WH6A Due Monday, May 25th & WH6B Due Tuesday, May 26th: Finish all filming, begin editing, and turn in the Final Project Description Paper
WH6A Due Wednesday, May 27th & WH6B Due Thursday, May 28th: Final Draft of video
WH6A Due Friday, May 29th & WH6B Due Monday, June 1st: Finalized Video

WH6A Monday, May 25th & WH6B Tuesday, May 26th:

• Consult with each team and keep moving in the right direction
• Collect Description Papers and give feedback
• Begin editing, film any final touches

WH6A Thursday, May 21st & WH6B Friday, May 22nd: 

• Consult with each team and keep moving in the right direction
• Go over more MMJ Video Production tips
• Finish filming, begin editing
• Get started on video editing software

WH6A Due Thursday, May 21st & WH6B Due Friday, May 22nd: Keep filming; storyboard, script, and costumes, props, & clothes

WH6A Tuesday, May 19th & WH6B Wednesday, May 20th: 

• Check for completion of storyboard, script, costumes, props, clothing
• Consult with each team and keep moving in the right direction
• Go over more MMJ Video Production tips
• Begin filming

WH6A Due Tuesday, May 19th & WH6B Due Wednesday, May 20th: Storyboard, script, and costumes, props, & clothes for Final Project

WH6A Friday, May 15th & WH6B Monday, May 18th: 

• Work on Final Projects the entire period
• Finalize our topic and format, make our storyboards, write our scripts
• Begin going over the MMJ Video Production Checklist packet

WH6A Due Friday, May 15th & WH6B Due Monday, May 18th: Ch28 Vocab, Final Project Topic & Format, and by the end of class Final Project Storyboards

WH6A Wednesday, May 13th & WH6B Thursday, May 14th: 

• Start Ch28 Vocab in small groups, filling out the higher level sections together
  
• Learn the directions and requirements for our Final Project: World History Videos
• Break into our groups and brainstorm ideas for the Final Project
• Decide topics, formats, and begin writing storyboards for our Final Projects

WH6A Due Wednesday, May 13th & WH6B Due Thursday, May 14th: Ch28 Reading Notes

WH6A Monday, May 11th & WH6B Tuesday, May 12th:

• Get into small groups and go over the reasons that each selection of art fell into each specific time period
• Show the 6 pieces of art again and discuss why it fell into each time period
• Get back into the same small groups and get started on the reading notes together. Take turns reading and answering questions.
• Show the image of trade and commerce in the Renaissance and discuss what we see
• Jigsaw into groups and plan out our roles for skits
• Break into our skit groups and decide how to act in the skits, practice the skits
• Perform our skits
• View and discuss the teacher's pictures from a trip to Florence

WH6A Due Monday, May 11th & WH6B Due Tuesday, May 12th: Bring Ch28 Preview and Read all of Ch28

WH6A Thursday, May 7th (WH6B Friday, May 8th is the assembly)

• Geography Day:
• 27 maps to change your perspective on the world
• Geoguessr
• Geosettr
• Bali Baraka video
• Human Planet Oceans: wale hunting

WH6A Due Thursday, May 7th & WH6B Due Friday, May 8th: Ch28 Preview

WH6A Monday, May 4th & WH6B Wednesday, May 6th:

• Complete the Ch28 Intro Geography Challenge in small groups, with one copy per group, Sage and Scribe method
• Begin our Ch28 Preview activity. Read aloud from the book and analyze images and pictures together. Students will see a series of 6 images and analyze them while we complete the preview. Students will finish the rest of the preview at home tonight.

WH6A Due Monday, May 4th & WH6B Due Wednesday, May 6th: Post on class forum, reflections on the PechaKucha Projects

WH6B Thursday, April 30th & WH6B Friday, May 1st:

• Get into our groups and have one last rehearsal before our presentations
• PechaKucha Presentations
• Write down 1 interesting new fact we learn, 1 connection, and 1 challenging question for each presentation. Go over our writing in groups of 2, Rally Robin format, then share out
• Start posting on the reflection forum

WH6A Due Thursday, April 30th & WH6B Due Friday, May 1st: Ch5 PechaKucha Project & Presentation

WH6A Tuesday, April 28th & WH6B Wednesday, April 29th:

• Work on our PechaKucha Projects the entire time
• Practice the PechaKucha Presentations

WH6A Due Tuesday, April 28th & WH6B Due Wednesday, April 29th: Ch5 Assessment

WH6A Friday, April 24th & WH6B Monday, April 27th: 

• Get started on the Ch5 Assessment in small groups
• Learn the requirements for the Ch5 PechaKucha Project & Presentation
• Get into our assigned groups and start researching, choosing topics, and putting together our PechaKucha Projects

WH6A Due Friday, April 24th & WH6B Due Monday, April 27th: Ch5 Worksheet

WH6A Wednesday, April 22nd & WH6B Thursday, April 23rd: 

