Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter's U.S History and Government iBlog

Happy Constitution day everyone!! Every year on September 17th we celebrate the innovative ideas of our founding fathers that led to a strong constitution. This is a great way to celebrate the freedoms our country so generously affords us. Tomorrow we will continue reviewing for our 1st quiz on Chapter 5 (Friday Sept. 19th). So keep studying and you’ll be just fine.

Wednesday-9/17/14:

• Bell Work- What were Pericles’s three goals for Athens? 2. What two main assumptions did the ancient Greek philosophers base their philosophy on? 3. Which influential figure did Aristotle tutor?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video Clip- Liberty’s Kids #40 We the People (21:37 min)
• Activity-Creating Your Own Greek God
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD synthesis of the importance of the gods and goddesses to the ancient Greek citizens by designing an original Greek god in a collaborative activity
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record the importance of the gods and goddesses to the ancient Greek citizens through combining characteristic and symbolic nature of the gods in order to create a new Greek god

Supplemental Materials: Creating Your Own Greek God Activity and Transcript of the U.S. Constitution

Creating Your Own Greek God Activity

Create your own Greek God-Activity

Transcript of the U.S. Constitution 

Transcript of the U.S. Constitution

Video Link: Liberty’s Kids #40 We the People (21:37 min)

Good afternoon class! As we work to wrap up chapter 5 it is really important that we begin to work on our study guide and bring any questions to class that you may have. 

Here’s what we did today:

Tuesday-9/16/14:

• Bell Work-1.What is direct democracy and whose legacy is it tied to? 2. What were the standards of classical art? 3. What were the two types of Greek Drama?
• Attendance– While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Student Led Guided Notes-Chapter 5-Section 3-Democracy and Greece’s     Golden Age
• Thinking Map Activity-Comparing Greek Philosophers
• Study Guide-Chapter 5-Acnient Greece
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD synthesis of the goals of Pericles and the theories of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle by creating structured student led guided notes
    • SWD synthesis of the ideas and beliefs of early Greek scholars by comparing their thoughts and generating a thinking map
    • SWD analysis of the materials covered in Chapter 5 Sections 1-3 by preparing a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and write/record information regarding the goals of Pericles and the theories of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle through the creation of student centered guided notes
    • Students will record the ideas and beliefs of early Greek scholars through creating a hybrid bubble map
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covered in Chapter 5 Sections 1-3 by completing a structured study guide

Supplemental Materials: Notes-Chapter 5-Section 3-Democracy and Greece’s     Golden Age, Thinking Map Activity-Comparing Greek Philosophers, Study Guide-Chapter 5-Ancient Greece

Notes-Chapter 5-Section 3-Democracy and Greece’s    

Chapter 5-Section 3-Guided Notes

Chapter 5-Section 3-Democracy and Greece’s Golden Age

Golden Age, Thinking Map Activity-Comparing Greek Philosophers

Comparing the Great Greek Philosophers-Section 3

Study Guide-Chapter 5-Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece-Study Guide-Half Sheet

Good afternoon everyone! Today we wrapped up Chapter 5 section 2 and are beginning to prepare for our first exam this Friday. Please make sure to study your vocabulary terms and read over your notes tonight. 

Here’s what we did today: 

Monday-9/15/14:

• Bell Work-1. What was the purpose of the acropolis? 2. How would you describe a tyrant in your own words? 3. Which two enemies fought in the Persian War and why did they fight?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Introducing Thinking Maps-Democracy in Greece-Bubble Map
• Student Led Notes-Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States Pt. 2
• Video Clip-Athens Dawn of Democracy (13 min)
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD synthesis of the early Greek political structure and the differences between the Athenian and Spartan views on education by creating structured student led  guided notes
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and write/record information regarding the early Greek political structure and the differences between the Athenian and Spartan through the creation of student centered guided notes

Supplemental Materials: Democracy in Greece-Bubble Map, Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States Pt. 2-Guided Notes, Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States Pt. 2-Power Point

Democracy in Greece-Bubble Map

Government in Ancient Greece-Bubble Map

Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States Pt. 2-Guided Notes

Chapter 5-Section 2-Part 2-Guided Notes

Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States Pt. 2-Power Point

Section 2-Warring City-States-Part 2

Video Link: Athens Dawn of Democracy (13 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtn-BZH_xU0

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen! Hopefully everyone enjoyed learning about the Greek gods and goddesses over the last few days. Make sure we continue reading over our notes and vocabulary this weekend b/c we will be having our test at the end of next week.

Here’s what we did today:

Friday-9/12/14:

• Bell Work-Friday Slot Quiz
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video- History Channel: Episode 1-Clash of the Gods-Zeus (44 min)
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the social/cultural impact of Zeus and the other Greek Gods on ancient Greece through the use of a video and structured video questions
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will record information covering the origins of Zeus and the other Greek Gods living on Mt. Olympus with the help of structured video questions

Video Link: Clash of the Gods-Episode 1-Zeus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7IB7zFeTQM

Good afternoon everyone,

Today we did a great activity designed to learn about the fifteen most important Greek gods and goddesses. We also began our notes for chapter 5 section 2-Warring City-states. Please be sure to read pages 127-129 tonight.

