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Ancient Civilizations

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

4/30/12

1. Ch 16.1 (#1-6) due at the end of class

2. Persian Map on page 5 in notebook

3. HW:  Catch up on any missing work

Tues/ Wed

5/01/12, 5/02/12

1.  Review Ch 14/15 test

2.  Lecture: Greece

3.  Research Paper:  continue research, start graphic organizer for similarities/differences

4.  HW:  Ch 16.2 (#1-4)

Thurs

5/03/12

1. Reviewand collect Ch 16.2

2. Lecture:  Greece

3. Research Paper:  grphic organizer, begin writing essay, start typing, build reference page, add graphics

4.  HW:  Ch 16.3 (#1-4)

 

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

5/07/12

1. Review and collect Ch 15.2 and 15.3

2. Lectures:  Greece

3. Research Paper Preview

4. HW:  Study Guide for Ch 14/15

Tues/ Wed

5/08/12, 5/09/12

1.  Research Paper (library)

2.  HW:  Study Ch 14/15 study guide

Thu

5/10/12

1. Podcast review

2. Resrach Paper

3. HW: Ch 14/15 study guide

 

Fri

5/11/12

1.  Review Ch 14/15 Study Guide

2.  Ch 14/15 Test

3.  Unit Cover for Ch 16

4.  HW:  Enjoy Weekend

 

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

4/30/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 14.3

2.  Lecture on Greece

3.  Ch 15.1 (#1-4) completed in class

4. Ch 14/15 Study Guide Unit V Greece Study Guide Ch 14 and 15 Name 2011-12  (test is on 5/10 and 5/11)

5. Greek Day this Friday (bring in supplies, we will be prepping on Tues/Wed/Th)

6.  HW:  Get a good night sleep

Tues/ Wed

5/01/12, 5/02/12

1.  Greek v Greek Podcasts Presentations

2.  Chiton preparations

3. HW:  Get a good night sleep

Thurs

5/03/12

1. Greek Gods and Goddess Crossword and Wordsearch

2. Chiton supplies and creation

3.  HW:  Ch 15.2 (#1-4) and Ch 15.3 (#1-4) due Monday

 

Fri

5/04/12

GREEK DAY

1.   Come in early to G3 and get your Chiton

2.  Go to your First Period class

3.  Compete and experience all the fun activities fo Greek Day

4.  HW:  Ch 15.2 (#1-4) and Ch 15.3 (#1-4) due Monday

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

4/23/12

1. Review Ch 13 Greece Test

2. Notebook Checks for Ch 13 Greece

3. Unit V.2 Greece Unit Covers, T of C, Lecture page

4. Lecture:  Greece

5. Return all work

6. HW:  Ch 14.1 (#1-4)

Tues/ Wed

4/24/12, 4/25/12

1.  Reviewand collect Ch 14.1

2.  Athens v Sparta (preparations for Podcasts)

       -  pg 7 in notebook Athens/Sparta Chart and find facts and answer critical thinking questions

       -  pg 9, write a speech for why you should join Sparta or Athens

       -  find images you would like to use and place in iPhoto

3.  Create Podcasts

4.  Wheel of Fates

5.  HW:  Ch 14.2 (#1-4), bring in Chiton supplies Chitons   Greeks 1-24

Thurs/

Fri

4/26/12, 

4/27/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 14.2

2. Lecture:  Greece

3.  Greek v Greek Podcasts (work on speeches pg 9, find 7 imagaes for podcast, place them in iPhoto, voice over in Garageband, add music)

4.  HW:  Ch 14.3 (#1-4), Chiton/Toga Supplies due Monday

 

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

4/09/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 13.3

2.  Completion:  Banner, Placard, Poems / Chants, Handshakes

3.  Presentations of above items

4.  HW:  Ch 13.4 (#1-4) and the Ch 13 Study Guide (Test on Th/Fri)  Unit V Greece Ch 13 Study Guide 2011-12

Tues/ Wed

4/10/12, 4/11/12

1.  Review and Collect Ch 13.4

2.  Presentations of Greek Banners, Chants, Handshakes

3.  Aesop's Fable

4.  Study Guide Review

5.  HW:  Ch 13 Study Guide

Thurs/

Fri

4/12/12, 

4/13/12

1. Review Study Guide

2. Collect Ch 13 Study Guide

3. Jeopardy

4. Ch 13 Test

5. HW:   Enjoy the Break

 

