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 to him and the 2nd card-marking is over. We have started a new card-marking, and started a new unit: World Religions.

Today in class we began the introduction into World Religions with a power point, video and note-taking.

Here is the Power Point, notes, and video that we watched:

We will begin on Hinduism tomorrow.

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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 Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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:

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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 sections 3-4. Here are the reading notes from chapter 8:

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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 chapter 7 and were only on this chapter for about 2 days. We did chapter 7 sections 2-3. Here are the notes for this:

I will check those notes when we take the chapter 8 test.

We just started chapter 8 today. We have only done sections 1-3. Here are the notes for chapter 8

We will be working on this chapter till the break and take the test after the holiday break.

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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):

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

Video on ancient Mesopotamia:

We will have a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday. It will be on the blue terms from chapter 6. Here is quizlet and kahoot to help them study:

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

https://create.kahoot.it/details/4-empires-of-mesopotamia/aa879b3e-4fe1-44fe-9b47-56f3f6e86392

Their chapter 6 ID is also due that day. They only need to do the word/definiton and a picture. They do NOT need to do the own words and sentence:

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT

Due on Thursday!!

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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 processing. Students were to find modern day examples of the 7 characterisitcs of civilization and put them on a spoke chart on a loose leaf paper. They used pictures from magazines they brought in. The rubric is the LAST PAGE of the chapter 5 notes:

https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=101961

Tomorrow we will start chapter 6

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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!

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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/

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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 they take the test.

Ch. 5 ID is due on Monday next week as well. They do NOT have to do the column ‘in your own words.’ Here is the ID:

TEST ON MONDAY

Here is the study guide for chapter 5 test. This will be given to the students tomorrow in class:

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION– Magazines

If students would like up to 5 extra credit points, they can bring in (school appropriate) magazines. We will do an activity with them next Tuesday, so I need them by then.

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