Social Studies

Fantastic Job Grade 6! I very much enjoyed all of the presentations, and every group did a magnificent job.

Make sure to write a full paragraph describing your feelings in response to the following questions/statement. Make sure to spell check, grammar check, read out loud, and format with paragraph spacing before you click publish.

1. What did you enjoy about the assignment (think about the entire process from researching to presenting)?
2. What would you change to improve your project/presentation if you were to do the assignment again (think about the entire process from researching to presenting)?
3. What did people do well (you may refer to your group and/or any group’s presentation)? Was it easier to understand or learn information because of how people presented?
4. What did you enjoy and/or find interesting about the other student’s presentations?
5. What advice would you give to other groups to improve their project/presentation if they were to present again.

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Block B: Explain how the following two rulers impacted Shonhai:

• Askiya Muhammad The Great
• Sunni Ali The Greats

Block C: Write a brief summary of the history of the Songhai Empire, or write a time line. Start at the birth of the empire at 750 CE and end around 1600 CE with the downfall of the empire. Be sure to include important dates like being conquered by Mali, breaking away form Mali, the rise of Sonni Ali and then Muhammed Ture, the recapture of Gao and capture of Timbuktu and Jenne.

Block H: What were the main points of our presentation on Songhai?

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Block D: How did trade affect the religion, culture, and art of the Swahili Coastal Trading States?

Block C: Write a Paragraph explaining why the Swahili were a important to the history of Africa. Include trade, history, culture, and religion. Include an introduction, 4-8 sentences explaining why they were important and what their life was like, and a conclusion.

Block H: How did location affect trade, people, language, and daily life?

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Block H: When do you think Mali was at its greatest and why?

Block C: Write a few sentences about what you think was the most important idea from each students presentation.

Block D: Choose one of the questions form Block H, B or C to answer.

Block B: Explain five different facts from the presentation (make sure to include at least one fact from each person’s presentation).

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Block D: What made Great Zimbabwe so great?

Block C: If you could go back to when Great Zimbabwe was a great and popular place what would you like to see?

Block B: Why do you think Great Zimbabwe was politically strong but economically weak, and how did Great Zimbabweans feel about religion.

Block H: What makes the city of Great Zimbabwe unique in sub-Saharan Africa?

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Block D: Choose one of the questions form Block H, B or C to answer.

Block H: Write a few sentences about what you think was the most important idea from each students presentation.

Block B: If you were the ruler of Ancient Ghana what things would you change and what would you leave the same? Why?

Block C: What made Ghana so powerful and how did this make Ghana powerful?

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Next week we will begin our Ancient African Project presentations. If you want me to make copies of anything for your presentation you must get it to me this week so it is ready on the day of your presentation. I should have a one page 10-question quiz form every group so I can make copies for you to use during your presentation. Check the calendar to see which day your tribe group presents!

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Below you will find the order of the slides you need for our e-portfolio.

1. Introduction/title slide
2. Table of contents
3. Work I am proud of
4. Improvement shown
5. Need improvement
6. ESLR I demonstrate a lot
7. ESLR I want to improve
8. Reflection: How do the items in my portfolio reflect ME as a learner
9. Acknowledge people

Bring photos to class next period if you want to include them into your portfolio.

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Review the following terms for the quiz next class.

A mountain is a natural elevation of the land. A mountain is larger than a hill.

A mountain range is a series of mountains or natural elevations of the land.

A hill is a small natural elevation of the land. A hill is smaller than a mountain.

A river is a large, natural stream of water that usually flows into a larger body of water.

A basin is a round, low area of land surrounded by a higher area of land. It is shaped like a shallow bowl. A basin can be on land or on the ocean floor.

A lake is a body of inland water completely surrounded by land on all sides.

An island is an area of land completely surrounded by water on all sides.

A valley is an area of low land between mountains or large hills.

A plain is a large area of flat land free from forests and mountains.

A canyon is a narrow valley or chasm with steep cliff walls.

A desert is a barren land area containing little or no vegetation.

A peak is the highest part of a mountain.

Grassland is an ecosystem whose dominant species are various types of grass.

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On your own blog in the title section, write “The Great Pyramids Reflection”

Think back upon the movie we watched about the great pyramids and gather some of the interesting facts an ideas in your head. Then, write a detailed paragraph with the most interesting information that you learned.

Make sure to spell check, grammar check, read out loud, and format with paragraph spacing before you click publish.

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