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

3/26/12

1. Collect Ch 12.3

2.  Lecture on China

3.  Study Guide Review (attach Emperor Timeline to study guide)

4.  Pass Back Papers

5.  Emperor's Keynote Presentations

6.  HW:  Study Guide for Ch 11/12 (test on Th/Fri)

Tues/ Wed

3/27/12, 3/28/12

1. Emperor's Robe Presentations

2. No Name Pile Check

3. The 3 Ways Hand-out

4. HW :  Study Guide for Ch 11/12 China (Test on Th/Fri)

Thurs/

Fri

3/29/12, 

3/30/12

1. Elbow partner study (collect study guide)

2. Jeopardy

3. China Ch 11/12 Test

4. Cause and Effect Questions

5. Timeline Hand-out

6.  HW:  Get New Notbeook for Greece and Rome

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

3/19/12

1. Collect Ch 11.3

2.  Review Ch 10 China Test

3. Lecture:  Daoism, China's Emperors con't

4.  Emperor's Robe Activity

5.  HW:  Ch 12.1 (#1-4)

Unit IV China Ch 11-12 Study Guide 2011-12docx

Tues/ Wed

3/20/12, 3/21/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 12.1

2.  Lecture:  China's Emperors con't

3.  Emperor's Robe Presentations

4.  HW:  Ch12.2 (#1-4)

Thurs/

Fri

3/22/12, 

3/23/12

1. Collect Ch 12.2

2.  Lecture:  China

3.  Ch 11/12 Notebook Check

4.  Emperor's Timeline Hand-out

5. Return items (see No Name Pile)

6.  HW:  Ch 12.3 (#1-4), Ch 11/12 Studyu Guide

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

3/12/12

1. Review Study Guide

2.  Ch 11.1 9(1-6) due at the end class

3.  HW:  Study for Ch 10 test on T/W

Tues/ Wed

3/13/12, 3/14/12

1. Ch 11 review

2.  Study Guide Ch 10

3.  Test on Ch 10

4.  Comic Relief Buddhist Beliefs Presentations

5.  Review China Map Questions

6.  Lecture:  China

7.  HW Ch 11.2 (#1-4) (not due till Monday 3/20)

Thurs/

Fri

3/15/12, 

3/16/12

1. Lecture:  China

2. Ch 11.2 completion in class

3.  Ch 11.3 start and complete in class

4.  HW:  Finish any of the Ch 11 assignments

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

3/05/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 10.1

2.  Review Buddhism Test

3.  Lecture:  China's First Dynasties LSA: Chinese Characters (pg 5)

4.  Hand-back work and folders

5.  HW:  Ch 10.2 (#1-4)

Tues

3/06/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 10.2

2. Lecture:  Chinese Empires (Zhou)

3. Study Guide Ch 10 China Unit IV China Ch 10 Study Guide 2011-12

4. HW:  Ch 10.3 (#1-4)

Wed

3/07/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 10.3

2. Study Guides (Test in T/W)

3. China Map Activity

4.  HW:  Study Guide

Thurs/

Fri

3/08/12, 

3/09/12

1. Fnish Map Activity (Place on poster, questions on pg 7 and 9 in NB)

2. Comic Life Buddhist Beliefs Presentations

3. HW: Study Guide

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

2/27/12

1. Hinduism Notebook Check

2.  Buddhism Notebook Check

3.  LSA:  4 Passing Sights(pg 5 in NB)

4.  LSA: 4 Noble Truths (pg 7 in NB)

5.  LSA:  8 Fold Path (pg 9 in NB)

6.  Comic Life Buddhism (completed by the end of class)

7.  HW:   Buddhism Study Guide Unit III India Buddhism Study Guide 2011-12

 

