January 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6

Monday - No School
Tuesday - What is Sumer?  powerpoint - Sumer, Read Section 3-1 complete 3-1 vocabulary builder
Wednesday - Focus - Finish 3-1 Vocabulary Builder, Read Story of Gilgamesh - Discuss, Watch Video of Story, Read 3-1 Section 2 - Start on Open Book 3-2 Quiz
Thursday - Focus - finish 3-2 Open Book Quiz, Watch Video - Mesopotamia - From Nomads to Farmers (DiscoveryEducation.com) - 12 Sentence Fact Sheet due at end the of period (Graded)
Friday - Focus - Who was Hammurabi?  What was his code? Read article about some of his codes  - answer questions, Read Chapter 3-3 65- 69 Answer question 1-3 Page -69, Read Daily Press 15 minutes

December 19, 20 , 21, 22

Monday - Focus - Work on Vocabulary Builder 2-3 Discuss and Check, Finish Newspaper Journal Entry, Play Early Man Jeopardy
Tuesday - Focus Work on Chapter Review 2 - Page 45  (2 Extra Points) - Add to your Early Man Test, Watch Ice Man Video - (DiscoveryEducation.com) Early Man Test - Wednesday
Wednesday - Study for Early Man Test (Review 2 Points), Go over Review on Page 45, Take Test (22 multiple choice) Good Luck
Thursday - 1/2 Day - Christmas Movie in Auditorium - Merry Christmas (Christmas Break)

December 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Monday - Focus - Read Article - Are Humans becoming less Intelligent?, Powerpoint - Early Man - Take Notes, Journal - What do we have to be thankful for? (Three Things) May share with class!
Tuesday - Focus - Study Vocabulary Sheet Chapter 2 Section -1,  5- 7 minutes, Watch Video - Early Man - 12 Sentence Fact Sheet Due at End of Video
Wednesday - Focus - Study for Quiz, Take 2-1 Quiz, Work on Economic and History Handout (pairs) Do Graphing and 1-5 Due Thursday, Watch CNN.Student News
Thursday - Focus - Read Pages 40 to 43 Do 1-4 Page 43 Check and Discuss, Play Ancient Man Jeopardy, Watch CNN. Student News
Friday - Focus - Read page 35 - The Ice Man - Who was he? Discuss,  Watch Video - (Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye.  The Origin and Evolution of Life) (DiscoveryEducation.Com), Study - Test - Monday (22 multiple choice, bonus -essay)

December 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Monday - Focus - Open Book Quiz - Chapter 1, Section 2 (10 points), What is an archaeologist? Watch Video - on King Tut's Curse Mystery of the Boy King 7:11 (Discoveryeducation.com), Watch CNN.Student News (1/2 Day - Release - 10:45)
Tuesday - Focus - What is the difference between an artifact and a fossil?, Show visual aid - Archaeologist Working!  TNT Archaeological Dig 1 Day Project - must sketch and interpret artifact found under TNT Building in 2030 (Lots of Fun)
Wednesday - Focus - Present TNT Artifact, Sketch, Presentation - (Extra Point), Work on Junior Scholastic Quiz Wizard with Partner (Graded Thursday), CNN.Student News
Thursday - Focus - Review and Grade Quiz Wizard, Work on Human Communities Handout - Talk about early humans and their migration patterns How did human first get to North America? Land Bridge, CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus - Read Article - Discuss - Are Humans Becoming Less Intelligent?, Read Pages 28 - 34 Do Vocabulary Builder (Check), Open Book Quiz - Monday - Chapter 2 Section 1 The First People

November 28, 29, 30, December 1, 2

Monday - Focus - Go over World Religion Vocabulary Sheet,  Watch Video - Hinduism (Discoveryeducation.com), 12 Sentence Fact Sheet due at the end of the period
Tuesday - Focus - Review for World Religion Test (go through Questions), Watch Video - Buddhism (DiscoveryEducation.com) Study for Test
Wednesday - Focus - Study for Test - World Religion, Cover New Text Books (Paper Sacks), Homework - Howard Carter Do 1 and 2 Questions,
Thursday - Focus Read Pages 6-11Do Vocabulary Builder Section 1 Check, Use vocabulary builder to study for Quiz 1 tomorrow, watch CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus take Uncovering the Past Quiz Section 1, Read Section 2 12-17 Discuss - Do 1-5 Questions in journal Write out Question and answers, Homework - Human Communities Due Monday, Show Transparency about Historian and Geographers

November 21, 22

Monday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News, Journal - What are you most thankful for?, Play World Religion Jeopardy
Tuesday - 1 and 3 Hours - Game Day (Scrabble, Dictionary, Chess, etc...) 4, 5th, 6th - Movie and Popcorn - Entire Middle School

Thanksgiving Break  Enjoy yourself!

