Social Studies Curriculum Map

Howell 6^th Grade

First Marking Period: September to October

Month	Content	Concepts	Skills	Materials/Resources	Assessments
September	Essential Question: ¨ How do maps and time lines help us understand human systems and physical environments?
	MAP SKILLS	Physical & Political Geography Land & Water Forms	Navigation Latitude/Longitude SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) Time Line Map Key Scale/Elevation Using Compass Rose	NYSTROM Historical Maps Atlases Globes Textbook History: Discovery and Exploration The Discovery and Exploration directory included here offers research tools with maps, travel literature, and atlases; links to bibliographies, journals, and biographies, as well as time lines and historic informatin. Young historians in upper-elementary, middle, and high school will find a wealth of easily accessed information.	Unit Exam Demonstration of Map Skills

October	Essential Questions: ¨ What factors caused the rise and fall of ancient civilizations? ¨ What have been the contributions of classical civilizations to the history of mankind? ¨ How did ancient people adapt to their environment in order to create societies and culture?
	ANCIENT EGYPT	Physical Geography Needs and Wants Cultural & Intellectual Life Religion Language	SQ3R Note-taking Outlining Bibliography Oral Presentations Expository Writing	Nonfiction Research Resources (library books, CD-ROMS) Maps Magazine (Time for Kids) Videos Textbook Fiction – The Golden Goblet, The Egypt Game	Rubric for Research Paper Rubric for 3-D Project Rubric for Oral Presentation Rubric for Essays Unit Exam

Second Marking Period: November to Mid-January

Month	Content	Concepts	Skills	Materials/Resources	Assessments
November to Mid-December	Essential Questions: ¨ What factors caused the rise and fall of ancient civilizations? ¨ What have been the contributions of classical civilizations to the history of mankind? ¨ How did ancient people adapt to their environment in order to create societies and culture?
	ANCIENT GREECE	Physical Geography Cultural & Intellectual Life Identity, Political Systems Religion, Philosophy, Literature, Language World Contributions Citizenship/Class System	SQ3R Research Skills Reinforced Genre of Myths Writing Original Myths Writing in Play Form Persuasive Essays	Greek Myths Nonfiction Resources (library books, CD-ROMS Magazines (Time for Kids, Calliope) Maps Videos Textbook	Rubric for Research Paper Rubric for 3-D Project Rubric for Oral Presentation Rubric for Essays Unit Exam

Mid-December to Mid-January	Essential Questions: ¨ What factors caused the rise and fall of ancient civilizations? ¨ What have been the contributions of classical civilizations to the history of mankind? ¨ How did ancient people adapt to their environment in order to create societies and culture?
	ANCIENT ROME	Physical Geography Identity , Political Systems Religion, Literature, Language Political Systems World Contributions Citizenship/Class System	SQ3R Newspaper Writing Persuasive Essays	Nonfiction Resources (library books, CD-ROMS Shakespeare Plays (Julius Caesar) Magazines (Time for Kids) Maps Videos Textbook Aqueduct DBQ Ancient Roman Timeline DBQ Ancient Rome Map DBQ Julius Caesar DBQ Senate DBQ Virgil DBQ	Rubric for Essays Unit Exam Aqueduct DBQ Ancient Roman Timeline DBQ Ancient Rome Map DBQ Julius Caesar DBQ Senate DBQ Virgil DBQ

Third Marking Period: Mid-January to Mid-April

Month	Content	Concepts	Skills	Materials/Resources	Assessments
Mid-January to February	Essential Questions: ¨ What were the Middle Ages? ¨ How is the Renaissance a cultural outgrowth of the Middle Ages?
	MIDDLE AGES RENAISSANCE	Human & Physical Geography Economic, Political & Social Systems World Contributions Citizenship/Class System Environmental Factors Interdependence	SQ3R Research Skills Reinforced Point of View Writing Analyzing Primary Sources	Nonfiction Research Resources (library books, Internet, CD-ROMS) Maps, Magazine (Time for Kids) Videos, Textbook Books on Tape Fiction – A Door in the Wall, Adam of the Road, Robinhood, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	Rubric for Research Paper Rubric for 3-D Project Rubric for Oral Presentation Rubric for Essays Unit Exam

March to Mid-April	Essential Questions: ¨ What are the causes of the Three Revolutions? ¨ How did the Three Revolutions affect how and where people live? ¨ What are the causes and effects of the Three Revolutions on the ways of living?
	THREE REVOLUTIONS ¨ Political ¨ Scientific ¨ Industrial ECONOMICS	Human & Physical Geography, Change & Conflict, Science & Technology, Cultural & Intellectual Life World Contributions, Citizenship, Decision Making, Political Systems, Economics, Religion, Nationalism	SQ3R Research Skills Reinforced Debating Persuasive Essays	Biographies of Inventors Magazine (Time for Kids) Videos Textbook Fiction – Twenty-One Balloons	Rubric for Research Paper Rubric for 3-D Project Rubric for Oral Presentation Rubric for Essays Unit Exam

Fourth Marking Period: Mid-April to June

Month	Content	Concepts	Skills	Materials/Resources	Assessments
Mid-April	Essential Questions: ¨ How did the rise of nationalism change values and contribute to the outbreak of World War I? ¨ What part did the value of human rights and religion play in World War I? ¨ How did the development of new technology change the interdependence of countries and the way World War I was fought?
	WORLD WAR I	Physical Geography Religion Nationalism Science & Technology Environment	Debating Analyzing Documents	Primary Documents Internet Nonfiction Resources Interviews	Rubric for Debates Rubric for Essays Unit Exam Cost of Army DBQ Lusitania DBQ WWI Timeline DBQ Zimmerman Telegram DBQ

May	Essential Questions: ¨ How did the rise of nationalism contribute to the outbreak of World War II? ¨ How did the lack of resources contribute to nations becoming involved in World War II? ¨ What part did religion play in World War II? ¨ How did the development of new technology change the way wars were fought? ¨ How could the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki be considered a turning point in world history?
	WORLD WAR II	Physical Geography Religion Nationalism Science & Technology	SQ3R Debating Persuasive Essays	Fiction – Number the Stars. Sadako and the Thousand Cranes, Anne Frank, Under the Blood Red Sun	Rubric for Debates Rubric for Essays Unit Exam
June	Review of US Gov’t Middle East, China and India