Tues/ Wed

2/28/12, 2/29/12

1.  Comic Life Presentations

2.  Yoga

3.  Meditations

4.  Study Guide Review

5.  HW:  Study the Study Guide for Buddhism Test (Th/Fri)

Thurs/

Fri

3/01/12, 

3/02/12

1.  Review Study Guide

2.  Jeopardy

3.  Buddhism Test

4.  Unit Cover on China

5.  Lecture on China

6.  HW:  Ch 10.1 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

2/13/12

1.  Review Hinduism Notebook Check with elbow partner

2.  Unit III.3 Buddhism Cover (create Table of Contents, and lecture pages)

3.  Complete Ch 8.1 (1-4) due at the end of class

4.  HW:  Ch 8.2 (#1-4)

Tues/ Wed

2/14/12, 2/15/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 8.1 and 8.2

2.  Stamping Unit Covers

3.  Mandala Keynote Presentations

4.  Review Hinduism Tests

5.  Hinduism Notebook Checks

6.  HW:  Ch 8.3 (#1-4)

Thurs/

Fri

2/16/12, 

2/17/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 8.3

2.  Hinduism Notebook Check

3.  LSA:  4 Passing Sights(pg 5 in NB)

4.  LSA: 4 Noble Truths (pg 7 in NB)

5.  LSA:  8 Fold Path (pg 9 in NB)

6.  Comic Life Buddhism (include the above)

7.  Finish Mandala Presentations

8.  HW:   Enjoy the Break

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

2/06/12

1.  Review and Collect Ch 7.3

2.  Mandala (hand-outs on Basic Beliefs, Questions, Mandala Draft)

3.  Mandala Keynotes

4.  HW:  Hinduism Study Guide

Tues/ Wed

2/07/12, 2/08/12

1. Review Mandala Hand-outs

2.  Mandala Keynote

3.  Present Mandalas

4.  HW:  Hinduism Study Guide

Thurs/

Fri

2/09/12, 

2/10/12

1.  Review Study Guides

2.  Hinduism Test

3.  Notebook Checks

4.  Presentations of Mandala Keynotes

5.  Unit III.3 Buddhism, Table of Content, lecture page

6.  HW:  Enjoy the Weekend

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

1/30/12

1.  Unit Cover:  Unit III.2 Hinduism (T of C, and lecture page)

2.  Lecture:  Hinduism

3.  Gupta con't

4.  NB Check for Ch 6/9

5.  HW:  Ch 7.1 (#1-4)

Tues/ Wed

1/31/12, 2/01/12

1.  Review and collect Ch 7.1

2.  NB Checks for Ch 6/9

3.  Gupta Keynotes con't

4.  Gupta Presentations

5.  Lecture:  Hinduism

6.  Review Ch 6/9 Test

7.  HW:  Ch 7.2 (#1-4)

Thurs/

Fri

2/02/12, 

2/03/12

1.  Review and Collect Ch 7.2

2.  Gupta Presentations

3.  Lecture:  Hinduism

4.  Review Ch 6/9 Test

5.  Hinduism Study Guide Unit III India Hinduism Study Guide 2011-12

6.  HW:  Ch 7.3 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

1/23/12

1.  Review and Collect Ch 9.2

2.  Finish Ashoka Posters

3.  Complete Ch 9.3 (#1-6) due at the end of class

4.  Finish Ch 6/9 study guide

5.  HW:  Study for test on Th/Fri

Tues/ Wed

1/24/12, 1/25/12

1.  Lecture:  India

2.  Ashoka Presentations

3.  Gupta Achievements Activity(hand-out and Keynote)

4.  HW:  Study the Ch 6/9 study guide

Thurs/

Fri

1/26/12, 

1/27/12

1.  Review study guide

2.  Ch 6/9 Test

3.  Gupta Presentations

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

1/16/12

MLK  Jr. Holiday

Tues/ Wed

1/17/12, 1/18/12

1.  Review and Collect Ch 6.3

2.  Lecture:  Indian Empires

3.  Finish the Mohenjo-Daro Activity

4.  Review Answers

5.  Ashoka's Edicts:   see website, write facts down on pg 9 in the notebook)

6.  HW:  Ch 9.1 (#1-4)

Thurs/

Fri

1/19/12, 

1/20/12

1. Review and Collect Ch 9.1

2.  Lecture:  Indian Empires con't

3.  Complete the Ashoka Posters

4.  Present the posters