• Learn the requirements for the Ch5 worksheet and get started on it
• Learn the requirements for a small group creative activity: Students will write scripts and perform news shows on assigned sections from the book. Directions will be given out in class
• Perform our news shows

WH6A Due Wednesday, April 22nd & WH6B Due Thursday, April 23rd: Post on mrlipsky.com 4th quarter forum #2 Middle Ages Web Quest

WH6A Monday, April 20th & WH6B Tuesday, April 21st:

• First share out vocab in groups of 3, Rally Robin, share the creative sections of the vocab, choose our favorites, share out
• Participate in a Magna Carta experiential exercise. Roles and directions will be given out in class
• View a video clip on the bubonic plague, while watching write down 1 interesting fact, make 1 connection, and ask 1 challenging question. Then share in groups of 3 then share out
• Learn the directions for the Middle Ages Web Quest and get started in class

WH6A Due Monday, April 20th & WH6B Due Tuesday, April 21st: Ch5 Vocab

WH6A Thursday, April 16th & WH6B Friday, April 17th: 

• Bellringer: Choose 2 of the key events that lead to the end of feudalism and describe 2 reasons why each key event ended feudalism
• Share the 3 life changing events we wrote about in our Ch5 Preview, in small arranged groups, Rally Robin format, and choose the 3 total best life changing events then share out
• Start Ch5 Vocab in small groups, filling out the higher level sections together
• Get into groups of 3 and use the buzzer system to guess answers to Ch5 trivia questions. Give 5 minutes to silently read notes and book before we start

WH6A Due Thursday, April 16th & WH6B Due Friday, April 17th: Ch5 Preview & Reading Notes

WH6A Tuesday, April 14th & WH6B Wednesday, April 15th:

• Get all Socratic Seminar materials ready and then turned in
• Complete the Ch2 Assessment with assigned partners. Use the Sage and Scribe method on one test per team of partners
• Start the Ch5 Preview after we complete the assessment
• View an image of a bubonic plague mass grave and discuss how it relates to our next chapter
• Begin reading Ch5 aloud, get through the first section. Analyze the images in the text book.

WH6A Due Tuesday, April 14th & WH6B Due Wednesday, April 15th: All Socratic Seminar materials

WH6A Friday, April 3rd & WH6B Monday, April 13th: 

• Go over final requirements for seminar and post-seminar work
• Conduct the 2 Inner and Outer circles of Socratic Seminar

WH6A Due Friday, April 3rd & WH6B Due Monday, April 13th: Ch2 Feudalism Socratic Seminar Packet and be prepared for Socratic Seminar

WH6B Tuesday, March31st & WH6A Wednesday, April 1st:

• Learn directions for Socratic Seminar on Ch2 Feudalism
• View example Socratic Seminar video
• Prepare for the Socratic Seminar
• Listen to music from the Middle Ages while we work
• Watch a video clip on Medieval Knights

WH6B Due Tuesday, March 31st & WH6A Due Tuesday, March 1st: Ch2 Vocab

WH6B Friday, March 27th & WH6A Monday, March 30th:

• Share our Ch2 worksheet answers with each other in Concentric Circle Rotations with the Rally Robin back and forth format. Students will share their ideas and then shift over one person after time 1:40 of time is up. Then at the end share our best ideas with the whole class.
• Small Group Creative Writing Activity: Work in small groups on assigned topic from Feudalism. They will write a poem with 6-10 key ideas in the poems, then read the poems to the class. At the end we will share what we learned with each other.
• While listening to our classmates poems, we will write down our choice of either 1 interesting fact we learn, 1 connection, or 1 challenging question and then discuss what we write with each other.
• End class with more time to work on vocab in groups of 2, filling out the higher level sections together. 

WH6B Due Friday, March 27th & WH6A Due Monday, March 30th: Ch2 Worksheet & Post on mrlipsky.com (reflect on our podcast projects)

WH6B Wednesday, March 25th & WH6A Thursday, March 26th: 

• Get directions for Ch2 worksheet
• Bellringer: Choose any 2 types of people from Middle Ages, write 2 reasons why you think their life is interesting, choose 1 of them and describe a modern example of that person and why.
• Start Ch2 Worksheet when finished with Bellringer
• Share our bellringers through Rally Robin format
• Group Interview, Rally Robin format, each interviewee acts as a different type of person from Middle Ages (monarch, lord, knight, serf)
• Start Ch2 Vocab in groups of 2, filling out the higher level sections together

WH6B Due Wednesday, March 25th & WH6A Due Thursday, March 26th: Ch2 Reading Notes

WH6B Monday, March 23rd & WH6A Tuesday, March 24th:

• Share our Ch2 Previews in Rally Robin format in small groups then share out our best ideas
• Begin reading Ch2 aloud as a whole class. Stop to discuss major themes and terms along the way
• Begin taking notes in our Ch2 Reading Notes handouts
• Begin our feudalism simulation. Directions will be given out by the teacher. Students will play the role of monarch, lords, knights, and serfs and follow specific directions
• Reflect on our simulation with a class discussion

