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Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6 Curriculum Pacing Guide 2011-2012 H- History G- Geography and Environmental Literacy E- Economics Financial Literacy C&G- Civics and Government C- Culture 1st Six Weeks 6th Grade Social Studies Big Question: How do we decide what is true? Days NCSCoS Unit Objectives/Goals CCSS Skill/Vocabulary Terms Instructional Strategies & Instructional Recommended Resources/Materials Recommended Assessments 2 Days Discuss the Classroom Syllabus and School Handbook, Build Classroom Rules/Expectations Pretest Introduction: What is Social Studies 1. Definition Class Syllabus EMS School Handbook Classroom Rules/Expectations Diagnostic 9 Days Overview of Geography/Planet Earth including: Five Themes, Branches of Geography, Essential Elements, Climate, Natural Resources, Environment I Can: 1.01 Create maps, charts, graphs, databases, and models I Can: 6.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives Introduce Vocabulary for Section being taught Discuss the Unit Big Question Write about the Big Question Essential Question Write about the Essential Question Develop Learning Targets Discuss Learning Targets Use I Can Statements Pre-Reading Strategies During Reading Strategies After Reading Strategies Vocabulary Strategies Textbook Revised Blooms Taxonomy (Key Words & Model Questions) Atlases Maps Vocabulary and Reading Warm-up Activities Lesson Plans Graphic Organizers Dictionary SmartBoard Daily Formative Assessments

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Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

1st Six Weeks

6th Grade Social Studies

Big Question: How do we decide what is true?

Days NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

CCSS Skill/Vocabulary

Terms

Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional

Recommended

Resources/Materials

Recommended Assessments

2 Days Discuss the Classroom

Syllabus and

School Handbook,

Build Classroom

Rules/Expectations

Pretest

Introduction: What is Social

Studies

1. Definition

Class Syllabus

EMS School Handbook

Classroom

Rules/Expectations

Diagnostic

9 Days Overview of Geography/Planet

Earth including:

Five Themes, Branches of

Geography, Essential

Elements, Climate, Natural

Resources, Environment

I Can:

1.01 Create maps, charts,

graphs, databases, and models

I Can:

6.H.1.1

Construct charts, graphs,

and historical narratives

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Atlases

Maps

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-up Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Daily Formative

Assessments

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

as tools to illustrate

information about different

people, laces and regions in

South America and Europe.

1.02 Generate, interpret and

manipulate information from

tools such as maps, globes,

charts, graphs, databases, and

models to pose and answer

questions about space and

place, environment and

society, and spatial dynamics

and connections.

3.04 Describe how physical

processes such as erosion,

earthquakes, and volcanoes

have resulted in physical

patterns on the earth’s surface

and analyze their effects on

human activities.

to explain particular

events or issues over

time.

6.G.2.2

Construct maps, chars

and graphs to explain

data about geographic

phenomena (e.g.

migration patterns and

population and resource

distribution patterns).

6.G.1.1 Explain how the

physical features and

human characteristics of

a place influence the

development of

civilizations, societies and

regions (e.g. location near

rivers and natural

barriers, trading

practices and spread of

culture.

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Instructional Coach

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

8.01 Describe the role of key

historical figures and evaluate

their impact on past and

present societies in South

America and Europe.

6.H.2.4 Explain the role

that key historical figures

and cultural groups had

in transforming society

(e.g. Mansa Musa,

Confucius, Charlemagne

and Qin Shi Huangdi).

9 Days Overview of the World’s

People including:

Population, culture,

government, and economy

I Can:

3.04 Describe how physical

processes such as erosion,

earthquakes, and volcanoes

have resulted in physical

patterns on the earth’s surface

and analyze their effects on

human activities.

I Can:

6.G.1.1 Explain how the

physical features and

human characteristics of

a place influenced the

development of

civilizations, societies and

regions (e.g. location near

rivers and natural

barriers, trading

practices and spread of

culture).

