ​4.​ ​Smartboard​ ​with​ ​PowerPoint​ ​5.​ ​Main​ ​Idea​ ​web

Day​ ​Two

Social​ ​Studies​ ​6th​

​ ​ ​–​ ​Ancient​ ​Civilizations​ ​-​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​(Approximately​ ​45​ ​minutes)

Objective:​ ​Use​ ​historical​ ​thinking​ ​skills:​ ​contextualizing,​ ​close​ ​reading,​ ​and

corroborating​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​historical​ ​questions.​ ​Cite​ ​textual​ ​evidence​ ​to​ ​support​ ​analysis​ ​of
the​ ​text.

DOL:​ ​ ​Answer​ ​Text​ ​Dependent​ ​Questions

1.​ ​Do​ ​Now​​ ​–​ ​Copy​ ​Notes​ ​from​ ​PowerPoint​ ​(7​ ​minutes)

● Definitions​:​ ​inscribe​​ ​-​ ​to​ ​write​ ​or​ ​impress​ ​words​ ​or​ ​symbols​ ​upon​ s ​ omething;
penalty​​ ​-​ ​a​ ​punishment​ ​inflicted​ ​or​ ​incurred​ ​for​ ​breaking​ ​a​ ​law​ ​or​ ​rule​ ​or​ ​for
 violating​ ​an​ ​agreement;​ ​impose​​ ​-​ ​force​ ​(something​ ​unwelcome​ ​or​ ​unfamiliar)​ ​to
be​ ​accepted​ ​or​ ​put​ ​in​ ​place;​ ​society​​ ​-​ ​a​ ​large​ ​group​ ​of​ ​people​ ​living​ ​together​ ​in​ ​an
ordered​ ​community;​ ​chaos​​ ​-​ ​complete​ ​disorder​ ​and​ ​confusion;​ ​nobleman​-​ ​a​ ​man
who​ ​belongs​ ​to​ ​the​ ​class​ ​of​ ​people​ ​with​ ​high​ ​social​ ​or​ ​political​ ​status;

● Check​ ​Homework

2.​​ ​Introduction​​ ​(5​ ​minutes)​ ​(I​ ​do)

● Ask,​ ​“What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​main​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​the​ ​text​ ​we​ ​read​ ​yesterday?”
● Review​ ​Close​ ​Readers​ ​anchor​ ​chart​ ​-​ ​Tailoring:​ ​Bi-Lingual​ ​PPT
3.​​ ​Small​ ​Group​ ​Work​​ ​(18​ ​minutes)​ ​(We​ ​do)​​ ​*I​ ​will​ ​circulate​ ​and​ ​clarify​ ​understanding*
Tailoring:​ ​Match​ ​ELL​ ​with​ ​English​ ​speaking​ ​students​ ​who​ ​speak​ ​their​ ​home​ ​language.

● Choose​ ​3​ ​-5​ ​students​ ​to​ ​re-read​ ​text​ ​aloud​ ​to​ ​class.
● In​ ​pairs/groups​ ​of​ ​3:​ ​Answer​ ​multiple​ ​choice​ ​questions​ ​1-7​ ​*Instruct​ ​students​ ​to​ ​mark
the​ ​text​ ​with​ ​the​ ​question​ ​number​ ​to​ ​show​ ​where​ ​they​ ​found​ ​the​ ​text​ ​evidence​ ​for​ ​their​ ​answers*
● Whole​ ​class​ ​review
4.​​ ​Independent​ ​ ​Work​​ ​(10​ ​minutes)​ ​(You​ ​do)
● Choose​ ​3​ ​vocabulary​ ​words​ ​and​ ​write​ ​a​ ​sentence​ ​for​ ​each​ ​one​ ​in​ ​your​ ​notebook.
● Whole​ ​class​ ​share
5.​​ ​Homework​​ ​(You​ ​do)
● Study​ ​vocabulary​ ​words

Materials​ ​needed:
1.​ ​Student​ ​notebooks​ ​2.​ ​Article​ ​3.​ ​Highlighters,​ ​pens,​ ​pencils​ ​4.​ ​Smartboard​ ​with​ ​PowerPoint

Day​ ​Three

Social​ ​Studies​ ​6th​

​ ​ ​–​ ​Ancient​ ​Civilizations​ ​-​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​(Approximately​ ​45​ ​minutes)

Objective:​ ​Use​ ​historical​ ​thinking​ ​skills:​ ​contextualizing,​ ​close​ ​reading,​ ​and

corroborating​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​historical​ ​questions.​ ​Make​ ​an​ ​inference​ ​using​ ​text​ ​evidence.

