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Correlation to State Content Standards
8.1: Students understand the major event preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy.
7.7.1 Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and developÂment of urban societies.
Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)
Students will be able to:
1. Identify and Explain the hardships experienced by settlers in Roanoke and Jamestown. (8th Grade)
2. Trace the role of agriculture in the development of the Olmec culture. (7th Grade)
3. Identify key elements of a Civilization.(7th Grade)
Common Core Literacy Standard
WHST 2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events,...
WHST 8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,...
Anticipatory Set (10 min.)
Starter: Students will read and identify the 5 W's of events in This Day in History...
Direct Instruction (10 min.)
SDAIE: TPS/CER: Roanoke and Jamestown Settlements: Teacher will present a video that demonstrates the mystery behind Roanoke and possible theories. Teacher will provide newest insight of what happened to the colony of Roanoke after students have read and completed their Cornell Notes. (8th Grade)
SDAIE: Discussion: Keys to a Civilization : Teacher will begin by asking students to work in their groups and they to figure out what classifies has being civilized. Teacher will then go over the 5 keys to a civilization and provide examples. (7th Grade)
Guided Practice (15 min.)
SDAIE: Cornell Notes/Think Aloud: Roanoke and Jamestown: Teacher will model think aloud as teacher guides students in finding the important notes from the passage. (8th Grade)
SDAIE: TPS: Geo Challenge: Teacher will go over the answers to the Geo Challenge that students were completing. (7 Grade)
Independent Practice (25 min.)
SDAIE: Cornell Notes: Roanoke and Jamestown Hardships: Students will watch a video that describes the hardships experienced by the settlers. (8th Grade)
SDAIE: Book to Text: Geo Challenge: Students will label a map of Meso-America with the locations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilization. Students will answer two questions that has them analyze the map and make a conclusion. (7 Grade)
Homework
EdPuzzle: Complete the EdPuzzle by Friday 5 pm.
Closure (3 min.)
1. Clean up.
2. Dismiss Class.
Lesson Modifications for GATE, RSP, and EL Students
EL: Projector (visuals), questioning, chunking, cognitive words, repetition, translation in Spanish.
RSP: Projector (visuals), questioning, modified assignments, check for understandings.
GATE: Require answers that will demonstrate depth and complexity of fertilization.
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