Day 1

1)  What makes a civilization?

What resources did you use to answer this question?

When evaluating web sites, remember to check that it is a reliable source.  You can use the CARS method to do this.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFEwwG7rq0E

Intro Civilizations Presentation (Ms. Currey)

2) Find an example of an Ancient Civilization.

Criteria – how to characterize a civilization?

What resources did you use?

Day 2

1) Your job today is to find out basic information on the following civilizations:

• Indus River Valley Civilization
• Mesopotamia
• Ancient China
• Ancient Egypt

2)You can use the following resources to assist you:

• Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line (provides a quick overview of all the major civilizations)
• Facts on File -Ancient World History (provides a more in-depth review as well as more specialized articles)
• Destiny – Books – Non-Fiction and Reference Sets (the table of contents is a quick and easy way to see the main ideas)
• MLA Citation Sheet
• Criteria Table

Day 3

1)  Are the following groups civilized?  Why or why not?  Pick groups from the list below and review based on the five criteria of the civilization.

a.  Bantu
b.  Incas
c.  Vikings
d.  Aboriginal
e.  Anasazi

iMovie Project – Rubric

2)  How do you cite images and other media?

Creative Commons

What is Creative Commons?

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DKm96Ftfko

Source: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

a) Creativecommons.org search

b) Google Image Advanced Search

c) WikiCommons

Citing an Image (web-digital):

MLA:

Hullot, Jean-Marie. Mahayana Buddhist Temple. Digital image. Borobudur. 22 July 2009. Fotopedia. 3 Sept. 2013 <http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-3866888594>.

Easybib example:

Source: www.easybib.com