Unit title: Early Man and Mesopotamia
Key Concept: Time, place, and space
Related concepts: Causality (cause and consequence), Cooperation
Global context (exploration): Orientation in Space and Time, Constraints and Adaptations
Statement of inquiry: Constraints and adaptation impact causality and cooperation in time, place and space.
Inquiry questions:
Factual: What is constraint and adaptation? What is causality?
Conceptual: How do constraints in environmental and human resources result in cooperation or conflict?
Debatable:To what extent does cooperation lead to the development of civilizations and division of labor?
Summative Assessment Task: Occupational Narrative
G = Students will analyze how constraints and adaptation impact causality and cooperation in time, place and space.
R = A member of Ancient Mesopotamia society
A = People in future generations
S = You will create a narrative that describes your daily life in Ancient Mesopotamia while detailing how and why cnoflict and cooperation are informed by your acces to natural or material resources
P = You will write a narrative describing your daily life, emphasizing and detailing your occupational experiences.
S = Your result will be measured by how well you use historically accurate information and descriptive imagery to paint a picture of your Ancient Mesopotamian occupation.
Assessment Criterion:
Criterion A- Strand i, Criterion D -Strand i
Criterion A:
i.use vocabulary in context
Criterion D: Thinking Critically
i. identify the main points of ideas
IB Learner Profile Traits: Communicator, Knowledgeable
Key Concept: Time, place, and space
Related concepts: Causality (cause and consequence), Cooperation
Global context (exploration): Orientation in Space and Time, Constraints and Adaptations
Statement of inquiry: Constraints and adaptation impact causality and cooperation in time, place and space.
Inquiry questions:
Factual: What is constraint and adaptation? What is causality?
Conceptual: How do constraints in environmental and human resources result in cooperation or conflict?
Debatable:To what extent does cooperation lead to the development of civilizations and division of labor?
Summative Assessment Task: Occupational Narrative
G = Students will analyze how constraints and adaptation impact causality and cooperation in time, place and space.
R = A member of Ancient Mesopotamia society
A = People in future generations
S = You will create a narrative that describes your daily life in Ancient Mesopotamia while detailing how and why cnoflict and cooperation are informed by your acces to natural or material resources
P = You will write a narrative describing your daily life, emphasizing and detailing your occupational experiences.
S = Your result will be measured by how well you use historically accurate information and descriptive imagery to paint a picture of your Ancient Mesopotamian occupation.
Assessment Criterion:
Criterion A- Strand i, Criterion D -Strand i
Criterion A:
i.use vocabulary in context
Criterion D: Thinking Critically
i. identify the main points of ideas
IB Learner Profile Traits: Communicator, Knowledgeable