Welcome to 6th Grade Social Studies.
6SSSyllabus.doc
Unit: Ancient Rome
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May 31- June 3
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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No School
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Tuesday
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Work on Rome Project
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Maps and 7 additional dates for time line due Wednesday
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Wednesday
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Work on Projects
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Thursday
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Work on Roman Projects
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Friday
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Work on Projects
Maybe in the computer lab or library?
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Unit Word: Arete (Link explaining meaning)
May 23-27
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Stamp Greek Notes
Get Folders Organized
10 Facts Due
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Tuesday
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Open House Folders Due
Fun Game
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Wednesday
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Read about Romulus and Remus
Cartoon Video |
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Thursday
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Intro Rome Project: Map
Project Due: June 8
Map Due: June 1
7 Events on Roman Timeline Due June 1
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Friday
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Continue Rome Project
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Greek World Test: May 19
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Alexander the Great:
Hero or Villain
Respond to prompts with ATG being a hero and a villain
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Work on ATG prompts
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Tuesday
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Go over ATG prompts
What happened after he died?
Hellenistic Culture
Read 301-302
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Work on Study Guide
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Wednesday
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Review for Test
Slides from Test Review
Test review Wiki.pdf
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Review for test
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Thursday
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Test Day
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Work on 10 Facts
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Friday
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I know nothing!
Greek Philosophy Day
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Enjoy the weekend! |
May 9-13
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Notes on Athens in the Golden Age
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Tuesday
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Greece & Persia
Read Section 1
pp. 286-291
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Work on Section 1 in Packet
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Wednesday
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Go Over HW
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Begin to type
"10 Facts I Will Not Forget about
6th Grade Social Studies"
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Thursday
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E & E Persia
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Notes on Sparta & Athens
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Friday
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Notes on Peloponnesian War
Video
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All School Dance!
Enjoy the weekend!
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May 2-May 6
Chapter 9 Packet
Ancient Greece Packet.doc
Testing Week
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Go Over Section 2 HW
Watch Athens at the Dawn of Democracy Video
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Work on Myth of Scene from myth
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Tuesday
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No 6th grade SS
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Wednesday
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Odyssey Notes
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Thursday
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No 6th grade SS
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Friday
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Finish Odyssey Notes
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Enjoy the weekend! |
April 25-29
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Intro
Stamp 44
5 Facts about Ancient Greece
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Tuesday
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Read Section 1
Geography and Early Greece
(A few people in charge)
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Complete Section 1 of Packet
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Wednesday
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Notes on Section
Go Over HW
(1 person in charge)
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Thursday
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(6th Graders at play in morning)
Read Section 2
Gov in Athens
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Complete sec 2 of packet
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Friday
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Notes on Section
Go over HW
Everyone in charge
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See you at the Chun Run!
Enjoy the weekend!
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unit word: Shalom
Judaism Packet
Judaism Packet.doc
April 18-22
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Selected Scenes of the 10 Commandments- Passover Scene it is tonight!
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Work on Torah Scene
Due Tomorrow
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Tuesday
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Share Torah Scenes
Fun Game Review
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Take Home Test tonight!
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Wednesday
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7th grade Retreat
Grade Judaism Test
Watch More of 10 Commandments
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Thursday
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Read Jews and Romans Clash & Roots of Christianity
pp. 381-383
Video on History of Easter
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Friday
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RAD!
Noon dismissal
Good Friday
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Enjoy the weekend! |
April 12-15
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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OFF
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Tuesday
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Read Section 2: Jewish Beliefs and Texts
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Complete Section 2 of Packet
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Wednesday
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Notes on Section #44
Go over HW
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Work on Torah Scene
Online Torah Websites
Link 1
Link 2
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Thursday
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Read Section 3 Judaism over the Centuries
pp. 240-245
Masada Video
Candlelight - The Maccabeats - Hanukkah
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Complete Section 3 Packet
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Friday
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Notes on Section #45
Go over HW
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Enjoy the weekend! |
March 28- April 1
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Intro to Judaism
Story of Creation
A few notes- polytheism v. monotheism
What does Kittredge do for this?
