Welcome to 10th Grade World History! I am Mr. Hahn and I am your teacher for the year. I am very excited to get started and I hope that all of you are too. If you want to contact me my email is ehahn@pinnaclecsi.org and my phone number is 303-412-2940 ext 2026.

Monday May 21st, Tuesday May 22nd, Wednesday May 23rd and Thursday May 24th

Agenda

 -Present Semester Final Projects: 1st person presentation about a person from history: needs to be 5-8 minutes long, rubrics were handed that explained exactly what needed to be done.  You need to turn in rubric before you present your project.

Wednesday May 16th and Thursday May 17th

Agenda

 -Finish watching Forrest Gump and taking notes, notes due at the end of class

Homework:

 -Finish semester final project

 -Bring text book back by Friday

Tuesday May 15th

Agenda

 -Watch Forrest Gump, take notes during video

Homework:

 -Finish semester final project

Monday May 14th

Agenda

 -Writing and discussion over current events and issues facing our world in the future

Homework:

 -Finish semester final project

Tuesday May 8th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Thank you notes for donors of Night books

 -Read about Tiennaman Square massacre and write a 1/2 page summary

Homework:

 -Finish TS summary

 -Work on semester final project

Monday May 7th

Agenda

 -This day in history

 -Reading and discussion over the process of creating a Democracy and issues facing Mexico

Homework:

 -Work on Semester Final Project, will start presenting the week of Finals

Wednesday May 2nd and Thursday May 3rd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Discussion on the Civil Rights movement

 -Video over U.S. during the 50s-70s

No homework

Tuesday May 1st

Agenda

 -Field Trip to the Art Museum

No homework

Monday April 30th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Review rules and expectations for field trip tomorrow

 -Section assessment on page 1045: 1-8, due at the end of class

Homework:

 -Work on your semester final project, due the week of finals

Wednesday April 25th and Thursday April 26th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Pretest over map skills: identifying 20 countries from throughout the world

 -Group work over new countries in the world during the 1950s-1970s.

Homework:

 -Field trip permission slip forms due Friday

Tuesday April 24th

Agenda

 -Quiz over the Cold War

Homework:

 -Field trip permission slips and money are due this Friday: 4/27

Monday April 23rd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Present quiz for tomorrow, discuss questions and start studying for the quiz

Homework:

 -Cold War quiz is tomorrow: 4/24

 -Field trip permission slips and money are due Friday 4/27

Tuesday April 17th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Section assessment: page 987, 1-9

Homework:

 -Final draft of research paper is due Monday April 23rd

 -Cold War quiz is Tuesday April 24th

 -Field trip permission slip and money is due by Friday April 27th

Monday April 16th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Powerpoint notes and discussion over JFK and incidents in Cuba

Homework:

 -Final draft of research paper is due Monday April 23rd

 -Cold War quiz: Tuesday April 24th

 -Field trip permission slip and money are due by Friday April 27th

Friday April 13th

Agenda

 -Bell work over importance of music

 -Vietnam era music: listen, analyze lyrics and beats.  Watch video on Vietnam with music from timeperiod in background: discussion

Homework:

 -Find a song about any historical issue, print off the lyrics and then answer the following questions in paragraph form.

          1.  How does the music set the tone for the story?  Explain

          2.  Analyze the lyrics.  What is the person/group saying about the issue: provide specific detail, line by line

          3.  What is your overall impression of the song?  Is the song effective in getting it's point across?  Provide details.

 -Get progress report signed, due monday

 -get permission slips for field trip turned in by Friday April 27th

 -Final draft of research paper is due Monday April 23rd

Wednesday April 11th and Thursday April 12th

Agenda

 -Vietnam war bell work

 -Vietnam War debate, choose a card that has a character that you need to become.  Write a speech talking about why you are in favor or opposed to the war in Vietnam.  Present the speeches at the end of class.

