Mrs. Kollars’s

6th Grade Social Studies Plan

2007-8

This plan is subject to change based on teacher discretion.

Textbook:  Human Heritage: A World of History  Glencoe McGraw Hill, 2001

                                                                         

1st Trimester 50 days 

                Intro                                                                                                                                      

                Unit 1

                                Chapter 1 Geography and History       Test        

                                Chapter 2 Prehistoric People                       Group Timeline Project

                                                                                                                                    

                                Intro Current Events Project                                     

                Unit 2

                                Chapter 3 Mesopotamia                             

                                Chapter 5 Eastern River Valleys        

                                Chapter 4  Egypt                               Egypt Projects with Reports and models

                                                                        Test

             Geo Bee Prep and Preliminary                                                                                                                 

Unit 3

                       Chap. 6 Phoenicians and Hebrews         

                       Chapter 7 Military Empires                            Quiz or Test                                            

2nd 49 days

Current Events Project                                                          

Unit 4  GREEKS

                                Chapter 9 Beginnings                           

                                Chapter 10  City States                        

                                Chapter 11 Cultural Contrib.

                                Chapter 12 Hellenistic Period                               

                                                                               Group/Individual Project Ancient Greece            

                                                                        Script   and      dramatic presentation with costumes                                                                                                 

                                                                                    Test Unit 4                                                                              

 

Unit 5  ROMANS

             Chapter 13 Beginnings                            

              Chapter 14 Republic                               

              Chapter 15 Empire                                                                                   

              Chapter 16 Christianity          

                                                                                       

                                                            Unit 5 Test

                                                            Magazine Computer Project      /Newspaper or Magazine                                                         

Unit 6 EARLY MIDDLE AGES

             Chapter 17 Germans                

            Chapter 18 Franks                    

                                                                                                                                                                 

    Third Trimester 49  days                                                    

                                Chapter 19 Irish/Anglo/Saxons                                              

                                Chapter 20 Vikings

                                                                              Poster Project                                                           

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                Unit 8 LATE MIDDLE AGES

                                Chapter  22  Spread of Islam

                                                                                   Cube Islam Project

                                                                                   Test

                                Chapter 24 Feudal Society                                                                    

                                Chapter 25 The Church                                                                                          

                                Chapter 26 Towns                 

                                Chapter 27 Monarchies        

                                                                                  Unit 8 Test

                                                                                  Computer Brochure Project