First Civilizations

August 26, 27

Review: 

World History Bellwork  Aug. 26

Define and give an example of each:

Source

Context

Primary source

Secondary source

Corroboration

What were the characteristics of a civilization? 

Today we will look at the earliest civilizations of Africa and Asia, India and China...Textbook pages 6 - 9

As you read, you will explain information from each section using the following formats:

• Turn the titles, heading, and subheadings into questions beginning with the words "describe" or "explain" and answer them.
• Create new titles, headings, and subheadings for each section.
• Develop questions from the text, pictures, or data.
• Prepare a graph, table, or chart from the text.
• Write a poem about a key idea, term, or character.
• Make inferences (given a fact, what else is likely to be true) from the text.
• Provide new examples or make connections to another time in history.
• Write a script or dialog and role-play the situation or dilemma.
• Evaluate a section in the text.
• Develop "What if" statements from the text, pictures, or data.
• Relate the text to your experience or to another example.
• Compose metaphors or similes.
• Create an analogy
• Make a visual interpretation from your notes in an illustration, using words, symbols, and pictures.

There are several possibilities for each section.  Your task is to interact with the reading in the textbook and creatively explain the topics.  There are both sections and subsections for you to work with.  You must use at least 4 or more of the strategies listed.  You must create a new title for each chapter and summarize the chapter in 2 - 3 sentences. Examples are available. 
Next class we will look deeper into the effects of each of these civilization.