Inca Advancements

October 31, 2023

Correlation to State Content Standards

  7.7.5: Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems. 

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.

RH 7: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

RH9: Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.

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

WHST 5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by panning revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.

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

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

       I am learning about the significant achievements of the Inca.

1.  Identify the three agricultural techniques used by the Inca and explain their significance for survival.

2. Identify the scientific and technological achievements of the Inca and explain how they were adaptations to the environment. 

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

           Starter: Evidence: Students will read a chunked section of "This day in History" and provide at least one evidence from the reading to support the Claim that is provided for them.

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

      SDAIE: Close Read/Annotate/Video Based Questions: Inca Engineering : Teacher will close read a short passage and use talk to text to guide students in annotating the important information from the reading.  Teacher will provide further explanation after reading to help them make a connection to the information.  A short video clip will be shown by the teacher and students will have to answer video based questions.

Guided Practice (10 min.) 

      SDAIE: TPS: Inca Achievements:  Teacher will go over the answers to the questions dealing with the Inca Engineering and Agriculture.

Independent Practice (20 min.)       

       SDAIE: Chunked Reading/Essential Question/Video Clip/VBQ/Sentence Stem: Inca Achievements: Students read a chunked section dealing with roads, agriculture, civilizations, and medicine.  Students will annotate the passage and answer an essential question with the use of sentence stems.  Class will watch short clips dealing with the achievements of the Inca civilization; roads, agriculture, and medicine.  Students will answer video based questions. The videos will go along with the short reading that they had done prior to watching the videos and provide more information.

Homework.

         EdPuzzle: Last Inca Bridge by Friday at 5:00 pm.

Closure (3 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Exit Question

3. Dismiss Class.