Review Module for Mesopotamia has been added to our course and more will be imported as I complete them.
I will be available via email daily and in live on Canvas chat from 1-2 pm each day.
Session 60: Test: B day 3/17 A day 3/16
Study guide due in Canvas by 9AM the morning of the test.
Written Assessment: Was Alexander the Great really great? Due 3/18 in Canvas
Additional resources and videos in our Google Classroom
Session 53 (2/21, 2/24): Geography of Ancient Greece
Vocab: peninsula, colony
Ancient Greece Study Guide (Electronic version due at 8 am day of your test)
Absent? Click Here and Here
Homework: Greece’s Geography & Culture TDQ Due 3/2
Session 54 (2/25, 2/26): Accomplishments
Tribute Booklet In-Class Project
Adventures in Ancient Greece Interactive Overview
Olympics, Mythology and Philosophers video
Homework: Begin working on hard copy of Ancient Greece Study Guide (Electronic version due at 9AM day of test), Ancient Greece Geography TDQ due 3/10
Session 55 (2/27, 2/28): Pythagoras
Tribute Booklet Day 2
Olympics, Mythology and Philosophers video
Homework: Continue working on hard copy of Ancient Greece Study Guide (Electronic version due at 9AM day of test), Socrates TDQ in Canvas due 3/6
Session 56 (3/2, 3/3): Philosophers
Tribute Booklet Day 3
Homework: Socrates TDQ quiz due 3/1 and continue working on hard copy of Ancient Greece Study Guide (Electronic version due at 9AM day of test)
Wednesday, March 4th Early Release A day. No session
Session 57 (⅗, 3/6): Government
Vocab: tyrant, monarchy, democracy, oligarchy
Additional ancient Greece reading
Athens vs. Sparta
Athens vs. Sparta video
Homework: Athens TDQ quiz (reading handout provided) due 3/12, continue working on Ancient Greece Study Guide (Electronic version due at 9AM day of test)
Session 58 (3/9, 3/10): Persian War
Homework: Persian War TDQ quiz due 3/12, Ancient Greece Study Guide (Electronic version due at 9AM
day of test)
Session 59 (3/11, 3/12): Alexander the Great
Written Assessment Prompt-”Was Alexander the Great really great?”
Students must state a clear position, provide a clear reason, explain reason with commentary, provide textual evidence and cite their source.
Alex the Great Pre-Writing Template
Another Alexander the Great Video
Homework: Final written response due in Canvas 3/18
No session: Friday 3/13 has been changed to a review day for B day students to make up for the day lost for the loss of instruction because of the school wide Paideia. Students will work on their booklets, study guide and Alexander the great written response.
Session 60 (B day 3/17, A day 3/16): Ancient Greece Test
Test: Session 52 (2/19, 2/20)
Study guide due in Canvas by 8am the day of your test.
Session 45 (1/29, 1/30): Geography of China
Impact of geographic features on settlement and development
Absent?: Geo guided lesson to be used with reading.
Homework: China Geo TDQ Due 2/7 and work on hard copy of study guide
Students also have a NCFE TDQ Pratice #1 activity in Canvas. They will be given time in class to work on it and will have 3 attempts with the highest score recorded on 2/7.
Session 46 (1/31, 2/3): Special Guidance Lesson with Ms. Perkins
Students will also have time to work on NCFE TDQ Practice #1 which is due on 2/7.
Homework: Work on NCFE #1
Session 47 (2/4, 2/5): Zhou Dynasty
Vocab: virtue, feudalism, philosophy
Homework: Zhou TDQ Due 2/14 and work on hard copy of study guide
Session 48 (2/6, 2/7): Philosophers
Who should the Zhou hire to help with the Warring States Period?
Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism
Absent? Click here and read, annotate and complete the questions.
