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Agenda Nov. 18-22

Monday- Early Civilizations

Check India Map

Mohenjo Daro video clip

Indus Valley Civilizations PPT

Indus Valley Civilization Facts video clip 

HW- None

 

Tuesday- Early Civilizations

Mr. Nicky Ancient India video clip

Ancient India (Discovery Ed )

Ayrans in the Indus River Valley play

Engage with the Text reading questions

HW- None

 

Wednesday- Caste System

Vedic Age in India video clip 

Caste system activity

HW- None

 

Thursday- Hinduism

Let’s Look at World Religions: Hinduism video (Discovery Ed )

Hinduism Reading & Questions 

HW- Study Chapter 7 Quizlet

 

Friday- Hinduism

Hinduism PPT

Analyze the Source- The Upanishads

HW: None

Agenda Nov. 11-15

Monday- Leaders of Judaism

Students create a “campaign” poster for one of the leaders of Israel(CW grade)

HW- Finish Poster

 

Tuesday- Diaspora

Chap. 4 Review Quizziz

Diaspora video clip (7 min)

Read Chapter 4, Lesson 4 “The Jews in the Mediterranean World”

Diaspora articles and questions

HW- Study for Chapter 4 mapping and vocabulary quiz

 

Wednesday- Hebrew Review

Chapter 4 mapping and vocabulary quiz

Timeline of Hebrew History 

HW- None

 

Thursday- Geography of India

India Geography and Monsoons

Geography of India video clip (2min)

Read Chapter 7, Lesson 1 “Early Civilizations”

HW- Work on India Quizlet

 

Friday- Geography of India

Check Quizlet (HW grade)

Geography of India PPT

India map

HW- None

Agenda Nov. 4-8

Monday: Geography of Israel
Work on Israel Quizlet
Create Map of Israel
HW: Finish Quizlet
 
Tuesday: Migration
Check Quizlet- HW grade
Compare and Contrast Abraham and Moses
Venn Diagram
Create Script for Journey Mapping Activity
HW: Bring headphones with mic tomorrow to class
 
Wednesday: Migration

Create Maps of Abraham and Moses Migration-Explain why they are important in Hebrew history.-CW grade

HW: Finish Maps and Narration-Submit to Schoology

Thursday: Basic Beliefs of Judaism

Review reading focusing on central features of Judaism “Covenant” section and “What is the Hebrew Bible” and “Jewish Daily Life” in Lesson 3

 Judaism in Discovery Ed Clip

HW- None

Friday: 1st 3 Kings of Israel

Read page 205 (old textbook)

Solomon video (online textbook)

Make chart of the 1st 3 kings of Israel using First Kingdoms of Israel PPT

HW- Study for Chapter 4 mapping & vocabulary quiz- Wednesday, November 13

 

Agenda Oct. 28- Nov. 1

Monday- Kush vs. Egypt

Chapter 3 vocabulary quizziz

Rise of Kush video (3min)

Read “Ancient Kingdom of Kush” Ducksters

"Cultural Diffusion"

Read Chapter 3, Lesson 4 “The Kingdom of Kush”

HW- None

 

Tuesday- Egyptian Achievements

Review Egyptian Achievements and Inventions

Review Social Hierarchy Graphic

Compare and Contrast Mesopotamian and Egyptian Inventions

Start Study Guide

HW- Finish Study Guide

 

Wednesday- Review

Check Chapter 3 study guide-HW Grade

Egyptian Achievements/Social Hierarchy Digital Escape Room

HW- Study for Chapter 3 Vocab and Mapping Quiz

 

Thursday- Review

Chapter 3 Quizlet Live Review

Chapter 3 Vocab and Map Quiz

HW- Study for Chapter 3 Test tomorrow

 

Friday- Test

Chapter 3 Test

Start Ch. 4 Vocabulary Quizlet

HW- Work on Chapter 4 quizzlet- Due Tuesday-HW Grade

 

