Coming events:
DATE ASSIGNMENT TYPE DUE

Week of 1 June 2009
5/18/09 Last packet class 6/5/09
block View artifact museums class block
block Cumulative final exam!! class block
6/2/09 Ultimate review social studies combat!! class 6/2/09
6/1/09 Ultimate review quizmo!!! class 6/1/09

Week of 25 May 2009
5/29/09 Ultimate Quizmo cheat sheet class 5/29/09
5/29/09 Review codex, pages 24-26 class 5/29/09
block #2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, page 489 home 5/29/09
block PowerPoint: the Age of Revolution class block
block Capitals of the world quiz class block
5/26/09 Ideas of the Enlightenment class block
5/26/09 Foundations of the Enlightenment class 5/26/09

Week of 18 May 2009
5/22/09 Chapter 16 vocabulary quiz
(open foldy)
class 5/22/09
block Mapping the explorers home 5/22/09
block Artifact museum project home 6/3 or 6/4
block Capitals of the world practice class block
5/19/09 Chapter 16, section 1 section quiz home block
5/19/09 The Age of Exploration class 5/19/09
5/18/09 Chapter 16 vocabulary foldies home 5/19/09
5/18/09 Chapter 16 opener class 5/18/09

Week of 11 May 2009
5/15/09 Chapter 13 quiz class 5/15/09
5/15/09 Chapter 13 review quizmo class 5/15/09
block Review codex, pages 22-23 home block
4/24/09 packet, week of 4/24/09 class block
block Scientific Revolution crossword class block
block Capitals of the world practice class block
block page 371, #1-7; page 373 (all) class block
5/12/09 #2b, 3b, page 369 class block
5/12/09 PowerPoint: Effects of the Scientific Revolution class 5/12/09
5/11/09 PowerPoint: The Scientific Method class 5/11/09
5/11/09 QOTD quiz class 5/11/09

Week of 4 May 2009
5/8/09 Chapter 13 vocab foldy home 5/11/09
5/8/09 Section quiz, chapter 13, sections 2 and 3 class 5/8/09
5/7/09 "What's Your Claim to Fame?" home 5/8/09
5/5 or 5/6 Origins of the Scientific Revolution class 5/5 or 5/6
5/4/09 Chapter 13 vocabulary home next class day
5/4/09 Scientific Revolution: Crucial Questions class 5/4/09
5/4/09 Chapter 13 opener class 5/4/09

Week of 27 April 2009
5/1/09 Chapter 12 quiz class 5/1/09
block Review codex, pages 19-21 home block
block Chapter 12 review quizmo class block
block Reformation: Crucial Questions home 5/1/09
block Reformation review crossword puzzle class block
block Capitals of the world practice class block
4/28/09 Effects of the Reformation home block
4/27/09 The Catholic Reformation home 4/28/09

Week of 20 April 2009
block Notes: the Catholic Reformation home 4/24/09
3/29/09 Packet: week of 3/27/09 class block
block Selected world capitals practice class block
4/21/09 The Reformation: Guess Who's Talking home 4/24/09
4/21/09 Lesson: big ideas of the Reformation class 4/21/09
4/20/09 Explain five of the 95 theses class 4/21/09

Week of 13 April 2009
4/17/09 Martin Luther story impression and biography class 4/17/09
block #4, page 333 home 3/17/09
block Telegram to the Pope class block
block Introduction to the Protestant Reformation class block
block Countries of Oceania map quiz class block
4/14/09 Chapter 12 vocabulary foldies home block
4/14/09 Chapter 12 opener class 4/14/09

Week of 30 March 2009
4/3/09 Test: chapter 11 class 4/3/09
block Review codex, pages 17-18 class block
block Various review activities for 4/3/09 test class block
block Oceania map practice class block
3/30/09 Renaissance University
ppt support materials
class 3/31/09

Week of 23 March 2009
3/27/09 Renaissance Science and Technology home 3/30/09
3/6/09 Packet, week of 3/6/09 class 3/27/09
block Mona Lisa picture
example
home 3/27/09
block Renaissance artists
notetaking
class block
block Oceania map practice class block
block Question of the Day quiz class block
3/24/09 #2a, page 310, #2a, 3a, page 317 home block
3/24/09 Renaissance writers
notetaking
class 3/24/09
3/23/09 Notes and essay: Ideas of the Renaissance home 3/24/09

