December 20th, 2012

161,163,164-Took Quiz on Ancient Egypt! NO HOMEWORK

162-Reviewed for quiz tomorrow and discussed Ancient Egypt Project
HOMEWORK:Study for Quiz!!

December 17, 2012

161, 162, 164- Today we took notes on the ancient egyptian social structure and began a group activity on the social structure

164-HOMEWORK- TAKE HOME QUIZ

163- Continued our group work on the egyptian social structure

December 12, 2012

Today all classes worked independently on a reading comprehension activity on Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh of Egypt.  Your Homework tonight is to read the King Tut worksheet you received in class and answer the following questions:

1. Why is Howard Carter a significant figure in history?

2. Describe what historians discovered in King Tut's tomb

3. Why is there believed to be a curse on King Tut's tomb?

This is due tomorrow =)

December 11, 2012

161,163,164- Today we reviewed government under the pharaohs by watching a brain pop video and discussing his four responsibilities.  We also went over the correct answers to your reading comprehension take home quiz COPIES WERE NOT DONE-NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT

162- Today we spoke about the roles of our own leader and compared them to the roles of an egyptian pharaoh.  We took notes on his job and how the people served him
 NO HOMEWORK

December 10, 2012

161, 163, 164- Today we took fill in notes on the government under the pharaohs! NO HOMEWORK!

162- Today I collected your take home quiz and then we discussed the unification of Egypt along with the three kingdoms of ancient Egypt
HOMEWORK--> FINISH GRAPHIC ORGANIZER !

December 7, 2012

Today we remember Pearl Harbor and all of the men and women who sacrifice their lives defending our freedoms.

Today classes 161,163, and 164 learned about King Menes and the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.  We did a brief listening activity and then split into pairs to work on our "Three Kingdoms of Egypt" graphic organizer

HOMEWORK: FINISH THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER!!

Class 162- Due to your excellent class behavior your class won for the month of November.  Because of this, you earned a movie day.  We will resume ancient Egypt on Monday..Congratulations!!

December 6, 2012

Today we finished our notes on the geography of ancient Egypt, went over our homework and watched  videos on the Nile River

Homework: Take home Quiz!! Read passage and answer three questions iN FULL SENTENCES

December 5th, 2012

Today we began our unit on ancient Egypt by taking notes on the geography of ancient Egypt.  Your Homework tonight is to read your packet and answer questions 1-3 in full sentences in your notebook.  I noticed after that some of the reading was cut off by the copy machine.  Please do your best to answer the questions Thank you and see you tomorrow!

December 3rd, 2012

Today we took an exam on Ancient Mesopotamia which means tomorrow we start ancient Egypt!!

No Homework tonight but be ready for tomorrow!

Friday November 30th
Sorry for the delayed posting I was having technical difficulties with the blog!!

Today we went over our homework and reviewed for our test on ancient Mesopotamia on MONDAY!

Below you will find the study guide in which you all received in class today....

Name_______________                                             Date________

Ms. Jessi                                                                        Social Studies

                                             Study Guide

                           THE GEOGRAPHY OF MESOPOTAMIA

-The term Mesopotamia means “Land between the rivers”

-Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

-Mesopotamia is referred to as the Fertile Crescent because of its rich soil

-Three disadvantages to living by the two rivers were unexpected flooding, dry summer months, and no natural barriers

-Mesopotamia is located in present-day Iraq

-The peoples of Mesopotamia were open to invasion

                                    Sumerian City-States

-The Sumerians were the first to settle in Mesopotamia

-Each city-state had its own ruler

-Cuneiform was a system of writing developed in Mesopotamia

-Cuneiform was developed by the ancient Sumerians

-Cuneiform was written in clay using a stylus

-The Sumerians wrote on clay tablets

-The Sumerians were conquered by the Babylonians

-The Sumerians relied on the rivers for farming

-A drought is a long period of time without rain.  Droughts can cause famine (widespread hunger) because the crops die. 

Religious Beliefs in Mesopotamia

 -The people of Mesopotamia were polytheistic.  Polytheism is the belief in many gods

-Ziggurats were temples built for the gods

Babylon

-Babylonian achievements: Built roads, trade and agriculture flourished, created the postal service, invented the decimal system, built “The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.”

