• Our last "real" class day!
• We will be covering Athens & Sparta
• Students will use Chap. 27 via the website to fill in a NOTES page
• I have a PowerPoint to reinforce the material
• I will also be showing 2 videos
• Students should be completing their Actor's Gang PREPARATION SHEET
• The Actor's Gang will be here on Thursday 6/1 and Friday 6/2

• Today we will finish the Greek Myth Read Around that we started earlier in the week
• I will pass out a Greek Gods Reference Handout
• We will watch a quick video about Greek Gods
• We will finish the class with an preparing is for the Actor's Gang next week
• Students will work on the "Actor's Gang Preparation Sheet" and should continue working on it throughout the 3 day weekend
• Students can use all the various resources on our website
• I also created an "Everything You Need to Know About Ancient Greece" handout that should be very helpful

• Today we are starting a "Read Around" of 9 Ancient Greek Myths
• Students are expected to get through 5 of the 9 myths, recording their summaries and notes along the way 

• Today we learned about the Ancient Greek Olympic Games
• We used a TED ed video and completed a video reconstruction assignment 

• Today we are starting Greece!
• We used Chap. 25 via our class website to answer some Guided Questions about the geography of Greece
• Watch a short video to gain a better visual of Greece's geography
• We used a PowerPoint to discuss & take notes about the earliest Greek civilizations  

• Finish the 3rd and final written section of the DBQ
• Students have a graphic organizer to help set up their rough draft (we worked on that this past Monday)
• Final drafts will be typed and shared via Google Drive
• I will demonstrate how to set up MLA format in class for the final typed assignment

• Do Now
• Work on Step 2 of the Chinese Philosophies DBQ
• This includes analysis and respond to 3 primary sources (1 from each philosophy)
• Homework: Any missing work and/or finishing up Steps 1 and 2 of the Chinese Philosophies DBQ

• Do-Now
• For the next 3 class days we are working on Step One of our upcoming DBQ (Document Based Question)
• Step One: Researching the basics points and background of the 3 ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism
• To do this we be reading and recording notes on Chapter 21
• At home studies should be watching videos on these philosophies via our classroom website (Chinese Videos Tab)

• Do-Now
• Finish the Han Dynasty INFO SHEET & QUESTIONS
• Quick PowerPoint
• Complete a Qin/Han VENN DIAGRAM
• Start China VOCABULARY 
  • This assignment is Due: Monday 5/8

• Do-Now
• Collect Qin Dynasty INFO SHEET & QUESTIONS
• Watch a quick video on the QIN & HAN
• Start Hahn Dynasty INFO SHEET & QUESTIONS
  • For homework you need to complete questions 1 - 7. 
• Pass back graded work and progress reports

• Do-Now
• Collect Zhou Dynasty INFO SHEET & QUESTIONS
• China Geography QUIZ
• Quick Zhou Review PowerPoint
• Qin Dynasty INFO SHEET & QUESTIONS
  • What you don't finish in class is homework
• Quick Video

• This week's Do-Now
• Collect Shang Dynasty INFO SHEET & QUESTIONS
• Grade & collect India Binder
• Start Zhou Dynasty INFO SHEET & QUESTIONS
  
  • What you do not finish in class is homework
• Study For China GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 
  • Periods 1, 3, & 5: Quiz Thursday 4/27
  • Periods 2, 4, & 6: Quiz Friday 4/26

• It was a sub day (sorry about that)
• Students and sub reviewed both The Dynasties Mnemonic and Geography of China
• There will be a geography quiz this Thursday and Friday
• Students completed Shang Dynasty Info Sheet and Questions
• Whatever wasn't finished in class is homework

• We are learning a mnemonic to help us remember the Chinese Dynasties
• We are also creating a geographical map of China
• Finally, we are watching a video about the geography of China
• For homework students show rewatch the video and study their maps
• We will have a geography quiz next week

• Together we will create a Mauryan and Gupta Empires Pictorial
• We will look at a corresponding PowerPoint of pictures 
• We will watch 2 short videos
• For homework you should be working on the Study Guide

