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~August 7: School starts at 8am! ~August 16: Dunes meeting in the 6th grade pod at 4pm. ~August 23: Open House Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 1 ~August 7-11: Bring in school supplies. Turn in a signed AUP to homeroom teacher and get ipads. Week 2 ~August 14: Daily Objective: Set up ipads with all the apps and codes needed for showbie, google classroom, seesaw, actively learn, formative, edpuzzle, and zzish for Global Studies. In Class: Edpuzzles for practice with the app. ~August 15: Daily Objective: Why are map and geography skills important to have? In Class: Ping Pong activity in class and discuss the importance of geography skills. ~August 16: Daily Objective: What do you know about geography skills? In Class: Take a geography pre-test in Zzish. Play a geography basics game as a class. Homework: Cardinal Directions worksheet. Due Thursday. ~August 17: Daily Objective: Label and understand the continents, types if maps, and parts of a map. In Class: Discuss the 7 continents, compass rose, scale, key/legend, map title, equator, and the 4 types of maps. Homework: Parts of a map worksheet. Due Friday. ~August 18: Daily Objective: Guest speaker: Time management and study skills. In Class: Students have the morning to finish any homework due today, finish their time capsules, and finish their paper people project. Picture day forms also go home today. Week 3 ~August 21: Daily Objective: Recall, identify and explain the key parts of map reading skills. In Class: We'll go through the 4 parts of a map, the 4 types of maps, hemispheres, and the basics of latitude and longitude. Homework: Finish Hemispheres worksheet. 2 Actively learn reading assignments due by Friday. ~August 22: Daily Objective: Recall, identify and explain the key parts of map reading skills. In Class: Review game on topics learned so far. Geography basics quiz in formative. Homework: 2 Actively learn reading assignments due by Friday. ~August 23: Daily Objective: Label meridians and parallels, and apply latitude and longitude reading skills to practice maps in class. In Class: We'll be practicing labeling the meridians and parallels on a floor map. Then applying those similar skills to reading the lines to locate points on a world map. Homework: 2 Actively learn reading assignments due by Friday. ~August 24: Daily Objective: Correctly apply latitude and longitude skills to locate points on a world map and on the location word search worksheet. In Class: Practice finding points on a world map using latitude and longitude skills. Followed by time to independently apply those skills to a word search and coordinates worksheet. Homework: Location word search and 2 Actively learn reading assignments due by Friday. ~August 25: Daily Objective: Discuss how current events in the world affect your life in Hammond after watching CNN Student News? In Class: We'll watch CNN Student News and discuss the topics shown. Due Today: Location word search and 2 Actively learn reading assignments due by Friday. Week 4 ~August 28: Daily Objective: Practice applying latitude and longitude skills to points on maps. In Class: Find the coordinates and Latitude and Longitude Activity 1&2 in showbie. Homework: Find the coordinates ws (10pts) Latitude and Longitude Activity 1&2 (12pts) Due Friday. ~August 29: Daily Objective: Recall skills learned in the past week about using longitude and latitude. In Class: Latitude and Longitude quiz in formative (10pts). Learn how to use Google Earth. Homework: Continue working on worksheets from Monday. ~August 30: Daily Objective: 6.3.2: Use latitude and longitude to locate cities using GPS. In Class: Work with a partner or alone to Crack the Code of the missing maps. Homework: Finish the Crack the code activity if it's not completed in class. ~August 31: Daily Objective: 6.3.2: Use latitude and longitude to locate cities using GPS. In Class: Work independently using Google Earth to complete the Latitude and Longitude skills worksheet in showbie. Due Friday. Homework: Latitude and Longitude skills worksheet due Friday. |
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~September 4: No School - Labor Day ~September 11: NWEA Testing (Math and Science) ~September 12: Picture Day ~September 13: Virtual Learning Day ~September 14: NWEA Testing (ELA and Reading) Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) ~September 1: Daily Objective: Discuss how current events in the world affect your life in Hammond after watching CNN Student News? In Class: We'll watch CNN Student News and discuss the topics shown. Due Today: Find the Coordinates (10pts), Latitude and Longitude Activity 1&2 (12pts), Crack the Code (9pts), and Latitude and Longitude Skills ws (25pts). Week 5 ~September 4: No School - Labor Day ~September 5: Daily Objective: Work independently making corrections to last weeks assignments and review maps skills with 3 select EdPuzzles. In Class: Work on corrections quietly and work on the 3 edpuzzles with headphones. Homework: Corrections and EdPuzzles are due Wednesday. ~September 