Today was quiz day! The grades for the quiz are already entered in skyward so log-in and check out how you did! We also signed up for next trimesters current events so if you did not do this in class please do so ASAP!
Remember tomorrow is the last day of the grading period so be sure to get in any missing work by tomorrow!
Tomorrow in class we will have current event presentations and CNN Student News.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Nov 28, 2012 Babylon & Assyria Quiz Tomorrow!
We opened class today with news from New York! Paris has the Eiffel Tower light show and we have this! Thank you Alicia Keys!
We have a quiz tomorrow! The quiz will cover the section we just went over in our book about Babylon and Assyria. Below are Quizlet flashcards and games that you can use to review. MAKE SURE to review your notes!! There are a lot of new and strange words from this section so you will need to carefully review your notes and practice.
Here is a study guide for the quiz. Use it!
Once you've practiced with that, check your answers with the completed study guide here.
We have a quiz tomorrow! The quiz will cover the section we just went over in our book about Babylon and Assyria. Below are Quizlet flashcards and games that you can use to review. MAKE SURE to review your notes!! There are a lot of new and strange words from this section so you will need to carefully review your notes and practice.
Here is a study guide for the quiz. Use it!
Once you've practiced with that, check your answers with the completed study guide here.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Nov 27, 2012 Babylon and Assyria
Back to blogging! It's been a while since our last entry because of thanksgiving break, so here we go....
We opened today with strange news which was about a new millipede found that has 750 legs! And the legs have claws! They also spin their own clothing by creating silk from the long hairs on their back.....I'll buy my silk in stores thank you.
We had our student jigsaw presentations today. What this is, is the section in our book on Babylon and Assyria was broken up and each student group got a section to read about and present. Students presented the main ideas they took from their section so that everyone else would end up with completed notes on that section.
Tomorrow we will finish up these presentations and then will review the section to make sure everyone has all of the information they need.
We opened today with strange news which was about a new millipede found that has 750 legs! And the legs have claws! They also spin their own clothing by creating silk from the long hairs on their back.....I'll buy my silk in stores thank you.
We had our student jigsaw presentations today. What this is, is the section in our book on Babylon and Assyria was broken up and each student group got a section to read about and present. Students presented the main ideas they took from their section so that everyone else would end up with completed notes on that section.
Tomorrow we will finish up these presentations and then will review the section to make sure everyone has all of the information they need.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Nov 20, 2012 Myth Sharing
Happy Thanksgiving break! On this Tuesday/Friday we started class by sharing our myth stories (only those that wanted to). They were so awesome! Thanks to those who shared!
We then completed a vocabulary sheet for our upcoming section on Babylon, in our notebooks. The key terms students needed to write down were:
We then completed a vocabulary sheet for our upcoming section on Babylon, in our notebooks. The key terms students needed to write down were:
- Empire: Many territories and people's controlled by one government.
- Babylon: The capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury
- Caravan: A group of traders traveling together
- Bazaar: A market selling different kinds of goods
- Battering Ram: A powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels
After that we read about the first thanksgiving and shared thanksgiving plans! There is no homework, have a safe break!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Nov 19, 2012 Short week!
Happy Monday! Class today was FILLED with everyone's hunting stories! I learnedmore about hunting today than I ever have in my life!
We listened to this hilarious radio clip about someone's confusion on the purpose behind deer crossing signs.....
Strange news today was about the "rain-forest" of bacteria found in people's belly-buttons! It was DISGUSTING! Clean your belly-buttons!
Back to Mesopotamia.....we finished learning about Sumer last week, finishing up by learning about how Sumer was conquered. In the end they were conquered by the Babylonians, so that is who we will learn about next. You may have heard of the Hanging gardens of Babylon.....one of the wonders of the ancient world....ringing any bells?
We watched a video on how people in Mesopotamia transported good and people and how trading worked in that time. We will continue this tomorrow and begin with Babylon.
We listened to this hilarious radio clip about someone's confusion on the purpose behind deer crossing signs.....
Strange news today was about the "rain-forest" of bacteria found in people's belly-buttons! It was DISGUSTING! Clean your belly-buttons!
Back to Mesopotamia.....we finished learning about Sumer last week, finishing up by learning about how Sumer was conquered. In the end they were conquered by the Babylonians, so that is who we will learn about next. You may have heard of the Hanging gardens of Babylon.....one of the wonders of the ancient world....ringing any bells?
We watched a video on how people in Mesopotamia transported good and people and how trading worked in that time. We will continue this tomorrow and begin with Babylon.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Nov 16, 2012 Myth Writing
We took our vocabulary quiz in class today. Students took the quiz on the computer and submitted them online.
