Week One Lessons (2)

WEEK 1 DAY 1

1:
Students in grade seven study the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years A.D. 500 - 1789. After reviewing the ancient world and the ways in which archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the history and geography of great civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern times.

2:

They examine the growing economic interaction among civilizations as well as the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities. They learn about the resulting growth of Enlightenment philosophy and the new examination of the concepts of reason and authority, the natural rights of human beings and the divine right of kings, experimentalism in science, and the dogma of belief. Finally, students assess the political forces let loose by the Enlightenment, particularly the rise of democratic ideas, and they learn about the continuing influence of these ideas in the world today.

3:Students connect these themes with their everyday lives….rules, laws order, conquest…etc…films….connect students to the classroom, its rules, environment, etc…

New Seating (Logistics)
Welcome
Intro to course
Goals and Objectives

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Week 1 Day 2 (Friday the 27th of July)

Chapter 1 Section 1 Page 6

Introduction
Q/W Daily Bell Ringer Section 1
Searching for the Tomb (read aloud and have students respond)
Allow 5-10 minutes for writing and 5 min for response, sharing, comparisons
Clues from the past (Use the digital book for the entire class to follow along)
*Call on students and check for understanding while reading
An introduction to the book and how units, chapters and sections are organized.
A Practice on finding / identifying key terms…redefining them in students’ vernacular
Building a bridge with vocabulary to frame the chapter
Jig-Saw Sections of the section with table groups
Students must find the 3 most significant aspects of their sections and document them on a piece of paper with all of their names on them….these will be collected by the teacher and read aloud at the end of class
A Summary and review of what we have learned, why it is important to comprehend this material and how it is relevant to their world today.


If there is time introduce this to the fall of the Roman Empire
7.1.2 Discuss the geographic borders of the empire at its height and the factors that threatened its territorial cohesion.

Consequences
H/W