WH6B Due Monday, March 23rd & WH6A Due Tuesday, March 24th: Ch2 Preview

WH6B Thursday, March 19th & WH6A Friday, March 20th:

• Listen to our podcasts
  
• While listening, write down 1 new and interesting fact, 1 critical analysis, 1 challenging question
  
• Discuss our writing and our thoughts on the podcasts
  
• Get started on the Ch2 Preview
  

WH6B Due Thursday, March 19th & WH6A Due Friday, March 20th: Ch37 Rome Radio Show Project & sources

WH6B Tuesday, March 17th & WH6A Wednesday, March 18th:

• Work on podcasts the entire time

WH6B Due Tuesday, March 17th & WH6A Due Wednesday, March 18th: Make more progress on projects, finish recording and editing in class

WH6B Friday, March 13th & WH6A Monday, March 16th:

• Listen to more examples of radio shows and commercials for inspiration
• Go over tips and techniques for making perfect radio shows
• Work on finishing up scripts and start recording shows

WH6B Due Friday, March 13th & WH6A Due Monday, March 16th: Ch37 Assessment and Radio Show Preparation: Outline of your show, show and DJ names, segments and commercial planned out, and must start recording show at some point in class on Friday

WH6B Wednesday, March 11th & WH6A Thursday, March 12th:

• Student TIL
• Start Ch37 Assessment in small groups
• Learn requirements for Ch37 Rome Radio Show Project
• Learn tips and techniques for making perfect radio shows
• Listen to example radio shows
• Get into groups and brainstorm ideas for shows

WH6B Due Wednesday, March 11th & WH6A Due Thursday, March 12th: Post on mrlipsky.com about Rome and Ch37 Worksheet

WH6B Monday, March 9th & WH6A Tuesday, March 11th: 

• Student TIL
• Round Robin Recorder Rome Review
• New class attention grabber plan
• Share our vocab example sentences in our Round Robin small groups
• Start the Ch37 Rome comparison worksheet
• Begin our Rome webquest - directions on the class forum

WH6B Due Monday, March 9th & WH6A Due Tuesday, March 11th: Ch37 Vocab

WH6B Wednesday, March 4th & WH6A Thursday, March 5th:

• Student TIL
• Bellringer: 1. Reread 37.2. What is the most important reason Rome collapsed? Give details to support your opinions. 2. If you could go to Rome/Italy, where would you go? Describe what you would do on the trip.
• Get started on Ch37 Vocab in small groups
• Listen to music from Ancient Rome while we work
• View 2 video clips on Ancient Rome. One on Pompeii and one on the Colosseum. While watching, write down 1 interesting fact, 1 connection, and 1 challenging question. Share in small groups then with the whole class.

WH6B Due Wednesday, March 4th & WH6A Due Thursday, March 5th: Ch37 Reading Notes

WH6B Monday, March 2nd & WH6A Tuesday, March 3rd:

• Student TIL
• Ch37 Preview: Rome to Home Scattergories Games. Directions will be given out in class. Students will play a version of Scattergories using themes from Rome and connect them to today. In small groups.

WH6B Due Monday, March 2nd & WH6A Tuesday, March 3rd: Ch37 Preview & Post on mrlipsky.com forum, analyzing our board game projects

WH6B Thursday, February 26th & WH6A Friday, February 27th:

• Student TIL
• Get our board games organized for the first few minutes of class
• Play each other's board games for the remainder of class. Students can host at the games they made and eventually go out and play others' games

WH6B Due Thursday, February 26th & WH6A Due Friday, February 27th: Ch35 Board Game Projects

WH6B Tuesday, February 24th & WH6A Wednesday, February 25th: 

• Student TIL
• Use this entire period to work on our Ch35 Board Game Projects

WH6B Due Tuesday, February 24th & WH6A Due Wednesday, February 25th: Ch35 Assessment and Ch35 Board Game Project Preparations, all project making materials, etc.

WH6B Friday, February 13th & WH6A Monday, February 23rd: 

• Student TIL
• Begin our Ch35 Assessment
• Intro to our Ch35 Board Game Project
• Get into groups and brainstorm ideas for the project
• Begin to work on all parts of project

WH6B Due Friday, February 13th & WH6A Due Monday, February 23rd: Ch35 Worksheet

WH6B Wednesday, February 11th & WH6A Thursday, February 12th:

• Student TIL
• Bellringer: Describe 3 of the wildest aspects of life in Rome, explain why you think each aspect is so interesting, and connect your 3 choices to your life.
• Share out our favorite bellringer ideas in groups of 2
• Get started on Ch35 worksheet
• Get into groups and complete a small group creative writing prompt: write and perform a song on assigned sections from Rome, must include 6-10 important facts or main themes, can copy an existing melody or make a new one

