1. MrS. Pinkwasser’s 6th grade world history class

2. UNITS OF STUDY QUARTER 2 QUARTER 1 QUARTER 4 QUARTER 3
Understanding Our World
World Geography
Types of Government
World Religions
Archaeology and Early Humans
QUARTER 2
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
QUARTER 4
The Americas
Mayan/Aztec/Incan Civilizations
Native Americans of the Ancient U.S
Economics
Current Events/Modern United States
QUARTER 3
Transitioning into the Modern World
Greece
Rome
Middle Ages
Renaissance

3. Student responsibility teacher responsibility
Teaching philosophy
Student responsibility
Students will be responsible for studying and learning the FACTS:
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
teacher responsibility
Guiding and facilitating students’ opinions and inferences based on their newly acquired knowledge.
How?
Why?
What if ?

4. Important notice What to expect in class Individual and Group Projects
Document analysis of Primary and Secondary sources
Citing textual evidence to support historical claims
Assessments/Essays
Group discussions and debates
Use of a variety of research materials and sources
Important notice
Human history is violent. Students will be exposed to historical situations that, if judged by the standards of our modern times, may be unsettling. It is important to enter this classroom with an open mind.
Assessments/Essays/Projects: 80%
Practice (Classwork/Homework): 20%