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