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No HW
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Tuesday
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Read Section 1: Early Hebrews
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Complete Section 1 questions in packet
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Wednesday
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Go Over HW
Stamp #42
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Read about Isaac & Ishmael
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Thursday
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Go over HW about
Isaac & Ishmael
Tell Story of Exodus one word at a time
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Start to work on Torah story.
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Friday
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What is Judaism? Movie
Stamp #43
Hand back China tests
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Test March 24th
Dynasty Project Due March 25th
3/21-3/25
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Han Dynasty
pp. 208-211
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Finish China Packet section 4
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Tuesday
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Notes on section
Go over HW
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Work on Study Guide
Work on Dynasty Project
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Wednesday
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Test Review
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Study for Test
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Thursday
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Test Day
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Finish Dynasty Project
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Friday
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Turn in Dynasty Projects
End of Unit Learning Experience with Fare from our Unit
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Enjoy the weekend! |
3/14-3/18
3/7-3/11
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Finish Intro Notes
Read Section 1
Geography and Early China
Read pp. 182-187
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Complete Reading Guide for section 1
China Packet.doc
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Tuesday
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Notes on Section
Yu the Great Story
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Work on Picture or notes on 6 Chinese Artifacts (Due Friday)
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Wednesday
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The Zhou Dynasty and New Ideas
pp. 189-193
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Complete Reading Guide for section 2
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Thursday
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Notes on Section
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Work on Picture or notes on 6 Chinese Artifacts (Due Friday) |
Friday
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Confucius Movie
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Learn more about the Buddha:
PBS Website
India Test: March 3
testguide11.doc
2/28-3/4
India Test- March 3
2/22-2/25
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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No School
Read up on the POTUS
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Tuesday
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Read Section 4
Indian Empires |
Finish Reading 4 Reading Guide
India Packet.doc |
Wednesday
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Go Over HW
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No HW
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Thursday
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Min Day
Take Notes on Section 5: Indian Achievements
6sec5 notes.doc
hand out study guide
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Create a login ID and password for Animoto
animoto
Directions:
Animoto Directions.doc
Use this promo code:
a4ebowi8cb3b6
Begin Reviewing for Test
testguide11.doc
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Friday
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Min Day
Learn How to animoto
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Enjoy the weekend! |
2/14-2/17
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Buddhism
Path to Enlightenment Slides
India Packet.doc
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Respond to "Wanting Questions"
India Packet.doc
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Tuesday
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Finish Slides if needed
Responses to Wanting Questions
PBS Video:
Teachings
Part 1 & 2
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No HW
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Wednesday
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Start Beliefs of Buddhism/ Spread of Buddhism pp. 158-161
India Packet.doc
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Finish Reading Section 3
India Packet.doc
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Thursday
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Notes on Section
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No HW
Enjoy the long weekend!
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Friday
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No School
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Keep Enjoying the weekend
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Feb. 7-11
1/31- Feb. 4
Song about Kush trade goods?
Jan. 24-28
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Intro to Kush
Intro and Read Sec 1 pp. 122-126
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Complete Reading Guide
Kush Unit 11.doc
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Tuesday
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Notes on Section
Go Over HW in class
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Be thinking about poem
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Wednesday
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Read Section 2
pp. 127-131
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Complete Reading Guide
Kush Unit 11.doc
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Thursday
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Notes on Section
Go Over HW in class
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Finish Poem
Be sure it is typed
Follow directions on Cover sheet
Kush Unit 11.doc
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Friday
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IFF Day
Perform and analyze poems
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Fun links: Investigating pyramids
What Killed King Tut?
Great Pyramid in 3D
You Wouldn't want to be an Egyptian Mummy
Egypt Test: Jan. 20th
Jan. 18-21
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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No School
MLK JR Day
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Finish Mummy Book
If doing electronic version, email it to Mr. Carroll before Tuesday
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Tuesday
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Review For Egypt Test
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Review for test
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Wednesday
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More Review for Egypt Test
Whip It
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Review for test
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Thursday
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Minimum Day
Egypt Test
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Friday
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Minimum Day
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Jan 10-14
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Mummy Book Work Day
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Continue Working on Mummy Books- Due Jan. 18
If you are missing Stamps, get them from a trusted colleague- will be collected tomorrow for grade scoring
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Tuesday
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Notes on King Tut and Howard Carter
Start Notes on Egyptian Daily Life
Collect Egypt Packets to in lab to score grades on HW and Stamps
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Continue Working on Mummy Book - Due Jan. 18 |
Wednesday
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Continue Notes on Egyptian Daily Life
Hand Back Meso Project Scores
Grades Updated
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Continue Working on Mummy Book - Due Jan. 18
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Thursday
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Finish Daily Life Notes
Hand out Egypt Study Guide
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Work on Study Guide
Work on Mummy book:
Due Tuesday
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Friday
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Movie on Queen Hatshepsut
Stencil mummy book if needed
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Mummy books due on Tuesday!