Homework: Work on hard copy of study guide
Session 49 (2/10, 2/11): Qin Dynasty
Vocab: standardization, censorship, legalism, reform
Absent? Complete questions using reading
Homework: Qin TDQ due 2/18 and work on hard copy of study guide
Session 50 (2/12, 2/13): Han Dynasty & Silk Road
Vocab: suppress, piety, bureaucracy, import, export, monopoly
Homework: Silk Road TDQ in Canvas due 2/18,
Silk Road Game: If you did not show me your high score, you can show me on Mon, Tuesday or Wednesday. Take a screen shot and show me in class. http://web.stanford.edu/group/spice/SilkRoad/SilkRoad.html
Ancient China Quizlet to help you study!
Ancient China Video for Review
Session 51 (2/17, 2/18): Silk Road and B day make-up
Homework: Study guide due in Canvas by 8 am next session.
Session 52 (2/19, 2/20): Ancient China TEST
The test will not change due to tornado, missed Friday or 2/18.
Test: Session 44 (A day 1/27, B day 1/28)
Study guide due by 8 am day of your test.
Session 38: Geography of India (Jan. 6/7)
Vocab: Subcontinent, monsoon, plateau
India's Geographic Features Reading (If absent..read and annotate carefully. For each feature, identify the positive and negative impacts it had on the development of India)
India's Geographic Features Ranking Chart (complete if absent using reading above)
India's resources interactive page (click NC if prompted)
Geo of India Worksheet (extra help)
Ancient India Study Guide (Must be completed in Canvas...highest grade recorded.) Due day of your test at 8 am.
Homework: India's Geography TDQ Quiz in Canvas due 1/13 (2 attempts with the highest score recorded)
Special Enrichment Session 1/8 for Early Release
Session 39 (1/9, 1/10): Ancient Cities of India **1/9 Ms. Jamison will be off campus for a training. Students must follow directions in Google classroom exactly and complete all work in their composition books.
Vocab: surplus, citadel, deforestation
Emergence, Expansion and Decline
Homework: Ancient India's Cities TDQ in Canvas Due 1/15 for A day and 1/16 for B day-- Multiple attempts with highest score recorded
India's Geography TDQ Quiz in Canvas Due 1/13 for both days- Multiple attempts with highest score recorded.
Work on Study Guide (hard-copy) - Canvas version due day of the test by 8 am.
Session 40 (1/13, 1/14): Caste System
India's Geography TDQ Quiz in Canvas Due
Caste System History Proof
Absent? Caste System Worksheet
Homework: CANVAS TDQs
Ancient India's Cities TDQ in Canvas Due 1/15 for A day and 1/16 for B day-- Multiple attempts with highest score recorded
India's Geography TDQ Quiz in Canvas Due 1/13 for both days- Multiple attempts with highest score recorded.
Work on Study Guide (hard-copy) - Canvas version due day of the test by 8 am.
Session 41: Mauryan Empire (1/15, 1/16)
Ashoka's Edicts
Achievements
Absent? Mauryan Empire Web
Homework: Ashoka TDQ Quiz in Canvas due 1/27 for A day and 1/28 for B day
Session 42: Gupta Empire (1/17, 1/21)
Session 43: Monsoons (1/22, 1/23)
Are the monsoons in India a blessing or a curse? (written assessment prompt)
Students will examine various texts and engage in a discussion as they formulate their position. Students MUST have a clear position, 2 clear reasons, commentary and textual evidence for each reason. They must also cite their source for both pieces of evidence. Rough drafts should be written in their composition book and final drafts must be submitted in CANVAS by 2/3.
Effects of Monsoons Stratfor Video
Additional article not examined in class.
Homework: Written Response due 2/3, Study Guide due in Canvas day of the test at 8 am.