1. We will finish analyzing the Ashoka's Edicts
2. We will discuss the Mauyran & Gupta Empires using a PowerPoint and Skeleton Notes 

1. We are going to watch 2 short videos on Ashoka 
2. We are going to analyze 9 of Ashoka's edicts (We will have time to finish this in class during the next class meeting)
3. Read chapter 17 for homework

• We are watching a beautiful PBS Documentary about the Siddhartha Gautama 
• We are also answering a series of corresponding questions
• We will not be able to finish the full documentary in class and thus it is expected to be finished as homework over the break
• The documentary is available on our website http://www.mstorressocialstudies.com/index.html
  • Go to "UNITS"
  • Go to "INDIA RESOURCES"
  • Go to "INDIA VIDEOS"
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page  

• 10 Minutes of Guided Meditation
  
  • We used the Headspace App... https://www.headspace.com/
• India Geography Quiz
• Buddhism Summary Paragraph
  
  • This is homework if not finished in class

• Buddhism/Hinduism Venn Diagram  
  • This was our "Do-Now" assignment today.
  • Students are given a list of bullet points and are expected to categorized them correctly in the diagram 
• The Life of Siddhartha Gautama Video Reconstruction 
  • Students watch a video three times and then write a summary of that video
• India Geography Quiz will be Tuesday, 3/20 and Wednesday, 3/21
  • The quiz will provide a word bank

• Buddhism Basics Online Assignment
• Study for Geography of India Quiz

• Today we graded and collected our Ancient Egypt Binders
• We also reviewed what we have learned about Hinduism
• Tonight's homework is to write one 7-10 sentence paragraph summarizing basic Hindu beliefs
• There are several resources to review this information on our class website (readings, videos, and podcasts)

• It vocabulary day for the India unit
• Students will have the entire period to work on their vocabulary assignment 
• They will also have one full week before it is due
• There are 21 words and vocabulary assignments are worth more points than other classwork/homework assignments 
• Please take your time and due your best work

• This is a substitute day.  I will be out for training.
• Students will be completing a straight forward assignment about the Mohenjo Daro archeological site in the Indus Valley
• Students will be provided with a piece of text and some corresponding questions
• A PowerPoint with colored versions of the pictures in this assignment is also attached to this meassage

• Periods 1, 3, & 5: Student Behavior Report and Evaluation (Based on last substitute day)
• Periods 2 & 6: Mohenjo Daro Documentary 

• Mohenjo Daro Questions
• India Vocabulary
• Ancient Egypt Binder

• Students will have the class period to finish Friday's geography assignment
• Whatever remains unfinished is homework

• Homework is a Hinduism INFORMATION SHEET & QUESTIONS
• Classwork is Geography of India: Map, Reading, & Graphic Organizer (We started it in class and will finish it on Monday)

• Ancient India INFORMATION SHEET & QUESTIONS
• Student have plenty of time to complete this assignment in class
• I will be out of the classroom for a training 

• This is a solo assignment
• The due date is Monday, February 27
• I have created a website with information, videos, links for research, and sample projects
• The website also has samples of completed assignments 

• This entire week we will devote all our time to the Origins of Judaism Timeline Project
• The project was assigned on Fri., Feb. 17 and is Due on Mon., Feb. 27
• I created a website to help students with the project
• The website contains the task, the grading rubric, written sources of information, helpful videos, helpful PowerPoints, links, and sample projects
• Website Link: http://ancientisraelhistory.weebly.com/

• Class started with the Ancient Egypt Brain Drain 
• Ms. Monroy made her presentation
• We watched CNN News
• HOMEWORK: 
  • Explore the India section of our class website
  • Return the Electives Sheets by Monday, March 6th

1. The current assignment is a completely online assignment, The Nile Kingdoms of Kush & Askum
2. Use the directions on the top of the handout to get on the SAS Curriculum Pathways website 
3. Students should follow along with the online assignment and record their answers in writing on the handout provided

