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JUN 16 || = 10am Final Exam = || JUN 11 || Review For Final Exam || JUN 9 || Review For Final Exam || JUN 5 || **In Class:** Students Present Khan Academy Artworks View: //Michelangelo Revealed// Watch this interactive video on the Sistine Chapel 3D and Saint Peter's Square 3D. Play each feature and be sure to select "autopilot." This is a great resource to help you explore the Sistine Chapel in Detail Create a Blog Post //**Michelangelo & The Sistine Chapel**// 1. List 5 true facts about Michelangelo 2. List 5 True facts about the Sistine Chapel. For 3 of the facts on the Sistine Chapel provide an Image. || JUN 3 || **In Class:** View // Part 2: Magnificent Medici // Khan Academy Projects || MAY 30 || **In Class:** Students Present: 7. Botticelli- Matt D, Jordan O. 8. Savonorola- Mr. Pearl Review 4 Artistic Breakthroughs, Masaccio, Donatello and Botticelli // Part 1: Birth of a Dynasty // Read pages 34-38 of // The Annotated Mona Lisa // and take notes using the attached reading guide. Please include images and a few notes for every artwork mentioned or shown in the text. || MAY 28 || **In Class:** Edit and Revise Presentations. Students Then Present. // Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance // // Part 1: Birth of a Dynasty // Read pages 32-33 of // The Annotated Mona Lisa // and take notes using the attached reading guide. Please include images and a few notes for every artwork mentioned or shown in the text. || MAY 23 || **In Class:** BOYD AWARD 1:45pm Why did the Renaissance Begin in Italy? Walls of Constantinople TED Education (4:17) Read "your" section from // Era of Medici //. Your Section is below: You are creating YOUR OWN Presentation. (You can help each other if you like) 1. Cosimo- Nick & Theo 2. Donatello- Abby & Matt M. 3. Brunelleschi- Grace & Braelan 4. Masaccio- Jeanelle & Addy 5. Alberti- Cameron & Sophia 6. Lorenzo- Amanda & Cameron || Each section should construct a study guide in GoogleDocs. Students should make 2-3 Slides for each person. Limit of 20 words per slide. Put informative titles on each slide. Include relevant images with annotations on each slide. Students should be sure to put their names on the title page of the Google Doc. Students should be sure to share the Googledoc with me. The naming protocol for the Googledoc should be: Class.LastName.Artist (e.g. 2B.Obama.Donatello)
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Add relevant images. Find images for all major architecture and artworks mentioned in the reading. Annotate each artwork. Use these resources: [] and [] ||  || MAY 21 || **In Class:** Voice Thread Due on Tuesday- Voice Thread Quiz JAPAN- https://voicethread.com/?#q.b5776968.i29586274 CHINA- @https://voicethread.com/share/5776919/ http://voicethread.com/?#q.b5776974.i29586301@http://voicethread.com/share/5777082/ http://voicethread.com/?#q.b5777012.i29586610 INCA- https://voicethread.com/?#q.b5776886.i29585898 MAYAS- https://voicethread.com/?#q.b5769832.i29550259 WEST AFRICA- https://voicethread.com/?#q.b5776884.i29586473 complete the quiz || MAY 19 || **In Class:** Finalize Script Start recording Voice Thread. You need to coordinate recording times because only one student can record at a time. Finish Voice Thread by Tuesday 5pm || MAY 15 || **In Class:** Complete Script 1. Make sure you work on your artifact and add it to your script. 2. Make sure you have excellent quality and relevant images. 3. Make sure your script always talks about the images 4. Make sure the script on each slide is not too long. 5. Make sure you can pronounce all names and vocabulary terms. Do not include names or dates unless they are super important. 6. Make sure you have a classmate edit your voice thread script by reading it to you out loud. Script needs to be 100% done by next class. || MAY 13 || **In Class:** Exemplar: http://voicethread.com/?#q.b934834.i9490679 Create **Story-Board** for your Voice Thread Start Script by going to googledocs and copying and sharing- // Pearl 9th grade VoiceThread script template // Work on Script || MAY 9 || = FIELD TRIP TO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS = __ Please remember to bring __ • MFA annotation packet • pencil • binder or clipboard to write on • your lunch and beverage in a clearly labeled bag • If you indicated you are getting a school (bag) lunch on Friday, please pick up your lunch between 7:20 and 7:30 in the cafeteria • Students should meet at the front doors of the school at 7:30 (do not go to advisor) • please do not bring your laptop to school on Friday || MAY 7 || **In Class:** Library: Take notes Source 4: // Library Book // Take notes in "bullet Form" in ** BLUE ** Create an MLA Citation MAY 5 || **In Class:** Take notes on your Topic from Source 2: //Encyclopedia// // Britannica k-12 // Take notes in "bullet Form" in ** RED ** Create an MLA Citation Identify and research your Artifact Take notes on your Topic from Source 3 On-Line Resources for the Project Take notes in "bullet Form" in ** GREEN ** Create MLA Citation || MAY 1 || **In Class:** Collect Word Walls and Work in groups with Brainstorming Groups Identify Major Geographic Locations. How did Geography impact and shape this civilization? Take notes in "bullet Form" in **BLACK** Take notes on your google doc from Source 1: //History Alive!