Social Studies

5/24 History Research Poster

Please bring in your research poster tomorrow. Everyone will present their posters in the morning or afternoon class period.

5/23

Please have your Mona Lisa drawing finished for Monday. Remember, you are drawing the Mona Lisa, BUT putting your face on it instead! You can do this on computer paper if you are home.

Also, remember to complete your Research poster by Tuesday the 24th. You can turn your poster in early if you'd like!

5/17

Please make sure to complete all work due on Thursday.

Please also have your Mona Lisa drawing finished for May 23rd. Remember, you are drawing the Mona Lisa, BUT putting your face on it instead! You can do this on computer paper if you are home.

Also, remember to complete your Research poster by Tuesday the 24th. You can turn your poster in early if you'd like!

5/16 Please make sure to complete the following assignments for this Thursday, May 19th:

The Advice for a Prince

The Shakespeare emoji activity

Tricking a crest hw

The Obituary assignment

Your Royal Crest used to decorate Quinn Hall

Your Mona Lisa drawing in due on May 23rd

And have your Renaissance costume approved by May 20th

Your Renaissance Research project is due on May 24th

5/13 Please make sure to complete the following assignments for May 19th:

The Advice for a Prince

The Shakespeare emoji activity

Tricking a crest

The Obituary assignment

Your Royal Crest used to decorate Quinn Hall

And have your Renaissance costume approved by May 20th

Your Renaissance Research project is due on May 24th

5/11 Renaissance Obituary Assignment

In class today you were given an assignment to create an obituary for one of the historical figures on the back of the handout. I tweaked the instructions a bit though. You will need to type up the obituary information and print it out. Then, instead of doing a half-portrait, you will do a complete portrait of your historical figure on a large sheet of paper from the classroom. The picture needs to fully fit the sheet of paper, it must be colorful and you may NOT trace it.

This work is due on May 19th. You will have time in class to work on it.

5/10 Renaissance Shield/Crest

Traditionally, students made shields that were used to decorate the banquet hall for the Renaissance festival. This year you will create a shield/full crest that includes designs, animals, and colors that are meaningful to you as well as 3 elements of your character's actual heraldic shield. I can help you find the shield for your character if you have trouble. On the back of your shield page I want you to include bullet points explaining why you picked the colors, animal(s), shapes, etc. that you did and what they mean. You can also "trick" your shield using the terms and order we learned about. This homework is due on the 19th. Paper to use for your shield is in the classroom and I will tell you the dimensions and shapes your shields can take in class.

Scroll through the link below to find some interesting elements to add to your crest:

https://www.heraldryandcrests.com/pages/heraldic-symbolism-a-z

5/9 Heraldic Crests Lesson

Please open the following links for class today and take notes on the following elements: metals, tinctures, and animal stances. What we learn in class today will inform you on how to create your Renaissance Shield/Crest.

http://wappenwiki.org/index.php?title=Heraldic_Elements

This whole page is full of what are called, ordinaries, or basic elements of coats of arms
There are rules for how you can design your shield: 2 metals can’t touch each other and 2 tinctures can’t touch each other. Fur on fur is not common, but you can put any design on fur.
Most crests use the featured metals, tinctures, and stains, but the non-traditional tinctures are not found in many crests
Divisions on shields helped create spaces on shields for charges/images and different colors

If you look at the top of the “heraldic elements” page there is a list of “charges” and an alphabet listing: http://wappenwiki.org/index.php?title=Heraldic_Elements

Scroll through any of the letters and get a feel for what images were used as charges. They all have meanings, so if you don’t remember what they mean, go back to this website: https://www.heraldryandcrests.com/pages/heraldic-symbolism-a-z

Just a note:

When you see words leopard or panther, you should know that people in Medieval Europe didn’t know what those animals looked like so they might look a bit fantastical and mythological.

A maunch is a sleeve, like clothing, and it was long because that was the fashion at the time.

A mullet is actually a star, not an unfortunate hairstyle haha and it could have as many points as they wanted!

Heraldic Language - How to read a crest/shield

A crest/shield is a lot like a flag. Most of the time we “read” a flag from left to right.

