Day 3

1.  What does this cartoon mean? 
2.  Review Final essay
3.  DIVIDE AND CONQUER
4.  HW=study!  Final is on Day 2

Day 2

1.  Quickly write a summary on your blog about what you learned from GGS: Conquest.
Why couldn't the Inca resist the Spaniards?  Include three reasons.

2.  Watch Apocalypto to analyze the Aztecs: rise, maintain, fall 

3.  Review finals study guide

Day 1

Reminders:

• Last week of class before finals!
• Form study groups
• ASK your teachers for help!

TODAY:

1. Geography Test 
2. Review Ch 8 Quiz and find the correct answers
3. Jigsaw sharing of Ch 16 Growth and Decline Charts (look at chart on p. 929)
4. GGS video: Conquest and Incan Empire (find viewer's guide under Ch 16 handouts)
5. HW=prepare for Ch 16 reading quiz

 

Day 3

1.  Make sure all Christmas boxes are organized and complete!
2.  Ch 16 Review
3.  Ch 16 Growth and Decline Charts
4.  Begin GGS with Viewer's Guide
5. HW=watch Mayan Video and fill out form.

Day 2

1.  Christmas Drive boxes. Are they complete?!
2.  Growth and Decline Chart:  Review Important dates
3.  Ch 9 Quiz
4.  Review Ch9 and upload Ch 9 lecture guide
HW=Review Ch 16 for reading quiz

Day 1

Add to food drive boxes and make sure everything is complete!
1.  Africa geography test

2.  Open your Africa current event blog post.  We will review and comment
3.  Aksum growth and decline chart
4.  Begin Ch 9&16 TT Americas
HW=Finish 9&16 and study for Americas physical geography (North and South) test on Day1
and South America Political on Day 2

Day 3

ASSEMBLE CHRISTMAS DRIVE BOXES!
Decorate boxes and check that you have each item!

1.  Geography Test
2.  Finish History Denied Video:  Why did the German archaeologist deny this history?
3.  Africa Current Event Activity
HW=Finish blog entry

Day 2

1.  Review Ch 7 Assessments
2.  Begin Africa Stereotype Discussion (download now)
3.  History Denied
4.  Begin Current Event project (download now)
HW=geography test and finish your current event blog post.

Day 1

WELCOME BACK!

1.  East Asia Physical Geography Test
2.  Complete Ch 7 Assessment.
PROMPT:  How did the factors of culture, government, technology, and geography lead to the legacies of the Roman, Mauryan/Gupta and Han Empires?
DEFINE:  EMPIRE
CREATE:  Something that reflects this information.  You have 80*.
RUBRIC: 8 points for CONTENT
                 8 points for CREATIVITY
                 4 points for COMPLETION

HW=CH 8 & 15 TT AFRICA

Day 1

1.  Central Asia Political Geography quiz
2.  Get out your Silk Road Maps
3.  Review Han Dynasty.
4.  Complete graphic organizer for Monday's assessment.

HW=EAT, SLEEP and HAVE FUN!

Day 3

Hi Guys, my son is sick today so I have to stay home with him.  Please work together to get these things done.  What's not done in class will be for homework so use these 60* wisely!
Have a good weekend and as always have fun and make good decisions.  --Ms.d


1.  Fill out the following form so I can have all of your blogs in one place!  Then complete these steps so I don't have enter a security code every time I want to read your posts.
 
2.  Review Mauryan and Gupta Empires (be familiar with the chart below. 
3.  Go to Ch 7 handouts and download Silk Road map into Notability.  Please complete this assignment by the end of class.
HW=study for East Asia Political geography test!

Day 2

1.  With partner please label all of the East Asian countries on a blank map in notability.
2.  What are three characteristics of a great leader?
3.  What leadership characteristics do you have?  What's one you need to work on?
2.  Review 7.1 and 7.2: Indian Empires
3.  Discuss Asoka's legacies
4.  Create a thesis statement and paragraph on your blog. 
HW=7.3 Silk Road

Day 1

What were the legacies of the Roman Empire on education and culture?
1.  Take Rome test and optional geography test
2.  Work on 7.1 GR when you are done.
HW=7.1 GR

Day 3

1.  Europe Physical Geography test discussion
2.  11.1 Quiz
3.  Byzantine Video
4.  Byzantine Unscramble
5.  Finish Timeline Dates!
HW=study for Rome test and print out timelines for class.  No ipads on test!

