Social Studies Article Format

From A+ Club Lesson Planner & Study Guide

Title and introductory text goes here

  • Note: if this is a long article, create a shorter entry called "basic outline" (such as this Ancient Egypt Simple Outline)
  • For an image to show at the top right, place it here using this format: [[File:name|right|frame|Great Pyramids (wikipedia)]] (then erase the nowiki code!)

Article Objective

  • details here about the teaching purpose of this entry
  • objectives should state how the article will help teachers and/or students

Place other introductory notes here, especially:

  • some ideas about general teaching approach to this subject (put lesson plans ideas below)
  • or other clarifications for teacher use of this subject

Wikipedia entry: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/article name] Wikipida "simple English" entry: name


Notes & Objectives[edit | edit source]

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apply historical concepts[edit | edit source]

  • geography
  • movement & isolation
  • cultural diffusion & spread of ideas, technologies, and
  • causality & human choice
  • identity, especially in religion and culture
  • stability v. change
  • surplus & scarcity
  • order v. chaos
  • continuity v. change
  • etc

cultural appreciation[edit | edit source]

  • unique culture
  • cultural influences
  • gender roles
  • cultural and technological advance
  • art & architecture
  • vignettes of people, places, cultures, periods

other student enhancement[edit | edit source]

  • engaging topic that students enjoy
  • creative application in study

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Isolation[edit | edit source]

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Movement[edit | edit source]

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Regions[edit | edit source]

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Natural Resources[edit | edit source]

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Climate[edit | edit source]

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Etymology/ Word Origins[edit | edit source]

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Timeline Title[edit | edit source]

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Social, Political and Economic Structures[edit | edit source]

Government[edit | edit source]

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Economy[edit | edit source]

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Social Structures[edit | edit source]

  • social classes
  • identity
  • religion
  • family
  • gender
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Literature & Arts[edit | edit source]

  • links

Culture and Cultural & Technological Achievements[edit | edit source]

  • deatils
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Historiography[edit | edit source]

  • using sub-headings or bullets, discussion of the historical sources and historiography of this subject


External Resources[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • external links here

Articles[edit | edit source]

See Also[edit | edit source]

  • bulleted link to other related internal or web articles
  • bulleted link to other related internal or web articles


Lesson Plans & Teaching Ideas[edit | edit source]

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Other Student Projects and Investigations[edit | edit source]

  • ideas for student work / engagement with the topic

Readings for students[edit | edit source]

  • links or ideas here