1. Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013  Come in leave remotes in holders, get your journals  Obj: 6.4 identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms and water bodies  Focus: Student will begin to understand that the physical geography of the Middle East makes that area the Crossroads of Civilization.  Agenda: answer think question: Why was water so important to the people of ancient times like in Mesopotamia?  Vocabulary: delta, embalmed, pyramids, hieroglyphics.  Homework: complete the achieve 3000 from last week,

2. Wed. Oct 16, 2013 Focus: Student will begin to understand that the physical geography of the Middle East makes that area the Crossroads of Civilization. Think Question: What would you consider to be your greatest Freedom that you would never want to give up? Why? Agenda: Finish group work from yesterday Review vocabulary and concepts for Mesopotamia and Egypt.

3. Thursday Oct. 17, 2013 KEEP YOUR REMOTES!!!~  6.22A I will use social studies terminology correctly.  6.21 student applies critical thinking skills to organize and use information.  Think question: write down three strategies you plan to use when taking our test tomorrow. Example, read all the question and answers before making a choice… no you cant use this answer… think of three of your own.  Take e clicker quiz over Mesopotamia…..

4. Friday Oct 18,2013  6.22A I will use social studies terminology correctly.  6.21 student applies critical thinking skills to organize and use information.  Agenda  Click in for attendance, LEAVE REMOTE IN HOLDER.  Leave your notebooks in the cabinet….. We are testing today….  Sharpen your pencils for the test.  Put up privacy folders.. Ask each other questions for your quick review……  Take the test, show your work, recheck your test so the test and the bubble sheet agree with answers.  Reread test questions with your answer choices to see if it makes sense.  Bring test to the table, put the answer sheets face down all facing the same way, place tests in the white basket, name up all facing the same way.  Take a word find sheet and work quietly and independently on the assignment. No talking…Colored pencils for word find and coloring on the back table.  After the worksheet you can read or put your head down.

5. Monday October 21, 2013  6.22A I will use social studies terminology correctly.  6.21 TSWBAT apply critical thinking skills to organize and use information.  Think Question: Why do you think the Middle East is important to the United States? Why does the United States seemed so concerned about the Middle Eastern civil fighting that goes on?  Agenda: Listen to today's assignment for reading pg. 84, 85 and 86. Silent Reading by yourself. Also you should make vocabulary entries from the samples… for the following words today: 1) Mediterranean Sea, (2) polytheistic  (3) embalmed (4) pyramids (5) hieroglyphics.  Work in the assigned work station by Mrs. Chiong.  1)…… reading and vocabulary work purple  Station 2… Board matching center yellow  Station 3…. Achieve 3000 green  Station 4.. Board Game Review pink  Station 5….current Events articles. blue

6. Tuesday October 22, 2013 6.21 student applies critical thinking skills to organize and use information. 6.1 Students will identify contemporary societies and trace characteristic of various societies in regions that have had invasion, conquests and trade especially related to Egypt Agenda: Come in check in leave remotes in their holders. Get into your color groups from yesterday…. You will have 10 min at the current table and everyone will move after that for the next 20 min. And hopefully one more time before the bell rings today. Remember Mrs. Chiong DISMISSES the class, NOT the bell.

7. Wednesday October 23,2013  6.19 TSWBAT to identify and explain the significance of religious holidays in various contemporary societies.  6.4D identify and locate major physical and human geographic centers of places and regions.  Agenda:  Everyone has 20 minutes to complete the station they are working at. At that time I will collect: The current events articles and the Cornell notes and vocabulary work will be a daily grade… minor grade for completion of requested work from the teacher.  Map work will have the student become familiar with Egypt and its cities in order to have a base for religious conflicts in that area.

8. Thursday October 24, 2013 Students will identify contemporary societies and trace characteristic of various societies in regions that have had invasion, conquests and trade especially related to Egypt 6.22A I will use social studies terminology correctly. AGENDA : CLICK IN LEAVE REMOTES IN HOLDER WORK ON COMPLETING INCOMPLETE WORK FOR THE WORKSHOP YOU ESPECIALLY NEED: IN YOUR HISTORY NOTEBOOK: VOCABULARY AND CORNELL NOTES FROM PG. 84, 85 86. IN YOUR TEXTBOOK ABOUT EGYPT. 2TWO SUMMARIES AND 4 NEW VOCABULARY WORDS AND DEFINITIONS 3ACHIEVE 3000 ACTIVITIES COMPLETED. 4MAP OF EGYPT 5Vocabulary words: delta, pharaoh, polytheistic, embalmed, pyramids, hieroglyphics, papyrus, scribes, Hatsheptsut

9. Friday October 25, 2013 6.21 students will use critical thinking skills to organize information. Students will identify contemporary societies and trace characteristic of various societies in regions that have had invasion, conquests and trade especially related to Egypt THINK QUESTION; What does Mesopotamia and Egypt have in common? Tell me in four sentences. AGENDA KEEP remotes!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!! Review Cornell notes and vocabulary practice. Independent work for Cornell notes and current event articles Quilt pattern piece of one of the five themes of geography Map of Africa

10. Monday Oct. 28,2013  analyze the similarities and differences among various world societies.[15E]  identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions.[16A]  compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies.[16B]  LEAVE REMOTES IN THEIR HOLDER  Agenda: copy the new learning goals, and work on your map of Egypt.  Take notes from the video about Egypt  Begin information about religions.  HOW TO GET TO OUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK,  NEW ACHIEVE 3000 ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS FRIDAY AND NEXT MONDAY.

11. Tues. Oct. 28, 2013  analyze the similarities and differences among various world societies.[15E]  identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions.[16A]  compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies.[16B]  Agenda  Copy the list of vocabulary words into your journals after copying the learning objectives.  Do the what does it mean, how well do I know it, Draw a picture to help remember the word from the forms in your journals for: monotheistic, abundant, worship.  Finish current event articles  Video and you take notes, begin religion note taking.

12. Wed. Oct 30, 2013  analyze the similarities and differences among various world societies.[15E]  identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions.[16A]  compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies.[16B]  Agenda:  Leave remotes in their holders  Copy the following question:  Why did ancient Egyptians embalm bodies?  A short three to five sentence explanation would be great.  Question # 2: How did the Nile River help Egypt…. Again 3-5 good sentences  Introduction to religions: pg. 88 in textbook, read and discuss….

13. Thursday October 31, 2013  identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions.[16A]  compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies.[16B]  Agenda: copy the question and all answer selection choices: then choose the answer you think is correct:  All economic systems are concerned with:  A. Governing the nation  B. Bringing the world together  C. Producing goods  D. Preserving the nation’s culture.  Explain: What are the responsibilities of citizenship? Pg 36-37  Get your textbook and turn to pg. 88

14. Friday November 1, 2013  compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies.[16B]  Agenda: come in keep your remotes…..  Come in copy the objective into your notebooks, and create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the 3 major religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You can use your books, but do this individually. You will have 15 minutes and that is all.  Take 10 question pop quiz  Discussion over the Venn Diagram