Thursday, October 29, 2015

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Today in class...
  • Daily Geo
  • Finish Nile TREE Outline
  • Write introductory paragraph for Nile TREE Essay (staple it to outline & hand in)
  • Finish Choose Your Own Adventure #3 - hand in
  • Begin working on ancient Egypt map
 Homework...
  • Choose Your Own Adventure #3 is due tomorrow
Handouts...

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo 
  • Hand back & discuss Chapter 2 test grades
  • TREE Essay - Nile River
    • Prompt: How did the Nile support human life in ancient Egypt? 
    • T: Make a claim (hint: change the prompt to a claim statement)
    • R: Using pages 61-66 in your textbook, find three reasons that support your claim
    • E: Using pages 61-66, find three examples per reason which the reason which support the claim
    • E: End it - restate your claim
Homework...
  • N/A
Handouts...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Teddy Roosevelt's 167th birthday! 
  • Daily Geo
  • Finish Chapter 2 Recap
  • Choose Your Own Adventure #3
Homework...
  • Choose Your Own Adventure #3
 Handouts...
 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo 7 began
  • A few quick things...
    • Tardy Sign-in sheet explained
    • Pencil borrowing explained (you owe a shoe or phone to borrow)
    • All late work is due on Friday, October 30th 
    • Chapter 2 test results will come later this week
  • News
  • Wisdom of Solomon
  • Chapter 2 Recap
Homework...
  • N/A
Handouts...

Friday, October 23, 2015

Friday, October 23, 2015

Today in Class...
  • TEST! 
    • Questions
    • Essay
  • Daily Geo 6 (hand it in)
Homework...
  • N/A
 Handouts...
  • N/A
 

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo
  • News
  • Finish and hand in Sumerian City-State Drawing
  • Review (note card option - one side only)
Homework...
  • Study for Chapter 2 test
Handouts...
  • N/A

Friday, October 16, 2015

Friday, October 16, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo - After reading & summarizing newspaper article TURN IN Daily Geo 5
  • Phoenician discussion/notes
  • Phoenician letter home
    • Letter to a parent/guardian written with Phoenician alphabet 
    • 3 sentences = C, 4 = B, 5 = A
    • If parent/guardian translates it & signs in, extra credit will be rewarded 
Homework...
  • Phoenician letter home
Handouts...

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo
  • TREE Essay Outline 
    • Notes 
    • Practice (What is the best school subject?)
    • Develop (Why was Hammurabi's Code a major step forward for humankind?)
    • Students should complete an outline on the "develop" question to use for writing their test essay on Hammurabi's Code
Homework...
  • N/A
Handouts...
  • N/A

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo
  • News
  • Review 2-2 worksheet and hand in 
  • Read about Hammurabi's Code 
Homework...
  • Ancient Messages 
Handouts...
  • N/A

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo
  • News
  • Discussion of Choose Your Own Adventure #2 words & handed them (vocab) in
  • 2-2 worksheet; finish & turn in 
  • Ancient Messages worksheet 
Homework...
  • 2-2 worksheet
  • Ancient Messages worksheet
Handouts...

Friday, October 9, 2015

Friday, October 9th, 2015

Apologies for yesterday (10-8-15)...we began a class discussion on Mesopotamia as well as receiving our test grades for Chapter 1 back. 

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo - Hand in Daily Geo 4
  • News
  • Finish 2-1 notes 
  • Begin Choose Your Own Adventure #2 
    • Word
    • Definition (from yellow glossary)
    • Sentence or Picture - YOUR CHOICE
Homework...
  • N/A
Handouts....
  • Vocabulary Definitions from Book
  • Words: scribe, city-state, polytheism, monotheism, myth, empire, caravan, bazaar, code, cuneiform, alphabet, famine, exile, covenant, prophet, diaspora

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo
  • Class Discussion - STCU Guest Speakers - Financial Literacy Discussion (topics included: savings, credit cards, entertainment, saving, borrowing, etc)
Homework...
  • N/A
Handouts...
  • N/A

Monday, October 5, 2015

Monday, October 5, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo
  • News
  • Review & Study
  • Cover Test Topics
Homework...
  • Study for Chapter 1 Test!!!
    • Vocab
    • IceMan
    • 6 Stations Information
    • 5 Themes
    • Timelines
    • Latitude/Longitude 
Handouts...
  • N/A

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo - Hand in Daily Geo 3
  • Class time to work on Chapter 1 Vocabulary 
  • Wrap-up 6 Stations Activity 
  • News
Homework...
  • Chapter 1 Vocabulary (if not finished in class)
Handouts...
  • N/A