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

5.03 Explain how the

allocation of scarce resources

requires economic systems to

make basic decisions

regarding the production and

distribution of goods and

services, and evaluate the

impact on the standard of

living in selected societies and

regions of South America and

Europe.

6.E.1.2

Explain how quality of

life is impacted by

economic choices of

civilizations, societies and

regions.

The Five Themes of

Geography

1. Definitions

2. Examples and

Applications

How can you use the 5 themes

of geography to organize

information and address

questions about places in the

world?

How can you use geographers’

tools to pose and answer

questions about the world?

In what ways might geography

tools be used to identify

climate and population

patterns within South America

and Europe?

10 Days I Can:

Early History of Europe

including:

Ancient Greece, Ancient

Rome, and the Middle Ages

10.02 Identify various sources

of citizens’ rights and

I Can:

6.C&G.1.3

Compare the

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

responsibilities, such as

constitutions, traditions, and

religious law, and analyze how

they are incorporated into

different government

structures.

12.02 Describe the relationship

between cultural values of

selected societies of South

America and Europe and their

art, architecture, music and

literature, and assess their

significance in contemporary

culture.

requirements for (e.g.

age, gender, and status)

and responsibilities of

(e.g. paying taxes and

military service)

citizenship under various

governments.

6.C.1.1 Analyze how

cultural expressions

reflected the values of

civilizations, societies and

regions (e.g. oral

traditions, art, dance,

music, literature, and

architecture).

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

CULMINATING PROJECT

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

2nd Six Weeks

6th Grade Social Studies

Big Question: Is conflict always bad?

Days NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

CCSS Skill/Vocabulary

Terms

Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional Activities

Recommended

Resources/Materials

Recommended Assessments

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

10 Days History of Early Modern

Europe including:

Renaissance and

Reformation, Exploration,

Enlightenment, and the

Industrial Revolution

I Can:

3.03 Examine the

development and use of

tools and technologies and

assess their influence on the

human ability to use,

modify, or adapt to their

environment.

4.03 Examine key ethical

ideas and values deriving

from religious, artistic,

political, economic, and

educational traditions, as

well as their diffusion over

time, and assess their

I Can:

6.G.1.4 Explain how and

why civilizations, societies

and regions have used,

modified and adapted to

their environments (e.g.

invention of tools,

domestication of plants

and animals, farming

technique and creation of

dwellings).

6.C.1.1 Analyze how

cultural expressions

reflecte4d the values of

civilizations, societies and

regions (e.g. oral

traditions, art, dance,

music, literature, and

Introduce

Vocabulary for

Section being taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments

(specific guidelines)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

influence on the

development of selected

societies and regions in

South America and Europe.

a6.02 Examine the influence

of education and technology

on productivity and

economic development in

selected nations and regions

of South America and

Europe.

8.03 Identify major

discoveries, innovations,

and inventions, and assess

their influence on societies

past and present.

architecture).

6.H.2.3 Explain how

innovation and/or

technology transformed

civilizations, societies and

regions over time (e.g.

agricultural technology,

weaponry, transportation

and communication.

6.H.2.3 Explain how

innovation and/or

technology transformed

civilizations, societies and

regions over time (e.g.

agricultural technology,

weaponry, transportation

and communication.

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

10 Days Modern European History

World War I, World War

II, The Holocaust, The Cold

War, and Europe since

1945

I Can:

8.01 Describe the role of

key historical figures and

evaluate their impact on

past and present societies in

South America and Europe.

I Can:

6.H.2.4 Explain the role

that key historical figures

and cultural groups had in

transforming society (e.g.

Mansa Musa, Confucius,

Charlemagne and Qin Shi

Huangdi).