-King Hammurabi implemented a system of laws in Mesopotamia

-Hammurabi’s code came from Babylon

-Hammurabi’s greatest accomplishment was his code of laws because it was the first set of written laws and set an example for other civilizations and their laws

-The Sumerians and the Babylonians were similar in that they irrigated fields, built ziggurats and wrote in cuneiform

**THINK OF THE LAWS WE HAVE IN THE UNITED STATES.  HOW ARE OUR LAWS SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT FROM HAMMURABI’S?? 

Monday November 26,
Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving.  Today we reviewed cuneiform and wrote our names in clay just like the ancient Sumerians! Tomorrow we will learn about the Babylonians and Hammurabi's Laws which will wrap up our unit on Mesopotamia.

Friday we will have a test on all of Mesopotamia!

November 15,2012

Thursday

161--Because your class won the monthly challenge you were rewarded with a movie day! COngratulations and keep up the good work  NO HOMEWORK!!

162- Today we spoke about the geography of the fertile crescent
         HOMEWORK: Read your packet and answer questions 1-4 in full sentences in your social studies notebook

163- Today we shared our civilizations and went over our test
Homework: Read your packet and answer questions 1-4 in full sentences in your social studies notebook

164- Today we spoke about the geography of the fertile crescent
Homework: Read your packet and answer questions 1-4 in full sentences in your social studies notebook

Tuesday November 13, 2012

Today we began our new unit on early civilizations.  we discussed the seven characteristics of a civilization.  HOMEWORK- Essay on the Paleolithic to Neolithic Times !

Thursday November 8,2012

Today we reviewed for our test tomorrow.  You were also given an essay assignment due on Wednesday November 14th.  PLEASE STUDY FOR YOUR TEST USING YOUR STUDY GUIDE!!!

Enjoy the rest of your day and stay safe
Ms. Jessi

Wednesday November 7, 2012

Hello All!

Today we spoke about making a difference in our community following the re-election of President Obama.  We then continued our class assignment on the changes from the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age.  For those of you who did not complete the assignment in class, it MUST BE DONE FOR HOMEWORK!  

Please continue to study for your exam scheduled for Friday, using the study guide provided.  We will be reviewing for our test tomorrow.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day =)

Ms. Jessi

Monday November 5th

Welcome back everyone, I hope you all made out okay after Hurricane Sandy-She was a scary lady!
Today all classes began an activity on the Neolithic Age.  We will continue this activity on Wed.

Homework: Due WED!!- Read the packet "The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization" (do not go past page 30) and answer questions 1-6 on the separate worksheet given to you in class.

TEST MOVED TO FRIDAY-YOU WERE GIVEN A REVIEW SHEET-PLEASE STUDY!!

Tuesday
October 23, 2012

161,162,164- Today you were given your map projects back! Please look over your rubric to see what you can improve on next time.  We also finished up our scavenger hunt and began talking about the "Facts on the Paleolithic Revolution AKA the Old Stone Age"

HOMEWORK: Read the packet on the paleolithic age and answer questions 1-4 on the worksheet.  These questions are based on the reading!!!! DUE TOMORROW

Reminder: You will have a TEST NEXT TUESDAY

163- Today we went over our homework on "Culture" and began a scavenger hunt finding facts about the paleolithic revolution.
NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT HOWEVER YOU WILL HAVE A TEST NEXT TUESDAY!

REMINDER:::::::: FRIDAY IS A HALF DAY DUE TO PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES FROM 1-3 pm

MOnday October 22, 2012

161- We went over our homework from the weekend and finished our scavenger hunt on the Paleolithic Revolution

162,164- We went over our homework from the weekend and began our scavenger hunt on the Paleolithic Revolution

163- We discussed what we thought the artifacts from last week were used for and began outlining a textbook chapter on culture.

HOMEWORK: READ PACKET AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 IN FULL SENTENCED IN YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES NOTEBOOK!

October 18, 2012

161,162,164-- Today we were archaeologists and studied 5 different artifacts from the past!
We will talk about what they really are tomorrow....

163-Today we began our two day lesson on archaeology..tomorrow we will study artifacts!

Wednesday October 17, 2012

Happy Wednesday! Today we did the following:

161, 162, 164-- Our aim for today was : What is archaeology?  We defined archaeology, pre history, anthropology, artifacts, and human fossils.  Tomorrow we will analyze 5 different artifacts and try and figure out what we think they are and what we think they were used for

NO HOMEWORK!

