MesoAmerican Achievements
Correlation to State Content Standards
7.7.1: Sutdy the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society
7.7.2: Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.
Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)
Students will be able to:
1. Review the rise and fall of MesoAmerican empires.
2. Identify and Describe the lasting achievements of the MesoAmerican Empires.
Common Core Literacy Standard
RH 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
RH 10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
RH 7. Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Anticipatory Set (5 min.)
Journal: What is your favorite Halloween movie? Why?
Direct Instruction (10 min.) I DO…
SDAIE: Model: Digital Breakout: Teacher will go over the instructions on completing digital break assignment. Teacher will explain that spelling is important and that students can use any resource available to answer the question.
Guided Practice (x min.) We Do…
SDAIE: progress monitor: MesoAmerica Digital Breakout: Teacher be walking around the classroom helping students in guiding them to the answer by asking them questions or giving them hints on where to look.
Independent Practice (30 min.) You Do…
SDAIE: Metacognition: MesoAmerica Digital Breakout: Students will work on the digital breakout and complete the questions to help them get ready for the test tomorrow.
*Kahoot: Periods: 3rd and 5th period will work on kahoot.
Homework.
Questions based on articles on Indigenous Day and why Christopher Columbus day is no more.
Closure (2 min.)
1. Clean up.
2. Dismiss Class.