Introduce

Vocabulary for

Section being taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments

(specific guidelines)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

10 Days Southern Europe and the

countries of Greece, Italy,

Spain, and Portugal

I Can:

1.03 Use tools such as maps,

globes, graphs, charts,

databases, models, and

I Can:

6.G.2.1 Use maps, charts,

graphs, geographic data

and available technology

tools to draw conclusions

Introduce

Vocabulary for

Section being taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Daily Formative Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

artifacts to compare data

on different countries of

South America and Europe

and to identify patterns as

well as similarities and

differences among them.

about the emergence,

expansion and decline of

civilizations, societies and

regions.

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments

(specific guidelines)

CULMINATING PROJECT

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

2.01 Identify key physical

characteristics such as

landforms, water forms,

and climate, and evaluate

their influence on the

development of cultures in

selected South America and

European regions.

3.01 Identify ways in which

people of selected areas in

South America and Europe

have used, altered, and

adapted to their

environments in order to

meet their needs, and

evaluate the impact to their

actions on the development

of cultures and regions.

5.01 Describe the

relationship between the

location of natural

resources and economic

development, and assess the

6.G.1.1 Explain how the

physical features and

human characteristics of a

place influenced the

development of

civilizations, societies and

regions 9e.g. location near

rivers and natural

barriers, trading practices

and spread of culture).

6.G.1.4 Explain how and

why civilizations, societies

and regions have used,

modified and adapted to

their environments (e.g.

invention of tools,

domestication of plants

and animals, farming

techniques and creation of

dwellings).

6.E.1.1

Explain how conflict,

compromise, and

negotiation over the

availability of resources

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

impact on selected cultures,

countries, and regions in

South America and Europe.

(natural, human and

capital) impacted the

economic development of

various civilizations,

societies and regions (e.g.

competition for scarce

resources, unequal

distribution of wealth and

the emergence of powerful

trading networks).

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

3rd Six Weeks

6th Grade Social Studies

Big Question: What is important to know?

Days NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

CCSS Skill/Vocabulary Terms Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional Activities

Recommended

Resources/Materials

Recommended Assessments

7 Days West/Central Europe

including France and the

Benelux Countries,

Germany and the Alpine

Countries

I Can:

3.01 Identify ways in which

people of selected areas in

South America and Europe

have used, altered, and

adapted to their

environments in order to

meet their needs, and

evaluate the impact to

their actions on the

development of cultures

and regions.

11.03 Compare

characteristics of political,

economic, religious, and

I Can:

6.G.1.4 Explain how

and why civilizations,

societies and regions

have used, modified and

adapted to their

environments (e.g.

invention of tools,

domestication of plants

and animals, farming

techniques and creation

of dwellings).

6.G.1.3 Compare

distinguishing

characteristics of

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments

(specific guidelines)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

social institutions of

selected cultures, and

evaluate their similarities

and differences.

11.04 Identify examples of

economic, political, and

social changes, such as

agrarian to industrial

economies, monarchical to

democratic governments,

and the roles of women

and minorities, and

analyze their impact on

culture.

various world regions

(e.g. physical features,

culture, political

organization and ethnic

make-up).

6.H.2.1 Explain how

invasions, conquests,

and migrations affected

various civilizations,

societies and regions

(e.g. Mongol invasion,

The Crusades, the

Peopling of the

Americas and

Alexander the Great).

8 Days Northern Europe and the

areas of the British Isles

and Scandinavia

1.03 Use tools such as

maps, globes, graphs,

charts, databases, models,

and artifacts to compare

data on different countries

of South America and

Europe and to identify

6.G.2.1 Use maps,

charts, graphs,

geographic data and

available technology

tools to draw

conclusions about the

emergence, expansion

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Daily Formative Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

patterns as well as

similarities and differences

among them.

2.01 Identify key physical

characteristics such as

landforms, water forms,

and climate, and evaluate

their influence on the

development of cultures in

selected South American

and European regions.

11.03 Compare

characteristics of political,

economic, religious, and

social institutions of

selected cultures, and

evaluate their similarities

and differences.

and decline of

civilizations, societies

and regions.

