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

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)