TERM1UNITPLANNER_AsianHistory&WorldHistoryGrade8_SY20142015

Stage1:DesiredResults

EssentialGoals
AsianHistory:

InvestigatingthePast

Studentswillbeabletoindependentlyusetheirlearningto
createahistoricalfictionbasedonthehistoricaldevelopmentsinAsianand
Ancientcivilizations

Writtenandnonwrittensource
Archaeology

GeographyofAsia

TheConceptofAsia

MakingMeaning

EthnolinguisticsGroupsinAsia
AsiaintheContemporaryPeriod
ChallengesofTimes:PopulationandUrbanizationConcerns

Whatarecivilisations,kingdomsandempires?

MigrationandTransnationalCrimes
UnityinDiversity

Civilisations,KingdomsandEmpires

UNDERSTANDINGS
Studentswillunderstandthat

CentralIdea:Whoweareisaconsequenceofthechoicesthatwemake.
Theinteractionsofthepeopleinfluencethedevelopmentofcivilizations

Definitionsandfeatures

Factorsfortheriseofrivervalleycivilisations

Transfer

Howisthepastreconstructed?

WhystudyHistory?

Transfer,MakingMeaning&Acquisition

IndusValleyandShangcivilisations

Factorsfortheriseofmaritimekingdomsandempires

FunanandSrivijaya

historyisareconstructionofeventsbasedonwiderangingandvaried
resources
rivervalleysarethesitesofearlycivilizations
theexistenceofrivervalleycivilizationsfurtherdevelopedintolarger
kingdomsand,lateron,empires
ancientcivilizationslaidthegroundworkformanypoliticalandsociocultural

AncientCivilizationofAsia

BiologicalEvolutioninAsia

AsiaintheAncientPeriod

CulturalEvolutioninAsia
EarlyCivilizationsofAsia
KingshipandPoliticalIdeasonEmpireBuildinginTraditional
Asia

WestAsia

EastAndNorthAsia
SouthAsia
SoutheastAsia

WorldHistory:

GeographyoftheWorld

Theories

FivethemesofGeography

Locationandtopography

ThePhysicalcharacteristicsoftheworld

Prehistoricandearlycivilizations

Geographicconditions

Livingconditionsofourearlyancestors

TheAncientEgyptians

Geography

Religion

Government

Socioculturaldevelopment

Impactandinfluence
TheAncientGreeks

Geography

EarlyCivilizations

TheAegeanCivilizationsofMinosand
Mycenae

TheDarkAges

TheGreekExpansion

TheRiseofGreekpolis

ThePersianWar

TheGoldenAgeofAthens

ThePeloponnesianwar

thoughtpresentinsociety
UnderstandthedevelopmentofHistoryinAsiaandinEurope
Explorethelivingconditionsoftheearlyhumans
DeterminetheprogressionofearlyAsianandAncientcivilizations
Analyzetheimpactoftheriseofearlycivilizationsanditsinfluence

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS

Whatishistory?
Howishistoryreconstructedconsideringdifferentperspectives?
Whatisthesignificanceinevaluatingresources?
Whatarethechallengesinevaluatingandinterpretinghistory?
Whataretheprevalenttheoriesregardingthebeginningoftheworld?
Howdidgeographyplayaroleintheformationofearlycivilizations?
Howdidearlycivilizationsinteractwithoneanotherandtowhatextentwere
theirinteractions?
Howdointeractionsofpeopleaffectsocietyanditsdevelopments?
Whatwerethesignificantdevelopments/contributionsoftheearly
civilizations?

Acquisition
Studentswillknow

theimportanceofevaluatingresources
thetheoriesonthebeginningoftheworld
theevolutionofmanandhisdevelopment
thegeographyoftheworldanditsdevelopment
thestartofcivilizations
theformationofearlysocietiesandculture
theinteractionsofcivilizations
thetransformationofearlysocietiesthroughmajorupheavals

GreekPhilosophies
HellenisticAge
ThelegacyofAncientGreek

TheAncientRomans

Geography

FoundationsofRome

Mythological

Historical

TheRomanRepublicandstructure

ThePunicWars

JuliusCaesarandtheendoftherepublic

TheRomanEmpireanditsstructure

ThePaxRomana

TheFallofRomeandtheinvasionofthebarbarians

ContributionsoftheRomanEmpire

thecontributionsofearlycivilizationstoman

Studentswillbeskilledat

analyzinginformation
evaluatingresources
determiningfactsandfigures
readingmaps
synthesizinginformation
discussingpointsofview

Stage2:AssessmentEvidence

PerformanceBasedAssessment
.