163- Today we defined and discussed bias in the media.  We looked at commercials, songs, and read different situations.

HOMEWORK: Primary and Secondary Source Worksheet

Tuesday October 16, 2012

Hello!

161-MAP PROJECT WAS DUE TODAY!!

Today we discussed what bias is-looked at our own bias (should school start later and end later or should school hours stay the same) and discussed bias in the media (in songs, commercials, tv shows) .

HOMEWORK: No Homework for tonight

162-MAP PROJECT WAS DUE TODAY!!

Today we discussed what bias is-looked at our own bias (should school start later and end later or should school hours stay the same) and discussed bias in the media (in songs, commercials, tv shows) .

HOMEWORK: Primary vs. secondary source worksheet 

163- MAP PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!

Today you were given your quizzes back and we went over all of the questions/answers...We then discussed the difference between primary and secondary sources.  Remember a primary source is an original source and a secondary source is something based upon a primary source (Ex: a textbook)

HOMEWORK: map project due tomorrow

164-MAP PROJECT WAS DUE TODAY!! MANY OF YOU DID NOT HAND IT IN..REMEMBER IT IS 5 POINTS OFF A DAY AND FRIDAY IS THE ABSOLUTE LATEST DAY TO HAND IT IN LATE!

Today we discussed what bias is-looked at our own bias (should school start later and end later or should school hours stay the same) and discussed bias in the media (in songs, commercials, tv shows) .

HOMEWORK:NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT 

Monday October 15, 2012


NOTE:  BELOW ARE THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE MAP PROJECT.  MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A LOOK AND CHECK OFF THAT YOU HAVE ALL ELEMENTS ON YOUR MAP
!!

161- Today you were given your quiz back and we went over the correct answers.  We continued learning about the difference between primary and secondary sources
       HOMEWORK: MAP PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!

162- Today you were given your quiz back and we went over the correct answers.  We also learned about the difference between primary and secondary sources
        HOMEWORK: MAP PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!!!

163- Today you were given time to work on your map project in class
       HOMEWORK: MAP PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY!!!

164- Today you were given your quiz back and we went over the correct answers  We continued learning about the difference between primary and secondary sources
      HOMEWORK: MAP PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!
_________________________________________________________________________________

CREATING A PHYSICAL MAP PROJECT

You have been given a blank grid and a continent of the world

On your map grid you will:

1.     Title your map.  Title should be located at the top center of your grid!  Ex: Physical Map of Asia

2.    Draw your continent (in its correct shape)

4. Label your continents coordinates (Longitude and Latitude)  YOU CANNOT MAKE THESE UP!! YOU MUST USE THE ATLAS TO LABEL THE CORRECT COORDINATES

5.    You must include AT LEAST five geographical features of your continent on your map. 

6. You must include a Map Key, Compass Rose, and scale (USE THE ATLAS TO CREATE AN ACCURATE SCALE)

7.  Map must be colorful and NEAT!! They will be hung on the bulletin board!!

Wednesday October 10, 2012

161, 162, 164- Continued working on our physical map project in class--DUE TUESDAY OCTOBER 16TH!

163- Today we were introduced to our end of the unit map project which will be due WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17TH!!

HOMEWORK: Study for your quiz tomorrow!!

Tuesday October 9th

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your extended weekend  Below is what we did today

161, 162, 164 - Went over our end of Geography unit project and began working on it in class.  Tomorrow you will have the climate part of your quiz.. Study your index cards!!
     HOMEWORK: Study for Climate part of quiz.  Work on project

PROJECT DUE TUESDAY OCTOBER 16TH

163- Today we wrote down 10 different climates on our index cards

HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR QUIZ THURSDAY!! CLIMATE HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW.  READ THE "CLIMATE" PACKET AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-4 ON THE LAST PAGE IN FULL SENTENCES IN YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES NOTEBOOK

Please email me if you have any questions!

jruggiero@archimedesacademy.org

Thursday, October 4th, 2012

I apologize for not posting on my blog last night, it was down.  

