Hi students,

Here’s what we did in class today:

Friday, June 8, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was life like in Ancient Greece?

Agenda:

• Review summaries of Athenian education and treatment of women and slaves reading.
• Reading on Spartan government and economy

Homework

• Complete summary of c-notes and study questions for Spartan government (page 49).  (You’ll have time to complete summary and questions for Spartan economy on Monday if you didn’t finish.)

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was life like in Ancient Greece?

Agenda:

• Athenian education and treatment of women and slaves reading.
• C-notes on reading

Homework

• Complete summary of c-notes and study questions.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was life like in Ancient Greece?

Agenda:

• Athenian government and economy reading.
• C-notes on reading

Homework

• Complete summary of c-notes and study questions.

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was life like in Ancient Greece?

Agenda:

• Greek city-states Athens and Sparta introductions
• C-notes on reading

Homework

• Complete summary of c-notes

Monday, June 4, 2018

Essential Question:

• What do archeologists learn from artifacts?

Agenda:

• Achieve3000 article writing assignment

Homework

• No homework

Friday, June 1, 2018

Essential Question:

• What do archeologists learn from artifacts?

Agenda:

• Achieve3000 article

Homework

• No homework

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Essential Question:

• What systems of government did the Ancient Greeks have?

Agenda:

• Review Oligarchy 
• Read about Tyranny and discuss advantages and disadvantages in Ancient Greece
• Democracy simulation

Homework

• Complete reading and notes (advantages and disadvantages) on democracy

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Essential Question:

• What systems of government did the Ancient Greeks have?

Agenda:

• Debrief “music decision” by monarchy
• Simulate “music decision” by oligarchy
• Reading and notes on Monarchy

Homework

• Complete reading and notes (advantages and disadvantages) on oligarchy 

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Essential Question:

• What systems of government did the Ancient Greeks have?

Agenda:

• Review landscape of Ancient Greece questions (page 38 in notebooks)
• Review new terms – Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy
• Monarchy simulation — deciding which music to listen to using a system of monarchy

Homework

• No homework

Friday, May 18, 2018

1/2 day schedule – No class

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Science Field Trip

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

No class due to testing schedule

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

State Testing

Monday, May 14, 2018

Essential Question:

• What were important locations in Ancient Greece?

Agenda:

• Map Challenge with clock partners

Homework

• No homework

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Essential Question:

• How can I review my knowledge of the Incan Empire?

Agenda:

• Complete poster assignment
• Turn in notebooks

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Essential Question:

• How can I review my knowledge of the Incan Empire?

Agenda:

• Review “Fall of Incan Empire” reading
• Begin review poster assignment

Homework

• Complete “Incan specialized professions” paragraph on page 29 of notebook

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Incan empire fall?

Agenda:

• Readers’ theater “Fall of Incan Empire” reading
• Begin answering comprehension questions

Homework

• Answer questions 1-3 (page 31)

Monday, April 30, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Inca people relate to other peoples in their area?

Agenda:

• Review Incan religious practices
• Read Section 6 – “How Inca related to other peoples”

Homework

• Complete Section 6 questions

Friday, April 27, 2018

Essential Question:

• What were the specialized professions of the Inca?

Agenda:

• Incan Religion reading and questions
• Aztecs dancers coming to Eugene and Springfield this weekend —
  • Springfield public library – Saturday 3pm
  • Eugene public library – Sunday 3pm

Homework

• Complete Incan Religion questions

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Essential Question:

• What were the specialized professions of the Inca?

Agenda:

• Review Incan Family Life reading and questions

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the family life of the Inca like?

Agenda:

• Incan Family Life reading and questions

Homework

• Complete “Section 4: Incan Family Life” questions
• Make sure notebooks are ready to turn in for scoring tomorrow (Thursday)

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the Social Structure of the Incaa?

Agenda:

• Incan Social Structure partner reading and questions

Homework

• Complete “Section 3:  Incan Social Structure” questions

Monday, April 23

Essential Question:

• How did the Inca manage their vast territory?

Agenda:

• Incan mailmen reading

Homework

• Complete “Incan Mailmen” reading questions

I’m sorry, students!  Somehow my updates were not save on my Period 3 page.  Come see me if you have questions about classwork and homework for days between April 9 and April 20.

Friday, April 6, 2018

1/2 day — no class

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was Aztec daily life like?