Day 2

1.  Any questions on Christianity?  Ch 6.3
2.  Begin the Fall of Rome discussion
     a.  Fill out your assigned portion
     b.  Meet in your assigned group and review answers (can you teach this to someone else?)
     c.  Move to jigsaw group and teach your part to the others.  Work on: Active listening!
3.  Prepare for Fall of Rome debate

4.  HW=11.1 GR1

 

Day 2

1.  Europe Physical Geography Test
2.  Finish Christianity Video (9:44)
3.  Add 6.3 dates to timeline
4. Begin 6.4 GR (Fall of Rome)

Day 1

DO NOW:  Add your 6.2 dates if you haven't already! 
 
DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR TODAY 
1.  6.3 Cause and Effect
2.  6.3 Christianity
3.  Gladiator Viewer's Guide
ACTIVITIES
Watch Gladiator: Battle of Carthage recreated
Review 6.3 Christianity
(get 6.3 Cause and Effect handout under Ch 6 handouts)

THE ARCH OF CONSTANTINE

Day 3

Look at the homework schedule!
1.  Do you know who the plebeians and patricians are?  Why are they important?
2.  6.1 Quiz
3. Add important 6.1 events to timeline
4. Review 6.2
5. Gladiator!

Day 3

Check HW schedule!

1.  Do you know who the Plebeians and Patricians are?  Why are they important?
2.  6.1 Quiz
3.  Add your 6.1 dates to timeline
4. Review 6.2
5.  Watch Gladiator!

Day 2

FIND YOUR NEW SEAT!

DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE HW SCHEDULE? 

1.  REVIEW MIDTERM

2. 6.1 GR

3.  BEGIN TIMELINE PROJECT

Day 3

1.  Review for midterm
You need a group of 4 and a team name having to do with World History
2.  Troy
Essay Questions
You prepare 3: I will choose 2 for you to write
1.   How do geography and government contribute to the success or failure of a civilization?  Use Greece as an example.
2.  How does settled life contribute to the rise of a civilization and cultural diffusion?  Use a River Valley from Ch 2
3.     In what ways does technology help or hinder the development and success of a civilization?  Choose two to contrast from Ch 4
      
      
      

Day 2

Review the summary and characters in Troy
1.  Do you know the effect of the Peloponnesian War?
2.  Do you know what the Delian League is?
3.  Did you review the study guide last night?
4.  What were Alexander's major legacies?
5.  Begin Troy
HW=5.5 and start reviewing!

Day 1

1.  Finish reviewing Mindjet or Inspiration->Persian Wars
2.  Introduce Greek Life blog assignment (5.2 & 5.3)
3.  What's up with Pericles? (5.3)
4.  Was the Peloponnesian War inevitable? (5.3)
5.  Begin Troy
Reminder:  Midterm is on Day 1.  Shared study guide is posted under "Midterm" on google doc.

Day 3

1.  Announcement about 5.1 quiz
2.  Geography Test
2.  Open your Mindjet App and create a graphic organizer describing the Persian Wars (this should be your middle bubble)
     1.  Battle of Marathon
     2.  Pheilippides
     3.  Battle of Thermopylae and Salamis
     4.  Effects of Persian Wars
3.  Begin Troy
HW=5.4 GR

Day 2

1. Finish watching videos 2. Quiz 3. Finish myth assignment (choose 1 more myth to analyze) 3. 5.2 Compare and Contrast Athens and Sparta 4. HW=Study for geography test! No other HW!

Day 1

What advantages does Greece have for prosperity?

1.  Watch Ch 4 Videos
2.  Begin Greece (download 5.1 notes)
3.  Myth Assignment
HW=5.3 GR and Europe Political Test DAY 3

Day 3

Good Morning
1.  If you haven't emailed me your youtube link.  Please do this now.
2.  Complete 5.1 and 5.2 GR (Greece)
3.  Europe Political (countries) test next DAY 3-see maps and list on google site (ask your friend if you don't know where to find this info)
3.  Have a great weekend.

Does anyone know what this is?

Day 2

What is an empire?