161,162,163- We completed our work on the climates of the world and reviewed for our quiz tomorrow

HOMEWORK: Make sure you have your climate homework (from Wed night) in class tomorrow

       STUDY FOR QUIZ TOMORROW!!!

163- Today we wrapped up on longitude and latitude 

    HOMEWORK: LOngitude and Latitude Worksheet---Quiz next thursday!

Tuesday October 2nd, 2012
Classes 161, 162, 164--Today we worked on finding the longitude and latitude together.
      HOMEWORK: Complete the packet on longitude and latitude given in class
         
QUIZ ON FRIDAY ON
                  1. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAPS
                  2. THE HEMISPHERES- WHAT LINES CUT THE WORLD INTO WHICH HEMISPHERES?
                 3. LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE
                 4. THE DIFFERENT CLIMATES

Class 163- Today we began talking about longitude and how it measures the distance from the prime meridian
      HOMEWORK: Complete the longitude worksheet

Wednesday September 19, 2012

Today we finished going over the different ways in which we can locate geographical features (Aerial photography, satellite photography, maps, and globes)

Homework: STUDY FOR QUIZ ON FRIDAY
YOU MUST KNOW
1. THE CONTINENTS IN SIZE ORDER
2. THE OCEANS
3. WHERE THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ARE ON A BLANK MAP
4. ALL 10 GEOGRAPHY TERMS (VOCABULARY)
               

Wednesday September 12, 2012

Hey guys! Today we reviewed the continents and oceans
Continents in size order:
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia

Oceans:
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian

A continent is a large piece of land on Earth and an Ocean is a large body of water

ALL CLASSES HOMEWORK TONIGHT:
1. ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-6 (THE QUESTIONS ARE BELOW IF YOU LOST YOUR SHEET)
2. WRITE THE SEVEN CONTINENTS IN SIZE ORDER 5 TIMES
3. WRITE THE OCEANS FIVE TIMES

Directions: Using pages 6 & 7 in the Atlas, answer the following questions in FULL SENTENCES      

1.    Which ocean is closest to Asia?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.    What two oceans are to the east (right) and west (left) of North America?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.    Name one continent located by the Indian Ocean

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.    What other continent is Europe connected to? 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.    Why do you think Europe and Asia are sometimes known as “Eurasia?”

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.    What is the largest continent in the world?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Monday September 10, 2012

Hello All!! Today we started our social studies pre-assessment.  We did numbers 1-35 (the multiple choice).  Just as  a heads up we will be finishing PArt II of the assessment tomorrow.  ALL CLASSES HOMEWORK is to bring in their supplies by Wednesday!! We will be beginning our first unit.  Enjoy the rest of this beautiful day

Ms. Jessi

Friday September 7, 2012

ALL classes participated in a scavenger hunt in which the students went around the classroom locating important objects and their locations.  Examples: textbooks, missing work wall, Vocab wall.

HOMEWORK FOR ALL CLASSES:

GIVE PARENTS WELCOME BACK LETTER
BUY SCHOOL SUPPLIES

WELCOME 6TH GRADERS!!  I am so happy to have met you all today, as promised my blog is updated ! I can't wait to see you all again tomorrow

5/10/12

Hello all!
Homework tonight is to answer the following questions based on the Gladiator movie we viewed in class

1. What did the Romans use slaves for other than fighting?
2. Why was the Roman arena an important political tool?
3. Were ALL gladiators slaves?
4. WHat did ROman doctors do?
5. What did the gladiators win?
6. What kind of training process did he gladiators have to go through before fighting in the colloseum?

3/22/12

161,162,164--Split into groups and came up with information on Sparta-the groups then shared them with the class

Homework: Study for quiz on MONDAY!!

161,164--> Watched video clips on the Spartans--Broke into groups and began gathering information on ancient Sparta
     HOMEWORK: Read and answer questions on Ancient Athens and Sparta--QUIZ MONDAY

162--> FInished collecting information on Athens--QUIZ TUESDAY

163--> Learned about Athens and Sparta
      HOMEWORK: Read and answer questions on Ancient Athens and Sparta

3/19/12

161 and 164-COmpelted activity on Athens-Discussed daily life in Athens

162- Learned about daily live in ancient Athens

163-Spoke about the political systems that arose in Ancient Greek city-states 

      HOMEWORK: Read and answer 4 questions 

3/16/12
    161 & 164- Learned about what life was like in Ancient Athens

     162- Completed activity on how the geography of Greece affected their civilization.  Continued on to talk about the 4 governments in Greece

  163- Began unit on ancient Greece and its geography

NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEKEND-ENJOY!


