AIM: I will create a Mental Map of the Middle East and Africa with 16 features and be able to define 25 out of 30 words with 100% accuracy.
Standard: 7.3.1 Locate and describe the major river systems that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.
Do Now:
1) What lake is the start of the Nile?
2) In what direction does the Nile current flow?
3) Vocabulary Word: to deal with a difficult situation.
4) How many years ago was 335 BCE?
Lesson Steps:
We completed our mental map and then read over the Gift of the Nile. We will be acting out different paragraphs and teaching the whole class what we have read. We previewed the readings and assigned the paragraphs to each group.
Homework: Preview the "Gift of the Nile" reading and pick out words you think should be new vocabulary words.
Handout:
Gift of the Nile
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