* During our unit on Egypt, students will need a trifold board for a project we will begin in a few weeks. Getting the board early can make completing the project easier.
Friday, 10/28/16
We watched a program on the mummification process.
Thursday, 10/27/16
We continued working on our gods & goddesses chart.
Wednesday, 10/26/16
We took notes on the gods & goddesses of Ancient Egypt.
Tuesday, 10/25/16
We took our map of Egypt quiz.
Monday, 10/24/16
We took a second practice quiz for the map of Egypt quiz tomorrow. We read and took notes on the life of people in the Old Kingdom.
Friday, 10/21/16
In 5th period, we continued watching the pyramid building program.
Thursday, 10/20/16
In 2nd period, we continued watching the pyramid building program.
Wednesday, 10/19/16
We began watching and taking notes for a program on pyramid building in ancient Egypt. We are taking notes on the difficulties in building these pyramids and the ways the ancient Egyptians solved those problems.
Tuesday, 10/18/16
In 6th period, we read and took notes on King Menes and the unification of Ancient Egypt.
Monday, 10/17/16
In 2nd period, we read and took notes on King Menes and the unification of Ancient Egypt.
Friday, 10/14/16
We took a map of Egypt practice test and continued working on notes on the Two Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Thursday, 10/13/16
We continued watching the program on the Nile River.
Wednesday, 10/12/16
We finished working on our Map of Ancient Egypt which is due tomorrow. We watched the first part of a program on the Nile River.
Tuesday, 10/11/16
We read and took notes on the geography of Egypt on pages 88-89. We started our map of Egypt.
Monday, 10/10/16
We previewed Ancient Egypt, our new unit.
Friday, 10/07/16
We took our unit test for our Mesopotamia Unit.
Thursday, 10/06/16
We made our clay tablets in class. Study for the Mesopotamia test tomorrow.
Wednesday, 10/05/16
We worked on our clay tablet first draft. It is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, 10/04/16
We had students try to decipher our coded messages. We started the clay tablet first draft. The final draft is due on Thursday.
Monday, 10/03/16
We finished the program on Cuneiform. The program told the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Next, we wrote our coded messages on our message sheet. Tomorrow, we will have other students try to decipher our messages.
Friday, 09/30/16
We wrote a draft of our three messages using our symbols for letters in the alphabet. Next, we watched a program on Cuneiform.
Thursday, 09/29/16
We defined cuneiform and pictographs. We practice making pictographs and developed our own symbols for letters in our alphabet.
Wednesday, 09/28/16
We read and took notes on Sumerian (Mesopotamia) religion and social structure.
Tuesday, 09/27/16
We worked on further defining the process of silt coming off of mountains and being dispersed on the valleys below by rivers. We also worked on the concept of surplus leading to a division of labor.
Monday, 09/26/16
We read and took notes on Mesopotamia, focusing on the distribution of silt, irrigation, farming surplus and division of labor.
Friday, 09/23/16
We shared our original continent physical maps. We watched a program on Mesopotamia.
Thursday, 09/22/16
We read and took notes on the First Farmers.
Wednesday, 09/21/16
We worked on the final draft of our original continent physical map. The final draft is due on Friday, 09/23/16.
Tuesday, 09/20/16
We reviewed the structure of hunting & gathering societies. Next, we read and took notes on the first farming societies.
Monday, 09/19/16
In 2nd period, we read and took notes on hunting and gathering societies. Next, we worked on our final draft of our original continent physical map. In 6th period, we finished the map quiz and read the section on H/G societies.
Friday, 09/16/16
In 2nd period, we took the map locations quiz. In 6th period, we started the quiz, but were interrupted by the fire alarm. We will finish the quiz on Monday.
Thursday, 09/15/16
We started creating a new continent. We will be making a physical map of our new continent. We will continue working on this assignment tomorrow in class. Tonight, we need to study for our map quiz tomorrow. To study for it, please use the practice quiz we took earlier this week.
Wednesday, 09/14/16
We finished defining our terms in our Geography Dictionary. It is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, 09/13/16
We reviewed the vocabulary for the unit. Next, we read and took notes on the 5 Themes of Geography on pages H24 in our textbook. Lastly, we began defining words in a Geography Dictionary.
Monday, 09/12/16
We reviewed vocabulary words-longitude, prime meridian, international dateline, latitude and the equator. Next, we read pages H18-H19 and took notes on essential elements of a map like legend, scale, compass rose, etc.
Friday, 09/09/16
We took a practice quiz on locating places on a world map. We corrected the quiz and students took the practice quiz home to study for the real quiz on Friday, 09/16/16.
Thursday, 09/08/16
We read and took notes on pages H14-15 in our textbook. We read about longitude and latitude.
Wednesday, 09/07/16
We located continents, countries, oceans and cities on a world map. This assignment is due on Friday, 09/09/16.
Tuesday, 09/06/16
We previewed the section on geography in our textbook.
Friday, 09/02/16
We defined terms for our unit on geography-geography, continents, ocean, longitude & latitude. Next, we created a picture out of our name.
Thursday, 09/01/16
We took a pretest on the continents and oceans of the world.
Wednesday, 08/31/16
Welcome to class. Today we introduced the course and worked on a getting to know each other assignment called "Two Truths & One Lie". We will share in class tomorrow.