 

3/15/12

161, 164- Completed activity on the geography of ancient Greece- Spoke about the 4 different kinds of governments that developed in the ancient Greek city-states
 NO HOMEWORK

163- Continued practicing our stations

162- Began learning about Greece and how its geography affected them
     HOMEWORK- Read worksheet and answer 4 questions on back

Monday 3/12/12

161,162,163,164- Went over the review sheet for tomorrow's test.  ALL QUESTIONS ON REVIEW SHEET WERE ANSWERED IN CLASS!

Homework: STUDY FOR EXAM!!

Friday March 9, 2012

161,162, 164--> Went over ALL homework answers.  Completed lap top activity with the silk road--No Homework

163--> Made a terra cotta army out of clay

ALL CLASSES:

YOU HAVE AN EXAM ON ANCIENT CHINA ON TUESDAY.  YOUR REVIEW SHEET WAS GIVEN TO YOU IN CLASS TODAY.  I ADVISE THAT YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OVER THE WEEKEND SO YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT YOU NEED HELP WITH DURING REVIEW ON MONDAY!

Enjoy your weekend =]

Wed 3/7/12

161,162,164--> Reviewed the Qin Dynasty and watched a documentary on Emperor Qin
    Homework: Long China Packet page 78 Q #1-2

163--> Took notes on the silk road--began computer project on the silk road
     Homework- Read pages 477-480 and Answer Question #4 on page 480

Tuesday 3/6/12

Hello All!

161,162,164--> Today we did an activity with "cut outs" on Emperor Qin and the Great Wall
    Homework: LONG China Packet read pages 67-68 and answer Q 18-20 on page 72 and 11-20 on page 74

163- Today we took a quiz on Emperor Qin and watched a documentary on his rule
     

3/5/12

161,162,164--> Finished notes on Confucianism and Taoism
    HOMEWORK- READ PAGES 477-478 IN SECOND CHINA PACKET (SECTION 2) ANSWER QUESTION 3(A) IN FULL SENTENCES ON PAGE 480

163--> Learned about emperor Qin and the Terra Cotta army

3/2/12 Friday!!

161,162,163- Began notes on the Zhoug Dynasty and the three philosophies during that time
    Homework-Read page 66 in China packet and answer Q 1-10 on page 73

163- Continued notes on Chinese philosophies
      Homework- Ancient China Packet "Section 2" Read pages 477-478 and answer short answer question 3(a) on page 480

All Homework Due Monday! Remember you can ALWAYS hand in missing work for the quarter

Enjoy your weekend

3/1/12
The first day of March!

161, 162, 163--> Today we went over the geography of Ancient China and discussed its importance to its long history.  We also took notes on the Huang Dynasty
     Homework: Read pages 64-65 in Packet and answer questions 1-5 on page 69

164- We began taking notes on the Zhou Dynasty and the three philosophies during that time (Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism)
       Homework: Read page 69 and answer Q 1-10 on page 73

2/29/12
Make this day count, it only comes once every four years!!

161, 162, 164--> Began our unit on Ancient China-Used the atlas to learn about China's geography
           
 HOMEWORK:
       161- Final draft of essay due Friday
       162-No Homework
       164- Final copy of essay due tomorrow


163- Went over homework
         Took notes on the Huang River Valley
    NO HOMEWORK

The achievements of the Gupta Empire

UNIVERSITIES AND LITERATURE

•Time of great learning

•Built many colleges and universities (Some Hindu, some Buddhist)

•Primarily for males however teachers’ daughters allowed to attend

•Hindu universities provided upper classes with religious training

•Subjects: religion, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, Sanskrit, sculpture, painting, music, and dancing

•Students of medicine learned the practices of the day.  Trained how to question patients about their physical problems.  Learned how to make cures from bark, roots, leaves, and minerals.  

•Gupta writers wrote poetry, fables, folktales, and plays.  Plays were comedies, dramas, historical, and political.  

