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Hello! I will miss you all today, but I will have cool stories from my visits to other history classrooms to share when I get back! 2/4 Quick Write: Please remember my expectations for when there is a substitute, and the consequences for any disrespect or misbehavior while I am away. Make me proud, team … Continue reading »

Hello, welcome back! Two full weeks of classes, and then one week to recover… we can do it! 2/3 Quick Write: Housekeeping: There will be a sub tomorrow. I will be doing observations at another middle school, going into history classes for the day. As always, I have very clear expectations for how you will … Continue reading »

Last day of January! How did that happen?? 1/31 Quick Write: You are turning this in today. Make sure your name is on top and there are FIVE completed quick writes. Today we are discussing the next Dynasty…. the HAN! It is a very influential dynasty, partially because it lasted 400 years and a lot … Continue reading »

Here we go, team! 1/30 Quick Write: Today you are demonstrating how well you understand the types of power that empires use to keep control. You will choose ONE of the four, and write a CER OR create a poster. Instructions are below. This is due at the end of class!! If we have extra … Continue reading »

Happy Wednesday! We are cruising through the week. 1/29 Quick Write: We are continuing our Tree Map on the four types of power that the Qin Emperor used during his reign. After the map is completed, you will use it to either write a CER, or create a poster… your choice! We will continue this … Continue reading »

Hi there, happy Tuesday! It is Targeted Tuesday today, so no Advisory today! 1/28 Quick Write: Today we are taking one of the philosophies from last week, Legalism, and seeing how it played out in real life. Welcome to the Qin Dynasty! We are going to meet China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, a fella who … Continue reading »

Hi team! Are we ready for a full week?! Well, I guess we don’t have a choice, so let’s make the best of it. 1/27 Quick Write: Today we are reviewing the three philosophies of Chinese government that we studied last week. After review, we will take a short quiz. This quiz is for a … Continue reading »

Whoof… what a weird week. But no fear, normal routine starts again next week! 1/24 Quick Write: Today we are reviewing Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism. Remember, these are the three philosophies that came out of the Warring State Period, and each was a different way to govern a country. We will watch a quick video … Continue reading »

Normal schedule… full class time!! I can sense your enthusiasm from here. 1/23 Quick Write: Today we are taking some NOTES.. whoohoo! We will focus on the 3 different theories, or philosophies, that became popular during the Zhou Dynasty. As a reminder, there was a lot of turbulence and violence during this time in China, … Continue reading »

Already almost halfway through the week! Another half day. I don’t like it– we’re not spending enough time together 🙁 1/22 Quick Write: Today we are considering the questions: What is the best way to have peace and order in a society? How should a government rule? These are the questions that people in the … Continue reading »