Agenda:

• Image Analysis of Aztec religious practices
• Independent reading and notetaking on Aztec religious practices
• Reading on Aztec gods
• Compare / Contrast 2 gods using Venn diagram 

Homework

• Complete Venn diagram

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was Aztec daily life like?

Agenda:

• Aztec Code of Behavior (for students who were on choir field trip)
• Partner Reading:  Aztec Market Places

Homework

• Complete Reading Notes on Aztec Markets

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was Aztec daily life like?

Agenda:

• Review Aztec Code of Behavior
• Write paragraph on Aztec Code of Behavior
• Aztec Food Reading and Notes

Homework

• Complete Reading Notes on Aztec Food

Monday, April 2, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was Aztec daily life like?

Agenda:

• Review Aztec Marriage Tradition
• Read Aztec Family Life 
• Complete Aztec Family Life Notes
• Review Code of Behavior for Aztec Children

Homework

• No homework

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was Aztec daily life like?

Agenda:

• Review Aztec Social Structure notes
• Create Aztec Social Structure diagram

Homework

• Complete Social Structure diagram

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was Aztec daily life like?

Agenda:

• Read about Aztec social structure
• Complete note-taking sheet with clock buddy

Homework

• Complete notetaking sheet

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Agenda:

Create new Interactive Notebooks

No homework.

Monday, March 19, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was Aztec daily life like?

Agenda

• Image Analysis of Great Market of Tenochtitlan 

Homework

• Bring new Social Studies notebook to class

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Aztecs build an empire?

Agenda

• Reading about Aztec empire

Homework

• Complete reading notes

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Essential Question:

• How can I improve my grade?

Agenda

• Time to work on completing missing assignments or making corrections to notebook or past work.

Homework

• Complete Tenochitlan Diagram.  Complete missing assignments and corrections.

Monday, March 12, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the Aztecs and where did they live?

Agenda

• Complete City planning task — Draw and label Tenochitlan diagram

Homework

• Complete Tenochitlan Diagram

Friday, March 9, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the Aztecs and where did they live?

Agenda

• Review reading:  Tenochtitlan:  City of Wonders
• City planning task — Draw and label Tenochitlan diagram

Homework

• No homework

Friday, March 9, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the Aztecs and where did they live?

Agenda

• Review reading:  Tenochtitlan:  City of Wonders
• City planning task — Draw and label Tenochitlan diagram

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the Aztecs and where did they live?

Agenda

• Review how Aztecs interacted with their environment to keep their population fed.
• Read Tenochtitlan:  City of Wonders

Homework

• Complete note-taking on City of Wonders to prepare for city planning diagram of Tenochtitlan.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the Aztecs and where did they live?

Agenda

• Review religious belief and legends of Aztecs
• Read / mark text article about how Aztecs interacted with their environment

Homework

• Complete note-taking (at least 3 of 4 points on Essential Question: How did Aztecs successfully use human-environment interaction to successfully feed their population?)

Monday, March 5, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the Aztecs and where did they live?

Agenda

• Map Activity
• Analysis of Mexican flag
• Aztec legend

Homework

• Complete map activity

Friday, March 2, 2018

Essential Question:

• How have the Olympic games changed over time?

Agenda

• Present group posters on how the Olympics have changed

Homework

• Mayan Newspaper project due (Click on “Turn In” on Google Doc)

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Essential Question:

• How have the Olympic games changed over time?

Agenda

• Readings on changes in the Olympics
• Group posters

Homework

• Mayan Newspaper project due tomorrow (Friday, March 2nd)

Wednesday, February 27, 2018

Essential Question:

• How have the Olympic games changed over time?

Agenda

• Complete reading and quiz about the Olympics
• Free time to work on Mayan newspaper project

Homework

• Mayan Newspaper project due Friday, March 2nd.  (No more class time is provided to work on it.  You may work on it at home, during lunch, before school, or after school.)

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Essential Question:

• How have the Olympic games changed over time?

Agenda

• Video about the Olympics
• Reading and quiz about the Olympics

Homework

• Mayan Newspaper project due Friday, March 2nd.  (No more class time is provided to work on it.  You may work on it at home, during lunch, before school, or after school.)

Monday, February 26, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the Mayan Civilization like?

Agenda

• Google Classroom — Mayan Newspaper Project

Homework

• Mayan Newspaper project due Friday, March 2nd.  (No more class time is provided to work on it.  You may work on it at home, during lunch, before school, or after school.)

