Bill of Rights/Rise of Kingdoms

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.4.1. Study the Niger River and the relationship of vegetation zones of forest, savannah, and desert to trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; and the growth of the Ghana and Mali empires.

7.4.2 Analyze the importance of family, labor specialization, and regional commerce in the development of states and cities in West Africa.

8.2.6: Enumerate the powers of government set forth in the Constitution and the fundamental liberties ensured by the Bill of Rights.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Identify and Explain the first 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights. (8th Grade)

2. Trace how early societies in West Africa evolved into kingdoms.. (7^th Grade)

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

Daily Journal: On December 9, 1979, a commission of scientists declare that smallpox has been eradicated. The disease, which carries around a 30 percent chance of death for those who contract it. In 1796 the English scientist Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine. Unlike other types of inoculation, Jenner’s vaccine, made from a closely-related disease that affects cows, carried zero risk of transmission.

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Direct Teach/Model: Bill of Rights: Teacher will explain Amendments 3-6. Teacher will explain and review the amendments.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Cloze Read/annotate: Rise of Kingdoms: Teacher will lead students in a reading of the Rise of Kingdoms in Africa.

Guided Practice (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS: Bill of Rights: Students will be answering QuickWrites dealing with scenarios based on the amendments. They will also draw a symbol or add a picture from Google that deals with the amendment.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS/Talk to text/Annotate: Rise of Kingdoms: Teacher will use talk to text to help students annotate the passage from the book dealing with the rise of kingdoms in Africa.

Independent Practice (22 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS/VIP's: Bill of Rights: Students will identify and explain the amendments in their own words.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Label: Africa Kingdoms: Students will identify the three kingdoms of West Africa.

Homework.

EdPuzzle due by Saturday at 6:00 p.m due to short week. It is on Google Classroom

8^th Grade: Constitution Review EdPuzzle

7^th Grade: Africa's Geography

Closure (4 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Exit Question

3. Dismiss Class.