December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Monday - Focus - CNN.student news, Grade Check Sheet - Homework (parent must sign it), Handout -10 points, Exemption Day - any missing assignments can be made up for full credit,  start to work on Ancient Man Review Sheet
Tuesday - iPad - use to answer questions on Early Man Review Sheet
Wednesday - Focus - watch CNN.student news, Take Ancient Man Test, Journal (December 18) - Name Four goals in sentence form for NEW YEAR (reflect for a few minutes before you start)
Thursday - Read Article about the One Child Policy in China, list components of an essay on scrap sheet of paper, compose essay together as a class
Friday - 2, 3, 4 periods,  Go over Early Man Test, Christmas Parties, 5 and 6 Hour Christmas Movie - Elf (you will watch this movie in your fifth hour)
Merry Christmas to all my 7th graders!  You have been great in 2013!

December 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Monday - No School for students (Professional Development)
Tuesday - Focus - watch CNN.student news, Take Early Man Quiz, watch video - The Dawn of Civilization (discovery education.com), 12 sentence fact sheet due at the end of period
Wednesday - Focus - watch CNN.student news, Discover the Past Activity (archeology), archeology report sheet due at the end of the period
Thursday - Focus - watch CNN.student news, finish Discover the Past Activity Presentation, Play Jeopardy (Early Man), HW - Early Man Word Search
Friday - Focus - CNN.student news, Work on Ancient Man Review Sheet (use iPads), Early Man - Test (Monday)

December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Monday - Focus - watch CNN.Student News, Present World Religion Poster Projects, World Religion Word Search
Tuesday - Focus - watch CNN.Student News, Present World Religion Projects, start working on World Religion Review Study Sheet/ (use notes and handouts)
Wednesday - Focus - Work on World Religion Review Sheet using iPads, World Religion Test - Thursday
Thursday - Study for World Religion Test, Take World Religion Test, Watch video - The Dawn of Civilization (12 sentence fact sheet due at end of video)
Friday - Focus - go over results of World Religion Test, Powerpoint - Early Man - must take notes, Quiz Monday - Early Man (10 questions)

November 26, 27

Monday - Focus watch CNN.Student news, Work in groups on World Religion Projects
Tuesday - Focus Question - What do you have left to do on your World Religion Project? Due December 2, Journal - What are three things that students at the Escanaba Junior High School should be thankful for? (Date - November 26), Finish World Religion Projects, Watch Thanksgiving Movie

November 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Monday - Focus - work on political map activity (Eastern Hemisphere),  Discuss Requirements for World Religion Poster Project and divide class into groups
* Students need to bring pictures or items that they can use with their World Religion Poster Project
Tuesday - Focus - Work on World Religion Poster Project, iPad lab will be available for research
Wednesday - Focus - Work on World Religion Poster Project, iPad lab will be available for research
Thursday - Study for Political Map Test, Take Test, Finish World Religion Poster Project
Friday - Journal (November 22) What are you thankful for? 5 to 6 sentences, Present Poster Projects to Class
* If we need more time, I will give the classes Friday to finish up.

November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Monday - Focus - Study for World Religion Quiz, Finish World Religion Handout in C Lab, Work on World Religion Word Search
Tuesday - Focus - Go over Five Major Religion Handout/Discuss, watch video - Religions of the World, (12 Sentence Fact Sheet due at the end of the period)
Wednesday - Journal November 13)  - What do you think makes a good essay? (short story) three to four sentences, Work on Essay Activity ( recognizing the components of an essay)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.student news, Work on Eastern Hemisphere Political Study Map (Mr. Hudson will explain the way he wants it) / Play Jeopardy - Major World Religions
Friday - Deer Day - Go Get Bucky!
Parents - We did get a little behind last week because of our desert animal project.  We will be starting our World Religion Poster Project soon.

