APRIL 3, 2020, REMOTE LEARNING UPDATE:
Once Remote Learning begins on April 13th, continue checking each teacher's Google Classroom website each day.
This website will no longer be updated regularly. The team website is linked above
--we will update that website weekly. Thank you!!
Once Remote Learning begins on April 13th, continue checking each teacher's Google Classroom website each day.
This website will no longer be updated regularly. The team website is linked above
--we will update that website weekly. Thank you!!
Week of Monday, March 23rd, through Friday, March 27th and
Week of Monday, March 16th, through Friday, March 20th
All due dates previously listed on the website or shared in class are "on hold"...this is uncharted territory for all of us. I will keep you posted as more information is shared.
Also--please read the information above (the text to the left of the lake photo!).
Week of Monday, March 16th, through Friday, March 20th
All due dates previously listed on the website or shared in class are "on hold"...this is uncharted territory for all of us. I will keep you posted as more information is shared.
Also--please read the information above (the text to the left of the lake photo!).
Week of Monday, March 9th, through Friday, March 13th
Monday, March 9th -- Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 10th -- Welcome to Ancient Rome!
Learning Activities:
* Added Table of Contents for Rome to notebook (linked here)
* Introduced vocabulary for unit (linked here)
* Lesson slides are linked here
* Current plan for the unit -- calendar linked here is subject to change based on progress of students
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
The EXTRA CREDIT Current Event Assignment and presentation are due SEPARATELY:
-- The Current Event written assignment (that follows the rubric linked here) is due on or before Friday, March 27th
-- The presentation on your written assignment will be made during your Smart Block the week of Tuesday, March 31st
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th
Wednesday, March 11th -- Geography of Ancient Rome/Italy
Learning Activities:
* Took guided notes on both a Google Slides presentation as well as a video to learn more about Italy's geography
* Labeled a map of Italy
* Today's slides are linked here
* Current plan for the unit -- calendar linked here is subject to change based on progress of students
Homework: Extra credit if you want to!
Upcoming Work:
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th (50%)
Unit Notebook Check = Monday, March 30th (10%)
Thursday, March 12th -- Beginnings of Rome
Learning Activities:
* Slides for today's lesson (with links to video and handouts) are attached here
* Current plan for the unit -- calendar linked here is subject to change based on progress of students
Homework: Extra credit if you want to!
Upcoming Work:
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th (50%)
Unit Notebook Check = Monday, March 30th (10%)
Friday, March 12th -- Roman Republic
Learning Activities:
* Slides for today's lesson (with links to video and textbook pages) are attached here
* Example of note-taking in outline form linked here
Homework: Extra credit if you want to!
Upcoming Work:
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th (50%)
Unit Notebook Check = Monday, March 30th (10%)
Monday, March 9th -- Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 10th -- Welcome to Ancient Rome!
Learning Activities:
* Added Table of Contents for Rome to notebook (linked here)
* Introduced vocabulary for unit (linked here)
* Lesson slides are linked here
* Current plan for the unit -- calendar linked here is subject to change based on progress of students
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
The EXTRA CREDIT Current Event Assignment and presentation are due SEPARATELY:
-- The Current Event written assignment (that follows the rubric linked here) is due on or before Friday, March 27th
-- The presentation on your written assignment will be made during your Smart Block the week of Tuesday, March 31st
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th
Wednesday, March 11th -- Geography of Ancient Rome/Italy
Learning Activities:
* Took guided notes on both a Google Slides presentation as well as a video to learn more about Italy's geography
* Labeled a map of Italy
* Today's slides are linked here
* Current plan for the unit -- calendar linked here is subject to change based on progress of students
Homework: Extra credit if you want to!
Upcoming Work:
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th (50%)
Unit Notebook Check = Monday, March 30th (10%)
Thursday, March 12th -- Beginnings of Rome
Learning Activities:
* Slides for today's lesson (with links to video and handouts) are attached here
* Current plan for the unit -- calendar linked here is subject to change based on progress of students
Homework: Extra credit if you want to!
