Unit2:Africa

AncientCivilizations

Name:
KellyAquilla,TowsonUniversity
Date:
Sept,17,2015

CLASSDESCRIPTIONS:*IhaveonlyobservedBDModsoncesoIamnotasfamiliarwith
thesestudentsaswithACMods.
2BD:StandardWorldCultures(27students)Studentsinthisclassaregenerallyattentiveand
participatory.Theyarequietandoftenneedhintsorprobestodiscovernewconcepts.They
seemuninterestedincheesyhumororjoking.InthisclassIhaveonestudentwhohasauditory
processingneedsandiseasilydistracted,astudentwhoshutsdownquicklyiffrustratedanda
studentinthefrontwhoishighenergyandoverparticipates.
3BD:InclusiveStandardWorldCultures(27students)Studentsareinteractiveandwillingto
participateinthelesson.Thisclasshasalotofpersonalitytherearemanyconflictingones.I
haveidentifiedonestudentwhoisbossyandpromotesanegativeatmosphere.InthisclassI
have9studentswithIEPsand1studentwitha504.Thereisanaidintheclassroomwho
assistswhoaselectfewoftheIEPstudents.
4BD:GTWorldCultures(27students)Studentsinthisclassrequirestructuredactivities.

Unit:
Africa
Lesson:
AncientCivilizations:Ghana,KushandMali

PriorKnowledge:
StudentswillhavestudiedEgyptasacasestudyonMondayandTuesday
beforebeingintroducedtotheseotherthreemajorAfricanancientcivilizations.

ALIGNMENT:
Standard

Objective

CCRReading
AnchorStandard#1:
Readcloselyto
determinewhatthe
textsaysexplicitly
andtomakelogical
inferencesfromit.

OBJECTIVE:Bythe
endoftodayslesson,
SWBATcompare
andcontrast
characteristicsof
Egyptandother
majorancient
civilizationsin
Africa.

Assessment
ASSESSMENT:
Correctcompletion
ofAnalyzingthe
AncientCulturesof
EarlyAfrican
Kingdoms
Worksheet

Activity
ACTIVITY:
Jigsaw

CCRWritingAnchor
Standard#1:Write
argumentstosupport
claimsinananalysis
ofsubstantivetopics
ortexts,usingvalid
reasoningand
relevantand
sufficientevidence.

OBJECTIVE:Bythe ASSESSMENT:
endoftodayslesson, CompletionofFree
SWBATcompare
Write
andcontrast
characteristicsof
Egyptandother
majorancient
civilizationsinAfrica
tomodern
civilizations.

ACTIVITY:
FreeWrite

Standard6.2.A.1:
Describe
characteristicsthat
historiansuseto
organizepeopleinto
cultures.

OBJECTIVE:Bythe
endoftodayslesson,
SWBATcompare
andcontrast
characteristicsof
Egyptandother
majorancient
civilizationsinAfrica
tomodern
civilizations.

ASSESSMENT:
Correctcompletion
ofAnalyzingthe
AncientCulturesof
EarlyAfrican
Kingdoms
Worksheet

ACTIVITY:
Jigsaw

Standard6.2.A.1.b:
Describeand
compareelementsof
culturesuchasart,
music,religion,
government,social
structure,education,
values,beliefsand
customsfrom
civilizationsinearly
worldhistory.

OBJECTIVE:Bythe
endoftodayslesson,
SWBATcompare
andcontrast
characteristicsof
Egyptandother
majorancient
civilizationsinAfrica
tomodern
civilizations.

ASSESSMENT:
Correctcompletion
ofAnalyzingthe
AncientCulturesof
EarlyAfrican
Kingdoms
WorksheetandFree
Write

ACTIVITY:
JigsawandFree
Write

MATERIALS:
StudentMaterialsRequired:InteractiveNotebook,Scissors,Glue,Pens/Pencils,Group
PacketsforJigsaw,Chart

TechnologyRequired:Projector,PowerPoint

LESSONPROCEDURE:
OpeningActivityDrillandObjective
TimeAllotted:15MINS,includingHousekeeping
Where:InteractiveNotebook

DrillQuestion:
ImaginewearesocialscientistsandpreparinganexhibitfortheSmithsonian
MuseumofNaturalHistory.Ourgoalistogivethevisitorsafeelingasthoughtheywere
travelingbackintimetoancientEgypt.Whatshouldweincludeinourexhibit?

Objective:
Bytheendoftodayslesson,Iwillbeabletocompareandcontrastcharacteristics
ofEgyptandothermajorancientcivilizationsinAfricatomoderncivilizations.

Transition:
HOUSEKEEPING
StudentswillbetoldtocopytheTableofContentsdownand
tocutandgluetheworksheetsgiventothemintotheirInteractiveNotebooks.

Adaptations:
Nonenecessaryforthistask.