If doing the electronic version, please email it to me by Tuesday.
Enjoy the weekend!
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Jan 4- Jan. 7
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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No School
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Watch the Orange Bowl.
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Tuesday
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Read Second Part of Section 2
98-100
Watch EanE Egypt about the building of the pyramids
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Finish Reading and Complete Reading Guide
Egypt Packet.doc
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Wednesday
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Go over Section 2 Part 2
Some Picture words to review
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Continue Typing mummy book steps
maybe begin to color them
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Thursday
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Read Section 3
pp. 101-106
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Finish Section 3 Reading Guide
Egypt Packet.doc |
Friday
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Notes on Section
Go Over HW
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Enjoy the weekend!
Monday Jan. 10 is a work day on the Mummy Book.
Come prepared with items to work on.
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Dec. 13-17
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Read: Mummies Made in Egypt by Aliki
Talk about options to do Mummy Book
Next year have them fill out sheet while they listen to the book for more time to watch RR
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No HW
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Tuesday
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Watch: Butterfly in the Sky
Work on Mummy Guided Sheet
mummy steps guided sheet.doc
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Read About Anubis
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Wednesday
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Type Steps in the Computer Lab
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Thursday
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Watch to E and E
Stamp #21
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Friday
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Fly Offs!
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Dec. 6-10
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Continue River Boat Tour
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Get Test Signed
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Tuesday
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Finish River Boat Tour
Maybe make some picture words
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NO HW
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Wednesday
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Read section 2 Part 1: Old Kingdom
pp. 93-97
Egypt Packet.doc
Look at naturally mummified person: British Museum
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Complete Section 2
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Thursday
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Go over section 2A
Stamp #19
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Friday
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Judgment Scene Notes
Stamp #20
Maybe some picture words
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Nov. 30- Dec. 3
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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No School
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Tuesday
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Facts about Egypt
Look in Egypt Books for 2 facts about: Pharaohs, Daily Life, Relations with others, Religion
Stamp # 17
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No HW
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Wednesday
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Read Section 1
pages 88-92
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Egypt Packet.doc
Complete section 1 reading guide
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Thursday
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Notes on section
Stamp 18
Go over section 1
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No HW
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Friday
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Start River Boat Tour
"Stop the tape now!"
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Enjoy the weekend! |
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Intro to Egypt
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Tuesday
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Cartouche
Stamp #16
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Wednesday
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Turkey Trot
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Thursday
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Thanksgiving
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Friday
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No School
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Mesopotamia Test: Nov. 17
Study Guide:
mesotestguide.doc
Project Due: Nov 18
Nov. 15-19
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Review for Test
mesotestguide.doc
Stamp #13
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Study for test
Game 1
Game 2 |
Tuesday
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Gilgamesh #3
Stamp #14
Finish Court Cases
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Study for test
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Wednesday
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Test on Mesopotamia
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Finish Mesopotamia Project
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Thursday
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Turn in Chapter 3 packets
Share Projects
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No HW
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Friday
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Finish Standard of Ur
Intro to Egypt
Stamp #15
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Nov. 8-11
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Work Day for Meso Project
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Continue to work on project
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Tuesday
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Hammurabi Court Cases
Take notes on three laws- dialectical journal
Stamp #12
Laws
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Continue to work on project
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Wednesday
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Continue Court Cases
Review Games in Computer Lab
Game 1
Game 2
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Work on Meso Project
Begin Reviewing for Meso Test
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Thursday
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No School
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Friday
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No School
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Nov. 1-5
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Notes on Sumerian Achievements
In Class
Notes About Sumerian Achievements 2.doc
Sumerian Achievements Note Cards-1.pdf
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Watch Game 5 of World Series!