Here’s what we did today:

Thursday-9/11/14:

• Bell Work- How did an aristocracy differ from an oligarchy? 2. What were helots? 3. How were Greek phalanx organized?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Activity- Major Greek Gods and Goddesses
• Video-Horrible Histories Don’t Tell The Spartan Bride (2:21 min)
• Student Led Notes-Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD synthesis of the roles of Greek gods and goddesses by assembling important facts in a collaborative activity
    • SWD synthesis of the early Greek political structure and the leaders who helped usher in democracy by creating structured student led guided notes
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record important information regarding the roles of Greek gods and goddesses through completing a chart in a carousel activity
    • Students will read and write/record information regarding the early Greek political structure and the leaders who helped usher in democracy through the creation of student centered guided notes

Supplemental Materials: Major Greek Gods and Goddesses and Notes Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States

Major Greek Gods and Goddesses-Activity

Major Greek Gods and Goddesses-Chart

Major Greek God-Info Packet

Notes-Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States

Chapter 5-Section 2-Part 1-Guided Notes

Power Point-Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City States

Chapter 5-Section 2-Warring City-States Pt 1

Home Work: Read pages 127-129 and complete your Chapter 5 Section 2 Pt. 1 guided notes Due: Friday 9/12/2014

Good afternoon everyone,

Today was our 1st late start of the 2014-2015 school year. As we begin with Chapter 5 covering Ancient Greece make sure that we are studying our vocabulary and that you are reading your textbook.

Here’s what we did today:

Wednesday-9/10/14:

o   Bell Work- 1. Who was the most famous of all the Greek story tellers? 2. What are epics (a.k.a. Epic Poems)? 3. What did the Greeks attempt to understand through the use of myths?

o   Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work

o   Student Led Notes-Chapter 5-Section 1-Cultures of the Mountains and Sea

o   Video Clip-Titans Battle/Meg’s Death Scene (HD) (2:55 min)

o   Thinking Map-Ancient Greece Tree Map

o   Daily Objective-

o   Content Objective:

• SWD analysis of the geographic features that led to the development of early Greek civilization and the differences between the Spartan and Athenian focus on education by creating structured student led  guided notes
• SWD synthesis of Greece’s development into a complex society by generating a thinking map

o   Language Objective:

• Students will read and write/record information regarding the geographic features that led to the development of early Greek civilization and the differences between the Spartan and Athenian focus on education through the creation of student centered guided notes
• Students will record the characteristics that encouraged Greece’s development into a complex society through creating a tree map

Supplemental Materials: Chapter 5-Section 1-Power Point and Chapter 5-Section 1-Guided Notes

Chapter 5-Section 1-Power Point

Chapter 5-Section 1-Power Point

Chapter 5-Section 1-Guided Notes

Chapter 5-Section 1-Guided Notes

Video Link: Titans Battle/Meg’s Death Scene (HD) (2:55 min) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaTHudei3zA

Good morning everyone,

Today is a big day in which we truly begin our journey into our world history curriculum. We begin the year with Chapter 5 which covers Classical Greece. Please make sure to study a few of our vocabulary terms each day, this way when we take our vocab quizzes you will be prepared and feel confident. Tomorrow we will start our notes for Chapter 5 but for today here’s what we did. 

Tuesday-9/09/14:

o   Bell Work-1. What event caused the beginning of the Trojan War? 2. For how long was writing absent during the Dorian Age? 3. What human qualities did the Greeks attribute to their Gods?   

o   Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work

o   Procedures-Binder Set Up

o   Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 5-Classical Greece

o   Video Clip-Storyteller: Greek Myths “Daedalus and Icarus” (4:10 min)

o   Daily Objective-

o   Content Objective:

• SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering Chapter 5 by manipulating of vocabulary terms in a collaborative activity

o   Language Objective:

• Students will read and orally match up important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering Chapter 5 through the use of  a vocabulary match-up activity

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 5-Classical Greece and Chapter 5-Vocab Match Terms

Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 5-Classical Greece

Chapter 5-Vocabulary Match-up

Chapter 5-Vocab Match Terms

Chapter 5-Vocab Match up Terms

Video Link: Storyteller: Greek Myths “Daedalus and Icarus” (4:10 min)

Summer School Day 21: July 22nd, 2014

Tuesday-7/22/14:

Block 1: Government

• Bell Work-1. What is an incumbent? 2. Following the “era of good feeling” please name the factions the Democratic-Republicans party split into. 3.  How would you describe the term electorate?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Notes-Chapter 5 Section 3-The Minor Parties
• Notes-Chapter 5 Section 4-Party Organization
• Video-Forrest Gump

Supplemental Materials: Chapter 5 Power Point

Chapter 5 Power Point 

Chapter_05 powerpoint

Summer School Day 16: July 15th, 2014

Tuesday-7/15/14:

Block 1: Government

• Bell Work-1. What is the enabling act? 2. What are examples of grants-in-aid programs? 3. What at are the differences between block and project grants?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Notes-Chapter 4 Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States
• Activity-The 50 States Activity
• Video Clip-CNN Student News June 6^th,2014 Episode
• Notes-Chapter 4 Section 3-Interstate Relations
• Section Review-Section 1 Assessment pg. 102 #2-6  and Sec 2 Assessment pg. 109 #2-4 and 6

Supplemental Materials: Chapter 4 Power Point and 50 States Activity

Chapter 4-Power Point

Chapter_04 powerpoint

50 States Map Activity

50 States Map-Activity

Summer School Day 12: July 8th, 2014

Tuesday-7/08/14:

Block 1: Government

o       Bell Work-Read the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) andanswer the Think Critically questions located on pg. 77

o       1. Should the Supreme Court have the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional? Why or why not? 2. Explain why the power of judicial review is an important part of the system of checks and balances.

o       Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work

o       Activity-25 minutes to finish Chapter 3 Mini-packet/missing

work

o       Notes-Chapter 3 Section 1-Basic Principals

o       Video Clip-CNN Student News June 2^nd, 2014 Episode

o       Worksheet Packet-Chapter 3 Worksheet Packet #1

Supplemental Materials: Chapter 3-Power Point and Chapter 3 Packet Number 1

Chapter 3-Power Point

Chapter_03-powerpoint-compatible

Chapter 3 Packet Number 1

Chapter 3-Packet Check List-Number 1