Once they were done, students worked on their myth stories. REMEMBER: There is no set length for this assignment just write as much as you need to in order to include everything on the rubric. Your myth should tell a story and be entertaining, not just a "This happens because of this, The end." See Wednesday's post which has the myth rubric linked to see all of the elements that you will be graded on. Myths are due Monday.
Tomorrow is a half day and we will have student current event presentations and CNN student news.
Once they were done, students worked on their myth stories. REMEMBER: There is no set length for this assignment just write as much as you need to in order to include everything on the rubric. Your myth should tell a story and be entertaining, not just a "This happens because of this, The end." See Wednesday's post which has the myth rubric linked to see all of the elements that you will be graded on. Myths are due Monday.
Tomorrow is a half day and we will have student current event presentations and CNN student news.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Nov 14, 2012 Vocab Quiz tomorrow!
Homework: Vocab quiz tomorrow! Myths due Monday
We started class with some interesting news. Yesterday there was a total solar eclipse that could be seen over Australia. Here is the link to the video. In the beginning, what you would think is a crescent moon, is actually a small sliver of sun! The rest is being quickly covered up by the moon.....
After the vocab quiz students will have time to work on their myths which are due Monday. Don't forget to put your story in the shared folder!
We started class with some interesting news. Yesterday there was a total solar eclipse that could be seen over Australia. Here is the link to the video. In the beginning, what you would think is a crescent moon, is actually a small sliver of sun! The rest is being quickly covered up by the moon.....
We finished up the section in our book on Sumer and took notes on the Fall of Sumer. Which we discussed did not mean Autumn.....
Tomorrow we will have a vocab quiz. The flashcards are below with all of the terms you need to know, along with games to help you review.
After the vocab quiz students will have time to work on their myths which are due Monday. Don't forget to put your story in the shared folder!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Nov 13, 2012 Myths!
Homework: Write your own myth! Due Monday
Today in class we reviewed what myths were and how it affected the daily lives of Sumerians. We brainstormed myths that we knew, as well as examples of what would NOT be a myth. We read an example of a myth from Ancient Greece that taught us the lesson, Don't be greedy! It also gave an explanation for where the Narcissus flower came from.
Sooooo, in class we will be writing our own myths! Students need to write a myth that either tells us why something happens (like why does it rain) or teaches us a lesson....or both! This is a myth tool on the scholastic site that might help you if you have complete writers block. Finally, here is the rubric that will be used to grade your myth so make sure to check it out before you finish your final draft!
Myths will be due Monday. When you begin writing them, create a new Google doc. If you don't know how to do this, see me! The sooner you share it with me the sooner I can edit it before it is due!
Today in class we reviewed what myths were and how it affected the daily lives of Sumerians. We brainstormed myths that we knew, as well as examples of what would NOT be a myth. We read an example of a myth from Ancient Greece that taught us the lesson, Don't be greedy! It also gave an explanation for where the Narcissus flower came from.
Sooooo, in class we will be writing our own myths! Students need to write a myth that either tells us why something happens (like why does it rain) or teaches us a lesson....or both! This is a myth tool on the scholastic site that might help you if you have complete writers block. Finally, here is the rubric that will be used to grade your myth so make sure to check it out before you finish your final draft!
Myths will be due Monday. When you begin writing them, create a new Google doc. If you don't know how to do this, see me! The sooner you share it with me the sooner I can edit it before it is due!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Nov 12, 2012 Mesopotamia
Homework: 1st hour: Mesopotamia map worksheet
We continued learning about Mesopotamia today. We turned in and checked our Mesopotamia map worksheet. (1st hour this is due tomorrow for you!).
We finished taking some notes from the book on the city of Sumer. We finished up by watching a video on how writing was developed in Mesopotamia. I couldn't get it to link on here but I will keep trying!
Here is the updated notes sheet. We will continue with these tomorrow Something to think about before class.....what are some myths you know?
Have a great night!
We continued learning about Mesopotamia today. We turned in and checked our Mesopotamia map worksheet. (1st hour this is due tomorrow for you!).
We finished taking some notes from the book on the city of Sumer. We finished up by watching a video on how writing was developed in Mesopotamia. I couldn't get it to link on here but I will keep trying!
Here is the updated notes sheet. We will continue with these tomorrow Something to think about before class.....what are some myths you know?
Have a great night!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Nov 8, 2012 Back to Mesopotamia!
We finished up our last day of WKCE testing today so we got back down to business and back to learning about Mesopotamia! We continued taking notes from our textbook. Here is the updated notes sheet.