5.  HW:  Ch 9.2 (#1-4)

6.  Study Guide for Ch 6/9 (Test on Th/Fri) Unit III India Ch 6 and Ch 9 India Study Guide 2011-12

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

1/09/12

1.  New Seats

2.  Unit III Unit Cover, Table of Contents, Leture

3.  Lecture:  Indian Geography

4.  LSA:  Monsoon Map on page 168 (pg5)

5.  HW:  Ch 6.1 (#1-4)

Tues/ Wed

1/10/12, 1/11/12

1.  Review and Collect Ch 6.1

2.  Review Monsoon Map Questions

3.  Lecture:  India

4.  Indian Map Activity

5.  HW:  Ch 6.2 (#1-4)

Thurs

1/12/12

1.  Review and Collect Ch 6.2

2.  Lecture:  Caste System

3.  LSA:  Caste System

4.  Review the Indian Map Activity

5.  Mohenjo-Daro Activity (see website:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/ )

6.  HW:  Ch 6.3 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

12/19/11

1.  Mesopotamia, Egypt, Judae Map (finish and start essay)

2.  Review Christianity Test

3.  Return Work, place in folder

4.  Religion Matrix

5.  Comic Life Presentations

6.  Parable Skits

7.  HW:  49ers versus Steelers

Tues/ Wed

12/20/11, 12/21/11

1. Comic Life Presentations

2. Map Essays

3.  Prince of Egypt

4.  HW:  Enjoy the Evening

Thurs

12/22/11

1.  Prince of Egypt

2.  HW:  Enjoy the Winter Break 

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

12/12/11

1.  Review and Collect Ch 19.3

2.  Finish the Keynote on Developments in Christianity

3.  Start Unit II.4 Christianity Study Guide

4.  HW: Complete and Study the Study Guide for the Test on Th/Fri Unit II Christianity Study Guide

 

Tues/ Wed

12/13/11, 12/14/11

1.  Comic Life: Key Event on Christianity (choose one event, create 5 frames about the event and explain its importance)

2.  Presentations of Comic Life

3.  Parable Dramas

4.  HW:  Study for the Test on Th/Fri

Thurs/ Fri

12/15/11, 12/16/11

1.  Study with Elbow partner

2.  Jeopardy

3.  Test on Unit II.4 Christianity

4.  Comic Life con't

5.  Enjoy the Weekend

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

12/05/11

1. Stamp Unit Covers on Christianity Covers

2.  Lecture:  Christianity

3.  LSA:  Draw map on Judea region (see Ch 19)

4.  Notebook Check for Hebrews

5.  Pass Back work and place into folders

6.  Review Hebrew Test

7.  HW:  Ch 19.1 (#1-4)

 

Tues/ Wed

12/06/11, 12/07/11

1. Review and Collect Ch 19.1

2.  Lecture: Christianity

3.  Key Events in the Development of Christianity (see chart and website)

4.  Religion Matrix Chart

5.  Pass Back Work

6. HW: Ch 19.2 (#1-4)

Thurs/ Fri

12/08/11, 12/09/11

1. Review and Collect Ch 19.2

2.  Lecture on Christianity

3.  Continue Development Chart, share info, match passage to quotes

4. Mesopamia, Egypt, Judae Map Activity

5.  HW:  Ch 19.3 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

11/28/11

1. Hebrew Baseball Cards (make the Ranking Chart, place items on a final keynote)

2.  HW:  Study your Hebrew Study Guide for the Test on Th/Fri

 

Tues/ Wed

11/29/11, 11/30/11

1. Lecture: Judaism con't

2.  Hebrew Card Presentations

3.  HW:  Study for Test

Thurs/ Fri

12/01/11, 12/02/11

1. Study with partner

2. Jeopardy

3.  Hebrew Test

4.  Christianity Unit Cover

 

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

11/14/11

1. Reviewand Collect Ch 5.3

2. Notebook Checks

3. Finish HebrewBaseball Cards

4. HW:  Start Hebrew Study Guide (Test on 12/2) Unit II Hebrew Study Guide 2011-12

 

