Dec 18

Warm up : 
Pick a group /Team
Turn in your warm up activity. 
(Make sure your name is on it)
Clear off your desks

Due Dates: 


Today 12/18                               Next Day 1/4
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. History Wits n Wagers           2. Persian War

Dec 17

Warm up : 17-4
1. What is a government?
2. Using RARE to answer, 
what makes a good government? 

Due Dates: 


Today 12/17                               Next Day 12/18
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Iron and Democracy               2. Persian War

Dec 16

Warm up : 17-3
Grab an article from the front of the Room to read.  
Answer the 4 questions from the article on your 
warm up activity

Due Dates: 


Today 12/16                               Next Day 12/17
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Athens and Sparta                  2. Persian War

Dec 15

Warm up : 17-2
Watch the clip to answer the questions.  CLIP
List 4 gods and what they are over. 

Due Dates: 


Today 12/15                               Next Day 12/16
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Government                            2. Athens and Sparta 

Dec 14

Warm up : 17-1 (Same Paper as Last Week)
Answer using RARE format.
Can we learn about Ancient Greece from the
 story of the Iliad and Odyssey?

Due Dates: 


Today 12/14                               Next Day 12/15
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Athens and Sparta                  2. Government

Dec 11

Warm up : None
Clear off your desk for our Friday Quiz

Due Dates: 


Today 12/11                               Next Day 12/14
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Odyssey                                  2. Athens and Sparta

Dec 10

Warm up : None
Pull out your Greek gods paper and be ready to start.

Due Dates: 


Today 12/10                               Next Day 12/11
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Odyssey                                  2. Athens and Sparta

Dec 9

Warm up : None
Pull out your Greek gods paper
You have  the first 5 minutes to work on getting
 information you need from classmates or the articles.

Due Dates: 


Today 12/9                               Next Day 12/10
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Iliad                                         2. Odyssey 

Dec 8

Warm up : 16-2
1. Which group (Minoan or Mycenaean) would
 be the most interesting to study and why?
2. (Use RARE) Is it better to have an economic 
trade empire or a militaristic empire that conquers
 others?  

Due Dates: 


Today 12/8                               Next Day 12/9
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Iliad                                         2. Iliad 

Dec 7

Warm up : 16-1 (New Paper)
1. Explain Linear A, the Minoan writing.
2. Using Early Greece and the Greek Dark ages, explain
 the importance the ability to write is for a civilization. 
 Give some examples to support your thoughts.

Due Dates: 


Today 12/7                               Next Day 12/8
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Greek gods                             2. Iliad 

Dec 4

Warm up : None
Make sure your name is on your paper, and turn it in.

Due Dates: 
Greek Map- 12/4 Fri


Today 12/3                               Next Day 12/4
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Greek Dark Ages                    2. Greek gods

Dec 3

Warm up : 15-4
Compare and contrast the geography of Greece, Egypt, and China
You can write about this, or do a Venn Diagram

Due Dates: 
Greek Map- 12/4 Fri


Today 12/3                               Next Day 12/4
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Early Greece                       2. Early Greece

Dec 2

Warm up : 15-3
Watch the clip. CLIP
Write a paragraph summary on the information

Due Dates: 
Greek Map- 12/4 Fri


Today 12/2                               Next Day 12/3
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Greek Timeline                       2. Early Greece

Greek Timeline Web Site 

Dec 1

Warm up : 15-2
1.How might a civilization on a peninsula with many
 good harbors be different then a civilization without?

2. How did the geography of Greece shape their society?  

Due Dates: 
Greek Map- 12/4 Fri


Today 12/1                               Next Day 12/2
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Geography of Greece             2. Greek Timeline

Nov 30

Warm up : 15-1 (New Paper, turn in warmup 14)
1. What do you know about ancient Greece?
2. What would you like to learn 
about ancient Greece?

Due Dates: 
China RARE Today


Today 11/30                               Next Day 12/1
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Geography of Greece             2. Geography of Greece

Nov 24

Warm up : 14-2
1.Do you agree with the quiz on which Chinese
 philosophy is most like you? Explain
2. Which philosophy do you like least, and why?