//. Make a Copy and title the Google Doc Lastname.Civilization.Class (Bolmer.Japan.5B). SHARE the document with me. || APR 29 || ** In Class: ** Hand-Out MFA Permission Slips Hand-out Middle Ages Readings and highlight and "Actively Read" on your topic. China Japan Inca Maya West Africa Hand-in permission slip
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In a pages document Create a vocabulary "Word Wall" and identify the 5 Most important things about your topic. What do you think should be the areas of focus for your research Project? What are the topics you feel are the most insightful, unique and interesting? Create a GRAPHIC ORGANIZER and label it with these major categories. PRINT PRIOR TO CLASS (remember to type name, date class and title at the top) || APR 17 || **In Class:** Edit and revise and print MFA Artworks. Create a Blog post with the title MT Athos. What is the Thesis of the story? Identify 5 facts about this monastery and the people who live there. Please include an image with a caption. MT Athos 60 Minutes (14:23) || APR 15 || **In Class:** Students will Annotated an MFA Artwork MFA.ORG Complete First Draft of the Artwork || APR 11 || **In Class:** Students will watch Building The Great Cathedrals NOVA (53:07) and create a Blog Post about Gothic Cathedral Construction. 1. Pointed Arches 2. Flying Buttresses 3. Ribbed Vaulting 4. Stained Glass 5. Holy Number They will list 5 important and interesting facts that they learn about Gothic Cathedrals. They will include a relevant image with a caption for each term Complete the Blog Post. || APR 9 || **In Class:** Review and edit Catalonian Chapel Annotate Virgin & The Dead Christ MFA Use these resources to help: Identifying Saints in Art - National Gallery of Art and [|Fish Eaters] Complete and Print out in Color both Annotated Artworks || APR 7 || **In Class:** Birth of the Gothic- Abbot Sugar Khan Academy (5:18) 60 Minutes- God's Architect (13:46min)
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Complete an annotated artwork of the Catalonian Chapel MFA Make sure you create boxes and add content on: Apse of a Romanesque Chapel, Byzantine Design, Fresco Method, 12 Disciples, 4 Gospels, What it says in the book Christ is holding. || APR 3 || **In Class:** Read and take notes on Medieval Art & Architecture After Each Section Lecture Medieval Art Hagia Sofia (Start at 9:30) Complete Medieval Art Reading on Romanesque and Gothic || APR 1 || **In Class:** Students will watch the DVD //Medieval Siege//. While watching the film students should take notes on the worksheet below. Using the notes taken during the film- students should construct a blog Post with title **Medieval Siege**. Describe on the Blog Post 5 of the most interesting things they learned about Medieval castles, Siege techniques, or Trebuchets. Please make sure you write using complete sentences and that you add detail. Please include an image with a caption. || MAR 28 || **In Class:** Simulation: Feudalism & Manorialism Dante's Inferno Visualized Students will take time touring Dante's Inferno- A Virtual Tour of Hell Using a cartoon- Create your own level of Dante's Hell and put a contemporary sinner in the level of hell. Describe the level of hell and why the sinner is there. Describe how Dante's inferno gives us an insight into the how people in the Middle Ages viewed the world and how they feared the afterlife. || MAR 26 || ** In Class: ** Review Questions 8-13 on the Crusades //Crescent & The Cross// Create a 6 Panel Cartoon on the Crusades. Include at least 5 True facts in the cartoon about the Crusades. Use this resource: @http://www.pixton.com/ || MAR 24 || **In Class:** [|Map of The Crusades] Lecture and Review Vocabulary Terms and Questions 1-7- Early Middle Ages from Collapse to Crusades. // Crescent & The Cross // Answer the rest of Questions 8-13 on the Crusades || MAR 20 || **In Class:** No Class- Power of One MAR 18 || **In Class:** Quiz- Islam - Division of empire Lecture- "The 3 Heirs of Rome" Video: //Jerusalem- Center