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Charles Hall
GOODMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
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What we did today Our quiz Monday, 2/6/12 concluded our Transition mini-unit. We are now starting Washington State History. Our first assessment will involve commenting in our online discussion on the material presented this week in class.Friday, 2/10/121. "Valentine's Day Logic Problem" which we will correct in class Monday. 2. The rest of the time was given to students to continue posting comments on our discussion board. Thursday, 2/9/12 1. Students had access to the iPods today to view the websites and comment on the discussion board. Wednesday, 2/8/12 1. Journal Prompt: Is your mind made up, or are you still not sure where the first Americans came from? 2. We finished the video segments. These are available on my SWIFT site at "Links" "Kennewick Man Videos." Tuesday, 2/7/12 1. Journal Prompt: What do you know about genetics and DNA? How do historians use DNA to trace a person's heritage? 2. Quiz returns. Retakes are available after you study! 3. Kennewick Man videos. The video clips are available at "Links" "Kennewick Man Videos." Monday, 2/6/12 1. Quiz. Actually the grade book will show two scores, one each section: "Key Concepts" and "Map Skills." Each section is worth 6 points. 2. When students finished the quiz they read pages 38-39 from the Washington State history book. Friday, 2/3/12 1. Opener: Logic Problems 2. Correct: "Three Worlds Meet" atlas worksheet 3. Quiz review. Monday's quiz has two parts. For the first part, Understanding Key Concepts, you will need to be able to address three questions. 1. How did Humanism encourage Europeans to start exploring the world? 2. Considering what you have learned about the Reformation, why do you think our Founding Fathers felt so strongly about religious freedom? 3. Why could it be said that without the Renaissance there would be no Washington State history? Part two of the quiz, Map Reading Skills, will ask you to refer to sections from the atlas and answer skill questions Thursday, 2/2/12 1. Bullying Presentation Post-Quiz 2. "Three Worlds Meet" atlas worksheet. We finished the worksheet, and started correcting it. The worksheet and atlas pages are available at "Documents" "Transition." Wednesday, 2/1/12 1. Correct: "Africa and Trade" atlas worksheet. 2. "Three Worlds Meet" atlas worksheet (which we'll finish tomorrow in class); available at "Documents" "Transition." Tuesday, 1/31/12 1. Students were presented with the counselor's presentation, "Nobody Likes A Bully." Monday, 1/30/12 1. The counselors had students take a pre-test for their Bullying Presentation. 2. "Africa and Trade" atlas worksheet. The atlas pages are available at "Documents" "Transition." Friday, 1/27/12 1. Opener: "Ridiculous Riddles" logic opener 2. Correct: "The Dawn of Worldwide Trade" 3. Quizzes were returned. Thursday, 1/26/12 1. Renaissance Art quiz 2. "The Dawn of Worldwide Trade" atlas worksheet. The atlas pages are available at "Documents" "Transition." Wednesday, 1/25/12 1. We practiced note taking skills while watching the slide shows on Mona Lisa and The School of Athens. You will need to be familiar with both paintings for tomorrow's quiz. You may view the slide shows at "Documents" "Renaissance Unit." Tuesday, 1/24/12 1. Atlas worksheet: "Reformation and Counter Reformation." The atlas pages are available at "Documents" "Transition." This begins our transition from world history to Washington State history. We will have a quiz next week based on these atlas worksheets. 2. We also discussed what will be on Thursday's quiz: you will need to be able to analyze Renaissance art, specifically Mona Lisa and The School of Athens. The slide show presentations covering these two masterpieces are available at "Documents" "Renaissance Unit." Monday, 1/23/12 1. Students had time in the computer lab to type their final copy of their Renaissance essay, which is now due. Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday: No school due to snow. Tuesday, 1/17/12 1. Opener: Annotated Bibliography skill check. If you were absent, prepare an annotated bibliography for the following web site source: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/vinci.html 2. 2nd, 5th, and 6th period students had class time to write their rough draft of their essay. 3rd period students had computer lab time to finalize their annotated bibliography, which for 3rd period only is due today. Friday, 1/13/12 Periods 2, 5, & 6 had access to the computer lab to finalize their Annotated Bibliography. If not yet turned in, it is late. Period 3 will have access to the lab on Tuesday; their Annotated Bibliography will be due then. Today, they had the opportunity to conduct further research or work on their rough draft. Thursday, 1/12/12 1. Still not sure how to answer questions number 1, "Why is the Renaissance significant?" Notes on Mr. Hall's lecture from yesterday are available on his web site at "Documents" "Renaissance Unit." You may use these notes as a source; the citation is provided on the notes. 