Hi all! 

 

Today the students received their study guide for their Ancient Greece Unit exam which will take place next week On Tuesday and Wednesday. I had already mentioned the exam to the students last week Today in class, they completed two handouts to review for the test. One worksheet was comparing and contrasting Athens and Sparta (ppt is posted on the website) and the other worksheet is reviewing all the contributions we received from the Greeks. On Monday they will have a Kahoot review game. The unit exam will focus on geography questions, greek governments, and Athens and Sparta. I am attaching the study guide and worksheets below. 

 

Thank you, 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi All, 

 

Here is the link for the Kahoot we played in class: 

 

Other A.Greece Kahoots can also be searched. If you won't be in school Tomorrow or Wednesday, please email me to re-schedule your A. Greece Unit exam. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

Yesterday in class we began to learn about the different types of government in ancient Greece. Students were completing reading notes along with their reading. Their reading notes are due today (for periods 3/5) and due tomorrow (for periods 4/6). Students viewed a documentary today on Ancient greek titled Time life's Lost Civilizations: Greece: A moment of Excellence. They had 15 questions to respond to which we completed in class and was collected at the end of the period. I did edit parts of the video where I felt it might be considered inappropriate for class for some parents (due to reference/images of traditions and practices at the time in Ancient Greece). I am attaching both handouts, they are also on our class website. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi Periods 3-6, 

 

I apologize for not posting much this week. I was out for 2 days. Let me attempt to recap what the kids worked on this week: 

 

Monday: We completed a summary on the impact of the Silk Road that began in China 

 

Tuesday/Wednesday: They completed a geography reading along with a handout with questions on A.Greece. They were assigned new vocabulary for Greece (Due Monday, they will have a spelling quiz on Monday for it with extra credit questions based on their geography reading). Our China unit was cut short due to timing :( 

 

Thursday/Friday: We reviewed geography with watching two videos and then discussing their handout. We completed class with a geography map on Greece (they will have a quiz on Thursday/Friday based on this Geography map) 

 

I am attaching all the handouts and they are also on our class website (msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com) 

 

Thank you and have a great Mother's Day Weekend! 

Hi all! 

 

Students do not have any homework for tonight. I will be checking notebooks on Thursday and Friday so please bring them in! 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all! 

 

Students received their vocabulary for China today. It will be due on Friday (tomorrow) for periods 4 and 6. It will be due on Monday for period 3 and 5. If there were any students who missed their unit exam yesterday or today, they need to come by tomorrow after-school to make up their exam. If that does not work out, please email me to schedule an appointment. 

 

Also, the vocabulary words with an asterisk (*), are located on the ppt I posted on our class website (msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com). 

 

The images do have to be colored! 

 

REMINDER! I will be checking notebooks next week. DUE to the schedule change this week, I will be checking notebooks on Thursday and Friday of next week. We will update notebooks on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

Today in class, we reviewed the material on the study guide through a Kahoot game. 

 

 I am attaching the link here: 

 

Students should be studying for the India Unit Exam that will happen on Wednesday and Thursday. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P3-P6, 

 

Just a reminder if you were not able to complete pg. 2 and pg. 3 in class of the Ashoka packet, please complete it for homework. Some of you turned it in already, others of you did not. I am attaching the work here. 

 

Unit Test for India will happen next week so please begin studying. I will have a review session next Monday after-school. 

 

P4, P6= Wednesday April 25th 

P3, P5= Thursday April 26th 

 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

 

 

Hi P3-P6, 

 

Thank you for being great students with the substitute this week. He left a great report from all my classes. I just want to remind you that Monday I will be collecting your packets on the Life of Buddha movie. If you have not finished your packet, please view the parts you are missing from the link below. All responses must be in complete sentences. 

 

I am attaching the packet below as well. 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all!

 

Today we created a Hinduism pictorial (graphic organizer) about the main ideas expressed in the reading they completed yesterday. I am attaching the pictorial and the blank copy. I want students to return to class with their notebooks on Thursday and Friday because we will be glueing this work on there. 

 

Thank you! -Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

Today in class we began to talk about Hinduism in Ancient India. We only got through the first two pages of the attached packet. Students should have pg. 1 and pg. 2 completed by Monday. On Monday we will work on pgs. 3-5. I am attaching the reading along with the guiding notes pages. 

 

Have a great weekend! 