of the World// Read about the Crusades and answer Questions 1-7 and vocabulary terms on page one covered while answering questions 1-7. and use the Reading Guide handed out in class. || MAR 13 || **In Class:** @http://vimeo.com/15034110 (7:15) Jerusalem in HD • Take a virtual tour of the al-Haram al-Sharif (be sure to go to #26, the al-Aqsa mosque) How people in Muslim countries prefer women to dress in public Pew Research Jan 8, 2014 Muslim Comedian's Response to the Survey PRI Dozens of Muslim Women Defy Saudi Government Ban on Women Driving The Guardian Oct 26, 2013 No Women, No Drive (4:15) Lifting The Veil: Muslim Women Explain Their Choice- NPR Why do Muslim women wear the hijab? (2:02) // 30 Days- Muslims in America // REEL Bad Arabs- How Hollywood Make s Arabs Look Bad (35:00min) Jihad Study for Quiz on Islam || MAR 11 || **In Class:** Complete Islam and Review 5 Pillars of Islam. Students will watch the DVD // Muslims // by FRONTLINE. ** Chapter 10 about Muslims in America only. ** (The video is about 30 minutes long)@http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/ During the video students should take notes on 10 things they learn about being a Muslim in America. Student should read about a mosque and watch the video on a Mihrab. Create a Blog Post**- //Inside a Mosque.//** Identify the images of 5 Things you would see inside a Mosque. Below each image Include a short description of the object and its significance. Khan Academy video on Mihrab (5:41) Create a Blog Post- //**Muslims in America.**// What did you find to be the 5 most interesting and surprising about being a Muslim in America? || MAR 7 || **In Class:** Collect homework and 5 Pillar Comic Strip. Lecture: Islam and the 5 Pillars of Islam [|History of Religion in 90 seconds] Watch the video and identify 3 new things you learn about **The Hajj to Mecca**. (7:57) @http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/hajj-pilgrimage-9084391 Edit and improve your Comic Strip on the 5 Pillars of Islam. || MAR 5 || **In Class:** Pearl is Out. 1. Read // A New Faith // (Text Pages 270-276) and answer the questions on page 276. Make sure you type out your homework. Re-type the questions (and put them in bold) and make sure you answer the questions completely (in regular font). Please type your name, date, class and assignment on the homework. Print prior to next class.
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When you are done with the text book assignment please start your homework. 2. Construct a Comic strip that teaches the 5 Pillars of Islam. Be sure to write facts about the 5 Pillars of Islam IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Use this resource: @http://stripgenerator.com/strip/create/ or @http://chogger.com/creator ~ Memorize the 5 Pillars of Islam. Be able to describe each. PRINT PRIOR TO NEXT CLASS. || MAR 3 || ** I **** n Class: ** Reading on Decline of Roman Empire and the American Empire When you are done with the text reading and using your headphones- watch this video and take notes. Homeless Veterans 60 Minutes (13:32)
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1. What is the thesis (main idea) of this video? 2. What are the 5 most important things you learned from this video? 3. Include 2 images (a cartoon and a graph) with captions that explains the challenges of homelessness and PTSD facing veterans returning from serving overseas. . || FEB 27 || **In Class:** Present your NGO to the class. Create your ow n InfoGraph @http://infogr.am/ Create Infograph on Hunger. Example 1 Example 2 Creating your Info Graphs and post them on your Blog. || FEB 25 || **In Class:** Power of One Activity Create a Blog Post with Images and or Statistics (Charts) and be prepared to present your NGO next class. The title of your Blog Post should be the name of your Organization. || FEB 14 || **In Class:** Quiz on Christianity 60 Minutes- Tell a story Go onto your Blog and retell a story from **60 Minutes**. Main Idea 5 Important facts image link to the story || FEB 12 || **In Class:** Lecture Christianity Watch the DVD: // In Search Of Jesus // with Peter Jennings and take notes on this worksheet: Study for Quiz on Christianity || FEB 10 || **In Class:** Lecture Christianity [|History of Religion in 90 seconds] Read about the origins of Christianity in the textbook, pages 171-174 (including the "Characteristics of Christianity" on p. 174.) Create flashcards that incorporates accurate info about all of the following terms: FEB 6 || **In Class:** Travel Brochure FEB 4 || **In Class:** Quiz on Roman Cities and Areas. Teenage Life in Rome TED Education (6:35) Create a Blog Post with the title: Teenage Life