November 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Monday -  Journal What are four things you have learned while working on your Desert Animal Project?, Go over Five Major Religions Powerpoint, Homework - Desert Animal Projects - Due Tuesday
Tuesday - Focus Question - What are the five major religions?, finish notes on Five Major Religions Powerpoint, Desert Animal Projects due!,  You may present your Desert Animal Project for extra credit
* Study for Five Major Religion Quiz on Wednesday
Wednesday - Focus - help students review for religion quiz, Take Five Major Religions  Quiz, watch video - Religions of the World (discovery education.com) 12 sentence fact sheet due at the end of period
Thursday - Focus - watch CNN.student news, iPad - Lab - work on Five Major Religion Handout, students will be grouped in twos (due at end of period), World Religion Word Search be given out when students are finished with group work,  First Parent Teacher Conference 5 - 8
Friday - No School for Students, Parent Teacher Conference - 9-12

October 28, 29, 30, 31, November 1

Monday - Study for Climate Region Test, Take Climate Region Test, Read The Desert Climate Zone Handout (Discuss Article)  12 Questions Optional
Tuesday - Focus Question How many animals can you think of that live in a desert?, Go over Requirements of Desert Animal Project,  Students will draw for desert animals, Journal  (October 29)  Summary and Article - use Daily Press (thesis, two factual sentences, data sentence, opinion sentence, conclusion)
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Research Lab C (Desert Animal Project)
Thursday  - Research Lab C (Desert Animal Project)
Friday - Focus - How many major world religions can you name?  Powerpoint - Major Religions
Homework - put final touches on your Desert Animal Project (Due Monday)

October 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

Monday - Focus - Study for climate region quiz, take Climate Zone Quiz, work on Climate Region Map
Tuesday - Focus watch Weather and Climate (discovery education.com 19 minutes), finish Climate Region Map (test grade 20 points)
Wednesday Focus - Watch short youtube clip - Climate and Climate Regions (6 minutes), Climate Region Maps due,  I will give students a little extra time if they are not finished.,  fun activity - African Country Word Search, Homework -  Deadly Desert Handout - 1-10 questions
Thursday - Focus - watch cnn.student news, go over Deadly Desert Handout 1-10 questions, grade and discuss, watch Mysterious Desert Ecosystems - Jeff Corwin (take notes), review Climate Regions with students (final test Monday - 20 questions)
Friday - Journal (October 25) - What do you like most about Halloween?  What is your favorite activity that goes along with this special day?, Do you like to dressing up in a costume? (5 to six complete sentences minimum), Climate Region Jeopardy Class Actitivity  Homework - Study for final Climate Region Test - Monday
* We are trying to get back on track, but the MEAP kind of threw us off.  We will be talking about Ecosystems next week and we will be  starting  our African Desert Animal Project next week.

October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Monday - Focus - Study for Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Test (15 questions), Take Test,  Journal (October 14) What would our world be like without standard time zones?  4 to 6
Tuesday - MEAP Testing Math - 1 and 2 Hours
Wednesday - MEAP Testing Writing 1 and 2 Hours
Thursday - Focus Question - What is a climate zone?  Which climate zone do we live in?, watch video on Weather and Climate (19 minutes - discovery education.com) 12 sentence fact sheet do at end of video, go over climate zones in class - notes - discuss each one, Quiz on Friday - Climate Regions (12 questions)
Friday - Focus -  Study for climate zone quiz, start Climate Zone Map Activity (markers needed)

October 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Monday - Focus Question - What do we think are some of the cause of global warming?,  Go over Earth's Changing Climate Worksheet 1-5, We will do a review on Latitude and Longitude.  We will work on a worksheet as a class and locate 20 places using latitude and longitude.
Tuesday - MEAP Testing 1 and 2 Hours  I will only see 3-6 period for 7th grade social studies.  We will be reviewing geography map skills.  We will be reviewing physical world regions and political world regions
Wednesday MEAP Testing 1 and 2 Hours I will only see 3-6 periods for 7th grade social studies.  We will be reviewing geography map skills.  We will be reviewing the skill of using scale with maps.
Thursday MEAP Testing 1 and @ Hours  I will only see 3-6 periods for 7th grade social studies.  Will be reviewing geography maps skills.  I will work on students' understanding of Earth's Movement in Relation to the Sun, and Zones of Latitude.
*Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Test has been move to Monday, October 14 because of MEAP testing and the Professional Development Day.  Please study for this test.
Friday - No School for Students, Professional Development Day for Teachers

September 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4

Monday - Focus - go over time zone Challenge, show class different types of maps, YouTube - key parts of maps (5 minutes), Homework - Map Skill and World View - (types of maps, parts of maps)
Tuesday - Focus - watch cnn.studentnews, go over map skills and world view worksheet,  Review basic map quiz on Wednesday
Wednesday - focus of quiz on basics of map and five themes, take quiz (15 - questions), start to work on physical map of Eastern Hemisphere, I will teach students how to develop a study map.
Thursday - Focus - Time Zone Math Warm-up and Review - 10 minutes, continue to work on physical map, Announce - Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Quiz - Tuesday - October 8
Friday - Focus Question - What is Global Warming?  two to three sentence answer,  work on Earth's Changing Climate worksheet Do 1-5, Watch Engineering the Future ( discovery education.com - focuses on solutions for global warming)
Mrs. Western will be your substitute (be good)  I will be in East Lansing for the BCAM Conference.

