For Educators - Aksumite (Axum) Empire

Lesson Theme:

World 1 - Africa

Topic, Grades, & Time:

Topic: Section 1.1 Aksumite (Axum) Empire
Grade: 10th
Time: 250 minutes of classroom time

Materials and Sources:

Sources: Aksumite (Axum) Resources Page
Materials (practitioner): (1) desktop/laptop/tablet; (2) access to internet; (3) assignments; & (4) coffee/tea (optional)
Materials (student): (1) laptop/tablet; (2) access to internet; (3) assignments; & (4) note-taking gear

Covered Standards:

National Standards Common Core: (1) RH.9-10.1; (2) RH.9-10.2; (3) RH.9-10.3; (4) RH.9-10.4; (5) RH.9-10.7; (6) RH.9-10.8; (7) RH.9-10.9; (8) RH.9-10.10; (9) RI.9-10.1; (10) RI.9-10.2; (11) RI.9-10.4; (12) RI.9-10.6; (13) RI.9-10.7; (14) RI.9-10.8; (15) RI.9-10.10; (16) W.9-10.1; (17) W.9-10.2; (18) W.9-10.4; (19) W.9-10.6; (20) W.9-10.7; (21) W.9-10.8; (22) W.9-10.9; (23) W.9-10.10; (24) SL.9-10.1; (25) SL.9-10.2; (26) SL.9-10.3; (27) SL.9-10.5; & (28) SL.9-10 .6*
Montana State Standards: (1) 1; (2) 2; (3) 3; (4) 4; (5) 5; & (6) 6
Indian Education For All: N/A
College, Career, and Readiness: T.B.D.

* only if a speech is developed and present (student choice)

Rationale:

"Aksum developed a civilization and empire whose influence, at its height in the 4th and 5th centuries C.E., extended throughout the regions lying south of the Roman Empire, from the fringes of the Sahara in the west, across the Red Sea to the inner Arabian desert in the east. The Aksumites developed Africa’s only indigenous written script, Ge’ez. They traded with Egypt, the eastern Mediterranean and Arabia." - Khan Academy

Measurable Outcomes:

Students will, through literacy, be able to understand key ideas and details.
Students will, through literacy, be able to understand craft and structure.
Students will, through literacy, be able to understand the integration of knowledge and ideas.
Students will, through literacy, comprehend a range of reading and level of text complexity.
Students will, through literacy, understanding key ideas and details.
Students will, through literacy, demonstrate craft and structure.
Students will, through literacy, integrate knowledge and ideas.
Students will demonstrate a range of reading and level of text complexity.
Students will, through literacy, understand text types and purposes.
Students will, through literacy, demonstrate production and distribution of writing.
Students will, through literacy, demonstrate research to build and present knowledge.
Students will, through literacy, demonstrate her/his range of writing.
Students will, through literacy, demonstrate comprehension and collaboration.
Students will, through literacy, demonstrate a presentation of knowledge and ideas.

Sequence:

0-5 mins - Administration (i.e. attendance, announcements, etc.)
5 - 25 mins (practitioner) - Check on student progress (time may vary, due to class size and time spent on each student).
5 - 45 mins (students) - Work on the required assignments. Please refer to Aksumite (Axum) Page.
45 - 50 mins - Exit question (check on progress of each student, time varies).

Behavioral Expectations:

Universal design for learning will curb any behavior issues regarding student choice of sequence.
Student's will be engaged 80-90% of the class time.
Students' will be engaged due to the collaboration component of the lesson.

Assessment(s):

Formative:

Questions throughout the lesson will check for comprehension and pre-assessment.

Summative:

Project (essay, PowerPoint, poster, etc.)

Differentiation:

Multiple Levels of Questions: Primary use: readiness & learning profiles. All questions presented will advance problem-solving skills and responses. This strategy will ensure that all students will be accountable for information and thinking at a high level and that all students will be challenged. In addition, all text will have the ability to utilize text-to-speech technology.
Activity: Assignments