Use the resources below to learn about the first civilization.
Use the Mesopotamia Book & definitions of text structures/graphic organizers to complete each day's worth of work.
Definitions of Text Structures/Graphic Organizers.pdf
Ancient Mesopotamia.pdf
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:
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.docx
The Cradle of Civilization.docx
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.