Towson University

Department of Secondary Education

Lesson Plan

Name: Corinna Sech Date: October 12, 2018 & October 15, 2018

Brief Class Description:

Social Studies Ancient World History, 7​th​ grade students, 26-30 students/class, 45-50 minute classes.
Classes are divided based on math level.
2nd period - Algebra
4th period - Algebra
6th period - Integrated
7th period - (CC) standard grade level math

Unit: Lesson Topic: Prior Knowledge​​:

Unit 2 Experience 1 Mesopotamian Contributions Students have studied
Hammurabi’s Code and are
ready to move on to other
Mesopotamian contributions.

Alignment:
Standard Objective Assessment Activity(ies)
Warm-Up
Expectation (10/12/18) ​Students Contributions
S6.1.1.1 - ​Students will label a map to graphic organizer Map Labels/Skills
apply their map
will use geographic (CC class only)
reading skills. ​(Only Post-Test VPP ​(CC
tools to locate places for the CC class - class only)
and describe the VPP) Mesopotamian
human and physical Contributions
Advertisement
characteristics in (10/12/18)​​ Students reading/organizer
early world history. will recognize that
(CC class only) constant invasions in Advertisement
Mesopotamia led to
cultural
Indicator advancements.

(10/12/18)​​ Students
will identify the
 advancements made
by various
Mesopotamian
culture groups.

(10/15/18) ​Students
will create an
advertisement to
represent the
city-state /
contribution they
think is the most
important from
ancient
Mesopotamia.

Materials Needed:
-Pencils
-​Map labels worksheet
-Textbooks
-Mesopotamian Contributions graphic organizer
-Blank drawing paper
-Colored pencils, markers, crayons, & rulers for the advertisement

Technology Integration/Needs:
A computer and screen is needed to project the PowerPoint and class instructions.
Lesson Procedure:

Warm-Up: ​Students will answer this warm-up question on their drill sheets: “​Pick one of
Hammurabi’s laws that would be useful today. Explain why. Pick one of Hammurabi’s laws
that would ​not​ be useful today. Explain why.” ​After students write down their answers, I will
ask students to share some of their responses.

Time allotted:​ ​ 5-10 minutes

Transition (​ for CC class):​ “
​ Today we are going to finish up our map analysis that we
have been working on for the last few class periods.”
Transition (​ for all other classes)​: ​“Hammurabi’s Code was a major contribution from
Mesopotamia as it was the first written code of law. Today, we are going to learn about
many other contributions that came from Mesopotamia.”

Activity 1: Map Labels/Skills

I will go over various map skills and labels with students. Students will have a worksheet to
take notes on each map characteristic. They will then practice labeling a map of the “Annual
Rainfall in Australia.”

Time Allotted: 1​ 5-20​ ​minutes

Transition (​for CC class):​ ​ “Hammurabi’s Code was a major contribution from

Mesopotamia as it was the first written code of law. Today, we are going to learn about
many other contributions that came from Mesopotamia.”

Activity 2: Mesopotamian Contributions Reading & Graphic Organizer

Before beginning this activity, I will go over what a contribution is with students. Students will
then read pages 60-62, 65-69, and 72-77 in the ​World History​ textbook. They will use the
graphic organizer to list contributions from each civilization.

Time Allotted: 2​ 0-25 minutes

The CC class will take the post-test for my VPP after completing activity two.

Transition: ​“Thank you so much for working so hard and diligently. I know this was a
l ot of notes to take but it is imperative that you have this understanding of
Mesopotamian contributions as we proceed through the unit. However, because you
 worked so hard.. I thought of a fun activity for us to do! Who can explain to me what
an advertisement is?”

Activity 3: Advertisement
After clarifying what an advertisement is, I will explain to students that they will be creating
one for either ​the Mesopotamian ​city-state​​ they think is the most important ​OR​​ the
contribution ​they think is the most important. I will be grading this on creativity and accuracy
of information. The advertisement is used in place of writing an essay for Mesopotamian
contributions. I will show students examples of advertisements so they have an understanding
of my expectations for this assessment. They will have the class period to work on the
advertisement and they will turn it in the following class.

Time Allotted: ​20-25 minutes

Differentiation:
-I will repeat student answers so the hearing-impaired student can hear other student responses.
-The CC class is not very low but my pacing and instruction will slow down to accomodate
students.
-If any student is not comfortable working with a partner, he or she can work independently.