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1 | 2019-20 | world history | language arts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | QUARTER 1 | QUARTER 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Activities/Lessons/Graded Assignments Due/Quizzes/Tests | Learning Goal(s) | Critical Concepts | Activities/Lessons/Graded Assignments Due/Quizzes/Tests | Learning Goal(s) | Critical Concepts | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Q1 W1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Monday, August 12, 2019 | Welcome!! | Learning expectations and finding out about what middle school is like. | Rules and supplies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | Go over rules and supplies, start get to know you activity | Getting to know you activity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Wednesday, August 14, 2019 | More on our get to know you activity | Start our class novel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Thursday, August 15, 2019 | MAPS : we are coloring in a world map, and creative coloring is allowed and suggested and the map will label the oceans and continents of the world. It is a grade for geography portion of the World History section. It is due tomorrow and it is for a grade. | We got our textbooks and our workbooks, and we set them up so they are easy to find and use. | WEIRD FRIDAY: This is a reward that I do with the class. It can be many things, but one of the main ones is storytelling. I like to read a really good story, with the lights out and use vocal effects to do this. However, I do have rules for this, there can be no interrupting at any time. Students who do leave the room. It is a good time to learn how to listen with respect, but also have fun. There is no grading attached to this at all: it is just a bit of fun and a wonderful way to learn. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Friday, August 16, 2019 | We will turn in our maps, start using our textbooks. We will start writing our own history to learn about primary sources. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Q1 W2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Monday, August 19, 2019 | Chapter one | read the chapter aloud, and have class discussions | Parts of Speech refresher, worksheet for a grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Tuesday, August 20, 2019 | Set up our binders, we need to get working, more on chapter one. | Vocabuary game online. then more of the class novel COMET IN MOOMINLAND | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | QUICK QUIZ on some terms we have learned in chapter one. seventeen questions, made by me and OPEN BOOK. | MEDIA CENTER: ORIENTATION | All period in the media center | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Thursday, August 22, 2019 | primary sources and secondary sources | Looking at actual primary and secondary sources and learning the different ways historians write. | Organize binders, read more of Comet in moominland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Friday, August 23, 2019 | history project due today | more on history vocabulary as we work on lesson two in the textbook. Examine real life documents online. | Online game, weird friday | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Q1 W3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Monday, August 26, 2019 | PROJECTS TURNED IN TODAY WILL BE DOCKED TEN POINTS. | start our workbooks. | Fears and phobias: start our textbook work | To learn to evaluate articles and to use literature to learn more about our language | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Tuesday, August 27, 2019 | Reading from the textbook to finish chapter one | Learning how historians work, the terminologya and the methods used to evaluate history. | We are reading an article on fears and phobias and having class discussions. Then we read our class novel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | CHAPTER ONE TEST !! WE MADE IT THIS FAR !!! | Same continues. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Thursday, August 29, 2019 | Picture day through social studies, so we will start chapter two when we get back | To show what we know in chapter one, what does a historian do?? | Media center day!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Friday, August 30, 2019 | PD Day-No Students | PD Day-No Students | PD Day-No Students | PD Day-No Students | PD Day-No Students | PD Day-No Students | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Q1 W4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Monday, September 02, 2019 | Labor Day-No School | Labor Day-No School | Labor Day-No School | Labor Day-No School | Labor Day-No School | Labor Day-No School | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | Tuesday, September 03, 2019 | Work on chapter two | Learn geography vocabulary, class discussions. | quiz on the article on fears and phobias we read together in class. It is open book | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Wednesday, September 04, 2019 | Continue chapter two with vocabulary on geography | Start writing notes, citing and more. Read more of our class novel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Thursday, September 05, 2019 | Vocabulary for Geography, made into a crossword puzzle for fun. There was a small glitch, but we got over it. due tomorrow if not finished today | Understand words that are associated with the study of geography. | Board game on homographs, fun, interactive and productive as well. | Students will identify homographs(words that are spelled the same and have more than one meaning) | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Friday, September 06, 2019 | Begin ecconmics study in chapter two. | Students will understand the principles of ecconomy and how it connects to their world | Finish writing skills, weird friday | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Q1 W5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Monday, September 09, 2019 | study ecconomy with visuals. | Students will understand ecconomics | start dialect. Keep reading our class novel. | Students will start to distiguish dialect, jargon and slang | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | Act our a jury trial to learn about civic duty | Students will understand how a jury trial is conducted and why it is an imortant duty as citizens | Media center: newsela for informative reading, free rice for extended vocabulary | Students will start to distiguish dialect, jargon and slang | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | Quick quiz from the textbook, mostly vocabulary | Students will revisit the vocabulary from the past three days | Start preview of prefixes, read more of our class novel | Students will start to analyze words to learn more about how language works | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Thursday, September 12, 2019 | Short video on citizenship, go over quiz. | Students will understand the responsibilities of citizenship | Take