November 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Monday - Focus- Work on World Religion Projects / Study for Eastern Hemisphere Political Map (pairs)
Tuesday - Deer Day - No School
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Present World Religion Projects, World Skills and Overview 7 & and 8
Thursday - Focus CNN.Student News, Present World Religion Projects, Religion Jeopardy - Two Teams
Friday - Focus CNN.Student News, Study for Political Map Test Monday, Go over World Religion Vocabulary, Read Daily Press for last 10 minutes

November 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Monday - Focus - Students will work on Venn Diagram (use religion packets), (Religion Quiz next Wednesday), Watch Video on Islam - (Discovery Education.com)
Tuesday - Focus - Students will vote for President in Class, Discuss Election, Go over World Religion Project - plan for work on project in groups
Wednesday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News Results, Take World Religion Quiz, Work on World Religion Project
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on World Religion Projects (should start on poster board)
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work World Religion Projects (poster should be 3/4s done)

October 31, November 1, 2, 3, 4

Monday - Focus - Finish Desert Animal Ecosystem Projects, Go over Different Types of Maps
Tuesday - Focus Question - What is an Ecosystem? Define (Final Grade 9 weeks), Work on Political Study Map for Eastern Hemisphere (use Atlases) (work in pairs) * test will be following week
Wednesday - Focus Question - Does Religion affect our lives? Discuss, View Powerpoint - Christianity, Buddhism - Take Notes
Thursday - Focus - What are the Five Major Religions? Work on Religion Grid in pairs. (Use Chrome books)
Friday - Focus - Study Eastern Hemisphere Questions 5 - 10 minutes, Notes on Islam - Powerpoint, Watch Video - on Islam - 13 Sentence Fact Sheet due at the end of the period,

October 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Go over Desert Animal Project (Draw for Animals), Research Your Desert Animal ( Chrome books)
Tuesday - Focus - Quiz - Define Ecosystem(10 points), Work on Desert Animal Project - Research, Paper, Sketch
Wednesday - Focus - Finish Desert Animal Projects, Work on Map Skills and World Overview - Activity 7 & 8 * Be ready to present Desert Animal Projects - Thursday
Thursday - Focus - Go over Types of Maps (first 10 minutes) Present Desert Animal Projects
Friday - Focus - Finish Presenting Desert Animal Projects, Watch CNN.Student News, Read Escanaba Daily Press - Choose Article - 5-7 sentence summary  (Date, Year)

October 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Monday - Focus - What is an ecosystem?  Discuss, What are the characteristics of a desert ecosystem?, Work on Desert Climate Zone 1-12 (check), CNN.Student News
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Check Desert  Climate Zone Questions 1-12, Homework Map Skills and World Overview in Class (check)
Wednesday - Focus - How many different types of maps are there?, work on map skills and world overview 9 & 10 (Check), CNN.Student News, African Country Word Search - for fun
Thursday - Focus - Work on Deadly Deserts - Handout - 1-12, Watch Video - Planet Earth: Deserts
Friday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News, Work on Junior Scholastic Do  1-10 Know the News: Desperate for a New Life and Anthem Uproar - 1-5 Check and hand in 15 points

October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Monday - Focus - How many different climates can you name?, Go over 11 Climates
Start on Climate Map Activity (Test Grade)
Tuesday - Focus - Name three climates of the United States., Work on Climate Map Activity (use atlases), Watch Video Climates and the Seasons 14 Minutes (Discovery Education.com)
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News,  Work on Earth's Changing Climate - Answer 1-5, Video - Weather Things: Climate and Climate Changes (Discovery Education.com)
Thursday - Focus - Review Climates, Take a Practice on Climates (Check together and discuss answers), CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily News - Write Journal about an article - (thesis, two factual sentences, data sentence, position sentence, conclusion statement), Read Junior Scholastic - Know the News: Desperate for a New Life 1-10, Anthem Uproar - 1-5 - Fill in - Discuss and Grade

