Sept. 7

LABOR DAY

Sept. 8

Intro's,
Rules/Syllabus,
Parent/Student Info Sheet - Due Thursday ,
HW - One paragraph describing 5 ways you may use information learned about Africa in your future.

Sept. 9

Review Rules,
Discuss/Collect HW,
5 Themes Activity

Sept. 10

Finish 5 Themes Activty,
Africa's Geography Notes,
Hand out textbooks

Sept. 11

Review Africa's Geography,
Parts of a Map,
HW - Africa Physical Map & Directions- Due Tuesday

Sept. 14

Vocab/Countries pretest,
Finish map - Due Tomorrow

Sept. 15

Correct pretest,
Correct/Collect Map,
Origins of Man Notes

HW - Ch. 1 Sec. 1 - Due Thursday

Sept. 16

Finish Origins of Man Notes,
Out of Africa Video Clip

Sept. 17

Constitution Day Activity,
Reading Quiz,
Turn in notes,
HW - Africa Political Map & Directions Due Monday

Sept. 18

Review Physicl Features - Quiz Wednesday,
Finish Map,
HW - Ch. 1 Sec. 2 & 3- Due Tuesday

Sept. 21

Correct/Collect Political Map,
Rise of Civilization notes

Sept. 22

Reading Quiz,
Finish Notes,
Mesopotamia notes/clip,

Sept. 23

Africa Physical Map Quiz,
Language notes
HW - Ch. 2 Sec. 1 Due Friday

Sept. 24

Language clip,
"World's Oldest Epic Story" lesson (Gilgamesh)

Sept. 25

Reading Quiz,
Code of Hamurabai,
HW - Ch. 2 Sec. 2 Due Wednesday

Sept. 28

What the Ancient Egyptians Knew Video & questions

 

Sept. 29

Assembly Schedule

Mysteries of the Nile Video Hour 5

Sept. 30

Reading Quiz,
Comparing Egyptian & Mesopotamian society

October

 

 

 

 

 

Oct. 1

Africa Political Map Quiz,
HW - Ch. 8 Sec. 1 & 2 Due Monday
Video Clip
Substitute -

Oct. 2

Early African Culture,
Roots video clip & questions

Oct. 5

Reading Quiz,
Finish Roots Video

Oct. 6

Discuss/Turn in Roots video guide,
How to Write an Essay,
HW - Phoenicians Reading & Organizer - Due Tomorrow

Oct. 7

Check HW,
Essay Writing Time,
Guns, Germs & Steel video & w/s,
Test study topics sheet handed out,
Test Tuesday, Oct. 13

Oct. 8

Finish video,
Homecoming Pepfest Schedule

Oct. 9

No School - Workshop

Oct. 12

Discuss Guns, Germs & Steel,
Test Review

Oct. 13

Test: Early Man, Rise of Civilizations, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt/African Empires, Phoenicians & Persian Empire

Oct. 14

PSAT,
Discuss Test,
Slavery in Africa Notes,
Middle Passage,
HW - Ch. 27 Sec. 1
Due Tuesday

Oct. 15

No School

Oct. 16

No School

Oct. 26

WOTD - Irresolute
Discuss Berlin Conference,
HW - Congo Reading & Assignment - Due Wednesday

Oct. 27

WOTD -
South Africa Notes & Video Clip

Oct. 28

WOTD -
Collect Homework Quiz topics handout - Quiz Monday,
Modern African Issues Internet assignment - work in computer lab Conferences

Oct. 29

WOTD -
Modern African Issues assignment work time

Oct. 30

WOTD -

Discuss Modern African problems - Collect assignment,
AIDs in Africa reading & w/s - Due end of hour

Nov. 2

Discuss AIDS,
Quiz Review

 

Nov. 3

Africa Quiz,
HW - Middle East political map
(map / directions)
-Due Thursday

Nov. 4

WOTD -
Grade/discuss quiz,
Map Work Time

Nov. 5

WOTD -
Correct Map,
Ancient Hebrews notes

Nov. 6

WOTD -
Middle East Physical Map - Due Monday
(map / directions) ,
HW - Ch. 10 Sec. 1 & 2 Due Tuesday

Nov. 9

WOTD - Obtuse
Correct Map,
The Persians Video Clips/notes

Nov. 10

WOTD - Opulent
Reading Quiz,
Islam Notes,
HW - Ch. 10 Sec. 3
Due Thursday

Nov. 11

WOTD - Ostentatious

Mecca Video

Nov. 12

WOTD - Prolific
Reading Quiz,
5 Pillars of Islam Notes

Nov. 13

WOTD -
Review Maps,
Israel Video,
HW - Ch. 34 Sec. 4 Due Wednesday

Nov. 23

WOTD - Suffrage
Foreign Policy Handouts,
Post-9/11,
4 Policies,
HW - Focus Your Thoughts -
Due Tomorrow ,
Intro U.S. Foreign Policy Assign - Due Dec. 1st

Middle East Background info reading

Nov. 24

WOTD -
Check Homework,
U.S. Foreign Policy Paper research day in computer lab,
Middle East Test Topics Sheet handed out

Nov. 25

WOTD -
Women of Saudi Arabia video

*Make-up reading

Nov. 26

Thanksgiving

Nov. 27

No School

Nov. 30

Vocab Test,
Iran/Iraq Notes

*All missing work do today!

 

 

Dec. 1

Finish Notes,
Review

Dec. 2

Final Hour 1, 3, 5

Dec. 3

Final Hour 2

Dec. 4

No School - Mark Reporting Day