6: Daily Objective: Review materials thus far for test tomorrow. In Class: Play a review kahoot game. Homework: Study and actively learn is due Friday. ~September 7: Daily Objective: Test today. In Class: Take Map Skills test in formative (31pts). Homework: 2 Actively learn articles with a 75% or better is due tomorrow. ~September 8: Daily Objective: Discuss how current events in the world affect your life in Hammond after watching CNN Student News? In Class: We'll watch CNN Student News and discuss the topics shown. Due Today: 2 Actively learn articles with a 75% or better are due at 12pm today. Week 6 ~September 11: Daily Objective: In what ways has 9/11 changed the U.S. and the world? In Class: CNN Students news, ESPN "Man with the Red Bandana", 9/11 Actively Learn. Homework: 9/11 Actively learn due Wednesday. ~September 12: Daily Objective: 6.3.1- Understand the countries of Europe. 6.3.3- Describe and compare the physical characteristics of Europe. In Class: Physical features note intro and Peninsula notes, Europe Vocab, SS IXL M.11 and M.12. Homework: Europe vocab, M.11, and M.12 due Friday. ~September 13: Virtual Learning Day Daily Objective: 6.3.1- Understand the countries of Europe. 6.3.3- Describe and compare the physical characteristics of Europe. In Class: Geography of Europe Edpuzzle, Diverse Landscape worksheet, M.11, M.12. ~September 14: Daily Objective: 6.3.1- Understand the countries of Europe. 6.3.3- Describe and compare the physical characteristics of Europe. In Class: Physical features mountains and volcano notes. IXL M.11, M.12, and vocab. Homework: Finish SS-IXL M.11, M.12, and Europe vocab. ~September 15: Daily Objective: 6.3.1- Understand the countries of Europe. 6.3.3- Describe and compare the physical characteristics of Europe. In Class: Physical features Bodies of water and seas notes. Due Today: SS-IXL M.11, M.12, and Europe vocab. Study for country quiz on Monday. Week 7 ~September 18: Daily Objective: 6.3.1- Understand the countries and capitals of Europe. In Class: Take the country labeling quiz of Europe. Once done start working on the capitals of Europe worksheet and actively learn. Homework: Capitals of Europe worksheet due Tuesday. Actively Learn due next week. ~September 19: Daily Objective: Describe how extreme weather affects/changes how/where people live. In Class: Watch "A year in Extremes" and create a list of extreme weather examples. Homework: Actively Learn reading assignment due next Friday. ~September 20: Daily Objective: Describe how extreme weather affects/changes how/where people live. In Class: Read Climate vs. Weather to learn about the difference between climate and weather. Once done work on Wacky Weather Words worksheet. Homework: Wacky Weather Words due Thursday. ~September 21: Daily Objective: List and explain the differences and similarities of the major biomes on Earth. In Class: Complete a comparative chart on Earth's biomes. Homework: Sci-IXL M.1 and Sci-IXL M.2 due next Friday. ~September 22: Daily Objective: Discuss how current events in the world affect your life in Hammond after watching CNN Student News? In Class: We'll watch CNN Student News and discuss the topics shown. Due Today: Any late work from the week. Week 8 ~September 25: Daily Objective: List and explain the differences and similarities of the major biomes on Earth while completing the biome chart. In Class: We will be completing a biome chart. Today we'll work on freshwater, marine, and tundra biomes. Homework: Science IXL M.1, M.2, and Actively Learn. ~September 26: Daily Objective: List and explain the differences and similarities of the major biomes on Earth while completing the biome chart. In Class: We will be completing a biome chart. Today we'll work on the deciduous forest, tropical/temperate rainforest, hot/cold desert, Savanna/temperate grassland biomes. Homework: Science IXL M.1, M.2, and Actively Learn. ~September 27: Daily Objective: List and explain the differences and similarities of the major biomes on Earth while completing the EdPuzzles on biomes. In Class: Student will work on 2 EdPuzzles (Biome of the world and Disney Biomes) and Science IXL M.1 and M.2. Homework: Science IXL M.1 and M.2, Edpuzzles, and Actively Learn. ~September 28: Daily Objective: Examine the elements that shape a person’s culture and traditions using the showbie notes on culture. In Class: Culture notes (overview, population, tourist attractions, and sports). Homework: Science IXL M.1 and M.2, Edpuzzles, and Actively Learn. ~September 29: Daily Objective: Discuss the current events that are going on in the world after watching CNN Student news and reflect on how it may affect your own life. In Class: Watch and discuss CNN Student News. Due Today: 2 Actively learn articles with a 75% or better, Science IXL M.1, M.2, and 2 Edpuzzles are due by 12pm today. |