Friday, February 23, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the Mayan Civilization like?

Agenda

• Google Classroom — Mayan Newspaper Project

Homework

• No homework (Mayan Newspaper project will be due next Friday.  Classtime will be provided on Monday.)

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the Mayan Civilization like?

Agenda

• Google Classroom — Mayan Newspaper Project

Homework

• No homework (Mayan Newspaper project will be due next Friday.  Classtime will be provided on Friday and Monday.)

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the Mayan Civilization like?

Agenda

• Google Classroom — Mayan Newspaper Project

Homework

• No homework

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the Mayan Civilization like?

Agenda

• Google Classroom — Mayan Newspaper Project

Homework

• No homework

Friday, February 15, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture and decision-making?

Agenda

• Calendar Problem #4
• Review requirements of Mayan newspaper project

Homework

• No homework

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture and decision-making?

Agenda

• Calendar Problem #3
• Read about Mayan agricultural techniques and decline of civilization
• Complete C-notes on reading

Homework

• Complete C-notes

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture and decision-making?

Agenda

• Textbook reading on Mayan religious practices and beliefs
• Notetaking on reading

Homework

• Complete notetaking sheet

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture and decision-making?

Agenda

• Complete textbook notes (picture frames) about Mayan family life
• Family life calendar problem and solution

Homework

• Complete picture frames
• Complete paragraph on family life calendar problem 

Monday, February 12, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture and decision-making?

Agenda

• Read textbook about Mayan family life
• Work on textbook notes (picture frames) about Mayan family life

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture and decision-making?

Agenda

• Review text about Mayan social structure
• Paragraph defending Mayan ruler’s “best date to go to war” based on Calendar glyphs.

Homework

• Complete paragraph

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture and decision-making?

Agenda

• Review “glyphs” of Mayan days
• Read text about Mayan social structure

Homework

• Nile DBQ corrections due Thursday

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Mayan calendar affect their culture?

Agenda

• Create Mayan calendar

Homework

• Nile DBQ corrections due Wednesday

Monday, February 5, 2018

Essential Question:

• What are some key events in the history of the Mayan civilization?

Agenda

• Return Nile DBQ essays
• Review how to make corrections

Homework

• Nile DBQ corrections due Wednesday

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Essential Question:

• What are some key events in the history of the Mayan civilization?

Agenda

• Review text reading and complete Time Travel handout
• Free time to update Social Studies notebooks

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Essential Question:

• What are some key events in the history of the Mayan civilization?

Agenda

• Text reading

Homework

• Complete reading notes (page 26 in notebook)

Tuesday, January 29, 2018

Essential Question:

• What are some key events in the history of the Mayan civilization?

Agenda

• Timeline activity

Homework

• Complete timeline

Monday, January 29, 2018

Essential Question:

• What are some key events in the history of the Mayan civilization?

Agenda

• Timeline activity

Homework

• No homework

Friday, January 26, 2018

Essential Question:

• What is the geography of Mesoamerica?

Agenda

• Mesoamerica map activity (2 day activity)

Homework

• No homework

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Essential Question:

• What is the geography of Mesoamerica?

Agenda

• Mesoamerica map activity (2 day activity)

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

PRIDE DAY — Web Leader Activities!

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Essential Question:

• What is Mesoamerica?

Agenda

• Mesoamerica backgrounder reading and images.

Homework

• No homework

Monday, January 22, 2018

Essential Question:

• What is Mesoamerica?

Agenda

• Reflect on Nile Essay (What was difficult?  How did you improve your writing?)
• Mesoamerica vocabulary terms activity.

Homework

• No homework

Friday, January 18, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Make revisions to essay

Homework

• Complete final draft.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Type rough draft of DBQ

Homework

• Complete rough draft.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Work on concluding paragraph

Homework

• Complete concluding paragraph

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Complete 2nd A.C.E.S. organizer for essential question:  What were 2 gifts of the Nile and how did they improve the lives of Egyptians?
• Begin work on introductory paragraph

Homework

• Complete introductory paragraph

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Begin work on 2 A.C.E.S. organizers for essential question:  What were 2 gifts of the Nile and how did they improve the lives of Egyptians?

