Class News

Today in class we finished Buddhism and began Christianity. I actually showed some photos of my travels in China and Thailand of different Buddha statues as well. Here is the PPT on Buddhism Buddhism Make sure the students are filling out their notes and coloring in the map as we go along.  Here is the … Continue reading »

I can’t believe the break is almost over!!  Time goes by so fast. Last week on Thursday we started on Buddhism, but did not finish it.  Unfortunately I don’t have the powerpoint for Buddhism to attach to the blog right now (its on my school’s computer), so I will do it on Monday. Friday I … Continue reading »

Today in class we finished up Hinduism and started Judaism. Here is the PowerPoint on Judaism judaism They should complete this chart of the 5 religions as we go along: 5 Major World Religions table-map Tomorrow we will begin Buddhism EXTRA CREDIT OPTION! Since we are not reading the chapters in full, students can read … Continue reading »

Today in class we went over Hinduism. Students read different sections in chapter 15, summarized it in groups, and presented their section to the class. I gave students a chart to fill out as we went along the powerpoint presentation.  We will do this for each religion, so use the PPT to fill out the … Continue reading »

Today we began World Religions.  We discussed the 5 major religions of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. I shared a video that basically sums up all of the major religions very well.  Students watched this in today’s class, but I encourage everyone to watch it again. I also showed another video that depicts the … Continue reading »

Today in class we basically finished up with chapter 9.  Students finished their reading notes and we discussed the processing activity on the last page.  We answered the essential question.  Then we took an open book “quiz” in class for chapter 9.  This will only be a formative grade, but students could use their books … Continue reading »

Today and yesterday in class we conducted our role plays about the different social classes from ancient Egypt.  As we went through each class, we also went over the reading notes for each section.  Any students missing these days are responsible for completing these notes on their own. For homework, I assigned the ‘Processing’ activity … Continue reading »

Yesterday and today in class students have been preparing and rehearsing their role plays about their specific social class.  Today I informed students to conduct the ‘Dress Rehearsal,’ using all of their costumes and props. Monday we will begin our role plays. Here are the instructions for the role plays.  One social class is two … Continue reading »

In chapter 9, we are discussing the different social classes and their lifestyle from ancient Egypt (priests, scribes, artisans, peasants, and government officials). For this chapter, we are going to be conducting an interactive dramatization, or a role play, to bring about the lifestyle of each of those social classes.  Students will be working in … Continue reading »

Today in class we began chapter 9, Daily Life in Ancient Egypt.  This chapter will discuss the different social classes that existed in ancient Egypt, what they jobs were, and what their life was like. Today students read sections 1 and 2, and needed to complete section 2 of the reading notes (as well as … Continue reading »