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PLEASE SEND EMAIL COMMUNICATION TO: EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES--4th QUARTER 1. Read one of the many books in our school library related to the Middle Ages, Renaissance, or ANY topic we have discussed this year. There are some great ones! You can use this for your reading log for ELA and complete a one page review for SS. ***Table of Contents: RENAISSANCE, REFORMATION, EXPLORATION***
Monday, May 5, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red book, Final Test, starting on page 60 (15, 19, 22, 27, 31, 37) REVIEW: Most classes received old test papers back today. We continued mixed reviews of our year's work. ASSIGNMENT: Completed Renaissance Reformation Exploration portfolio is due Friday. Work should really be completed now. GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP TONIGHT!!
Friday, May 4, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red book--Final Test-- page 58 (3, 5, 6, 9); page 59 (11, 12) REVIEW: #13 crosswords were taken up in class today. All classes participated in a mixed review for our PASS test next week. ASSIGNMENT: Complete #14 review by Monday. Both are 100 point grades. You need to be finishing up any incomplete work in this portfolio.
Thursday, May 3, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red book, Chapter 20, pages 47-49 (#5, 6, 11B, 11C) ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What have we learned about the Renaissance, the Reformation, and Exploration? Students participated in an activotes review. ASSIGNMENT: Complete #13 crossword for tomorrow. Complete #14 review by Monday. Both are 100 point grades. You need to be finishing up any incomplete work in this portfolio.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red book, Chapter 19, pages 45-46 (#1-5, 7-10) ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What was the IMPACT of European exploration? Students studied the COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE today as they completed #11. ASSIGNMENT: Complete the BACK of #11.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red book, Chapter 18, pages 42-43 (#1-10) ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *WHERE did Europeans make voyages of discovery? Today students used maps to mark the voyages of several important European explorers. ASSIGNMENT: Complete the BACK of #10.
Monday, April 30, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red book, chap. 17, pages 39-40 (#2, 5, 6, 8, 9) ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *Why did Europeans make voyages of discovery? Refer to pages 593-596 of the text. Students had time in class to work on the #9 notes page. ASSIGNMENT: Complete any remaining work on #9 notes. Have you finished the BACK of #8? ***Middle Ages Europe portfolios are coming home for parent signatures. Please return tomorrow for five extra points. Sometime over the next few days you will need to make any corrections needed to your Middle Ages Europe review.
Friday, April 27, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: ASSIGNMENT:
Thursday, April 26, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What were the causes of the REFORMATION? Refer to pages 569-572 of the text. Students used information presented in a flipchart to complete a notes page. We will finish this lesson tomorrow. ASSIGNMENT: Do you have any unfinished work? Please complete it if so. Also, you may want to check out the links at the bottom to take a "tour" of the Sistine Chapel!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 15, page 33 (#1, 3, 4, 6) *Please keep this workbook in your binder and bring to class each day. ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What were the achievements of the Northern Renaissance? *What was the impact of the PRINTING PRESS? Refer to text pages 565-568. Students worked in groups to complete #5. We used a flipchart to note the impact of the printing press. ASSIGNMENT: If you did not complete all of #5, please do so tonight. Please complete the FRONT of #6.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 14, page 31 9#9, 10, 11B) *Please keep this workbook in your binder and bring to class each day. ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What are the features of Renaissance art? We completed our lesson today. Students also began working on #5, The Renaissance Beyond Italy. ASSIGNMENT: Complete any remaining work on #5. Students were also assigned #4, Art in the Renaissance. Please complete the front. Do as much as you can on the back using the information provided there.
Monday, April 23, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 14, page 30 (#2, 5, 7, 8) *Please keep this workbook in your binder and bring to class each day. ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: * What are the features of Renaissance ART? Refer to pages 562-564 in the text. Ask your student to explain PERSPECTIVE in art. We began looking at the works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo today. We will finish tomorrow. ASSIGNMENT: The deadline for returning yellow registration cards is tomorrow.
Friday, April 20, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 13, page 28 (#7, 8, 9, 11A, 11B) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION: *What is HUMANISM? *How did it impact life in Europe? Refer to pages 561-562 in the text. Students completed a graphic organizer with details about humanism in the Renaissance. ASSIGNMENT: Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, April 19, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 13, page 27 (#1, 2, 4, 5) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *HOW did the Renaissance begin? *WHERE? Students reviewed the front of our #1 handout today, discussing the chain of events that leads to the beginning of the Renaissance. Ask your student to explain why it is considered to have begun in Florence, Italy. ASSIGNMENT: Return your signed interims. Seventh period is bringing home portfolios for the LAST unit (finally!) for parent signatures. Please return the entire packet tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 12, pages 25-26 (#1, 2, 3, 9, 11B, 11C) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What was the RENAISSANCE? Students used material in our text to complete the hanout on the Italian Renaissance. ASSIGNMENT: Please finish any of your #1 paper from today's class if needed. If you have not returned your signed portfolio from the last units (1-6th periods), please do so.