Week of 16 March 2009
3/20/09 Chapter 11, section 1 section quiz home 3/23/09
block Binder check class block
block Found poem about trade during the Renaissance class block
block Trade during the Renaissance class block
block Oceania map practice class block
3/17/09 Read 298-303, jot down (on provided slips) 10 phrases that catch your attention or that are packed with historical information. home block
3/17/09 Powerpoint and edumacational video: Introduction to the Renaissance class 3/17/09
3/16/09 Chapter 11 vocabulary class 3/17/09
3/16/09 Chapter 11 opener class 3/16/09

Week of 9 March 2009
3/13/09 Chapters 9-10 test (closed book) class 3/13/09
block Various review activities for 3/13/09 test class block
block Countries of Europe test class block
3/10/09 Study list for chapters 9-10 test class 3/10/09
3/10/09 Challenges to church authority class block
3/9/09 PowerPoint: The Black Death
notetaking
class 3/9/09

Week of 2 March 2009
block "Crusades: Crucial Questions" and
"Crusades: Guess Who's Talking"
home 3/6/09
2/18/09 Packet, week of 2/18/09 class block
block Countries of Europe practice class block
3/3/09 Trimester 2 final exam home 3/3/09
3/2/09 Periods 4 and 5: Read pages 260-263, do #1a, 1b, 2, 3a, 3b, page 263 home 3/3/09
3/2/09 Periods 1, 3 and 6: PowerPoint: Popes vs. Kings
notetaking
class 3/2/09

Week of 23 February 2009
2/27/09 Periods 4 and 5: #1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, page 251 class 2/27/09
2/27/09 Periods 1, 3 and 6: Edumacational video: "David Macaulay's Castle"
notetaking
class 2/27/09
block Medieval Warfare
notetaking
class block
block Two paragraphs comparing/contrasting knights and samurai (instructions at bottom of knights worksheet) class block
block Knights reading
Knights worksheet
class block
block Countries of Europe practice class block
2/24/09 Chapter 10, section 3 section quiz (worksheet) class block
2/24/09 The Catholic Church in Medieval Life class 2/24/09
2/23/09 The Medieval Manor reading and notetaking class 2/23/09

Week of 16 February 2009
2/20/09 Review codex, pages 14-16 class 2/20/09
2/20/09 PowerPoint: Ye Olde Feudal Society
notetaking
class 2/20/09
2/20/09 Question of the Day quiz (open book) class 2/20/09
block Ye Olde Middle Ages Research Project home 3/4/09
3/5/09
block Selected vocabulary, chapters 9-10 home block
block Chapter 9 opener class block
block Countries of Europe practice class block
2/17/09 Chapter 2 review Death Match class 2/17/09
2/17/09 Chapter 2 review quizmo class 2/17/09
2/17/09 Fall of Rome review crossword class 2/17/09

Week of 9 February 2009
2/13/09 Study sheet: the Byzantine Empire home 2/17/09
1/20/09 Packet, week of 1/20/09 class block
block Countries of Europe practice class block
2/10/09 The Fall of Rome notetaking sheet
The Fall of Rome Mural guidelines
home 2/13/09

Week of 2 February 2009
2/6/09 Chapter 2, section 1 section quiz (worksheet) class 2/6/09
block Latin Lives! home block
block Roman Contributions PowerPoint
also: read/take notes on pages 25-28
notetaking
home 2/6/09
2/3/09 Mapping: the Physical Geography of Europe home block
2/3/09 The Physical Geography of Europe PowerPoint
notetaking
class 2/3/09
2/2/09 Chapter 2 vocabulary home 2/3/09
2/2/09 Rome: GRAPES and quick review class 2/2/09

Week of 26 January 2009
1/30/09 Chapters 14-15 take-home test class/
home
2/2/09
block Chapters 14-15 review worksheet home 1/30/09
block Chapters 14-15 review bingo class block
block Countries of the Americas TEST!! class block
1/27/09 Review codex, pages 14-16 home block
1/27/09 The Columbian Exchange Cafe home block
1/26/09 Read 454-458, do
chapter 16, section 2 worksheet
home 1/26/09
1/26/09 Native Populations and the European Conquest PowerPoint class 1/26/09

Week of 19 January 2009
block Inca achievements walkaround
notetaking
class block
block Final draft #1b, page 431 home 1/23/09
block Countries of the Americas
map practice

