MrS. Pinkwasser’s 6th grade world history class

UNITS OF STUDY QUARTER 2 QUARTER 1 QUARTER 4 QUARTER 3 Understanding Our World World Geography Types of Government World Religions Archaeology and Early Humans QUARTER 2 Ancient River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia Egypt India China QUARTER 4 The Americas Mayan/Aztec/Incan Civilizations Native Americans of the Ancient U.S Economics Current Events/Modern United States QUARTER 3 Transitioning into the Modern World Greece Rome Middle Ages Renaissance

Student responsibility teacher responsibility Teaching philosophy Student responsibility Students will be responsible for studying and learning the FACTS: Who? What? When? Where? teacher responsibility Guiding and facilitating students’ opinions and inferences based on their newly acquired knowledge. How? Why? What if ?

Important notice What to expect in class Individual and Group Projects Document analysis of Primary and Secondary sources Citing textual evidence to support historical claims Assessments/Essays Group discussions and debates Use of a variety of research materials and sources Important notice Human history is violent. Students will be exposed to historical situations that, if judged by the standards of our modern times, may be unsettling. It is important to enter this classroom with an open mind. Assessments/Essays/Projects: 80% Practice (Classwork/Homework): 20%