6.G.1.1 Explain how the

physical features and

human characteristics

of a place influenced the

development of

civilizations, societies

and regions (e.g.

location near rivers and

natural barriers,

trading practices and

spread of culture).

6.G.1.3 Compare

distinguishing

characteristics of

various world regions

(e.g. physical features,

culture, political

organization and ethnic

make-up).

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments

(specific guidelines)

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

12.03 Identify examples of

cultural borrowing, such

as language, traditions,

and technology, and

evaluate their importance

in the development of

selected societies in South

America and Europe.

6.C.1.1Analyze how

cultural expressions

reflected the values of

civilizations, societies

and regions (e.g. oral

traditions, art, dance,

music, literature, and

architectural).

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

7 Days Eastern Europe including

Poland, the Baltic

Republics, Inland Eastern

Europe, and the Balkan

Countries

2.01 Identify key physical

characteristics such as

landforms, water forms,

and climate, and evaluate

their influence on the

development of cultures in

selected South American

and European regions.

10.03 Describe rights and

responsibilities, such as

constitutions, traditions,

and religious law, and

analyze how they are

incorporated into different

government situations.

6.G.1.1 Explain how the

physical features and

human characteristics

of a place influenced the

development of

civilizations, societies

and regions (e.g.

location near rivers and

natural barriers,

trading practices and

spread of culture).

6.C&G.1.3 Compare

the requirements for

9e.g. age, gender and

status) and

responsibilities of 9e.g.

paying taxes and

military service)

citizenship under

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments

(specific guidelines)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

11.03 Compare

characteristics of political,

economic, religious, and

social institutions of

selected cultures, and

evaluate their similarities

and differences.

12.03 Analyze how cultural

expressions reflected the

values of civilizations,

societies and regions (e.g.

oral traditions, art, dance,

music, literature, and

architecture).

various governments.

6.G.1.3 Compare

distinguishing

characteristics of

various world regions

(e.g. physical features,

culture, political

organization and ethnic

make-up).

6.C.1.1 Analyze how

cultural expressions

reflected the values of

civilizations, societies

and regions (e.g. oral

traditions, art, dance,

music, literature, and

architecture).

8 Days Russia and the Caucasus

including history and

culture of Russia, modern

Russia and the Caucasus

countries

I Can:

1.03 Use tools such as

I Can:

6.G.2.1 Use maps,

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Daily Formative Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

maps, globes, graphs,

charts, databases, models,

and artifacts to compare

data on different countries

of South America and

Europe and to identify

patterns as well as

similarities and differences

among them.

2.01 Identify key physical

characteristics such as

landforms, water forms,

and climate, and evaluate

their influence on the

development of cultures in

selected South American

and European regions.

9.02 Describe how

different types of

governments such as

democracies, dictatorships,

charts, graphs,

geographic data and

available technology

tools to draw

conclusions about the

emergence, expansion

and decline of

civilizations, societies

and regions.

6.G.1.1 Explain how the

physical features and

human characteristics

of a place influenced the

development of

civilizations, societies

and regions (e.g.

location near rivers and

natural barriers,

trading practices and

spread of culture).

6.C&G.1.1 Explain the

origins and structures

of various

governmental systems

(e.g. democracy,

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments

(specific guidelines)

CULMINATING PROJECT

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

monarchies and oligarchies

in selected areas of South

America and Europe carry

out legislative, executive,

and judicial functions, and

evaluate the effectiveness

of each.

absolute monarchy and

constitutional

monarchy).

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

4th Six Weeks

6th Grade Social Studies

Big Question: Do we need words to communicate well?

Days NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

CCSS Skill/Vocabulary

Terms

Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional Activities

Recommended

Resources/Materials

Recommended Assessments

8 Days Early History of the Americas

focusing on the Mayans,

Aztecs, and Incas

I Can:

4.02 Identify the main

commodities of trade over time

in selected areas of South

America and Europe, and

evaluate their significance for

the economic, political and

social development of cultures

and regions.