Session 44: Ancient India Test-Study Guide Due at 8:00 am day of your test! Monsoon formal written response due 2/3 in Canvas.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jnqs5Xz-Ofja9PkGA2kt1L8uUgJzPFYa96HE-6EockQ/edit?usp=sharing
Ancient Egypt & Kush Test: 12/17, 12/18
**If your students will be leaving early for the winter break, they MUST make arrangements with me to take the test BEFORE they leave.*****
Session 31 (12/1-2): Geography of Ancient Egypt & Kush
Vocab: topography, delta
Homework: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt Canvas Quiz (Due 12/13 with 2 attempts and highest grade recorded)
Session 32 (12/3-4): Kingdoms
Vocab: pharaoh, reign, treaty
Another Old Kingdom Video...longer but very interesting
3 Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt TDQ quiz in Canvas (Due 12/14)
Homework: Work on study guide. Study guide will be due on 12/17 @ 9 am for B day students and on 12/18 at 9 am for A day students. Students will have three attempts with the highest score recorded.
Session 33 (12/6, 12/9): Pharaohs
Pharaoh Walk Activity (This handout will be collected day of the test.)
3 Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt TDQ quiz in Canvas (Due 12/14)
Homework: Work on study guide. Study guide will be due on 12/17 @ 9 am for B day students and on 12/18 at 9 am for A day students. Students will have three attempts with the highest score recorded.
Session 34 (12/10, 12/11): Daily Life
Students will complete two of the three stations and one enrichment activity. All are in our Google classroom.
(Work to be completed in their composition books. Students MUST clearly label their station work as composition books will be graded.)
Vocab: viziers, artisans, scribes, peasants
Stations: Tombs & The Afterlife, Science and Technology, Daily Life
3 Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt TDQ quiz in Canvas (Due 12/14)
Homework: Work on study guide. Study guide will be due on 12/17 @ 9 am for B day students and on 12/18 at 9 am for A day students. Students will have three attempts with the highest score recorded.
Session 35 (12/12, 12/13): Kingdom of Kush
Vocab: succession, dynasty
Emergence, expansion and decline of Kush
Kush TDQ Canvas Quiz
25 Interesting Facts About Ancient Egypt
Homework: Kush TDQ, Work on study guide. Study guide will be due on 12/17 @ 9 am for B day students and on 12/18 at 9 am for A day students. Students will have three attempts with the highest score recorded.
Session 36 (12/16, 12/17): Daily Life 2
Stations: Tombs & The Afterlife, Science and Technology, Daily Life
Students MUST complete two stations and 1 enrichment activity. All are in our Google classroom and all work is done in their composition book.
Homework: Work on study guide. Study guide will be due on 12/17 @ 9 am for B day students and on 12/18 at 9 am for A day students. Students will have three attempts with the highest score recorded.
Session 37 (12/18, 12/19): Ancient Egypt & Kush Test
Composition books will be collected and graded.
**If your students will be leaving early for the winter break, they MUST make arrangements with me to take the test BEFORE they leave.*****
Full credit/maximum grade of 79% will ONLY be granted to those who follow the directions exactly and show great effort.
Mesopotamia Unit Test Session: 29 (11/21, 11/22)
Our Google Classroom has additional resources.
Mesopotamia Study Guide - Students MUST complete this in CANVAS by 8AM day of the test. Students have 4 attempts with the highest score recorded.
Session 21 (10/25, 10/29): Rise of City-States
Unit Introduction
Vocab: Fertile, complex, irrigation, city-state, levee, Mesopotamia
Students analyze connection between geographic challenges in Mesopotamia and creation of city-states through problem/solution chart. (Should be completed and taped in composition book.)
Absent? Rise of City-States Reading and Activity Sheet
Mesopotamia Podcast from class
Homework: Mesopotamia TDQ Quiz in Canvas (2 attempts with highest score recorded.) DUE 11/4
Session 22 (11/30, 11/31): Ancient Sumer (This is a major topic on the unit assessment)
Vocab: levee, irrigation, city-state
Ancient Summer Comprehension Web (Complete if absent)
Homework: Penny Analysis due NEXT SESSION. Students must annotate a picture, drawing or etching of a penny and find evidence of a civilization then answer the question. Would a penny prove we were a civilization? Justify your reasoning. (Characteristics in notes) This is a hand-in assignment and should not be done in your composition book.