•Scholars and lawyers wrote about Hindu law and religion

•Gupta literature spread beyond India and influenced cultures as far away as Greece and Persia.  Aladdin and his magic lamp was inspired by a Gupta folktale

PAINTING

•Famous for paintings-an important part of life

 •Painted deities and other religious topics

•Paintings done on long scrolls (a roll of material like paper or papyrus)

 •Greatest Indian paintings: Ajanta cave murals-covered the walls of 30 caves-some show scenes from Buddha’s life and values such as love and understanding 

SCULPTURE

 •Sculptors created statues-many portrayed Buddha or Hindu deities

•Some sculptures showed scenes from important peoples lives

•Portrayed the human form simply and gracefully 

MATHEMATICS

 •Used a decimal system to write numbers

•Decimal system uses 10 basic numerals that have different values depending on their place

•Example: 105..1 Is in the hundreds place

•The first to treat zero as a number (Many calculations are impossible without the zero)

•The first to figure out that a year was 365 days long

•The first to calculate that the planets are spheres

•This system spread to Europe and is the system we still use today

ROADS

•Gupta rulers encouraged trade by creating a huge system of well-built roads

•Built a few feet off of the ground

•Ditches and canals ran along the side to prevent flooding

•Signs along the way told travelers where they were

•Roads allowed traders to move easily from city to city 

2/27/12
Welcome Back!!
161- Watched documentary on Gupta Empire-Rough Drafts were Collected
     Homework: Write conclusion

162- Watched documentary on Gupta Empire-Rough Drafts were collected
       Homework: Write Conclusion

163- Used atlas to determine the major geographic features of China

164- Watched documentary on the Gupta Empire
        Homework: Write first three paragraphs of rough draft

Happy Thursday! Break is almost here =]

161- Completed outline on the Gupta Empire and its Achievements
     Homework for break-Rough Draft!!

162- Completed outline on the Gupta Empire and its Achievements
      Homework for break-Rough Draft!!

163- Completed graphic organizer on the Gupta Empire

164- Began introductory paragraph on Gupta Empire and its Achievements Essay
      Homework for break-Complete outline!!

::::::::::::Below are the guidelines for the essay::::::::::

Name_____________________________                                    Class___________________

Ms. Jessi                                                                        Date___________________

                        The Gupta Empire and Its Achievements

Introduction:

            As we have learned, India’s Golden Age was during the time of the Gupta Empire.  Under the Gupta’s, India made achievements in a number of areas.  They encouraged learning by building universities.  Writing, painting, and sculpting flourished (grew).  Mathematics made advances and engineers built a system of roads.  Many of these achievements continue to affect the world today. 

Essay Question:

            In your opinion, which two achievements made during the Gupta Empire were most influential or important to Ancient India?  What makes them more important than the others?

In your essay you must:

1.     Explain what each of the two achievements you choose are

2.     Explain why each of the two achievements you chose were influential or important to Ancient India

3.     Argue why each of the two achievements you chose is more important than the other achievements.  Be specific in persuading the reader why one is more important than the other. 

You may, but are not limited to, use the following format for your essay:

1^st Paragraph:    Introduction

2^nd Paragraph   :Explain one achievement and why it was so important

3^rd Paragraph:   Explain the second achievement and why it was so important

4^th Paragraph:    Argue (persuade) why these two achievements are more  important than the other five made during the Gupta Empire

5^th Paragraph:     Conclusion 

Hello Students! the blog was down for a while but it is officially back up and running!

161- Today we did note taking on the unificiation of India and the Gupta Empire 

162- Today we did note taking on the unification of India and the Gupta Empire

163- Today we did note taking on Buddhism and the story of Buddha

      HW- Read packet and answer questions 1-4 due tomorrow 

164- Today we acted out the play on Buddha 

       HW packet due tomorrow

Friday 1/20/12

161- Half of the class either began or finished the fill in geography map on India while the other half was finishing the map and questions HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

162- finished map and questions as well as the fill in geography map of India - Need to go over! HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!

163- Finished going over map and questions HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!

164- Went over map and questions as a class- Some students began working on the fill in geography map on India while the others finished  HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!

HOMEWORK FOR ALL CLASSES: Define 20 words due MONDAY--The words are listed in the blog below =]

Have a great weekend!!

