November 30th-December 4th
Monday:
Students will share their African Folktales
Tuesday:
Young-at-Art
Wednesday:
Students will finish sharing their African Folktales
Thursday:
Begin China Unit
Friday:
Continue China Unit
November 16th-20th
Monday:
Read pp 136-140 and discuss; work on packets
Tuesday:
Answer Section 2 Assessment Questions on p. 140 (1-4)Read pp 141-146; work on
packets
Wednesday:
Read pp 147-151
Thursday:
Read pp 152-153; review for Unit Test
Friday:
Packets and Masks are due today; West African Test
November 9th-13th
Monday:
West Africa packets handed and due back on Friday 11/20 along with African mask
Tuesday:
Read pp. 116-122 and answer questions 1-12 on pages 123 and 124; answer
questions 1-7 on page 125; Folktale project given out and due back on 11/30
Wednesday:
Holiday
Thursday:
Read pp. 126-135; work on packets
Friday:
Read pp. 136-140; African Mother Goose Rhymes
October 26th - 30th
Monday:
Reminder to complete all worksheets for Wednesday; folder covers passed out
today; read pp. 80-85 "The Spread of Islam"; answer questions 1-6 on p. 85 (#6
should include Abu Bakr, Umayyads and Abbasids)
Tuesday:
Review several worksheets; handout coversheet and maps; review for Wednesday's
Test
Wednesday:
Chapter 3 Test; Folders due; Read pp 86-93 (in class after test and finish for
homework); answer Section 2 Assessment questions on p. 93 #'s 1-5
Thursday:
Read pp. 94-99 Section 3 "Cultural Achievements"
Friday:
Open Book Test on Chapter 4
October 19th-23rd
Monday:
Read pp 66-67, Cornell notes and for homework complete "Daily Bellringer"
section 1
Tuesday:
Read pp 70-71, Cornell Notes
Wednesday:
"Personal Letters" activity
Thursday:
"Daily Bellringer" section 2; Islam Prompt 17/Illustrated Timeline project
Friday:
"Bellringer Activity" section 3 review of all handouts; work on folders
October 12th-16th
Monday:
Islamic Unit handouts (do page 1 and 2); read pp 58-61 (notes in Cornell style
w/a 5 sentence summary)
Tuesday:
Complete 3rd and 4th page of unit handouts; read pp 61-64(Cornell Notes);
Wednesday:
Collage on the desert and oasis (bring all necessary supplies to class)
Thursday:
Islamic Empire worksheet (similarities and differences); answer questions 1-4
found on page 64; Camel Caravan power point
Friday:
Read p. 65; review worksheets of the week; complete The Rise of
Islam-Vocabulary Builder worksheet 1 & 2; (possibly continue video on Islam)
October 5th-9th
Monday:
Fall of Rome Folders and Mosaics due today
Fall of Rome Test
KWL Chart on The Rise of Islam
Map handout see p.55 (Indicate the major trade routes that passed through
Arabia around 570; label the civilizations the Arabs traded with along each
route as well as what items were traded; label and color the map)
Read pp. 48-55 answering questions 1-4 on page 53. (All work should be
completed by Wednesday of this week)
Tuesday:
Young-at-Art
Inside Islam video/notes
Wednesday:
Review pp. 48-55 and the questions found on page 53
pp. 54-55
Notes:
What do geographers mean when they call Arabia a crossroads locations? What
are the benefits and drawbacks of life in Arabia? What helped Arabs succeed at
trade?
Thursday:
Read pp. 56-58
Notes:
What geographic features and landforms make up Arabia? How is life in the
Rub'al-Khali from life in an oasis? What is a caravan? Why did nomads have to
move constantly? Which lifestyle would you prefer-settled or nomadic? Why?
Friday:
Collage- create a collage that depicts the two main features of Arabia's
geography- the desert and the oases.
September 29th-October 2
Monday:
Holiday
Tuesday:
Finish Mosaics
Handouts for this week are Vocabulary Builder & Chapter Review
Wednesday:
Read pages 41-43
Cover sheets and folders handed out
Finish all worksheets
Thursday:
Read pages 44-45
Review Notes and work on folders
Friday:
Mosaics due
Roman Empire Chapter Test
Folders Due
September 21st-25th
Monday:
Film
Read pp. 30-31 of textbook/notes
Worksheets (Fall of Roman Empire and Roman Advancements)
Tuesday:
Correction of worksheets and review of notes
Read pp. 31-33
Barbarian Invasion worksheet
Wednesday:
Read pp. 34-35
Diocletian worksheets
Thursday:
Read pp. 36-37
Mosaic PowerPoint and Mosaic project
Friday:
Read pp. 38-40
Work on Mosaics
September 14th- 18th
Monday:
Start the Fall of Rome
Folders from Ch. 1 due today
Brainstorm worksheet
Read pp. 21-25 (notes)
Tuesday:
Review of previous days notes
Map Skills
Wednesday:
Review of previous days notes
Read pp. 26-27 (notes)
Roman Advancements and Contributions
Building an Empire Section 1 worksheet
Thursday:
Review of previous days notes
Vocabulary Quiz
Read pp. 28-29 (notes)
Earl Christianity in the Roman Empire
Friday:
Review of previous days notes
Read pp. 30-31 (notes)
Fall of the Roman Empire worksheet