7.01 Identify historical events

such as invasions, conquests,

and migrations and evaluate

their relationship to current

issues.

I Can:

6.G.1.2 Explain the

factors that influenced

the movement of people,

goods, and ideas and the

effects of that movement

on societies and regions

over time (e.g. scarcity of

resources, conquests,

desire for wealth, disease

and trade).

6.H.2.1 Explain how

invasions, conquests, and

migrations affected

various civilizations,

societies and regions (e.g.

Mongol invasion, The

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

8.01 Describe the role of key

historical figures and evaluate

their impact on past and

present societies in South

America and Europe.

Crusades, the People of

the Americas and

Alexander the Great).

6.H.2.4 Explain the role

that key historical figures

and cultural groups had

in transforming society

(e.g. Mansa Musa,

Confucius, Charlemagne

and Qin Shi Huangdi).

7 Central America and the

Caribbean

I Can:

7.01 Identify historical events

such as invasions, conquests,

and migrations and evaluate

their relationship to current

issues.

11.01 Identify the concepts

associated with culture such as

I Can:

6.H.2.1 Explain how

invasions, conquests, and

migrations affected

various civilizations,

societies and regions (e.g.

Mongol invasion, The

Crusades, the People of

the Americas and

Alexander the Great).

6.C.1.1 Analyze how

cultural expressions

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

language, religion, family, and

ethnic identify, and analyze

how they both link and

separate societies.

reflected the values of

civilizations, societies and

regions (e.g. oral

traditions, art, dance,

music, literature, and

architecture).

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

8 Days Caribbean South America and

the countries of Colombia,

Venezuela, and the Guiana’s

I Can:

1.03 Use tools such as maps,

globes, graphs, charts,

databases, models, and

artifacts to compare data on

different countries of South

America and Europe and to

identify patterns as well as

similarities and differences

among them.

8.02 Describe the role of key

groups and evaluate their

impact on historical and

contemporary societies of

South America and Europe.

I Can:

6.G.2.1 Use maps, charts,

graphs, geographic data

and available technology

tools to draw conclusions

about the emergence,

expansion and decline of

civilizations, societies and

regions.

6.H.2.4 Explain the role

that key historical figures

and cultural groups had

in transforming society

(e.g. Mansa Musa,

Confucius, Charlemagne

and Qin Shi Huangdi).

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

CULMINATING PROJECT

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

9.03 Identify the ways in which

governments in selected areas

of South America and Europe

deal with issues of justice and

injustice, and assess the

influence of cultural values on

their practices and

expectations.

6.C&G.1.4 Compare the

role (e.g. maintains order

and enforces societal

values and beliefs) and

evolution of laws and

legal systems (e.g. need

for and changing nature

of codified system of laws

and punishment) in

various civilizations,

societies and regions.

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

5th Six Weeks

6th Grade Social Studies

Big Question: How do we decide who we are?

Days

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

NCCS Skill/Vocabulary

Terms

Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional Activities

Recommended

Resources/Materials

Recommended Assessments

10 Atlantic South America

including Brazil, Argentina,

Uruguay, and Paraguay

I Can:

2.03 Examine factors such as

climate change, location of

resources, and environmental

challenges that influence

human migration and assess

their significance in the

development of selected

cultures in South America and

Europe.

4.01 Describe patterns of and

motives for the migrations of

people, and evaluate their

impact on the political,

economic, and social

I Can:

6.G.1.2 Explain the

factors that influenced

the movement of people,

goods, and ideas and the

effects of the movement

on societies and regions

over time (e.g. scarcity of

resources, conquests,

desire for wealth, disease

and trade).

6.G.1.2 Explain the

factors that influenced

the movement of people,

goods, and ideas and the

effects of that movement

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

development of selected

societies and regions.

