Friday, April 25

In class, students worked in groups on a comparison of Versailles and the White House. Compare/contrast based on size, function, floorplan, and rooms/goods you can see inside while on a tour.

HW: complete group research

Thursday, April 24

In class, students were introduced to the concepts of absolute monarchy and divine right. The focus was on Spain's Golden Age.

HW due Friday: read pgs 416-420, complete Taking Notes web on 416, Biography on 417, and Did You Know on 418.

Wednesday, April 23

In class, students took a quiz on Chapter 16.

HW due Thursday: read text pgs 412-415. Answer Global Connections pg 412 & Assessment #1-3.

Monday, April 21

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Monday: In class, students presented their posters on the Columbian Exchange and took notes on the Commercial Revolution in Europe. On Wednesday, students will take a quiz on Chapter 16 covering sections 1-3 & 5. HW: Answer, in complete sentences, #12-14, 16, 26, 28, 29 on pgs 408-409.

Thurs, March 27

HW due Wed 4/2: read pgs 394-397. Complete Assessment #3-5, 7.

Class will not meet on Friday 4/4

HW due Monday 4/21: read pgs 403-407. Complete “Activity: Creating a Map” on pg 407. Major quiz grade for this assignment.

Tues, March 25

In class, students created trifold travel brochures advertising 4 reasons to travel to the New World (absent students not responsible). HW: Complete brochure if not finished; reag pgs 389-393. Complete Taking Notes concept web on pg 389. Magazine missing for Makenzie, Ike, Livia, Kris, & Gavin... must be submitted in finished form ASAP!

Mon, March 24

In class, students viewed an A&E Biography of Columbus. There is no homework.

Thurs, March 20th

In class, students worked in groups compiling their individual columns into single magazines. Magazines (stapled, with a cover) are due in my mailbox by Friday afternoon.

HW for Mon: Complete quiz corrections (if necessary).

Tues, March 18th

In class, students performed skits on explorers and conducted research. HW for Thursday: complete a 2-3 paragraph (1 page at most) gossip column on your assigned historical figure. Typed, double-spaced. Be creative but also be historical!

Monday, March 17

HW due Tues: have skits ready for beginning of class; read pgs 386-388, complete Assessment #3-5 on pg 388.

Thurs, March 13th

In class, students took notes on an introduction to the Age of Discovery. Then they created a posted on their impressions of Christopher Columbus prior to completing any current reading on him.

HW due Monday: Finish poster (if needed). Read text 364-368; Taking Notes chart pg 364, Biography on pg 365, & Primary Source on pg 368.

For VT Cup athletes, HW due Tues: read pgs 386-388, complete Assessment #3-5 on pg 388.

Thurs, March 6

Complete quiz in mailbox and submit before Sunday evening.

There is no class & no homework for Mon & Tues March 10 & 11. Class will resume on Thurs, March 13th.

Thursday, Feb 7

In class, students completed 15 Theses on something they would like to change. Complete for homework if not done. Additionally, read text pgs 351-355 and complete Assessments #s 3-6 on pg 355 for Monday.

Tues, Feb 5th

Students performed Shakespearean scenes and viewed a film on the Renaissance. Shakespeare write-ups were collected and flowcharts were checked. No HW for Thursday.

Thurs, Jan 31

Group 1 performed scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Group 2 will perform at the start of class on Monday.

HW due Mon: 1 page write-up on Shakespearean plays (plot of play chosen, how scene fits into plot, how characters you are portraying fit into plot). Also read text 346-350 complete flowchart on top of pg 346 and Skills Assess 1-3 on pg 349.

Tues, Jan 29

HW due Thurs: Continue work on Shakespeare projects. Brooke's group will perform at the end of class on Thurs. The other group will perform on Monday. All individual writing must be submitted by Monday. There will be additional homework assigned on Thursday that is due Monday as well.


Resources for the class:

No Fear Shakespeare http://nfs.sparknotes.com/

All plays in original text http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/

Information on Shakespeare and his plays http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare's_plays

'Loaf-bound Speed Freakers

In addition to the work due Monday, complete the following assignments while at Sugarloaf.

Read pgs 346-350. Complete flowchart in Taking Notes on top of 346. Skills Assessment #1-3 on 349. Primary Source question on 350.

Thursday, Jan 24th

In class, students were introduced to the early Renaissance in Italy. We viewed famous works by Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Rafael.

HW due Monday: read text pgs 342-345; complete 3 Reading Focus questions on top of pg 342.

Tues Jan 22nd

In class, students worked on posters on individual Muslim thinkers as well as concepts from Section 3.

HW due Thursday: read text pgs 336-341. Complete Assessment #s 3-6 on pg 341.

Thursday, January 17

In class, students formed groups to create concept webs. No class on Monday (races). HW for Tues: find 3 facts on your assigned Muslim thinker that are not in your textbook.

Tuesday, Jan 15th

In class, students presented time lines and viewed a video on Muslim civilization.

HW due Thursday: read text pgs 261-266; complete "Taking Notes" concept web on top of pg 261.

Monday, January 14

In class on Monday, students used their homework to create pictorial time lines outlining 8 events in the development of Islam.

HW for Tuesday: complete time line.

Thursday, Jan 10

In class on Tuesday, we reviewed the history and basic principles of Islam. We discussed Muhammad's birth, early life, the 5 pillars of Islam, the Quran, the Hijra and Sharia. Chapter 9 quizzes were returned to students.

HW for Monday: Quiz corrections; read text pgs 256-260; Complete "Taking Notes" time line on top of pg 256.

Tuesday, Jan 8th

In class on Tuesday, students completed a quiz on Chapter 9.

HW for Thursday: read text pgs. 250-255. In complete sentences, answer "A Sacred Duty" on pg 252 and Assessment #s 1, 3-6 on pg 255.

UPDATE!!

Use class period on Monday, Jan 7th to study for quiz on Chapter 9. Chapter 9 Quiz moved to Tuesday, Jan 8th.

Thurs, Jan 3

HW for Monday: study for quiz on Chapter 9.