Mesopotamia
Use the resources below to learn about the first civilization.
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Use the Mesopotamia Book & definitions of text structures/graphic organizers to complete each day's worth of work.
Use the Mesopotamia Book & definitions of text structures/graphic organizers to complete each day's worth of work.
Definitions of Text Structures/Graphic Organizers.pdfAncient Mesopotamia.pdfday 1:
day 1:
- Students match sentences to text types and argue why they made the decisions they did.
- Students Journal about key features and key words found in each text type.
day 2:
day 2:
- Teacher reads Westlandia by Paul Fleischman and discusses key aspects of a civilization
- What does Wesley use to create a civilization?
- What was absolutely needed?
- What made life better?
- Students are split into 5 groups and create their own civilization for the assigned terrain (desert, tropical rainforest, pine forest, tundra, grassland).
- Fill out Civilization Lab Sheet
- Groups share and the class discusses what terrains were most helpful in building civilizations.
Civilizations_Lab_Sheet.docxThe Cradle of Civilization.docxday 3:
day 3:
- Read the text (Cradle of Civilization) as a class.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- As a class use the proper graphic organizer to gather information about the passage.
- As a class use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 4:
day 4:
- Read "Before History Began" p.2 as a class.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- As a class use the proper graphic organizer to gather information about the passage.
- As a class use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 5:
day 5:
- Read "Land Between two Rivers" p.3 as a class.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- As a class use the proper graphic organizer to gather information about the passage.
- As a class use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 6:
day 6:
- Read "Water Without Rain" p. 4 as a class.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- As a class use the proper graphic organizer to gather information about the passage.
- As a class use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 7:
day 7:
- Read "My City is Better Than your City" p. 7 as a class.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- As a class use the proper graphic organizer to gather information about the passage.
- As a class use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 8:
day 8:
- Read "You Are the Architect: Design a Ziggurat" p. 14 with a partner.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- With a partner use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- With a partner use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 9:
day 9:
- Read "Sumerian Gourmet" p. 5 by yourself.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- By yourself use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- By yourself use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 10:
day 10:
- Read "Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia" p. 19 with a partner.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- With a partner use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- With a partner use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 11:
day 11:
- Read "What's the Big Deal About the Wheel" p. 9 by yourself.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- By yourself use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- By yourself use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 12:
day 12:
- Read "Clay Tablet" p. 11 by yourself.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- By yourself use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- By yourself use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 13:
day 13:
- Read "Who was Who in Ancient Mesopotamia" p. 21 by yourself.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- By yourself use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- By yourself use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 14:
day 14:
- Read "Babylonia vs. Assyria" p. 13 with a partner.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- With a partner use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- With a partner use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 15:
day 15:
- Read "Iron Power: Assyria" p. 17 with a partner.
- Use notes from day 1 to determine what text structure it is written in.
- How do we know?
- What clues tipped us off to the text structure?
- What words help us locate this type of text structure?
- With a partner use the proper G.O. to gather information about the passage.
- With a partner use G.O to write a T.S. and summary about the text.
- Copy paragraph into your personal Mesopotamia Book.
day 16-20:
day 16-20:
- Add a Table of Contents to the beginning of your book.
- Add an About the Author page at the end of your book.
- Add illustrations or graphs for each page of your book.
- Self & Peer Grade using the rubric (right).
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