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Agenda March 9-13

Monday-Roman Engineering and Architecture

Quarter 3 Bellwork (CW grade)

“Rome: Reborn” 

Make a poplet describing:  aqueducts, arches, bridges, the Colosseum, domes, roads, and sanitation.

--Use old textbook pgs. 326-331, Ducksters, & articles

HW- Study for quiz tomorrow

 

Tuesday- Review

Quizlet Live

Rome vocabulary and mapping quiz

HW- None

 

Wednesday-Augustus

“Pax Romana” (DE)

Review pages 324-326 (old txtbk)

Augustus article

History vs. Augustus” video 

Pax Romana BrainPop

HW- None

 

Thursday- Roman Mythology

“Roman Mythology Animated” (7min)

Read pg. 358- new txtb (Chapter 10, Lesson 1 “Religion and Philosophy”)

Roman Gods Doodle Notes

HW: None

 

Friday- Roman City Video

HW: None

 

Agenda March 2-6

Monday-Plebeians vs. Patricians

Review page 299 (old textbook)

Plebeians Fight Back play

Roman Society Doodle Notes

iPad “pic collage” for chart on page 299

HW- None

 

Tuesday- Julius Caesar

“The Life and Times of Julius Caesar” video (DE)

Rise of the Roman Empire BrainPop

Julius Caesar Article

Hail Caesar Play

Review 322-324 (old textbook)

“HH- CrimeWatch” video

HW: None

 

Wednesday- Review 

Club Picture Day

Rome Guided Notes

HW: None

 

Thursday- Case 21

Case 21 Testing

HW: None

 

Friday- Marc Antony & Cleopatra

“Journals Through History: Ancient Rome: Building an Empire” 

Review page 324 (old) “The End of the Republic

Cleopatra BrainPop

Cleopatra & Antony video 

HW: None

Agenda Feb. 24-28

Monday- Geography of Rome

Rome Mapping

Geography Doodle Notes

Work on Quizlet

HW- Quizlet due Wednesday

 

Tuesday- Founding Rome Myth

“Founding Myth” Vook video (1min)

“The Tale of Romulus and Remus” video (3min)

Review pages 294-297 (old textbook)

Romulus and Remus play

Roman Mapping Worksheet

HW- Finish Quizlet

 

Wednesday- Rome Republic

Check Quizlet (HW grade)

Rome Geography Kahoots

“Journals Through History: Ancient Rome The Eternal City”

Rome Republic BrainPop

Early History of Rome Ducksters

HW- None

 

Thursday- Rome Republic

Read Chapter 9, Lesson 2 “Rome as a Republic” (pages 321-329-new txb)

Complete Lesson 2 Reading Guide

HW- Study Quizlet 

 

Friday- Plebeians vs. Patricians

Review page 299 (old textbook)

Plebeians Fight Back play

Roman Society Doodle Notes

iPad “pic collage” for chart on page 299

HW- None

Agenda Feb. 17-21

Monday- NO SCHOOL

 

Tuesday- Alexander the Great

History: Alexander the Great video

Alexander’s Empire mapping

Read pages 272-276 (old textbook)

HW- Study for vocabulary and mapping quiz (Thurs.) work on study guide (due Thurs.)

 

Wednesday- Hellenistic Culture

Macedonia video

Spread of Helenistic Culture PPT

Vocabulary Quizziz

Egypt & Greek Culture in Alexandria video

HW- Study for quiz and finish study guide

 

Thursday- Review

Mr. Nicky Video

Check study guide (HW grade)

Greece Quizziz

Greece vocabulary & mapping quiz

HW- Study for Greece test

 

Friday- Test 

Ancient Greece Test

Start Rome Quizlet- Due Wednesday, Feb. 26th

HW- Work on Quizlet

Agenda Feb. 10-14

Monday: Persian Wars

-review chart/correct with PPT

-In groups create story for battle- use cards to judge

HW: None

 

Tuesday: Peloponnesian Wars

-Cause and Effect Activity with Mrs. Hodge (CW grade)

HW: finish for HW

 

Wednesday: Mythology

*Finish Cause and Effect Keynote and Submit

 - Brainpop Quiz (Quiz Grade)

- Keynote Match game-including Olympic Games

HW: None

 

Thursday: Illiad and Oddysey / Parthenon and Acropolis 

- Read the Illiad excerpt- discussion questions

-Read the Odyssey excerpt- discussion questions

-Draw and explain the Parthenon and Acropolis 

-Quizlet Live game

HW: None

 

Friday: 1/2 Day 

Philosophers/Achievements

Agenda Feb 3-7

Monday-Athens and Sparta
Athens Brainpop
Athens vs. US democracy
Sparta TedEd
Sparta Info Text
HW: None
 
Tuesday-Athens and Sparta
Create Presentation Comparing and Contrasting Athens and Sparta 
(CW grade)
HW: Finish Presentation
 
Wednesday-Persian Wars
Awards Ceremony
Finish Guided Notes Packet
Persian Wars Ducksters and Questions
HW: None
 
Thursday-Persian Wars Cont.
Persian War PPT and Notes
HW: None
 
Friday- Peloponnesian Wars
Review Textbook-Questions
PPT and Notes
HW: None

Agenda Jan. 27-31

Monday- City-States in Ancient Greece

Review textbook

Greek City-States video

City-States in Ancient Greece PPT

Doodle Notes

HW- Finish Ancient Greece Quizlet

 

Tuesday-  Types of Government in Ancient Greece

Check Quizlet (HW grade)

