RCMS, 7th Grade Social Studies



RCMS, 7th Grade Social Studies

Lesson: Ancient Greece, Historical Overview PART 1

Objective: I can identify key details and summarize the main idea of a non-fiction text about the history of Ancient Greece through text annotation and guided notes

|“Early Greek History” Non-Fiction Text page 69 |Article Guided Notes page 70 |

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|Attach the “Early Greek History” article to page 69. | |

|Annotate (mark-up) the non-fiction text using the text annotation method below: |Re-read the article and take notes using the guided notes sheet Mrs. Moore provided for you. Attach the |

| |guided notes sheet to page 70. |

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|Description | |

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|C | |

|~ Use a “C” in an oval to mark a connection or comment you made while reading | |

|~ Write the connection or comment next to the oval in the margin | |

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|* or ( | |

|~ Use a star or an asterisk to emphasize the most important ideas | |

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|vocabulary term | |

|~ Circle unfamiliar words | |

|~ Use context clues, prior experience, knowledge of Greek/Latin root words, or a dictionary to define the | |

|new vocabulary terms in the margins | |

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|~ Use a “?” in an oval to mark a question you had while reading | |

|~ You can write a question because you are confused or to develop a deeper understanding of the text | |

|~ Be sure to write the question next to the oval | |

|~ You can answer the question later if you would like | |

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RCMS, 7th Grade Social Studies

Lesson: Ancient Greece, Historical Overview PART 2

Objectives:

• I can construct a timeline using events described in a non-fiction text about the history of Ancient Greece

• I can interpret and apply details from a non-fiction text to create a primary source describing the event

|Ancient Greece Timeline page 71 |Primary Source Creation page 72 |

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|On page 71, construct a timeline using the events described in the “Early Greek History” non-fiction text.| |

| |Select one of the events from the timeline and create a primary source describing it. |

|First, draw a 12-inch line diagonally across page 71. | |

| |On page 72, write out a R.A.F.T.S. to help you plan your ideas. |

|Second, calculate how many years the entire timeline should represent. | |

| |Then create your primary source (illustration, letter, journal entry) pretending that you experienced the |

|Third, determine how many years each inch should represent. |event. |

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|Fourth, place the events (years and brief descriptions) on your timeline in chronological order and spaced| |

|appropriately apart to show when they occurred. | |

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I can identify key details and summarize the main idea of a non-fiction text about the history of Ancient Greece through text annotation and guided notes

I can construct a timeline using events described in a non-fiction text about the history of Ancient Greece

I can interpret and apply details from a non-fiction text to create a primary source describing the event

I can determine why it is useful to examine multiple sources on the same topic

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