Ancient Communities SOW/Workbook/PPs (Aboriginal / Native Americans)

A full SOW designed for Year 7 on the topic of Ancient Communities.

The scheme is designed to help students apply the key terms: Sacred, myth, ritual, tradition, belief, community and identity… to a mix of ancient groups.

Communities include: The San Tribe (Bushmen), Indigenous Australians (Aboriginals) and the Native Americans.

Files include:

11 PowerPoint lessons on the following topics:

• Introduction to Ancient Communities (The San)
• Who are the Indigenous Australians?
• What is the ‘Dreamtime’?
• What are the Indigenous Australian myths?
• What are Indigenous Australian traditions/artwork?
• Knowledge Test/ Assessment feedback
• Who are the Native Americans?
• Who is the Great Spirit?
• What are the Native American Rituals?
• Closing the Gap - Comparison lesson (Ancient Communities and World Religions)
• End of Unit Assessment

Workbook included for all activities that carefully matches the powerpoints.

Knowledge tests, end of unit assessments and assessment feedback sheets also provided.

Range of activities include: picture interrogation, extended writing tasks, key questions, glossary, reflection tasks, retrieval practice, help sheets, comparison tasks, comic book strips and various video links appropriate for all age groups.

All work is self-explanatory and is accessible for both specialists and non-specialists or even as remote learning.