Upcoming Work:
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th (50%)
Unit Notebook Check = Monday, March 30th (10%)
Friday, March 12th -- Roman Republic
Learning Activities:
* Slides for today's lesson (with links to video and textbook pages) are attached here
* Example of note-taking in outline form linked here
Homework: Extra credit if you want to!
Upcoming Work:
Unit Test for Rome and Greece = Monday, March 30th (50%)
Unit Notebook Check = Monday, March 30th (10%)
Week of Monday, March 2nd, through Friday, March 6th
Monday, March 2nd -- Achievements of Ancient Greece
Learning Activities: Lesson Slides found here
* Distributed 3rd quarter progress reports--SIGNED COVER SHEET IS DUE THIS FRIDAY
* Distributed graded work to all classes
* Learned about the achievements of the Ancient Greeks (pages 4-44 of this file)
* Work on achievements (in stations) will continue Tuesday
Homework: Finish taking notes on Pericles article (attached here)
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Tuesday, March 3rd -- Achievements of Ancient Greece
Learning Activities:
* Finished work on Greek Achievements Stations (pages 4-44 of this file)
Homework: Look over Athens-Sparta notes for DBQ tomorrow
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Wednesday, March 4th--
** DBQ (document-based questions) assessment on Ancient Greece (40%)
** Students notebooks were collected for a 10% grade (this is a change from earlier information)
Thursday, March 5th -- Alexander the Great
Learning Activities:
* Analyzed quotes made by Alexander the Great (lesson slides here)
* Watched video from Discovery Ed (linked in lesson slides)
* Used pages 334-337 in textbook to complete guided notes (linked here)
Homework: None
Friday, March 6th -- Catch Up Day!
Learning Activities:
* Finished taking notes on Alexander the Great
* Finished Greek Achievements Stations (at this point, work is late but kids had a chance to complete in class)
* Lesson slides for today linked here
Homework: None
Monday, March 2nd -- Achievements of Ancient Greece
Learning Activities: Lesson Slides found here
* Distributed 3rd quarter progress reports--SIGNED COVER SHEET IS DUE THIS FRIDAY
* Distributed graded work to all classes
* Learned about the achievements of the Ancient Greeks (pages 4-44 of this file)
* Work on achievements (in stations) will continue Tuesday
Homework: Finish taking notes on Pericles article (attached here)
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Tuesday, March 3rd -- Achievements of Ancient Greece
Learning Activities:
* Finished work on Greek Achievements Stations (pages 4-44 of this file)
Homework: Look over Athens-Sparta notes for DBQ tomorrow
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Wednesday, March 4th--
** DBQ (document-based questions) assessment on Ancient Greece (40%)
** Students notebooks were collected for a 10% grade (this is a change from earlier information)
Thursday, March 5th -- Alexander the Great
Learning Activities:
* Analyzed quotes made by Alexander the Great (lesson slides here)
* Watched video from Discovery Ed (linked in lesson slides)
* Used pages 334-337 in textbook to complete guided notes (linked here)
Homework: None
Friday, March 6th -- Catch Up Day!
