Class News 2015/16

Today students had time to work on the comic book cover projects.  This is a summative grade and is DUE TOMORROW!  It needs to be fully colored, have all the information from the rubric on there, and rubric is stapled to the back.  Loss of points if no rubric. hominid-comic-book-poster-project I also checked their chapter … Continue reading »

Today we finished up section 6 and completed the reading notes for chapter 2. Monday I will check the reading notes.  Anything they missed they are responsible for completing the notes on their own. ch-2-hominid-notes I have also handed out their summative assignment for this chapter.  They will create a Hominid Comic Book cover page.  They … Continue reading »

Today we worked on sections 5-6 in chapter 2 on the hominid groups Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens sapiens. We completed section 5 notes on the Neanderthal man, but not section 6.  We will complete section 6 notes tomorrow in class…it is NOT homework! Here are the reading notes ch-2-hominid-notes NO HOMEWORK Thank you

Today we went over section 4-5 in the book.  We did some review and then read and completed notes for section 4 on homo erectus.  We started today on section 5: homo sapiens neanderthalensis.  We didn’t finish the reading or the notes for section 5. Here are the notes for chapter 2 ch-2-hominid-notes The notes … Continue reading »

Yesterday I was absent so the students worked on an assignment with the substitute. Today in class students turned in their extra credit.  If students didn’t turn it in today, they have a couple more days to get it turned in (less points if late). Today students also received back their chapter 1 tests.  They … Continue reading »

Today in class we started on chapter 2:  Early Hominids. EXTRA CREDIT OPTION: Students can get extra credit by looking at an image and answering questions based on it.  They need to go into the chapter 1 reading notes and print off THE LAST PAGE (on top of page it says “processing”) and fill out … Continue reading »

Today students took their chapter 1 assessment.  Also today I checked their reading notes and bellwork for points. When they were finished, students worked on the chapter 2 illustrated dictionary.  They need to do all the boxes, with ALL the words, blue AND black!  They are NOT just defining the black words this time.  They do … Continue reading »

Today we reviewed our notes from chapter 1 and worked on the study guide for chapter 1 assessment. CHAPTER 1 ASSESSMENT IS ON WEDNESDAY!! chapter 1 study guide chapter 1 reading notes Here is the quizlet for chapter 1 vocabulary.  Students can use this as a resource to study their vocabulary. https://quizlet.com/154500635/chapter-1-vocab-piche-flash-cards/ On Wednesday I … Continue reading »

Today student worked on an “archaeology” activity where they would act like archaeologists uncovering prehistoric cave paintings and artifacts and write a hypotheses about why would someone create these paintings or artifacts Then they had to work on their reading notes for chapter 1.  Here are the reading notes for chapter 1: chapter 1 reading … Continue reading »

Today we worked on chapter 1, sections 1-3.  Students read the sections and completed the reading notes.  The reading notes is NOT homework I passed back the class syllabus that they turned in for points.  Students should KEEP their syllabus for future reference on class rules, grading scale, etc. The chapter 1 illustrated dictionary has … Continue reading »