Social Structure of Ancient Mesopotamia

Using a G.R.A.P.E.S. Chart to organize information about ancient Civilizations is a useful tool to enhance students' analysis of the characteristics and contributions of a society. Going further and including visuals helps students to better retain the details of each category.

When learning about ancient Civilizations, students may need teachers to provide a variety of resources. The use of diverse resources such as primary sources, videos, songs, readings from textbooks, encyclopedias and literature can be helpful for students to gain an accurate and complete picture of the time period. Students can use graphic organizers to write notes about the different categories as they learn.

Students Can Collaborate!

Teachers may wish for students to work together on this lesson which is possible with Storyboard That's Real Time Collaboration feature! With Real Time Collaboration, students can work on the same storyboard at the same time which is perfect for this lesson! As teachers know, collaborating on assignments allows students to think on a deeper level while increasing their communication and problem-solving skills. Collaboration can also help cut down on the time it takes to complete a storyboard. While there is no set limit to the number of users who can work on a storyboard at once, we recommend five users or fewer for optimal performance. All of our assignments default to individual. To make this lesson collaborative, teachers must enable collaboration for the assignment within the "Edit Assignment" tab.

GRAPES Chart

Students will then create a Social Pyramid to describe the Social Structure of ancient Mesopotamia using the template in Storyboard That and creating titles, illustrations, and descriptions to demonstrate what they’ve learned.

By focusing on just one category, students are encouraged to include more information and should complete 3-6 cells. Students can come together after they’ve created their storyboards to share what they’ve learned. The full G.R.A.P.E.S. Chart can be used as a post assessment after students have presented.

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Objective: Create a Social Pyramid focusing on the different characteristics of the Social Structure of ancient Mesopotamia.

Student Instructions:

1. Click "Start Assignment".
2. Using the Pyramid template, use the “free form text” to write titles in each section of the pyramid.
3. You may include a background image and pictures to represent the different categories. To find images related to ancient Mesopotamia, type “Mesopotamia” into the search bar.
4. Save and exit when you're done.

Requirements: Label each level of the Social Pyramid of ancient Mesopotamia. Include appropriate scenes or characters to illustrate the cell. 2-3 sentence description to demonstrate your understanding.