1. Topic-
Trading Cultures Develop
 
2. Content-
The Minoans
The Mycenaeans
The Greeks Create City-States
Life in a City-State
City-States and Colonization
Patterns of Trade
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1.Explain what a quick summary is.
2.Complete notes over chapter 8 section one by refining and reducing the information in the text.
 
4. Objectives-
1.The student uses paraphrasing and organizational skills to summarize information.
2.The student states main ideas, main events, and supporting details.
3. The students completes written notes that are refined and reduced that summarize the chapter.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
Power Point
paper
pencil
text book
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

Power Point introducing quick summaries.
 

B. Development-

Demonstration and explanation are given about how to properly take notes and it is modeled using the first paragraph from the text for the students.
 

C. Practice-

Students are placed in partners to read and take notes by refining and reducing the information from the text.
 

D. Independent Practice-

Students write at least one main idea at the bottom of their notes to summarize one main idea that they read about.
 

F. Checking for understanding-

1.Students will turn in their notes so that they can be reviewed to make sure they are understanding and properly summarizing in their notes.
2. As the students are working with partners the teacher will be able to circulate throughout the room to check for understanding.
 

G. Closure-

Tell the students that tomorrow we will be beginning chapter 8 section2.
 
7. Evaluation-
1.Students will be evaluated based on their work in partners as the teacher wanders around from group to group.
2.Students will also be evaluated based on the completion of chapter 8 section 1 notes.
 

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