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syllabus expectations website etc ||  || Long Block: ice breakers introductions syllabus expectations website
 * || DATE ||  || Schedule || Day/Topic || Blue(1) ||   || Yellow (4) ||
 * || 8/28 ||  || 123645 || zero || introductions

After Lunch: identity map || Monday ||  || 34561 ||   || debrief readings and demo lesson ||   || debrief and map little boxes and ethnocentrism || Tuesday ||  || 23456 ||   || no class ||   || How do Civs develop and advance? GREATS - through circle of survival ||
 * || 8/29 ||  || 612534 || day one || expectations etc ||   || Freehand Map ||
 * || 9/3 ||  || 56123 || day two || free hand map and Analyze ||   || no class ||
 * || 9/4 ||  || 45612 || possible jury duty || Long Block: Ethnocentrism and Identity readings and demo lesson ||   || desk work: jury duty ||
 * || 9/9
 * || 9/10
 * || 9/11 Weds ||  || 12345 ||   || How did Civs Develop and Advance? GREATS -through circle of survival ||   || Economic Model /map LONG  ||
 * || 9/12 Thursday ||  || 61234 ||   || Economic Model - complete - Map ||   || debrief map - begin GGS ||
 * || 9/13 Friday ||  || 56123 ||   || debrief map - GGS ||   || no class ||
 * || 9/15 Mon. ||  || 45612 ||   || watch LONG  ||   || GGS and wrap up ||
 * || 9/16 Tuesday ||  || 34561 ||   || Quiz: Unit One ||   || Quiz: Unit One ||
 * || 9/17 Wednesday ||  || 23456 ||   || NO CLASS ||   || (maybe quiz here if short on time with GGS) ||

Day Zero: EQ: How can I be successful in World History One Day One: Freehand Map  ditch the map next year -- too long for what it delivers -- do something with identity and little boxes instead. actually it is okay -- first day icebreaker is the problem. Essential Question: How does the World look to me? Goal: Create a freehand map of the world from memory Agenda:- Draw a map of the world freehand and from memory. Start with the continents, and from there, fill in nations, states, oceans and seas, geographic features and anything else that comes to mind. This is not a test. You will not be evaluated on what you have done. Do not collaborate with your neighbors. The point of this activity is to represent how you see the world from memory.

Day Two: Map Creations and Discussion Analysis Essential Question: Why do our maps look different? Goals: Define ethnocentrism and understand how it influences the way we understand, evaluate and interact with history and the world around us? Short on time -- blue drew map and debriefed quickly yellow has only drawn the map  next year start right with identity and make that the ice breaker.

Day Three - Jury Duty Little Boxes, Ethnocentrism and Demo Lesson for Period One Little Boxes and Ethnocentrism for Period Four

Day Four 2. Little Boxes and Ethnocentrism Reading
 * Blue (1) and Yellow (4) ||  ||
 * 1. Debrief Demo Lesson (1) or Maps (4)

1. What are the pros and cons of Little Boxes How can it help someone understand you? How can it lead to unfair judgement? - Learn about societies and cultures around the world but important to understand that the world is made up of human beings.

2. Ethnocentrism Reading Share sentence that you chose from the reading and discuss why you chose it.

3. Invisible suitcase - need to remember unpack it.

4. Random Analogy - How is ethnocentrism like an orange?

Period 1 had a good demo lesson so we did not go over the readings. did an apples to apples analogy with them. no time for a summarizer with period 4. ||  || __**Day 5**__ EQ: 1. How do civilizations develop and advance? 2. How does the Economic Model explain the development and advancement of civilization? 1. Discuss activator images -- brainstorm list and from there see if you can melt it down to "GREATS" SIX WORDS STORIES -- WROTE THEM BUT DID NOT USE...  Government - organization and order Religion - creates social cohesion and social order Economy - allows the civilization to obtain food and other goods Art/Arch - allows civilization to provide for their structural needs and to express their values Technology - allows a society to improve and advance (education, tools, writing) Social Structure - organizes society so that all of the necessary jobs get done. 2. How does a civilization get to the point where it would have these things? Where would it start? Economic Model -  go over and then do hashtags for each circle - USE THE SCENARIO OF BEING DROPPED IN THE BLUE HILLS Circle of Survival: I need to find some food **Day 6 - Continue economic model** Introduce cultural diffusion, writing, taxes, etc. talk about what it looks like to be highly advanced (stopped here for period 4.... need to continue...tomorrow.) Circle of Leisure: I have free time to advance Circle of Stratification: Cooperation creates social and economic advancement Circle of Advances: GREATS are Golden and civilization thrives Days 7 and 8 GGS toggle with the smart board and the movie -- then dont have to turn on the lights. Day 10 Test

Day FourEQ: How do civilizations develop and advance?

