​World History Resources​

• World History Google Classroom
• ​National History Day
• Investigating the Past
• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Greece
• The Legacy of Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe
• The Decline of Feudalism
• The Renaissance Begins

HW Due Wednesday, April 24th:

• Read the entire NHD Theme Narrative Packet - there will be a quiz over the reading
• Write 3 potential topic choices on the back of the Theme Narrative Packet

In Class Monday, April 22nd - Renaissance Wrap-up & NHD:

• Ch28 & 30 open book and open note test
• Begin reading the NHD Theme Narrative Packet
• NHD Intro video
• NHD Intro presentation with Q&A, Rally Robin turn and talks, and whole group discussion

HW Due Monday, April 22nd:

• Salon Reflection Essay (printed before class begins)
• Salon packet (that you filled out during the Salon)
• Salon Research Profile (that you prepared before the Salon)

In Class Thursday, April 18th - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins & Ch30 Leading Figures of the Renaissance:

• Time to get changed into our Salon costumes
• Group photos
• Go over Salon directions again
• Conduct at least 5 Salon meetings
• Begin Salon Reflection Essay
• Exit Slip: Summative Reflection

HW Due Thursday, April 18th:

• Ch28 & 30 Costumed Salon (costume and character research profile)

In Class Tuesday, April 16th - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins & Ch30 Leading Figures of the Renaissance:

• Three's a Crowd Vocab review game. Students individually group up 2 that belong with 1 that doesn't, write down why it doesn't. Students compile as many rounds as possible. Split into groups of 3 and play several rounds, change groups up and play a few more rounds.
• Learn remaining requirements for Costumed Salon project
• Conduct research to create our character profiles
• Exit Slip: Renaissance music video I See I Think I Wonder

HW Due Tuesday, April 16th:

• Ch30 Vocab
• Ch30 Processing

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In Class Friday, April 12th - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins & Ch30 Leading Figures of the Renaissance:

• Stretch & Share - favorite information we are learning about Renaissance figures. No repeats. 
• Role Play Improv: take on assigned role of Renaissance figure and chat with other assigned figure, brag about achievements, take on that personality, debate, converse, talk about your life, etc. Rally Robin format.
• Continue working on Vocab with a new assigned partner
• Learn directions for Ch30 Processing and get started with another new partner
• Learn requirements for Costumed Salon project
• ​Exit Slip: Differences

HW Due Friday, April 12th:

• All of Ch30 Reading Notes
• 10 of the Ch30 Vocab words

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In Class Wednesday, April 10th - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins & Ch30 Leading Figures of the Renaissance:

• Review Ch30 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• During review session, stop along the way multiple times to check for understanding and chat about answers as a whole class
• Get into new groups and finish the rest of the Ch30 Reading Notes
• Role Play Improv: take on assigned role of Renaissance figure and chat with other assigned figure, brag about achievements, take on that personality, debate, converse, talk about your life, etc. Rally Robin & Speed Dating format.
• Work on Ch30 Vocab in assigned groups
• Exit Slip: Time Machine

HW Due Wednesday, April 10th:

• Ch30 Preview
• Ch30.3-30.7 Reading Notes

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In Class Monday, April 8th - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins & Ch30 Leading Figures of the Renaissance:

• Writing Wallet:
  1. Explain which of the 3 periods of art is your favorite (Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance) - with 3 intellectual supporting details.
  2. Describe 3 reasons that you are a humanist - use supporting details. 
• Listen to Renaissance music while we are working. Discuss what we hear.
• Begin Ch30 Preview
• Begin reading Ch30 when finished with preview
• Share Ch30 Preview in assigned groups, share out reasons why we conducted this preview
• Read Ch30 in assigned groups
• Learn requirements for Ch30 Reading Notes
• Begin Ch30 Reading Notes
• Exit Slip: Share our Writing Wallets for one last review of Ch28

HW Due Monday, April 8th:

• NO HW - Spring Break

In Class Thursday, March 28th - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins:

• Get in our trivia teams and cut up our papers into individual pieces of paper with individual questions with answers. Evenly split up the questions amongst the teammates.
• Quiz-Quiz-Trade activity with our trivia cards
• Go over the correct answers for the Ch28 Preview in our groups of 2
• While waiting for next round of answers for Ch28, Rally-Coach a 3 circle Venn Diagram on the 3 periods of art. Continue this when all groups are finished for a little longer.
• Talking Chips activity with pictures from Ch28 on smartboard, teacher asks high level questions
• Talking Chips activity with Death of Socrates painting analysis and high-level questions about it
• Closure: Stretch & Share - extend the things we learned today. No repeats. 

HW Due Thursday, March 28th:

• Ch28 Processing
• Ch28 Trivia Questions

In Class Tuesday, March 26th - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins:

• Mirrored Motions Vocab Review Game

• Review Ch28 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Learn requirements for Ch28 Processing and get started in small groups
• Ch28 Preview in assigned pairs (with PPT presentation), first we just see the paintings and guess the period. Next class we will see the answers and correct our mistakes.
• Ch28 Review - Trivia Game activity in small groups. Directions given out in class
• Exit Slip: Make a Quiz

HW Due Tuesday, March 26th:

• Ch28 Reading Notes
• Ch28 Vocab

In Class Friday, March 22nd - Ch28 The Renaissance Begins:

• Teacher gone on PD Trip
• Review Ch28.3 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Continue reading Ch28 aloud, continue Reading Notes in our small groups
• Begin Ch28 Vocab in small groups

HW Due Friday, March 22nd:

• Ch28.3 Reading Notes
• 6B go to Mr. Kaschub's room
• 6A go to Ms. Stark's room

In Class Wednesday, March 20th - Ch35 & Ch37 RAFT Wrap-up & Ch28 The Renaissance Begins:

