Unit Two: Organizations and Reorganizations of Human Society.
In Unit Two we will study the rise of empires in early human history and their affects on the human population.
9/6: We will learn how to utilize high-level thinking questions to demonstrate understanding of historical events.
Activity 1- Questions posters C. 3
9/7-9/14: We will understand the important historical contributions of the classical civilizations in Greece, Persia, Rome, Han China, and India. We will write for a specific audience and purpose.
Videos: Crash Course Persians and Greeks
Buddha and Ashoka
2000 Years of Chinese History
Alexander the Great
Activity 1- Chapter 3 lecture notes
Activity 2- Go over compare and contrast essay rubric and discuss as a class.
Activity 3- Plan and write CC essay on the following prompt: Compare and contrast the fall of the Roman and Han Chinese empires.
Activity 4- peer assessment and rewrite of essay
9/18-9/21: We will understand the cultural and religious contributions of the classical empires. We will learn to analyze the point of view and purpose of primary and secondary sources.
videos:
Roman Empire or Republic
Activity 1- Chapter 4 reading quiz (9/19)
Activity 2- Chapter 4 question posters (9/18)
Activity 3- Chapter 4 lecture notes (9/19-20)
Activity 4-SOAPStone analysis of Plato's Apology
9/25-10/2: We will understand how classical civilizations both demonstrated and perpetuated social inequality.
Activity 1-CC essay
Activity 2-Ch. 5 reading quiz
Activity 3-C. 5 lecture notes
Activity 4-analysis of visual sources as primary sources
10/3-10/12: We will understand how Africa and America differed from the empires of Eurasia.
Activity 1- C. 6 reading quiz
Activity 2- C. 6 question poster
Activity 3- c. 6 lecture notes
Activity 4- pg. 298 1-5 (document analysis)
Activity 4- Unit 2 Exam