December 7th - December 11th Monday: Begin China Unit, read pp. 161-175; Tang Scrapbook project due on Thursday; answer questions 1-5 on page 169 (due Tuesday) Tuesday: Hand out China Unit packets and go over all pages; read and take notes on main ideas of section 3, pp. 176-179 Wednesday: Continue working on China packets; Read section 4, pp. 180-182 Thursday: Read pp. 183-185 and continue China packets Friday: Read p 186 and answer Section 4 Assessment questions 1-5 November 30th-December 4th Monday: Students will share their African Folktales Tuesday: Young-at-Art Wednesday: Students will finish sharing their African Folktales Thursday: Begin China Unit Friday: Continue China Unit November 16th-20th Monday: Read pp 136-140 and discuss; work on packets Tuesday: Answer Section 2 Assessment Questions on p. 140 (1-4)Read pp 141-146; work on packets Wednesday: Read pp 147-151 Thursday: Read pp 152-153; review for Unit Test Friday: Packets and Masks are due today; West African Test November 9th-13th Monday: West Africa packets handed and due back on Friday 11/20 along with African mask Tuesday: Read pp. 116-122 and answer questions 1-12 on pages 123 and 124; answer questions 1-7 on page 125; Folktale project given out and due back on 11/30 Wednesday: Holiday Thursday: Read pp. 126-135; work on packets Friday: Read pp. 136-140; African Mother Goose Rhymes October 26th - 30th Monday: Reminder to complete all worksheets for Wednesday; folder covers passed out today; read pp. 80-85 "The Spread of Islam"; answer questions 1-6 on p. 85 (#6 should include Abu Bakr, Umayyads and Abbasids) Tuesday: Review several worksheets; handout coversheet and maps; review for Wednesday's Test Wednesday: Chapter 3 Test; Folders due; Read pp 86-93 (in class after test and finish for homework); answer Section 2 Assessment questions on p. 93 #'s 1-5 Thursday: Read pp. 94-99 Section 3 "Cultural Achievements" Friday: Open Book Test on Chapter 4 October 19th-23rd Monday: Read pp 66-67, Cornell notes and for homework complete "Daily Bellringer" section 1 Tuesday: Read pp 70-71, Cornell Notes Wednesday: "Personal Letters" activity Thursday: "Daily Bellringer" section 2; Islam Prompt 17/Illustrated Timeline project Friday: "Bellringer Activity" section 3 review of all handouts; work on folders October 12th-16th Monday: Islamic Unit handouts (do page 1 and 2); read pp 58-61 (notes in Cornell style w/a 5 sentence summary) Tuesday: Complete 3rd and 4th page of unit handouts; read pp 61-64(Cornell Notes); Wednesday: Collage on the desert and oasis (bring all necessary supplies to class) Thursday: Islamic Empire worksheet (similarities and differences); answer questions 1-4 found on page 64; Camel Caravan power point Friday: Read p. 65; review worksheets of the week; complete The Rise of Islam-Vocabulary Builder worksheet 1 & 2; (possibly continue video on Islam) October 5th-9th Monday: Fall of Rome Folders and Mosaics due today Fall of Rome Test KWL Chart on The Rise of Islam Map handout see p.55 (Indicate the major trade routes that passed through Arabia around 570; label the civilizations the Arabs traded with along each route as well as what items were traded; label and color the map) Read pp. 48-55 answering questions 1-4 on page 53. (All work should be completed by Wednesday of this week) Tuesday: Young-at-Art Inside Islam video/notes Wednesday: Review pp. 48-55 and the questions found on page 53 pp. 54-55 Notes: What do geographers mean when they call Arabia a crossroads locations? What are the benefits and drawbacks of life in Arabia? What helped Arabs succeed at trade? Thursday: Read pp. 56-58 Notes: What geographic features and landforms make up Arabia? How is life in the Rub'al-Khali from life in an oasis? What is a caravan? Why did nomads have to move constantly? Which lifestyle would you prefer-settled or nomadic? Why? Friday: Collage- create a collage that depicts the two main features of Arabia's geography- the desert and the oases. September 29th-October 2 Monday: Holiday Tuesday: Finish Mosaics Handouts for this week are Vocabulary Builder & Chapter Review Wednesday: Read pages 41-43 Cover sheets and folders handed out Finish all worksheets Thursday: Read pages 44-45 Review Notes and work on folders Friday: Mosaics due Roman Empire Chapter Test Folders Due September 21st-25th Monday: Film Read pp. 30-31 of textbook/notes Worksheets (Fall of Roman Empire and Roman Advancements) Tuesday: Correction of worksheets and review of notes Read pp. 31-33 Barbarian Invasion worksheet Wednesday: Read pp. 34-35 Diocletian worksheets Thursday: Read pp. 36-37 Mosaic PowerPoint and Mosaic project Friday: Read pp. 38-40 Work on Mosaics September 14th- 18th Monday: Start the Fall of Rome Folders from Ch. 1 due today Brainstorm worksheet Read pp. 21-25 (notes) Tuesday: Review of previous days notes Map Skills Wednesday: Review of previous days notes Read pp. 26-27 (notes) Roman Advancements and Contributions Building an Empire Section 1 worksheet Thursday: Review of previous days notes Vocabulary Quiz Read pp. 28-29 (notes) Earl Christianity in the Roman Empire Friday: Review of previous days notes Read pp. 30-31 (notes) Fall of the Roman Empire worksheet