• We finished the last Egypt presentations today and introduced the Kingdom of Kush
• Students started a Kingdom of Kush Information Sheet and Questions
• This assignment should be finished for homework
• STUDENTS SHOULD BRING THEIR EARBUDS TO THE NEXT CLASS PERIOD!!!
• http://www.mstorressocialstudies.com/the-kingdom-of-kush.html

• Students will presenting their projects this week
• Audiences will be keeping notes on the presentations

• I apologize.... I forgot to post this last week
• We used Thursday and Friday for peer to peer evaluations
• Students had the opportunity to have two peers watch and comment on their presentations and see two other student presentations 

• We had our last in class project work day
• Students should be finishing up their projects at home
• This Thursday & Friday the students will get a chance to have peers review their work
• All last minute changes should be made this weekend

• I was out today for one of the 6th grade beach field trips
• The students watched a beautiful documentary entitled, Mysteries of Egypt, created by National Geographic for the IMAX theaters. (I have the documentary attached if you care to see it.)
• For homework they should be completing their PowerPoint projects.

• This is classwork done with a substitute teacher.  I will be at a training seminar.
• This work is expected to be finished within the 90 minute class period.
• I am not assigning any homework other than the Power Point Project that the students should be working on.
• FIRST ASSIGNMENT: 3 Kingdoms of Egypt HANDOUT
• SECOND ASSIGNMENT: Book of the Dead HANDOUT
• THIRD ASSIGNMENT: Watch a 20 minute VIDEO entitled An Animated History of Egypt

1. Today I introduced the upcoming Egypt PowerPoint Presentation Project
2. Students will work in pairs to create a PowerPoint and present it to their peers.
3. Each student will receive an individual grade for their own work within the project.
4. At this point, students are only asked to choose a partner and a topic
5. Here is a link to the website I created to help students with the project... http://egyptppassignment.weebly.com/

1. In class,  we created 2 maps of Ancient Egypt
2. For homework, we will be completing a handout on the Natural Resources found Egypt.  The handout includes a short piece of text, 6 corresponding questions, and a chart.

• Journals Through History
• We were scheduled to watch and answer questions to 2 short videos today.
• Due to an unplanned fire drill, we will finish these videos during our next class meeting

1. A PowerPoint
2. A Play
3. A Cartoon

• Students are expected to read and annotate a piece of text that examines 4 of the major Mesopotamian Empires.  
• Then they fill in and color code a chart
• There are 8 empires on the chart
• The second 4 empires were filled in for them already 
• I also made a corresponding PowerPoint with several pictures to help deepen their understand of the information.  We will look at the PowerPoint in class on Monday.

• Today in class students created a Mesopotamia Map.  
• If this was not finished in class it should be finished for homework.

1. We watched a documentary on Mesopotamia 
2. Discussed how to write a really good topic sentence using the S.S.Lightbulb format
3. Students are expected to write a 6-10 sentence summary of the documentary 

1. Was Sumer a Civilization TEXT
2. Elements of a Civilization NOTES
3. Elements of Sumerian Civilization POWERPOINT

1. Read and annotate the text
2. Fill in the Hominid Chart based on information from the text
3. Color code your chart with colored pencils or crayons

Vocabulary: Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers

• Periods 1, 3, & 5 DUE Thursday
• Periods 2, 4, & 6 DUE Friday

1. Early Migration Information Sheet and Guided Questions (This is done in class.  The odd classes started today and the even will do this tomorrow.  Students had roughly 60 minutes to complete this and get started on their homework.)
2. Later Migration Information Sheet and Guided Questions (This is the homework assignment.  Most students where able to get a good head start on this and thus have very little homework.)

1. Go on the Website mstorressocialstudies.com  password: herstory
2. Hover over the Units Tab
3. Scroll down to Hominids Resources and a Hominids Assignment Tab will pop out
4. Hover over the Hominids Assignments Tab and a Hominids Videos Tab will pop out
5. Click on Hominids Videos and enjoy the videos!!!