The document provides a lesson plan template for teaching about early Mesopotamian civilization. The plan outlines learning objectives, assessments, and activities which involve students reading about key areas and identifying them on maps to help them understand the emergence and characteristics of early societies in Mesopotamia.
The document provides a lesson plan template for teaching about early Mesopotamian civilization. The plan outlines learning objectives, assessments, and activities which involve students reading about key areas and identifying them on maps to help them understand the emergence and characteristics of early societies in Mesopotamia.
The document provides a lesson plan template for teaching about early Mesopotamian civilization. The plan outlines learning objectives, assessments, and activities which involve students reading about key areas and identifying them on maps to help them understand the emergence and characteristics of early societies in Mesopotamia.
The document provides a lesson plan template for teaching about early Mesopotamian civilization. The plan outlines learning objectives, assessments, and activities which involve students reading about key areas and identifying them on maps to help them understand the emergence and characteristics of early societies in Mesopotamia.
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School of the Nations
Lesson Plan Template
Title of Lesson Early Mesopotamia. Grade Level Form 10
Week One: Two Periods Subject HISTORY Time Frame Date:
Teacher (s) A. Kartick
Date Developed 06/01/2023 Date Modified
Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results
Established Goals (Transfer of Knowledge)
Students will be able to independently use their learning to:
Discover the emergence of villages and cities.
Discuss the way of life of the early societies. Examine the early Mesopotamian society.
Learning Outcomes (Established Goals)
What relevant goals will this unit address? (Must come from curriculum – Ministry of Education, IGCSE, AS/AL)
Identify and named events or activities practiced by the people of early societies. Discuss the emergence of Mesopotamia. School of the Nations Lesson Plan Template
What understandings about the big ideas are desired? (What you want What provocative questions will foster inquiry into the content? (Open- students to understand & be able to use several years from now? ended questions that stimulate thought and inquiry linked to the content of the enduring understanding) Students will understand that... What is Civilization? Who were the Sumerians? Contemporary civilizations share the same characteristics typical of List the five characteristics of a civilization. ancient civilizations.
Knowledge (Acquisition) Skills (Acquisition)
What knowledge will student acquire as a result of this unit? This content What skills will students acquire as a result of this unit? List the skills knowledge may come from the indicators, or might also address pre-requisite and/or behaviours that students will be able to exhibit as a result of their knowledge that students will need for this unit. work in this unit.
Students will know... Students will be able to…
identify and describe the importance of the key characteristics of the key characteristics of civilizations and determine why civilizations. they are important.
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate the desired understandings, knowledge, and skills? Typically, the P.T. describes a scenario or situation that requires students to apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate their understanding in a real life situation. Describe your performance task scenario below) By what criteria will performances of understanding be judged? School of the Nations Lesson Plan Template Formative and summative assessments used throughout the unit to arrive at the outcomes.
Students will:
Observe presentation and make notes guided by teacher.
Define settlements.
Identify the location of early villages and cities.
None for this Lesson.
Create the rubric/mark scheme for the Performance Task
Other Evidence Student Self-Assessment
Through what other evidence (work samples, observations, quizzes, tests, How will students reflect upon or self-assess their learning? journals or other means) will students demonstrate achievement of the desired results?
- Given homework to research on names of images and familiarizing Peer discussion
names of countries and continents on maps. In class work (feedback on topic) YouTube Videos Pictures Reading textbook
# Lesson Title Lesson Activities Resources
THE ANCIENT WORLD: Introduction: The Near East History Textbooks For bellwork instructs students to list what is necessary in order for a society to be Page 82 – 83. classified as a “civilization”. School of the Nations Lesson Plan Template Activity
Students will read page 28 of the textbook and note key points. Maps
The students will examine a ancient map of the world on page 29 – 30 of their text. Teacher will guide students on noting key areas on the map.
Students will then identify Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Next, they will identify Sumer, Blank Maps Babylon and Assyria.
The students will then examine a modern world map and identify Iran, Iraq and Turkey.
Teacher will distribute blank maps to the students.
Students will complete a blank map by inserting given areas.
Conclusion
Students will do a pair share on what they learnt today and then some groups will share their responses. School of the Nations Lesson Plan Template THE ANCIENT Introduction WORLD: The Near East History Compilation Text Book Page 32
Development
Teacher will give short notes on ancient Mesopotamia to students and let them copy.
Teacher will explain and discuss the information given.
Students will ask questions for clarification.
Conclusion Students will create a thought shape on what they learnt.
Assess and Reflect (Stage 4)
Considerations Comments Required Areas of Study: School of the Nations Lesson Plan Template What went well in this lesson/unit? Why Audio / Video explanations. What challenges did I/we experience in this lesson/unit? Why? What would we/I do differently?
Adaptive Dimension: For struggling students:
Have I made purposeful adjustments to the curriculum content More map work activities. (not outcomes), instructional practices, and/or the learning environment to meet the learning needs and diversities of all my students? What went well? Why? For students who need a challenge: What challenges did I/we experience? Nil What would we/I do differently?
Instructional Approaches: Did I use a variety of teacher directed and student centered Lesson was presented clearly and students were involved fully in discussion and activities. instructional approaches? Some students still need to work on basic recall of facts. Were students involved in the lessons? How? . Were the lessons presented clearly? What would we/I do differently? Resource Based Learning: Do the students have access to various resources on an ongoing basis? History compilation texts What additional resources could we/I make available to students? Other notes of reflection 85% of class understood all concepts taught.
