Welcome back everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful and restful vacation, and are ready to get back into the swing of things.  This week we will be learning about the first unification of India, under the leader King Ashoka and the Mauryan Empire.  We will then being learning about the Gupta Empire to end our study of India.  This will take us to the January conferences, and we will then study China.  The next map quiz will be Friday, January 23rd, and it will be over Pacifica and other parts of Asia.  Students will get their first study guide on Tuesday.

There will be a change in the grading procedure for the class as well after conferences.  I will no longer be giving partial credit for work that is turned in with no name.  This work will instead earn the student a "0".  If they wish to earn credit for it, they will be able to do so on make up days, when all work is graded out of a 50 rather than a 100.  It is thus in their best interests to put their names on their work!

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Hello!  I hope everyone is looking forward to their vacation, I know I am.  We will be studying Buddha this week, looking at the origins of Buddhism and some of the essential beliefs Buddhists follow.  Please remember, we will be having our Asia map quiz on Friday!  Students will have access to a word bank for that quiz, but there will be additional countries in the list.  Study hard!

Monday: Period 2: Make sure 16.2 reading notes are done.  Periods 3-6: 16.2 and 16.3 reading notes.

Tuesday: Chapter 16 reading notes due Wednesday in workbook.

Wednesday: None

Thursday: Study for maps!

This week we will be continuing our study of India.  We will be examining artifacts from the ancient city of Mohenjodaro and beginning a study of the beliefs of Hinduism.  To study Hinduism, students will be working in the computer lab to research the origins and modern effects of the religion. 

Monday: No homework!

Tuesday: Make sure chapters 13 and 14 are done in your workbooks, they will be collected on Wednesday.

Wednesday: Continue research on Hindu.  Make sure you have read chapter 15.

Thursday: All research is due on Friday!

Also remember: We will have a chapter 14 and 15 quiz on Friday.  Study hard!  We have our Asia quiz next Friday, the 19th.  Remember to study the 30 countries on that as well. 

So am I the only one who can't believe it is December already?  Wow the year is going quickly!  We are starting our unit on India this week, which will continue after Christmas.  We will also be starting a new map section of the world (Asia), with the map quiz coming on December 19. 

Monday: Finish the timeline questions as needed.

1. Is the period of time on timeline one (pages 46-47 in the workbook) longer or shorter than this period? How can you tell? 2. Which item on timeline two took place during the longest period of time?  Why did it last so long? 3. How many years apart are C and F? What might be a connection between these events? 4. Which events are similar to events from timeline one? How are they similar? 5. Which item on timeline two is the most significant and why?

Tuesday-Thursday: Finish reading notes from the sections covered in class.  This might vary based on your section.

Thursday: Study for Chapter 13 quiz!

Hello!

This week we are going to be discussing the Kingdom of Kush and an Introduction to Judaism.  Please remember that our Egypt projects are due on Monday and we have our Southern Africa quiz on Friday.  Since I pushed that quiz back, please remember that there will be NO retakes.

Monday: Periods 2 and 3: Have Chapter 10 workbook finished by Wednesday (we don't have class Tuesday due to the Career Fair).  Periods 4, 5, 6: Finish workbook through 10.3 reading notes.

Tuesday: All classes finish workbook Chapter 10 up to the processing.

Wednesday: Workbook chapter 11 due Friday.  I will be checking chapters 10 and 11 then.

Thursday: Finish workbook chapter 11.

Friday: EGYPT PROJECTS DUE MONDAY!!!!!

This week we will be looking at daily life in Egypt.  We will be creating interactive dramatizations in groups to be presented on Thursday.  Remember to keep working on your projects as well!

Due dates: Chapter 9 quiz Friday.  Outline for Egypt paper Friday.  Southern Africa Quiz Friday, November 14.  First draft of Egypt paper Friday, November 14.

Monday: No homework

Tuesday: Work on dramatizations.  We will present them on Thursday, so your group has developed a homework schedule.  Check with the leaders as needed.

Wednesday: More dramatizations.  They need to be complete for class on Thursday, including any costumes you are creating.

Thursday: Study for Chapter 9 quiz.

Hello everyone,

This week we will be taking a trip down the Nile River to look at monuments.  We will also be continuing our work on our Egypt projects.  This week, the basic plan for your building is due on Friday.  You will need to know what you will be using for materials and the size of your artifact so we can start working on the scale.

We will also be having our Northern Africa quiz, so don't forget to study for that!

Monday: No homework

Tuesday: Reading notes, sections completed in class.  May vary by class.

Wednesday: Finish reading notes in workbook, study for Africa quiz tomorrow.

Thursday: Egypt project.

This week we will begin a research project on Egypt.  Students will be responsible for building a scale model of an Egyptian artifact, which will be due on November 24 (right before Thanksgiving break).  Please look at my documents to see the assignment sheet, rubrics and due dates for the project.  We will also be starting our geography study with an African map.  Students will need to memorize the countries of Africa for a quiz in early November.

Homework:

Monday: Fill in Africa map, due Wednesday.  Begin researching for Africa project, keeping notes for bibliography.

Tuesday: Continue to label Africa map.

Wednesday: Finish reading chapter 7 and working on review sheet as needed.

Thursday: Study for quiz Friday on Chapter 7.

Hello everyone,

It's good to be back at Stargate!  I hope everyone had an amazing time at Cheley, I know I did!  I will never forget the rainstorm and Walter the Farting Dog.  Thanks to all of you for making my first experience there an awesome one!  This blog is going up a day late because I wasn't here on Monday, so hopefully everyone is able to catch up.

We will be having our test on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  Wednesday we will do the multiple choice questions for all 6 chapters (40 questions, one point each) and then Thursday will be the remaining 60 points in vocabulary and short answer questions.  Remember, the study guide and extra credit crossword are due when you come into class on Wednesday.  Good luck everyone!

Starting next week, we will be studying Egypt.  We will be picking an artifact to study in depth, either through a building project or through writing a research paper.  Please start to think about materials if you will be building, and there will be assignment...

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Is everyone ready for another short week?  We will have normal classes Monday and Tuesday and then we head off to Cheley!  As you check powerschool this week, please note that I am accepting late work from this unit until the day of the test, at which point everything that is not in will revert to a zero.  Your child will recieve partial credit for that late work, but it is better than no points at all!

Test information: Chapters 1-6 will be tested on Wednesday, October 15 and Thursday October 16.  Wednesday will be the multiple choice questions and the vocab and short answer will be Thursday.  Study hard!

Homework:

Monday: Finish reading chapter six and doing the preview and reading notes for the chapter.  You do not need to do the processing page yet.

Tuesday: You now have your study guide for the test.  Remember, you will need to show me that you studied in some way.  The easiest way to do this is to write the information from the study guide somewhere so you can hand it in.  The...

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