ITEMS BELOW THIS LINE ARE FROM 2012-2013

3. create personal identity map 4. What did it take to create this?????? GREATS

5. Period One only - because we have lunch block - Economics Model

Day Four (Sept 2012) Essential Questions: 1. How does the Economic Model explain the development and advancement of civilization? Goals: 1. Identify and explain the 4 circles of the economic model 2. Create a "most important thing" and journal entry to demonstrate understanding of economic model (blue and yellow only)

Agenda: 0.popsicle pods / distribute textbooks 1. economic model

2. journal entries (pd 4 - green will do this on Monday) 4.homework: click here to get to homework page: World History One Homework

__** Day Five (Sept 2012) **__ Essential Question: 1. What characteristics of Sumerian Civilization prove that it was advanced? Goals: Read text about Sumerian Civilizations and create GREATS chart with specific evidence of advanced civilization Agenda: o. Hammurabi Code Homework: click here to get to homework page: World History One Homework 1. collect homework 1a: GREEN ONLY: Understanding Check Economic Model 2. silent sustained reading 3. GREATS chart together

__**Day Six (Sept 2012)**__ Essential Questions: What do the laws of a socety tell us about its values? How do the laws of Hammurabi's Code allow them to stay in the circle of adancements? How does Jared Diamond's theory of "geographic luck" explain why some societies are more successful than others.? (green only on Day 6) Goals: Evaluate and discuss Hammurabi's Code to draw conclusion about a civilizations organization and values View Guns Germs and Steel, complete and discuss viewing guide in order to understand the theory of geographic luck. (green only) Agenda: 0. odds and ends 1.(study guide, homework, how to study) 2. Hammurabi's Code discussion 3. Guns, Germs and Steel

__**Day Seven (Sept 2012)**__ Essential Questions: How does Jared Diamond's theory of "geographic luck" explain why some societies are more successful than others.? Goals/ Agenda View Guns Germs and Steel, complete and discuss viewing guide in order to understand the theory of geographic luck. • To watch G,G & S at home click the link below. We watched the first episode: Out of Eden. [|Guns, Germs and Steel] Viewing guide for "Guns, Germs and Steel

This guide is from 2011-2012 and will be updated before we take a test for the 2012-2013 year.

Day Zero:

Day One (Sept. 2012) Essential Question: How does the World look to me? Goal: Create a freehand map of the world from memory Agenda:- Draw a map of the world freehand and from memory. Start with the continents, and from there, fill in nations, states, oceans and seas, geographic features and anything else that comes to mind. This is not a test. You will not be evaluated on what you have done. Do not collaborate with your neighbors. The point of this activity is to see how you see the world from memory.

Day Two: Sept 2012 Essential Question: Why do our maps look different? Goals: Define ethnocentrism and understand how it influences the way we understand, evaluate and interact with history and the world around us? Agenda: o. odds and ends (website, etc.) 1. evaluate maps 2. group discussion of maps 3. ethnocentrism 4. Sterotyping Reading - Begin together, finish for homework 5. summarizer: random analogy: How is ethnocentrism like an orange?

Day Three (Sept 2012) Essential Questions: How does my identity shape my world view? How do civilizations develop and advance? Goals: Create and analyze personal identity map identify and discuss the factors that create and advance civilizations Agenda: O. Arrange desks in pods of 4 - 1 pod of 2. 1. in pairs share sentences from homework that you chose and discuss with your neighbor why you chose that sentence

2. Os Gemeos [|Os Gemeos Subject of Controversy]

3. create personal identity map 4. What did it take to create this?????? GREATS
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 * [[file:stevenssocst/ GREATS model.pdf|Download]]
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5. Period One only - because we have lunch block - Economics Model
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 * [[file:stevenssocst/Economics Model.pdf|Download]]
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Day Four (Sept 2012) Essential Questions: 1. How does the Economic Model explain the development and advancement of civilization? Goals: 1. Identify and explain the 4 circles of the economic model 2. Create a "most important thing" and journal entry to demonstrate understanding of economic model (blue and yellow only)

Agenda: 0.popsicle pods / distribute textbooks 1. economic model


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 * [[file:stevenssocst/Graphic Economics Model.pdf|Download]]
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 * [[file:stevenssocst/Economics Model.pdf|Download]]
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2. journal entries (pd 4 - green will do this on Monday)


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4.homework: click here to get to homework page: World History One Homework