Agenda Oct. 21-25

Monday-Egypt
Review Geography-Map Activity
Review Pharaohs-Write a Paragraph
Review Gods and Goddesses-Popplet/PicCollage
HW: None
 
Tuesday-Pyramids
Building Pyramids Clip
Planning a Pyramid Play
Pyramid Websites
HW:None
 
Wednesday-Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great
Ramses and Hatshepsut PPT
Hatshepsut Biography pg. 97
Ramses the Great- Ducksters Reading and Questions 
HW: None
 
Thursday-Ancient Egypt Day
Create a Sarcophagus
 
Friday-Tutankhamen
Pharaohs Review
Pharaohs Magazine Cover Assignment
HW: Finish Magazine Cover 

Mesopotamia Quiz and Test Retake

If your student made a 70 or below on either the Quiz or Test last week, I will hold a retake session on Tuesday October 8th in my room starting at 7:30 AM. Please drop them off in the car pool lane and have them enter through the doors next to the Varsity Gym. Please email me with any questions!

Agenda Oct. 7-11

Monday- Geography of Ancient Egypt

 Egypt Day signup genius 

The Gift of the Nile video

Geography of Ancient Egypt- Ducksters

Create Ancient Egypt Map

HW- Finish Chapter 3 quizzlet

 

Tuesday-Early Pharaohs & Their Roles

The River Nile video

Read online textbook pages 64-66

The Pharaoh clip

Ancient Egypt Pharaohs- Ducksters

Nile River Lesson 1 Self-check

Essay Question 

HW- None

 

Wednesday- Agricultural Practices

Egyptian Agricultural Article

Reading Questions

Finish Essay Question

HW- None

 

Thursday- Religion of Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Myths video

Ancient Gods slide show

Great Gods and Goddesses Matching Game

HW- None

 

Friday- Mummification & Afterlife Beliefs

Mummification video 

Mummies BrainPop-Video Questions

Ancient Egypt Mummies/Afterlife Beliefs worksheet

HW: None

Agenda Sept. 30-Oct. 1

Monday- Social Structure

Finish Travel Pamphlet in Pages (CW grade)

Social Structure in Mesopotamia PPT

Notes

Vocab Review

HW- Study for Chapter 2 vocab. & mapping quiz, study guide due Wednesday

 

Tuesday- Review

Chapter 2 quiz

Work on Chapter 2 study guide

HW- Finish study guide 

 

Wednesday- Review

Check study guide & review answers

Chapter 2 quizziz

Graffiti review posters

HW- Study for Chapter 2 test

 

Thursday- Test

Chapter 2 test

Start Chapter 3 Quizlet (due Tuesday, Oct. 8)

HW- Work on Chapter 3 Quizlet

 

Friday- Geography of Ancient Egypt

Egypt & the Nile River Video

The Cities of Ancient Egypt mapping

Ancient Egypt Clip

HW: None

Agenda Sept. 23-27

Monday- Empires

Four Empires of Mesopotamia in 5 Minutes or Less” video clip

Babylonian, Assyrian, Chaldean PPT

Notes

Create Popplet

HW: Finish Popplet

 

Tuesday- Governments

“Mesopotamia Turning Points” video clip (3min)

Mesopotamia Government Reading & Questions

Mesopotamia Government PPT

HW: Need Model Magic Tomorrow

 

Wednesday- Cuneiform

“History of Writing” video clip (7min)

Go through “History of Mesopotamia” British Museum link on writing

Students use the cuneiform code to make a cuneiform clay tablet

HW- Chapter 2 vocabulary & mapping quiz next Tuesday

 

Thursday- 4 Major Empires

Read pages 72-77 (old textbook), taking notes on the different empires

Create Empires Poster using Pages

HW: Finish Pages Poster

 