September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Monday - watch CNN.student news, finish Five Themes Project, Present Five Themes Project, Homework - latitude and longitude review sheet
Tuesday - Focus Questions - What are Time Zones? How many are there?, Article - Time Zones read together and discuss, finish Five Themes Project Presentations
Wednesday - Focus Question - What invention brought about time zones?, Powerpoint - Time Zones - takes notes, Thursday Quiz - Time Zones
Thursday - Study for Time Zone Quiz, Take Time Zone Quiz, Work on Time Zone Challenge as a class, homework - Time Zone Maps
Friday - read Daily Press for 7 to 10 minutes and write a summary of an article in your journal, review and collect homework (Time Zone Maps), watch video on Latitude and Longitude and Time Zones

September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Monday - Reading a Climograph, watch youtube - Reading a climograph, worksheet - climograph, Journal - What are some things you are planning to do this week for homecoming?  (5 - 7 sentences)
* need magazines, scissors, and markers for The Five Themes Poster Project
Tuesday - collect climograph homework, watch 6 minute video review on the Five Themes of Geography, Go over instructions for Five Theme Poster Project,  start Five Themes Poster Project
Wednesday - Watch CNNStudent News,  work on Five Themes Project, Present Projects
Thursday - Take forty question Data Director Pre-test assessment, work on Five Themes Project
Friday - Journal - Summary from newspaper article (Daily Press will be provided) , finish Five Theme Poster Project Presentations

September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Monday - grade homework Malala the Powerful vocabulary sheet, short lecture and presentation - hemispheres, equator, prime meridian, four major oceans, homework -  Map Skills 3 and 4 Handout
Tuesday - Journal - List seven continents and Four major oceans, collect map skills homework, class will start Tear-A-Continent Project
Wednesday - finish Tear-A-Continent Project, Discuss Grid System with class, watch Discovering the World and Locating Places (discovery education.com), be ready for latitude and longitude quiz Thursday
Thursday - Focus - 5 minutes - study for latitude and longitude quiz, Review latitude and longitude, take quiz,  
Friday - Focus - watch CNN.student news, short lecture and demonstration on writing a summary (title, thesis statement, two factual sentences, date statement, opinion statement, conclusion), give students take home Latitude and Longitude Test - due Monday * students can work on it with their parents!  I want all As on this assignment.

First Week of 2013/2014 School Year - September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Welcome Back Students and Parents to my Blog! Mr. Hudson
Monday - No School - Labor Day
Tuesday - Pair Activity/ Introductions, go over syllabus and classroom rules
Wednesday - Take Geography Five Theme Pre Test/ Go over Five Themes Power Point
Thursday - watch 17 minute video on Five Themes (DiscoveryEdcuation.com), Journal Activity, List Five Themes and define in journal
Friday - watch CNN Student News,  Read Junior Scholastic Scope Article - "Malala the Powerful" - work on critical thinking and close reading questions (we will discuss article and grade questions)
Homework Vocabulary Practice 1-14 "Malala the Powerful"

May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Monday - Memorial Day
Tuesday - Read Blood and Glory:Aztecs, Present Cyber Search Results - 25 points (test grade)
Wednesday - Read Article (individual) - The Similarities and Differences of the Aztec, Mayans and Incas, give out flash cards to students to review for test on Friday
Thursday - Picnic - Ludington Park
Friday - Journal (date) What is one thing you learned about each of the three early civilizations in the Americas?, Take Mayan, Aztec, Inca Test

May 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Monday - Go over handout - Life in the Americas, Take Mayan Quiz
Tuesday - Go over handout - Mayan Art and Culture - read and discuss in class, watch short clip about Aztecs
Wednesday - What was the Aztec social structure?, read article Aztecs: Fierce Wanders, Homework - Ancient Americas Crossword
Thursday - Focus - finish Crossword, read article as class -The Incredible Incas, Work on Web Quest - Mayans, Aztecs, Incas - groups of three
Friday - Journal - Summary and Article, Work on Web Quest - Mayans, Aztecs, Incas Due Monday - present as group

May 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Monday - Work on Ancient Rome Review Sheet (use iPads)
Tuesday - First Five Minutes - Review for Ancient Rome Test, Take Ancient Rome Test
Wednesday - Journal - What do you know about earliest civilizations in the western hemisphere?  3 to 5 sentences (share with class) work on First Americas Worksheet,
Thursday -  review First Americas Worksheet, Mayan Civilization Powerpoint (take notes), study for Mayan Quiz
Friday - Journal - Summary and Article, Mayan Quiz, Discovery Education - Mayan Civilization (must have 12 fact sentence sheet to turn in at end of video)
* Roman Shield Project and unexpected Make-Up day on Friday moved some of our lessons from last week to this week.

