Tuesday 12/20/11

161-  Completed play on mummification
no homework!

162- Began working on Egyptian social structure activity
Homework: read pages 82-87 take notes-- define vizier, alliances, embalming, and sarcophagus

163- Read an Egyptian myth
Homework- Create your own god-give it a name and in 4-5 sentences explain its importance to your life.  Then answer the question you were given in class

164-Continued working on social structure activity
homework: read pages 82-87 and take notes--define vizier, alliances, embalming, and sarcophagus

Monday 12/19/11

161-Began acting out mummification play
    HOMEWORK: mummification packet due tomorrow

162- Finished mummification play
Homework: No homework

163- Showed brain pop video on pharaohs and began worksheet
HOMEWORK: finish worksheet

164- Began creating large posters demonstrating the Egyptian social classes
Homework: No Homework

Reminder to Parents: Friday the 6th grade is going to the movies with their living group and will have a pizza party after-If your child is attending he/she must bring in their signed permission slip as well as a fee of $11 - Please e-mail me or your child's living group advisor if you have any questions or concerns  jruggiero@archimedesacademy.org

Friday!! 12/16/11

161- Spoke about the God's that each student created-began working on mummification packet
HOMEWORK: Packet due tuesday

162- Acted out a play on mummification
    HOMEWORK: Packe due monday

163- Took mini assessment Spoke about King Tut
Homework: No Homework

164- Finished play on Mummification
Homework: no homework

Thursday 12/15

161- Ancient Egyptian Religious beliefs

HOMEWORK: Create a God-give it a name and write 4-5 sentences describing its importance to your life

162- Went over homework-Began working on Egyptian mummification

HOMEWORK: mummification packet due Monday

163- Reviewed Egyptian Pharaohs and Spoke about Queen Hapshetsut

   HOMEWORK: Answer questions based on video

164- Acted out a play based on Egyptian mummification

HOMEWORK: mummification packet due tomorrow 

Wed 12/14/11

161-No Class
  HOMEWORK: Worksheet fro Tuesday Night Due Tomorrow

162- Learned about Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
   Homework: Create a God-give it a name and in 4-5 sentences explain its importance to your life

163- Learned about the Old, MIddle, and New Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
HOMEWORK: NO Homework

164- Reviewed Gods and Goddesses -- Began activity on mummification in Ancient Egypt
HOMEWORK: Due Friday- Packet on mummification

Happy Monday!

161- Began discussing the pharaohs
Homework: No Homework

162- Spoke about Famous Pharaohs: Queen Hapshetsut, King Tut, King Ramses II
Homework: Read worksheet and answer question

163- Began talking about the geography of Ancient Egypt-Filled in our map of Ancient Egypt
Homework: No Homework

164- Spoke about Famous Pharaohs: Queen Hapshetsut, King Tut, King Ramses II
Homework: Read worksheet and answer question

Dear Students
Today's Agenda:

161- Geography of Egypt (Filled in map; Gifts of the Nile)
HOMEWORK: Final Essay of newspaper due Tuesday

162- Learned about the three time periods of Ancient Egypt;  Ancient Pharaohs and their roles
HOMEWORK: No homework

163-Spoke about Hammurabi and his code of Laws

HOMEWORK: Essay on cuneiform due Monday

164- Learned about the three time periods of Ancient Egypt; Ancient Pharaohs and their roles

HOMEWORK: No Homework 

161- Wrote our names using cuneiform
Spoke about Hammurabi
HOMEWORK: Define words in packet and read packet

162- LEarned about the geography of Ancient Egypt
      HOMEWORK: NO Homework tonight

163: discussed cuneiform- wrote in clay
   HOMEWORK: Finish newspaper article (Final Copy)

164- Learned about the geography of Ancient Egypt
   HOMEWORK: No homework tonight

161- Didn't see today 

162- Wrote our names in cuneiform

        Wrote down notes on four empires of Mesopotamia

        Discussed Hammurabi and his code of laws

        HOMEWORK: Define words and read packet on 4 Empires of Mesopotamia

163- Began rough draft

Homework: Rough Draft

164- went over Hammurabi’s code of laws

Homework: Create your own set of laws (10)

161- shared 6 facts about your topic with your neighbor

            explained rough draft of newspaper article

            worked on rough draft

            HOMEWORK: Write Rough Draft--> you will not need your textbook tomorrow

162- went over achievements as a class

            worked on final copy of article in class

HOMEWORK: final copy of article

163- went over outline with half of the class//other half finished questions on Achievements 

HOMEWORK: brainstorm your newspaper article

164-  wrote names using cuneiform

            reviewed achievements as a class

            Finished notes on 4 empires of Mesopotamia 

HOMEWORK: define words and read packet on the 4 empires of Mesopotamia 

Monday December 5th

161- Worked on outline for newspaper article
Homework: Finish Outline

162- Finished collecting information on Sumerian Achievements- Began writing rough draft of newspaper
HOMEWORK: Finish rough draft

163- Split into groups based upon different Sumerian Achievements and answered questions
  Homework: No Homework

164- Finished collecting information on Sumerian Achievements
Homework: Final copy of newspaper article

Friday, Friday, Everybody's lookin for Friday!!

161- Went over homework from the previous night- split into groups and began answering questions based on topics

Homework: Finish questions for Monday 

162- Students shared information on the different achievements

    Checked over outlines

Homework: No HOMEWORK

163- finished social structure activity

homework: why do you think the priests were valued more highly than the farmers?

164- Shared information on the different Sumerian achievements 

  HOMEWORK: The following students will re-write their rough drafts because they have been looked over by me: Martha, Melanie, Joel, Kai 

Thursday!

161- Completed Social Structure activity

Homework: Why do you think the priests were valued more highly than the farmers?

162- Finished answering the questions for the newspaper and began the outline for the newspaper

Homework: Complete the outline for the newspaper \

163- Finished closed notes on city states –began social structure activity

Homework: What is a ziggurat and why was its location important?

164- Worked on rough draft of newspaper article

Homework-complete rough draft of newspaper article