As well as “reading” a crest from left to right, there are also rules about the directions that charges/images should face on a crest.

Most images will face to our left, which is called the dexter/right side of a shield. You won’t see many charges facing the sinister/left side of a shield.

A crest is “tricked” (no, not like it’s all tricked out with lions and stripes and stuff, but kinda!) or written and read in a particular way. Below is an outline of how you would read a tricked crest and vocabulary you would use.

Order of reading:

Color
The animal/image and their stance
Metal
Anything that is colored on the animal

Animal Stances

Sejant - sitting
Forcene - 3 legs up
Courant - running
Salient - 2 legs up
Passant - standing
Rampant - 1 leg up
Guardant - head is facing you
Couped - If there is a clean line under the head
Arrache - ripped off, scraggly bottom of a head, or tree roots

How to “trick” or read a crest/shield

On the “Charges” tab and specifically between the letters F-K please find the greyhound crest or look at the image on this page:: http://wappenwiki.org/index.php?title=Charges_F-K

Read the greyhound crest: This crest is tricked azure, a greyhound rampant, argent, collard and langue (tongue) gules

Couple of points on this crest and how to “trick” it: you always list out the color, image and stance, metal, and anything that is colored

*Fun fact: you always name the additional colored parts of a charge and usually they are the same color

For homework, please "Trick" one of the following crests. You can write your answers on a sheet of paper to turn in on May 19th. You should be able to copy and paste the link to see the crests:

https://wappenwiki.org/images/thumb/5/59/Aquitaine.svg/220px-Aquitaine.svg.png

https://wappenwiki.org/images/thumb/9/93/Mataplana_Pallars_Sobira.svg/220px-Mataplana_Pallars_Sobira.svg.png

https://wappenwiki.org/images/thumb/2/27/Hedges.svg/516px-Hedges.svg.png

5/5/2022

Renaissance Costumes

Hi kids! Today we talked about costumes for the Festival on the 26th. Based on where your character is from, please come up with a costume that reflects the colors and styles of that area. I have some costumes you can borrow, HOWEVER, you should spend time looking for something before you ask to borrow anything. Your costume needs to be ready by May 20th.

Feel free to bring in a costume for me to review or send me a picture of it.

What should you look for:

Bright/Deep colors - red, black, gold, blue, etc.

Velvet, shiny/silk

Layers-capes, vests, etc

Jewels

Flat shoes - black or dark brown

Fun hair - braids or buns

Hats/Crowns - including hair jewelry or coverings

Length - long skirts, not short skirts or shorts

** Keep in mind that your hair should be done BEFORE school on the 26th and you cannot wear makeup

Suggestions:

Gents: dad’s suit vest, belts, baseball pants with colorful tube socks, dark shoes, button down shirt, big hats with feathers

Ladies: Long skirts, velvet tops, lots of jewelry, vibrant colors, hats or hair jewelry, flat shoes, silky looking tops or big skirts

5/3/2022

This year, the Renaissance project and celebration will look a little different. Each of you will portray a historical figure from the time period and complete a project about them and you will dress up as this character for the Festival on May 26th.

This year, students will be assigned historical figures from:

France

Spain

Italy

Russia

Some people will be kings, queens, princes, artists, and some will be related and others will not, but each person plays an important role in the royal courts of these countries. For your project, you will need to make a poster answering the following questions:

Who: what is your full name and title?
What: what is your historical figure known for accomplishing in their lifetime? What are some things they did while they were alive?
Where: where were you born? Where are you buried? What territory/country/empire did you rule over?
When: when were you born and when did you die?
2 interesting facts about your historical figure
Pictures: Please include lots of pictures (at least 5), which you may find online or draw/design yourself to help display what you're describing.

Any research you do should be cited as well and listed on the back of the poster.

You will be graded on the following:

-Turning in your project on time

- Your writing: spelling, grammar, punctuation

-Works Cited Page: you should list out any and all sources you used for this project

-The overall product: effort, neatness, art, answering all questions

- Pictures

This project is due on: ___May 24th_________

In addition to your project, you will also learn some phrases to say on the day of the festival. These phrases will be in French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. We will spend time in class learning these phrases and practicing our royal procession.