• Share our RAFTs with a partner. Partners write down most important things they learn from each RAFT. Then share with friends.
• Peer grade the Ch35 & Ch37 Test
• Renaissance Preview: View images of famous Renaissance people on PPT, guess who they are, learn a brief history of each one
• Begin reading Ch28.1 and Ch28.2 aloud
• Turn and talk Rally Robin: prove you are a humanist
• Turn and talk Rally Robin: interpret the graphic organizer on the bottom of the first page of the chapter
• Ch28 Reading Notes in assigned pairs
• ​Exit Slip: Extend It 

HW Due Wednesday, March 20th:

• Ch2 & Ch5 RAFT Writing Project

In Class Monday, March 18th - Ch35 & Ch37 Test:

• Take the Ch2 & Ch5 Test
• Learn directions for the RAFT Writing Project
• Work on the RAFT Writing Project the rest of the period
• ​Exit Slip: Excited About It

HW Due Monday, March 18th:

• Ch2 & Ch5 Test

In Class Thursday, March 14th - Ch5 The Decline of Feudalism:

• Ch5 Taboo Vocab review game
• Then go over Ch2 Vocab with Taboo game once finished with Ch5
• Ch5 Reading Notes Harkness Table activity. Groups will post different questions about sections of Ch5, other groups answer them
• ​Ch5 Microskits
• Exit Slip: Vocab in Your Own Words

HW Due Thursday, March 14th:

• Ch5 Vocab
• Ch5 Processing

In Class Tuesday, March 12th - Ch5 The Decline of Feudalism:

• Bubonic Plague 101 video, I See I Think I Wonder, group up, share out
• Writing Wallet:
  • Besides the bubonic plague, choose 1 key event that lead to the end of feudalism. and explain the reasons why the event ended feudalism.
  • Explain 1 way that it changed the world forever after that event.
  • Then intellectually compare and contrast this event to something else you know about in your life.
• Continue working on Ch5 Vocab alone then with partners once everyone finishes the Writing Wallets
• ​Listen to Middle Ages music while we work
• Share Writing Wallets, debate the top comparisons to today, share out
• Learn directions for Ch5 Processing and get started with partners
• Exit Slip: I See I Think I Wonder - What is Magna Carta? video

HW Due Tuesday, March 12th:

• Ch5 Reading Notes
• Half of Ch5 Vocab

In Class Friday, March 8th - Ch5 The Decline of Feudalism:

• TIL: More knight videos to enjoy
• Share our Ch5 Previews with assigned partners. Share out similarities and differences we found. Then talk to each other and predict why we did this preview activity
• Ch5 Preview Images I See I Think I Wonder, share in groups, share out top responses
• Ch5 first image of chapter p52 Rally Robin chapter preview
• Read Ch5.1 aloud
• Ch5 picture on p53 Rally Robin chapter preview

• Review Ch5.2 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Continue reading Ch5 aloud, continue Reading Notes in our small groups
• Begin Ch5 Vocab in new small groups
• Exit Slip: Riddles

HW Due Friday, March 8th:

• Ch5 Preview
• Ch5.2 Reading Notes (only section 2)

In Class Wednesday, March 6th - Ch2 The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe & Ch5 The Decline of Feudalism:

• View Middle Ages videos about knights and battle - I See I Think I Wonder, pair up, share out.
• Ch2 Images Activity in assigned pairs, share out top responses
• Ch5 Preview
• Begin reading Ch5 aloud
• Begin Ch5 Reading Notes
• ​Exit Slip: Time Machine

HW Due Wednesday, March 6th (Tuesday, March 5th for volleyball players):

• Silent Salon handwritten reflection (use the back, blank side of Silent Salon paper, reflect on all 4 responses in 1 page of writing, use many supporting details from the book)

In Class Monday, March 4th - Ch2 The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe:

• Share our Ch2 Processing. High Five Hustle. Find similarities and differences in our choices of modern examples and discuss / debate the choices we made.
• Act Out the Pictures: Get into assigned groups and then get our assigned pictures. Students must act out or pose as the items, people, and events that are occurring in their assigned pictures. After acting or posing, each student must describe what they were, why they acted that way, and use supporting details to back up their talking points. They can reflect on the actions, attitudes, conversations, reasons why, etc.
• Mini Salon: Choose a character / person / animal to be from the last page on peasants. Take time to find details from the book that help you act out as your character, then find small groups of people to talk to. Talk about your actions, attitudes, emotions, behaviors, and ask each other about them.
• Ch2 Silent Salon in assigned groups. Teacher will give out details directions.
• Learn requirements for Silent Salon reflections. Students must read all 4 responses, reflect on them, and write detailed responses to the 4 people. Use many supporting details.
• Exit Slip: Riddles

HW Due Monday, March 4th:

• Ch2 Processing

​In Class Wednesday, February 27th - Ch2 The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe:

• Pictionary Vocab Review game in assigned groups
• Review Ch2 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• During review session, stop along the way multiple times to check for understanding and chat about answers as a whole class
• Learn directions for Ch2 Processing and get started
• Group Interviews in assigned groups. One student will rotate as factchecker and judge as well. Roles for each interview will be assigned as we move along. Before we start, interviewers get time to find engaging questions, put thumbs up in the air when we found a great question to ask, then start the timer for each round.
• Exit Slip: New Rules

HW Due Wednesday, February 27th:

• Ch2 Vocab​

​In Class Monday, February 25th - Ch2 The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe:

• Writing Wallet: Choose the 2 most interesting people from feudalism and describe reasons why they are so important to you for each person. Then compare each person to 1 modern version of each feudal person you wrote about, and explain the comparison.
• Listen to Middle Ages music while we work
• ​Begin Ch2 Vocab
• Share our Writing Wallets with each other in small groups, each person shares their favorite type of person from feudalism, and shares their best connection to today. Groups discuss and choose best people and best comparisons, then share out.​
• Exit Slip: Dialogue (directions in prompt)​

