Subject: Social Studies Week: September 18th- September 22nd, 2023 Teacher: José

Zavala

Grade Theme/Topic/Unit MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

5 TH Maya, Aztec and Inca Chapter 1: “The Maya: Chapter 2: “Maya Chapter 2: “Maya Chapter 3: “The
Civilizations Rainforest Civilization” Science and Daily Science and Daily Aztec: Empire
Life” Life” Builders”
Big Question: What do
the ruins of the Maya tell Big Question: Why is Big Question: Why is
you about the the 365-day solar the 365-day solar Big Question: Why
importance of religion to calendar employed by calendar employed did the Aztec
their civilization? the Maya particularly by the Maya make human
Class not in session! impressive? particularly sacrifices?
Reading comprehension impressive?
Reading Reading
comprehension Reading comprehension
comprehension
What is a sacrifice?
What is astronomy? What is an equinox?
What is an outlet?

What is a leap year? Where did the Maya

What does divert
go?
mean?

6 TH Ancient Greece and Chapter 2: “Athens” Chapter 2: “Athens” Chapter 3: “Sparta” Chapter 3: “Sparta”
Rome
Big Question: In what Big Question: In what Big Question: Why Big Question: Why
ways was Athenian ways was Athenian were Spartan were Spartan
democracy limited? democracy limited? children, especially children, especially
boys, treated boys, treated
Reading Reading Comprehension so harshly? so harshly?
Comprehension Class not in session!
What is a jury? Reading Reading
What is a citizen? Comprehension Comprehension
What is corruption?
 What is an ostracize? What are barracks? What is landlocked?
Who is Athena?
What is democracy? Who is Ares? Who were the 300?

What is a phalanx?

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TH Raices de la Sociedad Chapter 1, unit 5: Chapter 1, unit 5: Chapter 1, unit 5: Chapter 1, unit 5:
Puertorriqueña Geografia de Puerto Geografia de Puerto Geografia de Puerto Geografia de Puerto
Rico” Rico” Rico” Rico”

¿Cual es la importancia
¿Que es una area del mar Caribe? ¿Cual es el origen de ¿Puerto Rico es una
urbana? Class not in session! Puerto Rico? isla o un
¿Que es erosion? archipielago?
¿Que es una area rural? ¿Que es localizacion
¿Que es geomorfologia? absoluta? ¿Que es una cueva?
¿Donde esta Puerto
Rico? ¿Que son las placas Que es un
Reading Comprehension tectonicas? sumidero?

Reading Reading
Comprehension Comprehension Reading
Comprehension
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TH Prehistory Chapter 1, unit 4: Chapter 1, unit 4: Chapter 1, unit 4: Chapter 1, unit 4:
“World geography” “World geography” “World geography” “World geography”

What is an orbit?
How do gridlines help What is a degree? What is symbiotic?
map out the world?
Class not in session!
Reading Reading Reading
Reading comprehension comprehension comprehension
comprehension