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Hi there! In exactly a week, we will be out of school, hopefully enjoying our holiday! 11/21 Quick Write: Today we will get into the groups that were established yesterday, and you will begin taking notes on your specific Pharaoh. You will take notes on the Kingdom (time period) in which they ruled, and three … Continue reading »

Halfway there!! Normal schedule… finally! 11/20 Quick Write: We will have no more than 10 minutes to wrap up our Geographic Map of Egypt– to be turned in when completed. Today we are introducing some of Ancient Egypt’s most famous and accomplished Pharaohs! There are four that we will focus on: First we will take … Continue reading »

Hello! Remember that we have our first Target Tuesday today so you will have shortened class periods, and you will go to lunch *after* FOURTH period. 11/19 Quick Write: Today we are reviewing two of our new vocab words– “topography” and “vegetation”. Throughout class we are considering how these two geographic features effect the settlement … Continue reading »

Hello! Welcome back 🙂 We have slightly shortened classes today as we have an assembly after 6th period. That means we need to be extra on task with our work today in class! 11/18 Quick Write: Today we are refreshing ourselves on some vocab we will consistently use throughout this next unit. Some terms you … Continue reading »

Happy Friday!!! We made it! 11/15 Quick Write: I am collecting these today, so be sure your name is on it and you have completed FOUR quick writes. We are reviewing the Behistun Inscription and the Rosetta Stone today. We will briefly discuss why these discoveries were so significant. Then we will take a look … Continue reading »

Well, hello! It was really great to see so many of y’alls family last night! 11/14 Quick Write: We are starting to shift into another civilization… Ancient Egypt! Please keep in mind, many of the civilizations we are covering existed at the same time. For example, Mesopotamia’s civilizations might have been the first, but they … Continue reading »

Hi, hi, hi! Hope you are all staying warm out there! 11/12 Quick Write: We are wrapping up our revisions to the first draft of our email to the Louvre, and typing up our final and SUMMATIVE draft today! You will have most of the period to write up your CER. Hopefully you have planned … Continue reading »

Welcome back! Remember, there are Conferences tonight and Wednesday, 4pm to 7pm! 11/11 Quick Write: We are preparing for our email critique to the Louvre! Remember, this email is summative, so take advantage of this preparation time so the end product is worthy of a 4. Here is the Order of Organization for today: 1. … Continue reading »

HAPPY FRIDAY!! Short weeks fly by, don’t they? 11/8 Quick Write: (periods 1, 4, 5, 6) 11/8 Quick Write: (3rd period only) Today we are introducing a new tool called “Weigh the Evidence.” Essentially, we have spent quite a lot of time looking at these Hammurabi sources individually. Today, we are looking at all of … Continue reading »

Hello! I will not be in class today, except for period 3. Please remember classroom expectations when there is a sub in the room. Class time will not be wasted– we have a lot to do and just because I am not in the room, doesn’t mean you won’t be working. 11/7 Quick Write (for … Continue reading »