in Rome. List 3 things you learn about teenage life in Rome. Include an image and a caption. Students will watch this short video on the Pantheon: (8:07) https://www.khanacademy.org and write 5 things they learn about the Pantheon. They should post this on their Blog under the title PANTHEON. They should upload 2 images of the Pantheon (one interior and one exterior) to their blog that relates to their notes. Please write a caption for each image. || Jan 31 || **In Class:** Students will watch the following video (using their headphones- they can go to the library and borrow them if they have none) and identify 10 things they learn about the City of Rome. Students should write these notes in a //Pages// document so grammar and spelling is checked. Students will then go to their blog and create a new post with the Title CITY OF ROME and write those notes using complete sentences. Please upload a relevant image and add a caption. City of Rome- Khan Academy (13:47) JAN 29 || **In Class:** Review Roma Empire Map //Engineering an Empire// Study for map quiz on Bodies of Water and Mountains of Roman Empire. || JAN 27 || **In Class:** I will be out. Quiz on Rome Complete Map of Rome Map Resources || JAN 23 || **In Class:** Review Julius Caesar**,** Roman Sewers, Roads & Aquaducts //Engineering an Empire// Study For Quiz on Julius Caesar and Roman Sewers, Roads & Aquaducts || JAN 21 || **In Class:** Review Chapter IX- Caesar //Video- Julius Caesar (1956)// //Engineering an Empire- (Roman Sewers, Roads & Aquaducts)// || JAN 16 || **In Class:** Review Text Q 1-8 Continue to work on **Lastname.Ceasar.5B** notes on Julius Caesar Reading Q 9-15. Rome- //Engineering an Empire (Julius Caesar in Gaul Crossing the Rhine River)// Rewrite Homework Q 1-15 in final draft form in Googledocs.Make sure you incorporate vocabulary terms into your study guide. || JAN 14 || **In Class:** No Class- Power of One Pearl covers Ruthman JAN 10 || **In Class:** Read Pages 88-94 in the packet CHAPTER IX- Julius Caesar. Answer the questions 1-8 on page 100 of the packet. Type both the questions and your answers. Review Q 1-8 and take notes by creating Study Guide with Vocabulary, biographies. maps and images in Googledocs. **Lastname.Ceasar.5B**. Please SHARE with me. Use this to take notes. || JAN 8 || **In Class:** Thomas Cole In Google Docs Annotate a Thomas Cole painting and use content from the sources below. Title- ** Lastname.Cole.Period. ** Include 5 true facts about the painting and one fact about Cole's fear of Andrew Jackson. (demagogue) Use this source for Cole: [] Or This source @http://beyondthenotes.org/empire/paintings.html Use this source for Andrew Jackson: @http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/andrewjackson || JAN 6 || **In Class:** Start Map of Rome Map Resources Carthage- From Engineering an Empire (44:00min) || DEC 19 || **In Class:** Geography of China & Tibet Tibet- //End of Time// DEC 17 || **In Class:** Lecture Buddhism Dharma of Star Wars Luke Surprises Yoda (3:34) Destruction of Death Star (4:02) Create a 6 Panel Cartoon that teaches about The Middle Path (Middle Path and Proper attachment) and the end of suffering. **PRINT IN COLOR PRIOR TO NEXT CLASS** Use one of these sites below: @https://sites.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org/tools-for-digital-creations/ || DEC 13 || **In Class:** Lecture Hinduism [|History of Religion in 90 seconds] Watch this film and describe 2 insights you gain into the Caste System. Indian Caste System (4:22) Describe what insights you gain about death, funerals, and reincarnation from this short video. Reincarnation in India (2:32) Read about Buddhism Create a 6 Panel Cartoon that teaches about Reincarnation and how Maya, Meditation, Atman, Dharma and Karma can help you break the Cycle of Samsara (Moksha). **PRINT IN COLOR PRIOR TO NEXT CLASS** Use one of these sites below: @https://sites.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org/tools-for-digital-creations/ || Blog Post- Remembering Mandela 1. Write 5 facts you learned about Mandela that gives us reason to admire him and his life's work. 2. Upload an image and add a caption. 3. Identify and write 2 facts you learn about mandela not covered in class. Cite you work with a "linked" URL. Death of Nelson Mandela (12:00) NYTimes Nelson Mandela in his own words 60 Minutes
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On your Blog create a Post with the Title- **Hinduism**. In complete sentences- 1. Write down 10 things you learn about Hinduism from the films below. (2 facts for each film) 2. Write down two questions you have after watching these videos. 3. Insert a relevant image with a caption.