2nd hour and 5th hour have homework tonight, it is a Mesopotamia map worksheet due tomorrow (Friday 11/9).
Our strange news today was again about the crazy weather they are having in New York! Last week they were flooded with water and today they woke up to this!
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It looks pretty but with no power and no heat I am happy to be in Green Bay!
We have current events tomorrow so if it is your day to present make sure you get your template to me tonight! If you are not sure if you go tomorrow (and weren't listening for your name in class, tisk tisk....) check the calendar at the bottom of the page.
2nd hour and 5th hour have homework tonight, it is a Mesopotamia map worksheet due tomorrow (Friday 11/9).
Our strange news today was again about the crazy weather they are having in New York! Last week they were flooded with water and today they woke up to this!
It looks pretty but with no power and no heat I am happy to be in Green Bay!
We have current events tomorrow so if it is your day to present make sure you get your template to me tonight! If you are not sure if you go tomorrow (and weren't listening for your name in class, tisk tisk....) check the calendar at the bottom of the page.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Nov 7, 2012 Election results
We had another day of shortened classes due to WKCE testing so we discussed the election results from last night. We watched both candidates speeches and clips of both can be seen in the video below.
Tomorrow we will continue on our Mesopotamia unit and will have the last day of WKCE testing. Have a good night!
Tomorrow we will continue on our Mesopotamia unit and will have the last day of WKCE testing. Have a good night!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Nov 6, 2012 Election Day!
It's election day! Any election day is an important day in history so we spent some time today talking about how the elections work (a.k.a what the electoral college is, what would happen if there was a tie, etc)
We took a silent vote in class and we'll see how our results stack up against the country's decision tomorrow!
CNN student news was great today since it explained the election process and went through elections in history.
WKCE continues tomorrow so get a good night's sleep!
We took a silent vote in class and we'll see how our results stack up against the country's decision tomorrow!
CNN student news was great today since it explained the election process and went through elections in history.
WKCE continues tomorrow so get a good night's sleep!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Nov 5, 2012 More Mesopotamia
Happy Monday! We opened up class with some strange news about an elephant that speaks Korean! He puts his trunk in his mouth and makes different sounds to mimic the human voice. He has a vocabulary of six words.
We got back into the topic of Mesopotamia. In the video last week a girl was making a journal entry about what life was like in Sumer, the city-state she lived in in Mesopotamia. So today, everyone made journal entries about what life is like in Pulaski, WI. We had a lot of entries about Polka Days!
Then we spent the rest of class reading about Mesopotamia from our textbooks. Here are the notes that we have completed so far! If you are missing anything from the notes you took make sure to fill it in.
We will continue with notes tomorrow and will fill in a map of the region. Don't forget WKCE testing tomorrow!
We got back into the topic of Mesopotamia. In the video last week a girl was making a journal entry about what life was like in Sumer, the city-state she lived in in Mesopotamia. So today, everyone made journal entries about what life is like in Pulaski, WI. We had a lot of entries about Polka Days!
Then we spent the rest of class reading about Mesopotamia from our textbooks. Here are the notes that we have completed so far! If you are missing anything from the notes you took make sure to fill it in.
We will continue with notes tomorrow and will fill in a map of the region. Don't forget WKCE testing tomorrow!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Nov 1, 2012 Mesopotamia
Homework: Current Events!
Can you believe it's November already! Sounds like everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!
We continued on today learning more about Mesopotamia. We reviewed what we had learned yesterday and then watched the following video which gave a ton of information in a really clear way!
Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers from Rose Ngo on Vimeo.
After the video we discussed and took notes on the inventions and ideas that came from the people of Mesopotamia. The consensus was that they were much more civilized than any of us had ever imagined and contributed a TON to human civilization!
Some of what the Mesopotamian's invented or ideas they developed were: the wheel, a zodiac calendar, writing, mud bricks, levees, irrigation systems, the plow, taxes, slaves, laws, kings, and many more!
Can you believe it's November already! Sounds like everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!
We continued on today learning more about Mesopotamia. We reviewed what we had learned yesterday and then watched the following video which gave a ton of information in a really clear way!
Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers from Rose Ngo on Vimeo.
After the video we discussed and took notes on the inventions and ideas that came from the people of Mesopotamia. The consensus was that they were much more civilized than any of us had ever imagined and contributed a TON to human civilization!
Some of what the Mesopotamian's invented or ideas they developed were: the wheel, a zodiac calendar, writing, mud bricks, levees, irrigation systems, the plow, taxes, slaves, laws, kings, and many more!
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