Due Dates: 
China RARE 11/30 Mon


Today 11/24                               Next Day 11/30
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. China RARE                          2. Greece

Nov 23

Warm up : 14-1 (New Paper)
Grab an article from the front table to read.
1. Explain the importance of dragons to ancient China.
2. Write a paragraph summary of the article.

Due Dates: 


Today 11/23                               Next Day 11/24
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Chinese Philosophy                2. China RARE

Nov 20

Warm up : None
If you have all 4 for this week and your name 
on your paper, turn in your warmup. 

Due Dates: 


Today 11/20                               Next Day 11/23
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2.  China Hoot                             2. Chinese Philosophy

Nov 19

Warm up : 13-4
Number 1-8 and be ready to take a quiz!!
You do not need a number per line each answer
 is just a letter worth of writing. 

Due Dates: 


Today 11/19                               Next Day 11/20
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2.  Chinese Philosophy               2. Chinese Philosophy

Nov 18

Warm up : 13-3
1. Why are inventions important to a society?
2. Explain why China may have had so many
 inventions?

Due Dates: 


Today 11/18                               Next Day 11/19
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2.  Invention                               2. Inventions

Nov 17

Warm up : 13-2
1. Pick one of the Chinese Dynasties you 
learned about yesterday and explain it's
 importance in China's history.

Due Dates: 


Today 11/17                                Next Day 11/18
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Dynasty/ Inventions                2. Inventions

Nov 16, Back to China!

Warm up : 13-1 (Use last weeks paper)
Write the word and definition
1. Dynasty- A period where a country is ruled
 by the same family for multiple generations.
2. Use the word dynasty in a sentence
3. Write a few sentences on your thoughts of
 the Death Mask activity.

Due Dates: 


Today 11/16                                Next Day 11/17
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Dynasty                                   2. Dynasty/ Inventions

Death Masks

We are making Death Masks for our Egypt unit activity Wednesday and Thursday.

Be prepared with clothes and a towel that are good for an art type project.

Lets have some fun!!

Nov 9

Warm up : 12-1 (New Paper)
1.Write down as many of the four barriers around 
Ancient China that you can remember. (We talked
 about these last week)
2. Why are these geographical barriers important?

Due Dates: 


Today 11/9                                Next Day 11/10
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Great Wall                              2. China

Nov 6

Warm up : 11-5
Watch the clip to answer the question. Clip
What would you do in order to live forever?

Due Dates: 


Today 11/6                                Next Day 11/7
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Qin                                          2. China

Nov 5

Warm up : 11-4
Use the map clip and write your thoughts about 
US military veterans in a few sentences.  Map

Due Dates: 
China RAP -Nov 6 Fri


Today 11/5                                Next Day 11/6
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. China Geography                    2. Qin

Nov 4

Warm up : 11-3
1. What did you learn about the social pyramid
 from our candy activity?
2. What was something interesting you learned 
from the China Video we watched in power up?

Due Dates: 
China RAP -Nov 6 Fri


Today 11/4                                Next Day 11/5
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. China Rap                              2. China Geography

Nov 3

Warm up : 11-2
Use RARE to answer the question
What can people today learn from ancient
 civilizations?

Due Dates: 
China RAP -Nov 6 Fri


Today 11/3                                Next Day 11/4
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. China Rap                              2. China Rap

Nov 2

Warm up : 11-1 (New Paper)
1. What was something from Egypt we didn't 
get to you would have liked to learn about?
2. What is one thing you learned about Egypt?

Due Dates: 


Today 11/2                                Next Day 11/3
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Social Pyramid                        2. China

Oct 30

Warm up : 10-3
Grab a article from the front of the room to read.
Don't answer the 10 questions on the article.
1. Summarize the article (paragraph)
2. Did you carve/ paint a pumpkin this year? 

Due Dates: 


Today 10/30                                Next Day 11/1
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Samhain                                  2. Social Pyramid 

Oct 29

Warm up : None
You have 5 mins to study for the test.
If you forgot your reading book you may go grab it 
quickly.