October 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Create Your Own Country (three in a group) Test Grade, (Chrome Books Available) Follow 14 Criteria Sheet
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Create Your Own Country (Due Wednesday) Chrome Books Available
Wednesday - Focus - Presentations - Create Your Own Country, Take Notes Climograph Quiz, Constitution Quiz
Thursday  Focus - What are Climates?  Go over 11 Climates - Look at Handout, Start on Climate Map - Test Grade Quiz Different Kinds of Maps - Friday
Friday - Study Climograph Quiz and Constitution Quiz, Work on Climate Map use Atlases

September 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Monday - Focus - Review Time Zone Challenge  (watch blog) , Go over Climographs (Look at different cities), pass out papers (grade checks), watch Real World Climates and the Seasons (DiscoveryEducation.Com 14 minutes)
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Latitude and Longitude Worksheet (pairs) use atlases, Homework - Keeping Time Review 1-8
Wednesday - Focus - Why is the U.S. Constitution so Important? Answer Questions 1-5 Discuss, CNN.Student News
Thursday - Focus - What is a Climograph?  Work on Climograph 1-5 (Check), Homework - Map Skill Review 1-10,  Watch CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Climograph Quiz, Newspaper - Journal - write summary

September 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Monday - Focus - Study for Map Test, Take Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Test, Watch CNN.Student News (Short Day)
Tuesday - Focus - What are time zones? Discuss,  Do Time Zone Maps 1-4 together - Discuss, Homework - Time Zone Math - 1-3 - Look at Blog
Wednesday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News, Work on Time Zone Math 1-3 (watch blog), watch video - latitude, longitude, time zones Study Homework - Time Zone Maps - 1-4
Thursday - Focus = Check Time Zone Maps 1-4, What is a climograph?  What does it measure?  Look at different Climographs, Homework - Do the Earth's Atmosphere and Climates 1-5
Friday - Focus - Study for Time Zone Quiz, Take Quiz, Watch CNN.Student News, Work on Latitude and Longitude Activity - Pairs

September 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Monday - Focus - Take Pre - Test - World History, Watch CNN.Student News, Read Junior Scholastic,  Read Junior Scholastic at end of class
Tuesday - Take Physical Map Pre-Test, Work on developing a physical Region map, watch CNN.Student News
Wednesday - Focus -  Work on Finishing Pre - Test Physical Study Map, Focus - What are Hemispheres, Prime Meridian, Equator, Lines Latitude, Lines of Longitude, Axis,  Do Map Skills and World Overview Physical Map Test - Study in pairs for Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Tear - A - Continent
Friday - Focus - Why is the U.S. Constitution so important? (limits control of government), U.S. Constitution Group Activity - Six Groups, each group will answer five questions * Students will use a copy of the the U.S. Constitution to answer these questions questions

September 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 2016-17 School Year

Welcome 2016 -17 7th Graders  

We are going to have a great year and I am glad you are a part of it! Welcome to the Junior High!

 Mr. Hudson

Monday - Labor Day  (No School)

Tuesday - Introductions, NoteCard Information, Expectations, Syllabus, Class Procedures

Wednesday - Target - What are the Five Themes?, Powerpoint - Five Themes of Geography, CNN.Student News

Thursday - Focus - Defining and Applying 1-17 (work in pairs), Study for Five Themes of Geography Quiz (Friday)

Friday - Focus - Study - Five Themes of Geography / Take Quiz, What are Five Things you have learned about the Junior High?  Five Factual Sentences - Journal September 9, Discuss - Cracking an ice cold case : Nearly 3.2 million years ago, Lucy died. Now we know how. (Ancient Man) USA Today, CNN.Student News

May 30, 31, 1, 2, 3

Monday - Memorial Day - No School
Tuesday - Focus - Creating A Board Game (World Civilizations) 1. Name Game 2. Create Rules of Game 3. Start on Board Design, CNN.Student News - During Cleanup
Wednesday - Focus - Continue on Creating A Board Game Lesson (World Civilizations) 1. Finish Creating Your Game Board 2. Create 40 to 50 Game Questions 3. Create Game Pieces 4. Create a spinner or use die or dice, CNN.Student News during cleanup
Thursday - Focus CNN.Student News,  Divide up in Groups and Play World Civilization Board Games * Playing these board games should help prepare you for your final examination.
Friday - Civic Center Field Trip - 7th Grade - Have Fun!