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Watch this video on Hindus living in America. Identify 4 things you should be aware of when you meet a Hindu. [|Chicago Police Department Video- Hinduism (9;29)] Describe what are some rituals you will see if you visit Varanasi. What Hindu Deity is most worshiped here? Why? Video- Varanasi (3:21) What are some the typical physical features you would see in a Hindu temple? How is worship in a Hindu temple different from visiting a Jewish Temple or Christian Church? Video- The Hindu Temple (4:50) Watch this short video about the challenges of Hinduism in the modern world. What are three insights you gain about about the challenges this Hindu family and/or Hinduism faces in a modern society? Hinduism in Modern India PBS (8:34) || DEC 9 || **In Class:** Test on Ancient Greece Please note you will not be able to define all of the terms or answer all of the questions on the worksheet. Not to worry, we will go over this worksheet next class and I will answer and questions you have. Hinduism is sometimes tricky to learn and this web-quest is a nice introduction. http://www.hinduacademy.org/schools/ks1-3.htm Make sure you visit each page: [|Introduction to Hinduism] [|Thinking of God] [|Hindu Beliefs] [|Hindu Practices] [|Interactive Worship] || DEC 5 || **In Class:** Review for Test Digital Citizenship 30 min- Digital Footprint After the digital citizenship assignment students should read the article and visit the website below on Alexander The Great. Students should then create a document in Google Docs with the title **Lastname.Alexander.5B** and SHARE it with me. On the document: 1. Insert a map that shows Alexander's Route of Conquest of the Persian Empire. 2. Create a time-line that has the following items on it. Write 1-2 sentences about each event on the time-line. Bucephalus, Chaeronea, Assassination of Philip II, Crossing the Hellespont, Battle of Granicus River, Gordian Knot, Battle of Issus, Siege of Tyre, Pharaoh of Egypt, Alexandrias, Battle of Gaugemela, Persepolis Burned, Roxane, Battle of Hydaspes, Rebellion, Death. Be sure to read the hand-out and web-site Top 10 Reasons Alexander The Great Was Great Here is a map to help Alexander Study for Test using this study Guide. Organize and review your notes as they correspond to this study guide. Come to next class with any questions you might have or sections you would like for me to review again. Focus on __making__ flash cards for the Great Greeks and the chronology. You may also want to study the geography. || Lecture- Greek Time-Line from Golden Age to Rome's Conquest. Review: Greek Scuplture- Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic Watch- Greece: //A Brief Moment of Excellence// You have no homework over the vacation. If you do want to start studying for the test you can use this study guide. || NOV 22 || **In Class:** Review the Parthenon and Greek __Architecture__: The Golden Ratio, Doric, Ionic and Corinthian Columns. Classic Architecture in Washington, D.C.- The Lincoln Memorial Read the two handouts below on Greek Art and Architecture. The second handout (13-Art HWCP) requires you to create a googledoc and study in detail one artwork. When reading focus on the items below: __Sculpture__ - know the characteristics of & one specific examples from the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods || Present Great Greeks Acropolis, Stoa, Agora, and importance of Theater (Tragedy, Hubris, Oedipus Rex and the tragic flaw) Construct a Blog Post on the **Parthenon.** Remember that Blog posts are formal writing. Recopy all questions and write answers using complete sentences. Watch the first 20 minutes of the Parthenon Video on [|NOVA]. How does the building and design of the Parthenon give us an insight into the "glory" of Athens during the Golden Age?