Review pages 236-289 (old textbook)

Review “Types of Government” 

Ancient Greek Government Ducksters

HW- None

 

Wednesday- City-States Characteristics

Greece Keynote Map Activity

HW- Need earbuds tomorrow

 

Thursday- Civilizations Review

Guided Reading Notes

HW- None

 

Friday- Civilizations Review

Finish Guided Reading Notes

Document Based Questions

HW- None

Agenda Jan. 20-24

Monday- MLK Day
No School
 
Tuesday- Review
Quizlet Review
China Vocab and Map Quiz
HW: Work on Study Guide
 
Wednesday- Review
Study Guide due (HW grade)
China Test Quizizz Review
Dynasty Sort
HW: Study for Test
 
Thursday- China
China Test
Start Greece Quizlet
HW: Work on Quizlet
 
Friday- Greece Geography
PPT
Greece Mapping Keynote
HW: Finish Quizlet- due Tuesday
 

Quarter 3 Extra Credit

Extra Credit-Quarter 3:

 Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art- Belz Museum Website

119 South Main Street, Concourse Level

Memphis, TN 38103 

*Students should send me an email including a picture of themselves at the museum. This email is due by the end of the 3rd quarter.

The Belz Museum is having a free family day on January 25th. Please see attached flyer for more details.

 

Agenda Jan. 13-17

Monday- 3 Schools of Thought

Philosophies PPT

3 Schools of Thought Poster 

HW: Finish China Quizlet

 

Tuesday- Qin Dynasty

Check China Quizlet (HW Grade)

Emperor Qin Ducksters 

First Emperor Video

Read  page 177 (old textbook)

Flipgrid discussion questions 

HW: Study Quizlet

 

Wednesday- Han Dynasty

Qin and Han Dynasty video

Han Dynasty PPT

Guided Reading

HW: None

 

Thursday- Han Dynasty

Ancient China Contributions to the World 

Han Dynasty mapping

Dynasty Popplet (CW grade)

HW- Finish Popplet

 

Friday- Silk Road

Silk Road BrainPop

Silk Road Ducksters

Story of the Silk Road video 

Work on Study Guide (due Wednesday)

HW- Work on Study Guide

Vocab and Map Quiz- next Tuesday

China Test- next Thursday

Agenda Jan. 6-10

Monday- INSERVICE

 

Tuesday- Geography Review

Geography review map

From Dynasty to Destiny video 

Hw: None

 

Wednesday- Shang Dynasty

How did Civilization Begin video (8min)

Read Chapter 8, Lesson 1 “The Birth of Chinese Civilization” (online textbook) and complete “Lesson 1 Guided Reading”

Hw:None

 

Thursday-

School Counselor Lesson

Hw: None

 

 

Friday- Zhou Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty Ducksters

Read pages 166-171 (old textbook), emphasis the Warring States period and how it prevented many achievements occurring during this Dynasty.

The Mandate of Heaven.

Zhou Dynasty in 5 Minutes or Less video

Hw: None

Agenda Dec. 16-20

Monday- Chinese Geography

Geography of China video with fill in notes (10min)

Review pages 162-165

Check China Map

China’s First Dynasty video (5min)

HW- Finish China quizlet

 

Tuesday- First Dynasty

Check Quizlet

Shang Dynasty in 5 Minutes or Less video

Extraordinary Royal Treasures video (2min)

Read Chapter 8, Lesson 1 “The Birth of Chinese Civilization” (online textbook) and complete “Lesson 1 Guided Reading”

-Make up any missing work

HW-None

 

Wednesday- Career Day

Last day for retakes/makeup work

HW: None

 

Thursday- Prince of Egypt

Start Prince of Egypt with guided notes

 

Half Day- Friday- Prince of Egypt

Finish Prince of Egypt

 

Agenda Dec. 9-13

Monday- Indian Achievements

Achievements Clip

Gupta PPT and Reading

Shark Tank activity

HW- Complete Study Guide-due tomorrow

 

Tuesday- Review

Chapter 7 Quizziz

Go over Case 21

Check Study Guide (HW Grade)

HW- Study for India Vocab and Map Quiz

 

Wednesday- Quiz

Chapter 4 & 7 Quizziz

Chapter 7 Quiz

HW- Study for test-Combined Israel and India

 

Thursday- Geography of China

Chapter 4 & 7 Test

Start on Chapter 8 Quizlet

HW- Chapter 8 Quizlet due Tuesday, Dec. 17

 

Friday- Geography of China

Review pages 160-162 (old textbook)

Geography of China video clip (Discovery Ed)

Ancient China Map

HW- Chapter 8 Quizlet due Tuesday, Dec. 17

Agenda Dec. 2-5

Monday- Buddhism

Read pages 136 & 137 

Questions over the Siddhartha Gautama reading (CW grade)

Enlightenment of the Buddha video 

The Story of Siddhartha Gautama reading and storyboard creation

HW: None

 

Tuesday- Buddhism

Let’s Look at World Religion: Buddhism- Discovery Ed 

Review pages 138 & 139 (old textbook)

Buddhism PPT

HW: None

 

Wednesday- Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism

Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism PowerPoint & Notes

Hinduism vs. Buddhism Kahoot

HW: None

 

Thursday- Field Trip

 

Friday- Case 21

HW- Work on Study Guide- due Wednesday, Dec. 11

1. Chapter 7 mapping and vocabulary quiz Wednesday

2. Israel & India (Chapter 4 & 7) Test Thursday