G (Languageintegration)

tobeabletocreateahistoricalfictionofthedevelopmentofAncient
civilizationsineithertheEastortheWest

R writers
A school
S Afterhavingsoldnumerousbestsellingshortstoriesonhistorical

fiction,youreditorandreadershaveaskedyoutowriteanewshort
storyaboutAncientCivilizationsinAsiaorEurope.Asashortstories
authoryourtaskistobeabletopickacertainperiodinthehistoryof
AsiaorinEuropeandcreateastoryaboutit,takingnoteofthe
cultureofthosecivilizationsduringthattime.

P ShortstoriesonHistoricalFiction
S WritingRubrics,ContentRubrics

OtherEvidence

Reading/Reporting
Researchpapers(ifneeded)
Recitation
Seatworks
Quizzes
Homework
Diagrams

Stage3:Engagements

AsianHistory
LearningObjectives/
Reflection(Remarks)

LearningOutcomes

Week1:
AnIntroductiontoHistory

Session1:
TuningIn&FindingOut
identifywhathistoryis
explorehowthepastisreconstructed
identifyresourcesused
classifythetypeofresources

Seatwork:Overview
Whatishistory?
Whyshouldwestudyhistory?
PictureTalk:
whathappened
whenithappened
whereithappened
whyithappened
towhomithappened
whatitsconsequenceswere

Webb:WhatisHistory

Mapping: List of events from the past that has a

relationshiptothepresentsituation

Resources:
classifyresource
debate
conceptmap
passthemessage

LearningAssessment

Learnerprofile:Openminded:
Watch a video about social conditions in
Asia(conflict,socialclasses)
relate the social conditions in the
Philippinesandself,
providetensionsforthem

Week2
Asiaanditsethnolinguisticgroups

GeographyofAsia
explaintheconceptofAsia
identifytheethnolinguisticgroups
ofAsia

Preassessment
locationofAsia
countriesinAsia

Tuningin
videooverview
whatisAsia?
Conceptmap
Asia
Gallerywalk
ethnicgroupsinasia
features
Map
identifyingthecountriesinAsia
usinglongitudeandlatitude

Findingout
identifyingclimateandgeographic
features
plottingthelocationofethnicgroups
experttopicsethnicgroupsinAsia
Central
East

North
SoutheastAsia
expertgroupswillfocusonthe
following:
climateconditions
culture
location
challenges

Sortingout
Informationalposter
createaposteraboutthe
ethnolinguisticgroups
writingcampaign
basedonthechallengesfacedby
thedifferentethnolinguistic
groups,writealetteradvocating
fortheirpreservationandinform
peopleaboutthechallengesthese
groupsface.

Week3
GeographyofAsiaandtheWorld

AsiaintheContemporaryPeriod
ExplainthecurrentPopulationand
UrbanizationConcerns

ContinuationfromWeek2
Tuningin
videooverview
whatisAsia?
Conceptmap
Asia
Gallerywalk
ethnicgroupsinasia

 features
Map
identifyingthecountriesinAsia
usinglongitudeandlatitude
Tuningin
Video:howtheworldbegan
Whattheorieswerepresentinthe
video?
Amongthetheoriespresented,
whichdoyouthinkwouldbethe
mostacceptable?
Articlesonthecreationoftheearth
basedonthearticleswhat
questionscanweform?
Teacherquestions:
Whatwerethefactors
thatcausedtheearthto
change?(causation)
Howistheearth
changing?(form)
Howdothesechanges
affectthewayman
develops?(connection)

Week4
GeographyofAsiaandtheWorld
EthnolinguisticGroupsofAsia
AsiaintheContemporaryPeriod
Findingout
IdentifytheMigrationandTransnational
identifyingclimateandgeographic
Crimes
features
UnderstandtheeffectsofUnityinDiversity
plottingthelocationofethnicgroups

experttopicsethnicgroupsinAsia
Central
East
North
SoutheastAsia
expertgroupswillfocusonthe
following:
climateconditions
culture
location
challenges

Week5
Civilizations,KingdomsandEmpires

Civilisations,KingdomsandEmpires
Whatarecivilisations,kingdomsandempires?
Definitionsandfeatures
Factorsfortheriseofrivervalleycivilisations
IndusValleyandShangcivilisations

Seethinkwonder

earlyWesternCivilizations
Mapping
wheredidtheseearlywestern
civilizationsstart?
Findingout
usingthefeaturesofcivilization
whowerethe:Chaldeans,
Babylonians,Assyrians
andMesopotamians?
Timeline
Howdidtheybegin?
Whatweretheircontributions?
Whatwerethecausesoftheir
disappearance

