Dec 23

Bell Activity: none
Get into your seat so we can start right away

Due Dates: 
 Greek gods/ Crossword 1/7

Today 12/23                                Next Day 1/5
1. BA                                          1. BA    
2.Heracles                                   2. Sparta

Dec 22

Bell Activity: none
Get into your seat so we can start right away

Due Dates: 
 Greek gods/ Crossword 1/5

Today 12/22                                Next Day 12/23
1. BA                                          1. BA    
2.Heracles                                   2. Heracles

Dec 19

Bell Activity: none
Turn in BA 16 (there should be 4 on there)
Then, get out your yellow paper and be ready to start.

Due Dates: 
 Greek gods/ Crossword 1/5

Today 12/19                                Next Day 12/22
1. BA                                          1. BA    
2.Persian War                              2. Greek Heroes

Dec 18

Bell Activity: 16-4
 Write a few sentences explaining a Tyrant
form of government. 

Due Dates:

Today 12/18                                Next Day 12/19
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Athens/ Sparta                        2.Persian War

Dec 17

Bell Activity: 16-3
Watch the clip to answer the questions.  CLIP
List 4 gods and what they are over.

Due Dates:

Today 12/17                                Next Day 12/18
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Athens/ Sparta                        2.Government

Dec 16

Bell Activity: 16-2
1. What is a government?
2. Using RARE, explain what makes a good government.

Due Dates:

Today 12/16                                Next Day 12/17
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2.Government                            2. Athens/ Sparta

Dec 15

Bell Activity: 16-1 (New Paper)
Answer using RARE format.
Can we learn about Ancient Greece from the
 story of the Iliad?

Due Dates:

Today 12/15                                Next Day 12/16
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2.Odyssey                                   2. Athens/ Sparta

Dec 12

Bell Activity: none
Turn in BA 15 (if you have all 3 done)
and be ready to start.
 
Due Dates:

Today 12/12                                Next Day 12/15
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2.Odyssey                                   2. Odyssey

Dec 11

Bell Activity: 15-3
1. What do stories tell us about people?
2. How does studying mythology help us 
understand Greece?
Due Dates:

Today 12/11                                Next Day 12/12
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Iliad                                        2. Odyssey

Dec 10

Bell Activity: none
Find a classmate that has the information you need
 to finish your Greek gods paper from yesterday.

Due Dates:

Today 12/10                                Next Day 12/11
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Iliad                                        2. Iliad

Dec 9

Bell Activity: 15-2
1. Which group (Minoan or Mycenaean) would
 be the most interesting to study and why?
2. Is it better to have an economic trade empire
or a militaristic empire that conquers others, why?

Due Dates:

Today 12/9                                Next Day 12/10
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Greek Gods                            2. Iliad

Dec 8

Bell Activity: 15-1 (new paper)
Compare and contrast Greece's geography 
from Egypt and China

Due Dates:
-Greek Map 12/5 Fri

Today 12/8                                Next Day 12/9
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Early Greece                           2. Illiad

Dec 5

Bell Activity: none
If you have all of BA 14 (1-4) turn it in.
Then pull out your Greek Notes

Due Dates:
-Greek Map 12/5 Fri

Today 12/5                                Next Day 12/8
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Early Greece                           2. Early Greece

Dec 4

Bell Activity: 14-4
By yourself, or with a partner grab a newspaper 
pick an article and read it.
1. Title
2. Summary (4+ Sentence)

Due Dates:
-Greek Map 12/4 Thurs

Today 12/4                                Next Day 12/5
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Vocab                                      2. Early Greece

Dec 3

Bell Activity: 14-3
1. Explain how good or bad agriculture
 affects a civilization.
2. How did Greece's geography affect its 
civilization 

Due Dates:
-Greek Map 12/4 Thurs

Today 12/3                                Next Day 12/4
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Greece Timeline                     2. Early Greece

Dec 2

Bell Activity: 14-2
1. Define Peninsula
2. Define Harbor
3. How might a civilization on a peninsula with many
 good harbors be different then a civilization without? 

Due Dates:
-Greek Map 12/4 Thurs

Today 12/2                                Next Day 12/3
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Greek Geography II                2. Greece Timeline

Dec 1

Bell Activity: 14-1(Same paper as last week)
1. What do you know about Ancient Greece?
2. What do you want to know?

Due Dates:


Today 12/1                                Next Day 12/2
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Greek Geography                   2. Greece Intro

Nov 25

Bell Activity: 13-2
What would the US be like if our leaders had to
pass a test before they could run the Country/State 

Due Dates:


Today 11/25                                Next Day 12/1
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Meritocracy                            2. Greece

Nov 24

Bell Activity: 13-1(new paper)
Watch the clip to answer the question
List 4 items of evidence that the Chinese may
 have beat Columbus to the Americas

Due Dates:


Today 11/24                                Next Day 11/25
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Meritocracy                            2. Clucky II

Nov 21

Bell Activity: none
Get out your China notes, and be ready for the test

Due Dates:
China Test is today!

Today 11/21                                Next Day 11/24
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. China Test                              2. Meritocracy

Nov 20

Bell Activity: 12-3
If you could live during one of the Chinese 
Dynasties, explain which would it be.

