Today in class we worked on the processing assignment.  Students were to find evidence of modern day artifacts for each characteristic of civilization.  Whatever they didn’t finish is due on Wednesday.  Here is the assignment:

processing- ch5

Chapter 5 illustrated dictionary is due TOMORROW

ch 5 illustrated dictionary

CHAPTER 5 TEST IS ON THURSDAY
Students will take the test for chapter 5 on Thursday this week.  This will be on information from chapter 5 and also some vocabulary from chapter 4.  Here is the study guide:

Ch5 study guide

Here are quizlets for chapters 4 and 5:

https://quizlet.com/103066639/piche-vocab-chapter-4-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/168771723/chapter-5-vocab-flash-cards/?new

I will check reading notes on Thursday:

ch 5 reading notes

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION: SUMERIAN CITY-STATE

For extra credit, students can create a Sumerian city-state by either 1) a 3D model or 2) building it on Minecraft.  They need to follow the directions on the extra credit rubric sheet.  This is due Nov. 27th

Extra Credit Project sumerian city state

Thank you

HOMEWORK
Ch5 ID- due tomorrow
Ch5 Processing- due Wednesday
Ch5 reading notes- due Thursday
Study for chapter 5 test- Thursday
Extra Credit- due Nov. 27th

Today students continued working on their reading notes for chapter 5.  Whatever they didn’t finish THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE for completing them on their own.

ch 5 reading notes

Here are the artifacts they were looking at:

ch5 artifacts

The test for this chapter will be next Wednesday.

The dictionary for this chapter will be due next Tuesday:

ch 5 illustrated dictionary

EXTRA CREDIT

Please bring in school appropriate magazines for extra credit (up to 5 points).  Need them by Monday

Thank you

Today and Monday we worked on chapter 5.  Students are looking at different artifacts from ancient Sumer to determine if they were a civilization.  Here are the notes for chapter 5:

ch 5 reading notes

The chapter 5 illustrated dictionary will be due on Tuesday of next week.  Here is the ID:

ch 5 illustrated dictionary

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION

If students want extra credit (5 points), have them bring in magazines (school appropriate) to class.
1 extra credit point per magazine (5 points max).  But they can bring in more magazines if they want.  ANY MAGAZINE (school appropriate) IS FINE!
I need the magazines BY MONDAY!

Thank you

HOMEWORK
Extra Credit- magazines- due Monday
Ch.5 ID- due Tuesday

Please check your grades on student/parent connect.  They are fully updated.

These will be the final grades for CM1

If there are any problems with your grades, I NEED TO KNOW BY MONDAY to fix any mistakes I may have done.

Thank you

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY LATE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS CARD-MARKING

Please don’t get used to this, because I WILL NOT do this the remaining card-markings.

Thank you

Today in class students took the chapter 4 vocab and map quiz

Today the chapter 4 illustrated dictionary was due:

ch 4 illustrated dictionary

Today I also checked their chapter 4 reading notes and their bellwork too

chapter 4 reading notes

I also explained the next assignment, which is due on Thursday (it can be found under ‘Processing’ in the chapter 4 reading notes).  Students are to create a real-estate advertisement that encourages people to move to a Sumerian city-state.  This will be due on Thursday.

Any late 3 paragraph writing assignments I will still accept.  There are many students who did not turn those in.  Here is the rubric again:

chapter 3 CER summative assessment options

Students who did turn those in can fix any mistakes they made after I corrected it to increase their score.

Thank you

Today the 3 paragraph writing assignment was due.  They can still turn it in on Monday.  Here is the rubric

chapter 3 CER summative assessment options

Today we finished the reading notes for chapter 4.  They will be checked on Monday (along with Bellwork)

chapter 4 reading notes

On Monday the chapter 4 illustrated dictionary is due

ch 4 illustrated dictionary

On Monday, they will take a quiz on chapter 4 vocabulary (blue words) and the map on page 34.  This will be a summative grade quiz.  Here is quizlet to help them study for the vocab terms:

https://quizlet.com/103066639/piche-vocab-chapter-4-flash-cards/

Thank you, have a good weekend

HOMEWORK
Ch4 ID- due Monday
Ch4 RN- check Monday
BW- check Monday
Study for Quiz
Complete  3 paragraphs (if late)

3 PARAGRAPHS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!

Students need to complete their 3 paragraphs on the Paleolithic/Neolithic Ages by tomorrow.  The pre-writing (CER) must also be complete and they need to turn that in with the paragraphs.  Here is the rubric and CER for the assignment:

chapter 3 CER summative assessment options

Their paragraphs need to be printed off BEFORE coming to school on Friday.  If you need me to print off their assignment, I need a parent note saying that you have no access to a printer.

The last few days we have been working on chapter 4:  The Rise of Sumerian city-states.  We have been talking about how people went from small neolithic farming villages to large complex city-states in the area of Sumer in southern Mesopotamia.

Here are the reading notes for this chapter:

chapter 4 reading notes

The dictionary for this chapter will be due on Monday:

ch 4 illustrated dictionary

Thank you

Today in class we finished up chapter 3.

I did not have time to check reading notes today, so I will check them tomorrow:

Chapter 3 Reading Notes

I gave students their chapter 3 summative assessment.  They will write 3 paragraphs explaining the changes that took place between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age.  This is a summative grade that will be due next Friday Oct. 26th.  Here are the directions:

chapter 3 CER summative assessment options

Tomorrow we will have some time in class to work on the paragraphs.

Also due tomorrow is the foldable:

stone-age-foldable

Thank you

HOMEWORK
RN- check tomorrow
Foldable -due tomorrow
3 paragraphs- due next Friday

Today students took the chapter 3 vocabulary quiz.  This was worth 10 summative points.  The quiz was on the blue words from chapter 3.

Today I assigned a foldable on the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages.  We went over how to do it in class.  This is due on Friday.  Here is the foldable.

stone-age-foldable

Tomorrow the chapter 3 illustrated dictionary is due

ch 3 illustrated dictionary

We will play a trading game tomorrow in class to simulate how trading works.

Thursday I will check their reading notes.  They MUST be completed by then, or they will not get full credit.  They are responsible for getting the notes they missed if they were absent any days

Chapter 3 Reading Notes

Thursday I will also give them a writing assignment that is a summative grade on chapter 3.

Thank you

HOMEWORK
Ch 3 ID- due tomorrow
Ch 3 RN- check on Thursday
Ch 3 Foldable- due Friday