a break from Moomin and read a short story from the textbook. | Students will begin to understand what a short story contains | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Friday, September 13, 2019 | Hold a class election | Students will learn about the election process and why it is an important part of citizenship | Finish the Ravine (short story) and then Weird Friday! | Students will experience storytelling as an important part of literature world wide. | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Q1 W6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Monday, September 16, 2019 | Start chapter three | Students will understand the concepts of early pre history | Quiz on the ravine | Students will show what they know after reading a short story | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | Video on cave paintings, more on neolithic life | students will visualize how ancient man created cave paintings | Work on learning to cite properly, back to reading Moomin | Students will grasp the concept of citing from single sources and multiple sources | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | BRonize age: foldable paper with facts, vocabulary and visuals | STudents will learn more about how history progressed | Workbook time, then moomin | Students will learn to use their workbooks to get the most out of them. | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Thursday, September 19, 2019 | Work on the foldable again | Students will lean how to use a foldable technique and create a work they can use on the quiz | Workbooks and then reading | Students will understand how the vocabulary in the workbook differs from front loading vocabulary. It more depends on context | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Friday, September 20, 2019 | Finish the foldable | THE FOLDABLE WILL BECOME A STUDY GUIDE, SO USE IT. | More workbook, Weird Friday ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Q1 W7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Monday, September 23, 2019 | Quiz on chapter three: Paleolithic, Neolithic and the Bronze Age | Students will show what they know!u | Moomin crossword puzzle: facts from the book so far. Yes, it is for a grade. | Open book | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | Begin Mesopotamia | Start with a video about Mesopotamia, then the textbook | Prefix work, worksheet for a grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | Cunieform: learn to write two languages in this form | We are doing a mini project , writing Akkadian and Sumerian | Grade our papers, then read our class novel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Thursday, September 26, 2019 | Mesopotamia: vocabulary | Students will try to understand life in ancient sumer | Idioms begin !! class discusssion on idioms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Friday, September 27, 2019 | Vocabulary continues | Students will become familiar with the vocabulary of Sumer | Idiom worksheet, for a grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Q1 W8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Monday, September 30, 2019 | Read from the textbook on life in Mesopotamia | Book Fair ! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Tuesday, October 01, 2019 | Epic of Gilgamesh: split into groups and perform a small play about the ancient epic poem | Students will visulize an ancient epic and learn about literature | Noun challenge: students will identify nouns and learn more on grammar. Then read | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Wednesday, October 02, 2019 | More practice on Gilgamesh | workbook time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Thursday, October 03, 2019 | Presentations of the Epic of Gilgamesh: students in groups will act out part of the story, hopefully learning about epic poetry | Understanding the Epic of Gilgamesh and its importance in history. | Start short stories | Learning about the elements of story writing. Creating our own short stories based on the painting House by the Railroad 1925 by Edward Hopper | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Friday, October 04, 2019 | Quiz on Mesopotamia | Show what you know! | Moomin video time !!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Q1 W9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Monday, October 07, 2019 | Workbook pages 103-106 | Short story work | |||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Tuesday, October 08, 2019 | Activity in textbook, I am at a training for DBQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Wednesday, October 09, 2019 | Egypt: possibly beginning | Understand how this ancient empire grew so well and is still something people talk about today. | Still working on short stories: inspired by the painting 'House by the Railroad 1925 by Edward Hopper. That is the prompt. They can write any genre that they want, but must create characters, have a setting, a good plot and dialogue. Graded on creativity only, this is to learn to like writing short stories and understand what is involved | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Thursday, October 10, 2019 | More on Egypt, lesson two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Friday, October 11, 2019 | Well, things happen. An accident sent me to the hospital. Thanks to all who helped me. Day is on hold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Q1 W10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Monday, October 14, 2019 | Back to work, after doctors and hospitals. History is seeing a video on how to build the pyramids, Language arts will read. | Short stories become homework and are due next Monday. | MOOMIN PROJECT ANNOUNCED: A CREATIVE PROJECT OF YOUR OWN, LIKE A BOARD GAME, PAINTING, ANYTHING THAT CONNECTS TO OUR BOOK. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | Back to DBQ with Hammurabi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | QUARTER 2 | QUARTER 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Activities/Lessons/Graded Assignments Due/Quizzes/Tests | Learning Goal(s) | Critical Concepts | Activities/Lessons/Graded Assignments Due/Quizzes/Tests | Learning Goal(s) | Critical Concepts | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Q2 W1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | Work on DBQ project, Hammurabi's Code, was it just. We are filling out a booklet and then we will write an essay. There will be two grades, one for the essay and one for the booklet. Today we will fill out the background knowledge. | Document Based questions and essay,learn to work with this format for future classes. | Anecdotes: write a persona anecdote and share it with the class | Learn the skill of the anecdote: a short personal story, sometimes humourous, that can be used in writing. | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Thursday, October 17, 2019 | Celebrate Success! raffle for all classes that qualify | Celebrate success !! