I needed to create my own curriculum as I implemented my own teaching style into this opportunity. I also changed my ELA classes to a SS content curriculum as they did not have SS enough to learn anything. I was able to follow TC requirements and the students learned more and a love of some great historical figures.

1. Vanessa H. Pranzo, (original April, 2008 to Ass’t Principal)
April 7, 2010
This is an example of the curriculum that I developed when I took over the sixth grade maternity leave position
at The Shuang Wen School.
So, here it is:
Part I.
Continuation of Geography
1. Focused upon the importance of geographic location to ancient civilizations.
a. Volcanoes
b. Water
c. Ancient maps and modern maps to show locations of civilizations
2. (both have had strong influences on the development of the ancient world)
3. Why important?
4. Trade, defense, crops, food, etc..
Part II
Ancient Egypt
1. Geography, Nile River
2. A quote was used to teach:
a. Writing
b. Importance of Nile to Egyptian civilization
c. Importance of geographic location to defense and trade
3. Feature Article
4. Large part of SS grade was the research skills developed using the internet for this project.
5. Myths: used to discuss gods, goddesses, and continue doing read-a-louds.
6. Test: writing an essay based upon a quote
Part III
Ancient Greece
1. Geography, importance of land, volcanoes, maps etc..
2. Mythology: continued discussion of gods, goddesses, stories.
3. Wrote Greek Myths: utilized SS knowledge to help write them (were an ELA grade)
4. Began: Minoans, Mycenaeans
5. City-States (kings, oligarchy, democracy)
a. Vocabulary integrated into it (comparisons to today’s world)
6. Athens, Sparta
a. Debate on Athens vs. Sparta (tables competed in teams of 2 per table)
b. Architecture
7. Delian League (why developed, importance, history)
8. Golden Age of Pericles
9. Education
10. Roles of men vs. women
11. Test on Greece
12. Art: Ms. Kulasic having children do a Greek project so they can be posted w/the Greek myths.
Part IV
Ancient Rome
1. Same format as Ancient Greece:
2. Geographic location
3. Religion (very short overview, cult of Mars, etc..)
4. Early beginnings—Etruscans to Republic to Empire to Christianity and the end of the Empire
5. ELA tie in: persuasive letter writing, legacy of Greece to Rome to our government and societies today
6. Archaeology: ruins
7. Test on Rome