2. "The Renaissance Spreads" (pages 444-450, also available at "Renaissance Unit"). This section of the book deals with the Renaissance in Northern Europe. 3. The remainder of class was devoted to research time. We will meet in a computer lab tomorrow, and your Annotated Bibliography will be due. Wednesday, 1/11/12 1. Slide show: "Mona Lisa" (available at "Documents" "Renaissance Unit"-requires Power Point software). 2. Students were given the opportunity to conduct research for their essay. The slide shows for "The School of Athens" and "Mona Lisa" are now available at "Documents" "Renaissance Unit." Tuesday, 1/10/12 1. Students were given time conduct research for their essay. You will have additional time in class Wednesday and Thursday. Friday we will meet in the computer lab so you may complete your Annotated Bibliography, which is due that day. Monday, 1/9/12 1. Journal prompt: How would you have liked living in Renaissance Italy? 2. Art of the Renaissance 3. "The Renaissance Spreads" (pages 444-450, available at "Documents" "Renaissance Unit"). Friday, 1/6/12 1. Opener: "Home Run Series" logic problem 2. "The Italian Renaissance" (pages 434-441, available at "Documents" "Renaissance"). 3. Students had the rest of the period to start their research for their essay. Your essay's Annotated Bibliography is due next Friday, 1/13/12! Thursday, 1/5/12 1. Pop-Quiz, answering yesterday's two Essential Questions. 2. "The Italian Renaissance" (pages 434-441, available under "Documents" "Renaissance Unit"). What advances were made during the Italian Renaissance? Wednesday, 1/4/12 1. Make sure you turned in your atlas worksheet! 2. We previewed the requirements for the "Renaissance Essay" which will be due later this month. 3. "Origins of the Renaissance" (pages 425-433, available under "Documents" "Renaissance Unit"). After reading, you should be able to answer our two essential questions of the day: What was Humanism, and how did it impact European thought? Tuesday, 1/3/12 1. Students had the opportunity to revisit their academic goals for the year. 2. Starting our unit on the Renaissance, we watched two short videos. The first was about Florence, Italy, the birthplace of the rebirth. The second was on Leonardo, perhaps the greatest man of the age. 3. We finished with an atlas worksheet, "Europe During the Renaissance." Both the worksheet and the atlas pages are available under "Documents" "Renaissance Unit." Friday, 12/16/11 No class today, due to the half day schedule. See you after the holidays! Thursday, 12/15/11 1. Journal Prompt: "If someone asked you about the 'Maya prophecy of 12/21/12' what would you say to them?" 2. Our next unit is on the European Renaissance. What do we already know about the Renaissance? Wednesday, 12/14/11 1. We corrected "Analogies, Part 3" Remember to keep and review all of the analogy worksheets, as there will be a quiz on them next month. 2. As part of our mini-unit on the Maya, we continued the video. Tuesday, 12/13/11 1. Opener: "Analogies, Part 3" Available at "Documents" "Openers" 2. Essay turn in 3. Maya. We began this mini-unit with a video outlining their astronomical skills. Those whose essay was not yet ready to turn in were given the opportunity to finish it while the class watched the video. Monday, 12/12/11 1. Opener: "Annotated Bibliography Skill Check" 2. Correct: "Challenging Logic Problems" 3. Essay time; time to work on your essay, which is due tomorrow! Friday, 12/9/11 1. "Challenging Logic Problems" 2. Reading quiz returns 3. Essay time. For those who were unable to work on their essay, they completed a parallel timeline. Thursday, 12/8/11 1. Reading Quiz 2. After students finished their quiz, they had time to work on their essay. Wednesday, 12/7/11 1. We corrected "Analogies, Part 2" 2. We reviewed "Document Based Questions" 3. "Thesis Sentence Worksheet" By the end of the day students should have a completed Thesis Statement. Regarding the essay due next Tuesday, Thursday following our reading quiz, and Friday following our logic problem opener, students will have class time to work on their essay. Tuesday, 12/6/11 1. Opener: "Analogies, Part 2" worksheet. If you didn't finish this in class, finish it as homework. We will correct and collect this Wednesday. 2. "Thesis Sentence Worksheet" step 2; what is the answer to your research question? 3. "Document Based Questions" worksheet. practice analyzing text. 4. The remainder of class was for students to work on their essays. Monday, 12/5/11 (periods 2 & 6) Today is your day for research for your Islam essay. That means by the time we go to the computer lab, you must have selected your research question! (periods 3 & 5) 1. Brain Pain: logic problems 2. "The Second Voyage of Sinbad" Connecting literature with history. Friday, 12/2/11 (periods 3 and 5). Today is your day for research for your Islam essay. That means by the time we go to the computer lab, you must have selected your research question! (periods 2 & 6) 1. Brain Pain: logic problems 2. "The Second Voyage of Sinbad" Connecting literature with history. Thursday, 12/1/11 1. Correct and Collect: "Analogies, Part 1" 2. "Thesis Sentence Worksheet" This is where you will record your research question. 