Tues/ Wed

11/15/11, 11/16/11

1. HebrewBaseball Card Presenations

2.  Enjoy the Holiday

Wed/ Thurs / Fri

11/11/11,

11/17/11,

11/18/11

Thanksgiving Break

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

11/14/11

1.  Review Egypt Test

2.  Lecture on Judaism

3.  Unit Cover on Judaism

4.  Notebook Checks

5.  HW:  Ch 5.1 (#1-4)

 

Tues/ Wed

11/15/11, 11/16/11

1.  Review and Collect Ch 5.1

2.  Review Mesopotamian / Egypt Quiz

3.  Lecture on Judaism

4.  LSA:  10 Commandments

5.  HebrewBaseball Card (complete 4 cards, trade with group, decide on the best 9, place them in final keynote, rank them and give a reason for the ranking)

6.  Notebook Check

7.  HW:  Ch 5.2 (#1-4)

Thurs/ Fri

11/17/11, 11/18/11

1. Review and Collect Ch 5.2

2. Lecture on Judaism

3. Hebrew Baseball Cards and Presentations

4. HW: Ch 5.3 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

11/07/11

1.  Mesopotamian Map Quiz (due at the end of class)

2.  Egyptian Notebook Check

3.  Egyptian Study Guide

4.  HW:  Study for Egyptian Test

Tues / Wed

11/08/11, 11/09/11

1.  15 min Study with Elbow Partner

2.  Jeopardy

3.  Egytian Test Ch 4

4.  Notebook Check

5.  HW:  Enjoy your Days Off

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

10/31/11

1.  Review and Collect Ch 4.5

2.  Complete Egyptian Culture Chart for Hittite Keynote

3.  Start the Hittite Spy Report

4.  HW:  Study Guide for Egypt Test

 

Tues/ Wed

11/01/11, 11/01/11

1. Complete Hittite Spy Report

2. Presenations of Spy Reports

3. Timeline Quiz

4.  Egyptian Gods Crossword Puzzle

4. HW:  Egypt Study Guide Ch 4 Egypt Study Guide

 

Thurs/ Fri

11/03/11, 11/04/11

1. Mummification of Apples

2. 

3. HW:  Egyptian Study Guide for Test on Tues/Wed

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

10/24/11

1.  Review all Magazine Poster Hand-outs

2.  Start and Finish the Magazine Cover

3.  HW: Watch Game 5 of the World Series or finish the Magazine Cover

 

Tues/ Wed

10/25/11, 10/26/11

1. Magazine Cover Presentations

2. Lecture:  Egypt

3. Kush/Egypt Trade Game

4. LSA:  Trade Chart and Questions on pg 13

5. HW:  Ch 4.4 (#1-4)

 

Thurs/ Fri

10/27/11, 10/28/11

1. Review and Collect Ch 4.4

2. Lecture:  Egypt

3. Egyptian/Hittite Spy Game

4.  HW:  Ch 4.5 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

10/17/11

1.  Review Ch 4.1 (#1-4)

2.  Lecture on Egypt

3.  Review Egypt Map Questions

4.  Review Ch 3 Test

5.  HW: Ch 4.2 (#1-4)

 

Tues/ Wed

10/18/11, 10/19/11

1.  Review and Collect Ch 4.2

2.   Lecture on Egypt and the Nile

3.  LSA:  Hatsheput Versus Ramases(pg 7 in the notebook)

3.  Google Earth Tour of Egypt (answer questions on page 9 and 11)

4.  HW:  Ch 4.3 (#1-4)

 

