Hausdorf’s Hemisphere

Today students were to copy the DG 4 warm up questions, (quiz on Monday), then turn in the journal entry about the activity stations, then students were involved in a plague play, which was great, and then to top it off, a short 7 minute video clip about the bubonic plague. I asked students to figure out what a third of each class was, example, 3rd period had 24 students present, so a third, they told was 8 students, correct! Now those 8 students were students who contracted the plague based on approximate historical calculations. I also asked students to think about the plague relates to the five themes of geography, which led to a discussion. Below you will find a quick link to a map we used in some classes today, that shows of when and where the plague spred. Great day students!!!

http://www.wadsworth.com/history_d/templates/student_resources/0534600069_spielvogel/InteractiveMaps/swfs/map11_1.html

Next topic: Renaissance….awesome!!!

CASTLES DUE ON MONDAY, DG QUIZ ON MONDAY!!

HOMEWORK- finish castle, and study for DG

Today after you copied your DG 4 warm up questions, you took the Chapter 10 test. If you missed it, please see me to make an appointment for makeups. After the test, you were to compose your journal entry, "What did you learn from the Feudalism station activity?" You can include any information you want as long as you learned from the activity, you can even provide feedback to me about the activity, was it worth our time, how to improve, etc.

CASTLES DUE MONDAY

HOMEWORK- work on castles, finish journal entry

EQ- HOW DOES THE PAST AFFECT THE FUTURE?

Key Questions: What contributions did the Greeks and the Romans make to our society? What was the purpose of feudalism?

Tomorrow, it’s plague day…

Today you took the postponed DG 3 quiz, completed the Middle Ages station activity, corrected your RSG (Review Study Guide) pp. 86 & 87, received your castle paper, and reviewed materials for your test. If you need the materials, they are in the previous day’s entry, Tuesday September 25.

For 3rd period, the charts are due tomorrow because of lunch delays.

Answers for the RSG are below.

Download chapter_10_review_guide_answers.doc

Due dates: Castles due on Monday, and coat of arms.

HOMEWORK- REVIEW YOUR NOTES AND PAGES 86 & 87 FOR THE TEST TOMORROW

ATTENTION: I MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IF YOU CAN’T FUNCTION IN A GROUP YOU WILL WORK BY YOURSELF, SAME MATERIAL, BUT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT. DISCIPLINE IS NECESSARY FOR LEARNING TO TAKE PLACE. THANK YOU PARENTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

Today you worked in stations, so, we postponed the DG quiz until tomorrow and pushed the Chapter 10 TEST to THURSDAY. We will review tomorrow after the feudal activity is finished.

Students had 7 stations to visit today and accomplish a small task at each one. They had 8 minutes per station to do this. We were focusing on the social order and life during the Middle Ages, with a specific interest on feudalism. Below you will find numerous resources that we used in class or were a reference used. The assignment itself is explained in the powerpoint link below. Students will be given a sheet of copy paper for the coat of arms and the castle assignment.

Download feudalism_stations.ppt

Download knight.doc

Download merchant.doc

Download Peasant.doc

Download the_lord.doc

Download design_your_own_castle.doc

Each student in 1st and 2nd periods will receive Reading Study Guide tomorrow and sign for it. I passed out the workbooks for 3rd and 4th today.

Due dates- the chart and coat of arms is due tomorrow, the CASTLE is due on MONDAY.

HOMEWORK- review notes/study for DG, for 3rd and 4th period pp. 86 & 87 in the Reading Study Guide

Today you copied the rest of your warm up questions to DG 3, you will have a quiz tomorrow. Then I gave you some more informative notes to practice your summarizing skills and to cover the rest of the chapter. Make sure you’ve read chapter 10.

Important words: polytheism, monotheism

Tomorrow- Review, DG quiz, activity

CHAPTER 10 TEST ON WEDNESDAY!!!

WE NOW HAVE A CLASS SET OF BOOKS, LEAVE YOUR BOOK AT HOME!!!

HOMEWORK-review your notes and study for DG

Below is the DG for 1st period because of the Renaissance pep rally.

Download d_g_3.ppt

Today, wow, after a superb Renaissance pep rally we came back to the class and had 4 minutes of 1st Period, so, we have some catching up to do in that class. All the other classes copied DG 3 1-4 questions, and took some notes on the Roman civilization, we stopped with the Rise of Christianity, the Roman Numeral handout was given to you and I went over the rules for calculation, and asked you to solve the 12 problems on the handout. We have a few more notes for Monday, and we’ll review on Tuesday and take the TEST on Wednesday over Chapter 10. Below is a link that might help with the Roman numerals.

http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html

CHAPTER 10 TEST MOVED TO WEDNESDAY.

HOMEWORK-review notes and work on Roman numeral handout

Today you took your first DG quiz, I hope you were prepared, if not, now you know what they will be like. After that you took notes on the Greek Civilization, tomorrow, we will finish with the Romans and hopefully the Middle Ages.

Remember your Chapter 10 TEST is Tuesday, please read the chapter to supplement the notes.

Only 1st Period had time to work on the Roman numeral handout, so the rest of the classes will get it tomorrow.

HOMEWORK- none, review notes

We had limited time because of the early release schedule, so, you copied your DG warm up questions, then took a "Counseling Needs Assessment" survey for our Guidance/Counseling department, then after that I talked for a few minutes about feudalism, you watch a video clip (5minutes), and then some classes chose a position in our make believe feudal society.

Tomorrow- You have a DG quiz and you’ll take some notes on Chapter 10.

Friday is a Renaissance Pep Rally so the schedule will be different.

HOMEWORK- review your DG questions

Today you experienced your first Daily Geography warm up questions. I explained how they work, you will copy 4 warm up questions a day, then have a quiz over 5 of the 8 questions, your first quiz will be on Thursday. Then, you took your Quiz over the Greeks and the Romans, which afterward you were to work on completing the 6 guided reading questions, which are below in the link. You will have some time tomorrow to finish the questions, but they must be in complete sentences. It’s a ratio grading scheme, out of 6.

Today was picture day, hope you smiled!
Tomorrow is Early Release Day

Chapter 10 TEST NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY!!!!
HOMEWORK-None
Download reading_guide.doc

On Monday, I will be absent. Students will take part in a lesson on the Bill of Rights, since it is part of Constitution day. There will be a short Brain Pop video and then an activity with a handout. There will be no quiz on Monday, but it will be moved to Tuesday.

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY- finish handout and review for quiz on Monday, make sure you’ve read chapter 10 sections 2 and 3.