December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Monday - Finish Egyptian Trading Card Presentations, Read article - Arts and Recreation in Ancient Egypt - Discuss
Tuesday - Journal - What are the three most surprising things that you have learned about Ancient Egypt? (three to five sentences), work on final review sheet for Ancient Egypt (use mobile iPad lab) Hw - Study for Ancient Egypt Test for Wednesday (25 questions)
Wednesday - Focus - study for 5 to 8 minutes for Ancient Egypt Final Test,  Take Ancient Egypt Final Test (25 questions)
Thursday - Read Article Ancient Greece Do 1-5 questions and 2 extended responses (check together in class) View Ancient Greece Powerpoint (students should take notes)
Friday - Journal - What does Christmas mean to you? (three to five sentences), work on Ancient Greece Crossword (watch Home Alone Movie - enjoy candy cane from Mr. Hudson)

December 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Monday - Who was Cleopatra? (handout), Read Play - Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, read daily press last five to 8 minutes
Tuesday - Look at important photographs of Egypt (use document camera), complete Venn Diagram - compare schools of Ancient Egypt to todays schools (handout), Homework - Ancient Egypt Crossword
Wednesday - Menes - Uniting Egypt (handout), Start Egypt Lesson Plan - Trading Cards (research library, 1 page of notes do at end of day (researching on one pharaoh)
Thursday - Egyptian Religion (handout) read and discuss, work on Pharaoh Trading Card Homework - finish trading card
Friday - Present Pharaoh Trading Card, Read about Arts and Recreation in Egypt (handout), journal entry - 3-5 sentences What would have life been like living under the rule of a Pharaoh?

December 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Monday - Journal - What are hieroglyphics? Who invented papyrus? Read Egyptian History worksheet as class and answer  four questions about reading, complete Ancient Egypt Word Search for fun
Tuesday - Read Lord of the Two Lands (article about Ancient Egypt), take notes on powerpoint on Ancient Egypt
Wednesday - Read article titled Medical Knowledge of Ancient Egypt, iPad Research - look up 12 to 15 terms and define them for quiz on Thursday
Thursday - Study for Ancient Egypt Quiz ( 5 - 7 minutes) Take Ancient Egypt Quiz (12 questions)
Friday - Record details of Egyptian Mummification in notebook, watch video - What The Ancients Knew: The Egyptians (discovery education.com), 12 sentence fact sheet due at the end of the video (homework grade)

November 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Monday - Check Ancient Man Vocabulary, discuss article on Human Intelligence, Watch Video on Early Man (discovery.com) - 12 sentence fact sheet due at end of the video
Tuesday - Archeological Dig Lesson - Students will examine artifacts, describe them, and hypothesize about them (two paragraphs and a sketch) This will be a test grade.
Wednesday - finish Archeological Dig Lesson, Journal - What will modern man have to confront in the future to survive? (4 to 6 sentences)
Thursday - Study for first 5-7 minutes for Ancient Man Test, Take Ancient Man Test (25 minutes)
Homework - Summary and Article due for Friday (Topic - Event outside of United States is worth extra credit)
Friday - Summary and Article, Review Results of Ancient Man Test, Jeopardy - Ancient Man - last 1/2 of period

November 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Monday - Read article on How Humans may Be Becoming Less Intelligent Journal three facts about the article and your opinion about it, finish notes on Early Man (powerpoint), work on Ancient Man Review Sheet (iPads)

Tuesday - Review Ancient Man Review Sheet with Class, Journal - What are you thankful for in your life? (you may share this with the class) HW - Quiz on Ancient Man Vocabulary Monday November 26

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - Off for Thanksgiving Break

November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Monday - Journal - Read Article on Syria - Write down three facts you learned from the article. I would also like you to list three countries that border this country. Work on Eastern Hemisphere Political Map.   There will be a test on these political regions on Wednesday.
Tuesday - Read Newspaper for 5 to 7 minutes.  Write in your journal three things you learned from reading the newspaper. take notes on  Early Man Powerpoint
Wednesday - five minutes - Students should study for their Eastern Hemisphere Political Region Map Test.  Finish - Early Man Powerpoint,  Homework - Ancient Man- Vocabulary (We will work on this together in class on Monday, November 19 for students who do not get it finished)
Thursday - no school
Friday - no school

November 5 - November 9

Monday - Presentations - World Religion Projects, Journal - read article about changing China's 1 Child  Policy - write your opinion (3 to 5 sentences)

Tuesday - Finish presentations - World Religion Projects, Work on World Religion Study Guide, World Religion Final Tests - Wednesday

Wednesday - Journal - read article about Syria and write a paragraph about what you learned, take World Religion Test

Thursday - Journal - What do like and dislike about your first nine weeks at the Escanaba Junior High, work on Eastern Hemisphere  Political Map (identify 35 political regions)

Friday - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences

October 29 - November 2

Monday - Journal 13 - Record four expectation of Mr. Hudson's class in your journal, answer question - Why is social studies important?
Start World Religion Poster Project - (30 point test grade) Mr. Hudson will cover expectations of this project.
Tuesday - draw Venn Diagram in journal - compare Christianity and Judaism using your religion information sheet that was handed out in previous week ( 7-10 minutes)
Work on World Religion Project in groups
Wednesday - Read Daily Press Newspapers for  (5 - 8  minutes) Journal 15 - write paragraph about something you learned from the paper, Work on World Religion Project in groups
Thursday - Work on Islamic vocabulary sheet (5 to 10 minutes) Homework, if you do not finish, Work on World Religion Projects
Friday - Discovery Education - watch video - Worlds of Faith - Sacrifice to Allah (14:28) List five facts about what you learned from this video - record in your journal (Journal 16), Present World Religion Projects

October 22 -26

Monday - iPad - researching Five Major Religions

Tuesday - Five Major Religion Test - 15 Points ( 5 - 8 minutes before class to study), watch video on major religions (11 minutes)

Wednesday - Working on Summary and Article (political, social, or geographical in nature)  

Summary Requirements -  needs a title, introductory statement, two factual statements, data (statistic - if available), student's opinion about article, closing statement,  and article attached

Thursday - Present Summary and Articles - not mandatory (extra points), work on religion crossword

Friday - Journal Entry - What have you learned about religion? six sentences in paragraph form, Play Jeopardy - World Religions

October 15 - 19

Monday - Work on desert climate worksheet / check in class
               World Religion Notes - Judaism, Christianity

Tuesday - MEAP Testing, Religion Word Search

Wednesday- MEAP Testing, Religion Word Search

Thursday - World Religion Notes - Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, You Tube video - Six Major Religions

Friday - Research Five Major Religion - worksheet -  (use computer lab or mobile iPads)
* Religion Quiz on Monday - 15 questions,

                          October 8 - 12
Monday - Work on Desert Animal Project - Ecosystems (G3.2)
                  Journal 10 - Summary of Article in Journal
Tuesday  - MEAP Assessment

Wednesday - MEAP Assessment

Thursday - MEAP Assessment

Friday - Students present Desert Animal Project - Ecosystems (G3.2)
              Review Time Zone Challenge with students who missed for Challenge Day