May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Monday - Review Climate of Ancient Rome/document camera, Read article about two Roman Rulers - discuss, videoclip- Roman Engineering Homework - Roman Numeral Activity
Tuesday - Question- What tactics did Roman soldiers use?, short video clip - Roman Soldiers Military Tactics, Read Roman Soldier Fact Sheet - Discuss, Start Construction of Roman Shield Activity, Homework - bring bottle cap
Wednesday - Journal (date) - What are spring and summer activities you like to do? (6 to 8 sentences), Work on Roman Shield
Thursday - Present Roman Shield, work on Ancient Roman Review Sheet, Homework - study for Ancient Roman Test / Complete Ancient Roman Review Sheet
Friday - Journal (date) - Summary and Article - use Daily Press, Take Ancient Roman Test

* The Ancient Roman Mosaic Project took longer then expected and  pushed some of last week's work into this week.
* Students should get grade reports this week which need to be signed and returned for a grade.

April 29, 30, May 1, 2, 3

Monday -  Journal (April 29) - What are five things you have learned about Rome? six to eight sentence paragraph, watch powerpoint on Mosaics, start Ancient Rome Paper Mosaic Project, collect homework - Ancient Rome Colored Map
Tuesday - Work on Ancient Rome Paper Mosaic Project
Wednesday- Present Mosaic Projects, Homework - Climate of Ancient Rome Worksheet
Thursday - short reading about two famous Ancient Roman Rulers -discuss, watch short video clip on Ancient Rome Rulers - discovery education.com, Homework - Ancient Roman Numeral Worksheet
Friday - Journal - Summary and Article - Daily Press - six to eight sentences, go over Roman Numeral worksheet, read together fast fact sheet on Roman Army, grade and assignment check

April 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

Monday - Focus Question - What do we know about Rome? , Powerpoint - Ancient Rome - students take notes, homework - Republic to Empire - worksheet
Tuesday - go over Republic to Empire - worksheet, watch Ancient Rome - Prosperity and Decline - Discovery Education - write down ten most interesting things you learned about in the video (10 complete sentences), study for Ancient Rome Quiz
Wednesday - Focus - Study for Ancient Rome Quiz (five minutes), take Ancient Rome Quiz, work on Ancient Rome Map - activity - 25 points
Thursday - Focus - work on Ancient Rome Map - must be colored, follow instructions on map sheet, powerpoint on - What is a Mosaic? take notes
Friday - Focus - used Daily Press to complete summary and article, watch Ancient Rome Struggles for Power - 12 sentence fact sheet at end of video must be turned in, homework - Climate of Rome 1-5 questions

April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Monday - Cover The Qin and the Hand Dynasties, Play Ancient China Jeopardy
Tuesday - Work on Ancient China Review Sheet with iPad
Wednesday - take Ancient China Test, work on Ancient China Crossword
Thursday - finish Ancient China Crossword, Go over Ancient China Test together, make-up day - check for any missing assignments with Mr. Hudson (goal - all assignments turned in)
Friday - Journal - national or international event - use Daily Press, Introduction of Rome (work sheet and discussion)
* snow day and extra day for 7th Grade Post Assessment put us behind two days

April 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Monday - Activity - groups of two will research assigned Chinese invention,  Two questions will need to be answered When was it invented?  Where was it invented? Teacher will summarize information about invention at the end of the period
Tuesday - Post Assessment - Seventh Grade World History, Students will study Post Assessment Review Sheets for first five minutes,
Wednesday - Summary and Article - Daily Press - Journal Entry, Jeopardy - Ancient China - two class teams (moderator - Mr. Hudson)
Thursday - Work on handout on  Qin and Han Dynasties - discuss, students will copy terms and concepts they will need to know for Ancient China Test * Ancient China Test - Friday
Friday - Ancient China Test - 20 questions, Chinese Crossword - work on for fun

