February 9
In class: reading and notes on Greece and Persia
Assignment: complete outline notes from reading
Quiz Monday on Greece and Persia
Test Thursday February 16
February 7
In class: Sparta and Athens
Assignment: make sure notes are complete
nonfiction poem on Sparta/Athens due Thursday
February 2
In class: charted the progress of the Athenians in developing a democratic
government
Assignment: quiz over geography, Minoans, Mycenaeans, city-states, government
in Athens
February 1
In class: text notes for the process of creating a democracy
Assignment: complete democracy process notes using Q notes
quiz Friday Early Greeks (puzzle notes) government (chart)
January 30
In class: notes check on Early Greeks
started reading about government in Athens
Assignment: none
January 27
In class: worked on physical map of Greece
board notes from puzzle pieces
Assignment: notes check assessment Monday- puzzle pieces
January 24
In class: finished making the pieces fit notes on Early Greece
Assingment: none for Wednesday (math mid-term)
notes check quiz on Early Greece for Friday
January 23
In class: all classes completed I Search presentations
sections 7-1 and 7-2 began work on Ancient Greece
Assignment: none
January 20
In class: worked on completing I Search presentations. Will carry over until
Monday due to absences.
Assignment: none
January 19
In class: began I Search presentations on the Hebrews
Assignment: nonfiction poem How To Be a Hebrew" due Friday
January 17 Shortened periods due to the delay
In class: reviewed important ideas on the Hebrews
Assignment: I Search projects due on Wednesday January 18
"How To Be a Hebrew" non fiction poem due on Friday
January 13
In class: reviewed requirements for Hebrew I Search presentation due
on Wednesday
finished Hebrew history video
Assignment: work on project due Wednesday
January 12
In class: discussed I Search project due Wednesday
video "The Jewish People: A Story of Survival"
Assignment: work on I Search
make sure to document reources
January 11
In class: finished the discussion of Hebrew beliefs and texts
discussed the criteria for I Search assignment
Assignment: I Search is due Wednesday January 18 This is the homework for
the next few days. There will be no in class work on this.
January 10
In class: discussed nonfiction reading reading activity practice from yestrday
discussion and board notes for Jewish beliefs and texts
Assignment: none
January 9
In class: nonfiction reading practice activity
Assignemnt: none
January 4
In class: continued discussion of Early Hebres
worked on reading
Assignment: none
January 3
In class:Began new unit- The Hebrews
class discussion on what students already know
in class reading to gain information on the Early Hebrew people
Assignment: None
December 21
In class: 7-5 completed the geography bee
all classes discussion and reading on the ancient kingdom of Kush
Assignment: none
December 20
In class: Students are working on a variety of activities
finishing open response writing on Egypt
readings on Kush
continuing in GeoBee competition
Assignment: all students should complete the introductory reading on Kush
December 19
In class: used the civilization fact sheet from last Thursday to write on
open rewponse showing that Egypt met the criteria to be considered
a civilization
Assignment: those students who finished the writing during class havesome
reading and notes to do for Kush
December 13
In class: TEST over Eypt unit
Assignment: bring all Egypt notes to class on Wednesday fo Open Response
writing
December 12
In class: worked on reviewing for test over Egypt
Assignment:Study for Tuesday's Test
December 9
In class: continued the discussion of hieroglyphics
created cartouches
Assignment: work on study guide for Tuesday's test
December 8
In class: video Hieroglyphics
Assignment: passed out study guide
TEST- Tuesday
December 5
In class: discussion of work in Ancient Egypt
board notes
Assignment: none
December 2
In class: Best of the Best voting
students presented arguments o why their selected pharaoh should
be voted B of the B
worked on notes last 10 minutes of the period
Assignment: picture notes for Work and Daily life
December 1
In class: discussion of reading "Talking Heads"