WH6B Due Wednesday, February 11th & WH6A Due Thursday, February 12th: Ch35 Vocab & Ch35 Reading Notes (if you didn't finish the station rotation in class for the reading notes, come in the morning, at lunch, during LL, or after school to finish)

WH6B Monday, February 9th & WH6A Tuesday, February 10th: 

• Student TIL & AMA
• Ch35 Reading Notes Station Rotation. Students are assigned into teams of 2, will follow specific directions given out in class on how to rotate stations and fill out the reading notes

WH6B Due Monday, February 9th & WH6A Due Tuesday, February 10th: Ch35 Preview

WH6B Thursday, February 5th & WH6A Friday, February 6th: 

• Student TIL & AMA
  
• Teacher's trip to Italy pictures and discussion
• Get started on Ch35 Preview
• Ancient Rome Top 10 Facts video and discussion
• Ancient Rome Trivia in small groups
• Start reading aloud Ch35 as a whole class. Read through Ch35.3. Stop along the way and discuss major themes and key terms
• Get into groups of 2 and play charades / pantomime major themes and key terms so the other teams can guess

WH6B Due Thursday, February 5th & WH6A Due Friday, February 6th: Post on mrlipsky.com reflecting on our projects

WH6B Tuesday, February 3rd & WH6A Wednesday, February 4th: 

• Get prepared for our Costume Party
• Teach each other with our Costume Party lesson plans
• Role Play in character
• Vote on best costume
• Intro to Rome: teacher's vacation pictures from Italy 
  

WH6B Due Tuesday, February 3rd & Wednesday, February 4th: Post on mrlipsky.com about Ancient Greece, Ch31 Project Costume, Lesson Plan, and Source(s)

WH6B Friday, January 30th & WH6A Monday, February 2nd: 

• Work on our Costume Projects the entire period, plan our lessons, build our costumes, read our sources, etc
• Learn the requirements for the TIL & AMA assignment

WH6B Due Friday, January 30th & WH6A Due Monday, February 2nd: Ch31 Assessment & Ch31 Project making materials

WH6B Wednesday, January 28th & WH6A Thursday, January 29th: 

• Share our Ch31 stamp worksheet with each other
• Start our Ch31 Assessment in selected groups of 2
• Intro to our Ch31 Costume Project
• Explore and research Ancient Greece and learn more about potential characters for our costume project on several websites the teacher supplies

WH6B Due Wednesday, January 28th & WH6A Due Thursday, January 29th: Ch31 Vocab, Ch31 Worksheet, Ch31 Project Costume ideas

WH6B Monday, January 26th & WH6A Tuesday, January 27th:

• Bellringer: Choose your favorite 3 contributions Ancient Greece made to your life and describe 2 reasons why each of your choices are so important?
• Get started on Ch31 vocab
• Share out responses on Ch31 Reading Notes in small groups then with the whole class
• Get started on Ch31 Stamp Collector Worksheet
• View a few short History Channel video clips on Ancient Greek gods and goddesses. Write down 1 important fact, 1 opinion, and 1 challenging question while viewing, then share out

WH6B Due Monday, January 26th & WH6A Due Tuesday, January 27th: Ch31 Preview & Ch31 Reading Notes

WH6B Thursday, January 22nd & WH6A Friday, January 23rd:

• Share our Ch26 Political Cartoons with each other in small groups
• Finish our 3X3 group writing activity on the article we read last class
• Begin the Ch31 Preview writing and drawing activity
• Listen to music from Ancient Greece while we work
• Begin reading Ch31 and working on our Ch31 Reading Notes

WH6B Due Thursday, January 22nd & WH6A Due Friday, January 23rd: Ch26 Assessment & Ch26 Political Cartoon Project

WH6B Tuesday, January 20th & WH6A Wednesday, January 21st:

• Read an article comparing Ancient Greek democracy with modern American democracy
• Begin a 3X3 group writing activity on the reading
• Share our favorite sentences from the vocab HW
• Begin working on the Ch26 Assessment in small groups
• Continue working on the Ch26 Political Cartoon Projects individually

WH6B Due Tuesday, January 20th & WH6A Due Wednesday, January 21st: Ch26 Vocab

WH6B Friday, January 16th & WH6A Monday, January 19th:

• Bellringer: Choose your least favorite form of government from Greece and write 3 reasons why you don't like it. Choose your favorite form of government from Greece and explain why you like it.
• Work on Ch26 Vocab
• Learn the requirements for the Ch26 political cartoon project, go over many examples, come up with a few examples as a class
• Get started on Ch26 projects

WH6B Due Friday, January 16th & WH6A Due Monday, January 19th: Ch26 Reading Notes & Ch26 Worksheet

WH6B Wednesday, January 14th & WH6A Thursday, January 15th:

• Intro to Ch26 Greece: The Rise of Democracy:
• We will conduct a preview activity in which we learn about the 4 major forms of government from this chapter: monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy.
• We will begin by choosing our favorite songs or music videos from youtube and then follow along with a prompt and discussion that the teacher leads. This activity will be connected to the major themes of the chapter.
• Get started on Ch26 Reading Notes and the Ch26 Worksheet.