Hi all, 

 

I apologize for my absence today due to a Spanish immersion meeting I had to attend. With that being said, I would like for students to complete their geography pages that we started with last week on Thursday and Friday for tomorrow. I am attaching the readings and handouts. 

 

Also, if I did not get a chance to check notebooks last class, I will be checking them this week. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi All, 

 

Yesterday and today in class we began our new unit: India. Students were assigned their vocabulary. Vocabulary will be due on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The students will have a spelling quiz on Thursday and Friday of next week on the vocabulary terms. I am attaching the vocabulary packet.

 

Sony and City year will be on campus on March 23rd to create murals around our campus and we would like student input. Please choose 5 favorite quotes from the list and if your favorite is missing, please write it in! Please fill out the following survey by March 7th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIpJh5kvKQXt_guNPYRskmuadWFbHmAlvOOYXidI4ClwkEwg/viewform?usp=sf_link Have a great weekend. 

Hi All, 

 

Today in class we covered our last topic in A. Egypt. We looked at the Kingdom of Kush through an interactive website. Some students were able to finish their activities in class while others might need additional time at home to complete it. I am attaching the handout. All work will be due on Thursday (P3 and P5) /Friday (P4 and P6).

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid

Hi all, 

 

Yesterday and today in class, students turned in their classwork on the stations of the Origins of Judaism. After we reviewed each station, I showed the students a quick video on the Story of Judaism. The students viewed the video 3x. We were including vocabulary and notes as we viewed each time. For homework (due on Monday), I would like the students to provide a 1-2 paragraph summary on the video. They could include additional notes if they have their own prior knowledge or based on our stations activity. 

 

Here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyEaAcPGAhA

 

It is also listed on our class website: www.msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com 

 

Have a great weekend. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi All, 

 

Students do not have any homework for today. They just continued to work through their gallery walk about the origins of Judaism. They turned in their worksheets with the exception of period 5 (they have 1 more station to go). 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi All! 

 

Today we began a gallery walk looking at the origins of Judaism. Students did not complete the second portion of the gallery walk and we will continue with our activity next week on Tuesday and Wednesday. They do not have any homework to complete. Have a great 3 day weekend. 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P4 and P6, 

 

Just a reminder that tomorrow we will continue through presentations (period 6 only) and we will also review the handout that was passed out about two weeks ago titled "Los 3 Reinos de Egipto". Students should bring in that handout tomorrow as it will be reviewed and collected. It is also listed on the website if any student needs an extra handout because they misplaced it. 

 

www.msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com (Under Ancient Egypt Unit) 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

Students began their A. Egypt project today in class. Information about the project is listed on our class website (msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com). Our project will be due on Monday February 5th. 

As we are working on our projects in class, I will be checking their interactive notebooks for our last unit so I am attaching the Table of Contents below. Two different table of contents due to different days for (p3, p5) and (p2, p6). 

 

Thank you! 

Hi all. 

 

Just a reminder that students should continue to work on their google slides presentation that is due on Monday for homework if they feel class time on Thursday/Friday will not be enough for them. 

 

Students who will be on the GATE field trip will have a 1 day extension till Tuesday, February 6th. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi Periods 3-6! Welcome back and Happy New Year. I assigned vocabulary for our new unit (Egypt) today in class. Vocabulary will be due on Wednesday of next week. The students will have a spelling test on the terms, the following week on Monday 1/22. I am attaching the vocabulary terms on here along with a map we completed in class. 

Hi P3-P6, Today we reviewed our Empires of Mesopotamia chart. The ppt is on our class website (msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com) in case any students missed any details or where absent. We also talked about Hammurabi's Code of Law and discussed some laws. The students then had an exit slip about Hammurabi. I am attaching all of the assignments reviewed and completed in class. 

 

I also told the students that they have their unit exam on the last two days of school before winter break. If any student will be absent, they schedule an appointment with me to take their unit exam before they leave. If students do not take the Unit exam, it will be a 0 and there will be no make ups when we return because the semester ends on December 22nd. 

 

Just a friendly reminder that it is the student's responsibility to reach out to me when they are absent to make up any work that was missed. Any missed work/quizzes/tests should be completed within a day of their absence. 

 

Have a great weekend. 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

Students do not have any homework today.

We reviewed their geography quiz today in class, they do not have to get it signed by parents. I stamped students who did poorly on their exit slip for the 7 elements of a civilization, we will be reviewing the elements in PAWS tomorrow. 

