Daily+Class+Agenda

= Do you ever wonder what's going on in your student's class? = = This is the page where you can find out. I will put weekly updates about what we did, future assignments, due dates, etc. Once you know what was done in class, you can go to the NOTES--WORKSHEETS--PROJECTS page and get copies of what we did. Hopefully this will alleviate some stress = = when kids lose work on the way home or missed class for some reason. = = =

= Daily Schedule =

= = = 4th Quarter =

== Mon : Review for final and watch video. ==

**Tue** **: Review for final and watch video.**


 * Wed ** **: Finish video. 3 Empires activity due.** ** Last day to turn in any late work. **

**Thu** **: Final for periods 3,5,7**

==== Fri : Final for periods 2,4,6  ====

Mon : Work on Explorers project (last day in class to do so).
**Tue** **: 3 New World Empires Activity.** **Thu** **: Work on review questions for the final. Watch some short New World videos. Finish New World Empires activity.** ==== Fri : Explorers Project Due. ** Watch Machu Picchu video. **====
 * Wed ** **: Work on New World Empires.**

Mon : Grade Age of Exploration quizzes from last week. Begin New World Unit.
**Tue** **: Work on New World handouts. 16-3 Reading Worksheet. 16-2 Native Civilizations.** **Thu** **: Answers to the handouts have been posted. Work on the European Explorer Activity.**
 * Wed ** **:** ** Work on the handouts from the previous day. **

Mon : Discuss the answers to the 18-1 Reading Guide. We'll also talk about how the vocabulary words fit into certain themes.
**Tue** **: Start the Where Would You Colonize activity and discuss why certain European countries explored the places that they did.** **Thu** **: Exploration vs. Colonization**
 * Wed ** **:** ** Age of Discovery/Exploration Vocab Quiz, **** then work on Where Would you colonize activity. **

Mon : Group summaries of Ch 17-4. Add information to Reformation Comp page.
**Tue** **: Work on Denominations Project and/or review for test.** **Thu** **: Begin Age of Exploration Unit by working on Ch 18-1 Reading Worksheet. Watch Spanish Armada Video. Age of Discover/Exploration Vocab.**
 * Wed ** **:** **Ch 17 sections 3 & 4 test.**

__ April 14th - 18th __
== Mon : Students will work on the Reformation Vocab and start the Denominations Project (which is due 4/23). == **Tue** **: Work on Denominations Project and Reformation Crossword.** ==== **Wed** **:** Continue work on Denominations project and crossword. ==== **Thu** **: Classroom discussion about the Reformation.** ==== **Fri** ** : ** Reformation Vocab Quiz. ====

__ April 7th - 11th __
== Mon : Finish watching the Venice video. Students will be hit or miss a bit in class this week since SBACs are taking place. Once the video is done, we'll continue working on assignments we started last week. == **Tue** **: As a class, fill in the Main Ideas of the Renaissance page.**

**Wed** **:** Influential People of the Renaissance project due.
**Thu** **: Review for test.**

Mon : Begin Renaissance & Reformation Unit. Students will go through the text to decide what our vocabulary words should be for this unit that covers chapter 17 from the text.
**Tue** **: Students will log in to their google drive to access the Student Handouts folder. They'll make their own copy of the 17-1 Reading Worksheet and complete it in class. When done they can study for this week's vocab quiz.** **Wed** **: Work on Ch 17-1&2 Assignments from the Student Handouts folder that was shared with students via their google drives.** **Thu** **: Same as yesterday.** **Fri** ** : Quiz over the vocab and maybe some questions from worksheets. Watch a Discovery channel video about the city of Venice. **

Mon : Joan of Arc background, 100 years war.
**Tue** **: Work on 15-5 assignments; Black Death presentation, 100 years war info, and Joan of Arc.** **Wed** **: 15-5 Unit Test.**