Giants Win!!!!!
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Tuesday
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Finish Notetaking in class
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Extension Activity: Due Friday
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Wednesday
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Read section 4 pp. 74-79
Later Peoples of the Fertile Crescent
The Code
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Finish Reading Section
Complete Reading Guide
fertilecressection1.doc
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Thursday
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Min Day
Go Over HW
Look over Meso Projects
No Notes- Min Day
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Complete Note Taking Extension Activity
Look at projects for Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia Projects.doc
Get Vocab Quiz Signed
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Friday
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Gilgamesh #2
Stamp #11
Choose Projects for Mesopotamia
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Oct. 18-22
Chapter 3 Vocab Quiz Oct. 21
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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The Rise of Sumer
read pp. 62-66
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Finish Reading Guide
fertilecressection1.doc
Get grade sheets signed
Explore the Royal Tombs of Ur
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Tuesday
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Notes on Section 2
Go over HW
Stamp #9
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Finish Notecards
Due tomorrow
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Wednesday
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HW Check- notecards
Play Whip It
Tim and Moby: Sumerians
Winning Mods for Whip It:
5-6 time of 1:47
Congrats- you all get one extra credit point
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Study for Vocab Quiz
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Thursday
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Vocab Quiz
Read Gilgamesh Part 1
Stamp #10
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Finish Map
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Friday
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Maps Due
Continue Reading Gilgamesh?
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Oct. 12-15
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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No School
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Tuesday
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Geography of the Fertile Crescent
Sec 1
pp. 56-59
fertilecressection1.doc
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Finish Reading Guide
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Wednesday
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Go Over HW
Stamp #8
Hand back test
Last day to retake: October 20
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Get Test Signed
Due Friday
Work on Notecards
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Thursday
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Work on Map
Geography of the Fertile Crescent.doc
Maps Due Friday Oct. 22
Mesopotamia Song
"Turn your Watch Back..."
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Work on Notecards
Due Oct. 20
Get Test Signed
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Friday
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Show that test is signed
Write your name in Cuneiform
Get Grade Sheet Signed
More Mesopotamia Song
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Early Humans Test: October 6th
10/4- 10/8
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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New Seats
Review for Test
(Stamp #6)
Stone Age Review in Shared Folder - Class Link
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Study for Test
Stone Age Test Guide 10.doc
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Tuesday
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More Review
Play Whip It
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Study for Test
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Wednesday
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Test Day
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Finish Catal Huyuk Web quest
Visiting Catalhoyuk I.doc
Turn in Chapter 2 Packets
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Thursday
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Filing
Hand In Chapter Two Packets
Intro to Mesopotamia
Why Rivers?
Stamp #7
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Bring 3X5 Notecards for class tomorrow
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Friday
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Notecards for Chapter 3 Vocab Words
flashcard vocab words.doc
Due Oct. 20
Vocab Quiz- Oct. 21
Exit Ticket- Facts about Mesopotamia?
Stamp #8
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Enjoy the weekend! |
9/27-10/1
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Go over Section 3 RG
Notes on section Stamp #4
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Read Paleo v. Neo Packet
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Tuesday
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Paleo v. Neo Activity
Can cut out or write effects on daily life on card stock
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Write Justifications
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Wednesday
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Finish Paleo v. Neo Activity
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Finish Early Humans Shelter Activity
Early Human Shelters.doc
Finish Paleo v. Neo Activity if not completed in class
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Thursday
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Min Day
Early Humans Shelter HW Due
Stone Age Test Guide 10.doc
Hand out test guide:
Computer Lab: online quizzes for chapter 2
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Begin working on study guide
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Friday
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Min Day
In Search of Human Origins Video
Notes on video
Stamp #5
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Enjoy the weekend!
Take a look at Review Slides on Shared Folder
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9/20-9/24
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Early Human Migration
Read pp. 36-39
Reading Guide |
Finish Reading Guide
Chapter 2 Sec 2
CH 2 RGs.doc
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Tuesday
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HW Check Reading Guide
Chapter 2 Sec 2
Notes on Section
Stamp #3
Review HW
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NO HW
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Wednesday
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Read Section 3
Beginnings of Agriculture
pp. 40-43
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Section 3 Reading Guide Due tomorrow
CH 2 RGs.doc
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Thursday
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Progress Report Day
HW Check Section 3
Early Human Shelter Activity
Early Human Shelters.doc
Due: 9/30
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Watch 2001: A Space Odyssey on youtube
Part 1 of 13
Part 2 of 13
(stop at 5: 30-when it the bone turns into a spaceship!