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The Greek-Persian War Time-Line **Text-120-122** Using //Pages//- Students will construct a time-line (with dates) that summarizes the Greek-Persian War. The Time-line will include important information. Use the text-book and the hand-out. The time-line should contain the following events: Be sure to refer to these maps
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Here is a Persian War Video (9:15min)

1. Ionian States Revolt 2. Battle of Marathon 3. Xerxes Invades 4. Battle of Thermoplyea Pass (Battle of the 300) 5. Athens is destroyed 6. Battle of Salamis 7. Battle of Platea 8. Delian league is Formed

Watch Sparta Videos and take notes on 5 Things you were able to add to your time-line. Indicate the new facts using a different color. Also- Add a relevant image to your time-line and write a caption. || OCT 28 || **In Class:** Lecture- Macro Greek Time-Line from Minoans to Athens v Sparta Jig-Saw Notes on Sparta v Athens OCT 24 || **In Class:** Review and work on Map Complete Map Read and take notes on: || OCT 22 || **In Class:** Test on Judaism Complete Map of Ancient Greece Here are some helpful Map Resources LINK || OCT 18 || **In Class:** Lecture- Judaism Shofar at Sunrise (30 seconds) Review Homework- Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur. Illustrate a Jewish temple. Watch this short video and illustrate and label a Jewish temple. Identify items in the temple and describe their religious importance. What do they symbolize? Inside a Jewish Temple (8:17) Study for Test on Judaism.
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Tour the Western wall in this animation. Identify 5 things you learn. Be prepared to share them next class. Western Wall- 3D Tour || OCT 16 || No Class- Geology Field Trip || OCT 11 || **IN CLASS:** Students will watch the DVD- //Kingdom of// //David// and take notes on the worksheet provided. Complete the assignment below. || OCT 9 || **IN CLASS:** Quiz- Budget Crisis & Government Shutdown Lecture- Judaism Video- Prince of EGYPT (2:52) If Moses Had Facebook || OCT 7 || **IN CLASS:** Quiz- Judaism Current Events: The Budget Crisis & Government Shutdown Government Shutdown, by the numbers NYTimes (1:45) In House of Reps, Arithmetic Problem NYTimes The Battle in Congress on Spending & Debt NYTimes Q&A The Back And Forth Over the Government Shutdown- NYTimes (interactive) Who Goes to Work, Who Stays Home? NYTimes (interactive) History of Religion in 90 Seconds Quiz- Budget Crisis || OCT 3 || **IN CLASS:** YOU MUST PLAY IN CHROME browser. Go into this simulation[| http://playspent.org/] and "accept the challenge" and "find a job." Please spend 30 minutes carefully going through the simulation. Please make decisions that you think you would make if this was real. Please pay attention while you go through this simulation and write down 10 things you learned about the struggles facing a working poor family in America.When you are done with the simulation:
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Go to your **Blog** and compose a post with the title "**Spent.**" Answer the following questions:

1. What are 10 key insights you gained from this experience? 2. What was the most difficult decision you had to make? Why? 3. How did the simulation make you feel? Please explain.

Please remember that Blog posts are formal writing. Please edit your work and provide accurate and specific information as well as proper spelling and grammar. Please cite your work and provide insightful graphs, images, and/or cartoons. All images must have citations and captions.