DOL:​ ​ ​Use​ ​the​ ​RACE​ ​writing​ ​strategy​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​an​ ​open-ended​ ​question

1.​ ​Do​ ​Now​​ ​–​ ​(6​ ​minutes)

● Writing​ ​Prompt​ ​in​ ​your​ ​notebook:​ ​What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​most​ ​interesting​ ​thing​ ​you​ ​have
learned​ ​about​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​so​ ​far?​ ​Why​ ​did​ ​you​ ​find​ ​it​ ​interesting?​ ​Use​ ​3​ ​-​ ​5
complete​ ​sentences.
2.​​ ​Introduction​​ ​(7​ ​minutes)​ ​(I​ ​do)
 ● Inform​ ​students​ ​that​ ​they​ ​will​ ​need​ ​to​ ​make​ ​an​ ​inference​ ​and​ ​use​ ​the​ ​RACE​ ​writing
strategy​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​question​ ​#10.
● Review​ ​RACE​​ ​ ​writing​ ​strategy​ ​with​ ​class
● Review​ ​Making​ ​an​ ​Inference​ ​chart​​ ​-​ ​Tailoring:​ ​Bi-Lingual​ ​PPT
3.​​ ​Small​ ​Group​ ​Work​​ ​(7​ ​minutes)​ ​(We​ ​do)​​ ​*I​ ​will​ ​circulate​ ​and​ ​clarify​ ​understanding*
Tailoring:​ ​Match​ ​ELL​ ​with​ ​English​ ​speaking​ ​students​ ​who​ ​speak​ ​their​ ​home​ ​language.

● In​ ​pairs/groups​ ​of​ ​3:​ ​Answer​ ​open-ended​ ​questions​ ​8​ ​&​ ​9​ ​*Instruct​ ​students​ ​to​ ​mark
the​ ​text​ ​with​ ​the​ ​question​ ​number​ ​to​ ​show​ ​where​ ​they​ ​found​ ​the​ ​text​ ​evidence​ ​for​ ​their​ ​answers*
4.​​ ​Independent​ ​ ​Work​​ ​(20​ ​minutes)​ ​(You​ ​do)​ ​*Circulate​ ​to​ ​CFU*
● Answer​ ​#10​ ​using​ ​RACE:​ ​Why​ ​is​ ​it​ ​important​ ​for​ ​laws​ ​to​ ​be​ ​written​ ​down?​ ​Support
your​ ​answer​ ​with​ ​evidence​ ​from​ ​the​ ​text.
Tailoring:​ ​RACE​ ​sentence​ ​starters​ ​for​ ​ELL​ ​students​ ​and​ ​struggling​ ​writers

● Whole​ ​Class​ ​Review

5.​​ ​Homework​​ ​(You​ ​do)
● Study​ ​vocabulary​ ​words
Materials​ ​needed:
1.​ ​Student​ ​notebooks​ ​2.​ ​Article​ ​3.​ ​Highlighters,​ ​pens,​ ​pencils​ ​4.​ ​Smartboard​ ​with​ ​PowerPoint​ ​5.​ ​Sentence
starters​ ​for​ ​slips​ ​for​ ​struggling​ ​readers/writers

Day​ ​Four

Social​ ​Studies​ ​6th​

​ ​ ​–​ ​Ancient​ ​Civilizations​ ​-​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​(Approximately​ ​45​ ​minutes)

Objective:​ ​Evaluate​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of​ ​the​ ​major​ ​achievements​ o ​ f​ ​ancient​ ​river​ v ​ alley
civilizations​ ​over​ ​time.​ ​Determine​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​of​ ​words​ ​as​ ​they​ a​ re​ ​used​ ​in​ ​the​ ​text.

DOL:​ ​ ​Write​ ​a​ ​story​ ​about​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​using​ ​vocabulary​ ​words.

1.​ ​Do​ ​Now​​ ​–​ ​(15​ ​minutes)

● Inform​ ​students​ ​that​ ​in​ ​this​ ​lesson​ ​they​ ​will​ ​be​ ​writing​ ​a​ ​story​ ​about​ ​Mesopotamia
using​ ​their​ ​vocabulary​ ​words.​ ​Instruct​ ​students​ ​to​ ​use​ ​the​ ​video​ ​to​ ​get​ ​ideas​ ​for
their​ ​stories.
● Show​ ​video​ ​about​ ​Mesopotamia:​ ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki8S5I83Ccc
–​ M
​ esopotamia​ ​From​ ​Nomads​ ​to​ ​Farmers​ ​(13:58)
● Tailoring:​ ​1.​ ​Videos​ ​support​ ​visual​ ​learners​ ​2.​ ​ ​Captions​ ​in​ ​Spanish​ ​for​ ​ELL​ ​students​ ​-​ ​On
Youtube​ ​video​ ​go​ ​to:​ ​Settings​ ​→​ ​ ​Subtitles​ ​→​ ​English​ ​→​ ​ ​Subtitles​ ​→​ ​Auto-translate​ ​→​ ​Select
Language
2.​​ ​Introduction​​ ​(5​ ​minutes)​ ​(I​ ​do)
● Turn​ ​&​ ​Talk:​ ​How​ ​do​ ​the​ ​achievements​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Mesopotamians​ ​connect​ ​to​ ​us​ ​today?
● Model​ ​writing​ ​a​ ​brief​ ​narrative​ ​(5​ ​sentences)​ ​using​ ​5​ ​specific​ ​words.
● Instruct​ ​students​ ​to​ ​review​ ​vocabulary​ ​word​ ​definitions​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​they​ ​are
used​ ​correctly​ ​in​ ​the​ ​narrative.
3.​​ ​Independent​ ​ ​Work​​ ​(20​ ​minutes)​ ​(You​ ​do)​ ​*Circulate​ ​to​ ​CFU*
● Write​ ​a​ ​narrative​ ​using​ ​all​ ​5​ ​vocabulary​ ​words.​ ​(15​ ​mins.)
Tailoring:​ ​ELL​ ​students​ ​and​ ​struggling​ ​writers​ ​can​ ​use​ ​only​ ​3​ ​of​ ​the​ ​5​ ​words.
● Whole​ ​Class​ ​Review​ ​(5​ ​mins.)
4.​​ ​Homework​​ ​(You​ ​do)
● Study​ ​vocabulary​ ​words
Materials​ ​needed:
1.​ ​Student​ ​notebooks​ ​2.​ ​Article​ ​3.​ ​Highlighters,​ ​pens,​ ​pencils​ ​4.​ ​Smartboard​ ​with​ ​PowerPoint​ ​5.​ ​Sentence
starters​ ​for​ ​slips​ ​for​ ​struggling​ ​readers/writers

