May 20, 2013 Roman Republic Government Notes

Today in class we discussed the Roman senate and other areas of government, as it was under the republic.  Here are the notes we took in class.  We discussed the consuls, senate, patrician class, and plebian class.  We compared and contrasted all of these to our government today.

We will continue discussing this tomorrow.  Your ancient Greece test redo's are due on Friday!

May 8, 2013 Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome

Today in class we finished up our video on the Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome.  You all should have handed in your notes on each of the "wonders" (except 2nd hour I"ll get yours tomorrow!).

We learned that while ancient Roman society was in many ways very similar to ours, they were also.......very strange!!!!  Take for example what they called entertainment, watching people kill each other....not my cup of tea.

Your homework for tomorrow is to complete a KWL chart for ancient Rome.  You won't be able to complete the L column yet since that is what you learned (completed at the end of the unit), but you should fill in the K column (what you already KNOW) and the W column (what you WANT to know).

Don't forget the Olympics have been moved to next Wednesday the 15th because of tomorrow's weather forecast.

May 1, 2013 Test Review

It's May!!  What better way to celebrate than with a test!  Tomorrow we will have our unit test for ancient Greece.  Today in class we reviewed by working on a study guide.  Below are links to a copy of a blank study guide, a completed study guide, and quizlet games to help you review vocabulary.  Remember to be thorough in your answers so you are more than prepared for the test!

Once you complete the study guide, open the blank one and see if you can come up with the answers without using your notes.  If you don't know one, you know you need to study it.  If you know all of the answers you are set for the test!  Happy studying!

Blank Study Guide

Study Guide with answers

April 30, 2013 Alexander the Great

We learned about our last section in the Ancient Greece unit today, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age.  Notes from today's class are below.

Here is the presentation given in class on those two subjects.

A copy of the notes with blanks that can be filled in.

A copy of the completed notes. 

Our ancient Greece unit test will be on Thursday, so start studying now!!  We will review tomorrow in class. Make sure to get me your current events information by Thursday if it is your week to go!

April 25, 2013 Philosopher Presentations

In 1st hour today, we worked on finishing up our presentations and practicing them for when we present.  In 2nd and 5th hour we had our philosopher presentations.  Everyone did a fabulous job.  While watching the presentations students had to write down the philosophers name, what their beliefs were, and what contributions of theirs we still use today.

Tomorrow we have current events so if it is your day to present, make sure to send me your materials by tonight!

April 24, 2013 Philosopher Presentations

Today in class we continued working on our philosopher presentations.  Students broke up into groups based on who they researched and worked together on creating a presentation.  2nd and 5th hour will present tomorrow so if your presentation is not complete, it is homework.

Don't forget to work on your current events if it is your week to present!

April 22, 2013 Philosopher Questions

In 1st and 2nd hour today, Ancient Greece quizzes were passed back.  Corrections to these quizzes are due tomorrow!  By making corrections you can earn points back and can bring your grade up.

We then continued working on our philosopher project.  Students need to complete the questions on this sheet following the directions laid out for them, on their assigned philosopher.

We will continue working on this tomorrow, we will also discuss how your presentations will be created.