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~October 2-4: Dunes Trip! ~October 6: End of Quarter 1! ~October 11: Virtual Learning Day ~October 12: Student-led Conference (4:30pm - 7pm) ~October 13: No School- Student-led Conferences (10am- 3pm) ~October 26-27: Fall Break Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 9 ~October 2: Daily Objective: Dunes Trip- Identify and examine the history and challenges faced in the Dunes region. In Class: Students who stayed back from the Dunes trip will complete an online scavenger hunt. The packet is in showbie or available on paper. Homework: None ~October 3: Daily Objective: Dunes Trip- Identify and examine the history and challenges faced in the Dunes region. In Class: Students who stayed back from the Dunes trip will complete an online scavenger hunt. The packet is in showbie or available on paper. Homework: None ~October 4: Daily Objective: Dunes Trip- Identify and examine the history and challenges faced in the Dunes region. In Class: Students who stayed back from the Dunes trip will complete an online scavenger hunt. The packet is in showbie or available on paper. Homework: Finished packet is due by Friday if it isn't already completed. ~October 5: Daily Objective: Examine the elements that shape a person’s culture and traditions using showbie notes on culture. In Class: Culture notes on celebrations, major religions, and cuisine. Homework: None. ~October 6: Daily Objective: Investigate and discuss the challenges faced in the pen pal episode watched this week. Afterwards, communicate with your pen pal about any insights you may have about the issues of this week’s episode. In Class: Students will watch this week's episode of Pen Pal Schools and communicate with their pen pals. Due Today: Dunes Webquest is due today. Pen Pal communication for this week is due today. Week 10 ~October 9: Daily Objective: Research and create a persuasive presentation convincing someone to visit your chosen biome based on climate, culture, physical geography, animals, and any other interesting information gathered. In Class: Students will pick to work independently or with a partner, and choose the biome for the Biome Travel Agency project. Rubric is in showbie to start working. Homework: Actively Learn. ~October 10: Daily Objective: Research and create a persuasive presentation convincing someone to visit your chosen biome based on climate, culture, physical geography, animals, and any other interesting information gathered. In Class: Students will continue to work on the Biome Travel Agency project. Homework: Actively Learn. ~October 11: Virtual Learning Day Daily Objective: Explain the impact of people on the physical environment through the completion of the assigned EdPuzzles and Ted-ed. Due Today: EdPuzzles (Regions, Major Religions, and Human-Environment Interactions) and Ted-Ed: Most Radioactive Places on Earth. ~October 12: Daily Objective: Research and create a persuasive presentation convincing someone to visit your chosen biome based on climate, culture, physical geography, animals, and any other interesting information gathered. In Class: Students will continue to work on the Biome Travel Agency project. Homework: Actively Learn ~October 13: Student-led Conferences 10am-3pm - No School Week 11 ~October 16: Daily Objective: Research and create a persuasive presentation convincing someone to visit your chosen biome based on climate, culture, physical geography, animals, and any other interesting information gathered. In Class: Finish creating the Biome Travel Agency presentation. Homework: Biome Travel Agency due tomorrow. ~October 17: Daily Objective: Present a persuasive presentation convincing someone to visit your chosen biome based on climate, culture, physical geography, animals, and any other interesting information gathered. In Class: Biome Travel Agency presentations. Homework: None ~October18: Daily Objective: Present a persuasive presentation convincing someone to visit your chosen biome based on climate, culture, physical geography, animals, and any other interesting information gathered. In Class: Biome Travel Agency presentations. Homework: None ~October 19: Daily Objective: Compare and contrast the importance of various natural resources available in Europe using the natural resources notes in showbie. In Class: Natural resources notes on overview, oil, fishing, and grains. Homework: Actively Learn due tomorrow. ~October 20: Daily Objective: Compare and contrast the importance of various natural resources available in Europe using the natural resources notes in showbie. In Class: Natural resources notes on livestock and wildlife. Due Today: 2 Actively learn articles with a 75% or better are due by 12pm today. Week 12 ~October 23: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is on reviewing examples of cuisine in Japan. In Class: Watch an episode of Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern. Homework: Actively Learn due next Friday. ~October 24: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is on reviewing examples of cuisine in Japan. In Class: Watch an episode of Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern. Homework: Actively Learn due next Friday. ~October 25: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is on Part 1: Research. In Class: Students will start researching to complete Part 1: Research in showbie. Due Today: None. ~October 26-27: Happy Fall Break!! |