__ March 10th-14th __
== Mon : Watch short video about the Black Death. Kids will use a collection of resources to chart the effects of the plague on Europe. == **Tue** **: Continue research.** **Wed** **: Watch a video about how the plague effected cities like Paris, France.** **Thu** **: The Hundred Years War.** **Fri** **: Quiz over the information we learned this week.** = 3rd Quarter =

Mon : ** Discuss chapter 15-4 of the textbook. **
**Tue** **: Discuss chapter 15-5. Last day to turn in late work or retake quizzes/tests.** **Wed** **: Third quarter final test periods 3, 5, 7.** **Thu** **: Third quarter final test periods 4, 6.**

Mon : ** Continue to watch the crusades video we started last week. Review the 15-3 vocabulary. **
**Tue** **: We'll work on finishing up activities from unit 15-3.** **Wed** **:** **For the next eight weeks or so I'll have a classroom set of tablet computers in my classroom. Today we'll assign all students one to work with and have them login for the first time.** **Map the Crusades** **What Was Life Like in the Middle Ages?** **Thu** **: 15-3 Unit Work** ==Fri:  15-3 Unit Review ==

Mon : No School
**Tue** **: Start 15-3 Unit. Some students will be copying notes. Some students will be summarizing the main ideas of various portions of chapter 15 section 3.** **Wed** **: Some students will be copying notes from 15-3 and completing the 15-3 Active Reading Worksheet. Others will be working on creative thinking tasks from Chapter 15-3.** **Thu** **: Students will continue work from yesterday. They may also start...Mapping the Crusades or f** ** ind definitions for the 15-3 unit vocab. ** ==Fri:  Quiz over this week's information. Shield project due today. ==

Mon : We'll be reviewing what we've learned so far in unit 15-2 by trying to answer questions in a crossword puzzle. We'll also add some information to our middle ages comp page.
**Tue** **: Review for 15-2 Unit Test** **Wed** **: Computer lab to begin work on their medieval shield project. Students should use this study guide to prepare themselves for tomorrow's test.** **Thu** **: 15-2 Unit Test.** Unit 15-2 A and B layer assignments must be turned in by today. **Fri** **: Begin 15-3 Unit. Work on shield project.**

__ February 3rd-7th __
== Mon : ** "Where Did Last Names Come From?" assignment is due today. We'll watch a video about manor and castle life and students will write information from this in their ** == **Tue** **: EMA Vocab quiz today. Students will need to retake this quiz until they have received at least an 80% score. They can practice before they take the quiz.** **Wed** **: Computer lab to tour a medieval castle.** **Thu** **: Students may have various things to work on from unit 15-2: Active Reading Worksheet, Summarizing Important Sections, Word Search, or the B and A level work for this unit. Is that better Abby?** **Fri** **: We might watch a video about manor life. Students will have time to work on unit assignments. I'd like the C level work for 15-2 to be done by today. B and A level work can be turned in by Tuesday, February 11th.**
 * European Middle Ages (EMA) Composition Page. They'll also have time to work on their 15-2 unit assignments. **

__ January 27th-31st __
== Mon : 15-1 Early Middle Ages Unit test. Students may re-take this test if they bring me a note signed by an adult attesting to the fact that the student reviewed the material for at least 25 minutes. "C" level work for the unit is due today. == **Tue** **: Crash Course in History "Dark Ages" video. Students will write down information to put on their European Middle Ages (EMA) Composition Page.** Students have until today to complete B and A level work from the 15-1 Unit. **Wed** **: Computer lab to work on the "Where Did Last Names Come From?" assignment.** This will be turned in on Monday, Feb. 3rd. **Thu** **: Work on 15-2 unit assignments.** **Fri** **: Work on 15-2 unit assignments.**

Mon : No School
**Tue** **: Continue working on items from the 15-1 Unit folder.** **Wed** **: Continue layered unit work.** **Thu** **: Layered unit work.** **Fri** **: Layered unit work.**

