ANCIENT EGYPT 6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES With ELL ADAPTATIONS

1. ANCIENT EGYPT 6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES  With ELL ADAPTATIONS

2. Goals and Objectives How the geography of the Nile River Valley helped ancient Egyptians? Recognize the power of Egypt’s Pharaohs Recognize that art, technology and a writing system created artifacts, written history, and monumental history. Explore the online learning environment (Web Quest). Students will organize and present their research finding to the class.

3. ANALYZE LEARNERS sixth grade social studies class includes ELL students who have just entered the class within the last month several who have been in the school for two or more years

4. Advanced students are very close to grade level use the grade level objectives. nearly fluent in English speaking, reading, and writing can analyze, create, defend, debate, evaluate, justify, support, and explain.

5. Beginning ELL students Select objectives little or no proficiency in English Work in pairs with an English speaker Or with an advanced ELL Point, match, draw, select, choose, act out Name, label, group, list, categorize, tell

6. Intermediate students can understand and speak English in simple sentences define, describe, recall, restate, compare/contrast, and summarize orally and in writing. still reading below grade level.

7. TN Social Studies Standards: MAPS & GRAPHS 6.1 spi.6 Recognize reasons that cultural groups develop or settle in specific physical environments 6.2.spi.4. Recognize the importance of economic systems in the development of early civilizations around rivers (i.e. Nile) 6.3.tpi.3. Determine how the environment affected the development of a community. 6.3. spi.2. Identify basic geographic forms (i.e., rivers, deserts) 6.3.spi 4. Identify geographic reasons for the location of population centers prior to 1500 (i.e. coastal plains, deserts, mountains, river valleys). 6.3.spi.3. Identify the location of early civilizations on a map (i.e. Egyptian). 6.3.tpi.7. Create maps of early civilizations.

8. ELL BEGINNERS CAN Draw and label vocabulary poster: river, desert, mountain, river valley and other terms. Locate and touch on map significant features when given verbal cues: rivers, seas, desert, pyramids, etc. Copy label cards and place in proper position on blank map. Create maps of early civilizations

9. ELL Intermediates can… Create picture dictionary with simple sentences describing and using the terms. Recall important place names, locate on map and use in a simple sentence, written or oral. Create maps of early civilizations

10. TN Social Studies Standards: DATES & TIMELINES 6.5.spi.6. Recognize the designations for time dating (i.e., BCE, AD, centuries, prehistoric, historic) 6.5. spi.7. Recognize major historical time periods (i.e., early civilizations) 6.5.tpi.3. Study examples of primary and secondary sources about the same event. 6.5.tpi.4. Create a timeline with various images depicting historical events

11. ELL BEGINNERS CAN Select point on timeline given a verbal cue Given a label, place it at the appropriate point on a timeline Study, label, and draw primary sources such as art and artifact. Help illustrate a class timeline.

12. ELL Intermediates can… Explain time designations using simple sentences Correctly label the timeline and write a short explanation Describe art, artifacts, and text excerpts Compare sources using simple sentences Create a timeline with selective entries.

13. TN Social Studies Standards: TECHNOLOGY & WRITING 6.5.spi.5. Identify major technological advances (i.e., tools, irrigation, river dikes, development of farming, written language) 6.1.tpi.10. Construct examples of appropriate items from various cultures (e.g. pyramids) 6.3.tpi.2. Research various methods of farming exhibited by various communities. 6.1.spi.7. Identify how early writing forms in…Egypt…influenced life (legal, religious, and culture) 6.5.spi.4. Recognize the forms of early world writing (hieroglyphics) 6.1.tpi.3. Write and decipher messages using various alphabets. 6.1.tpi.4. Conduct an archaeological dig using replicated items from appropriate civilizations. 6.5.tpi.3. Make a facsimile Rosetta stone (e.g., compare English, a student created language, and cuneiform or hieroglyphics). 6.5.spi.3. Identify types of artifacts by pictorial representation

14. ELL BEGINNERS CAN Identify photo of selected technology or artifact given a verbal cue Follow diagram to construct appropriate items. Draw Egyptian style murals that illustrate farm life in Egypt Identify written forms by pointing if necessary. Use hieroglyphic alphabet to write vocabulary words for unit. Write English translation below. Illustrate. Post on word wall. Participate in dig and making Rosetta stone

15. ELL Intermediates can… Create picture dictionary of artifacts and technology with simple sentences Follow diagram to construct appropriate items. Describe hieroglyphics using correct terms in short sentences Write short messages in hieroglyphics Participate in dig and making Rosetta stone

16. TN Social Studies Standards: HEROES & MYTHS 6.5.spi.17. Recognize significant mythologies of the …Egyptians. 6.1.tpi.12. Analyze the power of myth and heroes throughout historical times by reading a community’s literature. 6.4.tpi.8. Write a series of short fictional biographies of individuals living at various levels of society 6.6.tpi.2 Present information on the significance of individuals from world history (e.g. costuming, written report, oral report, diorama). 6.6.spi.2. Recognize the impact of individuals on world history (Ramses II) 6.4.spi.1 Recognize types of government (i.e. theocracy)

17. ELL BEGINNERS CAN Illustrate the myths with Egyptian style art Draw background for drama or mural Make costumes Assist with role play Draw and label major persons in Egyptian history

18. ELL Intermediates can Role play myth in student written drama. Help write drama Make comparison chart theocracy and democracy

19. TN Social Studies Standards:Culminating Objectives 6.5.spi.11 Identify characteristics including economy, social relations, religion, and political authority of various societies (Egyptian) 6.5.spi.12. Recognize the possible causes of change in civilizations (i.e. environmental change, political collapse, new ideas, warfare, overpopulation, unreliable food sources, diseases) 6.1.tpi.2. Make and sample foods from a cultural region. 6.6.tpi.8. Analyze a society in history to compare it to its status today.

20. ELL Beginner & Intermediate students can… Make comparison posters, pictures, and short written paragraphs or sentences for intermediates. Sample food View visuals of modern day Egypt

21. WEB QUEST ON ANCIENT EGYPT http://www.sctboces.org/teachercenter/webquests/Gina/egypt.htm Requires learner performance: produce book Evaluation of project

22. Other resources SELECT MEDIA AND MATERIALS http://21cif.imsa.edu/resources/lessondb/LP/LessonPlan.2005-06-02.0904 http://www.sctboces.org/teachercenter/webquests/Gina/egypt.htm http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/ncampbell/wquest/index.htm http://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/webquest/egypt.htm http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/webweavers/kathyp/egypt.htm http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/J03OW/debealdama/webquest.html