Activity1PowerPointPresentationonEgypt(ModelingWorksheetinJigsawActivity)
TimeAllotted:15MINS
Where:InteractiveNotebook

Transition:
StudentswillbeassignedJigsawgroupswheretheywillworkthroughtheirgraph
tofillintheinformationonthethreecivilizationsbeingstudied.

Adaptations:
Activity2StudentJigsawActivity
TimeAllotted:20MINS
Where:InteractiveNotebook

Studentswillbedividedintogroupsof3andgivingapacketofmaterialsonGhana,Kushand
Mali.Eachstudentwilltakeonearticleandbecomeanexpert,fillingintheirsectiononthe
chart.Onceeachstudenthascompletedtheirsection,studentswillteachtheirothergroup

membersabouttheirkingdomhelpingthemtofillintheircharts.Bytheend,studentsshould
havecompletedtheirchartsintheirinteractivenotebooks.

Transition:
Studentswillbeaskedtorespondtothequestion(s)fortheFreeWritesection
usingthecharttheyhavecompletedwiththeirgroup.

Adaptations:
Activity3SafariMontageonZimbabwe
TimeAllotted:20MINS

StudentswillwatchclipsfromadocumentaryavailableonSafariMontage,addressing
Zimbabweanditsconnectionstowhatmakesacivilization.

Transitions:
StudentswillbeaskedtoopentheirInteractiveNotebooksandrespondtothe
FreeWriteprompttheygluedinearlierduringthelesson.

Adaptations:
In2BD,Ihaveastudentwhohasauditoryprocessingneeds.Thisstudentwillbe
allowedtomoveclosertothescreenandsubtitleswillbeselectedifoptional.
ClosingActivityFreeWrite
TimeAllotted:15MINS
Where:InteractiveNotebook

Question:
Doyouthinktheculturalandgeographicalcharacteristicssharedbytheancient
Africankingdomsarealsocharacteristicsthatarecommontomoderndaycivilizations?Why?
Supportyouranswerwithdetails.

Transition:
Studentswillwriteuntilitistimeforthemtodismiss.

Adaptations:
For3BD,studentswhohaveIEPsthatrequiremodificationsorhelpfromanaid
willbeaddressedwiththeaid.
SafetyValve:
StudentswillwatchtheclipfromtheSafariMontagevideoonAncient
Civilizations.
Homework:TobedeterminedandassignedbyMr.Fortunato.

Analyzing the Ancient Cultures of Early African Kingdoms

Ancient Culture
CLIMATE
LAND/ WATER
FORMS
DENSELY
POPULATED
SETTLEMENTS
SPECIALIZED
OCCUPATIONS
PRODUCE AND
STORE SURPLUS
LARGE PUBLIC
BUILDINGS
VARIETY OF SOCIAL
POSITIONS
WRITING SYSTEM

BEGINNING OF
SCIENCE
UNIQUE ART STYLE

TRADE

SOCIAL CONTROL
BY NON-KINSHIP
GOVERNMENT

Egypt

Kush

Ghana

Mali

DIRECTIONS:Respondtothefollowingwritingpromptusingyourchartonthefourancient
Africancivilizationsandyourknowledgeaboutmoderndaycivilizations.Usefactsfromyour
charttosupportyourresponse.

DoyouthinktheculturalandgeographicalcharacteristicssharedbytheancientAfrican
kingdomsarealsocharacteristicsthatarecommonwithmoderndayZimbabwe?Why?Support
youranswerwithdetails.

DIRECTIONS:Respondtothefollowingwritingpromptusingyourchartonthefourancient
Africancivilizationsandyourknowledgeaboutmoderndaycivilizations.Usefactsfromyour
charttosupportyourresponse.

DoyouthinktheculturalandgeographicalcharacteristicssharedbytheancientAfrican
kingdomsarealsocharacteristicsthatarecommonwithmoderndayZimbabwe?Why?Support
youranswerwithdetails.

DIRECTIONS:Respondtothefollowingwritingpromptusingyourchartonthefourancient
Africancivilizationsandyourknowledgeaboutmoderndaycivilizations.Usefactsfromyour
charttosupportyourresponse.

DoyouthinktheculturalandgeographicalcharacteristicssharedbytheancientAfrican
kingdomsarealsocharacteristicsthatarecommonwithmoderndayZimbabwe?Why?Support
youranswerwithdetails.

DIRECTIONS:Respondtothefollowingwritingpromptusingyourchartonthefourancient
Africancivilizationsandyourknowledgeaboutmoderndaycivilizations.Usefactsfromyour
charttosupportyourresponse.

DoyouthinktheculturalandgeographicalcharacteristicssharedbytheancientAfrican
kingdomsarealsocharacteristicsthatarecommonwithmoderndayZimbabwe?Why?Support
youranswerwithdetails.