Friday- Case 21

Make-up day Monday

Agenda Sept. 16-20

Monday- Trade Routes and First Civilizations
Finish Trade Route Comic Strip/Notes (CW grade)
Read "City States Arise" in textbook
Sumer BrainPop Video- Quiz questions
Hw: Finish Comic or Notes and submit to Schoology
 
Tuesday- Mesopotamian Religion
Read "Gods, Priests, and Kings" in textbook
Answer textbook Questions
Religion of Ancient Mesopotamia PPT
Hw: None
 
Wednesday- Epic of Gilgamesh
Cuneiform and Scribes PPT
Read Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerian Writing and Stories Clip
Hw: None
 
Thursday- Mesopotamian Achievements
Mesopotamia 101 Clip
Achievements PPT
PicCollage of Mesopotamian Inventions
Hw: Complete PicCollage
 
Friday- Akkadians
Siege Engines Clip
Read Sargon biography and Akkadian Empire in textbook
Akkadian Empire Ducksters Reading
Ducksters Questions (Quiz grade)
Hw: None
 
 

Stone Age Test Retake

I will have a retake session for the Stone Age test in my room on Tuesday, September 10th at 7:30am. Make sure your child is dropped off in the car lane in the back of the school and enters next to the Varsity Gym. They should report to my room at 7:30am ready to take the test. (For a 70 or below on the first test)

Agenda Sept. 9-13

Monday- Fertile Crescent

Mesopotamia Review

HW: None

 

Tuesday- Fertile Crescent

Check Ancient Mesopotamia Mapping Questions

Fertile Crescent PPT-Notes

HW: None

 

Wednesday- Fertile Crescent

Create and label map of Mesopotamia

HW: None

 

Thursday- Agriculture

Finish Mesopotamia Map

Irrigation Video

Agricultural Reading and Questions

HW: None

 

Friday- Trade Routes

Trade Routes Video and Notes

Use British Museum Website to create a Trade Route Comic Strip

HW: None

Agenda Sept. 2-6

Monday-Labor Day
No School
 
Tuesday- Mesolithic Era
Bronze Age
Catalhuyuk
Jericho
Hw: Finish Study Guide
 
Wednesday-Review
Check Study Guide (HW Grade)
Quizizz Review
Hw: Study for Ch.1 Test Tomorrow
 
Thursday-
Chapter 1 Test
Start 'Mesopotamia' Quizlet
Hw: Quizlet due tomorrow
 
Friday- Geography of the Fertile Crescent 
Check Quizlet (HW Grade)
Ancient Mesopotamia Mapping

Migration of the Fertile Crescent (Discovery Ed)

Hw: None

 

Agenda Aug. 26-30

Monday- Agricultural Revolution

First People Poster due (CW grade)

Nomads to Farming video

Read and discuss online textbook Chapter 1 Lesson 2 or old textbook pages 40-43

Answer lesson review questions

HW- Study for Chapter 1 vocabulary & mapping quiz (Friday)

 

Tuesday- Agricultural Revolution

Caveman Farmers video clip

Chap. 1, Lesson 2 online textbook powerpoint 

Agricultural Revolutuion BrainPop

HW: None

 

Wednesday- Traits of a Civilization

Civilization video clip

Old textbook- River Valley Civilizations, pages 58 & 59

The First Civilizations Mapping

Review old textbook page s 42&43, “An Early Farming Society” Catal Huyuk picture

Bronze Age video clip

HW- Start bringing in Model Magic—need by Sept. 25

 

Thursday- Traits of a Civilization

Traits of a Civilization video

Chap. 1, Lesson 2 online textbook powerpoint 

Agricultural Revolution- Engage with Text worksheet

Stone Age 1st City video clip

HW- Study for Chapter 1 vocabulary & mapping quiz

 

Friday- Traits of a Civilization

Chapter 1 vocabulary & mapping quiz

Start Chapter 1 study guide

HW- Finish Chapter 1 Study Guide- Test Thursday