Monday the extra credit is due!

For extra credit, read chapter 29 on the Golden Age of Athens and complete the reading notes for it.  Skip the preview and processing.

Ch 29 Reading Notes

Other than that, no homework!

Have a good weekend

Today in class students finished up their posters on the Persian Wars.  This will be a summative grade for chapter 28.

We also went over a power point today in class that talked about the Golden Age of Athens and Alexander the Great.  This was just a quick summary of chapters 29 and 30 (that we are skipping).  Here is the power point:

Ancient Greece-greek empire

Chapter 31 Illustrated Dictionary is due tomorrow!

ch 31 illustrated dictionary

Extra Credit Option

Due on Monday, students can read chapter 29 and complete the notes for it.  Skip the preview and processing.  Due on Monday

Ch 29 Reading Notes

Thank you

HOMEWORK
1.  Ch 31 Ill Dictionary due tomorrow
2.  Extra credit option due Monday

Today we worked on posters that summarize the 4 major battles of the Persian Wars.  This is their summative grade for the chapter.  We will finish the posters tomorrow.

I also checked chapter 28 reading notes today, students need to have those completed.

Our next chapter is 31:  The Legacy of Ancient Greece.  Students need to work on the illustrated dictionary for this chapter that is due Thursday.  Here is the template for the homework:

ch 31 illustrated dictionary

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION

Students will have an extra credit option.  They can read and complete the notes for chapter 29:  The Golden Age of Athens.  This needs to be complete by Monday.

Ch 29 Reading Notes

Thank you

Today we watched a video on the Battle of Thermopylae.  If a student would like to continue watching it here is the link:

Battle of Thermopylae Video

Tomorrow the reading notes for chapter 28 will be due!  Students need to have all the sections complete for full credit.  The do not need to do the processing

Ch 28 Reading Notes

Tomorrow the students will work on a poster for each battle as their summative grade for this chapter.

Thank you

The last couple days we continued with chapter 28:  Fighting the Persian Wars.  We talked about the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae.  Today students read and did notes on sections 5 and 6, battles of Salamis and Plataea.

Students need to have their reading notes completed (sections 2-6) by Tuesday.

Monday we will be watching a video on the Battle of Thermopylae.

Here are the chapter 28 reading notes:

Ch 28 Reading Notes

Thank you, have a great weekend!

Today we began chapter 28:  Fighting the Persian Wars

Yesterday they took the chapter 26 assessment

Tomorrow the chapter 28 Illustrated Dictionary is due.  Sorry, I didn’t have time to make one up, they will have to make it on their own.

Thank you

HOMEWORK

Ch28 Illustrated Dictionary (Blue words, define black)

Today in class we worked on the processing in the notes.  Students weren’t given a copy, but had to copy it from the board.  Any absent students can just print it off online and fill out the processing.  It is part of their reading notes

Ch 26 Reading Notes

CHAPTER 26 ASSESSMENT IS ON MONDAY!

Students recieved their study guide today to work on.  They also need to know all the blue terms from chapter 26 AND the features on the map of Greece.  Here is the study guide:

ch 26 study guide full

Quizlet to help students study the vocabulary:

Quizlet Ch 26 Vocab

Tomorrow we will review for the test

The last couple days in class we have been working on chapter 26:  The Rise of Democracy.  We have discussed and simulated decision making in class the following forms of government:  monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy.

Students need to have their reading notes completed sections 2-5.  I only gave them copies of those sections.  Any absent students need to get these notes completed:

Ch 26 Reading Notes

MONDAY IS THE CHAPTER 26 ASSESSMENT

We will not have a multiple choice section on this test.  There will be the vocabulary, map of Greece, and a writing assignment.

Tomorrow we will finish up chapter 26 and Friday we will review for the test.

Thank you

Two days ago (April 13th) we worked on a map of ancient Greece.  It was due at the end of class or if they didn’t finish it they could have done it for homework.  Any absent students need to complete this assignment.  The map is the FIRST TWO PAGES of the following link:

Map of Ancient Greece

Yesterday the chapter 26 illustrated dictionary was due.

ch26 illustrated dictionary

Today in class we started chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy.  We will be discussing how the ancient Greeks formed the system of democracy and the events leading up to it.  We read section 2 and completed the notes for it.  Any absent students must complete these notes for section 2:

Ch 26 Reading Notes

No homework!

Have a good weekend

Today students worked on a timeline of ancient China.  Students who were in class today had to complete the assignment.

E-mail Me a song!
For an upcoming activity, I want students to e-mail me their favorite (school friendly) song.  Send either the mp3 file or the youtube link is also ok.
Please include name of song, artist, and student name.
Get this done by today please!

Extra Credit due tomorrow!
If students want extra credit they can participate in the law essay contest given by the city of Dearborn.  Here is the criteria for it:

law essay 1

law essay 2

Ch. 26 Illustrated Dictionary due Thursday!
Extended it one more day, NOT due tomorrow

ch26 illustrated dictionary

Tomorrow we being ancient Greece!