WH6B Friday, December 19th & WH6A Tuesday, January 13th:

• Small Group Creative Writing:
• Each group assigned a different section from the reading on Ch25. Each group must write a poem using 4 major concepts or themes from the reading. Each group must read their poem to the class. Specific directions are on the rubric handed out in class.

WH6B Due Friday, December 19th & WH6A Due Tuesday, January 13th: Ch25 Assessment

WH6B Wednesday, December 17th & WH6A Thursday, December 18th:

• Get started on Ch25 Assessment in groups of 2
• Participate in our Ch25 Greece Floor Maps Kinetic Activity (directions provided)

WH6B Due Wednesday, December 17th & WH6A Due Thursday, December 18th: Post on mrlipsky.com and reflect on NHD. Also due is Ch25 Vocab

WH6B Monday, December 15th & WH6A Tuesday, December 16th:

• Bellringer: You are a merchant in Ancient Greece. Describe your life. Use 3 terms from Ch25. Underline the terms as you use them. Make up a cool name for yourself.
• Work on Ch25 Vocab in small groups
• Share out our scrapbook ideas from the Ch25 Reading Notes
• Explore the Mr. Donn Ancient Greece website in groups of 2. Sage and scribe format - write down 3,2,1 notes. Share with other groups then share out with whole class
• Listen to music from Ancient Greece while working today

Due Friday, December 12th: All NHD materials in gym on display by 8am. NHD will have individual judging blocks of 15 minutes in the morning and we will all be there together from 1:10-2:30pm.
Due Thursday, December 11th: NHD Projects, 3 copies of Title Page, Process Paper, and MLA Annotated Bibliography

WH6B Thursday, December 11th: (WH6A Friday, December 12th will be participating in NHD judging or watching a video)

• NHD Finishing Touches
• Images - Captions vs. Credits & using: courtesy of ____
• Embedding video on tablets and phones but no power access for video people

WH6B Tuesday, December 9th & WH6A Wednesday, December 10th:

• Check NHD name spellings, titles, and time slots for errors.
• Go over the NHD Presentation Rubric
• Go over the NHD Project Rubric one more time
• Go over rules again, such as no names written on to exhibit boards, no title page for websites, which documents should be printed out for which type of project format, etc
• Go over potential NHD judge questions
• Remind students of 8am Friday morning deadline for set-up
• Go over schedule, times, and flow of NHD morning and afternoon

WH6B Due Tuesday, December 9th & WH6A Due Wednesday, December 10th: NHD Title Page, and Final Draft of Process Paper

WH6B Friday, December 5th & WH6A Monday, December 8th:

• Go over Title Capitalization Rules
• Go over perfect MLA format again
• Go over perfect Title Page format
• Fill out goal sheet at beginning and end of class

WH6B Due Friday, December 5th & WH6A Due Monday, December 8th: Bring in all NHD project building materials and finish goals not finished in class today

WH6B Wednesday, December 3rd & WH6A Thursday, December 4th:

• Work on NHD the entire period
• Fill out a goal sheet at the beginning and end of class
• Go over capitalization rules
• Check creative titles and bibliographies

WH6B Due Wednesday, December 3rd & WH6A Due Thursday, December 4th: NHD MLA Annotated Bibliography & Creative Title

WH6B Monday, December 1st & WH6A Tuesday, December 2nd:

• NHD grading rubric
• NHD rules
• NHD project building building templates / guidelines
• Work on NHD

WH6B Due Monday, December 1st & WH6A Due Tuesday, December 2nd: Ch25 Preview & Reading Notes
WH6B Due Wednesday, December 3rd & WH6A Due Thursday, December 4th: NHD MLA Annotated Bibliography

WH6B Tuesday, November 25th & WH6A Wednesday, November 26th:

• Continue working on Ch25 Preview in groups of 2
• Get directions on NHD MLA Annotated Bibliography
• Work on NHD, check for completion of NHD Process Paper

WH6B Due Tuesday, November 25th & WH6A Due Wednesday, November 26th: NHD Process Paper & Bring back Ch25 Preview (don't finish it yet), and bring in all NHD project building materials (art supplies, laptops, etc)

WH6B Friday, November 21st & WH6A Monday, November 24th:

• Word Association Game - Greece Intro - Rally Robin format - Greece is the word
• 12 contributions of Ancient Greece to our lives - news article discussion
• Ch25 Preview - Geography of Greece - in groups of 2
• Listen to music from Ancient Greece while working
• Work on NHD: Check NHD Outlines, introduce NHD Process Paper format

WH6B Due Friday, November 21st & WH6A Due Monday, November 24th: NHD Outline

WH6B Wednesday, November 19th & WH6A Thursday, November 20th:

• Go over how to write NHD Outline
• Work on NHD
• Give students feedback, check corrected thesis, move forward in the right direction