3. "The Glory of Cordoba" pages 132-136 from the orange book (available at "Documents" "Islam Unit." Wednesday, 11/30/11 1. Opener: "Analogies, Part 1" This should be finished as homework (unless it was finished in class) and will be corrected and collected tomorrow. Available under "Documents" "Openers." 2. Friedman video and "A Golden Age in the East." In the Friedman video there is a reference to the proud and rich Arab heritage and culture. To find out what they were referencing we read pages 121-123 about Abbasid advances. The entire section of the text is available at "Documents" "Islam Unit." 3. The scoring rubric for the Islam essay was distributed in class. On the reverse side are the sample research questions. You should have one in mind prior to our visit to the computer lab for research. Periods 3 & 5 will go there this Friday, and periods 2 & 6 will go next Monday. Both sides of the rubric are available at "Documents" "Islam Unit." Tuesday, 11/29/11 1. Journal Prompt: How might the split in Islam between Sunnis and Shi'ites have been avoided? 2. "Islam After Muhammad's Death" part 2. We had two essential questions we answered, referring to text to support our position: A. How did the caliphs spread Islam? B. Whose claim to leadership was stronger; Ali's or Abu Bakr's? 3. We started discussing our Unit Assessment, an essay which will be due Tuesday, 12/13/11. Monday, 11/28/11 1. Journal Prompt: From what you have learned about Islam so far, what is the most interesting? 2. "Behind the Sunni-Shi'ite Divide" We read an excerpt from this Time Magazine news article. This prompted our discussion on why it is important to understand the split in Islam between Sunnis and Shi'ites. The entire article is available here. 3. To understand how the split occurred, we read from our history book. Students were given the choice of reading "Early Islam" from the blue book, or "Islam After Muhammad's Death" from the orange book. The orange book version is available at "Documents" "Islam Unit." Wednesday, 11/23/11 1. Thanksgiving Day Trivia quiz Monday, 11/21/11 (2nd & 3rd periods) Tuesday, 11/22/11 (5th & 6th periods) 1. We finished our summary analysis of "Islam and Muhammad." Thursday, 11/17/11 (2nd & 3rd periods) Friday, 11/18/11 (5th & 6th periods) 1. Opener: Challenge Logic Problems 2. "Islam and Muhammad" Review our summaries. Wednesday, 11/16/11 1. Opener: Map skills. We found the present day names of countries surrounding Arabia, to make connections from the past to the present. 2. "Islam and Muhammad" (pages 92-96). As you read each of the three sections (identified by the large red headlines) summarize each section. To summarize, you find the main idea and at least two details. For an example of the summarizing diagram we used, refer to page 92. If you didn't finish in class, you must finish this as homework. The text is available at "Documents" "Islam Unit." As you will read all three sections, you will need to have three diagrams (one for each section). Tuesday, 11/15/11 1. Opener: Review the book you read yesterday, so you are prepared for our discussion. 2. "Life on the Arabian Peninsula." What were the differences between the two versions? Which was more interesting, and which more informative? For what two reasons did we read and discuss the two versions? Monday, 11/14/11 1. Opener: "Huh?" Using our reasoning skills. 2. Correct: "The Spread of Islam" atlas worksheet. Once corrected, keep this as a reference for future work. 3. In class we read from two different history books about life on the Arabian Peninsula. We then started a discussion comparing the two books. If you were absent, please read "Life on the Arabian Peninsula" from the orange book, available through this link. Thursday, 11/10/11 1. Opener: "Veterans Day Trivia" worksheet 2. Reading Quiz (for those still on a quest for the perfect reading quiz score) 3. Correct: "The Spread of Islam" Wednesday, 11/9/11 1. Opener: "The Spread of Islam" atlas worksheet (available at "Documents" "Atlas Worksheets"). 2. Late projects. Tuesday, 11/8/11 1. As our opener, students read the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2. We continued our reading of "The Role of the Catholic Church, " especially the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV. We discussed how such a conflict wouldn't happen in our country due to our separation of church and state as outlined in the the First Amendment. Monday, 11/7/11 1. Journal prompt: How could you have improved your project? 2. Late project presentations 3. Continuing with the "Role of the Catholic Church." Friday, 11/4/11 1. Opener: "Challenge Logic Opener" You may print your own copy at "Documents" "Openers." 2. Projects: late projects were presented. 