7th Grade W.H. 2/26/09

Focus: Central and Southern African Kingdoms

Classwork: wordpuzzle warm-up

Reading in text pages, completing lesson reviews pp.186-199.

Access lesson notes here:

Lesson 2, Empires built on gold:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_376c852px9g

Lesson 3, Kingdom of Kongo:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_377c4k8k2dc

Homework: Unit test rescheduled to Monday, March 1st.

Work on study and vocabulary resources available on the blog to prepare for the test.

6th grade world geography--Country handout

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_375d8pq6tfw

6th grade world geography--Country handout

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_375d8pq6tfw

6th Grade World Geography-European Country Assignment

Access the list of information you need to include on your European country here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_373dprnpphn

Remember the purpose of this assignment is to teach your classmates about the country you researched. You just need short bullet points of information. Please, please, please do not cut and paste huge chunks of information from the internet about which you know absolutely nothing!!!!------Sometimes, even with schoolwork, less is more! Have fun finding out about "your" European country!

6th Grade World Geography 2/25/09

Focus: Modern Europe, the European union

classwork: text page 387.
work Book: 110-111.
Map work: finding countries on the map and giving relative location: Cyprus, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania,

Homework: Students are working on their coat of arms project due Monday March 2.

European country assignment due Friday 2/27/09

7th Grade W. H African Kingdoms Unit study guide

Access your study guide for the African Kingdoms Unit Test 2/28/09 : http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_371f2g3q9dr

7th Grade World History 2/25/09

Focus: Central and southern Africa --chapter 6

classwork: vocabulary :http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_370hftfq7d9

Video on ancient African Kingdoms.

Homework: review classwork

7th Grade World history 2/24/09

Focus: Central and Southern Africa --chapter 6


classwork: vocabulary review :http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_368dgbfc6dd
Read lesson 1The Growth of coastal trading cities. Access lesson notes here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_372gz3mfcc8

Homework: review lesson notes

7th Grade World History 2/23/09

Focus: West African Kingdoms---chapter 5

classwork: map vegetation zones, vocabulary review. Read section on Empire of Ghana

Homework: no written homework

7th Grade World History--Muslim Empires Review Questions

Access review questions for students who need to retake the quiz. If you scored below 75% this information is for you! http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_363ftq4g5dx

Students please check your grade online. If you need to retake this quiz study at the weekend and make sure to come after school any day next week. Deadline for this quiz is Friday, February 27th!

7th Grade World History 2/19/09

Focus: African Kingdoms, Chapter 5

Classwork: Make vocabulary foldable: kinship, clan, griot, vegetation zone, sahara, savannah, Ghana, Almoravids.

Have a partner quiz you on the vocabulary terms.
Keep foldable in your binder for review.

--Read Story of Sundiata, the Lion King--on page 174.

Homeowork: review vocabulary

6th Grade World Geography 2/19/09

Focus: Chapter 12 European Empires

Class work: Text book pages 329-339

Sork book: pages 98-99

3rd period, read a celtic folk tale and Celtic art coloring.

Homework: 3rd period finish coloring
7th period no homeowork

6th Grade World Geography 2/12/09

Here is the Study Guide for Chapter 10 & Chapter 11, Section 1-2.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_360gtszgzfc

7th Grade World History 2/12/09

Focus: Expansion of the Arab Empires

Classwork: vocabulary,
chart of Arab contribution to western society: Art, mathematics, astronomy, medicine.
Student make their own example of Arabic style or Arabesque art:

See examples here: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_347fdbxrtd2

6th grade world geography 2/10/09

Focus: Renaissance and Reformation

Classwork: vocabulary activity
PowerPoint: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_287fpmq4tg5
Coat of arms project directions

Homework: read over your project directions

6th Grade World Geography Coat of Arms Project Directions

Download and print your Coat of Arms Project directions here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_231gktjzcf9

6th grade world Geography Medieval Castles

View our Irish castles powerpoint here:
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_171dqkdcxfb

7th Grade World History 2/4/09

Focus: Byzantine empire

Classwork: PowerPoint - notes

Byzantine Empire---PowerPoint here: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_158f8nhjqcx

Homework: Quiz on Friday, study for quiz.

7th Grade World Geography 2/2/09

Focus: Byzantine Empire

Classwork; chapter 15 pages 509-513--read the section

Vocabulary foldable: Byzantine empire, Justinian, Justinian code
Roman catholic church, Eastern orthodox church, Theodora,
Hagia Sophia, Diocletian

Make a T chart for Justinian/Theodora listing accomplishments and characteristics for each character. Use the information in your text.


Homework; finish foldable due tomorrow

6th Grade world Geography 2/2/09

Focus: Ancient Rome, chapter 10,

classwork: Read pages 284-289 with a partner.

Complete foldable for the following vocabulary terms:
reupublic senate patrician
aqueduct Julius Ceasar plebeian

Homework: finish foldable, make sure you have the list of words on the front and the definitions on the inside page. You can cutacross the first strip, that is cut the line under each vocabulary term only.