Students will need to know how to describe the elements for their unit exam on the 21st and 22nd so they should be reviewing their notes. (pg. 40 & pg. 43-45) 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

 

Just a reminder that our unit exam will take place tomorrow and Friday. 

Here is the link for the kahoot we played in class: https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/80e4ed67-2ccb-4a3e-b07a-ebab086e5519

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

Yesterday and today in class we worked on an overview of Mesopotamia. Students used the chrome books to look up information about important topics in Mesopotamia. We will have Actor's Gang come in next week and the students will be acting out scenes about those topics with them. The handout is meant to prepare them for that activity. I also gave the students a practice test as homework so they can complete it before their unit exam. The unit exam will take place on Thursday, December 21st for P3 and P5 and Friday, December 22nd for P4 and P6.

 

We will be playing Kahoot next week on Monday to review for the test.

 

The students will need to turn in their Actor's gang handout on Tuesday and Wednesday before beginning their activity with Actor's gang.

 

Students will turn in their practice test on Thursday and Friday of next week before their unit exam. 

 

Tuesday--> Period 3 and Period 5 meet at Room 1

Wednesday--> Period 4 and Period 6 meet at the MPR (next to library)

 

Just a reminder that if students will not be here for their final exam on Thursday and Friday of next week, they should reach out to me and set up an appointment to complete their unit exam before their absence. All work should be completed by December 22nd, when the semester ends. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P3-P6, 

 

Today we talked about the evolution of writing and the the importance of writing (P4 and P6 will complete this lesson tomorrow). Students are to write a paragraph by Thursday and Friday explaining the evolution of writing. I am attaching the class notes, assignment and I am also posting video links that could be helpful for the students. 

 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P3-6, 

 

Today for P3 and P5 we began talking about Mesopotamian empires. The students viewed the following video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sCodwo6OG8 

 

and then we worked on the chart attached. Most students were able to complete the chart. Students who did not finish the chart, should do so for homework and be ready to discuss the empires for Thursday and Friday. P2 and P4 will be working on this tomorrow, Dec. 8th. 

 

Please use pages 112-123 in the text book for the chart. 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P3-P6, 

 

I am just emailing to remind students of their Mesopotamia Geography Quiz on Monday, 12/04. It will be a short quiz. Students will have a map provided and will have to identify the two main rivers in Mesopotamia, where the fertile land is located, why people settled in Mesopotamia, and how they used their resources in the area. I am attaching a Mesopotamia kahoot and quizlet flashcards that students have created to prepare. 

 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P3-6, 

 

Just a reminder to bring in your signed unit exam tomorrow so that we can review it in class. It will be returned right after. Also, please bring in your interactive notebook. 

 

Ms. Madrid

Today in class we began to talk about the elements that make a civilization (7 elements). Students read a reading on it and had a handout to go with it as well. Some students finished it in class, others have homework over the weekend. It will be due next week on Monday and Tuesday. Students had to write down the definition of the element, provide an example (drawing and description) of that element in Sumer and a modern US example. 

 

Also a reminder, students have a spelling test on Monday and Tuesday for their vocabulary terms for Mesopotamia. 

 

Have a great weekend! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P3-P6, 

 

We started Mesopotamia today and yesterday. Students completed the first two boxes of their KWL chart (what they know and want to learn). We then devoted the rest of the period to begin learning the vocabulary terms for the unit. Students will have a spelling test for the 17 words (accents will count) next week on Monday and Tuesday. I will be checking vocabulary (images must be colored) on Thursday and Friday. I checked their notebooks for unit 2 yesterday and today. Period 5 is the only period that I did not get a chance to grade all of them in class because it’s my largest period—-at 34 students. I will continue to check their notebooks tomorrow and Thursday. 

 

Vocabulary words: 

1. Mesopotamia 

2. llanura de inundación 

3. limo 

4. semiárido 

5. sequía 

6. excedente 

7. civilización 

8. Sumeria 

9. ciudad-estado 

10. zigurat

11. politeísmo (use definition on pg. 93—term not in glossary) 

12. rey

13. bronce 

14. pictografía (use pictograma in glossary)

15. estilo

16. cuneiforme (use definition on pg. 102—term not in glossary) 

17. escriba 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

Today the students took their unit exam (p3 and p5 will take it tomorrow). Theres no homework for the weekend. Students should just make sure their interactive notebooks are ready because they will be collected on Monday 11/3. Study guides will be turned in right before the student takes their exam. 

