Class News 2015/16

Today in class students turned in their artifact paragraph and their chapter 5 illustrated dictionary.  If students were absent on Monday, they do not need to worry about the paragraph assignment. Also today students received their tests from chapter 4.  Make sure they double check that the numbers were added up correctly. Today we started … Continue reading »

Today students took their Chapter 4 assessment.  I also check their bellwork and reading notes for credit as well.  Any absent students need to take the test on Monday. ch 4 reading notes Due on Monday is the processing assignment, creating a real-estate advertisement for a Sumerian City-State.  The processing will be found at the … Continue reading »

CHAPTER 4 ASSESSMENT TOMORROW! Today in class students worked on their study guide for the chapter 4 assessment.  Here is the study guide: ch 4 study guide Reading notes and bellwork will be checked tomorrow for credit. Here is the the quizlet link again for the vocab terms: Ch 4 Vocab Quizlet Processing Homework: Following … Continue reading »

Today in class we worked on sections 5-7 in chapter 4.  Students need to work on sections 6 and 7 notes for homework tonight, finish by tomorrow ch 4 reading notes CHAPTER 4 ASSESSMENT IS ON FRIDAY!! Tomorrow students will get their study guide and we will work on it in class. Here is the … Continue reading »

Today in class we reviewed sec 1-3 and completed section 4 in chapter 4.  Any absent students need to read and complete notes for section 4. CHAPTER 4 ASSESSMENT EITHER FRIDAY OR MONDAY! We will complete this chapter very quickly and have the assessment either this Friday or Monday.  Students need to have their reading … Continue reading »

Today in class we continued with chapter 4 and completed sections 2 and 3.  Those sections in their reading notes must also be completed. ch 4 reading notes NO HOMEWORK

Today in class we started chapter 4:  The Rise of Sumerian City-States.  In this chapter we will talk about how humans went from small Neolithic farming villages to large complex city-states.  We read and did the notes for section 2: ch 4 reading notes Students needed to turn in their chapter 4 illustrated dictionaries.   … Continue reading »

Today in class we turned in the comic strip story pages.  If they didn’t turn it in, they need to complete this by tomorrow or Wednesday. Since we have been discussing the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages, I showed an episode of The Flinstones, who were supposed to have lived in the Neolithic Age, and students … Continue reading »

Today in class students worked on their story page comic strip.  For all classes this will be due on Monday.  They will work on their own individual story page, and then turn them in with a group.  They have an EXTRA CREDIT option as well.  On the back of the template page, they can create … Continue reading »

Today in class we went over the reading notes for sections 4-7 in chapter 3.  If any student was absent today they need to complete those notes: chapter 3 reading notes Tomorrow we will begin a small project where students will create a small comic book story page about one of the topics of the … Continue reading »