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Friday, October 18, 2019 | Teacher Work Day-No Students | Teacher Work Day-No Students | Teacher Work Day-No Students | Teacher Work Day-No Students | Teacher Work Day-No Students | Teacher Work Day-No Students | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Q2 W2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Monday, October 21, 2019 | Dbq continues: sources D and E to be read | Learn to analyze sources and to apply them to writing | Short Stories are due!!! Keep working on your Moomin projects !! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Tuesday, October 22, 2019 | DBQ continues, reading sample essay, discussing essay techniques and how they differ from ELA in some respects | Learn to write history essays.use proper citing and analyze documents | Media center day, work on Newsela and informational reading and answering questions | Improve our informational reading, a skill we need to continually work on as we go. | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | Finish reading the sample essay, start our class essay on Hammurabi's Code, Was it Just? | Finish the story 'The Mixer' from our textbook, start working on Animal Intelligence unit. | MOOMIN PROJECTS !! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Thursday, October 24, 2019 | Work on DBQ | DBQ NOW BECOMES HOMEWORK!! BOOKLET AND ESSAY HAVE GONE HOME AND IT IS DUE TUESDAY 29TH !! | Finish the story 'The Mixer' from our textbook, start working on Animal Intelligence unit. | MOOMIN PROJEC NOW DUE TUESDAY !!! | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Friday, October 25, 2019 | Back to Egypt | We begin studying Egypt and its importance in the overall world and culture | Weird Friday: an interactive writing lesson. Learning is fun ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Q2 W3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | not sure why there is no Monday here....but we are here on Monday. Egypt is the focus. | DBQ IS DUE ON TUESDAY. It is two grades, one for the booklet and one for the essay. | Monday: Quiz on the mixer. Tuesday, Moomin projects due | ||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | A project for history will be announced,more on this coming on the website | We wrote heiroglyphics for learning about life in Egypt. | SO MANY MOOMIN PROJECTS NOT HANDED IN, SO MANY SHORT STORIES NOT HANDED IN. CHECK FOCUS FOR THE STORIES!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Thursday, October 31, 2019 | Finish the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Friday, November 01, 2019 | I have a sub coming in for a day, I will leave some Egypt quizzes | A project was announced yesterday: you can make your own sarcophagus, using a box and decorating it with pictures, or small items representing family, friends, activities, things you like, changes, special occaisions, and more. It is due NOVEMBER 8. Altenative assignment is to make a mummy. Both can be done, but you can get a good grade doing one. Rubric comes from the textbook, assignment comes from the textbook as well. | Animal intelligence article is finished, the Moomin projects are in an so many amazing pieces of work !!! What talent and work ethic ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Q2 W4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Monday, November 04, 2019 | see below | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Tuesday, November 05, 2019 | Anubis and Sphinx. getting to know | Visualize the world of Ancient Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Wednesday, November 06, 2019 | Classroom textbook work on Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Thursday, November 07, 2019 | Video on King Tut and Egyptian archaeology, learning to understand the dynasties | DBQ GRADES ARE IN, NO WORK, TWO ZEROS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Friday, November 08, 2019 | PROJECT PRESENTATIONS !! | PROJECT DUE TODAY !! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Q2 W5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Monday, November 11, 2019 | Sphinx and Anubis: learning about Egyptian Culture | Today, period four goes to a drug free charlotte presentation. | Double quizzes on Mixer and Animal Intelligence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | Periods 1, 2, 3 will attend a drug free Charlotte presentation | Period four will work on Egypt quiz review | Argumentative writing: begin the process with note taking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Quiz review for periods 1,2, 3. Period four works on Egypt | Period four has egypt quiz | Begin reading the articles on our argumentative essay: Can animals learn and use language? | Learn to write a five paragraph argumentative essay within the guidelines of the state requirements | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Thursday, November 14, 2019 | Quiz for periods 1, 2, 3. Period four starts India | Work more on the argumentative essay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Friday, November 15, 2019 | Period four will attend drug free charlotte presentation | periods 1, 2 and 3 will work on India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Q2 W6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Monday, November 18, 2019 | MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR ESSAY: THIS IS A DISTRICT REQUIREMENT. All history classes will do a five paragraph essay on the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Winners get a cash prize and present the essay to the MLK breakfast in January. These are due to my class on Monday, November 25. All students must participate. | In class, intro to India | synonyms: worksheet | understand synonyms and how they work | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | Start exam review, more on India. Exam will cover everything we have learned, pre history, Mesopotamia, Egypt, ecconomics, and more. | quiz on India video we saw in class. | media center, newsela and book check out | ||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | vocabulary bingo !! exam review fun | the sandwich !! an interesting approach to writing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Thursday, November 21, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Friday, November 22, 2019 | Vocabulary foldableon India | start disaster unit, read from the textbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Q2 W7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Monday, November 25, 2019 | MARTIN LUTHER KING ESSAYS DUE TODAY ! THIS IS A DISTRICT WIDE ASSIGNMENT. | More India vocabulary | Show how smart you are: one day workshop on multiple intelligences | ||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | storytelling connects with history. Fun! | More in compare and contrast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Wednesday, November 27, 2019 | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | |||||||||||||||||||
100 | Thursday, November 28, 2019 | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School | Thanksgiving Break-No School |