Learnerprofile:communicator
presentation
oralarguments/debates

Week6
Civilizations,KingdomsandEmpiresRiseof
Civilizations

Factorsfortheriseofmaritimekingdomsand
empires
FunanandSrivijaya

Week7
AncientWesternCivilizations

Mapping
identifytheplaceswheretheearly
civilizationscamefrom
Discussion
discussthefeaturesof
civilizations
questionforunderstanding:why
didtheearlycivilizationsseekout
watersources?
Chart
investigatetheIndusandShang
civilizations
identifyfeaturesofthetwo
civilizations

AncientCivilizationofAsia
BiologicalEvolutioninAsia
CulturalEvolutioninAsia
EarlyCivilizationsofAsia

Mapping
identifyingtheearlywestern
civilizations
Findingout
whoweretheearlywestern
civilizations
whatweretheircontributions

Session1(Tuesday)
presentation
comparisonchart

Session2(Thursday)
Summative1

expertgroups:sumerians,
akkadians,babylonians,
chaldeans,persians
reporting
whatweretheirearly
contributions?
whathappenedtothem?

Learnerprofile:caring

Week8
TheAncientEgyptians

AncientCivilizationofAsia

KingshipandPoliticalIdeasonEmpireBuilding
inTraditionalAsia

Seethinkwonder
whoaretheEgyptians
videooverviewontheEgyptians
WhataretheEgyptiansknownfor?
thinkpairshare
Findingout
whatfeaturesofcivilizationsdid
theEgyptianshave?
Timeline
howdidtheegyptiansdevelop?
whatweresomeofthechallenges
thattheyfaced?
whatweresomeoftheir
contributions?
whoweretheirfamousleaders
andwhatdidtheydo?

Seatwork#5
FeaturesofcivilizationsoftheEgyptians
Seatwork#6
Comparisonandcontrastofcivilizations

Week9
TheAncientGreeks

Seethinkwonder
Seatwork#7
studentsanalyzepicturesthatare
Greekcontributions
relatedtoGreekculture
studentsplacequestionsthatthey
wouldliketoinquireabout
regardingtheGreeks
Movie
whoaretheancientGreeks?
Studentsaddmorequestionsto
theirbankbasedonwhattheyhad
justseen
Findingout
expertgroups
studentslearnaboutthe
following:
earlyGreek
civilizations
theexpansionof
Greece
theheightand
subsequentfallof
Greek
civilizations
Whatwerethecontributionsofthe
Greeks?
WhatwastheirinfluenceinWorldHistory?

Week10
TheAncientRomans

AncientCivilizationofAsia
AsiaintheAncientPeriod
WestAsia
EastAndNorthAsia
SouthAsia
SoutheastAsia

Story

read the the mythological origins

of Rome and the history of how
Romebegan
compareandcontrast
howdid the origins shape
the way the Romans
perceivedthemselves
Expertgroupsresearch
Contributions
Political
Social
Cultural
Romandevelopment
Romanrepublic
RomanEmpire
Presentation
Sortingoutchart

Week11

Performancebasedassessment

Week12

Writtenexam

Seatwork8
comparisonandcontrastofRoman
Origins
Seatwork9
organizeronromancontributions
Seatwork10
comparisonandcontrastchartofGreece
andRome

WorldHistory
LearningObjectives/
Reflection(Remarks)

LearningOutcomes

LearningAssessment

Week1
GeographyoftheWorld

GeographyoftheWorld
Theories
FivethemesofGeography
Locationandtopography
ThePhysicalcharacteristicsoftheworld

Preassessment
landforms
waterforms
location
geographicalconcepts

Tuningin
Video:howtheworldbegan
Whattheorieswerepresentinthe
video?
Amongthetheoriespresented,
whichdoyouthinkwouldbethe
mostacceptable?
Articlesonthecreationoftheearth
basedonthearticleswhat
questionscanweform?
Teacherquestions:
Whatwerethefactors
thatcausedtheearthto
change?(causation)
Howistheearth
changing?(form)
Howdothesechanges
affectthewayman
develops?(connection)
Findingout
Research
themes
forms

 changes
Connectionsmap
howarethethemesand
geographicalformsconnectedto
oneanother?
howdoesthechangeintheearth
affectus?
Resourcespeaker:Ms.Cecille,Engineer.
andMrs.RodolfoDizon(Yoachims
grandparents)
Simulation
howdothechangesoftheearth
affectus?
roleplay
infographic
drawing
creativepresentation
Sortingout
Chart
howdoestheearthchange?
howdoestheearthaffectman?
howdoesmanrespond?
Goingfurther
Connectionsmap
amongthechangeswhich
geographicallocationswouldbe
mostsuitableinsustaininglife?

