UNIT ONE: Historical Thinking and Skills Students will examine different types of primary sources such as eyewitness

accounts, artwork, maps, diaries, and court-appointed histories to better understand the development of historical thinking. Activities will include creating written records, preparing a digital poster to share examples, and completing a final assessment in which students identify types of sources. UNIT TWO: Early Civilizations Students will study the 8 features of civilization and the unique, complex civilizations that dominated antiquity, a quality that led to great legacies that influenced todays society. Students will be introduced to Mesopotamia. Activities will include map identification exercises, short synchronous lectures to introduce content, and a Museum Box activity in which students organize artifacts. UNIT THREE: Egypt, Greece, and Rome Students will focus on the legacy left behind by each civilization, including concepts of citizenship and democracy, law, architecture, and public works. Activities will include creating a blog to compare contemporary pieces of culture to that of the ancient civilizations, participating in a VoiceThread discussion, and preparing a virtual presentation that focuses on one civilization and highlights key concepts and contributions. UNIT FOUR: Feudalism and Transitions Students will understand that feudalism developed as a political system after the fall of the Roman Empire during the Dark Ages. Interactions with the Muslim world along with Asia contributed to the later decline of Feudalism and rise of the monarchy. Activities will include the creation of graphic organizers to create a timeline of events, a VoiceThread eyewitness account, a collaborative Magna Carta exercise, and a Padlet assignment that highlights the importance of the Byzantine Empire. Later activities will focus on the achievement in math, science, and math put forth by the Islamic civilization in the Middle East, such as a newspaper assignment submitted via blog. Students will create and label maps that depict important peoples and places. UNIT FIVE: The Renaissance Students will study the social, economic, and academic rebirth of Greco-Roman ideas in the 14th-17th centuries in Europe. This was also the beginning of scientific conflict with the Church. Students will create a virtual presentation through the medium of their choice in which they provide the class with a virtual presentation of art, literature, and music from this time period. UNIT SIX: The Reformation Students will study the changes in religion brought about through the Reformation. Activities will include asynchronous lectures that can be viewed and referenced at any time as well as an essay assignment on how the rise of Protestant faiths aided in the decline of the political power and social influence of the Catholic Church. UNIT SEVEN: The First Global Age Students will study the transoceanic linking of all of the major regions of the world brought about through the Age of Exploration and the Silk Road. Activities will include synchronous lectures, short assigned videos, map creation and labeling, and a midterm project that has the students collaboratively work on a website that details the important locations along the Silk Road.

This unit will last approximately 2 weeks. Students will be given deadlines to structure their progress.

This introductory unit will last approximately 1 week. Students will practice concepts learned in this unit in subsequent lessons. This unit will last two weeks. Students will stay on task through synchronous lessons, check-ins via discussions, and a schedule to help structure their progress. This unit will last approximately four weeks and is subject to change based on student progress. This lesson will require real-time lectures and periodic check-ins.

This unit will last approximately 1 week. It is an easy unit that can be adjusted based on the progress of the previous. This unit will last approximately 2 weeks. It will include asynchronous lectures and is punctuated with an essay assignment. This unit will last approximately 3 weeks. Frequent communication with teacher will monitor progress and students will have a chance to be creative by contributing to a class website.