Spring SMART Schedule Monday – Grade check and current events Tuesday – Math facts & Math homework Wednesday – Writing (Bring pen or pencil) Thursday – DEAR or catch up Friday – Team Building/ puzzles/ brain teasers

January 9, 2017 Sit in NEW assigned seats. Take out DBQ. Agenda – Complete DBQ Topic Sentence- Many of the rights and responsibilities for being a citizen in the U.S. can be traced back to Greece and Rome. Warm Up- Who did modern countries get the idea of representative government from?

Essential Question Democracy was a great achievement, and inspired our own system of government. However, how did the Athenian system of direct democracy differ from our current system?

January 10, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Take out DBQ and planning sheet If you don’t have a journal, take out paper. Agenda – Writing prompt Topic Sentence –The Roman Empire gave more people citizenship than Athens. Warm Up- A member of a country is called a ___________.

January 11, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Agenda – Start new unit Topic Sentence – Rome allowed some conquered people to become citizens to inspire loyalty to the empire. Warm Up-True or False: Slaves could become citizens in Rome but not Athens.

Cultural Diffusion When the cultural beliefs and social activities are spread from one group to another. It can be through different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, etc. 

January 12, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Take out sheet on China’s contributions. Agenda – Ancient Chinese Contributions Topic Sentence – Many of the things that we use today were invented in ancient China. Warm Up- Name one thing that came from ancient China.

Globalization The process in which people, ideas and goods spread throughout the world, bringing more interaction and integration between the world's cultures, governments and economies.

SMART Sit in assigned seat. Bring a book. It’s DEAR day! OR something else to work on.

January 13, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Take out 1 sheet of paper. Agenda –Chinese Contributions Topic Sentence – The Ancient Chinese invented gunpowder, the smallpox vaccine and the compass. Warm Up- What two words mean ideas that spread from one culture to another? Hint: c_________ d_______