WGU D674 TASK 2: ELEMENTARY SOCIAL
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D674 Task 2 Lesson Plan:
Sixth Grade Social Studies
Unit Plan
General Information
Unit Title: Exploring Ancient Civilizations – Ancient Greece
Lesson Title: Greek art, culture, and architecture
Subject(s): 6th Grade Social Studies
Grade/Level/Setting: 6 Grade Inclusive General Education setting
Prerequisite Skills/Prior Knowledge:
What do your students already know, or what do they need to know about the selected topic to successfully
participate in the lesson?
Students will have already reviewed elements of ancient Greece, including architecture, cultural
practices and values, and influence of Greek Arts. In this lesson, students will learn how to determine
important content from a text to support an opinion.
Standards and Objectives
State Academic Standard(s):
Utah State Social Studies Standard 6.1.1 Discern characteristics needed for the transformation from
simple societies to civilizations and compare those characteristics in at least three different ancient
civilizations found in different regions of the world (for example, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River
Valley, China, Inca, Aztec, Persia, Greece, Carthage, Gupta, Rome).