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