Class News 2015/16

Today in class we are working on the Chapter 5 assessment.  This is a summative grade worth 10 points…so it MUST be completed. Please look at the LAST page in the reading notes under “Processing.”  That explains the assignment: ch 5 reading notes Basically students will use magazines to find modern artifacts that show evidence … Continue reading »

Due on Monday: Open book take home quiz Chapter 5 reading notes (along with artifact t-chart) Can still turn in magazines Start thinking about your extra credit assignments due after Thanksgiving (more to follow in class) Have a good weekend!

Today in class students were finishing up their reading notes.  They also had to do a t-chart (part of their notes) listing what characteristics each artifact showed.  Here are the reading notes and the t-chart template: ch 5 reading notes Artifact table with characteristics ch5 artifacts Reading notes will be checked on Monday. They also … Continue reading »

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION Please bring in old or unwanted MAGAZINES from home!  Students can get a few extra credit points if they do.  Any magazines are fine, but obviously keep them school appropriate! Yesterday and today in class students were working on an artifact activity where they would read the sections in the chapter, complete … Continue reading »

Today we continued with chapter 5: Ancient Sumer.  We talked about the 7 characteristics of a civilization and we will be figuring out was the area of ancient Sumer a civilization.  Students will be using actual artifacts from Sumer to determine the evidence of those 7 characteristics.   Over the next 2 days they will … Continue reading »

Today we took the chapter 4 test.  Any absent students need to make up this test when they return. Today I assigned the chapter 5 illustrated dictionary.  They need to complete all the boxes for all the BLUE terms only, DO NOT do the black terms.  This is due Monday.  Here is the dictionary template: … Continue reading »

Today we reviewed a little more for the chapter 4 test, which is TOMORROW! Tomorrow I will also check their chapter 4 reading notes, so please make sure that they are fully complete. ch 4 reading notes Any late HW, the city-state advertisement, can still be turned in (under ‘processing’ in the notes). Here is … Continue reading »

Today we reviewed for our chapter 4 assessment, that will now be pushed to Thursday!  Sorry for the delay, but I cannot give a test on Wednesday because of certain issues.  If you have any questions why please feel free to contact me. On Friday I was not here (good report from the sub) and … Continue reading »

Yesterday and today we worked on chapter 4 sections 3-7.  We read the sections and completed the notes.  Any absent students need to complete the notes for all of chapter 4 https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=101023 Processing Assignment: At the end of their reading notes, there is the directions for the processing assignment.  They will create, on a loose … Continue reading »

Can’t believe it’s already November! Today we continued with chapter 4.  We read sections 3-4 and completed the reading notes for those 2 sections.  Students don’t need to do the “draw and label” parts for the reading notes, just the questions.  Here are the notes for chapter 4: https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=101023 NO VOCABULARY QUIZ The vocabulary quiz … Continue reading »