Homework:

 -Final Draft of research paper is due Monday April 23rd

Tuesday April 10th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over Dominio Theory, Communist China, and the Korean War

Homework:

 -Read about the war in Vietnam: pg 978-981

Monday April 9th

Agenda

 -Rough Draft workshop: edit each others papers and give feedback

Homework:

 -Final draft is due Monday April 23rd

 -Field trip permission slip forms and money are due by Friday April 27th

Friday April 6th

Agenda

 -This day in  history bell work

 -Reading and notes over Civil War in China post WWII and Communist expansion

Homework:

 -Rough draft of research paper is due Monday, April 9th

 -Field Trip permission slip form and money is due by Friday April 27th

Wednesday April 4th and Thursday April 5th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Read timeline and details about the Space Race on page 971

 -Create a newspaper to report the events of one of the major space race events: 1. name of newspaper 2. headline 3. short explanation of event 4. create an interview with an American 5. Guess what this means for American security/future 6. Draw a picture

Homework:

 -Rough draft of research paper is due Monday April 9th

 -Permission slip and $8 for field trip are due Friday April 27th

Tuesday April 3rd

Agenda

 -Bell work questions on page 964: examining the issues

 -Define terms and names from secton 1 of chapter 33, pages 965-970, and then answer critical thinking questions (6-8) on page 970, due at the end of class

Homework:

 -Rough draft of research paper due on Monday April 9th

Monday April 2nd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Check sources for research paper

 -Changing Nature of Warfare: pg 955: 1-3, 957: 1-3, and 959: 1-3.  Answer in complete sentences, give as much detail as possible.  Answers are due at the end of the class hour

Homework:

 -Rough draft for research paper is due Monday April 9th

Friday March 16th

Agenda

 -Part one of Hotel Rwanda

Homework:

 -Start research project: check packet for due dates

Wednesday March 14th and Thursday March 15th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Assign research papers, choose topics, go over deadlines, and discuss expectations

Homework:

 -Check your research paper packet for deadlines for research paper

Tuesday March 13th

Agenda

 -WWI and WWII test

No homework

Monday March 12th

Agenda

 -Bell work: review for test tomorrow

 -Reading and notes over Atomic bomb and Nuremberg Trials

 -Review for WWI and WWII test

Homework:

 -WWI and WWII test is tomorrow

Wednesday March 7th and Thursday March 8th

Agenda

 -Turn in homework: Night Questions and Concentration Camp journal entry

 -Video over Children Art during the Holocaust

 -Discussion over Night and video

Homework:

 -WWI and WWII test: Tuesday March 13th

Tuesday March 6th

Agenda

 -Go over terms for WWI and WWII

 -PP notes and discussion over the Holocaust

Homework:

 -Write a journal entry from the point of view of someone in a concentration camp

 -Night questions due on Block Day, Wed or Thurs

 -WWI and WWII test: Tuesday March 13th

Monday March 5th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Chart over Pacific Campaign of WWII

Homework:

 -Night Questions are due on your block day this week: Wed March 7 or Thurs March 8

 -WWI and WWII test is on Tuesday March 13th

Friday March 2nd

Agenda

 -Check bell work

 -Group work: European Campaign, 6 groups, 6 important campaigns

 -Gallery Walk/note taking to follow

Homework:

 -Night must be read and questions answered by next block day: March 7th or 8th

 -World at War test: Tuesday March 13

Wednesday February 29th and Thursday March 1st

Agenda

 -Anticipatory Set over Fascism

 -Introduction note to Fascism

 -Group work: rise of dictators throughout the world

 -PP notes: Aggressors in Italy, Germany, and Japan start WWII

 -Start on homework

Homework:

 -Write a 5-7 sentence minimum paragraph on the changes Allied countries could have made in order to prevent WWII.  You need a solid topic sentence and then supporting detail/fact sentences.  Due Friday

 -Finish reading Night and answer questions by next block day: March 7th or March 8th

Tuesday February 28th

Agenda

 -Shortened classes because of the Career Fair

 -Finish makeup/late work, study hall

Homework:

 -Night must be read and questions answered by Wed March 7th or Thurs March 8th

Monday February 27th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Section 2 of chapter 31: reading and worksheet

Homework:

 -Finish worksheet for Tuesday

Friday February 24th

Agenda

 -Page 897, section 1 of chapter 31: summarize important terms and names by creating bumper stickers and presenting to the class

 -Due by the end of class

Homework:

 -Night questions and completion of reading is due by your block day of March 7th or March 8th

-If you were absent: choose a vocabulary term or name from section 1, and create a bumper stick about that topic.  The four things you must have on your bumpersticker are: topic somewhere on it, slogan, picture, and as colorful as possible

Wednesday February 22nd and Thursday February 23rd

Agenda

 -Group presentations from Tuesday's work, take notes on goals of each new government

 -Bell work questions over revolutions

 -PP: causes and details of the Russian Revolution

 -Reading/discussion/notes over Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union

No homework

Tuesday February 21st

Agenda

 -Group work: each group takes a different group in Central Asia fighting for power.  Each group must create a poster on their section and present to the rest of the class

 -Take notes: write down which group takes control of each country and what their plans were

Homework:

 -Finish reading Night and answer questions by block day: March 7th or 8th

Wednesday February 15th and Thursday February 16th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over the end of WWI, Wilson's 14 Points, and Treaty of Versailles

 -Complete map activity over post WWI Europe

Homework:

 -Read Night and have questions answered by March 7th or 8th.