Friday, 10/28/16
We watched a program on the mummification process.
Thursday, 10/27/16
We continued working on our gods & goddesses chart.
Wednesday, 10/26/16
We took notes on the gods & goddesses of Ancient Egypt.
Tuesday, 10/25/16
We took our map of Egypt quiz.
Monday, 10/24/16
We took a second practice quiz for the map of Egypt quiz tomorrow. We read and took notes on the life of people in the Old Kingdom.
Friday, 10/21/16
In 5th period, we continued watching the pyramid building program.
Thursday, 10/20/16
In 2nd period, we continued watching the pyramid building program.
Wednesday, 10/19/16
We began watching and taking notes for a program on pyramid building in ancient Egypt. We are taking notes on the difficulties in building these pyramids and the ways the ancient Egyptians solved those problems.
Tuesday, 10/18/16
In 6th period, we read and took notes on King Menes and the unification of Ancient Egypt.
Monday, 10/17/16
In 2nd period, we read and took notes on King Menes and the unification of Ancient Egypt.
Friday, 10/14/16
We took a map of Egypt practice test and continued working on notes on the Two Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Thursday, 10/13/16
We continued watching the program on the Nile River.
Wednesday, 10/12/16
We finished working on our Map of Ancient Egypt which is due tomorrow. We watched the first part of a program on the Nile River.
Tuesday, 10/11/16
We read and took notes on the geography of Egypt on pages 88-89. We started our map of Egypt.
Monday, 10/10/16
We previewed Ancient Egypt, our new unit.
Friday, 10/07/16
We took our unit test for our Mesopotamia Unit.
Thursday, 10/06/16
We made our clay tablets in class. Study for the Mesopotamia test tomorrow.
Wednesday, 10/05/16
We worked on our clay tablet first draft. It is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, 10/04/16
We had students try to decipher our coded messages. We started the clay tablet first draft. The final draft is due on Thursday.
Monday, 10/03/16
We finished the program on Cuneiform. The program told the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Next, we wrote our coded messages on our message sheet. Tomorrow, we will have other students try to decipher our messages.
Friday, 09/30/16
We wrote a draft of our three messages using our symbols for letters in the alphabet. Next, we watched a program on Cuneiform.
Thursday, 09/29/16
We defined cuneiform and pictographs. We practice making pictographs and developed our own symbols for letters in our alphabet.
Wednesday, 09/28/16
We read and took notes on Sumerian (Mesopotamia) religion and social structure.
Tuesday, 09/27/16
We worked on further defining the process of silt coming off of mountains and being dispersed on the valleys below by rivers. We also worked on the concept of surplus leading to a division of labor.
Monday, 09/26/16
We read and took notes on Mesopotamia, focusing on the distribution of silt, irrigation, farming surplus and division of labor.
Friday, 09/23/16
We shared our original continent physical maps. We watched a program on Mesopotamia.
Thursday, 09/22/16
We read and took notes on the First Farmers.
Wednesday, 09/21/16
We worked on the final draft of our original continent physical map. The final draft is due on Friday, 09/23/16.
Tuesday, 09/20/16
We reviewed the structure of hunting & gathering societies. Next, we read and took notes on the first farming societies.
Monday, 09/19/16
In 2nd period, we read and took notes on hunting and gathering societies. Next, we worked on our final draft of our original continent physical map. In 6th period, we finished the map quiz and read the section on H/G societies.
Friday, 09/16/16
In 2nd period, we took the map locations quiz. In 6th period, we started the quiz, but were interrupted by the fire alarm. We will finish the quiz on Monday.
Thursday, 09/15/16
We started creating a new continent. We will be making a physical map of our new continent. We will continue working on this assignment tomorrow in class. Tonight, we need to study for our map quiz tomorrow. To study for it, please use the practice quiz we took earlier this week.
Wednesday, 09/14/16
We finished defining our terms in our Geography Dictionary. It is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, 09/13/16
We reviewed the vocabulary for the unit. Next, we read and took notes on the 5 Themes of Geography on pages H24 in our textbook. Lastly, we began defining words in a Geography Dictionary.
Monday, 09/12/16
We reviewed vocabulary words-longitude, prime meridian, international dateline, latitude and the equator. Next, we read pages H18-H19 and took notes on essential elements of a map like legend, scale, compass rose, etc.
Friday, 09/09/16
We took a practice quiz on locating places on a world map. We corrected the quiz and students took the practice quiz home to study for the real quiz on Friday, 09/16/16.
Thursday, 09/08/16
We read and took notes on pages H14-15 in our textbook. We read about longitude and latitude.
Wednesday, 09/07/16
We located continents, countries, oceans and cities on a world map. This assignment is due on Friday, 09/09/16.
Tuesday, 09/06/16
We previewed the section on geography in our textbook.
Friday, 09/02/16
We defined terms for our unit on geography-geography, continents, ocean, longitude & latitude. Next, we created a picture out of our name.
Thursday, 09/01/16
We took a pretest on the continents and oceans of the world.
Wednesday, 08/31/16
Welcome to class. Today we introduced the course and worked on a getting to know each other assignment called "Two Truths & One Lie". We will share in class tomorrow.