Prehistoricandearlycivilizations
Geographicconditions

Week2
PrehistoricandEarlyCivilizations
Tuningin

Livingconditionsofourearlyancestors

roleplay
whatwouldthelifeofearly
civilizationslooklike?
Gallerywalk
insights
Game
Bahay,bagyo,bata
howisthisgamerelatedtoearly
prehistoriccivilizations?
Mapping
showgeographicallocationsof
earlycivilizations
Mapping
prehistoric
questions
howdidgeographyaffecttheway
ourearlyancestorslived?

Findingout
Research
migrationpatterns
reasons/factorsformigration
livingandsocialconditions
mapping
tracingthemigrationpatternsof
civilizations
Sortingout
infographiconearlycivilizations
whoarethey
whatdidtheydo
wheredidtheycomefrom

Week3
AncientEgyptians

TheAncientEgyptians
Geography
Religion
Government

Week4
Thesocial,politicalandeconomicconditions
andlegaciesoftheEgyptians

TheAncientEgyptians
Socioculturaldevelopment
Impactandinfluence

Expertgroupsresearch
Roleplay
debate

Week57
TheAncientGreeks

TheAncientGreeks
Geography
EarlyCivilizations
TheAegeanCivilizationsofMinos
andMycenae
TheDarkAges
TheGreekExpansion
TheRiseofGreekpolis
ThePersianWar
TheGoldenAgeofAthens
ThePeloponnesianwar
GreekPhilosophies
HellenisticAge
ThelegacyofAncientGreek

Preassessment
Timeline
Research
Articles/artifactsharing

Preassessment
whoarethegreeks?
advancereadingonthechapter
textbookexercises

Tuningin
Gallerywalk
roleplay
articleanalysis
artifactanalysis

Findingout
expertgroups

Social
political
cultural
Roleplay
Timelinemapping
Connectionsmap

Sortingout
Sortingoutchart
Concentriccircleconnections

TheAncientRomans
Geography
FoundationsofRome
Mythological
Historical
TheRomanRepublicandstructure
ThePunicWars
JuliusCaesarandtheendoftherepublic
TheRomanEmpireanditsstructure
ThePaxRomana
TheFallofRomeandtheinvasionofthe
barbarians
ContributionsoftheRomanEmpire

Week810
TheAncientRomans

preassessment
whoaretheromans?
advancereading
textbookexercises

Tuningin
Gallerywalk
rocketwriting
artifactanalysis
Questions

Findingout
Expertgroups:
political
social
economic
cultural
Roleplay

contributionsandlegacies
Conceptmapping
basedonexpertgroups

Sortingout
Chart
contributions
effectsandimpact

Week11

Week12

Performancebasedassessment

Writtenexam


Ongoingreflectionsandevaluation
Inkeepinganongoingrecord,considerthefollowingquestions..

StudentsandTeachers
Whatdidwefindcompelling?Wasourdisciplinaryknowledge/skillschallengedinanyway?
studentswereexposedtodifferentculturesandcivilizationsforthefirsttime
studentssawdifferentfeaturesofacivilizationthathelpedthemseepatterns
theteacherhaddifficultyinintegratingAsianCivilizationtopicswithWorldHistory
Whatinquiriesaroseduringthelearning?What,ifany,extensionactivitiesarose?
whatwerethedifferenteventsintheearlywesterncivilizationthatledtothedevelopmentoftheirhistory
findingoutonprehistoric/early,middle,andendofthecivilization
identificationofhistoricalpersonalitiesofthatcivilization

Howdidwereflectbothontheunitandonourownlearning?
assessmentswereprovidedattheendofeachactivity
learningwasscaffoldedintothenextlesson

Possibleconnections
Howsuccessfulwasthecollaborationwithotherteacherswithinmysubjectgroupandfromothersubjectgroups?
teacherscollaboratedforthelaunchingofthefirstliteraryfoliooftheSecondaryDepartment
differentsubjectsmadeuseofthesubjectasacontextfortheliteraryfolioandastopicsforthestudentswriting

Assessment
Werestudentsabletodemonstratetheirlearning?
studentswereabletodemonstratetheirlearningthroughtheassessmenttasksprovided

Didtheassessmenttasksallowstudentstodemonstratethelearningobjectivesidentifiedforthisunit?DidImakesurestudentswereinvitedtoachieveatall
levelsofthecriteriadescriptors?
studentswereabletomakeoutputssuchasvisiblethinkingconceptmaps,timelinesandunderstandingstatements


Arewepreparedforthenextstage?
adjustmentsweredonetoensurethatstudentswerepreparedforthenextengagement

Datacollection
HowdidIdecideonthedatatocollect?Wasituseful?
studentsworkswerepresentedtoshowprogressionoftheirlearningandunderstanding