Mrs. Connors' Classroom

1.) Bell Work for 10-31-18:

Tell me a story… What’s the scariest thing you have ever seen?

2.) Fun Halloween-related video! Happy Halloween!

1.) Bell Work for 10-30-18:

Do you agree or disagree with the SAT SLOT reading?

Do you think the Middle Ages were a time of incredible violence?

Was it more violent than other time periods you know about?

Why or why not?

2.) Worked on new Middle Ages Vocabulary Booklets.

Middle Ages Vocabulary

• feudalism p. 54
• vassal p. 360
• manor p. 360
• fief p. 360
• serf p. 360
• chivalry p. 365
• crusade p. 382
• Inquisition p. 384
• bubonic plague p. 399
• Great Schism p. 399

1.) Bell Work for 10-29-18:

What is the author’s claim from the SAT SLOT article “A Time of Incredible Violence”?

The author’s claim is ______.

2.) Students took the SAT SLOT quiz for “A Time of Incredible Violence” on iLearn.

3.) New vocabulary booklets if time.

1.) Bell Work for 10-26-18:

What are your plans for Halloween?
What’s the best costume you’ve ever worn or seen?

2.) Read through “A Time of Incredible Violence” as a class. Discuss what life in the Middle Ages was like every day (according to Mortimer’s information).

3.) Begin Four Square page in SAT SLOT booklet (p. 7). What’s the author’s purpose? What is the passage about? Give evidence.

1.) Bell Work for 10-24-18:

p. 359 Geography Skillbuilder Questions #1 & #2

2.) Begin discussing the Middle Ages (Chapter 13) as a group

3.) Watch BrainPop video on the Middle Ages.

1.) Bell Work for 10-23-18:

Any questions for the test?

2.) East Asia Unit TEST!

3.) Make sure Mongols Micro-Argument is in!!!!

1.) Bell Work for 10-22-18:

What 3 traits did Genghis Khan have that made him successful? (p. 332)

2.) Complete East Asia Unit Review! Discuss as a class.

3.) Make sure ALL of the East Asia assignments are completed. They will not be accepted after Tuesday’s TEST!

East Asia Unit TEST Review

1.) Know ALL the vocab!

2.) TRUE.

3.) old aristocrats lost power; gentry gained power; women lost power

4.) ocean/sea trade & the Silk Road

5.) He was a Venetian trader; traveled to China; served Kublai 17 yrs

6.) porcelain, magnetic compass, gunpowder, paper money, printing

7.) Mongols & foreigners did not have local loyalties.

8.) It was split into 4 Khanates.

9.) brilliant organizer, gifted strategist, cruel terrorist

10.) READ IT. Know it!

11.) Shinto

East Asia Unit TEST is tomorrow, 10-23-18!

These are the assignments & their due dates for our East Asia Unit. Please make sure they are turned in by the end of the day Tuesday.

1.) Tang & Song Dynasties Foldable Notes (10/11/18)

2.) East Asia Vocabulary Booklet (10/22/18)

3.) Mongols Worksheet with Partner (10/11/18)

4.) Mongols Video (10/15/18)

5.) Mongol Ruler Micro-Argument (10/21/18)

6.) Feudal Japan Worksheet (10/22/18)

7.) East Asia Review Sheet (10/23/18) Worth 2 bonus points!

Please turn in any missing work by the test on Monday, 10-22-18.

EAST ASIA UNIT TEST IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 2018!

1.) Bell Work for 10-19-18: Each month we will do at least one assignment or Bell Work about careers in order to prepare for the new career academies we will be choosing from later in the year. Hopefully students will begin to see new opportunities & investigate new interests along the way! Then we will work on learning what steps we need to take to get to our career goals!

• On a piece of paper write the letters A, B, C… all the way to Z on the left side.
• For each letter write the name of an occupation or job that comes to mind.
  • A: Astronaut
  • B: Booger Inspector (lol)
  • C: Chiropractor

          Note: For X, Y, & Z you can use an occupation with that letter             anywhere in the title if need be.

A List of Careers & Occupations from A to Z!

2.) Students began their East Asia Unit TEST REVIEW sheets. These sheets are due Tuesday, 10-23-18 before their tests. They are worth 2 bonus points.

3.) All assignments for our East Asia Unit are DUE Tuesday, 10-23-18 by the end of the day!

1.) Bell Work for 10-18-18:

p. 342 Samurai questions #1 & #2

2.) Students will work with a partner to take notes on a worksheet as we discuss Feudal Japan (Chapter 12, Section 4).