Due Dates: 
Egypt Test Oct 29 Today


Today 10/29                                Next Day 10/30
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egypt Test                               2. Samhain

Oct 28, Quarter 2

Warm up : 10-2
Use RARE to answer the question.
What was the most interesting part of Ancient Egypt?
(Restate Answer, because Reason Why. 
For example, Example)

Due Dates: 
Egypt Test Oct 29 Thurs


Today 10/28                                Next Day 10/29
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egypt Review                         2. Egypt Test

Oct 27

Warm up : 10-1 (New Paper)
Get the article from the front and read it.
(with a partner if you like) 
1. Summarize the curse (Paragraph)
2. Do you believe in it, why/why not?

Due Dates: 
Egypt Test Oct 29 Thurs


Today 10/27                                Next Day 10/28
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Tut                                          2. Egypt Review  

Oct 23

Warm up : none
You have the first 5 minutes to finish your
 pink RARE paper, get it approved and turned in.

Due Dates: 
Egypt Test Oct 29 Thurs


Today 10/26                                Next Day 10/27
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Tut                                          2. Tut  

Oct 23

Warm up : none
Pull out your Egypt gods paper, and RARE sheet.
You have the first 15 minutes to get the rest of the
gods info and finish and approve your RARE paper.

Due Dates: 
RARE Practice-10/26 Mon

Today 10/23                                Next Day 10/26
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egypt Pyramid/ Mummy        2. Akhenaten  

Oct 22

Warm up : 9-4
Answer in a complete sentences or two
Why did Egyptians mummify their dead?

Due Dates: 
RARE Practice-10/26 Mon

Today 10/22                                Next Day 10/23
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. RARE                                     2. Quiz/ Egypt CPU

Oct 21

Warm up : 9-3
Watch the clip. CLIP
Write 3+ sentences on the information 

Due Dates: 

Today 10/21                                Next Day 10/22
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Mummification                       2. RARE

Oct 20

Warm up : 9-2
Read the article to answer the questions ARTICLE
1. Write a 4 sentence summary of the article.
2. Would you ride on a driver-less bus?

Due Dates: 

Today 10/20                                Next Day 10/21
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Pyramids                                 2. Mummification 

Oct 19

Warm up : 9-1 (New Paper)
Watch the clip.  CLIP
Write a few sentences on the Temple at Abu Simbel
Due Dates: 

Today 10/19                                Next Day 10/20
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2.Egyptian gods                          2. Pyramids 

Oct 14

Warm up : 8-3
1. Based on our study of hieroglyphics, would you
 guess a lot or a few of the people could read and write?
2. Why do you think Egypt used so many symbols?
3. What are some symbols we have in our society?


Due Dates: 

Today 10/14                                Next Day 10/19
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egyptian Symbols                  2.Egyptian gods

Oct 13

Warm up : 8-2
1. Why did the Egyptian mummify people?
2. Based on yesterday's reading, write a few 
sentences on Egypt's pyramids. 

Due Dates: 

Today 10/13                                Next Day 10/14
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egyptian Symbols                  2.Egyptian Symbols 

Oct 12

Warm up : 8-1 (New Paper)
1. Compare and contrast the writing of Mesopotamia
 (cuneiform) and Egypt (Hieroglyphics).
2. Explain the importance of the Pharaoh selecting
 local leaders to run local areas


Due Dates: 

Today 10/12                                Next Day 10/13
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. United Egypt/ Work               2.Egyptian Symbols 

Oct 9

Warm up : 7-5
1. Why would being able to write be important 
in running a large, long empire like Egypt?
2.What are the difficulties of a written language that
uses pictures for its writing?


Due Dates: 
Egypt Vocab- 10/9 Fri

Today 10/9                                Next Day 10/12
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Hieroglyphics                         2. United Egypt/ Work

Oct 8

Warm up : 7-4
1.How does being united help a civilization 
    like Egypt?