__ January 13th-17th __
**Mon** **: Finish watching the Byzantium Empire Crash Course in History video. Finish/go over answers to the Ch 9-3 Guided reading. I also plan on grading the Byzantium Empire webquest that students did last week.** **Tue** **: We'll look at cause/effect relationships during the time of the Byzantine Empire.** **Wed** **: In groups, students will summarize one subsection of Ch 9-3 about the B.E. Review for the Unit test.** **Thu** **: Byzantine Empire unit test. Begin work on the European Middle Ages(EMA) vocab** **Fri** **: Continue work on EMA vocab. We'll also do an activity called "Things I think I think about the Middle Ages."**

Mon : No School
**Tue** **: Grade the 2nd quarter final. Start Byzantine Empire Unit by watching a Crash Course in history video clip, and putting information on our Byzantine Empire Composition Page.** **Wed** **: We'll go to the computer lab to work on a webquest about the Byzantine Empire.** **Thu** **: Finish webquest in the lab. This will be graded in class early next week. Answers to the webquest.** **Fri** **: Quiz over Byzantine Empire. Begin** ** work on Ch 9-3 Guided Reading. **

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= End of 2nd Quarter =

== Tue : Students will finish up reading their African stories to each other and be allowed to ask questions about what may be on the upcoming test. ==

== Wed : Review for the final test. ==

== Thu : Final test of the quarter for periods 3, 5, and 7. ==

__ December 9th - 13th __
== Mon : We'll be researching the three historical religions that came from the Middle East (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) because of their impact on world history. Students will read, summarize, and collect facts they find from each religion. ==

__ December 2nd - 6th __
== Mon : Finish the short video about North African tribes, have time to work on vocab for this unit, and go over the answers to the Ch 13 reading guide and African civilization bubbles. ==

Thu : Ch 13-3 Guided Reading worksheet.
== Fri : Quiz over the vocab and continue on worksheet. I'll also check to make sure that students finished copying the West African Trading Kingdoms notes from last week. ==

Tue : Hand out the Ch 13 Reading Guide and give them time to work on it in class. We also will have a discussion about the role of governments and taxation.
== Wed : Continue the worksheet. Watch a short video clip about North Africa and write down some facts that will be quizzed on later. We might have time to listen to a story about religious violence in Nigeria. ==

__ November 11th-15th __
== Mon : We'll discuss the answers to the Ch. 12-4 Guided Reading worksheet. Students were also assigned to write news articles that summed up the main facts for various sections of Ch. 12-4. We'll continue that today. ==

Tue : Watch a video about Zheng He the Chinese explorer and answer some questions about where he ranks all time as an explorer.
== Wed : Review for the upcoming test. ==

__ November 4th - 8th __
== Mon : Computer lab. Read and summarize information about Chinese food and its history. Homework is to have copied by hand the 12-3 notes and answered the questions from that same handout. ==

Tue : Computer lab again.
== Wed : We'll finish watching a short video about Genghis Khan and the Mongols, and answering a few questions about them. We'll also finish working on the Ch. 12-3 notes and 12-3 guided reading. ==

__ Oct. 21st - 25th __
== Mon : More discussion about how feudalism is a modern thing that can happen in places like Nampa. New vocab for China Unit Part 2; take a quiz over these. Start our Middle Ages of China (Chapter 12) composition page. ==

== Tue : Introduce the 5 Dynasties of China Card Game and give students time to gather information for that game. Hand out Ch 12 Main Ideas paper. ==

== Wed : Hand out Ch 12_1 Guided Reading worksheet and the Ch 12 notes. Students should study these for the quiz Friday. Work on 5 Dynasties game. ==

__ October 14-17th __
== Mon : Start watching the Great Wall of China video. Students will have time to ask questions about what is going to be on the final. == == Tue : Finish watching the Great Wall video. Students will have time to ask questions about what is on the final. == == Wed : Final test in periods 2, 4, 6. == == Thu : Final test in periods 3, 5, 7. == == Fri : No School. ==

