Common Core Lesson Planning Template Grade Level 7th Teacher/Room: Miller Week of: September 23, 2013

Unit Vocabulary: Locate, regional map , political-physical map, Tropic of cancer, tropic of Capricorn, latitude, longitude, equator, prime meridian, Hemisphere, Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Gaza Strip, Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Traditional, Command, Market, Economy, Mixed-market, monarchy, theocracy, personal freedoms, voting rights, republic, national government. Instructional Strategies Used: Small group, Individual work, computer lab, testing Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Common Core Standard(s): Common Core Standard(s): Common Core Standard(s): Common Core Standard(s): Common Core Standard(s): SS7G8 Common Core Standard(s): Common Core Standard(s): SS7CG5 a. Compare the SS7CG5 a. Compare the a. Explain the differences between an SS7G8 SS7G8 ethnic group and a religious group. a. Explain the differences between an a. Explain the differences between an parliamentary democracy parliamentary democracy of b. Explain the diversity of religions ethnic group and a religious group. ethnic group and a religious group. the State of Israel, the within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurds. of the State of Israel, the b. Explain the diversity of religions b. Explain the diversity of religions monarchy of the Kingdom of c. Compare and contrast the prominent within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurds. within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurds. monarchy of the Kingdom religions in Southwest Asia (Middle c. Compare and contrast the prominent c. Compare and contrast the prominent of Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi Arabia, and the East): Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. religions in Southwest Asia (Middle religions in Southwest Asia (Middle theocracy of the Islamic theocracy of the Islamic d. Explain the reason for the division East): Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. East): Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. between Sunni and Shia Muslims. d. Explain the reason for the division d. Explain the reason for the division Republic of Iran, Republic of Iran, distinguishing e. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects between Sunni and Shia Muslims. between Sunni and Shia Muslims. the form of leadership and the the standard of living distinguishing the form of e. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects e. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects role of the citizen in terms of the standard of living the standard of living leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting rights and personal voting rights and personal freedoms. freedoms. EQ Question: EQ Question: EQ Question: EQ Question: EQ Question: How are the three major What is important about middle What are they types of How are governments different How do countries control their religions of the middle east east geography? government in the middle east? in the middle east? economics in the middle east? different from each other? Mini Lesson: Mini Lesson: Mini Lesson: Mini Lesson: Mini Lesson: Christianity, Judaism, Islam Go Over Study Guide Study Island Middle East Geography Test Middle East Economics Venn Diagram Middle East Geography Middle East Environment (20) Questions (handout) Mono-Polytheism Venn Review Game Middle Eastern Governments Yellow Book Page 90-93 Yellow Book Diagram (15) Questions Page 91 1-5 Page 93-99 Study Guide 92 1-5 QQ page 94 93 Quick Review Chart Page 96 Think About it Page 99

Differentiation: Differentiation: Differentiation: Differentiation: Differentiation: Content/Process/Product: Content/Process/Product: Web quest for gifted students over Differentiated Test for gifted and Content/Process/Product: Grouping Strategy: Grouping Strategy: middle east governments. regular education students Grouping Strategy: Assessment: Assessment Assessment Common Core Lesson Planning Template Assessment : Assessment: Assessment: Assessment: Assessment: Pre-Test: Pre-Test: Pre-Test: Summative Assessment on Post-Test: Post-Test: Post-Test: Formative: Formative: Formative: Middle East Geography Summative: Summative: Summative: Performance Based: Performance Based: Performance Based:

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