Read about the origins of Judaism in the textbook, pages 83-86. Take notes on the following terms for a short open note matching quiz. ++ Please print your notes prior to next class ++ monotheism prophets covenant Abraham exodus Moses David Jerusalem Solomon exile Diaspora Jewish Scriptures ++ Print your notes prior to class ++ || OCT 1 * || **IN CLASS:** Watch the DVD: //Discovery of the Rosetta Stone// and take notes on the attached notes sheet. Please use these notes to do the homework. Create a Blog Post with the title **Rosetta Stone.** Upload an image of the Rosetta stone and cite your source. Be sure to copy these questions on your blog and to make them **BOLD.** 1. Briefly describe the competition between Jean-Francois Champollion and Thomas Young to translate the Rosetta Stone. 2. Why is the Rosetta Stone now in the British Museum if the French found it? 3. Why was the Rosetta Stone such an important artifact? 4. What obstacles did scholars have to overcome to decipher the stone? Here are some resources Rosetta Stone- Khan Academy (3:56) The Rosetta Stone BRITISH MUSEUM || SEP 27 * || **IN CLASS:** Egypt- Social/Economic Watch the DVD //Beyond the Pyramids// and fill out the notes sheet handed out in class. Be sure to pause the DVD periodically to discuss. Below is the note sheet. When the DVD ends please have them hand in their notes sheet and begin the homework. Complete the second half of the //Daily Life Chart//. || SEP 25 * || **In Class:** Lecture- Egypt- Middle Kingdom to Old Kingdom Complete this assignment and hand in next class. There are color pencils on my desk. Complete 1/2 of the //Daily Life Chart.// || SEP 23 || **CLASSWORK:** Egypt- Religion and Environment. Egypt was the "gift of the Nile." Review homework on Egypt and Egyptian Time-line (there are lecture notes in (Googledocs) Open a google doc and Title the document **Lastname.ValleyoftheKings.5B** and share it with me. Play the Pyramid Challenge below and identify 5 important things you learn about pyramid building. What were some of the challenges they faced and techniques they used? Play for about 20 minutes. Pyramid Challenge- BBC (Interactive) Visit the Theban Mapping Project and explore both the //Atlas of the Valley of the Kings// feature and the //Atlas of the Theban Necropolis// feature. Spend some time reading and watching video clips of important pharaohs and their tombs. Write a short summary on 5 of the most interesting things you learn and identify one thing you would like to know more about. Make sure you include an image and a citation. Theban Mapping Project (interactive) || SEP 19 || **CLASSWORK:** Quiz- Countries, Capitals, Physical Features of the Middle East Start working on Text reading on Egypt pages 44-53. || SEP 17 || **CLASSWORK:** Lecture- Roots of 9/11 by Thomas Friedman Results of 9/11 Boston Marathon Bombing- Why did they do it? Watch Boston Marathon Bombing- 60 Minutes (12:39min) BRING YOUR TEXT TO NEXT CLASS Study Map of the countries and Physical Features of the Middle East. There is a quiz next class. This resource will help you: Map Game on Middle East || SEP 13 || **CLASSWORK:** Computer Orientation- Bookmarks (For September 11th also), Folders For Units, Homework Calendar, Googledocs Classroom Policies Faces of the Dead NYTIMES (Oct 10, 2001-Current) Cost of War National Priorities Project Open up a Pages document and title it 9/11 Research. Go to the websites below and spend some time exploring the sites and learning about September 11th. Write 20 facts (using complete sentences) that you learn about September 11th. Categorize your notes if they are from different aspects of this event (for instances notes about the memorial should go one heading and notes about the building's collapsing should go under a different heading.) Please include an image and caption, with cation. Cite all of your work with hyper-links. Please fit all of your work on one page and print prior to next class.
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10 Years after 9/11 AP, 2011 9/11 Memorial and NYTimes Interactive- Ground Zero Feel free to check out the 9/11 wiki if you want more sources. || SEP 11 || **CLASSWORK:** Students will watch the following film on September 11th. Students should take notes from the film using the same worksheet they had for homework on Monday. Please collect after the film is over. You can show Part 1 and Part 2 of the film. With time remaining students can start homework. [|Video- Inside 9/11] Take notes on the worksheet provided using the handout //What Happened on 9/11//. || SEP 9 || **CLASSWORK:** Report-Out Editorial Cartoons (Think-Pair-Share)
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Hand-Out Text Books Map Modern Middle East Complete labeling Maps of Middle East This resource will help you: Map Game on Middle East || SEP 5 || **CLASSWORK:** Share out one interesting fact about someone else. (Two lies and one truth.) Current Events Presentation- Syria (note-taking skills)
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Introducing Editorial Cartoons Analyze 3 cartoons. || SEP 3 || **CLASSWORK:** Here is the Course Of Studies Guide
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1. Illustrate and Annotate one page that Summarizes and Describes you as an individual. Feel free to be creative- but try to make this informative (20 Minutes) ||
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