Dec. 17th, 2018

CHAPTER 8 TEST ON WEDNESDAY!!

Here is the study guide:

ch 8 study guide

I will check reading notes and bellwork.  Here are the reading notes:

Chapter 7 (sec 2-3 notes):  https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104429

Chapter 8 (sec 2-6 notes): https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104431

Quizlet for vocabulary:

https://quizlet.com/65986672/chapter-78-vocabulary-piche-flash-cards/

Chapter 7/8 ID is also due on Wednesday:

ch 7-8 illustrated dictionary

Thank you

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Dec. 14th, 2018

This week we have been working on chapter 8: The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs.

We have read sections 1-6 and completed the notes for those sections.  Here are the reading notes for chapter 8

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104431

CHAPTER 8 TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY!

We will have a test on chapter 8 (and some of 7) next week Wednesday.  I will give the study guide on Monday.

I will check their RN that day along with their Bellwork.  Their RN also has part of chapter 7 as well, sections 2 and 3:

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104429

The chapter 7/8 ID will be due on Wednesday.

ch 7-8 illustrated dictionary

Have a great weekend!

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Dec. 10th, 2018

Today in class we started chapter 8 and only worked on sections 1 and 2.  Here are the notes to chapter 8:

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104431

We will take a test at the end of this chapter, which also includes parts of chapter 7 as well.  Here are the reading notes we did for chapter 7…which is ONLY sections 2 and 3:

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104429

Tomorrow we will continue chapter 8 on the Egyptian pharaohs

Thank you

NO HOMEWORK

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Dec 6th, 2018

Code of Hammurabi was due today!!  Students can still turn it in late.

hammurabi assignment (1)

Tuesday the map for unit 2 was due.  We finished it in class and then turned it in:

unit 2 setting the stage map and questions

Today and Tuesday in class we worked on chapter 7.  We read sections 2 and 3 and completed the notes for just those two sections.

Here are the reading notes for chapter 7 (we ONLY did sections 2 and 3!!!!!)

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104429

We will start chapter 8: The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt tomorrow in class.

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Extra Credit Project grades AND Code of Hammurabi

The Sumerian city-state extra credit projects have been graded.

Please check your gradebook and make sure if you turned one in that it has been entered as a grade.

Thank you

REMINDER

CODE OF HAMMURABI IS DUE TOMORROW!!!

Please make sure you have the CORRECT POSTER SIZE (12×18 inches) when you turn in the project tomorrow.  This is a summative grade

hammurabi assignment (1)

 

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Dec. 3rd, 2018

Today we started our new unit on Ancient Egypt.

We worked on the map which can be found from pages 68-69.  We will finish the map tomorrow in class:

unit 2 setting the stage map and questions

CODE OF HAMMURABI PROJECT

This is due on Thursday!!

Students need to make a 12×18 inch poster with 4 things:  1. summarize code of Hammurabi, 2. opinion paragraph, 3. list of 10 laws, and 4. picture with description.

Please see the attached information about the project.  Also on that attachment is a reading about the laws and some actual laws from the code.  Students can also use their textbook on pg. 58 and the newsela articles for additional information.

hammurabi assignment (1)

Thank you

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Nov. 27th, 2018

Extra credit due tomorrow!

Thursday we will have a vocab quiz, the ch.6 ID will be due, and I will check their reading notes

https://quizlet.com/59444117/chapter-6-piche-vocab-flash-cards/

ch6 illustrated dictionary

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104087

CODE OF HAMMURABI PROJECT

Today we read and learned about the Code of Hammurabi.  Students will make a poster describing what the code of Hammurabi is and other things as well.  Here is the overview sheet and directions/rubric sheet:

hammurabi assignment (1)

This will be due on Thursday Dec. 6th

Thank you

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Nov. 26th, 2018

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!

Today in class we did a gallery walk with the posters that were completed on the Tuesday before break.  If any student was absent, they are excused from this assignment:

gallery walk notes

This Thursday the Chapter 6 ID will be due:

ch6 illustrated dictionary

We will have a vocabulary quiz on Thursday as well from chapter 6.  Just the blue terms from the chapter.  Here is quizlet:

https://quizlet.com/59444117/chapter-6-piche-vocab-flash-cards/

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT

This has been extended to Wednesday.  Here is the rubric again:

Extra Credit Project sumerian city state

Tomorrow we will talk about the Code of Hammurabi and a project students must do about it.

Thank you

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Nov. 19th, 2018

Today and Friday in class we continued on with chapter 6: The Four Empires of Mesopotamia.

Students were assigned one of the four empires and read the sections and did notes on just those two sections.  Here are the notes for the whole chapter (please note that they only did 2 of these sections):

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=104087

Today they started working on a poster for their empire and they will continue this tomorrow in class.

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT

This is due the Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.  Here is the rubric sheet again:

Extra Credit Project sumerian city state

Again, they can build a Sumerian city-state either on Minecraft or building a 3-D model of one.

Here are some links to some Minecraft examples students have done before in the past:

Thank you

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Nov. 14th, 2018

Today in class we began chapter 6.  We just did a preview activity and the introduction.

Students also turned in their chapter 5 illustrated dictionaries

TOMORROW IS CHAPTER 5 TEST!

Here is the study guide:

Ch5 study guide

I will be checking their reading notes tomorrow:

ch 5 reading notes

Artifact table with characteristics

Quizlets:
Please view the last post on this blog for the links to quizlet

Friday the chapter 5 processing is due.  Here is the assignment again

processing- ch5

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT

due Nov. 27th

Extra Credit Project sumerian city state

Thank you

HOMEWORK
Study for test
Complete ch5 RN
Ch5 Processing- due Friday
Extra Credit

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