Thurs/ Fri

10/20/11, 10/21/11

1.  Review and Collect Ch 4.3

2.  Finish Google Earth Egypt Tour and share with parnters

3.  Magazine Cover Hand-out

4.  HW:  Enjoy the Weekend or Finish the Magazine Cover Hand-out

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

10/10/11

1. Hammurabi Court Case Keynote Presentations (see chart on pg 15 of Notebook)

2.  Notebook Check for Unit II Ch 3 Mesopotamia

3.  HW:  Study the Study Guide Ancient Civilizations Unit II Mesopotamia Study Guide 2010-11

Tues/ Wed

10/11/11, 10/12/11

1.  Elbow Partner Study

2.  Collect Study Guide

3.  Jeopardy

4.  Unit II Ch 3 Test Mesopotamia

5.  Notebook Checks

6.  Cuneiform pg 17 of Notebook

7.  Create Unit II Ch 4 Egypt Unit Cover

7.  HW:  Finish Unit Cover

Thurs/ Fri

10/13/11, 10/14/11

1.  Stamp Unit Covers

2.  Lecture:  Egyptian Geography

3.  Egyptian Map Activity

4.  HW: Ch 4.1 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

10/03/11

1. Review and Collect Ch 3.3

2. Sumerian Bart Questions pg 7

3. Mesopotamian Empire Quiz pg 9

4. HW:  Table of Contents

Tues/ Wed

10/04/11, 10/05/11

1. Review and Collect Ch 3.4

2. Mesopotamian Empire Map Quiz Review

3. Lecture:  Writing to Empire

4. Hammurabi's Code (Skits and Keynote)

5. HW:  Study Guide Unit II Ancient Civilizations Unit II Mesopotamia Study Guide 2010-11

Unit II Test TuesWed 10-11 and 10/12

Thurs/ Fri

10/06/11, 10/07/11

1. Hammurabi's Code Presentations

2. HW: Unit II Ch 3 Mesopotamia Study Guide, Ch 3 Test on 10-11 (Tues), 10-12 (Wed)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

9/26/11

1. Review Ch 3.1

2. Review Unit I Test

3. Return work and place in folders, stamp unit covers

4. Laptops:  log on, create a History folder, place folder in Homes, use iPhoto to take two pics, use Keynote to make a slide of the two pics

5.  HW:  Enjoy Monday NIght Football

Tues/ Wed

9/27/11, 9/28/11

1. Lecture on Geography and Sumerian Class Structure

2. Mesopotamian Map Activity

3. HW:  Ch 3.2 (#1-4)

Thurs/ Fri

9/29/11, 9/30/11

1. Review and Collect Ch 3.2

2. Lecture on Sumerian Writing 

3. Sumerian Trade and Writing Activity

4. HW:  Ch 3.3 (#1-4), Unit II Study Guide/Test next week Th/Fri

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

9/19/11

1.  Unit I Notebook Check Review

2.  Map and Timeline of Ancient Civilizations

3.  Unit I Test T/W

4.  HW:  Unit I Study Guide

Tues/ Wed

9/20/11, 9/21/11

1.  ElbowPartner study time

2.  Jeopardy and collect study guides

3.  Unit I Test

4.  Finish Map/Timeline of Civilizations

5.  Work Folders:  Place name on folder, give folder a design

6.  Hand back work, place items in folder, collect folders

7.  Unit II:  Mesopotamia Unit Covers

8.  HW:  Check Powerschool

Thurs/ Fri

9/22/11, 9/23/11

1.  Turn-in Ancient Civilization Map

2.  Unit II Mesopotamia Unit Covers need stamping, create Table of Contents, and number pages

3.  Grades and Notebook Checks

4.  Lecture:  Mesopotamia Geography

5. HW:  Ch 3.1 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

9/12/11

1.  Review and Collect Ch 2.1

2.  Lecture:  NewWaysto Civilizations

3.  Tool Project due Thurs (1/3 period), Fri (2/4 period)

4.  Unit I Study Guide due Thur/Fri

5.  Unit I (Ch 1/2) Test next week Tues/Wei

TOOL Proj Early Human Artifact Directions  (due date is incorrect)

Tool Proj Presentation Questions

Tool Project Rubric

6.  Grade Migration Map hand-out

7.  Ch 2.2 #1-4 due at the end of the class

8.  HW:  complete study guide and finish tool project Ancient Civilization Unit I Study Guide 2010-11

Tues/ Wed

9/13/11, 9/14/11

1.  Review and Collect Ch 2.2

2.  Lecture:  Civilizations con't

3.  Ch 2.3 Chart on Civilization

4.  LSA:  Blueprint of the Tool Project

5.  HW: Tool Project and Study Guide (Unit I Test T/W next week)

Thurs/ Fri

9/15/11, 9/16/11

1.  Tool Presentations

2.  Map and Timeline of Ancient Civilization

3.  Hunter-Gatherer Game

4.  HW:  Enjoy the Weekend (Study Guide to complete, Unit I Test next week T/W)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