Tuesday February 14th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Hand out Night and questions that need to be answered

 -Powerpoint notes over fighting in WWI

-Start homework: Propaganda poster

Homework:

 -Choose an issue from today and create a propaganda poster supporting your cause.  It needs a picture, a slogan, and must be colorful

Monday February 13th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Summarize the changes in Europe post Congress of Vienna

 -Read and take notes over the major causes of WWI

Homework:

-If you werent at conferences last week, you need to get progress report signed

Wednesday February 8th and Thursday February 9th

Agenda

 -Complete Unit 5 and 6 Test

Tuesday February 7th

Agenda

 -Either play board races to review for test, or use class time to create your notecard

Homework:

-Study for Unit 5 and 6 Test

Monday February 6th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Hand out review sheet for Units 5 and 6 test

 -Take time to finish up terms, start study for test

Homework:

 -Unit 5 and 6 test will be on Wed. or Thurs. Feb. 8th and 9th

Friday February 3rd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Provided terms for the Unit 5 and 6 test

 -Reading and notes over Imperialism in Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific

No homework

Wednesday February 1st and Thursday February 2nd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Map activity and questions over African Imperialism by Europe, due at the end of class

Homework:

 -Unit 5 and 6 Test: Feb. 8th or 9th

Tuesday January 31st

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading, notes, and group presentations of 19th century progressions

Homework:

 -1 paragraph argument on which advancement was most important: 5-7 sentences

 -Unit 5 and 6 test will be on wed. and thurs. Feb 8th and 9th

Monday January 30th

Agenda

 -Collect homework

 -video over the American Civil War: take notes over video

Homework:

 -Unit 5 and 6 test will be on Wed. Feb 8th or Thurs. Feb 9th

No school on Friday January 27th: Inservice Day

Wednesday January 25th and Thursday January 26th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Group activity: reading and reporting changes in England, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland

No homework

Tuesday January 24th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Powerpoint notes over Capitalism vs. Socialism

No homework

Monday January 23rd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Introduction to Industrial Revolution:

1.  Start on page 717, define the terms and names from sections 1, 2, and 3 from chapter 25 (should be 11 in all)

2.  Look through those sections and list a minimum of 6 new inventions that were created during the Industrial Revolution

Due by the end of class

No homework

Friday January 20th

Agenda

 -This day in  history bell work

 -Present personal crests

 -PP notes over Revolutions

Homework:

 -Write a 1 page summary on SOPA and PIPA (acts that Congress might pass)

Wednesday January 18th and Thursday January 19th

Agenda

 -Revolution Newspapers: in groups report on one of the revolutions that occurred in the early 1800s:

Positions:

1. Editor: Name of newspaper, headline, and date.  Also make sure the paper is ready to go to print (edit)

2. Journalist: Report the revolution: key names, events, and important information

3. Field Reporter: supply interview from someone part of the events (make it up)

4. Photo journalist: "take" a picture of a major event during the revolution

 -Start homework: Personal crest

Homework:

 -Create a personal crest: combine images that represent you as a person: examples on page 680, due Friday

Tuesday January 17th

Agenda

 -Group work on the fall of Napoleon: pg 668

 -Class reading and note taking over the Congress of Vienna

No homework

Friday January 13th

Agenda

 -Reading and worksheet over Napoleon forming an empire

 -Turn in Enlightenment questions

No homework

Wednesday and Thursday, January 11th and 12th

Agenda

 -Review of the American Revolution

 -Group reading and discussion of French Revolution

 -Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting French and American Revolutions

Homework:

 -Finish Enlightenment writing activity for Friday

Tuesday January 10th

Agenda

 -Powerpoint notes over 7 Enlightenment thinkers

 -Work on writing assignment

Homework:

 -Finish questions about Enlightenment thinkers

Monday January 9th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Powerpoint notes over the Scientific Revolution

 -Start on assignment

Homework:

 -Create a list of the top 10 scientific advancements of the 20th and 21st centuries.  Write the advancement and who came up with it

Friday January 6

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Absolute Monarch writing activity

