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Stage 1: Lxam|ne and Unpack Standards
1hese unpacked standards are !"#!$%!& |n every Durham ub||c Schoo|s c|assroom.
UNI1 S1ANDAkDS
Soc|a| Stud|es
6.C.1.1 - Lxplaln how Lhe physlcal feaLures and
human characLerlsLlcs of a place lnfluenced Lhe
developmenL of clvlllzaLlons, socleLles and
reglons.
6.L.1.1 - Lxplaln how confllcL, compromlse, and
negoLlaLlon over Lhe avallablllLy of resources
(naLural, human and caplLal) lmpacLed Lhe
economlc developmenL of varlous clvlllzaLlons,
socleLles and reglons.
6.C&C.1.2 - Summarlze Lhe ldeas LhaL shaped
pollLlcal LhoughL ln varlous clvlllzaLlons,
socleLles and reglons.
6.C&C.1.4 - Compare Lhe role (e.g. malnLaln
order and enforce socleLal values and bellefs)
and evoluLlon of laws and legal sysLems.

Common Core]L|teracy
8P.6-8.1 - ClLe speclflc LexLual evldence Lo
supporL analysls of prlmary and secondary
sources.
8P.6-8.4 - ueLermlne Lhe meanlng of words and
phrases as Lhey are used ln a LexL, lncludlng
vocabulary speclflc Lo domalns relaLed Lo
hlsLory/soclal sLudles.
WPS1.6-8.1.8 - SupporL clalm(s) wlLh loglcal
reasonlng and relevanL, accuraLe daLa and
evldence LhaL demonsLraLe an undersLandlng of
Lhe Loplc or LexL, uslng credlble sources.
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UNDLkS1ANDINGS
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1. hyslcal feaLures and human characLerlsLlcs may
lnfluence Lhe emergence, expanslon and decllne of
clvlllzaLlons.
2. ConfllcL over Lhe avallablllLy of naLural and human
resources may lmpacL economlc developmenL.
3. ollLlcal LhoughL ls ofLen lnfluenced by culLural and
economlc facLors.
4. 1he role of law and legal sysLems wlLhln a socleLy
evolves ln response Lo pollLlcal, economlc and
soclal facLors.
LSSLN1IAL ULS1ICNS

1. Pow dld geography lnfluence Lhe developmenL
of anclenL clvlllzaLlons?
2. Pow dld confllcLs over resources lead Lo Lhe
expanslon and decllne of clvlllzaLlons ln Lhe
anclenL world?
3. Pow are pollLlcal ldeas lnfluenced by culLural
and economlc facLors?
4. Pow do laws and legal sysLems reflecL Lhe
pollLlcal, economlc, and soclal values of a
socleLy?
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1. hyslcal feaLures and human characLerlsLlcs of
anclenL clvlllzaLlons.
2. 1he varlous Lypes of resources (naLural, human
and caplLal) ln a clvlllzaLlon, socleLy, or reglon.
3. 1he orlglns of pollLlcal LhoughL ln varlous
clvlllzaLlons, socleLles and reglons.
4. SLrucLures and funcLlons of legal sysLems ln
varlous clvlllzaLlons, socleLles and reglons.
SkILLS
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1. Compare lnformaLlon on anclenL clvlllzaLlons.
2. Lxplaln how geography lmpacLed clvlllzaLlons.
3. uescrlbe Lhe naLure of confllcL ln Lhe anclenL
world.
4. Lxplaln how pollLlcal ldeas and laws were
lnfluenced by culLural and economlc facLors.
3. ClLe LexLual evldence Lo supporL analysls of
prlmary sources.
6. ueLermlne Lhe meanlng of words and phrases ln
a prlmary source.
7. SupporL clalms wlLh loglcal reasonlng and
relevanL daLa LhaL demonsLraLe an
undersLandlng of Lhe Loplc.




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key Vocabu|ary
1|er 3 Vocabu|ary Words
lerLlle CrescenL, clLy-sLaLe, nebuchadnezzar, 1lgrls/LuphraLes 8lvers, cunelform, Sumer, Pammurabl's Code, nlle 8lver/uelLa, pharaoh, lndus 8lver, Aryans,
Parrapa, Mohen[o uaro, casLe sysLem, SanskrlL, Zhou uynasLy, CreaL Wall of Chlna, Puang Pe, MandaLe of Peaven, Shang uynasLy, hleroglyphlcs
1|er 2 Vocabu|ary Words
lrrlgaLlon, dynasLy, auLhorlLy, dlsLrlbuLlon
Stage 2: Ca||brate k|gor and Des|gn Assessment
Lva|uat|ve Cr|ter|a for Assessment D|str|ct rov|ded Assessment 1asks
Cb[ect|ve Mu|t|p|e Cho|ce


Common Iormat|ve Assessments


kACLk kubr|c erformance 1ask
SLudenLs should creaLe a presenLaLlon LhaL deplcLs someone performlng an occupaLlon LhaL exlsLed ln
mulLlple rlver valley clvlllzaLlons. SLudenLs may work lndlvldually or ln groups Lo research an occupaLlon from
Lhe Llme perlod (l.e. flshlng) and presenL lnformaLlon on how lL was lmporLanL Lo anclenL socleLles. 1he 8ACL8
rubrlc may be uLlllzed Lo evaluaLe Lhe lnformaLlon LhaL ls lncluded.
Cther Lv|dence - Lmbedded Stage 3 Learn|ng Lvents
1eacher des|gned
1eacher des|gned
DS 6-8 kACLk & ACLS + C kubr|c
LC des|gned
MlnuLe by MlnuLe AssessmenLs
Speech, uebaLe or SocraLlc Semlnar
1exL-uependenL ConsLrucLed 8esponse CuesLlons
LC-CreaLed 1exL or ConcepL Speclflc Common lormaLlve AssessmenLs
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Stage 3: |an and De||ver Instruct|on
1h|s |nstruct|ona| pac|ng and sequenc|ng represents one best pract|ce opt|on.
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kesources for Un|t Concepts:

1eachers Lo WaLch:

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1 3 1he 8lse of ClvlllzaLlon ln MesopoLamla/lerLlle CrescenL 6.C.1.1,
6.C&C.1.4,
6.L.1.1

2 3 AnclenL LgypL 6.C.1.1,
6.C&C.1.2,
6.L.1.1

3 3 lndus and Chlnese 8lver valley ClvlllzaLlons 6.C.1.1,
6.L.1.1

4 3 8lver valley ClvlllzaLlons conLlnued, revlew and
assessmenL
All CompleLe erformance 1ask llsLed above