WH6B Due Wednesday, November 19th & WH6A Due Thursday, November 20th: Post on mrlipsky.com and Ch9 Assessment

WH6B Monday, November 17th & WH6A Tuesday, November 18th:

• Last minute skit preparation
• Skit performances
• Group and peer evaluations
• Get started on Ch9 Assessments in small groups

WH6B Due Monday, November 17th & WH6A Due Tuesday, November 18th: Bring in all NHD materials, Fix NHD Thesis, and Skits: scripts, audio, props, set, costumes, and skit performances

WH6B Thursday, November 13th & WH6A Friday, November 14th: 

• Check storyboards for completion
• Keep working on skits: costumes, set, audio, props. 
• Practice skits by the end of class
• More feedback on NHD thesis
• View images of other class skits for inspiration and guidance

WH6B Due Thursday, November 13th & WH6A Due Friday, November 14th: Ch9 Worksheet, Post on mrlipsky.com, Skit storyboards, be ready to practice skits

WH6B Tuesday, November 11th & WH6A Wednesday, November 12th: 

• Share our Hieroglyphics posters
• Work on Ch9 Worksheet
• Learn directions for Ch9 Skits Projects
• Brainstorm ideas in our groups
• Begin making storyboards for skits

WH6B Due Tuesday, November 11th & WH6A Due Wednesday, November 12th: Ch9 Hieroglyphics Project and Bring back Ch9 Worksheet (don't finish the worksheet)

WH6B Friday, November 7th & WH6A Monday, November 10th: 

• Work on Hieroglyphics Project
• Listen to African music while working
• Work on Ch9 Worksheet as a class and put answers on the board together, then write individually

WH6B Due Friday, November 7th & WH6A Due Monday, November 10th: Ch9 Vocab & NHD Thesis

WH6B Wednesday, November 5th & WH6A Thursday, November 6th:

• Work on Ch9 Vocab & check completion of Ch9 Preview & Reading Notes
• Explore Hieroglyphics websites and web games in groups of 2
• Listen to modern Egyptian pop while we're working
• Learn requirements for Ch9 Hieroglyphics Project

WH6B Due Wednesday, November 5th & WH6A Due Thursday, November 6th: Ch9 Preview & Reading Notes

WH6B Monday, November 3rd & WH6A Tuesday, November 4th:

• Ch9 Preview together as a whole class
• Begin reading Ch9 together as a whole class
• Get started on Ch9 Reading Notes
• Learn how to write a perfect NHD Thesis with many examples
• Check completion of source corrections and gathering interviews
• Work on NHD: 
• Find reliable photos that display leadership & legacy
• Read all sources again
• Get rid of sources you are not using
• Find many quotes from the same source
• Get interviews: museums, universities, writers, other experts
• Fix thesis, outline, and old source mistakes

WH6B Due Monday, November 3rd & WH6A Due Tuesday, November 4th: NHD Interview (emailed to teacher) & NHD Source Corrections

WH6B Wednesday, October 29th & WH6A Thursday, October 30th: 

• More feedback on sources we have found
• More help getting the perfect interview
• Find pictures from reliable sources
• Re-read all sources
• Gather interviews
• Fix old source mistakes
• Find many quotes / information from same source instead of only 1 quote from each big source

WH6B Due Wednesday, October 29th & WH6A Due Thursday, October 30th: 5 More NHD Sources (Turn in ALL 20) & Ch8 Assessment

WH6B Monday, October 27th & WH6A Tuesday, October 28th: 

• Share our postcard assignment with each other in concentric circles
• Work on NHD Sources, getting our interviews
• How to write the perfect NHD Thesis
• Feedback on our previous 15 sources
• Work on Ch8 Assessment in groups of 2

WH6B Due Monday, October 27th & WH6A Due Tuesday, October 28th: Ch8 Worksheet AND bring back all NHD materials. Bring laptops

WH6B Thursday, October 23rd & Friday, October 24th: 

• Ch8 Postcard worksheet in small groups
• Get started on 5 more NHD sources
• Listen to Ancient Egypt music while working
• How to conduct the perfect interview for NHD tips & techniques

WH6B Due Thursday, October 23rd & WH6A Due Friday, October 24th: Ch8 Vocab

WH6B Tuesday, October 21st & WH6A Wednesday, October 22nd: 

• Bellringer: List your favorite pharaoh, describe their major accomplishments, describe all the reasons you chose them as your favorite
• In groups of 2 get the perfect reading notes. Sage and Scribe format. Compare and contrast, work together, get the perfect final set of reading notes.
• Get started on Ch8 vocab
• Caption Contest: get in groups of 3, view an image from Egypt, list what the image is, and come up with a fun and creative caption for the image. It could be what the object is saying, what tourists say, what outsiders say, etc. Get creative!

