Grade 6
Social Studies
Scope
Time span from pre-history into the 1300s
Units
Unit — Present-Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography
Essential Questions
How does geography affect the development of civilization?
Guiding Questions
What is the connection between the geography of a place and its history?
Skills Taught
Students will:
read and analyze maps.
locate places on a map and draw conclusions from location.
recognize that the Eastern Hemisphere is made up of regions.
Text/Materials
Prentice Hall - World Explorer
The Ancient World
Scholastic Magazine
New York State Social Studies Framework
6.1
Standard
3
Unit — The First Humans Through the Neolithic Revolution in the Eastern Hemisphere
Essential Questions
What methods do people use to understand past cultures?
How did physical geography affect the growth of ancient civilizations?
Guiding Questions
What is the connection between geography and history?
How did people live in the Stone Age?
How did early cities develop?
Skills Taught
Studenst will:
use new vocabulary.
compare and contrast information.
complete a graphic organizer.
interpret and draw conclusions from images.
pair/share information and conclusions.
read and analyze informational text.
distinguish between primary and secondary texts.
work in collaborative groups, pairs, and independently.
Text/Materials
Prentice Hall - World Explorer
The Ancient World
Scholastic Magazine
New York State Social Studies Framework
6.2
Standards
2, 3
Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
RH1, RH2, RH3, RH4, RH6, RH9
WHST1, WHST2, WHST5, WHST7
Unit — Early River Valley Civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere
Essential Questions
How did physical geography affect the growth of ancient civilizations?
What accomplishments is each civilization known for?
Guiding Questions
How are civilization and government organized?
What did the people believe in?
Skills Taught
Students will:
use technology to explore a civilization.
analyze, interpret and apply information from a variety of resources.
take notes.
access information from the Internet and text resources.
analyze various documents to predict, make inferences, and draw conclusions.
compare/contrast civilizations.
analyze a social pyramid.
Text/Materials
Prentice Hall - World Explorer
The Ancient World/Learning Resources (S/C SS6 ONLY)
Scholastic Magazine
New York State Social Studies Framework
6.3
Standards
2, 3
Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
RH1, RH2, RH6, RH7, RH8
WHST1, WHST2, WHST5, WHST7
Unit — Comparative World Religions (ca. 2000 B.C.E. - ca. 630 C.E.)
Essential Questions
What are the five main world religions?
Guiding Questions
How was each religion started?
Who started each religion?
Where did it begin?
What main beliefs do they follow?
Skills Taught
Students will:
use new vocabulary.
apply information to locations on a map.
compare and contrast information to find similarities and differences.
complete graphic organizers.
interpret and draw conclusions from images
pair/share information and conclusions..
read and analyze informational text.
distinguish between primary and secondary texts.
work in collaborative groups, pairs, and independently.
Text/Materials
Prentice Hall - World Explorer
The Ancient World
Scholastic Magazine
New York State Social Studies Framework
6.4
Standard
2
Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
RH1, RH2, RH3, RH4, RH6, RH7, RH8
WHST1, WHST6, WHST7
Unit — Comparative Classical Civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere (ca. 600 B.C.E. - ca. 500 C.E.)
Essential Questions
How did civilization develop a government, social and economic system?
Guiding Questions
How did beliefs and values affect the lives of the members of the civilization?
Skills Taught
Students will:
use new vocabulary.
apply information to locations on a map.
extract information from a chart.
compare and contrast information to find similarities and differences.
perform targeted research.
complete graphic organizers.
interpret and draw conclusions from images.
pair/share information and conclusions.
read and analyze informational text.
distinguish between primary and secondary texts.
work in collaborative groups, pairs, and independently.
Text/Materials
Prentice Hall - World Explorer
The Ancient World
Scholastic Magazine
New York State Social Studies Framework
6.5
Standards
2, 3, 5
Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
RH1, RH2, RH5, RH7, RH9
WHST2
Unit — Mediterranean World Feudal Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire (ca. 600 C.E. - ca. 1450)
Essential Questions
How do civilizations gain, maintain, and lose their power?
Guiding Questions
How did feudalism protect people?
How did the growth of trade impact life in the Middle Ages?
Skills Taught
Students will:
read a graph.
complete graphic organizers.
draw information from video clips.
interpret a quotation.
extract information from a chart.
compare and contrast information to find similarities and differences.
draw inferences from text.
corroborate evidence from different sources.
interpret and draw conclusions from images.
pair/share information and conclusions.
read and analyze informational text.
distinguish between primary and secondary texts.
work in collaborative groups, pairs, and independently.
Text/Materials
Prentice Hall - World Explorer
The Ancient World/Prentice Hall - World Explorer
Medieval Times to Today
Scholastic Magazine
New York State Social Studies Framework
6.6
Standards
2, 3, 4, 5
Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
RH1, RH2, RH4, RH7
WHST1, WHST2, WHST5, WHST6, WHST7
Unit — Interactions Across the Eastern Hemisphere
Essential Questions
How does increased interconnectedness affect civilizations across the world?
Guiding Questions
What were the Trans-Saharan trade routes? How might the Trans-Saharan trade routes have affected the civilizations connected by them?
What innovations made trade in the Trans-Saharan trade routes easier, faster, and safer?
Skills Taught
Students will:
read a graph.
complete graphic organizers.
draw information from video clips.
interpret a quotation.
extract information from a chart.
compare and contrast information to find similarities and differences.
draw inferences from text.
corroborate evidence from different sources.
interpret and draw.
conclusions from images.
pair/share information and conclusions.
read and analyze informational text.
distinguish between primary and secondary texts.
work in collaborative groups, pairs, and independently.
Text/Materials
Prentice Hall - World Explorer
Medieval Times to Today
Scholastic Magazine
New York State Social Studies Framework
6.7
Standards
2, 3, 4
Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
RH1, RH2, RH6, RH7, RH9
WHST1, WHST5, WHST6