LAST PRACTICE!!
class block
1/20/09 Answer #1b, page 431, in a solid five-sentence hamburger paragraph. Use proof and examples from the text. home block
1/20/09 Read pages 427-433; add to religion notes class 1/20/09
1/20/09 Edumacational video: "Inca: Secrets of the Ancestors"
notetaking
class 1/20/09

Week of 12 January 2009
1/16/09 Open Mind: Conquistadors Versus Aztecs home 1/20/09
block Aztec achievements walkaround
notetaking
class block
block Countries of the Americas
map practice
class block
1/13/09 #1a, 2a, 2b, page 421 home block
1/13/09 Aztec religion PowerPoint
notetaking
class 1/13/09
1/12/09 Read pages 410-415
do 15.1 section quiz
answer #1b, 1c, 2b, 2c, page 414
home 1/13/09

Week of 5 January 2009
1/9/09 Read page 394 class 1/9/09
block Read pages 392 and 397-401
notetaking
home 1/9/09
block Mesoamerican ball game PowerPoint class block
block Countries of the Americas
map practice
class block
block QOTD quiz class block
1/6/09 Maya religion PowerPoint and movie
notetaking
class 1/6/09
1/5/09 Read "From the Popul Vuh," pages 400-401 home 1/6/09
1/5/09 Schoolwide geography assessment class 1/5/09

Week of 15 December 2008
block #1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, page 389 home 12/19/08
block The Geography of the Americas
notetaking
class block
block Countries of the Americas
map practice
class block
12/15/08 Village honor necklace home 12/16/08
12/15/08 Chapter 14-15 vocabulary class 12/16/08
12/15/08 Chapters 14-15 opener class 12/15/08

Week of 8 December 2008
12/12/08 Collect binders for
binder check
class 12/12/08
12/12/08 Chapter 8 test class 12/12/08
12/12/08 Chapter 8 review quizmo class 12/12/08
block Review codex, pages 9-10 home 12/12/08
block Packetmaking class block
block Test: countries of Asia class block
12/9/08 page 219, #1-11; page 221 (all) home block
12/8/08 Notes: collapse and reunification
(chapter 8, section 3)
class 12/8/08

Week of 1 December 2008
12/5/08 Culture in Heian
class 12/9/08
block Want ad for a ninja
class 12/5/08
block Last countries of Asia map practice
class block
12/2/08 Read 198-203, do "Japan section quiz, section 1" and
#2a, 2b, 3a, 3b on page 203
home block
12/1/08 Explain how the ideas of bushido
have affected your life
home 12/2/08
12/1/08 Japanese Society PowerPoint
notetaking
class 12/1/08

Week of 17 November 2008
11/21/08 Three-patty hamburger paragraph about how geography has affected Japan
class 12/1/08
block Video: "Japan"
class block
block The Physical Geography of Japan
notetaking
class block
11/18/08 Chapter 8 vocabulary
home 11/17/08
11/18/08 Chapter 8 opener
class 11/17/08
11/17/08 Packetmaking
class 11/17/08
11/17/08 Trimester 1 final assessment
class 11/17/08

Week of 10 November 2008
11/14/08 Not-really-much-of-a-surprise chapter 7 open-book pop quiz
class 11/14/08
11/14/08 Chapter 7 review quizmo
class 11/14/08
block The Yuan and Ming Dynasties
notetaking
class block
block Countries of Asia map practice
class block
11/10/08 Notetaking: the Sui, Tang and Sung Dynasties
class 11/10/08

Week of 3 November 2008
11/7/08 "Confucianism and Government"
home 11/10/08
11/7/08 QOTD quiz #3
class 11/7/08
block "The Sui, Tang and Song Times"
home 11/10/08
block Countries of Asia map practice
class block
11/3/08 Map: Geography of China
home block
11/4/08 Geography of China PowerPoint
notetaking
class 11/4/08
11/3/08 Chinese inventions project home 11/12/08
11/13/08
11/3/08 Chapter 7 vocabulary foldy home 11/4/08
11/3/08 Chapter 7 opener class 11/3/08

Week of 27 October 2008
10/31/08 Chapters 5-6 quiz class 10/31/08
block Chapters 5-6 review quizmo class block
block Test review: pages 123, 125, 157 (all) home 10/31/08
block Fifth period only:
chapters 5-6 review
class 10/31/08
10/28/08 Review codex, pages 7-8 home block
10/28/08 Early Days in Africa home block
10/27/08 Eyewitness Views of Timbuktu class 10/27/08
10/27/08 Lesson: Timbuktu class 10/27/08

