S+Wallace,Megan+Marie

**Office:** Ed Center Rm 006 **Office Phone:** 012-3456 **Office Hours:** Mon, Wed, Fri 2:00pm-4:00pm ** E-mail: ** megan.m.wallace@maine.edu
 * Teacher:** Miss Wallace

=Summary of Unit= In this unit students will discover the wonderful worlds of some of the greatest ancient civilizations that ever existed. This unit will focus mainly on the Roman, Greek, and Egyptian Empires. By the end of the unit students will be able to identify major rulers, achievements, events, and vocabulary. They will know how these civilizations affected their surrounding areas and the lasting impact they had on the world.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Social Studies- E. History E1 Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns Grade 9-Diploma "The Emergence of Civilization to 1000 B.C." Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the United States and World history including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the World.

= = =Students will understand that= •civilizations today continue to develop in a similar patterns to that of early civilizations. •the Roman empire had a major impact on its surrounding civilizations. •we in the present make decisions because of what happened during the rise of civilizations in the past.

= = =Essential Questions= •How do people separated by time and space still develop their civilizations in a similar manner? •Why did the rise and fall of Rome affect its surrounding civilizations so strongly? •How do things that happened in the past affect things that we do now in the present?

= = =Students will know= •Important events and people: Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, King Tut •Sequence and timelines:Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt •Vocabulary: aqueducts, spice trade, census

= = =Students will be able to= •demonstrate how civilizations today are similar to pre 1000 B.C. civilizations. •illustrate how the Roman Empire affected its surrounding civilizations. •adapt an important invention from the past to be used in daily life today. •analyze the patterns that civilizations make in their creation. •imagine why we continue to do things in similar ways now that people did back then. •recognize the impact the Roman Empire had on the rest of the world.

You are a history enthusiast who loves ancient cultures.You are extremely excited when you hear of a contest being held by the Museum of Natural History. The prize is your very own exhibit. In order to win this magnificent honor you must first prove to the President of the Board of Trustees that you understand what life was like in pre 1000 B.C. civilizations. To do this you must create a wikispace page that showcases your knowledge of those civilizations as well as your ability to convey this information in an interesting manner.
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=Expectations= School policy will be followed regarding total number of absences allowed from class and excused absences. In the event of an absence, students should check teh claas website to find missing work. Feel free to email me any questions you might have. Students will have email partners to help catch up on missed work. Cheating and plagiarism will not be allowed. All work must be site in MLA format. All school policies will be followed regarding plagiarism and academic integrity. All work should be handed in on time. If for some reason you can't, email me and we will work something out on a case by case basis. Please come to class ready and willing to participate. Everyone has bad days but try to have a positive attitude in class.
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=Benchmarks (total points for unit 500)= • Have a debate over Skype about similarities and differences between early civilizations. (90 pts.) This debate will be done with another class's participation. The class will be broken into groups of four. Each group will be assigned either the Roman, Greek, or Egyptian empire. Each group will also be assigned as to whether they are arguing on the side of similarities or differences. Groups will prepare a list of argument and debate points that they will check with me. They will make any corrections necessary and be ready to debate over skype. • Make a wikispace about what you have learned about the various empires. (155 pts.) Students will work individually for this assignment. They will be allowed to chose the empire that they work on for themselves. After having chosen an empire, they will create a wikispace page to showcase their new found knowledge. On their page they must discuss a brief history, rulers, mythology, art, and architecture from this empire. They will also be required to attach at least two widgets to their page. This piece must showcase everything they have learned throughout the unit. • Make an advertisement on iMovie selling an invention from the past to someone today. (90 pts.) Students will be divided into groups and assigned one of the three empires. They will research an important invention from that culture and see how its creation changed their lives. The students will have to reinvent this invention and make it useful to daily life today. In their groups, students will make an advertisement using iMovie to sell this new product to people today. Advertisements will be shown to the rest of the class at the completion of the lesson. • Have an interview with an "expert" on garage band about early civilizations. (50 pts.) Students will divide into groups based on which civilization, Roman, Greek, or Egyptian, that they wish to create a podcast about. If the groups are too uneven I will reassign people accordingly. These groups will find major events in the timeline of their civilization and will create a podcast on garage band to show their learning. • Create a digital story about how we are similar to those in the past. (90 pts.) Students have the option of working in groups or individually for this project. They will have some artistic license as to how their story is written and what format it is done in. It must include important elements from both life the present today and life in the past of one or more of the empires we have been learning about. Students will show me their scripts so I may proof read them. Students will present their stories to the class at the end of the lesson. • Create a blog about the Roman Empire and its multiple impacts. (25 pts.) Throughout the unit students will be asked to keep a blog account to show what they are learning about the Roman, Greek, and Egyptian empires. Students will be asked to make comments on each others blogs. These blogs will not be formally graded. They will be given a grade for having completed the assignment but not on the content.

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).