Superlatives list
Assignment: write a paragraph based on Superlative list
use guidlines from assignment sheet
November 30
In class: graphic organizer on the white board for Middle and New kingdom
Assignment: read selection "Talking Heads" actively
November 29
In class: checked noted from yesterday
added to information on Middle and New Kingdoms
Assignment: none
November 28
In class: warm up advice to Queen Hatshepsut
reading and notetaking on Middle and New Kingdom government
Assignment: complete picture notes
November 22
In class: video and background discussion of King Tut
Assignment: none
November 21
In class: warm up - most interesting concept from Old Kingdom
finished the read-a-loud Zekmet the Stone Carver
activity packet
Assignment: none
November 18
In class: quiz
Read-a-loud "Zekmet the Stone Carver"
Assignment: none
November 17
In class: video Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
Assignment: Quiz tomorrow over Sec 2 material, readings, video
November 16
In class: completed the articles on the Old Kingdom
video tomorrow
Assignemnt: quiz Friday over Old Kingdom notes and readings
several students have make up work to complete
November 15
In class: Reading stations on Old Kingdom
Assignments:
All readings need to be completed by Thursday
7-1 has notes check questions for Wednesday
All classes have quiz over Old Kingdom on Friday
November 14
In class: Reading stations on the Old Kingdome
Assignment: 7-1 summary paragraph on reading
7-2, 7-5 Section 2 notes sheet
November 8
In class: discussion of religion in Ancient Egypt
gods, afterlife, burial practices
Assignment: none Tomorrow in class activites about Veterans Day
November 3
In class: finished discussion of early Egyptian history
used interactive game to further explore Egypt's geography
Assignment: quiz over geography and early history Friday
were given a study sheet
November 2
In class: discussion of the geography of Egypt
Egypt map together in class
Assignment: none for Thursday
quiz Friday over the geography and early history of Egypt
November 1
In class: beginning discussion of Ancient Egypt
finished the National Geographic video
Assignment: none
October 27
In class: posters due today They are terrific.
7-1 had the quest
7-2 and 7-5 waatched the first half of a National Geographic video
on Egypt
Assignment: Challenge projects are due tomorrow
October 25
In class finished discussion of the the later People of the Fertile Crescent
students were given the rubric for the poster
students were given a study sheet for the Quest
Assignment: Quest Wednesday except for 7-1 (Thursday)
poster due Thursday
Challenges due Friday
October 24
In class: discussed The Kings and I chart
read and discussed some of Hammurabi's 282 laws
began Smartboard notes for Hittites (will finish in class Tues)
Assignment: moved poster to Thursday
Q notes for Phoenicians due Tuesday
Quest over Mesopotamia is Wednesday
October 21
In class:warm up guided reading on the Stela of Hammurabi
in class reading I Hammurabi
started work on the comparison chart
Assignment: The Kings and I comparison chart
work on Mesopotamia poster due October 26
Quest- Wednesday October 26
Challenge projects due Friday October 28
October 20
In class: warm up If you were there with Hammurabi
quick review of achievement terms
poster check in
class time to work on Qnotes for Babylon
Assignment: finish Babylon notes
work on poster
October 19
In class: notes check exercise
finished Sumerian achievements
talked about poster
Assignment: work on poster
October 18
In class: warm up - Why woukld you want to be a scribe?
web of Sumerian achievements
focus on writing
video early writing
Assignment: none
October 14
In class: warm up Support and honor Sargon? Explain
notes on religion and social hierarchy
planning work on poster
Assignment: Quiz Monday over geography of Fwerile Crescent and the Rise
of Sumer
October 13
In class: Smartboard notes on Sargon and the building of an empire and
the growth of the city-state of Ur
Begin work on Sargon web
Assignment:complete web on Sargon
quiz Monday over Geography of the Fertile Crescent and the Sumerian
empire
October 12
In class: Warm up If you were an epic hero, what would be your quest?