Your assigned roles are listed below

Roles per Country:

Spain

Isabella de Castille, Queen of Spain (Dorothee)
Catherine of Aragon and Castille, Queen of England (Grace)
Juana of Castille, "La Loca" (Alexis)

Beatriz Galindo, "La Latina, La Maestra" (Lucy)
Luisa Ignacia Roldan (Marie)
Juana Enriquez, Queen of Aragon (Nora)

Ferdinand of Aragon, King of Spain (Ethan)
Admiral Christopher Columbus (Coulter)

France

Queen Claude of France (Brigid)
Princess Madeleine of France ((Marissa)
Duchess Anne of Bretagne (Angela)
Catherine de Médici, Queen consort of France (Bridget)
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (Noelle)
The Queen Mother, Louise of Savoy (Stella)

King Francis I of France (Gus)
Prince Henry II (Cole)
Leonardo da Vinci (Dain)

Russia

Tsaritsa Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina (Cathleen)
Tsaritsa Marina Mniszech of Muscovy (Michelle)
Tsar Ivan the Terrible / IV (Briggs)
Tsar Feodor I (Jackson)
False Dmitry I, Tsar of Russia (Murphy)

Italy

Clarice Orsini di Medici (Caitlin C)
Sofonisba Anguissola di Cremona (Kate)
Lucrezia Maria Romola Salviati de Medici (Fiona)
Contessina Lotta de Bardi de Medici (Caitlin M)
Lavinia Fontana di Bologna (Abby)
Lorenzo de Medici (Alessio)
Cosimo de Medici (Joseph)

4/29 Shakespeare Emojis

For homework today I would like for you to pick one play written by Shakespeare and illustrate it with emojis. Here is a list of Shakespeare's plays along with complete summaries of each:

https://shakespearequotesandplays.com/william-shakespeare-plays-complete-list/

After reading the short explanations for the play you would like to represent, you should thoroughly read the complete summary for the play you choose. Then please do your best to illustrate the play with emojis on a document that you can print out and turn in or hand draw it.

Please pick a play other than Macbeth and please use at least 20 emojis to illustrate it. Please also tell me what play you are illustrating. This assignment due on ___5/19_______ .

*Please note, you can write an email and use the emojis in gmail to complete this assignment. If you do that you can copy and paste your emojis into a document and print it out. You can also hand draw your emojis.

4/28 The Prince Activity

Please complete the Prince activity for class by May 19th. Please write out your advice on the back of the handout given in class.

4/25 Medieval Creatures class:

For homework please draw a picture of your own medieval creature and explain the following:

Its strengths

Where it lives

How to defeat it

Please also name it

This homework is due on 4/27

Please also be prepared to present your Medieval character excerpt in class tomorrow. You may bring in costume pieces for your presentation.

You will be graded on the following points:

Presentation/Public speaking

Turning in your poster on time

Effort and focus in class

Understanding the script's message

4/14/2022

Please work on your posters over break and have them completed by class time on 4/26. Please also work on your performance piece for the 26th. You can memorize the portion you plan on presenting from your script or you can have it with you, however, make sure you are familiar enough with it so that your eyes aren't glued to the page when you are speaking. On the 26th you may bring in costume pieces or props to help you get into character. Any costume pieces must be worn over your uniform.

4/12/2022 Good Masters, Sweet Ladies Assignment

Today you were assigned a character from the book, Good Masters, Sweet Ladies, to portray in a dramatic reading and complete a mini poster about. If you were not in school today please see me tomorrow and I will assign you your character and explain the project.

For this project you will do two things: perform a segment of your character's pages, not the whole thing, for the class in a dramatic reading on April 26th. I will work with you to figure out what section you will perform. You will be allowed to use the script while performing, but if you want to memorize your section you may! You can also wear costume pieces that fit over your uniform on the 26th to help you get in character. In class you will also have the opportunity to read through your character pages to make sure you understand what your character is saying and what their life is like.

You will also make a half poster about your character where you'll include the following:

An illustration of your character

Answer the questions: who (what is their name), what (what do they do in the village?), where (where the live, work, where you think the village is located?) when (does an event happen in their storyline that you can summarize?) why (why is your character important to the village? What value do they bring to the community?)