 

Here is the link for the Kahoot game:  https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/7d4ee582-7441-49e9-8399-2ab751b6b913

 

Have a great weekend! 

Ms. Madrid

Hi All, 

 

Just a reminder that the students will have their unit exam on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Today in class and tomorrow for P3 and 5, we reviewed the paleolithic vs. neolithic era using the following ppt and practice activity then we played kahoot. I will be posting the kahoot link tomorrow! 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi All, 

 

I distributed the study guide to the students today. We will be doing a review on Monday and Tuesday with a ppt and Kahoot. I have posted the ppt on our class website. Test will happen on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. 

 

Also, I have stamped some students for PAWS tomorrow to review the study guide. If a student is unable to attend PAWS tomorrow, I will be here after-school tomorrow for an hour to review the study guide and answer any questions students may have! 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all! Happy Halloween! 

 

Today in class (10/31), students worked on the Neolithic era. We reviewed our hominids chart and then began our reading on the neolithic era. The students are creating a "comic" as we go through the reading. They should have the first 3 pages completed by next class periods. Some students were able to complete it in class while others have a lot to complete at home and some have just a question or two to do. All depends on the students pace. I am attaching the reading and comic as well. I have also uploaded some videos to our class website to help students understand the topics we are covering in class better. I have also been telling the students to begin studying for their Unit exam on early hominids next week. It will take place on Wednesday and Thursday as there will be no class on Friday. A study guide will be distributed next class period. 

 

msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

In class we began working on a Hominids Chart. We used the chromebook carts to read the article off our class website and fill out the chart with the information. Here is the link for the website and I am attaching the chart and reading as well. 

 

 

Thank you! 

Have a great weekend. 

Hi all, 

 

Homework for today is for students to continue to read their article and annotate it properly. After that, they are expected to complete questions 1-6. I know some students lose their materials so I am attaching it here. Also, if you haven't already turned in your signed Unit 1 exam (reviewed with parents), please make sure you turn it in by the end of the week. 

 

Steps to complete reading: 

1. Number paragraphs (13 total) 

2. Circle words you don't understand in blue, look up definition and/or synonym and write it in the margins 

3. Read each paragraph and underline the main idea of the paragraph in red. 

4. Highlight supporting details of the main idea with a yellow highlighter. 

 

Also quick reminders for students: 

1. if you are using class materials such as scissors, glue, highlighters, pens and pencils, it is expected that you return those materials for other students who have to use them as well. At the moment, we are out of pencils but we started the school year with about 40. Please return materials so others can use them! 

 

Thank you! 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all! Just a reminder that vocabulary is due on Monday. Drawings must be colored to receive full credit. Have a great weekend. 

Hi P3-P6, 

 

Today I distributed their rubric for their interactive notebook. I will be grading their notebooks on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. I reviewed the categories of the rubric and asked the students that as homework over the weekend they reviewed their notebook and made sure they had  it in order correctly and complete. I am attaching the rubric. Also I have been working on creating a class website to make sure the students have somewhere to reference whenever they are absent or didn't understand something in class. I will be posting assignments and powerpoints on there so be sure to check it out as a class resource! 

 

Thank you and have a great weekend: 

msmadridsocialstudies.weebly.com

 

Ms. Madrid 

HI P3-P6, 

 

Notebooks will be checked next class period. Please bring your interactive notebooks. Also students will have a spelling test by the end of the week on the following 9 vocabulary terms that they received today: 

 

 

We will be reviewing these terms throughout the week in class. Accents will count for their spelling test. 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi Periods 1-6! 

 

I just wanted to share the following exhibits that two parents shared with me (thank you!) as an opportunity to attend a cultural event that relates to Spanish. 

 

I know some of my 8th graders are working on the biliteracy seal and one of the requirements ask that they attend a cultural event relating to the target language (Spanish) or complete volunteer hours where the target language is spoken. So the following exhibits would be great for students to attend to fulfill the requirement.

 

For my 6th graders, I am sharing it in case you are interested! Have a great weekend!

 

Ms. Madrid 

#1."Cuba is" at Annenberg Photo Space 

Revealing complexities both on and off the island, Cuba Is explores aspects of Cuba not easily accessed by foreigners, and sometimes not even by Cubans themselves. Born from indigenous, African and European roots, divergent politics and limitations in communication and commerce, the Cuba seen in this exhibition goes beyond the folklore and offers new insight into its current reality. Over 120 photos feature subjects ranging from defiant youth known as “frikis” to the hard-partying children of the 1%, the underground system of sharing digital content—“El paquete”—to Miami’s Chonga girls.