3. "The Role of the Catholic Church." We continued reading from the text book. Thursday, 11/3/11 1. We corrected the atlas worksheet, "Trade Routes and Plague." Essential Questions: What was the connection between trade routes and the spread of the plague? How did the plague help end feudalism? 2. Project presentations. If your project is not yet finished (which means you've turned it in) plan on spending working lunch with me until it is finished! Wednesday, 11/2/11 1. Atlas Worksheet: "Trade Routes and Plague" (atlas pages available at "Documents" "Atlas Worksheets"). What was the connection between trade routes, and the spread of the plague? How did the plague help to end feudalism? Tuesday, 11/1/11 1. Opener: Annotated Bibliography Skill Check 2. This worksheet had students actually prepare a sample annotated bibliographic entry. 2. "The Role of the Catholic Church" chapter 10, lesson 1 (available under "Documents" "History Book"). Is it a good or bad if government tries to increase its power? 3. Project time. Projects are due Thursday, 11/3/11! Monday, 10/31/11 All Hallows Eve 1. Opener: Annotated Bibliography skill check 2. History of Halloween 3. Project time Friday, 10/28/11 1. Correct: "Crusades to the Holy Land" 2. How to prepare an Annotated Bibliography. 3. Project time. Thursday, 10/27/11 1. Reading Quiz; again, only your best grade remains in the grade book. There is an alternate assignment for those who have already shown mastery with an 8/8 score. 2. "Crusades to the Holy Land" atlas worksheet. The worksheet and atlas pages are both available at "Documents" "Atlas worksheets." Wednesday, 10/26/11 1. Inferences quiz 2. Correct: "Feudalism and the Holy Roman Empire" Tuesday, 10/25/11 1. Opener: "Making Inferences 2." Inferences quiz Wednesday! 2. Atlas worksheet: "Feudalism and the Holy Roman Empire" The atlas pages and worksheet are available at "Documents" "Atlas Worksheets." Monday, 10/24/11 1. Opener: "Making Inferences 1" 2. Post reading review 3. Project time Friday, 10/21/11 1. Opener: Logic or Surmising; you decide" 2. Correct: Decoding the Prompt 3. Post-reading strategy: "Daily Life in Medieval Europe." How to gain more from the text by drawing inferences. Thursday, 10/20/11 1. Opener: Decoding the Prompt. We also turned in "Becoming a Knight." 2. Correct: Analogies Aren't Scary" 3. Discussion on Medieval Europe projects. Due date = November 3. 4. After we previewed "Daily Life in Medieval Europe" we read the text today. Wednesday, 10/19/11 1. Opener: "Analogies Aren't Scary" available under "Documents" "Openers" 2. Reading quizzes were returned. Those who have not yet achieved an 8 out of 8 on a reading quiz have a brief homework assignment, "Becoming a Knight." This assignment is available under "Documents" "Reading Practice." This assignment is due Thursday! 3. "Daily Life in Medieval Europe" In anticipation of reading this section of the book (pages 298-302, available at "Documents" "History Book") we previewed the text using a PLAN worksheet. Tuesday, 10/18/11 1. Reading quiz. Students who had an 8 out of 8 from the last quiz had an alternate assignment. Only the highest of the two scores are recorded. 2. Primary vs. Secondary sources. We read pages 32 and 33, and discussed both types of sources. Students need to use both a primary and a secondary source while researching their project. The text is available under "Documents" "History Book"; open the text, and scroll to page 32. Monday, 10/17/11 1. "Viking Impact on Europe" atlas worksheet. Friday, 10/14/11 1. "Birthstones" logic problem 2. "Life on a Medieval Manor" A look from our textbook at daily life in the Middle Ages; available under "Documents." 3. Time was spent allowing students to start planning their projects. No due date has yet been set, but it will be over a week from now. Thursday, 10/13/11 1. We corrected "Early Kingdoms of Medieval Europe." 2. Our unit assessment was introduced. It is a project, and the instructions and scoring rubric are available under "Documents." Wednesday, 10/12/11 1. Opener: "Early Kingdoms of Medieval Europe" both the worksheet and atlas pages are available on site under "Documents." 2. Yesterday's quiz was passed back. Retakes are available next week. This first quiz was designed to be difficult; the next one will be easier, and only the better score will be part of your grade. Tuesday, 10/11/11 1. Journal prompt: Following our discussion of the conflict between emperor Leo III and the Eastern Church over the use of religious icons, how important do you think our "separation of church and state" is in the United States today? How is your life different as a result? 2. Reading Skills quiz. This quiz tests your ability to read social studies text. It will be repeated, so you will have opportunities to better your score. No School Monday, October 10th Friday, 10/7/11 1. Logic Problem opener 2. "The Early Byzantine Empire" We read the text analyzing cause and effect. Thursday, 10/6/11 1. Journal Prompt: How did you prepare for the quiz? What worked well? How did you learn to do that? What would you do differently next time? 2. Quizzes were returned; we discussed retakes. 