Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Museum of Civilization

We are in the Library today presenting your final projects to our museum guests :)

Seminar 3 on Monday - Show up prepared!

Monday, May 26, 2014

Seminar 2

1. Projects DUE ~ Gallery Walk
      Library 'Museum of Civilization' Wednesday
Make sure you are prepared with whatever you need to present. laptop, props, visual aids, etc.

2.  Seminar # 2 / Reading & Note time
     Work on Exam Review if all caught up
     Final Exam in 5 classes!!!!!

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Project & Books

1.  Book Sign Out

2.  Work on Project  - Project due Monday!
       OR Reading/Note Time 
                OR Exam Review

3. Project Conferences - Where are you at?

A Short History of Progress Audio Link

Monday, May 12, 2014

Rome Wrap Up

*Field Trip Forms in ASAP!

1.  Test Review/Book Choices

2. Rome Jeopardy

Homework: Rome Test next class!
* Bring ALL your research notes, bibliography 
   & plan for your good copy for May 21

Monday, May 5, 2014

Test Review

Etruscans

Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Punic Wars/Carthage

The Republic
Augustus & the Principate
Emperors
The Empire - achievements...

Daily Life
Gender Roles
Pompeii
Religion

Decline of Rome

End of Rome?

* Field Trip Forms ?? Get them in ASAP!!

1.  Test Review

2. Crash Course Fall of the Roman Empire

3.  Reading/note time - Seminar next class


Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Rome Seminar Intro

1.  Republic to Empire Questions - Discuss

2. Rome Seminar Intro

3.  Reading/Note Time

Friday, April 25, 2014

Age of Augustus

1.  Rome Recap

2.  Republic to Empire (handout)

3.  dvd "Politics of Persuasion"

Term 2 late work needs to be in by this Wednesday, April 30!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Research Final Project

1.  imac lab - final project research
* Make sure you have notes to hand in and sources recorded for your bibliography!

Monday, April 14, 2014

Final Inquiry Project Research

*Hand in Punic Wars !

1.  imac lab 
     *start answering your research questions!

Friday, April 11, 2014

Poetry Slam

We will be supporting your classmates as they compete in the district poetry slam!

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Are Dictators Always Bad?

*Project Topic and research questions should be ready to go for Monday

1.  Dictator Discussion (Handout)

2.  Evaluating Your Dictator/Roman Emperor...

3.  Present your evaluation: Roman Emperors

Monday, April 7, 2014

Rome & Project Questions

1.  Rome: Republican Govt. QUIZ

2.  Project BIG topic question & research questions...

3.  Punic Wars Project

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Carthage & the Punic Wars

1.  complete dvd: "Carthage vs Rome"

2.  'Reporting on the Punic Wars' 
      ...continue research.... 
          *due next Friday, April 11

Monday, March 31, 2014

Rome: The Republic

1.  Complete Republican Government Chart

2.  Peloponnesian War (handout)

3.  Carthage vs. Rome (dvd & handout)


Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Etruscans & Rome

1.  Project Topics 
    *have some ideas to think about over the break

2.  Complete Map/ 
     Roman Republic Government (handout)

Homework: Any missing work from term 2!


Monday, March 10, 2014

Before there was Rome...

1.  What are you curious about? 
     Final project topic brainstorming...

2.  Etruscans Questions (see below)
   The Etruscans
Chapter 5 : The Rise of Rome Pages 166-168

Copy the question and answer in point form

1. How do we know about the Etruscans? 
2. Who were the Etruscans?  
3. Who were Romulus and Remus? 
4.  What kind of government did the Etruscans have?  
       How did it end? 
5. How did the Etruscans influence the Romans?

3.  Rome Map (handouts)

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Greece Test

1.  Write Test

2.  Mark multiple choice together ...if time...

Homework: any missing term 2 work!

Monday, March 3, 2014

End of Unit & Term...

1.  Term 2 Self Assessment

2.  Greece Test Review - See study guide

3.  Greece Review - Jeopardy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Greece Test Review


Greece Test Review
                              Chapters 4 & 5 in Echoes From The Past

Things to know:

       Map of Greece


       The Minoans & Myceneans


       Language influences
              (see your greek root word list)
              Bio=life + ology=study of


       Greek Terms
              Ie: Polis, Archon, hoplite, trireme, etc.


       Art & Architecture
              Sculpture & building styles
              Nigel dvd notes


       Mythology
              *Especially historical significance

       Persian Wars
              Marathon
              Salamis
              Thermoplylae


       Life in Athens & Sparta


       Peloponnesian War


       Philosophy
              Major philosophers & ideas

       Important Greeks such as …
              Pericles,
              Alcibiades
              Herodotus
              Plato
              Aristotle
              Philip ii
              Alexander the Great

*these are examples if they are connected to an important place, event or battle we studied know who they are!!
      

