December 4, 2014

Today we read about the Assyrian Empire and “talked to the text” for chapter 6 sections 6 and 7. One student pair shared thoughts as the other student wrote down the students comprehension of the section. Students then switched roles for the next section. The key vocabulary for this section were (battering ram, aquaduct, and siege.) Students also had to complete sections 6 and 7 in their notes.
We also discussed the Hammurabi code and his laws. Students were assigned a take home project worth 45 summative points.There is a rubric attached that needs to be turned in with the poster. Students need to have these 4 things on it: 1. a summary of the code 2. a summary of their thoughts on the laws 3. create a list of their own laws if they were a leader of a school and 4. draw a picture of a stele. It is due on December 15. Here is the project. hammurabi-assignment-1-2-2