You will be graded on the following things:

Working diligently in class

Answering all required questions and including an illustration on the half poster

Submitting the poster on time

Your dramatic reading/performance - delivering your words with care and overall effort

The performances and posters will be due on 4/26/2022

4/7/2022 Please complete your Robin Hood assignment as well as your choice for the guilds/serfs/nobles assignment for class tomorrow. Both must be printed copies, you cannot email them to me. If you have a printer issue you will need to write the assignments by hand.

4/6/2022 Please complete your Robin Hood assignment as well as your choice for the guilds/serfs/nobles assignment for class on Friday.

4/4 Please bring in building materials for your castle project this week. You will have time today, tomorrow and 2 periods on Thursday to finish building your castle with your group.

4/1 Based on the documentary we watched today on Robin Hood, please explain whether or not you think Robin existed. Use your notes to explain your reasoning. You can write a paragraph or 5-7 bullet points. The homework AND your notes must be turned in together for full credit. This homework is due on 4/8.

If you need to rewatch the documentary, please use the link below:

http://www.viewpure.com/2yQ38lu-M3w?start=0&end=0

Please also bring in building materials like cardboard boxes, paper towel or toilet paper tubes, styrofoam, etc. for the castle activity we will begin next week.

3/31 Classwork:

Please use this link to learn more about the Crusades: https://www.angelfire.com/hi5/interactive_learning/crucades2/first_crusade.htm

3/31/2022 Please bring in cardboard, boxes, styrofoam, or any other building materials that you could use for a class activity next week.

3/30/2022

For homework due on April 8th, please pick ONE of the following assignments based on what we studied in class about guilds, nobles, and serfs in the Middle Ages. This homework should include color, pictures and details that answer the questions. It should be done on computer paper, not just on loose leaf.

Guilds Activities:

Sometimes people in the Middle Ages used their occupations for their last names. Find out the meanings of the following names: Smith, Cooper, Tanner, Carpenter, Weaver, and Mason. Can you think of any other names that have been derived from occupations? Try coming up with 3 more. You cannot make up the names, by the way, they need to be real names! Make a chart with all the names listed here as well as at least 3 more, for a total of at least 9 names. In your chart please include an illustration that helps explain the meaning of the name.
Take what we learned today about craft guilds and come up with the steps for becoming a member of a guild of your choice. Begin with apprenticeship and what you would need to do all the way to becoming a master craftsman. Write this as if it were a Medieval Guild Brochure and include pictures and color!

Nobles Activities:

For girls: you are the daughter of a noble and your father is forcing your to marry into another lord’s family. You don’t want to do this. What can you do? Write this as a diary entry. Add pictures and color where you can! This diary entry should be at least 1 page, double spaced.
For boys: You are the son of a lord and you know you are supposed to begin training to become a knight. However, you really want to become a silversmith. What can you do? Write this as a diary entry. Add pictures and color where you can! This diary entry should be at least 1 page, double spaced.

Serfs Activity:

Make a timeline or a schedule for a typical day in a serf’s life. Include daily activities and the times the activities were performed. You can draw this out in a circle graph similar to the one in this presentation or you can illustrate a timeline. Do a little extra research to see what kinds of things you can add to your timeline. Add pictures to illustrate!

3/29 3/28 If you were not here today please read chapter 19 section 2 on the Middle Ages.

3/28 If you were not here today please read chapter 19 section 1 on the Middle Ages.

3/25 Please finish your Samurai book for class on Monday. To conclude our gallery activity today please also look for an Asian or Asian-inspired object you could bring in to share with us on Monday. Please write down on an index card or small piece of paper what the object is, where it is from, and what it is made of or used for.

3/24 Please finish your Samurai book for class on Monday.

3/22 Please continue to work on your Samurai Books. We will have some class time to work on it, but make sure to plan on doing most of the work at home. The new due date for the book is March 28th.

3/21 Please continue to work on your Samurai Books. We will have some class time to work on it, but make sure to plan on doing most of the work at home. The new due date for the book is March 28th.