 

"Resolviendo" at Annenberg as well.

RESOLVIENDO is a familiar sentiment in Cuban culture that is being redefined by a new generation. RESOLVIENDO—or “creative drive; resolve”—describes the by-any-means-necessary sensibility of Cuban artists, creating their work despite a lack of resources. As part of Cuba Is, Skylight Studios will celebrate this creative spirit with an interactive installation comprised of artworks and media, much of it exhibited for the first time in the United States, including original pieces visitors can take home. All throughout the exhibition, guests will see and experience the imaginative and creative solutions of the Cuban people, with a special focus on technological improvisations.

 

at the Annenberg Space- free admision

Wed-Sun: 11-6pm

2000 Ave of stars, LA, CA 90067

 

#2.Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Led by the Getty, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is the latest collaborative effort from arts institutions across Southern California.

Feliz fin de semana 😊

 

 

Hello All, 

 

I distributed a study guide for the students yesterday in class and today for the unit exam that will take place next week on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will have a kahoot review session on Monday in class. I am attaching the study guide and other important resources. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi P3-6, 

 

Today in class we talked about our last topic in our geography unit before our unit exam, which is an introduction to the 4 River Valley Civilizations. In class we only completed pg. 11 in your interactive notebook. For homework, I explained that you had to complete the 3 questions at the end of the reading if you did not complete them in class. Some of you were able to finish the questions in class, others were not. Please have them completed by next class (10/5 and 10/6). Don't forget to bring in your notebook. I am attaching the sheet in case someone has misplaced it. 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi all, 

 

For the weekend, I would like students to complete their drawings in their foldable that we created in class for the 5 Themes of Geography. Students should also color their foldable. I am attaching the ppt and the practice worksheet. We did not get a chance to complete it in class so I would like students to attempt to respond to the worksheet in class so we can review it on Monday.

 

Ms. Madrid 

 

Hi all, 

 

Many of you are asking me for a copy of the pre-test map because you have lost the sheet. I am attaching it below. It should be stapled on page 4 of your interactive notebook. 

 

Thank you! 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi All, 

 

Today students analyzed maps today and did not have any homework assigned. The only thing students should be working on would be work that they did not complete in class for example: 

1. Completing their set up for their interactive notebook (glueing the table of contents, skipping a page, glueing cover page for Geography). 

2. Completing analyzing the maps we did in class (will be attaching the handouts here). 

 

Thank you! Have a great weekend. 

The students had homework assigned today (Sept. 14th), to complete a world map over the weekend and color it! The students will be working on a geography unit in class till Wednesday of next week. It is encouraged that the students become familiar with a world map and are able to know the continents, oceans, equator and hemispheres. If using the textbook, please refer to pg. A6-A7 for a world map with continents, oceans and equator. Refer to pg. 18 for the hemispheres. Students will be taking notes on this information this week but if they need to refer to the book for additional support, they should use the above pages. Thank you! 

 

Students will have a short quiz on Tuesday/Wednesday on the continents. Accents will be counted! We will review as a class on Monday. I have also posted two links to games online that we played in class towards the end so the students can become more familiar with world geography. 

Hi all, 

 

Just wanted to remind students that their colored maps will be due tomorrow and Wednesday. Students will also have a short quiz on continents, oceans, hemispheres, compass rose, prime meridian and equator. Students could use the previous post to view resources. Today in class, we played with a blank world map to review for the quiz. 

 

Ms. Madrid 

Hi All, 

 

Yesterday and today in class, students learned about primary and secondary sources. We reviewed the following ppt, completed the following handout and completed an exit slip. For students who were absent, they should review the ppt and complete the handout attached. The exit slip will have to be completed during PAWS tomorrow or after-school. If you have any questions, please reach out. 

 

What is due tomorrow/Friday: 

-Primary and Secondary Sources Handout 

-Bring in interactive notebook 

 

Helpful videos: 

 Hi All! 

 

Welcome to the new school year. I am super excited to be teaching all of you this year. I just wanted to let you know that I have updated my edlio account and added the courses for this year. For all of my students, their only assignment that is due is their student questionnaire which I am attaching to this post. 

Have a great weekend!