Compelling Question: Are we more or less civilized than people of the past?

 

Supporting Questions:

1)  What solutions do you think people developed to solve new problems?

2)  What are Hammurabi's Code, Confessions of the Deceased, and the Constitution?

3)  What can you infer about the main concerns or problems of each society?

World

7th Grade

 

 

 

 

Compelling Question: Is it better to be a boy or a girl in society?

 

Supporting Questions:

1)  What are the different roles of men and women in society?

2)  Does society treat men and women equally?

3)  Why are men and women treated differently in some societies?

 

Geography

6th Grade

 

 

 

 

Compelling Question: Does where you live support your success or downfall?

 

Supporting Questions:

1)  What are the challenges for isolated civilizations that lack water, fertile soil, and natural resources?

2)  What are the impacts of natural resources and geography on the development of civilizations?

3)  How do environmental factors impact trade between civilizations?

 

World

7th Grade

 

 

 

 

Compelling Question: Did Industrialization make life better?

 

Supporting Questions:

1)  What were the characteristics of factory life for the working and business classes?

2)  How did Industrialization impact city growth and city life?

3)  How did conditions change throughout the 19th century?

 

World

High School