This document outlines a lesson plan on early civilizations that focuses on Mesopotamian civilization. It includes learning outcomes, essential questions, and academic vocabulary. The teacher will engage students through an opening activity and group discussion. Students will research civilizations, view a video, and demonstrate different cultures. Formative assessment includes tasks catered to different thinking levels. The lesson connects to national curriculum standards and considers students' needs.

1. Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
 Define the word civilization.
 List the world civilizations.
 Compare and contrast between first civilizations.
 Identify the factors of development.
 Demonstrate their attitudes and attributes towards in the subject.
 Show cultural behaviour and importance.
 Discuss early Mesopotamians life.
 Discriminate between present and past.
 Summarise the information.
 Categorize the basic features of civilizations.
 Classify the elements of society.
Essential Questions & Academic Vocabulary
 Compare the present with the past, evaluating the consequences of past events and decisions and
determining the lessons that were learned.
 Compare and contrast between the early civilizations of Mesopotamia with modern society.
 Express and discuss the cultural behaviors of the first four civilizations.
Academic Vocabulary:
 Mesopotamia
 Hammurabi
 Cuneiforms
Content – I (Teacher) Do
I Do: Strategies/ procedures/ lesson steps/Opening/ Engagement
 Warm up.
 Prior Knowledge activation
 Overview the lesson
 Oral/ Social interaction among students.
 Group Discussion
 Presentation
 Feedback.
Content:
Part 1: Humans Origins and Early Civilizations to 500 B.C.E
Chapter 1: The Birth of civilization
Ex: 1.2 Early Civilizations in the Middle East to about 1000 B.C.E
Topic: 1.2.1 Mesopotamian civilization
Subject: Civilization Number of Emirati Students: _______
Grade: 9B Period: 3 Number of SEN: _________
Lesson: 3 Number of Girls/Boys: 29
Teacher: Abdul Ghafoor Date: 29-09-2016

2. Guided and Independent Practice - DTI (Differentiated Teaching Instructions)
“We (teacher and students) Do” - Guided Practice
Guided Practice:
1. Research work about civilization.
2. Power point.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8v2vRlLL58.
4. Demonstration of different civilizations and cultures.
Higher-Order Thinking:
 Discuss early Mesopotamians life.
 Discriminate between present and past.
 Summarise the information.
Middle-Order Thinking:
 Compare and contrast between first civilizations.
 Identify the factors of development.
 Demonstrate their attitudes and attributes towards in the subject.
Lower-Order Thinking (cater to needs of low achievers):
 List the positive and negative effects of civilizations.
 Define civilization.
 Tell the difference between past and present.
 Show cultural behaviour and importance.
“You (students) Do” - Independent Practice
The majority of students have positive attitude towards the subject. Most of the students are average
learners in this class. The whole class is participating in different types of activities. Ex: preparing charts,
PowerPoint presentation, interaction, group discussion and writings tasks. Challenging task are being
discuss with every students each day. e.g Homework.
Homework :( Check wp)
Focus Questions:
 What were the processes behind the creation of early civilizations?
 What are the similarities among the world’s earliest civilizations?
 Why has the pace of change accelerated with time?
SEN
Name Learning Outcome Assigned Task
Formative Assessment
Feedback about Students
Feedback about Plan and Content

3. Cross-curricular connection
Connection to National Agenda