Ignore the buzzing monolith)
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Friday
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Go to Computer Lab for Catal Huyuk
Visiting Catalhoyuk I.doc
Use Internet Explorer
Lab 22
Due October 7
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Enjoy the weekend! |
9/13-917
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Read Chapter 2 Section 1 pp. 28-34
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Complete Reading Guide
CH 2 RGs.doc
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Tuesday
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HW Check Section 2 Reading Guide
Notes on Section 1:
Stamp #1
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No HW
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Wednesday
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Laetoli Footprints
or this Laetoli Video
Video from Getty
Reading and Video
Early Humans Chart
pages 30-31
earlyhumanschart.doc
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Bring a brown paper shopping bag on Friday for Cave Paintings
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Thursday
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Finish Early Humans Chart
Hand back biography grades
Missing Tasks list
A few New Yorker Cartoons
(if time)
Bipedalism Notes #2
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Bring in a brown paper shopping bag
Look at websites for cave painting
(Search: Lascaux Cave paintings, Chauvet Cave, Altimira Cave paintings- view website:
Cave Paintings
Cave Paintings2
(pages 25 and 34 in textbook)
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Friday
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Cave Art!
"We have invented nothing" - Pablo Picasso
Some Tips:
1. Used only shades of brown, tan, black, white, red
2. Sketches are of large hunted animals.
Some animals are going in different directions,
some are incomplete, some are different sizes
3. Artistic style imitates that of prehistoric artists.
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Enjoy the weekend! |
9/7-9/10
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Labor Day
No School
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Tuesday
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Reading Preview
ReadingPreview 10.doc
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Finish Biography Project
Turn in Rubric with project
Biography Rubric 10.doc
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Wednesday
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HW Check
Biography Project & Rubric
Hand out online access forms
Finish Reading Preview
ReadingPreview 10.doc
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Check to see if ID/password works
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Thursday
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Archaeology Video
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NO HW
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Friday
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Measuring Time-
How far ago was 3,000,000 years
1 inch = 1000 years!
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Enjoy the weekend! |
8/30-9/3
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Biographies in textbook
What are the elements of a biography?
Biography Project Information:
Biography Rubric 10.doc
Hand back HerStory~HisStory
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Finish Textbook search
textbooksearch6.doc
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Tuesday
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HW Check: Textbook Search
Correct Textbook search in class
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Wear comfortable shoes for 6th Grade Retreat! |
Wednesday
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6th Grade Retreat |
Begin Typing Biography Paragraph |
Thursday
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BC AD BCE CE Notes in Class
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Finish Typing Biography Paragraph |
Friday
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HW Check- Typed Biography Paragraph
Continue: BC AD BCE CE notes in class
Work on Biography Project in class
Biography Rubric 10.doc
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Enjoy the long weekend! |
8/24-8/27
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Last day of summer- how did you spend it? |
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Tuesday
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Welcome to Crocker!
Introductions
Tour
Handbook
Class Syllabus
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Download HisStory/HerStory
HisStory ~ HerStory 6.doc
Due Thursday
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Wednesday
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Get organized in class:
Class Rules/ Expectations
Textbooks for home use
Index Cards as a randomizer
File Folders
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Download HerStory/HisStory
HisStory ~ HerStory 6.doc
Due Tomorrow
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Thursday
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Collect HerStory/HisStory
Begin Textbook Search in class
with table partner
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Textbook search- Due Tuesday August 31st
textbooksearch6.doc
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Friday
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Ticket System
What Makes Us Unique
People Hunt
Work on Textbook Search in class
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Enjoy the weekend! |
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In Class
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Homework
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Enjoy the weekend! |
Confucius Movie- with English subtitles
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU3NjY3NzE2.html
maybe do something with this: Note taking on chinese art?
http://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_sl09.shtm
Qin Dynasty
Read pp. 194-199
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm
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