Homework

• Complete ONE of the A.C.E.S organizers.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• DBQ (Document Based Question)

Homework

• Complete questions for documents 3, 4, and 5

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• DBQ (Document Based Question)

Homework

• Complete questions for documents 1 & 2

Monday, January 8, 2018

Essential Question:

• How did the Nile help civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Newsela reading and questions

Homework

• No homework

Friday, January 5, 2018

Essential Question:

• What was the purpose of mummification and how was it done in Ancient Egypt

Agenda

• Mummy video
• Mummy Maker

Homework

• Complete Mummy Maker

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Discuss reading for purpose and marking text.
• Working with clock partners, read and complete note-taking chart

Homework

• Complete note-taking chart and marking text

January 3, 2018

Essential Question:

• Who were the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt?

Agenda

• Video about Hatshepsut
• Text reading and notetaking about key pharaohs and their achievements.

Homework

• No homework

December 15, 2017

Essential Question:

• What did the language of Ancient Egypt look like?

Agenda

• Make Hieroglyphic Book Marks

Homework

• Complete hieroglyphic book mark and I can laminate it for you after winter break.  (This is optional homework.)

December 14, 2017

Essential Question:

• How and why were the pyramids built?

Agenda

• Pyramid Builder webquest

Homework

• Complete pyramid builder questions.  If you need a computer, come see me before school or at lunch. 

December 13, 2017

Essential Question:

• How and why were pyramids built?

Agenda

• Pyramid Builder webquest

Homework

• If needed, work on Egypt geography Google Doc.  You will only have 10 minutes in class tomorrow to complete it.

December 12, 2017

Essential Question:

• How and why were pyramids built?

Agenda

• Complete Egypt geography Google Doc
• Begin Pyramid Builder webquest

Homework

• If needed, work on Egypt geography Google Doc.  You will only have 10 minutes in class tomorrow to complete it.

December 11, 2017

Essential Question: 

• What is the geography of Egypt like?

Agenda

• Reading about Nile
• Google Classroom questions about article and geography of Egypt

Homework

• No homework

December 8, 2017

Essential Question: 

• What is the geography of Egypt like?

Agenda

• Complete Mesopotamia test
• Setup Social Studies notebooks
• Reading about the Nile

Homework

• No homework

December 7, 2017

Essential Question: 

• What was life like in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Agenda

• Study time
• Mesopotamia test

Homework

• No homework

December 6, 2017

Field trip to see Wonder!

December 5, 2017

Essential Question: 

• How can I prepare for our Mesopotamia test next week?

Agenda

• Continue as whole class completing study guide

Homework

• Study study guide through Babylonian Empire (to the top of the last page).  We’ll wrap up our study guide on Thursday and then take our test.  I will allow you to use your study guide for the first 5 minutes of the test.

Thursday, November 27

Essential Question: 

• How can I prepare for our Mesopotamia test next week?

Agenda

• Work on study guide for test on Mesopotamia

Homework

• Complete first 3 pages of study guide.  (If you completed the first 3 pages in class, you have no homework.)

Wednesday, November 27

Essential Question: 

• Who were the Neo-Babylonians and what were they known for?

Agenda

• Complete Neo-Babylonian reading
• Begin study guide for test on Mesopotamia

Homework

• No homework  (Test moved to Tuesday of next week.  Test score will be in 2nd trimester grading period.)

Tuesday, November 27

Essential Question: 

• Who were the Assyrians and what were they known for?

Agenda

• Writing assignment citing evidence — How do the sources show that the Assyrian empire was vast, powerful, and highly feared?
• Neo-Babylonian reading

Homework

• No homework  (Test on Mesopotamia on Thursday)

Monday, November 27

Essential Question: 

• Who were the Assyrians and what were they known for?

Agenda

• Video of Assyrian artifacts in British Museum
• Continue document analysis of Assyrian primary and secondary sources.

Homework

• No homework  (Test on Mesopotamia on Thursday)

Tuesday, November 21

Essential Question: 

• Who were the Assyrians and what were they known for?

Agenda

• Document analysis of Assyrians 
  • Review definitions of primary and secondary sources
  • Review BCE and CE
  • Map of Assyrian Empire
  • Reading of primary source from Assyrian leader

Homework

• No homework

Monday, November 20

Essential Question: 

• Who were the Assyrians and what were their achievements?

Agenda

• Textbook reading and notetaking on Assyrian empire

Homework

• No homework

Friday, November 17

Essential Question: 

• What can Hammurabi’s Code of Laws tell us about Babylonian Civilization?

