Grade 7 Social Studies
North Africa and Southwest Asia
Prompt:
How does the control of natural resources (for example: water, oil, etc) impact the development of civilization?
Make sure to include:
● How does a civilization controls a specific resource?
● Analyze and cite at least three geographic tools/sources (thematic maps, charts, infographics, climagraphs) to support your thinking.
● Explain the connection between the use of this resource in the development of civilization in this region and the use of this resource today.
Optional Demands to Add Rigor and Relevance:
● Extension 1: Make an inference as to the role of this resource in this region in the future.
Students may demonstrate their understandings through:
An essay, a visual presentation, a brochure
Not Yet Approaches Meets Advanced
1 (Not Meeting) 2 (Approaching) 3 (Effective) 4 (Distinguished)
CAS History Grade-Level Expectation 2: ❏ I analyze of how a specific
The historical eras, individuals, groups, ❏ f
I do not yet identify o ❏ I identify of how a specific civilization (Mesopotamia, Egypt, ❏ I have a nuanced analysis of how
ideas and themes within regions of the etc) used the control of a specific
how a specific civilization civilization (Mesopotamia, a specific civilization
Eastern Hemisphere and their relationships
(Mesopotamia, Egypt, etc) Egypt, etc) used the control resource (oil, water etc) to gain (Mesopotamia, Egypt, etc) used
with one another
used the control resource resource (oil, water etc) to power. the control of a specific resource
(oil, water etc) to gain gain power but my claim may ❏ I analyze how the control of this (oil, water etc) to gain power.
power be vague. resource impacted the ❏ I evaluate how the control of this
❏ I state that the control of this development of this civilization resource impacted the
resource impacted the ❏ I connect the use of this development of this civilization
development of this resource both to the ❏ I thoughtfully connect the use of
civilization development of the region and this resource both to the
❏ I identify how the use of this its use in the region today. development of the region and
resource helped its use in the region today.
development of the region or ❏ Additionally I infer how the
its use in the region today. control of this resource will pay
out in the future.
CAS Geography Grade-Level Expectation ❏ I do not yet analyze or cite ❏ I analyze a few geographic ❏ I analyze and cite the ❏ I thoroughly analyze and cite
1: SS09-GR.7-S.2-GLE 1 Use geographic relevant information from sources (2+) and cite with appropriate number (3+) numerous (4+)geographic
tools to gather data and make geographic a variety of geographic some textual evidence, some geographic sources and cite sources and cite relevant,
inferences and predictions
sources. of which may be irrelevant. relevant facts, definitions, well-chosen facts, definitions,
details, quotations, or other concrete details, quotations, or
information other information to support my
thinking.
CAS Economics Grade-Level Expectation 2 ❏ Id
o not yet identify how ❏ I vaguely identify how control
❏ I analyze using economic ❏ I evaluate using economic
The distribution of resources influences reasoning to show how control reasoning to show how control of
control of a resource of a resource motivated
economic production and individual of a resource motivated and/or a resource motivated and/or
motivated and/or gave my and/or gave my chosen
choices (Economics and PFL) gave my chosen civilization gave my chosen civilization
chosen civilization power civilization power and
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and impacted the choices impacted the choices made power and impacted the choices power and impacted the choices
made by the civilization by the civilization made by the civilization made by the civilization.
❏
❏ Introduces topic that does ❏
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2: Write
informative/explanatory texts,
❏ Introduces topic that
❏ Clearly introduces topic that
Clearly introduces compelling
not yet logically follow generally follows from task topic that follows logically from
including the narration of historical follows from task and purpose
from task and purpose and purpose task and purpose
events, scientific procedures/
❏ Demonstrates little t ext ❏ Demonstrates literal t ext ❏ Demonstrates ❏ Demonstrates insightful text
experiments, or technical processes.
(geographic (geographic source) grade-appropriate (geographic (geographic source) analysis
CONTENT AND ANALYSIS:
source)understanding comprehension source) text analysis
Extent to which essay/product conveys
complex ideas and information clearly
and accurately to support claims in
analysis of topics or texts
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