Due Dates:
China Test is this Friday! 11/21

Today 11/20                                Next Day 11/21
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Review                                   2. China Test

Nov 19

Bell Activity: 12-2
Pull out your BA, label it 12-2, and be ready to start

Due Dates:
China Test is this Friday! 11/21

Today 11/19                                Next Day 11/20
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Inventions                               2. Review

Nov 18

Bell Activity: 12-1
Turn in your China Map if it is done.
Watch the clips to answer the questions.
Is Qin Shihuangdi a great leader in China?

Write a three or four sentence RARE response,

using examples from the video clips to defend 

your answer.

 
 Due Dates:
China Map/ Timline-11/14 Fri

Today 11/18                                Next Day 11/19
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Terracotta Army                     2. Inventions

Nov 14

Bell Activity: none
Pull our your Chinese schools of thoughts 
notes and be ready to start.
 
 Due Dates:
China Map/ Timline-11/14 Fri

Today 11/14                                Next Day 11/18
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. 3 Schools of Thought             2. Terracotta Army

Nov 13

Bell Activity: 11-2
Number your paper 1-8
 
 Due Dates:
China Map/ Timline-11/14 Fri

Today 11/13                                Next Day 11/14
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. 3 Schools of Thought             2. 3 Schools of Thought

Nov 12

Bell Activity: 11-1
Pull out last weeks BA, label it 11-1 and be ready
 to start the activity to answer the questions.
1. What was your job?
2. What was your question?
3. Why do you agree/disagree with the oracle's
 interpretation? 
 
 Due Dates:
China Map/ Timline-11/14 Fri

Today 11/12                                Next Day 11/13
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Oracle Bones                          2. 3 Schools of Thought

Nov 11

Bell Activity: none
Pull out your China foldable and be ready to start. 
 
 Due Dates:
China Map/ Timline-11/12 Wed

Today 11/11                                Next Day 11/12
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Map/ Timeline                        2. 3 Schools of Thought

Nov 10

Bell Activity: none
With your group, grab a bag off Mr. Kart and organize
 the events in a timeline as best you can.
 
 Due Dates:
China Map/ Timline



Today 11/10                                Next Day 11/11
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. China                                      2. Map/ Timeline

Nov 6

Bell Activity: none
Leave your binders in your lockers, and have
 your items for death masks.
 
 Due Dates:



Today 11/6                                Next Day 11/7
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Death Masks                          2. Death Masks

Nov 5

Bell Activity: none
Leave your binders in your lockers, and have
 your items for death masks.
 
 Due Dates:



Today 11/5                                Next Day 11/6
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Death Masks                          2. Death Masks

Nov 4

Bell Activity: none
No Ba, Quietly get into your seats and be ready to start.
 
 Due Dates:



Today 11/4                                Next Day 11/5
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Hatshepsut                              2. Death Masks

Nov 3

Bell Activity: 10-1 (new paper)
(BA 8/9 should be turned in)
1. What was the best thing you have learned
 about Egypt in this class? 
2. What was something we didn't get to you 
would have liked to learn about?  
 
 Due Dates:



Today 11/3                                Next Day 11/4
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Social Pyramid                       2. RARE

Oct 31

Bell Activity: 9-3
Grab a article from the front of the room to read.
1. Summarize the article (paragraph)
2. Did you carve/ paint a pumpkin this year? 
When you are done turn in BA 8/9 
 
 Due Dates:



Today 10/31                                Next Day 11/3
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Samhain                                  2. Social Pyramid

Oct 30

Bell Activity: none 
Pull out your Egypt notes, you have 5 mins to study 
 
 Due Dates:
Egypt Test 10/30 Today



Today 10/30                                Next Day 10/31
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Egypt Test                              2. Samhain

Oct 29

Bell Activity: 9-2
By yourself or with a partner, grab a newspaper
read a news article (not sports or comics)
1. Title
2. Paragraph Summary
3. Outcomes (what could happen in the future
 because of this news?   
 
 Due Dates:
Egypt Test 10/30 Thurs



Today 10/29                                Next Day 10/30
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Test Review                            2. Egypt Test

Oct 28

Bell Activity: none
No Bell Activity today.  Pull out your Tut's Tomb 
and be ready to start.
 
 Due Dates:
Egypt Test 10/30 Thurs



Today 10/28                                Next Day 10/29
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Tut                                          2. Test Review

Oct 27

Bell Activity: 9-1 (same paper as last week)
Get the article from the front and read it.
(with a partner if you like)
1. Summarize the curse
2. Do you believe in it, why/why not?
 
 Due Dates:



Today 10/27                                Next Day 10/28
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Tut                                          2. Tut

Oct 24

Bell Activity: None
No BA, Clear off your desk and be ready for
a Friday Fun Quiz! 
 
 Due Dates:



Today 10/24                                Next Day 10/27
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Tut                                          2. Tut

Oct 23

Bell Activity: 8-2
Read the news article with the class. ARTICLE
1. Title
2. Summarize the article in 3-4 sentneces
3. Why is this news important.   
 
 Due Dates:



Today 10/23                                Next Day 10/24
1. BA                                          1. BA   
2. Tut                                          2. Tut