The test will be
                 multiple choice
                             ANd written

      
                 

Monday, February 24, 2014

Greece, Alexander & Hellenism

1.  Open Book Test - Use your binder!

2.  Politics of Persuasion 
        Persia & Alexander dvd & handout

Homework: 
*Mark cut off THIS Thursday, Feb. 27!
Greece Unit Test Wednesday, March 5

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Socrates, Politics & Persuasion

1.  Socratic Seminar 
         *review criteria & procedures
         *reading & annotating time

2.  dvd: "The Art of Persuasion" 
                     Stonehenge & Persia 

Homework:
Socratic Seminar next class (Friday)
Make sure you have read and made notes (questions, connections, comments) for ALL readings - ticket to the seminar!

Monday, February 17, 2014

Philosophy

1.  Myth time

2.  Discuss p 138 & 149

3.  Philosophy intro/ homework check

4.  Socratic Seminar intro & reading time

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

War & Philosophy

1.  What was the Peloponnesian war?
      Tableau activity (handout)

2.  Greek Philosophy -outline notes

3.  Discuss p. 138 & 149

HOMEWORK: Philosophy notes complete



Friday, February 7, 2014

12 Labours & Athens

1. 12 Labours... part 2!

2.  dvd: "Engineering An Empire: Greece"
      / homework check p 138/149 questions





Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Heroes, Stories & War

1.  Story time (& Art) with Nigel

2.  Hercules 12 Labours

3.  Peloponesian War in Tableau & prezi

4. Engineering An Empire: Greece 'Parthenon' & 'Pericles'


Monday, February 3, 2014

Hercules vs Herakles

1.  Complete movie & web handout

2.  Debrief movie version & myth version
     * add to your web

3.  The 12 Labours of Hercules (handout)
      *Be prepared to explain/re-enact your 
       labour for next class


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Persian Wars & Athens & Sparta

1.  300 and Herodotus 
     Is Accurate History Boring?

2.  dvd: Persian Wars - add to your chart info!
     / homework check Athens/Sparta & PW Chart

3.  Discuss Homework

4.  Echoes from the Past p.138 # 1-3 & p149 #1-3

HOMEWORK: Complete work from today -
( p.138 & p.149 questions above)


Monday, January 20, 2014

Athens vs Sparta

*Contestant profile should be handed in today 
(if you did not already do it last week)

1.  Story time: Echo & Narcissus

2.  GREECE: Athens and Sparta
Read Echoes From the Past  pp. 110-119

Define in Your Own Words:
Polis (110)     Ostracism (115)
Democracy (113) Ostraka (115, 117)
Hoplites (114) Metic (117)
Tyrannos (114) Helot (118)
Archon (114) Homoioi (118)
Strategos (115) Ephorate (119)
List the Positive and Negative Aspects of life in the polis’ of... (Consider political and social structure.)

ATHENS
+ -






SPARTA
+ -


3.  Greek Gods Dating Game next class make sure you are ready!

*Do you have  a list of GOOD questions that require several sentences to answer well?

* Have you looked at the preview questions and thought about possible responses that reflect DETAILED research?

* Do you have your research notes organized so you can easily find information to answer questions?

* Do you have your costumes/props organized?

Homework: 
Greek Gods Dating Game next class - meet in Library

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Greek Gods Dating Game

In the Imac Lab today you should complete the following:

1.  your research - make sure it is detailed!

2.  Your 'contestant profile'  
           *print and hand in to Ms Cyr

3.  Your questions for other contestants - make sure to include details that reflect the research about your god or goddess
* Sign in to google docs and post your questions
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b92Nx-hLgCAxKs6zgqw_DFikaGpnq6Ph6VrXUb8FM1k/edit?usp=sharing
include an initial by each question(minimum 3)

4.  Start planning possible responses & wardrobe;)

Homework: complete all of the above!

Friday, January 10, 2014

Art & Mythology

1.  Myth time: "Pygmalion"

2.  Greek Art Notes (powerpoint)

3.  Nigel dvd: Greek Art

4. Discuss Minoan/Myceneans questions

5.  Project Sign Up




Wednesday, January 8, 2014

All Greek to Me...

1.  Storytime: "Icarus & Daedalus"

2.  'Greek to Me' - language activity

3.  dvd: Myceneans (handout) /homework check 

4.  Discuss homework





Monday, January 6, 2014

Welcome Back!

1.  Storytime... Theseus & the Minotaur (bookmark handout)

2.  Map of Ancient Greece - use a legend!

3.  Minoans & Myceneans Q (handout)

Homework: Complete Map & Questions