Session 23 (11/1, 11/4): Empires of Mesopotamia
Vocab: Empire, tribute
Notes on Sumer's Decline
Akkadians & Babylonians Reading
Ziggurate animation (if prompted, select NC) **Animation require flash
Fertile Crescent animation (if prompted, select NC) **Animation require flash
Sumerian City-States animation (if prompted, select NC) **Animation require flash
Homework: Akkadian TDQ quiz in Canvas & Work on study guide (Canvas version due day of the test by 8AM)
**Study guide is linked above and in our Google classroom as well as the electronic version in Canvas****
Session 24 (11/6, 11/7): Empires of Mesopotamia 2
Assyrian & Neo-Babylonian Presentation
Empire Superlatives
Bracket Busters
Homework: Assyrian TDQ quiz in Canvas & work on study guide
**Study guide is linked above and in our Google classroom as well as the electronic version in Canvas****
Session 25 (11/8, 11/12): Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi Activity Sheet to be completed in class**If absent, a student should complete and submit to me on the test day.**
Homework: Hammurabi TDQ Quiz in Canvas. Make sure Canvas quizzes are completed and work on study guide.
Session 26 (11/13, 11/14): Hammurabi's Code (Formal Written Response)
Hammurabi's Code Paideia (IF YOU ARE ABSENT...COMPLETE THE ABSENT ASSIGNMENT LINKED. IT IS TO BE HANDED IN THE DAY OF THE TEST.)
Writing Organizer for Written Response
Reasons for written response. Pick two that support your position.
Written Response (Formal Grade) Due in Canvas by 11/25.
Homework: Pre-writing organizer must be completed and brought to class next session. Written Response MUST BE Submitted in Canvas via Modules by 11/25. Submit study guide in Canvas by 8AM day of the test.
Session 27: (11/15, 11/18): Ancient Empires Simulation
If absent, please print and complete. Hand in day of the test. Mesopotamia Review Activity
Homework: Written Response MUST BE Submitted in Canvas via Modules by 11/25. Submit study guide in Canvas by 8AM day of the test.
Session 28 (11/19, 11/20): Ancient Empires Simulation and Mesopotamia Escape Room
Homework: Written Response MUST BE Submitted in Canvas via Modules by 11/25. Submit study guide in Canvas by 8AM day of the test.
Session 29 (11/21, 11/22) Mesopotamia Test
Homework: Written Response MUST BE Submitted in Canvas via Modules by 11/25.
Early Humans Test Session 20: A day 10/23, B day 10/24
This unit will not have a written assessment.
Students will be given a hard/paper copy of the study guide but they will ultimately have to complete the online version in Canvas by the assigned date.
Session 15 ( 10/8, 10/10 ): Geography Wrap Up and Early Humans Introduction
We will finish up our Africa maps, the Inspirer game, the geographic features chart and the Mining Boom TDQ quiz in canvas.
Composition books will be reviewed and graded.
No homework.
Session 16 (10/11,10/14): Cave Exploration
****Students are asked to bring a flashlight to class if possible.*****
Vocab: archaeologist, artifact, fossil, historian, geographer
Homework: Dream Job TDQ in Canvas (2 attempts with highest grade recorded)
Session 17 (10/15, 10/16): Early Hominids
Vocab: hominids, capabilities
Homework: Finish history proof and work on study guide (Online version in Canvas due by 8 am morning of the test. Students have 4 attempts with highest grade recorded. They should work on their paper copy and once completed, input answers.)
Session 18 (10/17, 10/18): Paleolithic vs. Neolithic
Vocab: specialization, domestication, agriculture
Homework: Paleo vs. Neo TDQ for highest score and work on study guide (Online version in Canvas due by 8am morning of the test. Students have 4 attempts with highest grade recorded. They should work on their paper copy and once completed, input answers.)