Week of 20 October 2008
10/24/08 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes home 10/27/08
10/24/08 Notes: Trade in Africa class 10/24/08
block Packetmaking class block
block Three African Kingdoms home 10/24/08
10/21/08 Map: Africa home block
10/21/08 Geography of Africa PowerPoint
notetaking
class 10/21/08
10/21/08 Countries of the Middle East quiz class 10/21/08
10/20/08 Chapter 5-6 vocab foldies home 10/21/08
10/20/08 Chapter 5 opener class 10/20/08

Week of 13 October 2008
block Chapter 4 quiz class block
block Chapter 4 review quizmo class block
block Countries of the Middle East practice class block
10/14/08 Chapter 4 review crossword class 10/14/08
10/13/08 Review codex, pages 3-4 home 10/14/08
10/13/08 Trade in the Muslim World
notetaking guide
class 10/14/08

Week of 6 October 2008
10/10/08 QOTD quiz class 10/10/08
block Major Muslim Empires home 10/10/08
block Countries of the Middle East practice class block
10/7/08 Check rough draft essays
Final drafts due Friday, 10 October
class 10/7/08
10/7/08 Fifth period only: Islamic contributions class 10/7/08
10/7/08 Islamic contributions to the world class 10/7/08
10/6/08 Periods 1,3,4 and 6: chapter 4 vocabulary worksheet
Period 5: glossary definitions of vocabulary words from chapter 4
home 10/7/08
10/6/08 Chapter 4 opener class 10/6/08

Week of 29 September 2008
10/3/08 rough draft Qur'an/Sunnah essay home 10/7/08
10/3/08 Chapter 3 quiz class 10/3/08
10/3/08 Chapter 3 review quizmo class 10/3/08
10/3/08 Notebook check class 10/3/08
block Page 73, #1-8, page 75 (all). class block
9/30/08 Venn diagram for Qur'an/Sunnah essay class 10/3/08
9/30/08 The Three-Part Essay
Three-part structure notes
class 9/30/08
9/29/08 The Hajj Powerpoint
Hajj questions
class 9/29/08
9/29/08 Hajj reading selection
Hajj brochure assignment
class 9/29/08

Week of 22 September 2008
9/26/08 The Five Pillars of Islam PowerPoint
notetaking guide
class 9/26/08
9/15 homework packet, week of 9/15/08 class block
block Qur'an, Sunnah, Shariah graphic organizer (pages 66-69) home 9/26/08
block Qur'an, Sunnah, Shariah PowerPoint class block
block Countries of the Middle East class block
9/22/08 Telegram to Muhammad home 9/23/08
9/23/08 "Muhammad: The Story So Far" class 9/23/08
9/22/08 Chapter 3, section 1 review worksheet home 9/23/08
9/22/08 The Origins of Islam class 9/22/08

Week of 15 September 2008
9/19/08 Islam movie notes class 9/19/08
9/19/08 "Question of the Day" quiz class 9/19/08
block "A Camel's Diary" project home 10/1,10/2
block Countries of the Middle East class block
9/16/08 Map: "Physical Features of the Middle East" class 9/16/08
9/16/08 "Geography of the Middle East" presentation
notetaking guide
class 9/16/08
9/15/08 Chapter 3 vocabulary home 9/16/08
9/15/08 Chapter 3 opener class 9/15/08

Week of 8 September 2008
8/26/08 Homework packetmaking class 9/12/08
block Continents and oceans quiz class block
9/9/08 "Uncovering the Past"
notetaking sheet
class 9/9/08
9/8/08 Chapter 1 vocabulary home 9/8/08
9/8/08 Chapter 1 opener class 9/8/08

Week of 1 September 2008
9/5/08 G.R.A.P.E.S. poster home 9/8/08
9/5/08 Intro to G.R.A.P.E.S. class 9/5/08
block Why History? notes class block
block Continents and oceans practice class block
9/2/08 Notebook check class 9/2/08
9/2/08 "Meet the Text" class 9/2/08

Week of 25 August 2008
8/29/08 Setting up history binders class 8/29/08
8/29/08 Question of the Day class 9/19/08
block Postassessment: sixth grade history class block
block Mini-Me Museum project home 9/10, 9/11
block Intro to continents and oceans class block
8/26/08 "What's the Scoop?" home 8/29/08
8/26/08 "Welcome to Mr. Klingensmith's Class" class 8/26/08
8/26/08 red book page class 8/26/08