March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Monday - Post - Assessment Review - work on Post Assessment Review Sheet (computer lab 2)
Tuesday - Post - Assessment Review - work Post Assessment Review Sheet (iPads in class), work on Society and Cultural in Ancient China - worksheet (due Wednesday)
Wednesday - Post Assessment - take 40 questions test (data director), check Society and Culture in Ancient China - worksheet
Thursday - journal - write about Chinese Dynasties (Shang, Zhou, Han) six to 8 sentences required, China Jeopardy - two teams in class will compete against each other
Friday - Good Friday - no school

March 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Monday - Focus Question - What do we know about Ancient China?, Ancient China Powerpoint - take notes and discuss, Homework - Birth of Chinese Civilization - worksheet (read and answer)
Tuesday - go over Birth of Chinese Civilization worksheet, take quiz over Ancient China ( I will review key concepts before quiz) *do not panic!
Wednesday - Work on letter to Emperor about construction of the Great Wall of China ( must include three benefits and three costs and an opinion) Present Thursday
Thursday - Focus - prepare to present Great Wall of China Letters (15 point assignment), video - Past to Present - the silk, the Great Wall , and changes in government - discovery education.com (16 minutes)
Friday - Daily Press - Journal Entry 6 to 8 sentences - local, state, or international article, Asia Expansion - Treasure and Travel - 12 fact sentence sheet due at end of period

March 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Monday - review Mauryan Empire Questions as a class, continue to work on Ancient India Review Sheet (use iPads), Ancient India Test - moved to Tuesday (school activities caused one day delay)
Tuesday - 5-7 minutes - study for Ancient India Test, take Ancient India test, homework - work on Birth of Chinese Civilizations worksheet
Wednesday - finish Chinese Civilization worksheet, powerpoint - Ancient China - take notes, homework - study for Ancient China quiz
Thursday - study for Ancient China Quiz - five minutes, take Ancient China Quiz, Watch Ancient China Video - discovery education.com (12 factual sentence about video due at the end of period), Homework - Society and Culture in Ancient - China - handout due Friday
Friday - Journal - write a summary about an article from the Daily Press (local, state, international), work on Ancient Chinese Crossword

March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Monday - check Religions of Ancient India worksheet, read short handout as a class about comparison of Hinduism and Buddhism,  Take quiz - Buddhism and Hinduism
Tuesday - Explorer Test 1, 2, 3 periods, (4, 5th, 6th periods) - powerpoint notes - Ancient India, work on Ancient Civilization Crossword for fun
Wednesday - (1/2 day for students)1, 2, 3 periods - work on Mauryan Empire handout - Ancient India, watch video on Buddhism, Homework - Venn Diagram on Hinduism and Buddhism
Thursday - (1/2 day for students) 4, 5, 6 periods work on Mauryan Empire handout - Ancient India, watch video on Buddhism,  Homework - Venn Diagram on Hinduism and Buddhism
Friday - Journal (date it) - write a summary on state, national, or international article, work on Ancient India Review Sheet, Homework - Test - Monday - Ancient India

February 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Monday - Finish Sumerian Final Review Sheet, make-up day - make sure writing exercise - Ancient Sumer is turned in, look at six writing sample as a class (point out the good and bad of each one), read Junior Scholastic
Tuesday - Read Early Civilizations of Ancient India - answer questions, start powerpoint - Ancient India
Wednesday - Focus - check Early Civilizations w.s., finish Ancient India powerpoint, Homework -  Religions of Ancient India

Thursday - watch video - Religions of Ancient India, check Ancient Religion handout, Announce - Ancient Religion Quiz - Friday

Friday - Focus - study for Ancient Religion quiz, Journal - choose state or international article from Daily Press and write summary on it (date and record)

February 26, 27, 28

Monday - no school
Tuesday - Finish Contribution of Sumerians worksheet, Begin work on Writing Exercises/ Ancient Sumer ( five short answer questions) use iPads to help answer questions
Wednesday - finish Sumer writing exercise (five short answer questions), work on Sumerian Final Review Sheet (two essays included)
Thursday - finish Sumerian Final Review Sheet, watch Geography of India (12 fact sentence sheet due at the end of the video), Homework for fun - Early Empire Crossword
Friday - no school