Homework:

 -Finish writing activity for homework

Thursday January 5th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -11 explorers activity

Homework:

 -Finish this assignment for homework

Wednesday January 4th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Introduce semester 2 final project

No homework

ENJOY YOUR BREAK!!!!!!!  TRY TO STAY OUT OF TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

Wednesday December 14th and Thursday December 15th

Agenda

 -Present Semester Final group project

 -Fill out peer evaluation sheet

No homework

Tuesday December 13th

Agenda

 -10 questions over the Reformation in Europe

Homework:

-Finish video project for the day of your final

Monday December 12th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Powerpoint over key figures of the Renaissance

Homework:

 -Video project semester final due the day of your final

Friday December 9th

Agenda

 -Pass out rubric for semester final project

 -Video and notes over the engineering innovations from the Renaissance

Homework:

 -Semester final project due the day of your final

Wednesday and Thursday, December 7th and 8th

Agenda

 -Pearl Harbor bell work

 -Present group posters from Crusades

 -Powerpoint notes on the start of the Renaissance

 -Renaissance artwork analyzing activity: bring in a picture of artwork from the Renaissance, answer the following questions about the work of art:

1. Summarize this work of art.  Needs to be a full paragraph, write as much as you can.

2. What about this work of art shows distinctive Renaissance qualities?

3. By looking at this work of art, what ideas can you start to form about the artist?

4. If this had been created during Medieval times, what do you think would have been different?

Homework:

 -Semester 1 Final projects are due the day of your final

***For Block Day***  You need to bring in a picture of a work of art from the Renaissance.  It can be a painting, sculpture, or whatever other work that was created during the Renaissance.  You need to find information about the work of art too, author, date completed, story behind it...  This will be for points, but also will be part of an inclass assignment.  If you don't bring in a picture, you can't do the assignment.

Tuesday December 6th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Turn in signed progress reports and chivalry questions

 -Group work on posters about the Crusades and the Church

Homework:

-Semester final projects due the day of your final.

Monday December 5th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over warfare, Knights, and Chivalry

Homework:

 -Complete 3 questions on Chivalry

1.  Is chivalry dead in our society?

2.  Who in our society today are most similar to knights?  Explain

3.  Is chivalry a sexist term?  Explain

Wednesday November 30th and Thursday December 1st

Agenda

 -Powerpoint pictures of the Black Death

 -Video over London during the Middle Ages: Dirty Cities

Homework:

 -Get progress reports signed

 -Semester final project is due day of the final

Tuesday November 29th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Introduction to Middle Ages activity, start on page 352 and continuing through the end of section 1

1. Describe the relationship between peasants and their lord

2. List the 5 changes to Western Europe at the start of the Middle Ages

3. Summarize the rule of Clovis and the Franks

4. Summarize the impacts Benedict and Scholastica made on Europe

5. Tell who Charlemagne was and all he did to try to revive Western Europe (paragraph)

-Due at the end of the class hour

Homework:

-Semester 1 final project is due the day on the final: group video project

Monday, November 28th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Introduction to video project semester final: choose groups and topics.  Projects will be due the day of finals, Dec. 14th or 15th

Homework:

 -Finish Semester final project by finals time

Friday November 18th

Agenda

 -Quiz over Greece

No homework

Wednesday November 16th and Thursday November 17th

Agenda

 -Turn in 7 Wonders project

 -Videos and discussion over Alexander the Great

Homework:

 -Greece quiz on Friday

Tuesday November 15th

Agenda

 -This day in  history bell work

 -Reading and notes over war between Athens and Sparta

 -Show terms for Greece quiz on Friday

Homework:

 -7 Wonders of the World due Wed. or Thursday

 -Greece quiz on Friday

Monday November 14th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over philosophers in Ancient Greece: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Homework:

 -Greece quiz on Friday

Wednesday November 9th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Powerpoint notes over 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

Homework:

 -Create a list of 7 Wonders of the Mondern World:

1. Need pictures for each “wonder”: power point, poster, drawing…

2. Need Description of the “wonder”, history…

.  3. Explanationon why it is on your list.

