Calendar

September 2009
2
Wednesday
Introductions-homework, highlight the Class Requirements
3
Thursday
Review Class Requirements, begin New World Leader Activity-Survey Due Friday
4
Friday
Pre-Test Have a Great Weekend
8
Tuesday
Students work on assignment to present to the class on why history is important
9
Wednesday
Students present on why history is important and begin essay assignment due on 9/15
10
Thursday
Students practice topic sentence writing and begin a step by step hand out to write their essay
11
Friday
Stude nts begin to outline in chapter 2
14
Monday
Beginning Outlining in Chapter 2 Essay Due Tuesday
15
Tuesday
Continue Outlining in Chapter 2
16
Wednesday
Developing Language in class activity-Outline on your own Neanderthals
17
Thursday
Finish Language Activity-Review Outlining Neanderthals-Homework Outline Cro-Magnons
18
Friday
Review Archaeology-Review Homework
21
Monday
Video on early man-Study Guide questions 1-12
22
Tuesday
Review Study Guide, Matching work on Neolithic Man, Study Guide Questions 13-26
23
Wednesday
Review Study Guide, Essay practice writing, Study Guide qustions 26-34
24
Thursday
Review for the test-STUDY
25
Friday
Test-Enjoy your weekend
28
Monday
Watch video on Mesopotamia and complete work sheet, Mesopotamia packet highlighted for homework
29
Tuesday
Review Packet and discuss game-12 facts on the Rise of Sumer
30
Wednesday
Moves and Game-Write 10 facts on City-States page 57
October 2009
5
Monday
Students planned military strategies and started the City Challenge- HW 10 test questions
6
Tuesday
Continue City Challenge-HW Outline Priests and Kings
7
Wednesday
Writing about Cities and checking accuracy-Crossword puzzle for HW
8
Thursday
Resource Challenge, Strategic decisions, Fate and Projects Due Oct. 16th
13
Tuesday
Cuneiform Challenge-Study Guide Questions 1-10 Project Due Friday
14
Wednesday
Move, Hammurabi Challenge, Study Guide Questions 11-20 Notebook Due Dates Posted
15
Thursday
Move, Resource Challenge, Study Guide Questions 21-30, Project Due Friday
16
Friday
Project Presentations-Notebook due dates start October 28th
19
Monday
Project presentations, strategic moves
20
Tuesday
Test Review, Finish project presentations
21
Wednesday
Test
22
Thursday
Artisan Match-up and Assembly
23
Friday
Map Challenge-Notebooks due next week-Project Nov. 6
26
Monday
Review Maps, pottery design and work on questioning the text-homework packet
27
Tuesday
Review Questions and Answer-Outline the cities of Phoenicia-homework sheet
28
Wednesday
half day
29
Thursday
Time Line activity-review for quiz-Homework worksheet-gods and goddesses, Carthage, Alphabet
30
Friday
Map Quiz
November 2009
2
Monday
Working on Time Lines and finding information-Word Droppers Started-Ouline
3
Tuesday
Strategic Moves-Information Challenge
9
Monday
Presentations from the project-Plan moves-write 10 test questions on the Assyrians
10
Tuesday
Presentations-Homework review-Fate
12
Thursday
Pictures for learning-challenge-move-Homework Outline Kings and Government
13
Friday
Finish moves-
16
Monday
5 facts about Persia, work on study guide in class
17
Tuesday
Study guides returned completed on line, work on MCAS style essay writing
18
Wednesday
Review for the test-Thursday is the essay portion
19
Thursday
Essay Test-study for multiple choice section
20
Friday
Multiple choice portion of the test
30
Monday
Working in the library on the Egypt Book-Geo Focus Questions and 1 Original page due
December 2009
1
Tuesday
Working on Map Skills-Old Kingdom Focus Q. and 1 original page due
2
Wednesday
Library time for Egyptian Book-2 original pages
3
Thursday
Egypt Map Skills-Middle Kingdom Focus Questions and 1 Teacher or original page due
4
Friday
Map Competition-Students were given gods and goddesses to make 3 pages over the weekend
7
Monday
Creating a 3-D map of Egypt in class-HW New Kingdom questions & 1 original page
8
Tuesday
Continue working on Map-2 teacher pages, one cartouche and one hieroglyphics page-group evaluation d
9
Wednesday
Snow Day
10
Thursday
Research for book-3 original pages
11
Friday
Pharaoh's Fun House, Move, Map Evaluations, 2 teacher pages, 1 original
18
Friday
EGYPT BOOKS DUE