1.  Create Excavation Factor rubric (team and individual)
2.  Review Ch 4:  Assyria and Persia
3.  Fill out this form https://docs.google.com/a/siprep.org/spreadsheet/gform?key=0AsATTACTI0yZdHJPTERFQkFhaEtRZ0NYSDdURm1IR3c&gridId=0#edit

Day 1

Good Morning Everyone.  I'm home sick today and won't be at school.  Here are your assignments.
1.  Finish working/editing video.  Use half the period to do this.
2.  Review the Ch 4 Empires Presentation I posted under Ch 4 Handouts.
3.  Complete 4.2 and 4.3 GR
4.  HW=all videos due on Day 2.  Upload to youtube and send me the link.
Have a good day!
5.  Be sure to plug your ipad into your laptop or desktop to update to the new operating system.

Day 2

1.  Meet in your groups to review your evidence.  Record any extra info in your google doc.
2.  Watch a CSI episode and look for patterns in their investigations
3.  Discuss 4.2 (download Lord of the Rings presentation)
4.  Tomorrow is a work day so bring props, etc!  This is due Day 1

Day 1

DO NOW:  Send a quick tweet:  

On a scale from 1 (I've never used iMovie) - 10 (I am the iMovie mastermind) tell me how comfortable you are making and editing a video using iMovie

 * remember that you must include our class hashtag in your response  #SIWH4 

*include a short explanation of your rating.

1.  AFRICA Geography Test
(take a few minutes to review and sharpen your pencil if needed)
2.  Review Excavation Factor! Project (under Ch 4 handouts)
3.  Meet in groups
4.  Quick review of 4.1 (open 4.1 GR and complete by the end of class)

Day 2

1.  Make sure you have this hierarchy recorded on your 3.1 keynote presentation
2.  Review migration:  Indo-Europeans->Hittities and Aryans
3.  One effect of cultural diffusion:  Buddhism and Hinduism (create a rap, flyer, skit, etc that will explain your religion and attract followers!)

Day 1

Review this week's assignments (look at google site schedule)

1.  Examine Ch 2 River Valley Civilizations (see chart below)-Twitter

Q:  According to Jared Diamond's theories and your own opinion which civilization do you think will have the most long term success and why?  Tweet this out #SIWH7

2.  3.1 Migration (open keynote presentation) and 3.2 Religion (open keynote presentation)

3.  Begin review Africa political geography (list located on google site->World History Shared Documents->Geography->Africa political list)  **Use World Puzzle App to help you study!

Guns, Germs and Steel

Why do some people have more cargo than others?
Include three examples from the video.  Add one image to support your answer.

Day 3

1.  Finish GGS (get your viewer's guide ready) AND get the ECLICKER audience app
2.  Create first blog post (question is at the end of the viewer's guide)
3.  Ch 2: River Valley Civilization Activity

Day 1

Good Morning!

1. Quick check in:
 -ibook
 -location of guided reading
 -Day 2 homework
 -Blog/Twitter

2. Finish GGS (find your viewer's guide in note-taking app)

3. Review Ch 2.1 HW

REMINDERS:
 --Back to School Night on Thursday (remind your parents where your classes meet!)
 --Mass of the Holy Spirit on Friday (dress up day for all students)

Day 3

1.  Continue with 5 Key Traits and Neolithic Revolution handout (ch 1 handouts)
2.  Begin Guns Germs and Steel (ch 1 handouts)
3.  Create blog post if time.

Part I

Day 2

1.  Go to site and download the following two documents (make sure you click on the black arrow on the right NOT the document itself!)

• 1.1 Hominids 
• Change in Lifestyle

2.  Hominids Activity
3.  Review Neolithic Revolution and 5 Key Traits
4.  Download Twitter and create an account (be sure you use something appropriate like ddevencenzi11 so that I know who you are when you tweet.

Homework:
Read the next two sections on the website AND use the following directions to create your personal blog. 
You will need an Blogsy (an app) to edit your blog in class on your ipad.  Purchase this in the bookstore for $2.74 or buy it on itunes for $4.99.
NOTE: book still not available

August 27, 2012

1.  Summer Reading Test
2.  Nacirema Activity
3.  Personal Artifact sharing

• What is the object?
• Identify three ways this object might have been used.
• Decide what culture this object belongs to. Why?

4.  Create a "note" on your ipad and write me a quick note introducing yourself.  Your note should include the following:

• Name
• Where you live
• Who you live with
• Previous school
• Something that most people don't know about you.
• Describe what dinner is like at your house.
• And anything else I should know about you as a person/learner, etc!

August 24, 2012

 

1.  Welcome!
2.  Alphabetical Seating
3.  Review Syllabus and Google Site
4.  BINGO!