Tuesday November 8th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Questions over Greek city-states

Homework:

 -Finish questions: starting on page 127

1.  Define these terms and names:  polis, acropolis, monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyrant, democracy, helot, and phalanx

2.  Summarize life in Athens

3.  Summarize life in Sparta

4 and 5.  Skillbuilder questions on page 130 about the Olympic games

6.  Page 136: Explain the following: tragedy, comedy, and history

  -Study for Ancient Greece quiz on Friday November 18th

Monday November 7th

Agenda

 -Videos over the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae

 -Take notes while watching videos

Homework:

 -Greece quiz on Friday November 18th

Friday November 4th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Introductory notes over Ancient Greece

Homework:

 -Get progress reports signed for Monday

 -Greece quiz on Friday Nov. 18th

Wednesday November 2nd and Thursday November 3rd

Agenda

1st and 3rd Hours:  PLAN testing, no class

2nd, 5th, and 6th Hours: 

 -This day in history bell work

 -Video over the engineering Ancient Greece

No homework

Tuesday November 1st

Agenda

 -Complete East Asian Empires quiz

No homework

Monday October 31st

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Given terms and names for the quiz tomorrow

 -Questions over Mughal Empire in India

Homework:

 -Finish  questions 1-6 on the board

 -Study for East Asian Empires quiz

Wednesday October 26th and Thursday October 27th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over Feudal Japan

 -Samurai resume activity

Homework:

 -Finish you Samurai resume: pretend you are a Samurai and your Dynamo just died, you need to find a new Dynamo.  Create a resume listing your skills and accomplishments that will hopefully land you a Samurai position

 -Quiz over East Asian Empires will be on Tuesday November 1st

Tuesday October 25th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over the Mongols and Kublai Khan

Homework:

 -Quiz over East Asia empires will be one Tuesday November 1st

Monday October 24th

Agenda

 -Video over Attila the Hun

 -Take notes during the video

No homework

Friday October 21st

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Worksheet over chapter 19 section 2: Ming Dynasty: due at the end of class

No homework

Wednesday October 19th and Thursday October 20th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Notes and discussion over 7 Chinese inventions and their impact on the world

 -Choose an invention and argue why it was the most important of the Chinese inventions: 5-7 sentences minimum, due at the end of class

No homework

Tuesday October 18th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Questions over early china: starting on page 50

1.  Summarize geographical characteristics of China

2. List the first 2 dynasties in China

3. Describe Chinese culture: a) Family b) Social Classes c) Religious beliefs

4. Summarize the development of writing

5. Summarize the Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle

6. Explain Feudalism

Homework:

 -Finish questions if they are not done by the end of class

Monday October 17th

Agenda

 -Present Egypt projects

No homework

Friday October 14th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Posttest for There, Their, and they're

 -Reading and notes over Egyptian gods and goddessess

Homework:

 -Egypt project is due Monday, October 17th

Wednesday Oct 12th and Thursday Oct 13th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -lesson over the different uses of there, their, and they're

 -Egyptian culture: read pages 42 and 43

 -Create a chart comparing Ancient Egypt to society today

No homework

Tuesday October 11th

Agenda

 -Finish Video over pharaohs and buildings

 -Turn in Cartouche and hieroglyphics activity

 -Take There, Their, and They're pretest

No homework

Monday October 10th

Agenda

 -Video over the pharaohs and buildings in Egypt.  Take notes on the video

Wednesday October 5th and Thursday October 6th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Review Hieroglyphics

 -Create your own hieroglyphic alphabet

 -Write phrases in your language, have partner translate

Homework:

 -Create a Cartouche for yourself (your name in your hieroglyphics)

 -Egypt project due Monday October 17th

Tuesday October 4th

Agenda

 -Video over Mummification

Homework:

-Egypt project due Monday October 17th

Monday October 3rd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Turn in timeline

 -Introduction to Ancient Egypt

 -Introduce Egypt project

Homework:

 -Egypt project due Monday October 17th

Friday September 30th

Agenda

 -Chapter 1 group activity: work in groups to answer questions, due by the end of class

Homework:

 -Finish timeline for Monday

Wednesday and Thursday, September 28th and 29th

Agenda

 -Voting for ancient history topics

 -Ancient history timeline

Homework:

 -Finish the timeline for Monday: check my files for attachment

Tuesday September 27th

Agenda

 -Collect Historical Baseball Cards

 -Take World Religions test

No homework

Monday September 26th

Agenda

 -Board Races review game for World Religions test

Homework:

 -Study for test tomorrow

 -Finish Historical Baseball Cards, due tomorrow

Wednesday September 21st and Thursday September 22nd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Notes over Atheism and Agnostic

 -Class discussion over religion debates

Homework:

