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)