Last two days

We will end the year with a discussion on wisdom and pass out student notes!

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Week of May 22-26 - The Last Assessment

Medieval Times ELO 2 - I can analyze how and why the Catholic church had a large impact on Medieval Europe

Monday and Tuesday, students will be learning about pilgrimages, religious relics, and medieval torture devices.  During this time, students will review the assessment through a challenge question, kahoot quiz, and a video.  

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, students will take the assessment on the Christian church during the Middle Ages.  The final quiz conferences will be on Friday, while the rest of class watch "Filthy Cities: Medieval London".

Week of May 15 - 19 - Power of the Medieval church

Medieval Times ELO 2 - I can analyze how and why the Catholic church had a large impact on Medieval Europe

This week students will be studying the different impacts of the Catholic church in medieval society. This will cover the Black Death, pilgrimages, cathedrals, clergy and the political power of the church.  The goal is to prepare students for an assessment on Wednesday, May 24th.  Students received a study guide on Wednesday with the information needed for the assessment.  

May 10-12 Quiz Conferences and Power of the Catholic Church

Medieval Times ELO 2 - I can analyze how and why the Catholic church had a large impact on Medieval Europe

Over the last three days, students have applied their knowledge to an assessment on Feudalism, check their quiz during a student/teacher conference, and started learning about the next learning outcome.  Students earned high marks on their Feudalism assessment, however, some will need to retake.  To learn about the power of the Catholic church students took notes through a PowerPoint and filled out a graphic organizer related to the jobs of monks and nuns in Medieval times.  

May 8 & 9 - Protecting the Manor

Over the last two days students focused on understanding the purpose of Feudalism.  Students learned about the knights and their weapons/armor.  Students discussed and took notes on the Magna Carta, one of the most important documents in the history of the world.  The document gave rights to the nobles and limited the kings power.  Lastly, students worked on their study guides to understand the relationship between kings, lords, knights and serfs during the Middle Ages. Students will be quizzed over their understanding of the Feudal system.

Feudalism Assessment and Study Guide work time

Medieval ELO 1 - I CAN - explain the feudal system & conclude how it provided a foundation of political order in parts of Europe

Today, students will take a formative assessment to check for student understanding of the level 2 material. If students pass, they will not have to complete it on the quiz. Next, students will discuss the main reasons for the Feudal system. Finally, students will have approximately 15 minutes to complete their study guides.

Feudalism Diagram and Study Guide

Medieval Europe ELO 1 -  I CAN - explain the feudal system & conclude how it provided a foundation of political order in parts of Europe

Today, students will have a warm-up question, "how did the fall of Rome change Medieval Europe?". This will help students understand why Feudalism was necessary to life in Europe during the Middle Ages. Next, students will copy down the Feudalism diagram on the board.  There is an example of the diagram below.  Finally, students will work on the study guide pg 84-89.  

Living in Medieval Europe and Story turn-in

Middle Ages ELO 1 - 

Today, students will begin class by watching a short video about Living in the Middle Ages.  Students will take notes on a graphic organizer.  This will help students with the next two learning goals.  Next, students will have class time to finish their story or work on a study guide (due Wednesday).

Last day to write the Day in the LIfe of a Roman story

ELO 4 - I can describe the daily life in the Roman Empire

Today, students will begin class with a Middle Ages preview kahoot.  Next, students will have approximately 30 minutes of class time to finish their stories, which are due on Monday.  On Monday, students will start learning about Feudalism and the Middle Ages.  

ELO 4 - I can describe daily life in the Roman Empire

Today, students will write the first half of their story for the final learning goal of Ancient Rome.  Students that finish early will be able to start on the next assignment or possibly the next learning goal.  Students will also watch a short video on the life of four sisters in Rome.  I recently learned about a disease contracted by sandflies, known as Leishmaniasis that I will share with the students.  It affects millions of people around the world each year.  

A Gladiator's Story and A day in the LIfe of a Roman

I can describe daily life in the Roman Empire.