Video on Sumarian epic hero Gilgamesh
Assignment: complete notes for reading "Rise of Sumer" start at the Rise of
the Akkadian Empire finish packet
October 11
In class: warm up If you were there
Smartboard notes on the civilization of Sumer
Assignment: finish notes for Sec 2 for Thursday
October 7
In class: warm up; the importance of controlling the rivers in Mesopotamia
Fertile lands map
vocabulary builder Section 1
time to work on planning the geography portion of the poster
Assignment: Section 7-2 has the Focus on Writing question due for Tuesday
7-1 and 7-5 none
October 5
In class: Warm up If you were there......
notes on the geography of the Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamian Challenges were handed out due October 24
Assignment none
October 4
In class: warm up; ideal place so create a permanent settlement
poster assignment
reading for the main idea
begin reading about the geography of the Fertile Crescent
use sticky notes for facts and details
Assignment: complete notes for Sec 1 geography of the Fertile Crescent
October 3
In class: unit test Early Man
Assignment: none
September 30
In class: Challenges are due today presentations
Study guide question session
Quiz show review
Assignment: Test over Early Man unit
September 29
In class: warm up used word splash from yesterday to write about the
Neolithic Revolution
short discussion on Rosh Hashanah
discussion of agriculture map
worked on study guide
Assignment: continue to prepare for test on Monday over Early Man
September 28
In class: warm up - Word splash for Neolithic Revolution
in groups map activity Agriculture and Animals
Asignment: none
September 27
In class: corrected the notes check from Monday
discussion of impact of farming on man's way of life board notes
Assignment: Get ready for test on Monday
September 26
In class: Warm up was a notes check exercise
focus of today's discussion was the Neolithic Revolution
Assignment: begin to organize notes in preparation for the test over
the Early Man Unit - Monday October 3
September 23
In class: discussed the worksheets
filled out an outline framework for taking notes
began working on notes for Sec 3
Assignment: complete outline notes on Sec 3
September 22
In class: If you were there warm up
short video- Impact of early migrstion on North America
began work on Environment and society: tools and weapons
and map activity of Human Communities
Assignment: complete classwork if necessary
September 21
In class: causes and effects of the migration of early humans
Assignment: none
September 19
In class: Warm up: something interesting or surprising from our video
finished the video and our discussion of Early Man
Assignment: none
September 13
In class:using the web notes had a discussion about hominids and early man
how they were alike but mostly how they differed from one another
Assignment: complete the web for hunter gathers use Thinking Tree strategy
for Iceman reading
September 12
In class: Warm up: If you were there. . . 200,000 years ago
Distributed Challenge projects for Early Man unit
discussion of note taking strategies- using a web to take notes
began working on web for sect 1- Scientists study remains
Assignment: complete next two sections on web Early hominids and Stone Age
tools
quiz Thursday over Section 1
September 9
In class: warm up : importance of archaeologists to the study of history
checked homework
CNN student news as a springboard for our discussion of 9/11
Assignment: Vacant Lot Archaeology worksheet due Monday
September 7
In class: Warm up : definiion of a hero? People we have as heroes.
discussion of homework qustions
completed notes on Geography section of reading
Assignment: check over class notes and make sure terms list is complete
will be used for an in class activity on Thursday
September 6
In class: Warm up laws that should be created or changed
continued discussion on studying history
sources of information for historians
Assignment: Section 1 assessment questions: 4 and 5
Section 2 asssessment questions: 4 and 5
September 1
In class: Warm up about what in our worl or in history makes us curious
- this generated some great discussions
Worked to complete the frequest terms list supported by reading
Assignment: complete terms list for Friday
August 31
In class: Warm up about role of past in our present
Covered the expectations sheet
In groups began working on "need to know" terms
Assignment: have expectations sheet signed and return to class on Thursday
August 30
Ancient Civilizations Materials list
3 ring binder 11/2 inch works well
filler paper or spiral notebooks
5 divider tabs
colored pencils
supply of pencils and pens