Life in Athens/Sparta and "Cyberbulling" movie

All students have to complete the articles "Life in Athens" and "Life in Sparta".  Mods 1, 3 and 6 will complete it in class, Mods 4 and 5 will complete the articles for homework due after break.  Mod 1 and 6 watched two videos on Spartan life.  Mods 4 and 5 are going to the high school to watch the "Cyberbulling" movie.  

Have a great Thanksgiving break!

Test Check and Seven Characteristics of a Civilization review

QOD: List reasons why humans fight wars.

1. Land
2. Resources
3. Religious beliefs
4. Nationalism, etc.

Today, students reviewed their tests and scores.  We split into groups to review the seven characteristics of a civilization for Mesopotamia and Egypt.  Any students that do not finish their test will not be able to attend the video screening at the high school tomorrow.  

Ancient Greece Interactive

Today, students will complete and check their Ancient Greece maps.  After completing their maps students will use the computers to explore Ancient Greece through an interactive website.  Ancient Greece Interactive will be due on Monday.  Don't forget to review the vocabulary from this week.  

Ancient Greece Map

Most classes worked on finishing their Ancient Greece maps.  The maps contain bodies of water, cities, and island that were important to the civilization.  This assignment will be due on Monday.  

Major places to remember
Athens
Sparta
Mt. Olympus 
Delphi
Troy
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea

QOD - List as many types of government as you can.
Autocracy
Anarchy
Democracy
Communism
Monarchy
Tyranny
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Aristocracy

Vocabulary and Map

Today, students in mods 1-4 worked on half of the vocabulary packet as a whole class discussion.  Those mods will finish the vocabulary tomorrow and work on their maps in class.  Mods 5 and 6 finished their vocabulary today and will spend most of the class period tomorrow on their maps.  The maps will be due on Friday.  

Vocabulary list:
Legacy
Democracy
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Jury
Polis
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Acropolic
Phalanx
Philosophy
Olympics
Pentathlon
Marathon
Epic
Comedy
Tragedy
Monotheism
Polytheism

Ancient Greece map and Vocabulary

Today, mods 1-3 worked on a map with the substitute teacher. The map assignment will be due on Thursday.  Mods 5 and 6 studied important vocabulary of Ancient Greece with me.

I am currently in the process of getting all students to take the test. All finished test are now in the PowerSchool. Packet grades will be added soon.

Test day - Ancient Egypt

Students will use their study packets to take the test.  Students that do not finish in class will make a plan for finishing the test either before, after school or iExcel.  

I will be gone during the morning from 8-11 tomorrow.  Students will work on a map to learn about Ancient Greece.  

11-13 and 11-14 Egypt Past and Present + Study Packet

Yesterday, I was out of the classroom for the entire day.  Students worked with the substitute to study Ancient Egypt compared to modern Egypt.  Students needed to complete a T-chart comparing and contrasting the two Egypts.  

Today, students will put together their packets and review for the test.  The test is this coming Monday, November 17.  

All-seeing eye and gods/goddesses

No QOD/WOD

Today, students learned about the history and symbolism of the All-Seeing Eye.  Students filled out a graphic organizer to understand how the symbol relates to Ancient Egypt.  Students will also have time to finish their gods/goddesses assignment.  This assignment is due on Friday.  

Ancient Egyptians gods and goddesses

We started class by discussing and celebrating Veterans day.  We watched this short video to highlight the history of the holiday. Veterans Day

QOD - What annual event did the Ancient Egyptians rely upon?

Flooding of the Nile

Today, students worked on an activity to learn about the gods/goddesses.  They will match the god to their description and background story.  This assignment will be due on Thursday.  

Ten Greatest Achievements video and Catch-up Day

WOD - Vegan

A vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals.

QOD - Why was there so much treasure found in tombs?

- items to use in the afterlife

Today, students that are missing assignments will have class time to get caught up.  Everyone else will watch a video to learn about the technology of Ancient Egypt.  The follow is the schedule of assignments for students that will be gone due to the swimming experience.  

Monday

-          Turn in mummification poster

-          Catch-up day

-          Extension video – Students that have completed their work

Tuesday

-          Egyptian god/goddesses assignment due on Thursday

Wednesday

-   All Seeing Eye video and graphic organizer

-    Put together packet for test

Thursday

-  Two articles to read on Egypt past and present

- Information will be used on the test

sCheck gods/goddesses

-      

Friday

- put together packets

-review

Monday

-          Test over Egypt

Last workday for Mummification poster

Students began class by solving five math problems using Egyptian hieroglyphic  numerals.  Here is a link to the Egyptian numerals.  Students also created their own problems in hieroglyphics to challenge their classmates.  The rest of the class time was used to finish their mummification posters. Posters are due on Monday at the end of the day.  Students that finished early worked on more numeral problems and watched a video about an unknown mummy.  

Mummification Poster

Students began class with a critical thinking puzzle.  Next, we discussed the difference between an A paper and an F paper.  Students had the rest of class time to work on the poster.  There are three steps to the poster and I will send on picture of the assignment and the hieroglyphics.  This assignment will be due on Monday with more work time tomorrow. I plan on having the Egypt test next week.

Social Structure and Mummy Poster

QOD - What are the six levels on the Social Structure?


WOD - United Nations Peacekeeping Force helps countries torn by conflict create the conditions for lasting peace. They are comprised of civilian, police and military personnel. As of 31 July 2013, our workforce in the field consisted of:

•884,160 serving troops and military observers

•13,209 police personnel;

•513,032 international civilian personnel (30 June 2013);

•11,693 local civilian staff (30 June 2013);

•21,057 UN Volunteers (30 June 2013).

•115 countries contributed military and police personnel.

The UN does not have its own military force; it depends on contributions from Member States.

Students completed and graded their Social Structure worksheet in class.  If it is not finished, it will be due tomorrow.  Students that finished early began working on their mummification poster.  

RACES strategy and Social Structure

QOD - How did King Tut's father change the religion?
A: From polytheistic to monotheistic

WOD: Nikola Tesla - a a Serbian-born and later naturalized American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.Serbian-born and later naturalized American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.

Students used the evidence from the video on Friday to write a paragraph with the RACES strategy.  Students will receive a score out of 5 on the paragraph.  When students finished their paragraph, they began working on an activity to learn the Egyptian social structure.  Articles and hand outs are available at this link.