Friday

 Presentations!

I believe Zeke has volunteered to go first.

Thursday

 You'll have 5-10 minutes to finish your presentations, then we will finish section 3 in your textbook from yesterday and move onto section 4.

Wednesday

 Today, I'm going to give you 15 minutes to work on your presentations and then we will move onto the next section about the Greeks in your textbook (134-139). You need to do questions 2-5 on page 139.

Tuesday

 Today we are going to continue with the discussion of Greece and begin projects. You have the following choices:

1) City States:

Athens (Jake)

Sparta (Zeke and Ethan)

Thebes (Leo) 

Corinth (Royce)

Delphi (Sam)

Syracuse (Camden)

Rhodes (Brenden)

Minoans (Seth)

 

For the city states you will need to create a slide presentation with 1) Location; 2) Type of Government; 3) Famous individuals and/or leaders; 4) Brief History; and 5) Patron Gods. You will need at least one slide for each point and at least five visuals that relate to the city state.

 

2) Philosophers (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) - LINA

 

Make sure you give a bio for each one. List their major teachings with some quotations from them. Discuss their importance in Greek society. List famous pupils. 

 

For Plato make sure you discuss "The Allegory of the Cave"

 

You will need at least two slides per person and five visuals.

 

3) Famous Playwrights (Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Aeschylus)

 

Make sure you give a bio for each one. List their major works with some quotations from them. Discuss their importance in Greek society and in the world today.

 

You will need at least six slides and five visuals.

 

4) Famous Poets (Homer, Sappho) - GWEN

 

Make sure you give a bio for each one. List their major works with some quotations from them. Give a brief overview of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Discuss their importance in Greek society.

 

You will need at least slides and five visuals.

 

5) Leaders - choose four or five

 

Make sure you give a bio for each one. List their major accomplishments. Discuss their importance in Greek society. 

 

Presentations will be on Friday and on Monday. 

Monday

 We are going to continue with Greece and look at section 3 of chapter 5. Note, I have a take home quiz for you. If I'm not in class please read pages 134-139 and do questions 2-7 on page 139.

Thursday and Friday

THURSDAY: we will go over your quizzes and look at Unit 2 and chapter 5.

FRIDAY: read pages 127-133 in your textbooks and do questions 2-8 on page 133.

 

Wednesday

 TEST! 

Tuesday

 Today we are going to review for tomorrow's test.

Please study the note guides that I had you fill out (on Empires, Hinduism/Buddhism, Persia, China) and the following pages and questions in your textbook:

page 11 questions 2,4, and 5

page 23 questions 2-5

page 24 questions 15-20

page 34 questions 3-5

page 41 questions 2, 7

page 49 question 4, 5

page 55 questions 4, 5

page 56 questions 9017

page 65 questions 3-5

page 71 question 3-5

page 76 question 2

page 84 questions 9-18

page 98 questions 3-5

page 103 questions 2-5

page 110 11-18

Friday

 Today we will be playing a review game and looking at some handouts on Ancient China. Please read the packets and answer the questions.

Thursday

 Today, we will finish up with Ancient Persia and move onto China.

Wednesday

 Today, we are going to look at the section of chapter 4 on the Persians and answer questions 2-5.

Tuesday

 Today, I'm going to break you into groups and have you read "The Assyrian Empire" on page 95.

You will need to do questions 2-5 pn page 98.

When you are done, you do have an Edpuzzle to work on for homework. 

Monday

 Today we will be going over your quizzes from last Friday, and then we will move onto chapter 4 section 1. HW: questions 3-5.

Friday

 Today we have a quiz on chapter 3.

Thursday

 Today we are going to review Judaism and the Phoenicians and a few other things. We are also going to look at some study questions in the book page 84 questions 9-18 and discuss tomorrow's quiz.

Wednesday

 Today we are going to go over your note guides from yesterday and look at the next two sections of your textbook (Seafaring Traders and Judaism). Note, you will probably have a quiz on chapter 3 on Friday.

HW: page 76 questions 2-5

Tuesday

 Today, we are going finish the chapter Buddhism and Hinduism.You will then be given an outline guide which you will need to fill out (you can work with a partner) by using either your textbook, outline research, or prior knowledge.

HW: questions 2-4 on page 71.

Friday

 Today we are going to here your presentations. Please take notes while the other groups present. Make you get the information down. If you missed something ask the group to repeat it. Everyone has an outline.

When we finished we will be moving onto the next chapter in the textbook.