9/05/11

Holiday

Tues/ Wed

9/06/11, 9/07/11

1. Timeline Quiz Review

2.  Tool Project Hand-outs

TOOL Proj Early Human Artifact Directions  (due date 9/15 for period 1 /3 and 9/16 for periods 2,4,6)

Tool Proj Presentation Questions

Tool Project Rubric

Tools used by early humans

Stone Tools Examples

Shelter Tips and Ideas

Early Human Clothing Examples

5.  Lecture:  Human Migration

6.  Migration Map Activity

Great Migration Map Directions

World Map PDF

7.  HW:  Ch 1.3 (#1-4)

Thurs/ Fri

9/08/11, 9/09/11

1. Reviewand Collect Ch 1.3

2.  Lecture:  First Cities - Civilizations

3.  Excavation Activity

4.  Finish Migration Map Activity

5.  Unit I Test Ch 1/2 on Th/Fri Sept 15/16

6.  Study Guide:  Ancient Civilization Unit I Study Guide 2010-11

7.  HW:  Ch 2.1 (#1-4)

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

8/29/11

1.  Review Homework Policy Hand out

2.  Notebook Set-up (Front Lid Information, Unit I Cover, Table of Contents)

3.  HW:  Polish any final touches on the Notebook

Tues/ Wed

8/30/11, 8/31/11

1.  Timeline Quiz  

2.  Lecture:  Unit I Early Humans (Pre-History to Famous Archeologists)

3.  LSA:  Personal History Unit I Cave MAn Art Personal History

4.  Tool Project Debriefing

TOOL Proj Early Human Artifact Directions  (due date is incorrect)

Tool Proj Presentation Questions

Tool Project Rubric

Tools used by early humans

Stone Tools Examples

Shelter Tips and Ideas

Early Human Clothing Examples

5.  Lecture:  How Early Humans Lived

5.  HW:  Ch 1.1 #1-6 (page 11 in the textbook)

Thurs

9/01/11

1.  Cave Art Slides

2.  Cave Wall Poster

3.  LSA:  3 Things you cannot live without

4.  HW Ch 1.2 #1-4 (page 15)

Fri

9/02/11

1.  Reviewand Collect Ch 1.1 and Ch 1.2

2.  Lecture:  Neanderthal v Modern Human

3.  LSA:  Neanderthal v Modern Human (pg 14)

4.  Tool Project Debriefing

5.  Review Timeline Quiz

6.  HW:  Enjoy the Weekend

 

Day

Date

Agenda

Mon

8/22/11

1.  Principal's Message

2.  Seating Chart

3.  Student Biography StudentBiographyMiddleSchool

4.  HW:  Complete Student Biography

Tues

8/23/11

1.  Review Seat Chart, Name Tags

2.  SyllabusAncientCivilizationsSyllabus2011-12

3.  Class Norms

4.  Student Biography Share

5.  Collect Student Bios

6.  HW:  Syllabus signed, bring a #2 pencil, Discuss 6 Events from your personal history

Wed

8/24/11

1.  Collect Syllabus Signature page

2.  Review Norms

3.  Class Bill of Rights (with signatures) ClassromBillofRights2

4.  Pre-Assessment Test on Historial Literacy and Cause/Effect

5.  HW:  6 Events Hand-out Ancient Civilizations Unit I 6 Events

Th / Fri

8/25/11, 8/26/11

1.  Review Norms

2.  Pre-Assessment on Historical Content

3.  Timelines Mini Lecture (lines, increments, numbering, placing of events)

4.  6 Events Activity

5.  Collect 6 Events

6.  Textbook Disbursement (leave at home)

7.  Review Textbook Features

8.  Homework Policy Activity HMPolicyWorksheet , Fisher HW Policy

9.  HW:  Class Materials, Enjoy the Weekend