We have been working on ch. 31 “The Legacy of Ancient Greece.” Students have been learning about how the Greek culture has and still influences our daily lives in terms of government, literature and history, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, geography, biology, architecture, theater, and sports. Students received a study guide today. We will most likely take […]

Today we worked on our Persian Wars Poster Project. They are due on Monday. Don’t forget to study for ch.28 assessment which will be on Tuesday. We will review on Monday. Study…. Go back on my blog and review the notes I posted for ch.28. Here is the poster project criteria… persian war poster project […]

We have been working on the battles of the Persian Wars and the factors that have influenced the outcome of the Persian wars. We have discussed “the battle of Marathon, the battle of Thermopylae, and the battle of Salamis.” Tomorrow we will finish off the chapter with “the battle of Plataea.” On Friday we will […]

Today was the last day of M-STEP testing for 7th graders with the exception of those who have been absent. Tomorrow we will resume with our normal schedule and continue with chapter 28. Don’t forget chapter 27 notes are due tomorrow for extra credit. They were posted on my last blog. You do not have […]

Today we started the preview activity in chapter 28 “Fighting the Persian Wars”. The illustrated dictionary for ch.28 is due on Monday. Students need to do blue and black words. Test grades for ch.26 assessment have been posted in student connect. I am offering ch.27 “The city-states of Athens and Sparta” for extra credit. Students […]

TEST IS TOMORROW!! Please study and be prepared. Be familiar with the map on Greece. Read over the five sections on Monarch, Oligarch, Tyranny, and Democracy. I am going to collect your chapter 26 notes tomorrow. Please have everything completed.

Today in class we reviewed for ch. 26 assessment on “The Rise of Democracy”. The assessment will be on Thursday, April 30. Students will need to start studying tonight. There will not be a study guide. Please make sure you know all the terms. These are the 3 blue vocabulary from ch.25 and 7 blue […]

Today we worked on section 26.3 “Oligarchy” and section 26.4 “Tyranny”. We discussed these two forms of government in Ancient Greece and simulated Oligarchy and Tyranny with a few volunteers using the songs sent to me. We then completed section 3 and 4 notes. We will finish up with Democracy tomorrow.

Today we did the preview activity for ch. 26 “The Rise of Democracy” Students had the chance to debate with one another about a chosen topic.I have asked students to email me their favorite song, and email me the name of the song and the artist, attached with the downloaded mp3 file if available. Please […]

Today students presented their silk road billboards to the class. Students did a nice job. We also started Ancient Greece. Students had to read “setting the stage” pages 268-269. The map with questions relating to it is for homework. It is due on MONDAY. On Monday we will begin ch. 26 The Rise of Democracy. […]