Thursday 1/19/12

Yesterday we finished our mini unit on Ancient Kush and Judaism with a quiz.  Today we began our unit on Ancient India.  The students worked together to locate the different geographical features of India.  Tonights homework which will be due on Monday is to define the following 20 words.  We will be having a quiz on these words either next Friday or the following Tuesday.  

1. monsoon

2. plateau

3. glaciers

4. citadel

5. granary

6. sewer system

7. vedas

8. nirvana

9. edicts

10. provinces

11. monastry

12. scrolls

13. sanskrit 

14. Brahmanism

15. caste

16. Reincarnation

17. Pilgrimages

18. Ascetic

19. Alms

20. Murals

161,162,163,164
Reviewed for Quiz tomorrow - Study Study Study

Review sheet for 161,162,164:

Ancient Kush/Judaism Study Guide

1.     Ancient Kush is present day___

2.     How are Kush and Egypt similar?

3.     What natural resource does Kush have a lot of?

4.     Trading Hub-

5.     What made Kush an important trading Hub?

6.     What are some of the items Kush traded?

7.     Several times Egypt raided Kush or took control of parts of its territory.  How might this have affected their culture?

8.     Who are the four leaders of Judaism?

9.     List one important action taken by each of the leaders

10. What is the sacred text of Judaism?

11. Monotheism-

12. Rabbi-

13. How have the Jews passed on their faith?

14. What do the Jews believe about equality?

15. Why did Canaan split in two?

16. What did Canaan split into?               North-

a.     South-

17. Jewish Diaspora-

18. Execute means-

19. Because the Jews scattered they will never live in one________

20. Sabbath-

21. What day of the week is the Jew’s Sabbath?

22. Exodus-

Thursday 1/12/12
161,162,163- Today we reviewed our station activity questions and answers on the central beliefs of Judaism.  We then spoke about the Division of Canaan and how this caused the Hebrews to become weak and easily conquerable.  Our activity today was to go around the classroom searching for the 26 words needed to fill in our notes

Homework:No Homework tonight, however there will be a quiz next week

163- Today we had a GREAT class! we reviewed our questions and answers on Ancient Kush.  We then began speaking about Judaism and its central beliefs
Homework: Answer questions 1-5 in your own words--questions handed out in class

Tuesday January 10, 2012

Hello Students!

161, 162, 164- Learned about the central beliefs of Judaism (Monotheism, following God's laws, equality and social justice, and the importance of study)
HOMEWORK for 161, 162, and 164- DUE THURSDAY: In two paragraphs, explain how Judaism differs from the Egyptian religion.
  Be sure to include:
-Monotheism/polytheism
-who believed their ruler had a divine right to rule?
-What were the names of their preachers?
-How were the two religions different when it comes to equality?

163- Learned about Ancient Kush and its relationship with Ancient Egypt
Homework: No Homework

161- Learned about Ancient Kush and its connection to Ancient Egypt
Homework: Project due Monday

162- Learned about Ancient Kush and its connection to Ancient Egypt
Homework: Read and Answer Questions -- Project due Monday

163- Worked on Study guide for Ancient Egypt Test on Monday
Homework: Mummification packet due tomorrow- Test Monday

164- Learned about Ancient Kush and its connection to Ancient Egypt
Homework: Read and answer questions-Project Due Monday

Wednesday 1/4/12

161- Finished up Ancient Egypt

Homework due tomorrow: Define the words at the bottom of this blog 

                                   PROJECT DUE MONDAY

162- Completed social structure activity

HOMEWORK: Project Due Monday

163- Completed Ancient Egypt 

 Homework: Mummification packet due Friday

TEST MONDAY

164- Finished up on Ancient Egypt

Homework due tomorrow: Define the words a the bottom of this blog

PROJECT DUE MONDAY

Words:

1. Kush

2. Kushites

3. Archer

4. Tribute

5. Conquer

6. Dynasty

7. Meroe

8. Kandake

9. Treaty

Welcome back students!!

161- Today we finished our social structure group activity
HOMEWORK: PROJECT DUE MONDAY

162- Today we worked on our social structure group activity
HOMEWORK: PROJECT DUE MONDAY

163- Today we split into different groups and worked on different Egyptian Social Structure activities
HOMEWORK: Mummification packet due Friday

164- Today we completed out Egyptian social structure activity
HOMEWORK: PROJECT DUE MONDAY!