|
Open book and notes test-friday, march 14th
Wordly wise lesson 10 quiz monday, march 17th. wordly wise lessons 1-10
unit test Monday March 24th.
Spring semester:
We will be learning about Ancient Greece. This is chapter 6 in our
textbooks. We will be focusing on how their geography shaped their
civilization. Greece is made up of mountainous peninsulas and islands,
quite different than Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, both of which were river
civilizations. Thus, the Greeks developed as very independent city-states
and became rivals. Over time they grew into one civilization. We will be
studying how this affected their culture and civilization characteristics:
Surplus food, specialization of labor, social classes, government, and
highly developed culture. Highly developed culture includes: religious
beliefs, writing, architecture, art, customs and style.
You will need to write out the objectives from each section, your key terms,
and read. While you read, you will take notes and complete a worksheet.
During class, we will read plays, the textbook, stories, myths and watch a
video about ancient Greece. We will learn about Greecian accomplishments
such as democracy, architecture, sculpture, and drama.
Objectives:
We will explain how their geography shaped their communities, culture, and
way of life. Know the various landforms and waterways which affected Greek
development.
We will sequence the evolution of government in Athens and be able to define
each form of government and explain the characteristics of each, including
the Greek meaning of Monarchy, oligarchy, Tyranny, and Democracy.
We will identify what contributed to the Golden Age of Athens and what
epitomized Athens during the Golden Age.
We will sequence the event that led to Athen's rise and eventual fall to
Sparta.
We will be able to write an essay explaining how Greek accomplishments
affect
us today.
We are working on Chapter 3, Section 1:
~Set a purpose for reading
~analyze the pictures and captions, as you read
~pay close attention to how the objective is answered in the details
~make sure you can answer the essential questions made from the headings and
subheadings
~explain how the key terms are used in the text.
Sequence the course of the Nile River and identify the geography from the
source to the delta.
Explain how people's livelyhood and settlements differed along the Nile as
the geography changed.
Explain how the geography of Egypt helped protect the civilizations that
rose there but also allowed for major trade routes
Social Studies geography concepts:
1. Locate and label the 7 continents and 5 oceans and spell them correctly
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean
2. Locate and label the hemispheres Northern or Southern, Eastern or Western
3. Know what features on a map you look at to understand a map: Title,
legend/key, compass and scale(know definitions for each and how to use each
feature: key, scale, compass rose, cardinal directions, intermediate
directions)
4. Know that latitude lines/parallel lines run horizontally north and south
of the equator
5. know that the main latitude lines in order from north to south: Arctic
Circle, Tropic of Cancer, EQUATOR, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle.
6. Know that the main Longitude line is the Prime Meridian and that
longitude lines/meridians run vertically and converge and the north and
south poles.
7.Know that we have latitude and longitude lines to locate places on earth
8. Know that the continents of Europe and Asia connect, as well as Asia and
Africa
9. Locate the Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Present Day
Iraq and Turkey
Your responsibility:
You must bring with you your folder with looseleaf paper and a pen and
pencil.
Please label the folder with your first and last name, social studies, your
homeroom. That way it can be returned to you if it gets lost.
Fill the brads with 20 sheets of loose-leaf. My classes are organized by
color; this depends on the period you have my class on Monday.
I would advise you to wait until the color is assigned to you before you
label your folder, that way the folder will match the color of your class.
This will be easier for you to find in your binder when you prepare for
class. This will be your social studies notebook. Please DO NOT use a spiral
notebook in class for notes. Thank you.
The first couple of weeks we will work on geography: map skills, continents
and oceans, and physical geography. Please take the opportunity to use maps
at home focusing on the key/legend, compass, and scale.
We will read in order:
Chapter 1: Hunter-gatherers to farming: Old to New Stone Age, Chapter 2:
Fertile Crescent, Chapter 3: Ancient Egypt, Chapter 6: Ancient Greece, 7:
Ancient Rome
| |
