1. The Medieval World Grade 7
Welcome parents!!
About me: UCB UCLA twins credentialed 7,9,10,12
12 years at MHS
These are the units we are studying this year in history: Middle Ages, Islam, Africa, Imperial China and medieval Japan, Civilizations of the Americas, Europe toward the modern age (Ren, Ref, Tudors, Louis, Sci Rev, Enlightenment)
My main job is ready your child for high school and citizenship beyond
History is wonderful way to build skills—critical thinking, writing and communication
My main question to them this year : What is the evidence? What led you to this conclusion?

2. A bit about Medieval History
6 major units
Focus on themes:
Geography
Government
Religion
Culture
Daily Life
Geog’s contribution to settlement, government, culture and daily life
Religion: Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism
Culture: food, art, literature, music and drama
Daily Life: Common people, women and children

3. Skills Reading and interacting with the text Writing, writing, writing
Primary sources
Using evidence
Current events
Compare contrast
Point of view
Bias
Document based
Proper citation
Research paper
Evaluating evidence
Primary source analysis

4. The Interactive Notebook
One stop place for all work
Bring to class everyday
Checked often at first
Graded 2x per trimester
The most important tool we are using this year besides the text
Most of the activities we are going to be doing are in this notebook
It will help them stay organized, and help them review for tests
Show it
They need some supplies for it
It will be checked almost daily at first until they get the nag of it
It will be graded 2x per trimester

5. Text Interactive student centered Common Core aligned
Text stays at school
Codes for online access sent home soon
Stresses deep learning, curiosity and investigation
Spiral progressively from simple recall to high order thinking skills such as analysis and evaluation
Each student will have access to the text online where they can zoom in, underline, take challenges

6. Grading Categories Interactive Notebook Class participation
Tests/quizzes
Projects— in class!
Writing
Completion
Last trimester: Research writing
2x per week
Most of the homework will be reading in the interactive notebook some writing. When we do the research paper in the spring, there will be an increase in homework.
My goal is no weekend homework and an average of about minutes when they do have it.

7. How you can help
Where is the homework assignment? Check in the planner and on Edlio.
Insist that your child uses the planner
Check Gradelink at least 1x per week
Contact me anytime to discuss concerns
Subscribe to Edlio!
How to contact me— is best. I will get back to you within 24 hours tops.

8. Maps! Can you guess the subject of the map?
Shows the world’s internet connection in 1969

9. This map shows the world divided into 7 sections (each with distinct color) each section containing 1 billion people.

10. 11. This map shows (in red) the countries that don't use the metric system

11. This map shows countries (in white) that England has never invaded
 This map shows countries (in white) that England has never invaded.  There are only 22.  (In the WORLD!)

13. 9. This map shows the countries that heavily restricted Internet access in 2013.