3/17 Please complete the Bushido Primary Source Packet for class tomorrow. Please also work on your Samurai Training Booklet. Take your time and make sure to follow directions for this project. The final project is due on March 24th.

3/16 Today you were given the Code of Bushido Primary Source packet to complete for class on Friday. Please take your time to reflect on your answers to the questions and write as much as you can.

3/11 Please add to your foldables or notes with information from Section 4 of Chapter 17. You should answer 3 out of the first 5 questions on page 503 (not #6 or #7). Your foldable/notes should include pictures and bullet points of information.

Your foldables/notes will be due on Tuesday next week for credit.

3/10 Please add to your foldables or notes with information from Section 3 of Chapter 17. You should answer 3 out of the first 5 questions on page 495 (not #6). Your foldable/notes should include pictures and bullet points of information.

3/9 Please add to your foldables booklet for this chapter and include answers to 3 out of the first 5 questions on page 488. You can answer the questions in bullet or short answer form. You can also include images of topics from Lesson 2 of Chapter 17 to help illustrate what you learned about from the chapter. If you need to use an extra page from your booklet you may, just make sure you have enough pages for the remaining 2 sections of the chapter.

3/8 Please work on your Chapter 17 foldable booklet. If you are not in class please staple 4 sheets of paper together and write notes on each section of the chapter as we read it. Your notes can include pictures, vocabulary definitions, timelines, maps, etc. Your notes should include whatever you think is most important from the section. Your notes must also include answers to 3 out of 5 questions on page 481. Question #6 should not be done, so please just choose 3 out of the first 5 questions to answer in bullet points or short answers.

There is no packet or test for this chapter. Your foldable booklet will be due on March 15th.

3/4 Please complete the Chapter 15 packet and use it to study for your test on Monday. Your packet is due on Monday for credit.

3/3 Please work on your Chapter 15 packet. Your test on this chapter will be on Monday and your packet will be due then too.

Please also complete and print out your T2 Research paper for tomorrow.

3/2 Please work on your Chapter 15 packet. Your test on this chapter will be on Monday and your packet will be due then too.

Please also complete and print out your T2 Research paper for Friday.

3/1 Please work on the second section of your Chapter 15 packet. Your test on this chapter will be on Monday and your packet will be due then too. Please also complete and print out your T2 Research paper for Friday.

2/28 Please begin working on your Chapter 15 packet. Your test on this chapter will be on Monday and your packet will be due then. Please also complete and print out your T2 Research paper for Friday.

2/24 Please work on the next section of your Chapter 14 packet. The packet is due on Feb 28th.

2/23 Your packet is due on the 28th and there is no test on this chapter.

2/17 Today we read the second section of Chapter 14. Please complete the corresponding section in your packet. Your packet is due on the 28th and there is no test on this chapter.

2/16 Please complete the first section of your Chapter 14 packet based on Section 1 in the textbook. There is no test for this chapter, but your packet will be due on 2/28.

2/15 Today we began Chapter 14. Please complete the first section of your packet based on Section 1 in the textbook. There is no test for this chapter, but your packet will be due on 2/28.

2/10 Please study for your Chapter 13 test tomorrow and have your packet completed to turn in for credit.

2/9 Please complete your packet on Chapter 13. Today we finished reading the chapter. Please also study for your test on Friday. We will review in class tomorrow.

2/8 Please continue working on your Chapter 13 packet and study for your test on Friday. Today we read the second section of the chapter.

2/7 Please begin working on your Chapter 13 packet. Your test on Chapter 13 will be on February 11th.

2/2 Please Use your packet and textbook (and any notes you might have taken) to complete your take-home, open-book test. Your packet and test are due on Friday when you arrive to class.

2/1 Please continue to work on your Chapter 12 packet. Today you read section 3 of Chapter 12.

1/31 Please continue to work on your Chapter 12 packet. Today you read section 2 of Chapter 12.

1/26 Please begin working on your Chpt 12 packet and read over section 1 in the textbook.

