(12/18-12/22) Week 2 Agenda-2

Monday December 18

• Objective: To explore one of the bigger remaining mysteries about early human migration: when did humans get to the Americas? After looking at a variety of theories we will decide which theory we find most plausible, identify that with a clear claim, and back our claim with text evidence.
• Entry:
  • If you had to travel from eastern Asia to the North or South America today, how would you do it?
  • What level of technology would you need to be successful?
  • With no planes, motors, or even real sails, how do you think people made this journey tens of thousands of years ago?
• Activity: 
  • When did humans get to the Americas (on paper, in class)
    • Additional Resource 1 Links to an external site.
    • Additional Resource 2 Links to an external site.
• Closing: 
  • Do you agree with the theory agreed on by the whole class, or do you find a different one more plausible?

Tuesday December 19

• Objective: To define the term "agricultural revolution" and  to identify the major areas where humans independently developed agriculture.
• Entry:
  • What are some of the biggest benefits of living in the modern world?
  • What are some of the biggest drawbacks?
  • Of all the food that you eat, how much (or what percentage) of it could you accurately name where it comes from?
• Activity: 
  • Mapping
    • Where did humans first develop agriculture? Links to an external site. (On-paper, In class).
• Closing: What were the areas in which humans independently developed agriculture first?

Wednesday/ Thursday December 20/21

• • • Objective: To be able to describe the lives of pre-agricultural humans in basic terms and highlight the biggest benefits and downsides of their way of life.
    • Entry:
      • Name one or more of the most biggest benefits of an agricultural lifestyle vs. a foraging lifestyle.
      • Name one or more of the most biggest drawbacks or detriments of an agricultural lifestyle vs. a foraging lifestyle.
    • Activity:
      • Sign into OER project Links to an external site.:
        • Class Code: PBTYR9
      • Review Early agriculture map Links to an external site.
      • Watch: Crash Course World History: The Agricultural Revolution 
        • Video Transcript Available Here Links to an external site. 
      • Close Read (assignment here): 
        • Foraging Communities, Societies, and Networks.
        • Paleolithic Culture and Common Human Experience

Friday December 22

• Objective: To (hopefully) have some fun and enjoy time together
• Entry:
  • If you were an early human, would you rather have lived in an agricultural society or a foraging society?
    • Why?
  • If you had the opportunity now to transition to a foraging lifestyle with the guarantee that you would have the necessary resources available to live and no attacks or encroachment from modern humans, what would you do?
    • Why?
• Activity:
  • Kahoot!