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~November 8: VLD #3 ~November 22-24: Thanksgiving Break! ~November 27: Virtual Learning Day Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 13 ~October 30: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is to finish part 1: Research. In Class: Students should wrap up research for Park 1: Research on the worksheet in showbie. ~October 31: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is to use research to create an informative presentation using keynote or google slides. In Class: Students should start moving information from the Part 1: Research into a slides or keynote presentation. ~November 1: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is to finish creating an informative presentation using keynote or google slides. In Class: Students should finish creating a slides or keynote presentation with researched information. ~November 2: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is to start presentations. In Class: Presentation day! ~November 3: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may impact their culture or cuisine. Focus today is to continue with presentations. In Class: Continue with presentations. Due Today: Actively Learn is due today. Paragraph reflection. Week 14 ~November 6: Daily Objective: Investigate and draw conclusions about how a person’s location may change their culture and cuisine. Due Today: Students should have the final reflection and findings paragraph completed and submitted into showbie or shared with teacher today. ~November 7: Daily Objective: Obtain and interpret information from economy webquest on the European Union and decide what makes membership in the EU better than not being a member. In Class: Start working on the economy webquest in showbie. ~November 8: Virtual Learning Day Daily Objective: Distinguish the differences between the various types of government using edpuzzles and government notes. For Class: Students should follow the big email directions that were sent out. Those directions include completing the government notes in showbie, as well as, completing the 2 edpuzzles on government types and forms. ~November 9: Daily Objective: Obtain and interpret information from economy webquest on the European Union and decide what makes membership in the EU better than not being a member. In Class: Finish working on the economy webquest in showbie. Due Friday. ~November 10: Daily Objective: Reflect and discuss current events after watching CNN Student news, and how it may affect our lives. In Class: Students will watch CNN Students news and discuss current events. Due Today: Economy Webquest in showbie. Week 15 ~November 13: Daily Objective: Investigate and analyze data to create a lesson about how culture, resources, geography, religion, language, economy, and government shape a country. (Explain project and research) In Class: Learning about the project, group assignments, and start researching. ~November 14: Daily Objective: Investigate and analyze data to create a lesson about how culture, resources, geography, religion, language, economy, and government shape a country. (Research and start creating a presentation) In Class: Researching and start presentation. ~November 15: Daily Objective: Investigate and analyze data to create a lesson about how culture, resources, geography, religion, language, economy, and government shape a country. (Research and continue working on a presentation) In Class: Researching and continuing to work on presentation. ~November 16: Daily Objective: Investigate and analyze data to create a lesson about how culture, resources, geography, religion, language, economy, and government shape a country. (Finish presentation and practice) In Class: Finish presentation and practice. ~November 17: Today: Pep rally and conclude preparation for invention convention. Due Today: Presentations should be submitted into showbie today. Week 16 ~November 20: Daily Objective: Investigate and analyze data to create a lesson about how culture, resources, geography, religion, language, economy, and government shape a country. (Present mini- lesson) In Class: Present country mini-lessons. ~November 21: Invention Convention ~November 22-24: Happy Thanksgiving and break! Week 17 ~November 27: Daily Objective: Review for All Things Europe Test tomorrow using study guide in showbie and kahoot study link. In Class: Kahoot and study guide review. ~November 28: Daily Objective: Apply learned information over Europe unit to paper assessment. In Class: Take test on paper. ~November 29: Daily Objective: Examine the foundations of Ancient Greece using smart board introductory lesson, discussion and quick quiz. In Class: Start the ancient Greece unit and work on vocabulary. ~November 30: Daily Objective: Make observations and interpret materials in the Greek webquest to examine the foundations of Greek geography and society in small groups. (Intro and Scenario 1) In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest and answering the coordinating formative questions. ~December 1: Daily Objective: Make observations and interpret materials in the Greek webquest to examine the foundations of Greek geography and society in small groups. (Scenario 1-Scenario 2) In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. Due Today: Scenario 1 sketchnote in seesaw and formative questions. |