Study your Final Examination Review Sheet and other notes when preparing for your final.

Good Luck! 

May 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Lesson - Creating Hieroglyphics Lesson - Create a Glyph, Journal - What are Five Things you have learned about when early settlement of the Americas? Share
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on countries of Latin America / Use Atlases
Wednesday - Focus - Persuasive Essay - Should you give up summer vacation? (6 - 8 sentences) Share with class,  Play Chronology Divide up into six groups
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Final Examination Review Sheet
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Final Review Sheet

May 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Monday - Focus - Economic and History Activity (Work in Partners) What is GDP? (Target), Homework - Roman Numeral Activity,  Watch CNN.Student News
Tuesday - Focus - Who cares about Uncle Edgar?  (importance about family history), Play Jeopardy - The Americas - Boys vs. Girls
Wednesday - Focus - Human Communities (Discuss), Watch Video - First People of the Americas (ten sentence fact sheet due at end of period)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Early Americans Crossword
Friday - Focus Watch CNN.Student News, Read Junior Scholastic and complete Quiz Wizard (Grade)

May 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Inca Knowledge Check (Discuss), Work on Ancient America Crossword,
Tuesday  & Wednesday Focus - Finish Ancient America Crosswords ( graded), Work on Life in the Americas Handout Guided Questions 1-4, Regular Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Check for Understanding 1-4 (1/2 class will be M-Step Testing Math)
*1/2 of the students in each of my classes will either be with me Tuesday or Wednesday
Thursday - Focus - Study for Inca Quiz,  Give Quiz, CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus - Read Daily Press - Summary - (Choose Article), Watch CNN.Student News, Homework - Roman Numeral Activity Sheet - Due Monday

April 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Monday - Focus - Who are the Mayans? Powerpoint - Mayans, Incas, Aztecs, Watch Video - Ancient Civilizations of Mexico: Aztecs and Mayans (Discoveryeducation.com)
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on First Americas Guided Questions 1-4, Regular Questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 Check and Discuss
Wednesday - Focus - Study for Quiz - Mayans, Take Quiz, Read Similarities and Differences of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas (Discuss)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Watch - Video - Incas (discovery education.com),  Homework - Knowledge Check - Incas - 1-12
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Junior Scholastic Quiz Wizard (Grade and Check)

April 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Finish Ancient Rome Mosaics
Tuesday - Focus - Present Ancient Rome Mosaics, Work on Ancient Rome - The End of the Republic Guiding Questions 1-3, Regular Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (grade Wednesday)
Wednesday - Focus - Grade - The End of the Republic Worksheet, Continue Roman Mosaic Presentations, Watch Video - Fall of Rome (Discovery Education.com)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Ancient Rome Review Sheet (Chrome books)
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Take Ancient Rome Test (Grade), Read Daily Press - Six to Eight sentence Paragraph (Summary of Article /Date)

April 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Monday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News, Work on Republic to Empire (pair up), Watch Video - Ancient Rome Expansion and Conquest (discoveryeducation.com) 10 sentence fact sheet due at end of period
Tuesday - Focus - What is a mosaic?, Powerpoint - Mosaics - take notes, You Tube Video - How to make a mosaic. (five minutes) Go over Mosaic Project - Research different Mosaic Ideas (need to have idea by end of period (groups of 5)
Wednesday - Focus - What are your goals and roles for Mosaic?, Start on Mosaic Project,
Thursday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News, Work on Mosaic Project
Friday - Focus - Finish Mosaic Project, Work Ancient Rome Knowledge Check, Present Mosaic Projects on Monday. (1/2 Day)

April 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Monday - Focus - CNN.Students News, Finish Roman Shield Project, Read Daily Press if you finish early
Tuesday - Focus - Read Article Together - Roman Engineering (Discuss), Work on Climate Sheet - Analyze - Climate - Discuss, Watch Video - Rise of Rome (Discovery Education.com) 10 Sentence Fact Sheet due at end of class
Wednesday - Focus - Study for Ancient Rome Quiz, Take Quiz,  Read Article - Two Roman Rulers (Discuss),  Journal - What have learned about Ancient Rome? (6-8 sentences)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Republic to Empire in Groups of Two (grade and check at end of period), Assignment Check (communicate to students to see if any assignment are missing)
Friday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News, Read Junior Scholastic Answer Quiz Wizard Check, Discuss - All Eyes on the iPhone Article - Privacy vs. Safety