3. "The Early Byzantine Empire" We started reading this section of the book. Our next unit will look at life in the European Middle Ages. Following, we'll look at the Muslim Empire, and then look at how these two cultures came into contact with each other during the Crusades. Wednesday, 10/5/11 Quiz day. Tuesday, 10/4/11 1. Journal Prompt: Describe the problems which led to the Fall of the Roman Empire. Consider both external and internal problems. You should be able to come up with at least 10 details. Need help? Look at the "Quiz Study Guide" on my website under "Documents." There you will also find all of the atlas worksheets, the atlas pages, and the text book pages. 2. Review for Wednesday's quiz. Monday, 10/3/11 1. We answered the questions (1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or 7, on page 56) which were assigned last Thursday. This information will be on the quiz! 2. We finished the video we started last Friday. 3. We began our review for Wednesday's quiz. Friday, 9/30/11 1. Opener: "Beach Balls" logic problem 2. Video: Pompeii. How do historians know what they claim to know? What have historians learned from the excavations at Pompeii? Thursday, 9/29/11 1. Opener: Journal Prompt: "What is the benefit of previewing text before you read it?" 2. We finished reading "Decline and Fall of the Empire." Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, & 6 or 7 on page 56. Wednesday, 9/28/11 1. Opener: Journal prompt: "Why is it important to study the Fall of Rome?" 2. We finished correcting the atlas worksheet, "Decline of the Roman Empire." 3. We read from the History book, pages 52-56, "Decline and Fall of the Empire." We also practiced the important reading skill of summarizing the text prior to reading it. Previewing lets us know what we will be reading about, so when we actually read the text we are absorbing details, rather than trying to figure out the topic. The pages from the text are available on my SWIFT site under "Documents." Tuesday, 9/27/11 1. We continued with the atlas worksheet "Decline of the Roman Empire." The worksheet (pages 1 & 2) and the atlas pages are available on my SWIFT site under "Documents." Monday, 9/26/11 1. Correct: "Judaism and Christianity in the Roman Empire" atlas worksheet 2. Daily work: "Decline of the Roman Empire" atlas worksheet. The atlas pages are available under "Documents." Friday, 9/23/11 We continued our study of the Roman Empire with the atlas worksheet "Judaism and Christianity in the Roman Empire." Both the atlas pages and the worksheet are available "Documents." Thursday, 9/22/11 Still studying Rome, we finished and corrected "Height of the Roman Empire." Wednesday, 9/21/11 We corrected yesterday's worksheet, and turned in the Oetzi essay. Students were able to start work on the next worksheet, "Height of the Roman Empire" (available under "Documents" at my website) but we will have time to finish it and correct it in class Thursday. Tuesday, 9/20/11 We worked on the atlas worksheet "From Roman Republic to Roman Empire." Both the worksheet and the atlas pages are available on my website under "Documents." I suggest you print off the atlas pages to use them, as they are not all in the correct order. Oetzi essays are due tomorrow! If you don't turn it in on time, you must turn in a note explaining why it isn't turned in, and when it will be. Failure to turn in a note or the essay will result in a big fat "F" being entered into the grade book for you to explain to your parents! Monday, 9/19/11 Students had time in class to work on their Oetzi essay, which is due Wednesday. Tuesday there will be time for writing a final copy, however there will be NO computer time. If you want to type your final copy on a computer, it MUST be done outside of class. Week of September 12-16 We are starting our unit on Oetzi the Ice Man. We'll be watching a video and then writing an essay. The steps in the process and the rubric have been handed out to students. The due date will be next week, but the exact date has not been established. The purpose of this unit is to determine how it is historians know what they claim to know about history. Friday, 9/9 If your class voted to have the quiz Monday (most did), you should study the questions on the Atlas worksheet, and practice completing a chart such as the one on page 23 of the text (follow this link for the chart). You may use any map to practice this skill. You will have to make your own chart. Wednesday, 9/7 We began our unit on basic map skills. Students should complete the worksheet "Reviewing Basic Map Skills" using the Nystrom "Atlas of World History" as well as the Skillbuilder section on pages 22, 23, & 457 in the "World History" textbook. These skills will be practiced again on Thursday, and will be on Friday's quiz. Tuesday, 9/6 We continued our work to establish a learning community. |
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