Due Dates: 
Egypt Vocab- 10/9 Fri

Today 10/8                                Next Day 10/9
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Hieroglyphics                         2. Hieroglyphics/ United

Oct 7

Warm up : 7-3
Use your notes to help you answer the questions.
1. What is a theocracy?
2. Why was a pharaoh more powerful than a king?
3.Why is having good agriculture important for
 a civilization? 

Due Dates: 
Egypt Vocab- 10/9 Fri

Today 10/7                                Next Day 10/8
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egypt United                          2. Hieroglyphics 

Oct 6

Warm up : 7-2
Watch the clip.  CLIP
1. In a few sentences, explain how obelisks 
were made, transported, and put into place.

Due Dates: 
Egypt Vocab- 10/7 Wed

Today 10/6                                Next Day 10/7
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egypt/ Vocab                          2. Egypt United

Oct 5

Warm up : 7-1
Get out a new paper and set it up 
Watch the clip.  CLIP
List 4 things about the flooding of the Nile

Due Dates: 
Egypt Vocab- 10/7 Wed

Today 10/5                                Next Day 10/6
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egypt/ Vocab                          2. Egypt United

Oct 2

Warm up : 6-5
Using yesterday's notes, answer the question 
in a few sentences. (Remember to Restate)
How did Egypt's geography affect them?

Due Dates: 

Today 10/2                                Next Day 10/5
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Egypt/ Vocab                          2. Egypt/ Vocab

Oct 1

Warm up : 6-4
1. What do you know about ancient Egypt?
2. What do you want to learn about ancient Egypt?

Due Dates: 

Today 9/30                                Next Day 10/1
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Welcome to Egypt                  2. Egypt

Sept 30

Warm up : 6-3
Watch the clip. CLIP
List 3 facts about Mesopotamia from the clip.

Due Dates: 
Mesopotamia Test is Today

Today 9/30                                Next Day 10/1
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Mesopotamia Test                  2. Egypt

Sept 29

Warm up : 6-2
Watch the clip and write  a 4 sentence summary
 on the early city  CLIP 

Due Dates: 
Mesopotamia Test is Wednesday

Today 9/29                                Next Day 9/30
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Mesopotamia Review             2. Mesopotamia Test

Sept 28

Warm up : 6-1 
Get out a new paper, and set it up for the warmup activity
Read the Article to answer the questions. ARTICLE
1. Write a 4 sentence summary of the article.
2. What does this article tell us about our 
understanding of history?

Due Dates: 
Mesopotamia Test is Wednesday

Today 9/28                                Next Day 9/29
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Restate                                    2. Mesopotamia Review

Sept 23

Warm up : 5-3
1. How do laws and government help people live

 without confusion?

2. Hammurabi’s code provided strict punishments 
for those who broke the law. Would these punishments
 have helped encourage obedience to the law?

Due Dates: 
Mesopotamia Test is next week

Today 9/23                                Next Day 9/28
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Laws                                        2. Mesopotamia

Sept 22

Warm up : 5-2
1. Why do we have rules in a classroom/ country?
2. Explain the importance of having laws/ rules
written down and posted so people can see them.
3. Name an important rule or law and explain why you
think it is important. 

Due Dates: 


Today 9/22                                Next Day 9/23
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Laws                                        2. Laws

Sept 21

Warm up : 5-1
1.What did the invention of writing do for Mesopotamia?
2. List a few ways the ability to read and 
write has affected you today.
3. Explain the value being able to read and write has
 on your life.

Due Dates: 


Today 9/21                                Next Day 9/22
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Mesopotamia/ Laws                2. Laws

Sept 18

Warm up : 4-5
1. What is the importance of inventions and new
ideas for a civilization?

Due Dates: 


Today 9/17                                Next Day 9/18
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Quiz/ Early Writing               2. Laws

Sept 17

Warm up : 4-4
In a few sentences, explain how the use 
of agriculture leads to civilization.

Due Dates: 


Today 9/17                                Next Day 9/18
1. Warm Up                                1. Warm Up     
2. Early Writing                          2. Mesopotamia