HW Due Monday, February 25th:

• Ch2 Reading Notes

In Class Thursday, February 21st - Ch2 The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe:

• Snowball Fight:
  • Look  through Ch2, skim the pages, examine the pictures and captions. Start to predict, what we will learn, consider what we want to learn, think of questions about what we will learn, point out things we already know.
  • Write down our ideas about Ch2 on paper. Crumble them up, throw them in the middle, then kids pick up random snowballs, read them, throw them back in.
• Rally Robin, compare and contrast artwork from Rome to the Middle Ages, view Roman art on p10 of Ch1 and compare to first picture of Ch2, share out our top ideas
• Begin reading Ch2 aloud
• Get into assigned groups, fill in gaps and correct mistakes on Ch2.2 Reading Notes we had as HW, then continue reading aloud and completing reading notes for the rest of the chapter.
• Exit Slip: Doodle It

HW 6A Due Thursday, February 21st:

• Ch2.2 Reading Notes

In Class Tuesday, February 19th - Ch2 The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe:

• Get our new interactive student notebooks and text books
• Share our Action Figures through Speed Dating
• Peer grade the Ch35 & Ch37 Test
• Begin Ch2 Preview
• Individually preview Ch2 by looking at pictures, recognizing things we might know, thinking about things we want to explore further, etc. Begin silently reading the chapter.
• Share Ch2 Previews in assigned groups. Combine our definitions of loyalty into the ultimate definition, share out our definitions and real experiences. Then chat in our groups about what we think the chapter will be about. Each person must share something different.
• Learn directions for Ch2 Reading Notes
• Exit Slip: Your friend missed class

HW Due Tuesday, February 19th:

• Ch35 & Ch37 Action Figure Project

In Class Friday, February 17th - Ch35 & Ch37 Test:

• Narcissus fresco discovered in Pompeii - image and discussion
• Take the Ch35 & Ch37 Test
• Work on the Action Figure Project with remaining time

HW Due Friday, February 15th:

• Ch35 & Ch37 Test

In Class Wednesday, February 15th - Ch37 The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World:

• TIL: Colosseum and Circus Maximus - why one is still intact and the other isn't, and why is one half destroyed? - pictures & short discussion
• Share our Ch37 Processing through Speed Dating, share 1 tour location, listener asks a challenging question, switch roles, then move down the line
• Learn requirements for Ch35 & Ch37 Action Figure Project, get started on project
• Review for test: Each person will be given a specific section from the text, must write down a Socratic Seminar question, then get into groups with people that were responsible for different sections, round table Q&A about each section, in a mini, un-scored Socratic Seminar. Do this for each section and subsection of Ch35 & CH37
• Exit Slip: Excited About It

HW Due Wednesday, February 13th:

• Ch37 Processing

In Class Monday, February 11th - Ch37 The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World:

• Rome Aqueduct video I See I Think I Wonder, share in small groups, then share out
• Teacher vacation to Rome pictures - I See I Think I Wonder, share in small groups, then share out
• Vocab charades review game
• Draw & Chat activity in assigned groups. Each group has a whiteboard for drawing out scenarios. When drawing, use Rally Robin Recorder / Sage and Scribe format.
  • ​Draw: political reasons Rome collapsed
  • Draw: economic and social reasons Rome collapsed
  • Draw: capital move leading to collapse
  • Draw: 3-5 Roman art influences
  • Draw: 3-5 architecture or engineering influences
  • Chat: language influences
  • Chat: Philosophy & law (stoicism)​
• Learn directions for Ch37 Processing
• Exit Slip: Make a Quiz

HW Due Monday, February 11th:

• Ch37 Vocab

In Class Thursday, January 31st - Ch37 The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World:

• Writing Wallet: Take us on a tour of your city. Find 3 places that have an influence from Ancient Rome - a place where we see the legacy of Rome. Write about the place and details about the Roman influence. You must describe why this place has an influence of Rome.
• Continue working on Ch37 Vocab
• Review Ch37 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Share our Writing Wallets. Choose the top examples of Roman legacy on our "tours", share out
• Exit Slip: Vocab in Your Own Words

HW Due Thursday, January 31st:

• Ch37 Reading Notes
• Ch37 Vocab - ONLY 5 terms

In Class Tuesday, January 29th - Ch37 The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World:

• Movement Debate. Use our Ch37 Preview and choose a spot, 1-10, on whether or not we agree with this statement: Rome influences today. Then calibrate ourselves by speaking with people around us. Then share out.
• Begin reading Ch37 aloud
• Begin Ch37 Reading Notes in assigned pairs
• Listen to music from Ancient Rome while we work
• Begin Ch37 Vocab
• Exit Slip: Modern World

HW Due Tuesday, January 29th:

• Ch37 Preview

In Class Friday, January 25th - Ch35 Daily Life in Ancient Rome: 

• Share Ch35 Processing in assigned groups, listener must ask challenging question and then switch roles, share out most important topics covered
• Review Ch35 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Listen to music from Rome while we work
• Impromptu Microskits activity in assigned groups:
  • Skit must be in the form of a commercial
  • Must demonstrate at least 2 of the most important concepts from the section
  • While demonstrating, must convince the audience to move to Rome
• Learn requirements for Ch37 Preview
• Exit Slip: Joke​

HW Due Friday, January 25th:

• Ch35 Reading Notes
• Ch35 Processing

In Class Wednesday, January 23rd - Ch35 Daily Life in Ancient Rome:

• Get back into our groups and continue the Ch35 Station Rotation Reading Notes​
• Go over directions and get started on Ch35 Processing
• Exit Slip: Slogan/Jingle

HW Due Wednesday, January 23rd:

• Ch35 Vocab

No Class Monday, January 21st:

