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FOR ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS:
UNIT 4 ASSESSMENT WILL BE TUESDAY MARCH 5 FOR B DAY AND WEDNESDAY MARCH 6 FOR A DAY. FOR A STUDY GUIDE OF WHAT WILL BE ON THE ASSESSMENT, PLEASE CLICK
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Passwords for project research websites:
NCWISE OWL's password is "wiseowl"
Worldbook's username is "Northview" and the password is "nighthawks"
PLEASE NOTE THAT MY GRADING POLICY FOR 2012-2013 WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER LEVEL 1 (SIXTH GRADE) TEACHERS. THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM INVOLVING MYSELF AND THREE OTHER IB HUMANITIES TEACHERS DISTRICT WIDE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CLICK
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Units of Study for the Year (Click on Live link for documents related to the unit):
i. Introduction to IB, Humanities, and Mr. Reid's Class in General
Topic:
Prehistory: The migrations out of Africa
| How did we know how we got here? | Big Idea: There are many ways to interpret the past. | IB Criteria and Assessment: Investigating-creating and using maps and timelines to convey information about the oral traditions of early peoples. | Vocabulary: Civilization Prehistory/ history Hunter gatherers Migration Latitude/ longitude BCE/CE Matriarchal PatriarchalSpecialization |
Topic:
River valley civilizations | | Big Idea: When basic needs are meet a society can progress to the next level | IB Criteria and Assessment: Thinking Critically-“
creating a thesis statement.” Glogster project comparing
and contrasting river valley civilizations | Vocabulary: Irrigation Agriculture Silt Fertile Papyrus Scribe Merchant Barter God-King (Pharoah) Primary Source |
Topic:
Classical China and India | Why does class Matter? | Big Idea: People often sacrifice freedom for order | IB Criteria and Assessment: Knowing and understanding:
Cause and effect essay planning | Vocabulary: Dynasty Empire Sub-continent Caste system Monsoon Philosophy Hinduism Confucianism Polytheism Monotheism |
Topic:
Classical Europe and Africa | Unit Question: Why does that roman statue look like that Greek statue that looks like that African Statue? | Big Idea: Ideas move over time and cause change. | IB Criteria and Assessment: Thinking Critically: Change over time presentation | Vocabulary: City-state Acropolis Aristocracy Tyrant Democracy Oligarchy Senate Veto Republic Plebian Consul Patrician |
5. Unit Five: We Have Pyramids too!
Topic:
The Americas from first migration to the eve of conquest | Unit Question: Why do civilizations evolve differently? | Big Idea: There is a connection between our culture and our natural environment. | IB Criteria and Assessment: Knowing and Understanding: First Thesis defense paper | Vocabulary: Temple Hieroglyphics Maize Conquistador |
6. Unit Six: China just keeps “Junkin” up the place
Topic:
The far-east in the post-classical period | Unit Question: How do small things make huge impacts? | Big Idea: Major changes can have minor causes | IB Criteria and Assessment: Investigating: Second Thesis defense Paper/Research Project | Vocabulary: Feudalism Serf Vassel Lord Elite |
7. Unit Seven: “When Science Lost”
Topic:
The Muslim empires | Unit Question: What causes empires to end? | Big Idea: Opposing ideas often create change through conflict. | IB Criteria and Assessment: Communicating: Ibn Battuta Sketch | Vocabulary: Islam
Nomad Mohammed |
8. Unit Eight: “When Science Won”