 -Historical baseball cards due Tuesday Sept. 27th

 -World Religion test Tuesday Sept 27th

Tuesday September 20th

Agenda

 -Explain Historical Baseball Card project

 -Reading and notes over Confusionism

 -Partner skits over Filial Piety and the Golden Rule

 -Start homework

Homework:

 1.  Rewrite the 5 relationships for present times.  Write 2 to 3 sentences explaining each relationship.

 2.  In their opinion, is there still filial piety in our society today?  Explain your answer and give examples

 -Historical Baseball Cards over religion is due Tuesday September 27th

 -World Religion test on Tuesday September 27th

Monday September 19th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Review Hinduism and introduce ideas of Buddhism

 -Create a Venn Diagram showing similarities and difference between Hinduism and Buddhism

Homework:

 -World Religions test Tuesday Sept. 27th

Friday September 16th

Agenda

 -Share reincarnation stories

 -Reading and notes on Hinduism

Homework:

 -World Religions Test will be on Tuesday September 27th

Wednesday and Thursday September 14th and 15th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Discussion and notes over reincarnation

 -Start reincarnation story

Homework:

 -Finish you reincarnation story by Friday

Tuesday September 13th

Agenda

 -Collect homework

 -Rise of Islam: starting on page 263, answer the following 5 questions in complete sentences, due at the end of class

1. Summarize the rise of Muhammad: from birth to leader of Islam

2. Tell all you know about the Dome of the Rock: pg 265

3. List the differences and links between Islam and Christianity/Judaism

4. Summarize the split in Islam: name people and groups (section 2)

5. Summarize the rolse of women in Islamic society (section 3)

No homework

Friday September 9th

Agenda

 -September 11th, 2001 remembrance writing activity

 -Discuss answers in class, turn in writing activity

Homework:

 -Get progress reports signed

 -Find a song or poem about 9/11.  Analyze the poem or song: meaning, point of view, political stance, and any other important information.  The paper must be at least 1 page long.  You also need to attach the poem or song lyrics to the back of the paper.

Wednesday Sept 7th and Thursday Sept 8th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over Islam in groups

 -Create posters on visuals of Islam: present at the end of class

No homework

Tuesday September 6th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Flood Story activity:page 83, read the 4 primary sources and answer questions 1-4 in the box.  Then #5: Summarize each flood story.  Use 2 sentences max.  Due by the end of the class hour.

No homework

Friday September 2nd

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Check bell work

 -Powerpoint over extra topics on Christianity

No homework

Wednesday August 31st and Thursday September 1st

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Reading and notes over Christianity

 -Create 10 Rules for you society activity: must turn in by the end of class

No homework

Tuesday August 30th

Agenda

 -Finish Judaism notes

 -Video over King David, must take notes on the video

No homework

Monday August 29th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Collect homework

 -Reading and notes of Judaism

No homework

Friday August 26th

Agenda

 -Present homework

 -Summarize 11 different polythesitic religion from the ancient world:

1. Sumerian: pg 31 and 32

2. Egypt: pg 38

3. China: pg 52 and 53

4. Greece: pg 126

5. Rome: pg 164

6. Africa: pg 216 and 227

7. Olmec: pg 241

8. Native American: pg 444-445

9. Mayan: 447-448

10. Aztec: 456

11. Incan: pg 462, 464, 465

Homework:

 Finish summarizes for Monday

Wednesday August 24th and Thursday August 25th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Notes over basics of religion

 -Partner discussion

 -Start on homework: Polytheistic god activity

Homework:

 -Create a pretend polytheistic god for if our society today was a polytheistic society.  Draw a picture on the front and tell his or her story on the back

Monday and Tuesday, August 22 and 23rd

Agenda

 -MAPS testing: with many students gone, bell work, discussions, and videos

No homework

Friday August 19th

Agenda

 -This day in history bell work

 -Start map activity: Religions of the World

  -Pages 282 and 283, use those pages to color in the map and answer the 4 questions on the back of the map

Homework:

 -Finish map activity for Monday

Wednesday and Thursday August 17th and 18th

Agenda

-This day in history bell work

-Collect homework

-Group stations current event activity

-Given questions to answer for homework

Homework:

-Current events writing questions, pick 3 of 5, due on Friday

Tuesday August 16th

Agenda

-Receive text book

-Receive and cover classroom expectations

-start getting to know text book activity

Homework:

-Finish getting to know text book activity by Thursday

Monday August 15th

Agenda

-Introduction, fixing schedules, explaining new block schedule

-Iconic picture talk

No homework