• MAP Testing

In Class Thursday, January 17th - Ch35 Daily Life in Ancient Rome:

• Share our Ch35 Previews with assigned partners, each person in group must declare a reason why they think we conducted this preview activity (to predict Ch35). Share out ideas.
• Rome 101 video. Fill out I Think I see I Wonder sheets. Go over responses with assigned partner and answer I Wonder questions, share out our best responses to questions
• View intro image for Ch35, view image and find interesting content in the image with neighbor, Rally Robin format. Then view image of Roman Forum from today.
• Begin reading Ch35 aloud
• Learn directions for Ch35 Station Rotation Trivia Reading Notes
• Begin Ch35 Vocab
• Exit Slip: Most Interesting Thing You Learned

HW Due Thursday, January 17th:

• Ch35 Preview
• Post on the class forum: WH6 Forum 3.1 Greece Song Project Reflection

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In Class Tuesday, January 15th - Ch31 The Legacy of Ancient Greece:

• Get into our song groups, final practice
• Perform songs
• Share our song display decorations with each other
• Post on the class forum: WH6 Forum 3.1 Greece Song Project Reflection
• Peer grade Ch26 & Ch31 Tests
• Remind students of test correction and project correction policies
• View Ancient Greek videos, fill out I See I Think I Wonder, pair up, share out
• Learn directions for Ch35 Preview and get started
• Exit: sing your favorite line from your song on the way out the door

HW Due Tuesday, January 15th:

• Ch31 Song Projects (songs ready to be performed, lyrics designed)

In Class Friday, January 11th - Ch26 & Ch31 Test:

• Take the Ch26 & Ch31 Test
• Continue working on the song project in our groups
• Exit Slip: song groups share their progress and plans with the teacher on the way out the door

HW Due Friday, January 11th:

• Ch26 & Ch31 Test
• Half of song written

In Class Wednesday, January 9th - Ch31 The Legacy of Ancient Greece:

• Check for completion of song choice, title ideas, and decoration supplies
• Consult with groups and move in the right direction
• Work on Song Projects in our groups
• Ch31 Kahoot Review game
• Exit Slip: song groups share their progress and pans with the teacher on the way out the door

HW Due Wednesday, January 9th:

• Ch31 Reading Notes
• Ch31 Vocab
• Ch31 Processing
• 3 song choices for Song Projects
• 3 title ideas for songs
• art supplies to design lyrics presentation

In Class Monday, January 7th - Ch31 The Legacy of Ancient Greece:

• Ch26 Kahoot Review game
• Work on Ch31 Vocab with assigned partners
• Learn requirements and get started on Ch31 Processing
• Learn requirements for Ch31 Song Projects
• Brainstorm ideas for Ch31 Song Projects in our assigned teams
• ​Exit Slip: Each group must report progress on their projects to teacher on the way out the door

HW Due Monday, January 7th:

• No HW over break, just bring back the work we started last class

In Class Thursday, December 13th - Ch31 The Legacy of Ancient Greece:

• Share Ch31 Preview in assigned groups
• Predict Ch31 content in those groups, share out top responses
• View image on bottom of p297 and predict what the chapter will be about - Rally Robin with partners
• Begin reading Ch31 aloud
• Review Ch31.2-31.4 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Work on Ch31 Reading Notes in assigned groups
• ​Work on Ch31 Vocab in assigned groups
• Exit Slip: Riddles

HW Due Thursday, December 13th:

• Ch31 Reading Notes, only sections 1, 2, & 3

In Class Tuesday, December 11th - Ancient Greece Small Group Chapter Summary Activity:

• Finish our station rotation
• Reflect on our own presentation to wrap it up
• Finish the 3X3 Writing Activity we started the other day
• Share out our solutions to making democracy and government better
• Exit Slip: Controversial

HW Due Tuesday, December 11th:

• Ch31 Preview

In Class Friday, December 7th - Ancient Greece Small Group Chapter Summary Activity:

• Learn requirements for the Google Slide Show Station Rotation worksheet
• Get into our groups and then groups will pair up and share presentations, rotate after each team finishes
• Exit Slip: Most Interesting Things You Learned

HW Due Friday, December 7th:

• Ancient Greece Station Rotation Presentation

In Class Wednesday, December 5th - Ancient Greece Small Group Chapter Summary Activity:

• Learn requirements for the Google Slide Show Station Rotation project to teach each other our assigned chapters
• Use our Reading Notes and text books to design our presentations
• Exit Slip: Vocab in Your Own Words

HW Due Wednesday, December 5th:

• Your group's specific assignment that the teacher gives you

In Class Monday, December 3rd - Ancient Greece Small Group Chapter Summary Activity:

• Quick preview of the major concepts from Ch27-Ch30. Students secretly choose their favorite chapters they want to focus on. Get placed into our chapter groups.
• Students take turns reading aloud and then completing the chapter reading notes
• Take notes that we will use to teach the other groups - make sure we are mastering the 5 most important concepts and the 3 most important vocabulary terms and thinking of questions that we can quiz each other with in the future
• Begin designing a Google Slide show to share our findings
• At the end of class, learn our specific HW assignments (each group will have slightly different work to complete) 
• Exit Slip: Most Interesting Thing I Learned

HW Due Monday, December 3rd:

• Ch30 Preview

In Class Thursday, November 29th - Ch26 The Rise of Democracy in Ancient Greece:

• Share our Ch26 RAFT Writing in assigned pairs. Listener must ask reader a challenging question. Then switch roles. Share out our top responses.
• Ancient Greece 101 video. I See, I Think, I Wonder while viewing. Pair up, share our responses. Must write down answers to I Wonder questions. Then team up our pairs and share together, then share out.
• Movement Debate: Ancient Greek Democracy was good.
• 3X3 Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy article reading and writing activity.
• Exit Slip: Differences.

