Today we read sections 3 and 4 and completed the interactive notes as well. I presented a powerpoint on what we have covered so far. Students had to know what the sumerians invented that helped create a stable food supply and completed a flowchart. Students also analyzed the artifacts that show evidence of social structure […]

Today we discussed what it means to be civilized and why historians classify ancient sumer as a civilization? We completed the preview activity in our interactive notes and read section 1. We also shared out about 3 personal artifacts found in our bedroom that a future archaeologist would conclude about us. Please check parent/student connect […]

Our test on chapter 4 is tomorrow. We went over the study guide today and did a review game. We also presented our Sumerian city Ads. If you did not have your Ad today please turn it in tomorrow. No late assignments will be accepted after the test.

Today we read section 7 and completed the notes which was a problem/solution flowchart. We also had to do a process assignment where we came up with an ad for a Sumerian village. The directions for the ad are on the bottom of section 7 if you were absent today. We also worked on our […]

Today I sent home the current progress report for marking period 2, if you did not attend conferences. Please remember to show it to your parents, have it signed and returned by tomorrow. In class, we worked on section 5 and completed the notes. We continued looking at the problems the sumerians faced and worked […]

Today in class we went over section 3 in the textbook. We completed the section 3 notes in class as well. Students enjoyed acting out a problem/solution activity where they had to go back in time and figure out how they were going to feed their starving family. They had to consider many of the […]

Today in class we read sections 1 and 2 and completed sections 2 notes. The chapter 4 illustrated dictionary was passed out at the end of class and will need to be completed for homework. I enjoyed meeting many of the parents at conferences today. I hope to see the rest tomorrow from 3:30 to […]

Today we used our flow charts to help us compare and contrast the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages in our process writing. Students were asked to write 3 paragraphs of how they lived, their form of shelter, and jobs/trade. If they didn’t finish in class it was for homework. Tomorrow is the test on chapter 3. […]

Today we went over the study guide for chapter 3. The test will be this Thursday. We reviewed the 5 ways of life the Neolithic and Paleolithic Ages lived. A flow chart was passed out at the end to help us with our process writing for tomorrow. Please have it completed by tomorrow. Here is […]

Today we worked on Test practice questions for bell work and we began our comic strips on the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages. Students had all hour to work on this and many took it home to finish. If you were absent today, you will need colored pencils, scissors, and glue to complete the comic strip. […]