This document outlines a 6-day unit plan for teaching students about ancient civilizations. Students will research different ancient civilizations, create websites presenting what they learned, and give presentations on their civilizations. The plan includes daily objectives, activities, and homework assignments to guide students through conducting research, collaborating in groups, and demonstrating their understanding of ancient civilizations.

1. Ancient Civilizations Project Unit Plan CTGE-5900 Fordham University Mireia Rozas-Simon July 2008

4. STANDARD 2: World History Performance Indicators: Commencement, 2 : Establishing time frames, exploring different periods, examining themes across time and within cultures, and focusing on important turning points in world history help organize the study of world cultures and civilizations. Commencement, 3 : Study of the major social, political, cultural, and religious developments in world history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups. Social Studies Standards

5. STANDARD 3 : Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for critical analysis and evaluation. Performance Indicator 4: Students will evaluate students’ own and others’ work, individually and collaboratively, on the basis of a variety of criteria, and recognize how chosen criteria affect evaluation. Criteria include visual presentation; clarity of ideas; logic; originality; comprehensiveness; and use of English vocabulary, grammar, and register. (L, S, R, W) STANDARD 4: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for classroom and social interaction. Performance Indicator 6: Students will understand and use a variety of context-specific oral communication strategies in American English for a range of personal and academic purposes. Such strategies include making confirmation checks, clarifying or requesting clarification, paraphrasing, and repairing miscommunication. (L, S) ESL Standards