HW Due Thursday, November 29th:

• Ch26 RAFT Writing

In Class Tuesday, November 27th - Ch26 The Rise of Democracy in Ancient Greece:

• Share our Ch26 Pictoword posters through a speed dating activity. One person shares their Pictoword for a type of government, the listener guesses what each symbol represents. Move down to next date after each word, so 4 rounds total.
• Group Interview: each person takes turns being a different leader from a different form of government from each section, answering questions from peers, go through all 4 forms of government
• Impromptu Microskits activity in assigned groups: Teach us why each form of government failed and how they transitioned to the new forms of government. And for democracy teach us what was fair and what was unfair. Perform the skits in small group pairs.
• Review Ch26.4 & Ch26.5 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• RAFT Directions and get started on RAFT Writing
• Exit Slip: Make a Quiz

HW 6A Due Tuesday, November 27th:

• Ch26 Processing Pictoword Posters

In Class Wednesday, November 21st - Ch26 The Rise of Democracy in Ancient Greece:

• Writing Wallet:
  1. Choose your LEAST favorite form of Ancient Greek city-state government and describe WHY. Then compare that form of government to something from the modern world with 2 supporting details.
  2. Then choose your MOST favorite form of Ancient Greek city-state government and describe WHY. Then compare that form of government to something from the modern world with 2 supporting details. 
• Learn directions for Ch26 Processing.
• Ch26 Vocab pictionary/charades (choice) review game in assigned teams​
• Listen to Ancient Greek music while working - conduct I Hear I Think I Wonder, pair up and share out
• Share Writing Wallets in Head to Head small group debates. 2 opposing viewpoints go head to head, judge records 2 reasons why someone won or lost, share, then switch roles. Then share out.
• ​Exit Slip: The Modern World

HW Due Wednesday, November 21st:

• All of Ch26 Reading Notes
• Ch26 Vocab

In Class Monday, November 19th - Ch26 The Rise of Democracy in Ancient Greece:

• Review Ch26.2 & Ch26.3 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Read aloud the rest of Ch26 in assigned small groups and complete the Ch26 Reading Notes
• Begin Ch26 Vocab in assigned pairs
• Get back into our Ch26 Preview groups and review our answers to the questions as a whole class​
• Exit Slip: Controversy

HW Due Monday, November 19th:

• Ch26.2 & Ch26.3 Reading Notes
• Bring back Ch26 partner preview questions

In Class Thursday, November 15th - Ch26 The Rise of Democracy in Ancient Greece:

• Peer grade Ch8&9 Test
• Ch26 Preview - Rally Robin - Democracy - then choose most interesting topic we discussed then share out ideas
• Geography Challenge - Concept Map - draw concept map of 3 places we have studies so far and the new, 4th place - label the map (first humans, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece)
• Compare our maps with our partners, then view accurate map and fix mistakes
• Ch26 Preview - Rally Robin: What we already know about Greece - then choose most interesting topic we discussed and share out ideas
• ​12 Contributions of Ancient Greece to Our Lives: examine the article as a class.
• Read aloud Ch26.1 as a whole class, explain important vocab along the way
• Ch26 Preview - Answer the Ch26 Preview questions that the teacher displays on the projector with out partner. Sage and Scribe format. Then answer the questions about the graphic organizer on p253. Sage and Scribe format again.
• Continue reading Ch26, learn directions for Ch26 Reading Notes
• Work on Ch26 Reading Notes with partners

• Exit Slip: Now what?

​HW Due Thursday, November 15th:

• Forum 2.1 Costumed Role Play Socratic Seminar Reflection
• Socratic Seminar Tick Sheet (if you didn't finish in class)

In Class Tuesday, November 13th - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• Get into our costumes for the Costumed Role Play Socratic Seminar
• Learn requirements for tick sheet
• Learn requirements for posting on the class forum
• Conduct the Socratic Seminar
• Time to take photos of our costumes
• Time to self assess and turn in documents

HW Due Tuesday, November 13th:

• All of your Socratic Seminar Research
• Costume & Prop(s) for Role Play

In Class Friday, November 9th - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• Work on our costume and Socratic Seminar research the entire period
• Check completion of Socratic Seminar research, consult with students, move forward in the right direction

HW Due Friday, November 9th:

• 3 of your 6 Q's & A's for the Socratic Seminar
• Bring all costume design fabric, materials, art supplies, etc

In Class Wednesday, November 7th - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• Ch8 & Ch9 Costumed Role Play Socratic Seminar directions
• Take the Ch8 & Ch9 Test
• Get started on research for project - begin writing the Q's and A's
• Exit Slip: Excited About it

HW Due Wednesday, November 7th:

• Study for Ch8 & Ch9 Test

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In Class Monday, November 5th - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• Ch9 Vocab Taboo review game​
• Best of the Best: Share our Ch9 Processing in assigned groups. Take turns reading our answers, choose the most thought-provoking, interesting, high-level analysis answer for each level of the social pyramid. Make note of our choices. Share out at the end.
• Share our Ch9 Hieroglyph Posters, Speed-dating. Speaker shares pictures, secret message, any humor, and most engaging content. Listener asks challenging question, speaker responds. Trade roles. Share out. Then move down one spot, etc.
• Mummification videos. I See I Think I Wonder. Pair up, answer questions, share out.

• Ch8 & Ch9 Kahoot Review games
• Exit Slip: Make a Quiz - get assigned sections and play the review quiz we make with each other through High Five Hustle
• End class with more fun Egypt videos that were posted on the class website

HW Due Monday, November 5th:

• Ch9 Vocab
• Ch9 Processing
• Ch9 Hieroglyphs Poster

In Class Thursday, November 1st - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• 6B in Mr. Hinkle's room, 6A in Ms. Medina's room
• Work on Ch9 Vocab
• Work on Ch9 Processing
• Work on Ch9 Hieroglyphs Poster​
• If students finish early they may explore the Ancient History page of this class website. There are games, tutorials, puzzles, articles, and educational videos.