Today, students will finish watching, "A Gladiator's Story", to get ideas for their story.  Students will collect information from handouts to write their story about a Roman citizen.  This story will be due on Monday, May 1st.  On Monday, students will start learning about the Middle Ages. 

Seminar #2 and Make-up days

Wednesday and Thursday were focused on completing projects, seminars and make up questions.  Some students started writing their stories for A Day in the Life of a Roman.  These will be due on May 1st.  Tomorrow students will watch a video about a gladiators life.

Seminar #1

ELO 2 and 3 - 
I can identify the contributing factors that led to the rise and fall of Roman culture and society

I can evaluate the major legal, artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of the Ancient Romans.

Today, half the class will participate in the seminar (formal discussion).  I will observe the accuracy of their participation to obtain the assessment score.  Students that are not proficient will be allowed to complete a make-up seminar to show their understanding the learning goal.  Seminar #2 will be tomorrow and Thursday will be the make-up and retake day.

Last Workday Before Seminar

  ELO 2 and 3 - 
I can identify the contributing factors that led to the rise and fall of Roman culture and society

I can evaluate the major legal, artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of the Ancient Romans.

Today, students will have work time to prepare their study guide, notecard, and contribution project. Half the class will take part in the seminar tomorrow.  This is a formal discussion that counts as an assessment.

Reasons for the Fall of Rome

  ELO 2 and 3 - 
I can identify the contributing factors that led to the rise and fall of Roman culture and society

I can evaluate the major legal, artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of the Ancient Romans.

Today, students will watch a video that explains 8 reasons for the fall of Rome.  Next, students analyzed primary source documents related to the fall.  The document packet for the fall of Rome will be due on Wednesday.  Students will be able to research for their contribution project and seminar this week.  

Thursday and Friday - Fall of Rome and Seminar Practice

 ELO 2 and 3 - 
I can identify the contributing factors that led to the rise and fall of Roman culture and society

I can evaluate the major legal, artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of the Ancient Romans

Students continued to learn and prepare for the Socratic seminar.  They completed to handouts in class, one on contributions and the other on reasons for the fall of Rome. Students also had an opportunity to watch perform a practice seminar to understand how they will be assessed.  To build their knowledge for the seminar, students watched a video about the fall of Rome and competed against the other classes to answer the following questions, " How is the United States similar to the Roman Empire?"  Mod 6 earned the highest score of all the mods.

Roman contributions continued...

 ELO 2 and 3 - 
I can identify the contributing factors that led to the rise and fall of Roman culture and society

I can evaluate the major legal, artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of Romans

Today, students will learn about more contributions and start deciding on their top four that impact the world today.  If students have time, they will be able to begin working on the Fall of Rome handout.  Instructions for the next two assessment will be sent in an e-mail soon.

Roman Contributions and Controlling a Vast Empire

ELO 2 and 3 - 
I can identify the contributing factors that led to the rise and fall of Roman culture and society

I can evaluate the major legal, artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of Romans

Today. students competed against other classes for who can come up with the most answers to the following question in five minutes, "List the problems in controlling a vast empire".  Next, students watched a video on Roman contributions and finally, students had work time to complete this week's handouts.  

Roman Legion and Quiz Conferences

ELO 2 and 3 - 
I can identify the contributing factors that led to the rise and fall of Roman culture and society

I can evaluate the major legal, artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of Romans

Today, students will watch a video about the Roman Legion, which was instrumental in expanding Romes empire.  Next, students will work on quiz conferences, retakes and make-ups.  Any students that passed the assessment will have a handout on the legion to complete.  I have attached a copy of the upcoming assessments.  Students received a handout on dates and expectations.

Quiz - ELO 1 - Republic to Empire

 I can examine the factors and events that played a role in Rome's transition from Republic to an Empire

Today, students applied their knowledge of the expansion of the Roman Republic.  It was important for students to use specific detail in their answers.  Students will have an opportunity to retake next week.