1. Ancient Civilizations Diamond Middle School 2012-2013 Carl Foss

2. Archaeology -Understanding the work of an archaeologist -“Shoebox Archaeology” -Two paragraph essay -Include brief unit on culture and mapping -Writing a one paragraph essay

3. Early Humans -Timelines -Know 5 groups of early humans -Know accomplishments of each group -Introduce note taking with index cards

4. Early Farming -Understanding settling/domestication -Apply mapping skills to Middle East

5. Mesopotamia -Describe culture -Understand accomplishments -Hammurabi’s Law Code -Library Research -Note taking on index cards -2 Paragraph Essay -3-D Project -Oral Presentation

6. Ancient Egypt -Analyze Culture -Calendars -Architecture -writing -More library research -More notes on index cards -Outlining -3 Paragraph Essay -More Oral Presentations

7. Ancient Greece -Interactive Unit -Analyze 4 types of government -Collect info on Ancient Greek Daily Life -Design a City-State -Compare Athens/Sparta - Continue all research/presentation skills

8. Ancient Rome -New to 6th Grade curriculum (last year) -Rise of Rome to fall of Empire -Continue and reinforce research, Writing and presentation skills -5 Paragraph Essay

9. Research Project -Lots of time in Library -Note taking - index cards with proper format