HW Due Thursday, November 1st:

• Bring art supplies and poster paper to class
• 6B will be held in Mr. Hinkle's room, 6A in Ms. Medina's room

In Class Tuesday, October 30th - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• 6B in Mr. Kaschub's room, 6A in Ms. Stark's room
• Work on Ch9 Vocab
• Work on Ch9 Processing
• Work on Ch9 Hieroglyphs Poster
• If students finish early they may explore the Ancient History page of this class website. There are games, tutorials, puzzles, articles, and educational videos.

HW Due Tuesday, October 30th:

• Bring art supplies and poster paper to class
• 6B will be held in Mr. Kaschub's room, 6A in Ms. Stark's room

In Class Friday, October 26th - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• Time to enjoy the Jets Flyover together
• Review Ch9 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Learn requirements for Ch9 Hieroglyphs posters
• Writing Wallet: Write a diary entry, day in the life of any person on any level of the Egyptian social pyramid from Ch9. Make connections between your person and other people from any other parts of the social pyramid. Be sure to thoroughly describe 3 key concepts from Ch9 while writing about your day.
• Listen to Egyptian music while we work
• Explore hieroglyphs on the class website and brainstorm ideas for posters
• Share Writing Wallets - find someone that wrote about a different social class  than you - then read diaries to each other. The listener must ask 1 challenging question, people debate, then switch
• Exit Slip: Bizarre

HW Due Friday, October 26th:

• Ch9 Reading Notes

In Class Wednesday, October 24th - Ch9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt:

• TIL: First evidence of prosthetics - toe from mummy
• Share our Ch9 Previews in assigned groups. Share out differences we find
• Predict Ch9 content by relating the Ch9 Preview to what they think the chapter will be about.
• Continue to predict Ch9 by examining the symbols on the social pyramid on the p81 of Ch9, in assigned pairs, Rally Robin, then share out predictions
• Finish predicting Ch9 by looking at the painting on p81. Rally Robin, then share out predictions. 
• Begin reading Ch9 aloud
• Begin Ch9 Reading Notes in our next appointments
• Pause and conduct Q&A and discussion questions about the images and major concepts in the reading, teacher asks then pair and share
• Exit Slip: Doodle It

HW Due Wednesday, October 24th:

• Ch9 Preview

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In Class Monday, October 22nd - Ch8 The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs:

• Share our Ch8 Postcards, Speed-dating. Speaker shares pictures, any humor, and most engaging content they researched or have opinions on, listener asks challenging question, speaker responds. Trade roles. Share out. Then move down one spot, etc.
• Writing Wallets: Choose your favorite pharaoh. Describe all of their major accomplishments. Describe why you enjoy these accomplishments and why you chose that pharaoh. Use many supporting details.
• Listen to Ancient Egypt music while we work. Write down our opinions of the music while we listen, share out our opinions.
• Share our favorite pharaohs in small groups of students that made opposite choices. Choose the absolute best pharaoh with 2 reasons why, then share out.
• Group Interview: each person takes turns being a different pharaoh from each section, answering questions from peers, go through all 4 pharaohs
• Ch8 Images Caption & Hashtag viewing activity in assigned groups
• Learn requirements for Ch9 Preview and get started
• ​Exit Slip: Bucket List

HW Due Monday, October 22nd:

• Ch8 Postcards

In Class Thursday, October 18th - Ch8 The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs:​

• Review Ch8 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Impromptu Microskits Vocab Review activity in assigned groups: Old Kingdom - Khufu, Middle Kingdom - Senusret, New Kingdom - Hatshepsut, New Kingdom - Ramses II. Teach us a minimum of 3 main ideas of each kingdom in each skit. Each group member must participate. Perform the skits in small group pairs.
• Learn requirements for Ch8 Postcard Projects then get started
• Exit Slip: Differences

HW Due Thursday, October 18th:

• Ch8 Reading Notes
• ​Ch8 Vocab

In Class Tuesday, October 18th - Ch8 The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs:

• Review directions for Ch8 Reading Notes and allow time to fix mistakes on Ch8.3 Reading Notes (Tour #1)
• Preview Ch8 by viewing and discussing Ramses monument on first page of Ch8
• Take turns reading aloud Ch8 as a whole class
• Work on the rest of Ch8 Reading Notes in our next appointments
• Students will read aloud Ch8 while doing Reading Notes, students will pause every paragraph or two and discuss major themes
• Get started on Ch8 Vocab in our next appointments
• Exit Slip: Time Machine

HW Due Tuesday, October 16th:

• Read all of Ch8
• Ch8 Reading Notes Tour #1 only

In Class Friday, October 12th - Ch8 The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs:

• Finish final presentations from last class
• Peer grade Ch5 Tests
• Ch8 Preview with image on smart board, with next appointment
• Share answers with assigned groups, share out
• Why did we conduct this preview? Ch8 Prediction discussion with partners, share out answers
• Ancient Egypt 101 video, I See I Think I Wonder note taking
• Share notes with next appointment, then share out
• Begin reading Ch8 aloud
• Learn requirements for Ch8 Reading Notes

HW Due Friday, October 12th:

• Post on Forum #1 on the Google Classroom site about the Photo Essay Project

In Class Wednesday, October 10th - Ch5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?:

• Last minute presentation practice
• Ch5 Photo Essay presentations
• Audience must write I Think and I Wonder notes while watching, will share in pairs in between presentations
• Directions on how to complete the class forum on Google Classroom

HW Due Wednesday, October 10th:

• Ch5 Photo Essay Project

In Class Monday, October 8th - Ch5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?:

• Ch5 Test
• Continue working on Ch5 Photo Essay Projects
• Exit Slip: Summative Reflection

HW Due Monday, October 8th:

• Study for Ch5 Test

In Class Thursday, October 4th - Ch5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?:

• Ch5 Images caption / hashtag game in assigned teams, then view and discuss other Ch5 images
• Learn requirements for Ch5 Photo Essay project
• View previous exemplary projects for creative inspiration
• Get started on projects
• Ch5 Kahoot Review Game
• Exit Slip: Excited About It

HW Due Thursday, October 4th - Ch5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?:

• Ch5 Processing
• Ch5 Scavenger Hunt

In Class Monday, October 2nd:

• Pictionary Vocab Review Game
• Standard of Ur Scavenger Hunt with our next appointment
• ​Learn directions and get started on Ch5 Processing in our next appointment

HW Due Tuesday, October 2nd:​

• Ch5 Vocab

In Class Thursday, September 20th - Ch5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?:

• Writing Wallets: Choose any 3 different, specific characteristics of past civilization and compare and contrast them with modern civilization & your life today. Each characteristic of the past gets a short paragraph, so write 3 short paragraphs. Please write about a major theme from the chapter, not something minor.
• Listen to music from Medopotamia of today: Syria. Omar Souleyman
• Continue Ch5 Vocab at our next appointment
• Best of the Best: Share our Writing Wallets in assigned groups. Each person shares their first comparison, group chooses best. Repeat for rounds 2 and 3. Then group chooses the best of the best and we share out. 
• ​Learn directions for Ch5 Processing, get started​ in our next appointments
• Exit Slip: Dialogue

HW Due Thursday, September 20th:

• All of Ch5 Reading Notes
• 5 of the Ch5 Vocab Words

In Class Tuesday, September 18th - Ch5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?:

• Go over project corrections policy
• Review Ch5.3 through Ch5.6 Reading Notes in assigned small groups. Share our answers, correct mistakes
• Continue Ch5 Reading Notes in our next appointment round
• Listen to Ancient Mesopotamian music: I Hear, I Think, I Wonder while we listen. Share in an appointment then share out.
• Begin Ch5 Vocab in our next appointment round
• Exit Slip: The Modern World

HW Due Tuesday, September 18th:

• Ch5.3-5.6 Reading Notes (stop at 5.6)

​In Class Friday, September 14th - Ch5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?:

• Share our Ch5 Previews in assigned small groups. Compare and contrast answers. Then choose top examples of civilized societies and why we chose them. Then share out.
• Predict Ch5 in our small groups - why did we do the Ch5 Preview? Write, then share out in groups, then share with class our top answers.
• ​View the graphic organizer on p41 of Ch5 and again, predict the chapter with a class discussion. Turn and talk and compare to our Preview answers.
• The graphic organizer had "social structure" as a part of civilized society. Look back at p40, Rally Robin, discuss the proof in this picture that shows social structure in a civilized society. Share out our top ideas.
• Read aloud Ch5 as a whole class
• Learn requirements for Ch5 Reading Notes
• Begin reading Ch5 through appointments on our appointment sheets. Complete Ch5 Reading Notes.
• Exit Slip: Riddles. Share with partners when we're done writing.

HW Due Friday, September 14th:

• Ch5 Preview
• Read all of Ch5

In Class Wednesday, September 12th - Ch3 From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers:

• Learn requirements for Ch5 Preview​
• Learn requirements for Ch3 Test
• Take Ch3 Test
• Begin Ch5 Preview after we finish test
• Begin reading Ch5 individually
• Peer grade Ch3 Test

HW Due Wednesday, September 12th:

• Study for Ch3 Test
• Comic Strip Project self assessment

In Class Monday, September 10th - Ch3 From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers::

• Share our Comic Strip Projects. Rotate and learn from a new person or pair for each section of an assigned reflection sheet. 
• Complete Comic Strip Project self assessment
• Kahoot Ch3 Review game
• 3s a Crowd review game in assigned groups
• Exit Slip: Make a Quiz

HW Due Monday, September 10th:

• Ch3 Comic Strip Project

In Class September 6th - Ch3 From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers::

• Last minute skit preparations
• Perform skits
• Students will fill out cause and effect chart while watching skits
• Students will fill out self-assessment rubrics for their skit performances
• Work on our Ch3 Comic Strip Projects
• Exit Slip: Slogan/Jingle

HW Due Thursday, September 6th:

• Finish all skit planning, practice skits, be ready to perform skits next class
• Bring all materials for creating Ch3 Comic Strip Projects (large colorful paper, markers, colored pencils, etc)

In Class Tuesday, September 4th - Ch3 From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers:

• Peer review and grade Ch3 Reading Notes in 3 rounds of appointments
• Stop many times along the way and teacher leads discussion to make sure we took note of most important concepts
• Traveling for trade led to a major growth in the spread of knowledge. In our final appointments, share some fun travel stories. Connect this to the major themes of Ch3. 
• Ch3 Vocab charades review game
• Ch3 skits in assigned groups - directions given out in class
• Learn requirements for Ch3 Comic Strip Project & brainstorm ideas in class
• ​Exit Slip: Time Machine

HW Due Tuesday, September 4th:

• Ch3 Vocab

In Class Friday, August 31st - Ch3 From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers:

• Writing Wallet:

1. Compare and contrast the Paleolithic Age and the Neolothic Age. Describe 2 similarities and 2 differences.
2. Compare and contrast the Neolithic Age with your life or the modern world. Describe 2 similarities and 2 differences.