WH6B Due Tuesday, October 21st & WH6A Due Wednesday, October 22nd: Ch8 Preview & Reading Notes

WH6B Friday, October 17th & WH6A Monday, October 20th: 

• Share our RAFT writings in rotating groups of 2
• Conduct the Ch8 Preview
• Begin the Ch8 Reading Notes

WH6B Due Friday, October 17th & WH6A Due Monday, October 20th: RAFT Writing Prompt and Ch7 Assessment

WH6B Wednesday, October 15th & WH6A Thursday, October 16th: 

• Egyptian Pyramid exploration videos with 3-2-1 note taking and small group discussions
• Work on RAFT Writing Prompt
• Work on Ch7 Assessment in groups of 2

WH6B Due Wednesday, October 15th & WH6A Due Thursday, October 16th: Post on mrlipsky.com & 5 more NHD sources
WH6B Due Friday, October 17th & WH6A Due Monday, October 20th: RAFT Writing Prompt

WH6B Monday, October 13th & WH6A Tuesday, October 14th:

• Newsela signup
• Read article on Egypt and take online quiz on article
• Take 3-2-1 notes while reading article (3 intelligent and important facts, 2 observations, opinions, analysis, 1 complex question)
• Pair up and discuss notes then share out
• RAFT directions
• Work on NHD

WH6B Due Monday, October 13th & WH6A Due Tuesday, October 14th: Ch7 Worksheet

WH6B Thursday, October 9th & WH6A Friday, October 10th: 

• Ch7 Worksheet in small groups
• Continue working on NHD, find 5 more sources

WH6B Due Thursday, October 9th & WH6A Due Friday, October 10th: Ch7 Vocab

WH6B Tuesday, October 7th & WH6A Wednesday, October 8th: 

• Bellringer: Write a short letter to a friend about why you choose to live near the Nile River and not the Red Sea. You must include the words water, topography, vegetation in your letter.
• Get started on Ch7 vocab in small groups
• Modern Egypt trivia, pictures, and Q&A in small groups

WH6B Due Tuesday, October 7th & WH6A Due Wednesday, October 8th: Ch7 Preview & Ch7 Reading Notes

WH6B Thursday, October 2nd & WH6A Monday, October 6th:

• Practice our presentations
• Presentations
• Egypt Rally Robin
• Egypt tourism and mummification videos and discussion
• Ch7 Preview and get started on Ch7 Reading Notes

WH6B Due Thursday, October 2nd & WH6A Due Monday, October 6th: Ch5 Photo Essay Project

WH6B Tuesday, September 30th & WH6A Wednesday, October 1st:

• Work on the Ch5 Photo Essay Project

WH6B Due Thursday, October 2nd & WH6A Due Monday, October 6th: Ch5 Photo Essay Project

WH6B Friday, September 26th & WH6A Monday, September 29th:

• Work on the Ch5 Photo Essay Project

WH6B Due Friday, September 26th & WH6A Due Monday, September 29th: 
Ch5 Assessment
WH6B Due Thursday, October 1st & WH6A Monday, October 6th: 
Ch5 Photo Essay Project and 5 more sources and thesis for NHD

WH6B Wednesday, September 24th & WH6A Thursday, September 25th:

• Bellringer: Describe all the ways history could be "erased". If there was no government at all, what could possibly happen?
• Finish 3X3 we started last class
• Share out best predictions and best solutions from 3X3
• Get started on Ch5 Assessment in groups of 2, Sage and Scribe format
• Photo Essay Project intro and preview

WH6B Due Wednesday, September 24th & WH6A Due Thursday, September 25th: Ch5 Worksheet & Ch5 Vocab

WH6B Monday, September 22nd & WH6A Tuesday, September 23rd:

• Continue working on Ch5 worksheet in small groups
• Begin working on Ch5 vocab in small groups - sage and scribe format
• Collect 10 NHD sources
• Learn how to conduct a 3X3 reading and writing activity
• Preview the activity by viewing ancient Mesopotamian art
• Read the article on ISIL destroying and selling ancient antiquities
• Conduct the first 2 paragraphs of the 3X3

 WH6B Due Monday, September 22nd & WH6A Tuesday, September 23rd : 
10 NHD sources on Research Source Tracker AND bring back Ch5 worksheet we started in class

WH6B Thursday, September 18th & WH6A Friday, September 19th:

• Bellringer: Choose any ancient cultural item and compare and contrast it with any modern cultural item. Choose any ancient technology and compare and contrast it with any modern technology.
• Check Ch5 Reading Notes for completion
• Begin working on Ch5 Worksheet in small groups
• Continue gathering 10 NHD sources

WH6A Due Friday, September 19th: Ch5 Preview & Reading Notes
WH6B Due Thursday, September 18th: Ch5 Preview & Reading Notes

WH6B Tuesday, September 15th & WH6A Wednesday, September 16th:

• Finalize all topics, group changes, etc
• Re-read through all found sources while teacher consults with individuals and groups about progress so far
• Review how to make perfect guiding questions
• Remember: This is not a biography
• Continue to find 5 more sources
• Learn how to fill out Research Source Tracker
• Ch5 Preview - Civilization Characteristics 
• Ch5 Reading Notes directions