April 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Monday - Focus - Go over Ancient Rome Powerpoint - Notes,  Activity - Republic to Empire Guided Questions 1, 2, Regular Questions - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 (Homework)
Tuesday - Focus - Finish Empire to Rome Questions (Grade), Work on Physical Feature Map of Ancient Rome, CNN.Student News
Wednesday - Focus - Finish Physical Feature Map of Ancient Rome, Watch Video - Rise To Power (ancient Rome) 10 Sentence Fact Sheet (Due)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Start Roman Shield Project, Work on Roman Shield
Friday - Focus - Read Article about Roman Army (Discuss), Finish Working on Roman Shields, Read Daily Press

March 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

Monday - Focus - Study for Ancient Greece Test, Work on Ancient Greece Crossword, Ancient China Jeopardy
Tuesday = Focus - Journal - Write a paragraph about what you have learned about Ancient Greece (needs a title) Share with class, Assignment Make-Up, CNN.Student News
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, The Latin Alphabet and Numerals Activity, Make-Up- Assignment
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Mediterranean World of Greece Activity (Discuss), School Activities Gym (1/2 Day)

Have A Great Spring Break!

March 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Monday - Focus Study for Eastern Hemisphere Map Quiz / Take Quiz, watch CNN.Student News, Work on Ancient Games Olympic Handout
Tuesday - Focus - Finish Ancient Olympic Handout and Study Questions, Video Ancient Olympics - (Discovery Education.com), Work on Mediterranean World of Greece - Crossword
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Go over List of Greek Gods in groups of Two - Discuss, Watch Video about the Greek Gods, Greek God Quiz Thursday
Thursday - Focus - Study for Greek God Quiz, Take Quiz, Work on Ancient Greece Review Sheets,  Watch - CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus - Finish Ancient Greece Review Sheet, Play Ancient Greece Jeopardy, Watch CNN.Student News, Ancient Greece Test - Monday

March 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Monday - Focus - Finish Geography of Ancient Greece Handout - Go over 1-4 Questions, Work on Eastern Hemisphere Map Activity (Identify 18 important areas) Create Study Map, Watch CNN.Student News
Tuesday - Focus - Study Eastern Hemisphere Study Map - Pair-up, Mr. Hudson - Share Facts about Ancient Greece - Discuss, Assignment - Latin Alphabet and Numerals Activity 1-10
Wednesday - Focus - Compare and Contrast the City States of  Sparta and Athens. (Discuss), Watch Video the City State of Sparta, Review for Ancient Greece Quiz, Watch CNN.Student News
Thursday - Focus - Study for Ancient Greece Quiz, Work on Geography Skills Worksheet
Friday - Focus - Go over Geography Skills Worksheet, Mr. Hudson - Share Interesting Ancient Greek Facts with Class (Discuss),  Work on Ancient Games Handout - Partner Reading - Work on Ancient Games Sheet together - Collect (Graded) Chrome Books, Watch CNN.Student News

February 29, March 1, 2, 3, 4

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Finish Jeopardy, Go over Ancient China Review Sheet with class (any questions?) Work on Capital Cities of the Orient
Tuesday - Focus - Study for Ancient China Test, Take Test, Read Junior Scholastic - Read Out of Poverty  Read 14 - 19 Do 1-10 on page 19
Wednesday - Focus - Check Out of Poverty Questions 1-10 Pg 19 Junior Scholastic, What do you know about Greece? List and Discuss, Powerpoint - Ancient Greece, Homework - Geography of Ancient Greece Handout 1 Do 1-4 Questions
Thursday - Focus - Study for Ancient Greece Quiz, Take Quiz, Watch Video - Discovering Ancient Greece (DiscoveryEducation.Com) 10 Sentence Fact Sheet - Due after video
Friday - Focus - Read Daily Press - Journal - 6-8 sentence Summary, Work on Mediterranean of Greece Crossword, Assignment Check - Powerschool, CNN.Student News

February 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

Monday - Focus - Present Ancient Chinese Invention Projects, Work on Society and Culture in Ancient China Guiding Questions 1, 2 Regular Questions 2, 3, 4, 7
Tuesday - Focus - Finish Presenting Chinese Invention Projects, Check Early China (Lesson 2), Work on Knowledge Check in Pairs - Read together in class and discuss HW - Lesson 3 The Qin and the Han Dynasties Guided Questions 1-4 Regular Questions 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Check The Qin and the Han Dynasties, Work on Ancient Chinese Review Sheet (chromebooks)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Finish Ancient Chinese Review Sheets, Play Ancient China Jeopardy
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Take Ancient China Test, Assignment Check - Make up Day

