1. Warm-up 3/25/19
Describe what you will be saying and doing in the skit your group is performing.

2. Warm-up 3/26/19 Fill in the blank.(use your textbook if necessary)
1. The samurai’s most valuable weapon was the __________.
2. The samurai served his or her __________.
3. Before battle the samurai shouts out their _________ for fighting.
4. Both knights and samurai had codes of _____.

3. Warm-up 3/27/19
True or False, if false replace the underlined word with a word to make the sentence true.
The samurai code emphasized personal importance.
Relying on Buddha’s mercy is a characteristic of Zen Buddhism.
Amida Buddhism was well suited to samurai because it emphasized discipline.
4. The samurai were trained in the cultural pursuits of writing poetry.

4. Warm-up 3/28/19
Describe what you think it would be like to be a samurai, shogun or daimyo.
Use at least 4 of these words in your description:
Samurai, daimyo, shogun, sword, armor, training, discipline, honor, loyalty, Buddhism, lord, ritual

5. Warm-up 3/29/19
Why were samurai important to Japan?(2 to 3 sentence response)

6. Warm-up 4/1/19 Create a topic sentence from the following prompt:
What values are most important to the samurai?
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After the warm-up open your binder to pages and log into Google Classroom, your writing assignment is posted in my classroom.

7. Warm-up 4/2/19
Read pages 256 and 257 in your textbook to answer these questions:
1) What 3 major civilizations flourished in Central and South America?
2) How did hunter-gatherer people get to the Americas?

8. Warm-up 4/3/19 Look at the picture on page 258 of your textbook.
1) What do you notice about this image? Give at least 3 details.
2) What do you think this building was for?

9. Warm-up 4/4/19
Fill all the lines on your warm-up sheet in response to these questions:
What is your favorite game or sport? It can be a game or sport that you watch, play or both.
Why do you enjoy it? Is it important to you? Why?

10. Warm-up 4/5/19
If you were a Mayan, what achievement of the Olmec’s do think would be the most useful: the solar calendar, the trade routes, religious and ceremonial centers, cities, or farming villages? Why?