9.02 Describe how different

types of governments such as

democracies, dictatorships,

monarchies and oligarchies in

selected areas of South

America and Europe carry out

legislative, executive, and

judicial functions, and

evaluate the effectiveness of

each.

on societies and regions

over time (e.g. scarcity of

resource, conquests,

desire for wealth, disease

and trade).

6.C&G.1.1 Explain the

origins and structures of

various governmental

systems (e.g. democracy,

absolute monarchy and

constitutional monarchy).

10 Days Pacific South America

including Bolivia, Chile,

Ecuador, Peru and the history

and current state of this region

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

I Can:

1.01 Create maps, charts,

graphs, databases, and models

as tools to illustrate

information about different

people, places and regions in

South America and Europe.

3.01 Identify ways in which

people of selected areas in

South America and Europe

have used, altered, and

adapted to their environments

in order to meet their needs,

and evaluate the impact to

their actions on the

development of cultures and

regions.

10.01 Trace the development

of relationships between

individuals and their

governments in selected

cultures of South America and

Europe, and evaluate the

I Can:

6.H.1.1 Construct charts,

graphs, and historical

narratives to explain

particular events or

issues over time.

6.G.1.4 Explain how and

why civilizations,

societies and regions have

used, modified and

adapted to their

environments (e.g.

invention of tools,

domestication of plants

and animals, farming

techniques and creation

of dwellings).

6.C&G.1.3 Compare the

requirements for (e.g.

age, gender and status)

and responsibilities of

(e.g. paying taxes and

military service)

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

changes that have evolved over

time.

citizenship under various

governments.

10 Days Pacific South America

including Bolivia, Chile,

Ecuador, Peru and the history

and current state of this region

(continued)

I Can:

3.01 Identify ways in which

people of selected areas in

South America and Europe

have used, altered, and

adapted to their environments

in order to meet their needs,

and evaluate the impact to

their actions on the

development of cultures and

regions.

I Can:

6.G.1.4 Explain how and

why civilizations,

societies and regions have

used, modified and

adapted to their

environments (e.g.

invention of tools,

domestication of plants

and animals, farming

techniques and creation

of dwellings).

Introduce Vocabulary

for Section being

taught

Discuss the Unit Big Question

Write about the Big Question

Essential Question

Write about the Essential

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Pre-Reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Vocabulary Strategies

Document Analysis

Debates

Speeches (assignment &

presentation rubrics)

Research Assignments (specific

guidelines)

CULMINATING PROJECT

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key Words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-ups

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Cornell-Notes

AVID Strategies

Project Rubric

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments

Section Assessments

Unit Assessment

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

10.01 Trace the development

of relationships between

individuals and their

governments in selected

cultures of South America and

Europe, and evaluate the

changes that have evolved over

time.

6.C&G.1.3 Compare the

requirements for (e.g.

age, gender and status)

and responsibilities of

(e.g. paying taxes and

military service)

citizenship under various

governments.

Halifax County Public Schools Grade 6

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2011-2012

H- History

G- Geography and Environmental Literacy

E- Economics Financial Literacy

C&G- Civics and Government

C- Culture

Helpful Websites

http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/suh/---suhionline/SDAIE/glossary.html

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/

www.edsitement.com

www.edhelper.com

www.unitedstreaming.com

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

http://www.libertyskids.com/pt_guide_adult_background.html

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/socialstudies/

www.socialstudiesforkids.com

www.socialstudieswebsite.com

6th Six Weeks

6th Grade Social Studies

Big Question: How much do our communities shape us?

Days NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

CCSS Skill/Vocabulary Terms Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional Activities

Recommended

Resources/Materials

Recommended Assessments

10 End of Year Project Project Rubric

10 Social Studies Review

Study Activities for Exam

General Overview

10 Follow EOG & Exam

Schedule

EOG & Social Studies Exams