Contents covered this year:
1. Geography, Landforms and governments
2. Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization
3. Ancient Egypt and the Middle East
4. Ancient Greece
5. Ancient Rome
6. Ancient India
7. Ancient China
Within each content, we will be covering geography, civics, economics, and history with focus on explicit instruction of Essential Learning and Skills. Listed below is each skill:
6th Grade Social Studies
Essential Learnings (What every 6th grader must know)
1. Civics
a. Types of Government – monarchy, democracy, dictatorship
b. Rights of the Ruled
c. Development of Laws/Legal System
2. Economics
a. Consumer, Producer, Distribution – wants & needs/supply and demand
b. Types of Economies – capitalism, socialism, communism / role of government
c. Development of economic systems in the ancient world
3. Geography
a. Location – global to specific / maps, charts (political and physical)
b. Landforms/Climate – effects on civilization
c. Resources – effects on development of culture (environment, movement, social systems)
4. History
a. Story/Stages of Human Civilization – hunter gatherer to farming to writing
b. Components of Civilization – food supply, specialized jobs, social levels, government, culture
c. Impact on Modern World
Essential Skills (What every 6th grader needs to be able to do)
1. Determine word meanings of academic & content specific vocabulary
2. Identify key ideas and details (2 Column Notes)
3. Summarize central ideas, key events, topics
4. Cite Evidence to support claim, justify, analyze
5. Identify Text Structure to interpret information
(sequencing/ timeline, cause/effect, compare/contrast)
6. Use reasoning and evidence to justify a claim (fact and opinion /point of view/bias)
7. Cite and analyze primary and secondary sources
8. Create a research question, evaluate and use primary/secondary sources to produce a
product
9. Use technology to collaborate and publish
10. Construct/Interpret Maps and Charts