Session 19 (20/21, 10/22): Paleolithic vs. Neolithic
Homework: Finish Study Guide - Due by 8 am day of the test (in Canvas)
Session 20 (10/23, 10/24): Early Humans Test
Study guide due in Canvas by 8 am.
There will NOT be a written assessment for this unit and the grade will go in 2nd quarter to allow for retakes if needed.
No Homework
Geography Test Session 14 - A day 10/4, B day 10/7
**This is an application test. Students will have to utilize and apply map skills and the five themes of geography. There will also be a written assessment. Students will have to state a position, provide and explain two clear reasons and substantiate them both with textual evidence.**
Great resource on the 5 Themes of Geography!
Homework: Look over your study guide. You do not need to complete any yet but I want you to know what is coming this unit.
Absent? click here
Students will generate a thematic map and then gather details from it to draw conclusions.
Vocab: longitude, latitude, hemisphere, absolute location, relative location
Theme of region vs. a region with unifying factors
Students worked cooperatively to gather geographic data in preparation for constructing a thematic map.
Homework: No homework
Students will work cooperatively to gather geographic data and then construct a thematic map on the regions of Africa.
Vocab: region
Homework: No homework
Homework: Work on study guide (#1, 2, 7, 8, 9)
Students will evaluate the impact of different geographic features. Where you live, impacts how you live.
We will also continue our game.
Homework: Study Guide (#5, 6, 10, 11)
Geography Unit Review Activity-Great resource to prepare for the unit test.
Map 5
Vocab: nomad
Canvas Text-Dependent Questions Quiz
Mining in Classroom Mongolia Text
Mining in Mongolia Canvas Quiz Text
Recent Article on Mining in Mongolia
Homework: Finish study guide
Mining in Mongolia Prewriting organizer is included with the text.
Mining in Classroom Mongolia Text
Mining in Mongolia Canvas Quiz Text
Recent Article on Mining in Mongolia
Additional video source "Spirited Away"
Writing organizer to help you structure your response
Homework: Write Mining in Mongolia paragraph
**Students may utilize their rough draft during the assessment.
They MUST include the following:
State their position clearly. (It can not be both.)
Provide and explain two clear reasons to support their position.
Substantiate each reason with textual evidence AND cite their source.
Culture Test Session 6 - A day, B day
Vocab: Culture, anthropologist, ethnic group
Homework: Cultural practices and values chart
Absent? Please copy notes from a friend. Cultural practices and values chart (Complete one chart)
Homework: Study guide questions 1-4
Absent? World Religions Chart and World Religions Proof
Vocab: innovation, cultural diffusion
Causes & Effects of Cultural Diffusion
Example of Forced Cultural Diffusion: Europeans forcing Native Americans to become Christians or speak English, Russification during Soviet rule.
Homework: Work on Culture Study Guide 6-10
Students will evaluate the impact of globalization from multiple perspectives.
Vocab: beneficial, detrimental, globalization, outsourcing
Homework: Work on Finish Culture Study Guide
"Is globalization beneficial or detrimental to a society?"
This will be the writing prompt on the test.
Students may utilize their texts and any pre-writing in their composition books on the written portion of the test.
Students MUST include the following in their written response:
1. State their position. (Students may not present "both" and we discourage "I think". They should state it as fact.)
2. Provide 1 clear reason to substantiate their position.
3. Explain their reason using evidence from the text. (Commentary...explain their reason in their own words.)
4. Cite the source of their textual evidence
Super helpful resource for writing your rough draft-Click Here
Additional resources on globalization:
Globalization 101 http://www.globalization101.org/issues-in-depth/
Tutoring Thursday Morning in D4 8:15-8:45
Students MUST come with specific questions and let me know the day prior.
Test Tips:
Know the vocabulary! Be able to apply the concepts.
Be able to differentiate and provide examples of cultural diffusion and innovations.
Review study guide and everything in your notes. Students do not have to memorize religion chart.