Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Geography Week of May 29-June 1

Day 1
1. Finish A Plastic Ocean
2. Answer video question as a group

Day 2 
1. A Plastic Ocean in class activity
2. Pass out Five Themes of Geography study guides
3. HW study for Five Themes quiz last week of school

World History Week of May 29-June 1

Day 1
1. Finished A Conversation Between a Lord and a Serf
2. Listed difficulties of a serf and a lord for #10
3. Role played #11 as Lord Ramsey and Bodo, write out answer on handout
4. Correct assignment and turn in
5. HW: Study for last quizzes. Textbook pgs. 640-645 and Knight study guide


Day 2-3
1. Textbook pgs. 640-645 study guide handed out
2. Work on the Heraldry shield
3. HW: study for quizzes last week of school

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Geography Week of May 21-25

This week we are focusing on Human-Environment Interaction by watching a Netflix documentary
called A Plastic Ocean.
Discussion and activities will follow next week.

History Week of May 21-25

Day 1
1. Watch 23 min video The Knight
2. Foldable notes on 4 topics
3. Review over textbook info on knights p. 642
4. Homework: Review Textbook pgs. 640-645 to be ready for the quiz the last week of school

Day 2
1. Correct textbook assessment questions from p. 645 and turn in
2. The Knight study guide handed out. Read and highlight key words
3. Pass back Gladiator quiz. Return for filing
4. Homework: Review pgs. 640-645. Review Knight study guide. Quiz last week of school

Day 3
1. Turn in Serf/Knight foldable for video notes
2.  Question for The Knight study guide handed out (30 pts) Due Day 4

Day 4
1. Correct The Knight study guide questions. Turn in.
2. Feudalism simulation
3. Study guide for Textbook pgs. 640-645 passed out. Due Day 1 next week (Tuesday)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Geography Week of May 14-18

Day 1-4

Students are presenting their Create a Culture projects this week.
They are taking notes on the speakers.

World History Week of May 14-18

Day 1
1. Watch the final part of Pompeii: The Last Day video (listening points given)
2. Recap
3. Review for Gladiator's Story video and Usborne notes quiz Day 2

Day 2
1. Quiz over Gladiator video and Usborne
2. Pompeii multiple choice worksheet assignment.  Correct, turn in.

Day 3
1. Introduction to Middle Ages Feudalism
2. Watch 23 min video on the social structure of the time
3. Textbook: Read pgs. 640-645 in class. Review assessment questions on p. 645
4.  HW: Answer assessment questions 1-9 on pg. 645. Rephrase the question! Skip a line
     between answers and the next question.
5.  DUE: Day 4. We will be correcting in class and turning in the assignment.


Monday, May 7, 2018

Geography Week of May 7-11

This week the student are completing the Created a Culture project.
They should be ready to begin presenting their cultures to the class on Wed or Thurs.


World History Week of May 7-11

This week our focus is on Rome.

We will use the Usborne: Roman class resource book to get an overview of this time period.
We will also tap into Youtube to watch a National Geographic short about the Romans.
Students will be watching two 50 min. BBC docu-dramas about gladiators and the volcanic eruption in Pompeii.
A video note/study guide in the gladiator video and reading will be handed out Day 2.
A quiz will be given on Day 1 of next week.

Stay tuned for the Pompeii assignment!

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

World History Week of May 1-May 4

Day 1 and Day 2

Students are using their English skills as they write an epitaph for Leonidas, one of the king's of Sparta during the year 480 BC.
They will also be designing a tombstone to write the epitaph on.
This is an in class assignment.  It is due Day 2 unless otherwise indicated.
Students have prepared for this assignment in class.  They have read and discussed four tips to writing an epitaph.  They have also read examples that the tips apply to.
Students have been provide with a rubric.
Materials needed include a pencil, colored pencils, a ruler and a sharpie.

Geography Week of May 1-May 4

This week students will be working on the Creating a Culture group project.
They are applying the Five Themes of Geography to their culture.
Specific directions will be given and discussed in class.
Students will use the notes they took in their composition books to assist them with the following themes:

1. Location
    a. draw a map...where in the world is your culture?
    b. provide coordinates

2. Region
    a.  food
    b. architecture (single dwellings, community, gathering place)

3. Movement
    a.  map of your location before your migration and of your final destination
    b.  label countries around your final destination (think relative location)

4. Human, Environment Interaction
    a. How did your culture affect the environment at your final destination for the
        positive and for the negative
    b. This is a written description not a drawn out one

Due date is Thursday, May 4