6th Grade Social Studies

Teacher:   Mrs. Catherine Kollars, ckollars@stclarepdx.org

Curriculum:   Ancient Civilization; Current Events

Sixth graders will study the ancient world focusing on the civilizations of Egypt, Ancient India, Ancient China, Greece, Rome, Islam, and the Middle Ages.  Students will develop important organization and study skills as they learn a process for studying social studies that they will follow for the next three years. The Egyptian project and report will allow students to create a model or "artifact" related to ancient Egypt.  These will be displayed in the school hallways for all to enjoy in the late fall.  Another highlight of the course will include Greek Day in which students dress as ancient Greeks and participate in student-written skits to share information they  have researched with the rest of the class.

Mrs. Kollars’s
6th Grade Social Studies Plan
2012-2013
This plan is subject to change based on teacher discretion.

Textbook:  World History Journey Across Time The Early Ages, McGraw Hill Glencoe; 2008

  CURRICULUM   ASSESSMENTS
1st Trimester,
48 days		      
  Intro    
  Geography Skills    
  Unit 1: Early Civilizations    
  Chapter First Civilizations   Test
  Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt   Project and Test
Egypt Report and Displays
  Intro Current Events Project    
  Chapter 3 Ancient Israelites   Quiz only
  Unit 2 The Ancient World    
  Chapter 4 The Ancient Greeks   Test
       
2nd Trimester,
50 days		      
  Current Events Project Presentations   Current Events Projects due
  Geography Bee  
  Chapter 5 Greek Civilization   Quiz and Project
Ancient Greece Scripts, Posters, and Group Skits
  Chapter 6 Early India   Test
  Chapter 7 Early China   Test
  Unit 3 New Empires and New Faiths    
  Chapter 8 The Rise of Rome    
3rd Trimester,
50 days		      
  Chapter 9 Roman Civilization   Combined Test and Project
Roman Magazines or Newspapers
  Chapter 10 The Rise of Christianity   Quiz
  Chapter 11 Islamic Civilization   Project and Test
Islam Cubes
  Unit 4 The Middle Ages  
  Chapter 15 Medieval Europe   Mini Project and Test
Middle Ages Ads and Oral Commercials