Agenda

• Complete analysis of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws on Google Classroom.
• Begin “Letter to the Editor” assignment (either on Google Classroom or on paper)

Homework

• Complete “Letter to the Editor” assignment

Thursday, November 16

Essential Question: 

• What can Hammurabi’s Code of Laws tell us about Babylonian Civilization?

Agenda

• Continue analysis of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws on Google Classroom.
• Begin “Letter to the Editor” assignment if you complete analysis chart.

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, November 15

Essential Question: 

• What can Hammurabi’s Code of Laws tell us about Babylonian Civilization?

Agenda

• Complete Hammurabi’s Code of Laws – Primary Source reading and “quiz”
• Google Classroom — Analysis of 3 of Hammurabi’s laws

Homework

• No homework

Tuesday, November 14

Essential Question: 

• How did empires arise in Mesopotamia

Agenda

• Complete Babylonian Achievement reading and chart
• Hammurabi’s Code of Laws – Primary Source reading

Homework

• No homework

Monday, November 13

Essential Question: 

• How did empires arise in Mesopotamia

Agenda

• Complete Akkadian Achievement chart
• Begin Babylonian Achievement reading and chart with clock partners

Homework

• No homework

Thursday, November 8

Essential Question: 

• How did empires arise in Mesopotamia

Agenda

• Review key notes from Mesopotamia video
• Akkadians!  Analyze Akkadian sculpture and identify Akkadian achievements

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, November 7

Essential Question: 

• What was life like in Ancient Sumeria?

Agenda

• Continue Google Classroom video and notetaking

Homework

• No homework

Tuesday, November 6

Essential Question: 

• What was life like in Ancient Sumeria?

Agenda

• Google Classroom video and notetaking

Homework

• No homework

Monday, November 6

Essential Question: 

• How can we use artifacts to understand civilizations?

Agenda

• Review of terms “artifacts” and “archeologist”
• Find “artifacts” and determine and explain how they show evidence of civilization.

Homework

• No homework

Friday, November 3

Essential Question: 

• What can we learn about Ancient Sumer by reading Gilgamesh?

Agenda

• Complete Gilgamesh reading
• Complete first 2 Gilgamesh reading questions.

Homework

• No homework

Thursday, November 2

Essential Question: 

• Was ancient Sumer a civilation?

Agenda

• Gilgamesh video
• Gilgamesh Reader’s Theater

Homework

• No homework

Wednesday, November 1

Essential Question: 

• What is a civilization?

Agenda

• Present group posters on characteristics of a civilization

Homework

• No homework

Tuesday, October 31

Essential Question: 

• What is a civilization?

Agenda

• Group work time to complete poster and prepare presentation to class.

Homework

• No homework

Monday, October 30

Essential Question: 

• What is a civilization

Agenda

• Textbook reading about characteristics of a civilization
• Group work and poster

Homework

• No homework

Friday, October 27

No class — Halloween Social

Thursday, October 26

Essential Question:

• How do historians know about the past?

Agenda

• Review / Preview worksheet
• Video notes:  Solving mysteries with archeologists

Homework

• No homework

 

Wednesday, October 24

Essential Question:

• What problems did people of Mesopotamia face?

Agenda

• Review graphic organizer about problems and solutions of Sumerians (people in Mesopotamia)
• Read chapter summary

Homework

• Paragraph on problem solving you’ve participated in with others.

Tuesday, October 24

Essential Question:

• What problems did people of Mesopotamia face?

Agenda

• Table group work on problems and solutions of Sumerians (people of Mesopotamia)

Homework

• Complete map questions on previous notebook page if you didn’t complete them yet.

Monday, October 23

Essential Question:

• What problems did people of Mesopotamia face?

Agenda

• Review Neolithic Agricultural “Revolution”
• Begin reading about early civilization in Mesopotamia

Homework

• No homework

Friday, October 20

Essential Question:

• What were the differences between the Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age?

Agenda

• Quiz
• Complete map activity or work on POW

Homework

• No Homework

Thursday, October 19

Essential Question:

• What was hunted and gathered for food in Oregon?

Agenda

• Guest speaker Brenda Brainard in Library

Homework

• Study for quiz on Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages

Wednesday, October 18

Essential Question:

• Where were early civilizations?

