Notes-Worksheets-Projects

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year!

 * ==This page is where you will find a list of the assignments, notes, or other important information that was given in class. ==
 * ==If an item was referenced on the Class History--The Week That Was page, you should be able to find it here. ==
 * ==This will allow kids who, for whatever reason, don't have some assignment to be able to print their own copy. ==

= The textbook we'll be using this year is the same one that students used last year in 6th grade. The text can be accessed using this link. =

= = = Fourth Quarter =

European Explorer Activity
==** 16-3 Reading Worksheet. 16-3 Reading Worksheet Answers **== ==** 16-2 Native Civilizations. **16-2 Native Civilizations Answers==

18-1 Reading Worksheet Answers
=Student Handouts for the Reformation=

=Student Handouts for Ch 17-1=

Influential People of the Renaissance
= Third Quarter =

15-3 Unit Vocabulary
=Coat of Arms (create a shield) Project (we started this on Feb. 12th. It is due Feb. 21st.) =

EMA Comp Page All information on this page will be kept throughout the entire Middle Ages Unit.
= On January 28th we'll start Unit 15-2 as we continue to study Europe in the Middle Ages. = = 15-2 Unit Folder (This folder has all the handouts necessary for this unit.) =

=Unit 15-1 is the first unit we'll do in our study of Europe in the Middle Ages. It will last about one week in the middle of January.= =All activities can be found in the unit folder below.=

== We're starting a new unit about the Byzantine Empire, which was originally the eastern half of the Roman Empire. We'll spend about two weeks on this unit, with one quiz and one test over the material. Below are the handouts, worksheets, assignments, notes, and/or projects we're doing in this unit. ==

Byzantine Empire Unit Review
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Byzantine Empire Webquest Answers
= Second Quarter =

Ch. 12-2 Reading Guide
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Advanced Projects:
=== We'll be studying the Mongol Dynasty in China. At the Mongol website, check out the various pages and tell me the top 20 most interesting things you found that you think the class should know. === === Zheng He was possibly the greatest navigator in world history. From what you find, tell the class ten things they don't know about one of the world's least known explorers. ===

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= First Quarter =

China Unit Part 1
[|Ch. 7-3 Inventions and Inno] [|vations Chart] [|Ch. 7-3 Inventions and Innovations Chart Answers] Chinese Social Classes Chart Chinese Belief Systems Chart Answers to Philosophers Chart

[|Ch 7_1 Notes Answers]
Ch 7 Section 2 Activities Instructions

===** These are the 7 vocab words that we're focusing on for the first part of our China unit. Students will be responsible for knowing these on weekly quizzes throughout the 4-5 week unit. **===

===** We'll be viewing a [|presentation about the Geography of China]. Students will then use some of these maps to make maps of their own. They will get one copy of the [|blank China map], then have to trace it to complete the assignment. This copy of the population density map could also be useful. **===

=== Student work examples from last year of the population density maps and land use maps of China. If your student didn't get these done in class they can copy the drawings, and key, to show the information I wanted the kids to have. ===

Physical Features Map


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Population Density Map (Ashton Peterson)




Map Skills/Geography Unit (weeks 1-4) Latitude/Longitude and Map Skills Notes [|North Isn't Up]: Getting to know a compass rose. [|Finding Your Way Around Town]: Using a compass rose.

[|Islands: Measuring Distance Using a Scale] [|A Day at the Zoo]: Using a compass rose.

== On Tuesday we'll be working on the [|Landforms Project] in the lab. If students have a Google account they can complete this without paper:) ==

Week 1:

Use these instructions to create your maps of South Middle School.
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New World News Headlines
===[|European Explorers Computer Lab Activity] -- Students spent two days in the computer lab answering questions about why European countries were exploring the world. They also had to choose 1 explorer from each of 5 countries to research and tell me about. The assignment is due Friday, May 24th. === ===American Civilizations Project Students will work in pairs to create game cards that they will use to play a game in class against other students. We plan on playing the game May 10th. ===

[|Exploration vs. Colonization Activity] Due 4/12/13
[|Ch. 18-1 Worksheet] [|Ch. 18-1 Worksheet Answers]

[|Age of Exploration Vocabulary] [|Age of Exploration Vocab Definitions]

[|Ch 17-4 Reading worksheet answers.]
= Ch 17-3: =

** [|Notes] **
==** [|Active Reading Worksheet] [|Answers to Active Reading Worksheet] **== ==** [|Crossword] [|Crossword Puzzle Answers] **==

** [|Denominations Project Guidelines] **
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 * Denominations Information: **
 * [|Anglicanism] **
 * [|Calvinism] **
 * [|Catholicism] **
 * [|Lutheranism] **
 * Students will be creating a presentation showing what they've learned about some denominations of Protestantism the were born during the Reformation. Below is an example of a presentation they could do for the project. The project is due Tuesday, March 19th. **

Chapter 17-1 Active Reading Worksheet Answers
There are cirlces, but no death. The name was just to get students to pay attention. They will need to organize the circles to show how any of them are related. We'll be working on this in class the 19th and 20th of February. This is a worksheet that should help the students understand the trasitions that led from Medieval Times (the Dark Ages) into the Renaissance and Reformation time period. 15-5 notes. Students are only responsible for the first two days. Don't worry that the dates are off, the notes were written last year. 15-4 ARW 15-4 ARW answers
 * Town Charter Activity **
 * This packet contains the information and instructions for the Town Charter activity. **


 * [[file:Medieval Town charter rubric.doc]]This is the rubric for how the Town Charter Activity will be graded. **

15-3 Notes 15-3 Active Reading Worksheet 15-3 ARW answers In class assignments for the week of Jan. 7th-11th. European Middle Ages Vocabulary Words European Middle Ages Vocab Definitions Chapter 15 section 1 (15-1) Active Reading Worksheet (ARW) ANSWERS to the 15-1 ARW Assigned last week Ch 15-1 Notes Assignments for Jan 14th - 25th Ch 15-2 Notes 15-2 ARW 15-2 ARW Answers (quiz over this info will be 1-18) How students will be graded on the heraldry assignment.

Manor Life Activity Materials
This is the information we'll be using for completing one of three assignments; Slave/Serf Venn Diagram, Time Machine Journal, or Manor Diorama. Instructions on how to do each can be found below. If students choose this assignment, they will write a fictional story about going back in time to a medieval manor. Students who choose this will compare the daily lives of medieval serfs with plantation slaves from the 1800s in America. In this assignment students will choose some aspect of manor life and represent it with a diorama.

End of the 2nd quarter: To review for the quarter final, below are all the quizzes we've taken so far.
= N. Africa & Middle East Unit = === For the month of November (and maybe part of December) we'll be studying North Africa and the Middle East. We look at those two regions together because of their shared religious histories relating to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They also have similar climates and geography. ===

=== Our first project will be to create a poster about four great kingdoms from Africa's past. Below is a slideshow that details the details of the assignment. Students will be given enough time to finish in class (if they use it wisely). === media type="custom" key="21356384"

= China Unit =

The first project we'll do is the 5 Dynasties Card game.
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=== Chapter 7 Section 3 Notes Here is a link to the answers to this worksheet. ===