Tuesday, March 27, 2012

March 27th and 28th

Journal: What influence should the government have on Churches and vice versa?
Current Event

1st/3rd: Due to technical difficulties we worked on a crusade worksheet (see day 2 notes) and answered questions from 14.1 in the textbook.
7th/4th:
Day 2 Notes
Knights
Crusade Chart (Using textbook 14.1)
Bubonic Plague

Friday, March 23, 2012

March 23 and March 26

Journal: What freedoms would you give up for protection?
Current Event
Blow the roof off
Middle Ages Notes
Feudalism Video

*Note: Sometimes 1st/3rd and 7th/4th are on different schedules and use different materials because they have different teachers.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

3/21-3/22

Journal:

1/3rd: What is the legacy of Rome?

7th/4th: Describe what a day in the life of a Roman would be like.

Current Event

Test Review

TEST

Movie

HW: All Rome Notes, Newspaper, and Review due TODAY

Extra Credit: Saturday or Sunday (3/24 or 3/25) attend the Festival of Colors. Get your parents to sign a permission form and take a picture of yourself at the event. 20 Points

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

March 19th and 20th

Journal:
1/3rd: What would cause the U.S. to collapse? What would you do?
7th/4th: What is the Legacy of Rome?

Current Event
1/3rd: Rome Packet (sec 4 and 5), worked on review
7th/4th: Rome Packet (sec 5), review game

HW: TEST Tomorrow (Wed 3/21 and Thu 3/22)
All Rome Notes, Newspaper, and Review due.

Extra Credit: Saturday or Sunday (3/24 or 3/25) attend the Festival of Colors, get your parents to sign a permission form and take a picture of yourself at the event. 20 points.

Friday, March 16, 2012

March 15th and 16th

Journal:
1/3rd= Why are religious groups persecuted? What is an example of this persecution?
7th/4th= What would cause the U.S. to collapse? What would you do?

Current Event
1/3rd: Rise of Christianity (PPT 3, Notes sec 3)
Worked on newspaper project
7/4th: Fall of Rome (PPT 3, notes sec 3)
Socratic Seminar (discussion of ideas in Rome)

HW: Test Wednesday 3/21 (odd) or 3/22 (even)
Review due day of the test

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

March 13th and 14th

Journal:
1/3rd= If you were starting a country what type of government would you put into place and why?
7th/4th= Why are religious groups persecuted? What is an example of this persecution?

Current Event
1/3rd:
Decline of Roman Republic (PPT 2)
Notes packet sec 2

7th/4th:
Rise of Christianity (PPT 3, Notes sec 3)
Worked on Newspaper Project

***TERM ENDS FRIDAY MARCH 16th****
All late work due by Wednesday March 14th

Friday, March 9, 2012

March 9th and 12th

Journal: Would you have wanted to attend the Gladiator events?
Current Event

1st/3rd:
Watched Rome Empire Movie
7th/4th:
Fall of the Republic Worksheet
Rome Notes
Gladiators
Newspaper activity

HW: All late work due by Wednesday 3/14. End of the term is Friday 3/16.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

March 7th and 8th

Journal: Name 5 things you already know about Rome, Italy.
Current Event
What do you know about Greece brain storm
Rome Notes (Part 1- Geography, Founding, Republic, Punic Wars)
-Using Rome notes packet due the day of the test.

Extra credit option: "Sophie Scholl" movie on March 8th at 7 pm in the commons. You must sign in and bring us the extra credit sheet they give at the movie. 20 points.

HW: Journals due Fri 3/9 or Mon 3/12
ALL LATE WORK for the term is due Wednesday 3/14!!!

Friday, March 2, 2012

March 2nd and 5th

Journal: What did you learn about Greece that was memorable for you? Why?
Current Event
Greece TEST
Olympic Games (The class divided into groups and competed in our class Olympics)

HW: Review, Greek book, all Greek notes were due today!

Note: On Tuesday March 6th there is school wide testing going on. Good luck!