Hi kids, in preparation for Catholic Schools Week I would like for you each to find 1 to 3 objects that illustrate your personal Culture or Heritage. Take some time to reflect on what makes you who you are and what things help us to understand this about you. Please have these objects on February 1st. You can also bring them in before and I can store them in the classroom for you.

1/10 Today we finished reading Chapter 11 section 3. In class we also started the Roman Political Campaign activity on Nero, Constantine, etc. If you were absent you will be assigned your group when you come to class so no need to work on this at home.

We will work on this History assignment in class and it will be due on Thursday.

1/6 Today we read half of section 3 of Chapter 11. We'll re-cap what we read today next class when we continue reading the section. As a reminder, the first draft of your T2 Research paper is due on 1/13.

12/14 Hi kids, several of you asked about getting feedback on your next Research paper due in March. We'll use class time on the following dates to work on and revise your work.

T2 Research Paper draft dates:

1/13

2/8

2/17

Final due date 3/4

Since January 13th is just around the corner, don't stress out about having a full draft ready by then. I suggest having at least an outline of your paper drafted by the 13th. If you have any text written by then I can definitely provide you with feedback though!

By February 1st you should have some parts of your paper written.

12/13

Hi kids,

For your Trimester 2 Research Paper you will write a 3-5 page paper and pick between one of these Research Questions based on topics from the textbook:

What were the most important contributions from early China, and how did these influence other parts of the world?

Explain how the Roman Army was able to successfully take control of various regions around the Mediterranean and into Western Europe. You can discuss the weapons and military strategies used.

Evaluate what life was like for the different social classes in Roman society. What rights did people have? What roles did women and slaves play? How did the Roman Emperor keep the poor loyal to the empire?

How did the Roman gods and goddesses differ from the Greek ones? What role did the gods/religion play in Roman daily life?

Pick one emperor mentioned in Chapter 11 or 12 and explain which you think is the most influential leader in Roman history and why.

What roles did the Eastern and Western Roman empires play in spreading Christianity?

How did the life and death of Jesus and his message affect people and the future of the Mediterranean region?

Explain how the Muslims’ attitude toward and treatment of conquered people helped them spread Islam.

Before you come up with a Thesis Statement I would like for you to do some research and outline your paper. The topics you will cover in your body paragraphs (that answer the Research Question) will be what you use in your Thesis Statement.

Instead of a 5 paragraph essay, I would like you to write a more formal Research paper. This paper should be 3-5 pages, double spaced. This means that you will need to write more than 3 body paragraphs, but not more than 5, along with your introduction and conclusion. Basically, that means you should have about 4-5 topics that answer your research question, however you might need two paragraphs to explain just one topic. This will make more sense as you draft your paper.

To outline your paper you should use the following basic outline:

Introduction paragraph

Body Paragraph 1

(5)

Conclusion

Remember, your thesis statement should be in your introduction and conclusion.

You should use your textbook to start your research and then use other sources.

You will be graded on these points:

Turning the paper in on time and printed

Paper itself: overall writing, grammar

Format: MS heading, 12 point font, double spaced and 3 page minimum-5 page maximum

Historical facts presented

Bibliography on a separate page - use MLA format to cite all sources used

This Research Project will be due on March 4th

12/9 Please complete your Chapter 10 packet for class tomorrow.

12/7 Continue working on your Chapter 10 packet.

12/6 Please begin your Chapter 10 packet

12/3 Please complete your take-home, open-book test on Chapter 9 for class on Monday. Your Chapter 9 packet will also be collected for credit that day.

12/2 Please continue to work on your Chapter 9 packet. On Friday please plan on wearing your PE uniform for a History class activity.

Tomorrow you will also be given a take-home, open-book test and both the test and packet will be due on Monday.

12/1 Please continue to work on your Chapter 9 packet. On Friday please plan on wearing your PE uniform for a History class activity.

11/30 Please continue working on your Chapter 9 packet. As a reminder, you will have a take-home, open-book test for this Chapter due on Monday. This test will be handed out on Friday. Your packet and test will both be collected on Monday.

11/29 Please begin working on your Chapter 9 packet

11/18 Please be aware that the following assignments are due tomorrow. These assignments include:

The Greek myth cartoon

The Chapter 8 packet