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~December 6: VLD #4 ~December 22: End of Quarter 2/First Semester ~December 23 - January 7: No School - Winter Vacation Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 18 ~December 4: Daily Objective: Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens as you learn more in scenarios 2-4 in your webquest groups. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. ~December 5: Daily Objective: Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens as you learn more in scenarios 2-4 in your webquest groups. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. ~December 6: Virtual Learning Day Daily Objective: Assess the relationship between Athenian democracy and U.S. democracy after completing today's assignments. Due Today: Sparta Reading, Athenian Democracy, and Geography and Government EdPuzzle. ~December 7: Daily Objective: Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens as you learn more in scenarios 2-4 in your webquest groups. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. ~December 8: Daily Objective: Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens as you learn more in scenarios 2-4 in your webquest groups. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. Due Today: SS IXL G.1 and SS IXL G.2. Week 19 ~December 11: Daily Objective: 6.1.1- Summarize the rise, decline, and achievements of Ancient Greece. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. ~December 12: Daily Objective: 6.1.1- Summarize the rise, decline, and achievements of Ancient Greece. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. ~December 13: Daily Objective: 6.1.1- Summarize the rise, decline, and achievements of Ancient Greece. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. ~December 14: Daily Objective: 6.1.1- Summarize the rise, decline, and achievements of Ancient Greece. In Class: Students are to continue working through the Greek webquest, answering the coordinating formative questions, and creating a sketch note for each scenario. ~December 15: Daily Objective: Design a video lesson to teach the class about your chosen Greek achievement, and how it shaped society then and now. In Class: Students are answering their assigned set of achievement questions and formulating a plan to create an instructional mini-lesson for the class. Due Today: Scenario 1-6 Formative questions and seesaw sketch notes. Week 20 ~December 18: Daily Objective: Design a video lesson to teach the class about your chosen Greek achievement, and how it shaped society then and now. In Class: Finish creating and editing mini-lesson for tomorrow. Due Today: Extra credit- SS IXL W.1 ~December 19: Daily Objective: Design a video lesson to teach the class about your chosen Greek achievement, and how it shaped society then and now. In Class: Present mini-lessons. Due Today: Achievements mini-Lesson due. ~December 20: Daily Objective: Students will choose a question set and be able to explain the importance of the topic chosen in a 6-8 sentence paragraph about Ancient Greek features. In Class: Students will use the class time choosing a question set related to Ancient Greece and write a 6-8 sentence paragraph answering the question set. Homework: Paragraph due by Friday. ~December 21: Cardboard Arcade ~December 22: Coffee Shop Due Today: Ancient Greece Final Paragraph. |
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~December 23 - January 7: No School - Winter Vacation ~January 8: Classes resume ~January 11: Student-led Conferences (Evening hours 4:30pm-7pm) ~January 12: No School- Student Conferences (Afternoon hours 10am-3pm) ~January 16: No School - MLK Jr. Holiday Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 21 ~January 8: Daily Objective: Recall and review Greece information using the Discovery Kids Ancient Greece app as a class. In Class: Review with the Discovery Kids app on Ancient Greece on the smart board. Study guide for the Greece test is in showbie. ~January 9: Daily Objective: Recall and review Greece information using the Nearpod Ancient Greece VR lesson as a class. In Class: Continue reviewing for test next week. Today we're using a Nearpod VR lesson. ~January 10: Daily Objective: What are the recurring themes in Greek myths after reading several myths and their characters as a class. In Class: Review the Greek gods and how they influenced the city-states. Homework: Greek Gods worksheet in showbie; due Friday. ~January 11: Daily Objective: Review Ancient Greece material for unit test on Tuesday using Kahoot, Quizizz, and study guide. In Class: Play kahoot to review for the test on Tuesday. Study guide is due Tuesday for xp. ~January 12: Student-led Conferences- No School Due Today: Greek Gods worksheet. