Week of June 6
Monday - Target: Take a visit to the Outback! Be able to explain either the rabbit fence or the Dingo fence! Tuesday: Target: Continue research on Fences submit if finished. Wednesday - Target: Students will complete their Review for the FINAL!!! USE QUIZLET TO STUDY FOR TEST!!! Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_2d0dnk Thursday - Target: To review for the FINAL Friday - FINAL EXAM Target: To assess our learning in the 2nd Semester! |
Week of May 30
Monday - No School! Memorial Day! Tuesday: Target: Compare life in North Korea to life in South Korea 2 options: 1 - list 10 facts comparing the two 2 - list 5 facts comparing the two & create an illustration that shows how they are different! Wednesday: Target: Complete map and questions about Southeast Asia Thursday: Target: CCR article about Tsunamis Friday: Target: Vocab Activity (creating sentences; relating terms) |
Week of May 23
Monday - Target: Learn about different aspects of life in China Students will present what they discovered about their China topic Tuesday: Target: Begin to explore Japanese Culture Wednesday: Target: Prepare to display knowledge of academic vocabulary Define the academic vocab words (copy below) Thursday: QUIZ!!!! Target: Assess our knowledge of academic vocabulary Friday: Target: To compare life in Japan with the US |
Week of May 16
Monday - Target: Assess our knowledge of India Students will choose a section to represent via a magazine cover; Rough draft due today Tuesday: Target: Assess our knowledge of India Students will choose a section to represent via a magazine cover; Final Draft due today Wednesday: Target: Exploring China history and current Geography Now Video Students will work to complete the guided reading sheet along with Geography/Key Terms and Summary statements Thursday: Target: Exploring China history and current Geography Now Video Students will work to complete the guided reading sheet along with Geography/Key Terms and Summary statements Friday: Target: Investigate the chosen topic and Create a Sketch to Stretch to share with the class. Students will choose a topic about China, research that topic, create a sketch to stretch about that topic and then teach the class about it. |
Week of May 9
Monday - Continue from Thursday Target: Correlate India's history with current practices of India Students will be forming random groups Each group is assigned a section
Tuesday: Target: Correlate India's history with current practices of India Continue with group project Wednesday: Target: Correlate India's history with current practices of India Group Presentations Thursday: Target: Correlate India's history with current practices of India Group Presentations Friday: Guest Teacher Summarization task on the history of India |
Week of May 2
Monday - Guest Teacher Target: Identify vocab terms in Section 4 and illustrate them. Tuesday: NO SCHOOL Wednesday: Target: After reviewing Section 5 as a class; students will choose one event/item to illustrate and complete a sketch to stretch. Thursday: Target: Correlate India's history with current practices of India Students will be forming random groups Each group is assigned a section
Friday: NO Class... 1/2 day (1, 2, 3) Target: |
Week of April 25
Monday - Target: Make observations about the new unit. Read pages470-471 Discuss observations Complete 10 observations of our own Tuesday: Target: Begin comparison of Indian religions Read 472-477 Complete comparison of Buddhist and Hindu Literature Start Venn Diagram Wednesday: Target: Be able to illustrate and explain a part of India's history Students are assigned a section Illustrate and explain the section Thursday: Target: Explain how Hinduism developed Begin to complete Venn Diagram Friday: (Guest Teacher) Target: Explain how Buddhism began and became a major religion. Venn Diagram should be completed Students need to complete the Vocab/quiz worksheet |
Week of April 18
Monday - Target: Identify the Challenges Countries in Central Africa faced. Read pages 424-427 Complete the chart identifying the Countries and their Challenges Tuesday: Target: Review and begin to assess our Unit on Africa QUIZLET REVIEW Wednesday: Target: Go over Review; Prepare for Unit Assessment Thursday: Target: UNIT TEST!!!! Friday: Target: |
Week of April 11
Monday - Target: Gain an understanding of the countries in East Africa Tuesday: Target: To observe/identify wildlife in Africa Wednesday: Target: Identify the Central African Countries Complete Africa Maps Thursday: Target: Who is Michael Fay? Why did he walk for 2000 miles? Read pages 418-419 Discuss questions 1 & 2 Read Section 2 Pages 420-423 Create pictures to represent each of the sections in the Reading. Friday: Target: Discover why there is a concern about the population of elephants in Central Africa Refer to Section 2 from yesterday... Analyze the 2 resources regarding Elephants, Ivory and Poaching Complete the activity Read pages 424-427 Complete the chart identifying the Countries and their Challenges |
Week of March 28
Monday - Target: Identify physical geography of East Africa Add the following to your maps: -10 countries -Prominant Lakes -Indian Ocean Tuesday: Target: To identify and describe the Physical Geography of Eastern Africa Power point/Notes Complete chart of Physical Geography Wednesday: Target: Compare the History and Culture of East Africa to that of the previous cultures studied Thursday: Target: Visit the Serengeti and be able to describe it Friday: 1/2 DAY HOURS (4-6) Target: CCR Great Rift Valley Article |
Week of March 21
Monday - Target: Discover & Record info from Jigsaw presentations Tuesday: Target: Review Chapter 15 West Africa CW/HW: Study Review Questions will be located here after school Tuesday (click on the green words :) Wednesday: Target: Assess our knowledge of West African Geography Quiz Thursday: 1/2 DAY HOURS (0-3) I will not see you! Have a wonderful Holiday Weekend! Friday: NO SCHOOL |
Week of March 14
Monday - Guest Teacher Tuesday: Target: Review what we know about North Africa CW/HW: Complete 1-9 page 367 Create a picture card for each word Study for Quiz!! Wednesday: Target: Assess our knowledge of Northern Africa Be able to identify important landmarks and capitals in Western Africa Thursday: Target: Explore the Geography of West Africa CW/HW: Jigsaw the chapter Students will break into groups Assign each other jobs Read their section of the chapter (become the experts on their topic) Create a poster to share their section Present their section Friday: Target: Explore the Geography of West Africa CW/HW: Continue with yesterday's task Jigsaw the chapter Students will break into groups Read their section of the chapter (become the experts on their topic) Create a poster to share their section Present their section |
Week of March 7
Monday - Target: Assess what we know about Western Africa Begin Map of North Africa Tuesday: NO SCHOOL Wednesday: Target: Identify and define VIV words Video Clip: North Africa CW/HW: Add vocab to VIV Read 350-353 and add to map as we identify different parts of N. Africa Create a Web diagram to identify and describe the physical features of N. Africa Thursday: Target: Create a Web diagram to identify and describe the physical features of N. Africa Video Clip: Man v Wild CW/HW: Share our Web diagrams from yesterday on Physical Features Create a Web diagram on "Cultures of North Africa" pages 357-.358 Friday: 1/2 day (hours 1,2 & 3) I will not see you! Have a great weekend! |
Week of Feb 29
Monday - Target: Understand the bartering system used in Ghana CW/HW: Continue with the activities that we started on Friday Present findings Tuesday: Target: Investigate the role that Mali and Songhai had in Western Africa Video Clip: Mansa Musa CW/HW: Compare the two empires using a Venn Diagram Wednesday: Target: Students will investigate the Historical and Artistic traditions of Western Africa Video Clip: Timbuktu CW/HW: Add vocab to VIV Sketch to Stretch Illustrate 1 tradition or Artistic Tradition Thursday: 1/2 day Target: Analyze text using T4 Video Clip: CW/HW: Students will read a text passage and analyze it using the T4 process Friday: Target: Review Western Africa for assessment Video Clip: CW/HW: Students will receive a review as well as access to the answers Click here to review Answers!!! |
Week of Feb 22
Monday - Target: Students will review Southern Africa CW/HW: Complete Review
Study for quiz Review Answers Tuesday: Target: Assess Southern Africa CW/HW: Take Quiz on Southern Africa Chapter 13 Survey Wednesday: Target: Students will label and identify countries and important landmarks of Western Africa on their maps Video Clip: Empires of Western Africa CW/HW: Using their map of Africa students will add the countries of Western Africa to the map along with other important landmarks. Thursday: SNOW DAY!! Friday: Target: Students will learn about the trade system used in Ghana Video Clip: Ghana: A Trading Empire CW/HW: Read Ch. 13 Section 1 together One side research Ghana's trade empire (growth/decline) One side research Ghana's trade empire (where items came from) |
Week of Feb 8
Monday - Target: Students will investigate Cape Town Then and Now... How apartheid affected life before and how life was after it ended CW/HW: Students will prepare notes that a spokesperson will present to the group. Tuesday: Target: Students will create a timeline of Apartheid CW/HW: Students will use the information they uncovered yesterday to help them prepare a timeline of significant events from when Apartheid was enforced in 1948 to when Nelson Mandela was elected president in 1994 Resources: pbs.org softschools NW Library Race & History Wednesday: What is Apartheid? Target: Students will create timelines of Apartheid highlighting 5 significant events. CW/HW: Continue timeline and present Thursday: Target: Students will create a chart displaying the government and the economy of the 9 Southern African Countries CW/HW: Create and Complete chart Friday: I won't be seeing you today!!! 1/2 day Hours 1, 2, 3 You can still watch the video clip below :) Target: Valentine's Day... Historical holiday or Hallmark holiday? Video clip: Valentine's Day CW/HW: |
Week of Feb 1
Monday - Egyptian Assessment Target: To assess what we have learned about the Egyptian Society Tuesday: "South Africa" Target: To identify and give a general description of the countries in "Southern Africa" CW/HW: Mapping Activity Wednesday: Target: To be able to extend mapping activity to include physical geography of Southern Africa CW/HW: Continue Mapping Activity w/ specific map of Southern Africa define: escarpment, veld, desert, pans Thursday: Students, in groups, will use technology to investigate one of the following topics and create a presentation: Great Zimbabwe, Cape of Good Hope, Zulu, Apartheid, Southern African Culture Posters due Monday for presentations. Hw: Questions for the Guest Speaker Friday: Guest Speaker on South Africa Target: Students will gain knowledge from a college student with first hand experience after volunteering for a mission to South Africa. |
Week of January 25
Monday - Introduction get to know one another Target: Homework: Finish your name acrostic. Tuesday - Target: To Compare the 3 Kingdoms of Egypt Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z17Y5u9iGPQ Homework: Wednesday Target: Search and discover contributions from Ancient Egypt Video Link: https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/784CFCD6-5319-4A5E-A67E-0EDBC284F17E?hasLocalHost=false Homework: Assessment Activity Done in Class ( found below) Thursday Target: Review our learning of Ancient Egypt Homework: complete the chapter review Page 305-306 1-10 11 a, b, c 12 a 13 a 14 a, b, c 15-18 (choose the best resource) 22 Friday Target: Review for test (MONDAY) Homework: Study!! |