Subjects Taught
8th grade World History
8th grade Advanced World History
Scottsboro Junior High School
8th Grade World History
1st Nine Weeks Syllabus
2019-2020
Teacher Name: Christi Turner
Phone: 256-218-2300
E-Mail: [email protected]
UNIT FOCUS: Ancient Civilizations through 133 BCE
WEEK & DATES
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ACTIVITIES
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ASSIGNMENTS
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GRADE
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8/5 – 8/9
8/7 – STUDENTS RETURN
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WELCOME BACK!
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8/12 – 8/16
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Prehistory to Early Civilizations
map
vocabulary
reading assignment
notes
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map
vocabulary
reading assignment
Map/vocabulary quiz
Prehistory Test
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8/19 – 8/23
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Mesopotamia
map
vocabulary
reading assignments
notes
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map
vocabulary
reading assignment
Map/vocabulary quiz
Mesopotamia Test
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8/26 – 8/30
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India
map
vocabulary
reading assignment
notes
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map
vocabulary
reading assignment
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9/2 – 9/6
9/2 – NO SCHOOL
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Complete India chapter
Begin China
map
vocabulary
reading assignment
notes
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India Test
China:
map
vocabulary
reading assignment
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9/9 – 9/13
– PROGRESS REPORTS
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China
map
vocabulary
reading assignments
notes
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map
vocabulary
reading assignment
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9/16 – 9/20
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Complete China chapter
Begin Egypt
map
vocabulary
reading/writing hieroglyphics
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Map/vocabulary quiz
China Test
Egypt:
map
vocabulary
hieroglyphics
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9/23 – 9/27
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Egypt
map
vocabulary
reading assignments
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map
vocabulary
reading assignment
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9/30 – 10/4
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Complete Egypt chapter
Begin Greece
map
vocabulary
reading assignment
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Map/vocabulary quiz
Egypt test
Greece:
map
vocabulary
reading assignment
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10/7 – 10/11
10/9 – LAST DAY OF NINE WEEKS
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Greece
Foldables
Handouts
Reading assignments
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Reading assignment
vocabulary practice
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Course of Study
1. Explain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.
Examples: cave paintings, Ice Man, Lucy, fossils, pottery
Objective 8.1.1: Define artifact and archaeology.
Objective 8.1.2: List artifacts and archaeological findings that have been used as evidence of the existence and movement of prehistoric groups of people.
Additional content to be taught:
• Identifying the founding of Rome as the basis of the calendar established by Julius Caesar, which was used in early Western civilization for over a thousand years
• Identifying the birth of Christ as the basis of the Gregorian calendar used in the United States since its beginning and in most countries of the world today, signified by B.C. and A.D.
• Using vocabulary terms other than B.C. and A.D. to describe time
Examples: B.C.E., C.E.
• Identifying terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures
Examples: monogamous, polygamous, nomadic
2. Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
Objective 8.2.1: Identify common characteristics that form the basis of early civilizations.
Additional content to be taught:
• Comparing significant features of civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River valleys
Examples: natural environment, urban development, social hierarchy, written language, ethical and religious belief system, government and military institutions, economic systems
• Identifying on a map locations of cultural hearths of early civilizations
Examples: Mesopotamia, Nile Valley
3. Compare the development of early world religions, philosophies, and their key tenets.
Examples: Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Greek and Roman gods
Objective 8.3.1: Define philosophy, religion, and tenets.
Objective 8.3.2: Identify the key tenets of early world religions and philosophies.
Additional content to be taught:
• Identifying cultural contributions of early world religions and philosophies
Examples: Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Greek and Roman gods, Phoenicians
4. Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
Objective 8.4.1: Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece that have influenced modern life.
The teacher may give additional tests, quizzes or assignments at his/her discretion. Students should see the teacher for specific dates and times of what was covered during an absence from class.
The teacher reserves the right to modify this schedule as needed. Students are responsible for knowing about modifications announced in class.