February 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Monday - Focus - Finish Ancient India Lesson 3 Questions (The Mauryan Empire) - Discuss, Powerpoint - Ancient China
Tuesday - Focus Question - What do you know about Ancient China ? List , Work on Birth of the Chinese Civilization Guiding Question 1-3, Regular Questions - 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Watch Video - China from Past to Present - Silk Road (Discovery Education.com)
Wednesday - Focus - Study Ancient China Quiz, Take Quiz, Work on Ancient China Crossword
watch CNN.Student News
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Chinese Invention Notecard Project
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Present Chinese Invention Notecard Projects, Homework - Society and Culture in Ancient China Guided Question 1, 2,  Regular Question 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

February 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Monday - Focus - Finish Lesson 2 Ancient India (Religions of Ancient India) , Indus River Valley Sketch - Please sketch a person, place or, thing that represents the Indus River Valley (Graded)
Tuesday - Focus - Finish - Indus River Valley Sketch (collect), Work on Knowledge Check - Indus River Valley, Watch CNN.Student News
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Ancient India Jeopardy, Junior Scholastic - Read Magazine - Do 1-10 on Page 30 (Geography)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Ancient India Review Sheet
Friday - Focus - Study for Ancient India Test, Take Ancient India Test, CNN.Student News

February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Indus River Valley

Monday - Focus - Finish Powerpoint - Indus River Valley,   Work on Ancient India - Lesson 1 (pair up) Guided Questions 1-4,  Regular Questions - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 (check)
Tuesday - Focus - Work on Comparing and Contrasting Hinduism and Buddhism (5 minutes),  Read the Indus Valley Dig and complete list together, CNN.Student News, Review for Indus River Valley Quiz
Wednesday - Focus - Study for Indus River Valley Quiz, Take Indus River Valley Quiz, Watch Video - Geography of the World - Indus River Valley (DiscoveryEducation.com) - 12 Sentence Fact Sheet about video due at the end of the period
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on handout - Religions of Ancient India, Discuss differences of Hinduism and Buddhism,
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily Press - Record in Journal - What are four things you learned about by reading the paper? ( Local, State, National, World) Four Sentences in your journal (Date - February 5, 2016),

January 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Monday - Focus - Finish Southwest Asia Crossword, Review for Mid - Term Final, Watch Video - Documentary on Mesopotamia

Mid - Term Examination Schedule

*Notes and Mid - Term Review Sheet May be referred to during Examination

Tuesday - 2nd Hour - 9:40 -11:25
Wednesday 3rd Hour - 7:35 - 9:20, 4th Hour - 9:40 - 11:25
Thursday   5th Hour - 7:35 - 9:20, 6th 9:40 - 11:25
Friday - Records Day (Teacher Work Day)

Jan 18, 19, 20, 22, 23

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Mid - Term Review Sheet
Tuesday - Focus CNN.Student News, Work on Sumerian Math Activity, Watch Video - Culture and Math - The Arabs  (DiscoveryEducation.com), Study for Ancient Mesopotamia Test
Wednesday - Focus - What is insurance? Define, Read Article about Insurance and imagine good essay being written about it, Components? Identify Components!, Go over Teaching Essay! Retake - Identifying Components
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Take Ancient Mesopotamia Test / Grade and Record
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Make-Up Day, Journal - Read Newspaper - Write Summary and Article,  Civilizations in Southwest Asia

January 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Ancient Mesopotamia Quiz, Ancient Mesopotamia Crossword
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Lesson 2 Mesopotamia Empires - work on in class, watch - video - Mesopotamia - The Development of Written Language ((10 sentence fact sheet due)
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Read Junior Scholastic (Can ISIS be Defeated?) Class discussion, Group Work - Writing Exercises - Ancient Sumer (chrome books)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Babylonia Knowledge Read Pages 5 & 6 Check 1-12 Discuss, Watch Video - Mesopotamia - Nomads to Farmers (DiscoveryEducation.com)
Friday - Focus CNN.Student News, Work on Sumerian Math Activity, Read Newspapers - Summary of Article (Journal - January 15, 2016)