1. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Unit 1: Geography Essential Question: Is your geography your destiny? Lesson #9

2. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Warm-up  Journal: Full sentences for full credit  Do your variables (resources/conditions) work together to make the civilization successful or is each variable individually important?

3. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Whose civilization will end up lasting and why? PROJECT WORK TIME 1.Work with the group to fill out the planning worksheet and choose your three variables. 2.Work individually to write your three paragraphs a)One paragraph to explain the importance of variable #1 b)One paragraph to explain the importance of variable #2 c)One paragraph to explain the importance of variable #3

4. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Reflection *  Journal: Full sentences for full credit  In creating your civilization, were the environmental factors or the human forces more influential/important?

5. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Homework *  Work on your individual (three) paragraphs about how each of the three variables (resources/conditions) is important and how it will impact the development/success of your civilization.  Reminder: one paragraph to explain the importance of each variable  5-10 sentences per paragraph

6. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Warm-up *  What do you have left to finish for your project?  (You will have 10 minutes to finish and prep to present)  Who will do what during the presentation?  Present Variable #1 – explain why it was chosen and how it will bring success? (presented by: [Name])  Present Variable #2 – explain why it was chosen and how it will bring success? (presented by: [Name])  Present Variable #3 – explain why it was chosen and how it will bring success? (presented by: [Name])  Conclusion – why will you civilization having these three variable be the MOST successful? (presented by: [Name])

7. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection 1.Finish up writing your three paragraphs a)One paragraph to explain the importance of variable #1 b)One paragraph to explain the importance of variable #2 c)One paragraph to explain the importance of variable #3 2.Decide as a group who will present what Present Variable #1 – explain why it was chosen and how it will bring success? (presented by: [Name]) Present Variable #2 – explain why it was chosen and how it will bring success? (presented by: [Name]) Present Variable #3 – explain why it was chosen and how it will bring success? (presented by: [Name]) Conclusion – why will you civilization having these three variable be the MOST successful? (presented by: [Name]) Project work time (10 minutes)

8. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Whose civilization will end up lasting and why? PRESENTATIONS Variable #1Variable #2Variable #3Success?

9. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Quiz  Read carefully  You will have 30 minutes in class (but can finish during lunch if you don’t have enough time)

10. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Reflection  Journal: Full sentences for full credit  What makes a civilization successful?  What is “successful”? Is it defined differently by different people

11. Daily Questions: What does an ideal civilization look like? How can you, as an individual, play a role in creating an ideal civilization? Worksheet # Agenda: 1.Warm-up 2.Assessment 3.Discussion 4.Reflection Homework  Write a follow-up paragraph on your civilization game.  After hearing other peoples’ arguments for the variables they chose, which three variables would you choose and why?  Are they the same or different than the ones you originally chose?