Transcript World History ppt. - Kyrene School District

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6
grade
social studies
WORLD HISTORY
That just sounds so much cooler!!!!
• Curriculum
• What to expect in this class
Curriculum
overview
• GEOGRAPHY
• ARCHAEOLOGY/EARLY
HUMANS
• ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
• ANCIENT EGYPT
• ANCIENT INDIA
"History is for human self• ANCIENT CHINA
knowledge ... the only clue to what
• ANCIENT GREECE
man can do is what man has done.
• ANCIENT ROME
The value of history, then, is that it
• ANCIENT AMERICAS
teaches us what man has done
• THE MIDDLE AGES
and thus what man is."
• THE RENAISSANCE
R. G. Collingwood
What to expect in this class
PROJECTS
The students will be involved in a variety of individual and group projects throughout the year that will require
the use of a variety of research tools.
ASSESSMENTS
Throughout the year students will have assessments (tests/quizzes). These assessments are common throughout
sixth grade and are created by the collaboration of the sixth grade teachers.
LEARNING USING A VARIETY OF MATERIALS
Textbooks, library books, computer/internet research, maps, video clips, personal knowledge.
HOMEWORK
Yes, there will be homework. Homework will depend on what is accomplished in class, as certain assignments
may need to be finished at home. Along with that, you will have projects that will need to be finished at home as
well.
GRADING POLICY
80% Assessments 20% Classwork/Homework
SUPPLIES
Please have a One (1) Subject Spiral or Composition Notebook and a box of color pencils.
INFORMATION FOR TEAM 6C
• All students have World History 7th period.
• Students will rotate between 3 different teachers
• Mrs. Pinkwasser
• Mrs. Allison
• Ms. Harris
Effective Teaching Strategies
• Flexible grouping
• Differentiation
• Continuous Progress Monitoring
• Intellectual peer interaction-group projects
• Effective questioning strategies for deeper learning
• Varied complexity of tasks
CONTINUUM OF COMPLEXITY
Harder tasks fatigue the brain, more complex tasks engage
the brain.
WAYS TASKS MAY BE ADJUSTED FOR COMPLEXITY:
Degree of assistance and support
Complexity of process
Complexity of product
Rate of instructional pacing
Concrete to more abstract
Quantity of resources
Degree of structure
Complexity of thinking skills
Background knowledge
WHAT DOES ALL THIS EVEN MEAN???
During the school year, the students in 7th period World History will be given opportunities to highlight their
learning in a variety of ways, using a variety of tools and resources of their choosing. The goal isn’t to make
assignments harder, rather, the goal is to encourage students to push to higher levels of understanding.