***Table of Contents: MIDDLE AGES EUROPE***
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Complete the BACK of #9 using page 65 of the green Nystrom History Atlas. ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What have we learned about the Middle Ages? All classes finished the Black Death lesson. Most classes were able to participate in a review of our unit. ASSIGNMENT: Complete your Middle Ages Europe take-home test tonight. You may use your materials as needed. Please return tomorrow with your completed portfolio. Seventh period is the only class that has NOT received graded portfolios from the previous unit. Please show these papers to parents if you have not yet done so and return to me.
Monday, April 16, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 11, page 24 (#9, 11a, 11B, 11C) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What were the results of the BLACK DEATH? We continued our lesson today. Ask your student how life changed for the people of western Europe after the end of this dread disease. ASSIGNMENT: Complete all of the crossword, #10 handout. Second, fifth, and sixth periods are bringing home their last portfolios for parent signatures. Students will have a take-home test on the Middle Ages of Europe for tomorrow's assignment.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: ASSIGNMENT:
Thursday, April 12, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: ASSIGNMENT:
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 10, page 21(#1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What was the role of the medieval CHURCH in education, arts, and architecture? Students worked to complete our #7 handout. We talked about cathedrals and stained glass windows. ASSIGNMENT: Your illuminated letter is due tomorrow. (See yesterday's assignment.) Please color the stain glass window you selected and turn in either Friday or Monday. Both are 100 point grades.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 9, page 19-20 (#2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION/ AGENDA: *What was the role of the CHURCH in medieval life? Refer to pages 500-503 and 533-539 in the text. We bagan our look at the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages today. We should finish this lesson tomorrow. ASSIGNMENT: Your illuminated letter is due on Thursday. Choose a letter of the alphabet. Place it on the paper you chose in class today. Decorate it using color.
Monday, April 9, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 8, page 17-18 (#1, 4, 7, 8, 11B) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: We continued our study of the Crusades today. Most classes completed the #6 handout. Many was a related video clip and participated in a review of the Crusades. First and seventh periods are almost caught up. ASSIGNMENT: #2 papers, Medieval Vocabulary, were returned. Please make any needed corrections.
Friday, March 30, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 7, page 15-16 (#1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 11A, 11B) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *Why did the Crusades fail? *What were the results of the Crusades? Refer to pages 528-532 in the text. Students continued to work on our handout. Seventh period did not meet due to our annual faculty-student ballgame. ASSIGNMENT: Have a wonderful Spring Break!
Thursday, March 29, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 6, page 14 (#9, 10, 11A, 11B, 11C) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What were the causes of the Crusades? Refer to pages 528-532 in the text. We began our look at this two hundred year period of conflict. ASSIGNMENT: Complete your #5 paper for tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Prepare your new Table of Contents. Be sure to include the TITLE and YOUR NAME. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: * What was the training to become a KNIGHT? *What were the duties of a knight? Students completed the #4 skills page to practice getting information from reading diagrams. We read #5, "Making of a Knight" together and underlined or highlighted jobs and duties for each stage of becoming a knight. Students will need this information to complete the back of page 5 (due Friday). Refer to pages 512-515 in the text. ASSIGNMENT: Tomorrow is the day! Our one-day fundraiser for Mobile Meals is Thursday. #2 is due tomorrow. All should be complete, though a few classes still need to get our definitions of the last three words on the front. We will do that first thing tomorrow. You can complete everything else on your own. For Friday, please complete the BACK of #5. List the jobs for each stage and draw some type of illustration for each stage. **FIRST PERIOD IS BRINGING HOME PORTFOLIOS FOR PARENT SIGNATURES.**
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 6, page 13 (#1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: * What were the daily lives of people in the Middle Ages like? Students watched the video "Social Structure in the Middle Ages today." They took notes to record details of each group that we have studied--king, lords, knights, and peasants or serfs. ASSIGNMENT:
Monday, March 26, 2012 BEGINNING WORK: Red PASS practice book: Chapter 5, page 12 (11A, 11B, 11C) *Please keep this workbook in the S.S. divider of your binder. Bring it to class every day.* *** 6th and 7th period classes made corrections to their #22 reviews. Some may need to complete these at home. ESSENTIAL QUESTION / AGENDA: *What were the relationships of the FEUDAL SYSTEM? * What was life like for the peasants and serfs of the Middle Ages? Refer to pages 509-510 of the text. Students saw a brief video clip on feudal life. ASSIGNMENT: Portfolios are due tomorrow. Complete your #2 handout by Wednesday.
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