Day​ ​Five

Social​ ​Studies​ ​6th​

​ ​ ​–​ ​Ancient​ ​Civilizations​ ​-​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​(Approximately​ ​45​ ​minutes)

Objective:​ ​Compare​ ​and​ ​contrast​ ​physical​ ​maps​ ​of​ ​early​ ​river​ ​valley​ ​civilizations​ ​and
their​ ​modern​ ​counterparts.​ ​Determine​ ​the​ ​difference​ ​between​ ​primary​ ​and​ ​secondary
sources.

DOL:​ ​ ​Completed​ ​primary​ ​sources​ ​worksheet

http://www.commoncoresheets.com/Sources.php

1.​ ​Do​ ​Now​​ ​–​ ​(10​ ​minutes)

● Vocabulary​ Q ​ uiz
2.​​ ​Introduction​​ ​(2​ ​minutes)​ ​(I​ ​do)
● Ask​ ​students,​ ​“Can​ ​anyone​ ​share​ ​with​ ​me​ ​what​ ​they’ve​ ​learned​ ​about
Mesopotamia​ ​thus​ ​far?”
3.​​ ​Small​ ​Group​ ​Work​​ ​(18​ ​minutes)​ ​(We​ ​do)​​ ​*I​ ​will​ ​circulate​ ​and​ ​clarify​ ​understanding*
Tailoring:​ ​Match​ ​ELL​ ​with​ ​English​ ​speaking​ ​students​ ​who​ ​speak​ ​their​ ​home​ ​language.

● Turn​ ​&​ ​Talk:​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​still​ ​exists​ ​today?​ ​*circulate​ ​to​ ​listen​ ​to​ ​responses,
then​ ​whole​ ​class​ ​share*
 ● Explain​ ​that​ ​Iraq​ ​is​ ​the​ ​modern​ ​day​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​and​ ​display​ ​maps​ ​of​ ​both​ ​on
Smartboard.
● In​ ​pairs/groups​ ​of​ ​3:​ ​Write​ ​two​ ​similarities​ ​and​ ​two​ ​differences​ ​between​ ​the​ ​maps
of​ ​ancient​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​and​ ​the​ ​modern​ ​day​ ​map​ ​of​ ​Iraq.​ ​(modification​ ​-​ ​ ​one​ ​each​ ​for
some​ ​students)​ ​-​ ​Whole​ ​class​ ​share
● Say,​ ​“These​ ​are​ ​maps​ ​that​ ​I​ ​got​ ​from​ ​the​ ​internet.​ ​If​ ​we​ ​had​ ​an​ ​actual​ ​map​ ​that
was​ ​made​ ​in​ ​ancient​ ​Mesopotamia,​ ​that​ ​would​ ​be​ ​considered​ ​a​ ​primary​ ​source.”
● Explain​ ​primary​ ​source​ ​to​ ​students​ ​and​ ​have​ ​them​ ​write​ ​the​ ​definition​ ​in​ ​their
notebook.​ ​(I​ ​do)
● Pass​ ​out​ ​primary​ ​sources​ ​worksheet​ ​and​ ​model​ ​answering​ ​questions​ ​#​ ​1-5.
4.​​ ​Independent​ ​ ​Work​​ ​(10​ ​minutes)​ ​(You​ ​do)​ ​*Circulate​ ​to​ ​CFU*
● Primary​ ​Sources​ ​worksheet-one:​ ​Complete​ ​#6​ ​-15
● Whole​ ​Class​ ​Review
5.​​ ​Homework​​ ​(You​ ​do)
● Primary​ ​Sources​ ​worksheet-two
Materials​ ​needed:
1. Quiz​ ​2.​ ​Student​ ​notebooks​ ​2.​ ​Smartboard/PowerPoint​ ​with​ ​maps​ ​3.​ ​ ​Primary​ ​Sources​ ​worksheets.