Agenda

• Review questions for quiz on Friday on Paleolithic / Neolithic Age
• Text reading and map challenge for Mesopotamia

Homework

• Complete map instructions 1-8

Tuesday, October 17

Bullying / Harassment Session — What is bullying and how can we recognize and prevent it?

Homework:  POW:  Step 3 – Reader’s Response (in your blue POW packet)

Monday, October 16

Wetlands Walk – Rescheduled

Good job walking 5 MILES!

Thursday, Oct 12 and Friday, Oct 13

No School

Wednesday, October 11

Wetlands Walk Celebration

Tuesday 10/10/17

Essential Question:

• How did the Paleolithic Age differ from the Neolithic Age?

Agenda:

• Complete chart working with table groups

Homework:

• Complete paragraph choosing ONE of the differences in the chart.  Describe the difference and explain its importance.

Monday 10/9/17

Essential Question:

• How and why did humans learn to farm?

Agenda:

• Read and review notes on chapter 3.3 (Stable Food Supply)
• Create cartoon

Homework:

• Finish cartoon

 

Friday 10/5/17

Essential Question:

• How and why did humans learn to farm?

Agenda:

• Review and create study questions for chapter 3.1 and 3.2
• Read and review notes on chapter 3.3 (Stable Food Supply)

Homework:

• Create “study questions” (in left column of notes) for chapter notes for 3.3 

Thursday 10/5/17

Essential Question:

• How and why did humans learn to farm?

Agenda:

• Read chapter 3.2
• Review notes and create study questions for chapter 3.1 and 3.2

Homework:

• No homework

Wednesday 10/4/17

Essential Question:

• How and why did humans learn to farm?

Agenda:

• Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt

Homework:

• No homework (leave notebooks behind for scoring)

Tuesday 10/3/17

Essential Question:

• How and why did humans learn to farm?

Agenda:

• Introduction to Stone Age — Textbook reading
• Turn in notebooks

Homework:

• No homework

Monday 10/2/17

Essential Question:

• How can I find locations on a map using longitude and latitude?

Agenda:

• Continue longitude and latitude activity with partner.
• Longitude/Latitude quiz canceled — I will assess your work in your Interactive Notebooks.  

Homework:

• Make sure Interactive Notebooks are updated with all map activities completed.  (I will collect them Tuesday after class.)

Friday 9/29/17

Essential Question:

• What does Excellence mean and how does it relate to me?

Agenda:

• PRIDE DAY:  E for Discipline 
• WEB leaders show 

Homework:

• No homework (Review of latitude and longitude on Monday and quiz following review) 

Thursday 9/28/17

Essential Question:

• What does DISCIPLINE mean and how does it relate to me?

Agenda:

• PRIDE DAY:  D for Discipline 
• What does it mean to be disciplined?  
• Videos of disciplined (and not so disciplined) individuals

Homework:

• No homework (Quiz on map and latitude and longitude moved to Monday.)

Wednesday 9/27/17

Essential Question:

• How do latitude and longitude affect temperature?

Agenda:

• Review how latitude affects temperature
• Investigate whether longitude affects temperature
• Video on plotting coordinates
• Plotting points on a map

Homework:

• No homework

Tuesday 9/26/17

Essential Question:

• What is the relationship between latitude and temperature? Longitude and temperature?

Agenda:

• Video (start at 30 seconds from start)
• Notes on latitude and longitude
• Investigate question:  How does latitude affect temperature

Homework:

• No homework

Monday 9/25/17

Essential Question:

• How can I use an atlas to find locations?

Agenda:

• Return quizzes
• Latitude and Longitude practice and challenge puzzle

Homework:

• No homework

Friday 9/22/17

Essential Question:

• How can latitude and longitude help us find map locations?

Agenda:

• Latitude and Longitude Challenge Sheet 

Homework:

• No homework

Thursday 9/21/17

Essential Question:

• How can latitude and longitude help us find map locations?

Agenda:

• Practice with latitude and longitude coordinates 

Homework:

• No homework

Wednesday 9/20/17

Essential Question:

• How can we use an atlas to locate features on a map?

Agenda:

• Map vocab quiz!
• Continue labeling world map

Homework:

• No homework

Tuesday 9/19/17

Essential Question:

• How can I use an atlas to help me label features on a map?

Agenda:

• Continue labeling world map features using atlas

Homework:

• No homework