February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Monday - Focus Question - Where did the first civilization begin?  Powerpoint - Mesopotamia, work on Mesopotamia worksheet
Tuesday - Read Sumerian Handout and answer 1-3, watch 20 minute video on Sumerian/Mesopotamia Trade Routes, Homework - study for Mesopotamia quiz - Wednesday
Wednesday - Focus - study for Mesopotamia quiz (12 points), Work on Lesson 2 - Mesopotamia Empires, homework - Mesopotamia Crossword
Thursday - Focus Question - What are some inventions that came from Sumerians?, Go over Ancient Greece Final Test as a class, HW - Sumerian Number Activity,
Friday - Read Daily Press for 5 to 7 minutes, write a summary about a state or international article (title, thesis, 2 factual statements, opinion statement, conclusion), work in library computer lab on Contributions of The Sumerians 1-28 Due Monday

February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Monday - Watch short clip (7 minutes - youtube) - Ancient and Modern Olympics, Journal - If you could participate in in an event in either the Ancient Olympics or the Modern Olympics, what would it be?  Why? (4-6 sentences), Handout about Greek city-states competing in olympics (read as a class), Ancient Greek Word Search - (not graded)
Tuesday - Focus question - How many Greek gods can you list?, Greek God handout - go over in class, watch 8 minute clip about Greek gods (youtube),  Greek God Quiz - Wednesday
Wednesday - Take Greek god Quiz, Go over Semester 1 Final with each class,
Thursday - use iPads - work on Ancient Greece Review Sheet, Ancient Greece Test - Friday (30 questions)
Friday - Journal - read daily press - write a summary about an international event, a local event, or an event in Michigan. (4 - 6 sentences), Take Ancient Greece Final Test - 30 questions

January 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1

Monday - Finish First Semester Examinations - 2, 4, 5 periods (50 question examination) Geography, Ancient Man, World Religions
Tuesday - Work on Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Activity (15 point quiz - Wednesday), Journal - Three Academic or Social Goals for Second Semester - Journal entry must be between four to six sentences
Wednesday - Take Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Quiz (15 points), Play Jeopardy as a Class, Topic - Ancient Greece
Thursday - Review Semester 1 Examination, Work on Ancient Greece Word Search
Friday - Read Daily Press - 7 to 10 minutes, Record Journal Entry on either a local or international article from newspaper, journal entry - must be 4 to six sentences, iPad Research - Work on Modern Greece Overview Worksheet - 12 Questions (due Monday)

January 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

Monday - Read Summaries about Ancient Greece  (15 points), Work on 1st Semester Exam Review Sheets, We will be using our iPads and our notes.
Tuesday - Work on 1st Semester Exam Review Sheets,  We will be using iPads and our notes
Wednesday - 1st hour exam 7:55 - 9:55, 3rd hour exam - 11:35 - 12:45, 5th hour exam - 12:45-2:45
Thursday - 2nd hour exam - 9:35 9:55, 4th 11:35 -12:45, 6th hour 12:45 - 2:45
Friday - Records Day - No Students

January 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Monday - Go over Olympic Handout 1-15 together, watch short video - Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece (YouTube), Homework - Read Rise of Ancient Greek Civilization do 1-5
Tuesday - Rise of Ancient Greek Civilization Handout - due, watch video on Security Systems of Sparta and Athens (discovery education.com), work on Venn Diagram - Compare Sparta and Athens, Homework - Read about Sparta and Athens - do questions 1-3 (due Wednesday)
Wednesday - Powerpoint - Where is Greece? (take notes), work on Geography Skill Worksheet 1-5 to reinforce geographical understanding
Thursday - Finish geography worksheet 1-5, work on Ancient Greece Word Search for fun, Homework - Ancient Greece Writing Exercise - answer three questions (It should be three short paragraphs when it is turned in for a grade.)
Friday - read newspaper for 7 - 10 minutes, journal entry - write a paragraph about something you learned about while reading the paper , Play Jeopardy as a class (Ancient Greece)

January 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Monday - Work on Ancient Greece Handout (read together as a class)  answer 1-5 multiple choice, and 2 written short responses, Ancient Greece Powerpoint - take notes
Tuesday - Work on Geography Handout - Ancient Greece - read  work on four questions together (12 point homework grade) Homework - Ancient Greece Crossword
Wednesday - finish Ancient Greece Crossword (collect), iPad Research - Work on Ancient Greece Review Sheet (12 Question Quiz - Thursday)
Thursday - Take Ancient Greece Quiz (12 question quiz) Watch Video - Discovering Ancient Greece -35 minutes
Friday - Discuss Ancient Games and the Olympic - Read handout and answer questions, work on Ancient Greece Word Search for fun to end day