Learning Activities:
* Finished taking notes on Alexander the Great
* Finished Greek Achievements Stations (at this point, work is late but kids had a chance to complete in class)
* Lesson slides for today linked here
Homework: None
Week of Monday, February 24th, through Friday, February 28th
Monday, February 24th -- Culture of Athens and Culture of Sparta
Learning Activities:
* Finished Culture of Athens activity--completed notes can be found here
* Worked independently or with small group on Culture of Sparta activity in Google Classroom--it is due tomorrow at the end of class
Homework: Read "Where Do I Fit In Athenian Democracy" and complete organizer on the back of that page (found here)
Upcoming Work: Please notice DATE CHANGES
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Tuesday, February 25th -- Culture of Sparta; "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta"
Learning Activities:
* Finished Culture of Sparta activity in Google Classroom
* Spent some time completing "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta" activity linked here (we will finish tomorrow in first half of class)
Homework: Finish the Culture of Sparta activity in Google Classroom if not completed in class
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Wednesday, February 26th -- Finish "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta"; 1st Persian War
Learning Activities:
* Finished "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta" activity linked here
* Learned about Persian Empire and began taking notes on the 1st Persian War
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Thursday, February 27th -- Media Center
Learning Activities:
* Mrs. Cassidy led a lesson on finding reliable research resources, how to use key words and subheadings in texts to guide our research, and how to read sources carefully in order to take good notes and answer our research question
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Friday, February 28th - Persian Wars; Peloponnesian Wars; Pericles
Learning Activities:
* Lesson slides with links can be found here
* Completed Greek Wars organizer linked here
* Article on Pericles is linked here
* Notes from article on Pericles linked here
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Monday, February 24th -- Culture of Athens and Culture of Sparta
Learning Activities:
* Finished Culture of Athens activity--completed notes can be found here
* Worked independently or with small group on Culture of Sparta activity in Google Classroom--it is due tomorrow at the end of class
Homework: Read "Where Do I Fit In Athenian Democracy" and complete organizer on the back of that page (found here)
Upcoming Work: Please notice DATE CHANGES
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Tuesday, February 25th -- Culture of Sparta; "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta"
Learning Activities:
* Finished Culture of Sparta activity in Google Classroom
* Spent some time completing "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta" activity linked here (we will finish tomorrow in first half of class)
Homework: Finish the Culture of Sparta activity in Google Classroom if not completed in class
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Wednesday, February 26th -- Finish "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta"; 1st Persian War
Learning Activities:
* Finished "What Would You Do?--Athens or Sparta" activity linked here
* Learned about Persian Empire and began taking notes on the 1st Persian War
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Thursday, February 27th -- Media Center
Learning Activities:
* Mrs. Cassidy led a lesson on finding reliable research resources, how to use key words and subheadings in texts to guide our research, and how to read sources carefully in order to take good notes and answer our research question
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Friday, February 28th - Persian Wars; Peloponnesian Wars; Pericles
Learning Activities:
* Lesson slides with links can be found here
* Completed Greek Wars organizer linked here
* Article on Pericles is linked here
* Notes from article on Pericles linked here
Homework: None
Upcoming Work:
Greece DBQ (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Greece Notebook Check (40%) - Wednesday, March 4th
Week of Monday, January 20th, through Friday, January 24th
Monday, January 20th No School--Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Today's Focus: Learning Activities: Homework: Upcoming Quizzes and Tests: Tuesday, January 21st Today's Focus: Confucianism Learning Activities: 1) Warm-Up and Lesson are attached here--copies of notes from today are also in this document Homework: None Upcoming Quizzes and Tests: Playlist for Ancient China is due Tuesday, January 28th Wednesday, January 22nd Today's Focus: Taosim Learning Activities: 1) Warm-Up and Lesson are attached here--copies of notes from today are also in this document Homework: None Upcoming Quizzes and Tests: Playlist for Ancient China is due THURSDAY, January 30th (please note the date change) Thursday, January 23rd Today's Focus: Primary Sources and Multiple Choice Questions Learning Activities: 1) Read two excerpts from Chinese primary sources, analyzed them, and then learned test-taking strategies for multiple-choice questions. Lesson attached here. Homework: None Upcoming Quizzes and Tests: Playlist for Ancient China is due THURSDAY, January 30th (please note the date change) Unit Assessment (50%) on Ancient China = Thursday, February 6th Friday, January 24th Today's Focus: Playlist Learning Activities: Students were given the entire class period to work on their playlist activities. Homework: * Can work on Playlist if desired * All activities are linked to the right * BEFORE working on Partner Tasks at home, you must email Mrs. Rabb * Checkpoints may be taken at home--please email your score to Mrs. Rabb--she will have to sign your Playlist on Monday Upcoming Quizzes and Tests: Playlist for Ancient China is due THURSDAY, January 30th (please note the date change) Unit Assessment (50%) on Ancient China = Thursday, February 6th |
Playlist Resources
These are the items listed as (in crate) on the Playlist. Video links and Checkpoints are found in Google Classroom (current as of 1.22.20). |