Module Introduction

This module was implemented in a 6th grade classroom after students had some experience closely reading and making evidence-based claims from multiple sources. This module is designed to support students in shifting to reading texts closely with a historical lens; students begin to use practices of sourcing, contextualization, and corroboration as a habit of mind when reading texts, particularly focusing on developing the practices of corroboration and sourcing. The module is designed to help students understand that proximity to water was essential for ancient civilizations to survive and flourish.

This module builds the foundation for understanding interpretive frameworks by addressing the essential question using the interpretive categories social and economic. Students describe social and economic aspects of life for ordinary people in ancient Egypt.

Essential Questions:
(1) Why did people settle in ancient Egypt and why did life flourish there?
(2) What was life like for ordinary people in ancient Egypt?