Class News 2015/16

As I am sure most of you are aware, I was gone for the two weeks after Christmas break and left the work to the sub Mr. Prosi. He and I stayed in touch so he knew what to do and what to finish by the time I returned. Please understand those grades were up … Continue reading »

We worked on section 6 yesterday on pharaoh Ramses II and completed the notes. Our test for chapter 8 will be on Wednesday when we come back from break. I will give the kids study guides for that day. The ch8 ID will also be due that day. Here is the ID: Have a Merry … Continue reading »

Extra credit projects have been graded and entered into the gradebook. This is also along with the magazines that students brought in too. Today we worked on section 8.5 on Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Students need to read the section and complete the notes: Here is a video we watched on the pharaoh: Thank you

Yesterday and today in class we have been working on chapter 8: The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. We have learned about the Great Pyramid of Giza and Pharaoh Khufu. Here are some videos about that: Today we worked on section 4 on Pharaoh Senusret I and the White Chapel. We worked on our reading notes, completing … Continue reading »

Very sorry about my late postings. I have been very busy these recent days. We finished Unit 1 last week. We have now started Unit 2 on ancient Egypt. We worked first on a map from pgs. 68-69. This was due on Wednesday when the sub was here. Here is the map: Then we started … Continue reading »

Hope everyone had a good break and a good Thanksgiving. Sorry for taking so long to write here. We have been working on chapter 6 for the past week. Students have been learning about an empire of Mesopotamia and then making posters on them. Here are the notes (they only need to do their sections): … Continue reading »

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT For extra credit, students can make a Sumerian city-state by making a 3-D model, or through the game of minecraft. They can choose a group up to 4 kids, anyone in the 7th grade. This is due Thursday, December 5th. Here is the rubric for it: Today we worked on chapter 5 … Continue reading »

CHAPTER 4/5 TEST IS TOMORROW! Ch. 5 ID is also due tomorrow. I will also check their reading notes and bellwork tomorrow as well. Here are their notes, study guide, ID, and study materials: https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=101961 https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=102292 https://create.kahoot.it/details/ch-4-5-ancient-sumer/9ebc18be-68fb-4924-b091-56b8117d9e84 https://quizlet.com/103066639/piche-vocab-chapter-4-flash-cards/ https://quizlet.com/168771723/chapter-5-vocab-flash-cards/ EXTRA CREDIT Bring magazines by Wednesday please! Thank you

TEST HAS BEEN MOVED TO TUESDAY Please see last post for all of the assignments needed. Here is kahoot to help students study: https://create.kahoot.it/details/ch-4-5-ancient-sumer/9ebc18be-68fb-4924-b091-56b8117d9e84 Here are quizlet links to help them with chapters 4 and 5 vocab https://quizlet.com/103066639/piche-vocab-chapter-4-flash-cards/ https://quizlet.com/168771723/chapter-5-vocab-flash-cards/ Thank you Have a good weekend Extra credit- Bring magazines by Wednesday.

Today students finished up their reading notes for chapter 5. They also had to work on a t-chart showing which characteristics go with which artifacts. Here are the notes and t-chart: https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=101961 Here are the artifacts we were looking at in Chapter 5: https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=102292 Their notes will be checked on Monday of next week when … Continue reading »