WH6A Due Wednesday, September 17th: NHD Topic Selection Worksheet
WH6B Due Tuesday, September 16th: NHD Topic Selection Worksheet

WH6B Friday, September 5th & WH6A Monday, September 15th:

• Laptop expectations for NHD (bring everyday)
• Finalized Topics
• Ebsco Intro
• How to find primary and secondary sources
• Learn how to fill out the Excel spreadsheet resource log book
• How to access DIS elibrary
• How to get an interview

WH6A Due Monday, September 15th: NHD Topic and Partners
WH6B Due Friday, September 5th: NHD Topic and Partners

WH6B Wednesday, September 3rd & WH6A Thursday, September 4th:

• Reflect on mrlipsky.com posts from last night
• NHD Intro powerpoint
• NHD project packet
• NHD useful websites
• Example NHD Topics
• Start brainstorming topics and whether we will work alone or not

WH6A Due Thursday, September 4th: Post on mrlipsky.com forum #2
WH6B Due Wednesday, September 3rd: Post on mrlipsky.com forum #2

WH6B Monday, September 1st & WH6A Tuesday, September 2nd:

• Ch4 Project Gallery Walk

WH6A Due Tuesday, September 2nd: Ch4 Project
WH6B Due Monday, September 1st: Ch4 Project

WH6B Thursday, August 28th & WH6A Friday, August 29th:

• Feedback on Ch3 Projects and tips for Ch4 projects
• Chapter 4 Assessment using Sage and Scribe cooperative learning
• Chapter 4 Map Analysis activity in small groups - finish next class
• Chapter 4 Project: designing an advertisement for Mesopotamia
• Examples of magazine and radio ads to get students on the right track
• Chapter 4 Project brainstorming and planning
• Take a look at Sumerian clothing

WH6A Due Friday, August 29th: Ch4 Vocab
WH6B Due Thursday, August 28th: Ch4 Vocab

WH6B Tuesday, August 26th & WH6A Wednesday, August 27th:

• Bellringer: Write a diary entry on the day in the life of an ancient Sumerian. Be sure to mention location, overcoming problems, and about your small village growing into a larger city / city-state.
• Listen to music from Mesopotamia
• Go over the Reading Notes, compare and contrast with a partner - Interview Format
• Learn new format for vocab
• Work on vocab in small groups
• Virtual tour of Mesopotamia
• NHD preview

WH6A Due Wednesday, August 27th: Ch4 Preview & Ch4 Reading Notes
WH6B Due Tuesday, August 26th: Ch4 Preview & Ch4 Reading Notes

WH6B Friday, August 22nd & WH6A Monday, August 25th:

• Poster Scramble Share
• Ch3.3, 3.6, & 3.7 skits
• Ch4 preview activity
• Ch4 Reading Notes, reading notes directions, reading out loud, and discussion

WH6A Due Monday, August 25th: Ch3 Worksheet AND Ch3 Comic Strip Project
WH6B Due Friday, August 22nd: Ch3 Worksheet AND Ch3 Comic Strip Project

WH6B Wednesday, August 20th & WH6A Thursday, August 21st:

• Bellringer: Compare and contrast the neolithic age to modern times. Try to find 3 similarities and 4 differences
• Ch3 worksheet packet in small groups
• Review vocabulary
• Ch3 Comic Strip Project - directions and get started

WH6A Due Thursday, August 21st: Ch3 3 Column Notes
WH6B Due Wednesday, August 20th: Ch3 3 Column Notes

WH6B Monday, August 18th & WH6A Tuesday, August 19th:

• Discuss our forum posts from last nights in pairs then share out
  
• Free-write on these questions:
  

1. What did it take for humans to change from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to stay in one spot and become a civilization?
   
2. Try to guess where early civilizations first started to develop. Why is that?
   
3. Where does our food come from today? How is it made?
   

• Share our answers in pairs then share out
  
• How to take perfect 3 Column Notes
  
• Get started on tonight's reading and note taking HW
  

WH6A Due Tuesday, August 19th: mrlipsky.com intro forum #1
WH6B Due Monday, August 18th: mrlipsky.com intro forum #1

WH6B Thursday, August 14th & WH6A Friday, August 15th:

• Virtual tour of Lascaeux Cave
• Map of human migration out of Africa and class discussion
• History in a Bag / Think like a historian
• How to post on mrlipsky.com

WH6A Due Friday, August 15th: Signed parent syllabus letter
WH6B Due Thursday, August 14th: Signed parent syllabus letter 

WH6B Tuesday, August 12th & WH6A Wednesday, August 13th:

• Seating chart
• Course intro
• Syllabus intro
• mrlipsky.com preview
• Fill out the first day of class questionnaire
• Teacher facebook account
• Gather all email addresses
• Intro to Mr. Lipsky
• Student intro and name memorization game