• Begin Ch3 Vocab individually
• High Five Hustle to fill out our TPT Appointment Sheets
• Ch3 Vocab with our appointment partners, do 2-3 rounds of appointments
• Share our Writing Wallets for our next appointments. Find major similarities and differences for each question, discuss them, then share out.​
• ​Exit Slip: Dialogue

HW Due Friday, August 31st:

• All of Ch3 Reading Notes

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In Class Wednesday, August 29th - Ch3 From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers:

• Video and discussion to review human migration: How humans migrated across globe
• Rally Robin Recorder: speak w/ neighbor and answer questions together, trade answering & writing duties, then share w/ class:

1. How did early humans get food?
2. How did humans change from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to be able to stay in one permanent spot and become a civilization?
3. Where did early human civilizations first develop? WHY?
4. Where does our food come from today (how is it made)?

• ​Share out our answers, correct mistakes, discuss and debate early and modern life
• View and discuss videos featuring modern dairy and beef farms
• Rally Robin discussion: Share ideas about what the picture on p24 represents, then share out
• Read aloud Ch3.1 and Ch3.2 as a whole class. Stop along the way and discuss major themes
• In assigned groups, first compare and contrast our reading notes on Ch3.3 and Ch3.4, then read aloud Ch3.5, complete Ch3.5 reading notes, and continue for rest of chapter.

HW Due Wednesday, August 29th:

• Ch3.3 & Ch3.4 Reading Notes (not the entire chapter)

In Class Monday, August 27th - Ch3 From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers:

• Peer grade Ch1 Test
• Learn test correction and retake policy
• Share our Ch3 Previews in assigned pairs. Listener must ask a challenging question for the reader, conduct Q&A and short debate, then switch roles
• Discussion - why did we do the CH3 Preview? Predict what Ch3 will be about.
• Human origins mystery map w/ guessing questions. Pair and Share.​
• Begin reading Ch3 aloud
• Get directions & begin Ch3 Reading Notes in assigned pairs
• Exit Slip: Most Exciting Thing You Learned

HW Due Monday, August 27th:

• Ch3 Preview
• Read all of Ch3

In Class Thursday, August 23rd - Ch1 Investigating the Past:

• Learn requirements for Ch3 Preview​
• Learn requirements for Ch1 Test
• Take Ch1 Test
• Begin Ch3 Preview after we finish test
• Begin reading Ch3 individually

HW Due Thursday, August 23rd:

• Study for Ch1 Test
• Cave Painting Analysis worksheet if we didn't finish in class

In Class Tuesday, August 21st - Ch1 Investigating the Past:

• Share our Ch1 Processing Cave Paintings with the Cave Painting Analysis worksheet. Directions given out in class
• Give feedback on the Vocab and the Real Lascaux Cave writing prompt from last class
• Sign up for class Newsela account
• Read the Chauvet Cave article and fill out I See I Think I Wonder
• Share together then share out
• Exit Slip: Differences

HW Due Tuesday, August 21st:

• Ch1 Processing

In Class Friday, August 17th - Ch1 Investigating the Past:

• Charades Vocab Review Game in assigned groups
• Reading Notes peer review and grading.​
  1. Compare the clues we found in the paintings, fix mistakes or add clues
  2. Compare our hypotheses
  3. Compare our answers for the answers the social scientists give us, fix mistakes
• Learn the requirements for the Ch1 Processing assignment and begin brainstorming ideas
• The Real Lascaux Cave video and Thinking Routine writing prompt. Share our responses in groups then share out.
• Exit Slip: Excited About It

HW Due Friday, August 17th:

• Ch1 Vocab

In Class Wednesday, August 15th - Ch1 Investigating the Past:

• Directions and expectations for all Vocab assignments for the year
• Writing Wallet:

1. Which of these 3 jobs would you love: archaeologist, historian, or geographer
2. Describe 3 important and totally different reasons for your choice.
3. Social scientists have done research to determine how they think people lived thousands of years ago. What was the most important way people lived that you read about in sections 1.4 through 1.9? Choose a way of life and describe why it seems so important to you - with supporting details.

• Get started on Ch1 Vocab
• Share our Writing Wallets in assigned pairs. The listener must ask 1 challenging question to the reader about the writing, then debate. Then switch roles. Then share out.​
• Continue working on Ch1 Vocab in pairs
• Exit Slip: The Modern World

HW Due Wednesday, August 15th:

• Ch1 Reading Notes

In Class Monday, August 13th - Ch1 Investigating the Past:

• Finish going over syllabus
• Collect syllabus signature form
• Virtual Tour of Lascaux Cave, I See I Think I Wonder while touring. High Five Hustle to form pairs and share, then share out 
• Directions for Ch1 Preview then get started individually
• Begin reading Ch1 when finished
• High Five Hustle -share preview in small groups, discuss why we did this preview, then share out with class
• Begin reading Ch1 aloud as a whole class
• Begin Ch1 Reading Notes in small groups, take turns reading aloud, consult together to find answers. Reading Notes have 6 sections with 3 specific rules repeated for each section - clarify directions before we begin.
• Exit Slip: Most Interesting Thing I Learned

HW Due Monday, August 13th:

• Signed Syllabus Form
• Bring back all mandatory class materials

In Class Thursday, August 9th - Intro to World History:

• Get textbooks from library
• Get interactive student notebooks. Decorate front cover.
• Go over routines again and places in room we use (trays, cabinet, etc)
• Rally Robin Preview: in assigned pairs, draw and label a timeline of earth's history from the beginning of time to today. Guess history milestones and place events and dates on timeline.
• View History of Earth on football field video. Take I See I Think I Wonder notes.
• High Five Hustle, share our I See I Think I Wonder notes in pairs then share out
• Receive syllabus and assign syllabus signature HW

HW Due Thursday, August 9th:

• Bring back all mandatory class materials​

In Class Tuesday, August 7th:

• Seating Chart
• Questionnaire
• ​Writing Wallet front cover decoration
• Get emails for gmail contact group
• Class attention chant routine
• Paper passing routine
• TIL​
• Name memorization game