__ October 7th - 11th __
== Mon : Go over the information about inventions and innovations to help them understand how these effected China. Questions 1-6: Ch 7 Loose Ends. == == Tue : Discuss what is or isn't a civilization. Ch 7 Loose Ends. Pyramids of knowledge about the three philosophies we've studied in China. == == Wed : We'll go over the answers to Ch 7 Loose Ends. I'll show the students how their lives could be similar to peasant farmers in China 2000 years ago. == == Thu : China Unit Part 1 Main Ideas Review. Watch video about the Silk Road. == == Fri : Quiz over the above mentioned items and vocab for this unit. ==

== Mon : Complete World History Reflection sheet to be used for Student Led Conferences. Work on filling in charts from last week. Vocabulary assignment where students have to write sentences to aid in understanding vocab. ==

== Tue : China Unit Part 1 Review. Some students will continue to work on things that they haven't finished yet. ==

== Wed : Answer question about Qin Shihuangdi from page 248. Discuss feudalism again. Give answers to Philosophers chart. Finish review game. ==

== Thu : Read Ch 7 section 3 about inventions and innovations of the Chinese civilization. Take notes on this topic. ==

== Fri : Quiz of the Week, and time to work on the inventions and innovations handout. ==

== Mon : There are a few things to work on today. They'll have time to finish up coloring the land use and population density maps of China. The Ch 7 notes also need to be completed to they can study them for homework this week. They'll also continue work on writing down definitions and drawings for the China Unit Vocab Part 1. ==

== Tue : Review the answers to the Ch 7 notes in class. I'll also explain the two graded projects we'll be doing for Ch. 7 section 2 (7-2). One will be about classes or levels of Chinese society. The other will be about three belief systems of China. ==

== Wed : [|Presentation]about social classes. Work on finding information about social classes in China. ==

__ September 16th - 20th __
== Mon : Watch Confucius video to help students understand what life was like during China's middle ages for one of their greatest thinkers. Students will answer questions while watching the video. ==

Tue : We'll watch a little more of the Confucius video and discuss the ideas of government and feudalism.
== Wed : Students will get back the Geography Map Skills test they took the other day so that they can see what they need to get better at and fix. We'll also be talking about Confucius and his Circles of Influence. We may begin work on our [|China Unit Vocab Part 1]. == == Thu : We'll be [|making maps] that help us understand how China developed as a society because of their geography. ==

__ September 9th-13th __
== Mon : Go over the latitude and longitude homework from last weeks project in the computer lab (see Thursday last week). We'll practice more with latitude and longitude. ==
 * Tue : We spent time discussing the historical value of getting an education as a way to increase one's job options and earning capability in the future. **

** Thu : Pre-test over geography unit. **
== Fri : Grade geography unit pre-test. Start talking about upcoming unit: The Chines Middle Ages. Homework is to do the [|Things I Think About China] questions. ==

__ September 3rd-6th __
== Tue : We're going to correct three worksheets that we started last week (North Isn't Up, Finding Your Way Around Town, and Scale Islands). We'll also work on the Day at the Zoo handout. All these focus on skills needed to use a map. Some students will copy and work with our Map Unit vocabulary words. == == Wed : Students will be given time in class to copy down the definitions of our [|map unit vocabulary]. One last day to work on map skills handouts in class. == == Thu : Collect the Landforms Project. We'll go to the computer lab again to work on [|using latitude and longitude with Google maps]. ==
 * Fri : Take [|notes about latitude and longitude] . Weekly quiz. **

Mon: Finish working on the Basics of Map-Making Project (due Wednesday). Take a landforms quiz using pictures to help students identify certain features of Earth.
== Tue: We'll be starting the [|Landforms Project] that will help students become more familiar with the landforms of Earth. This will involve going to the computer lab. It would be great if all students had created a Google account with their parents for this. If you have questions about this see the Home page and read about why I think this would be useful. ==

__ August 20th-23rd __
== Tue: Welcome students back to school. Students will participate in activities that help them get used to being back, meet one another, and learn about expectations for this classroom. One of these will be the [|Mr. Hogan test]. We'll also be doing a group activity called [|"What Do You Think About..."] ==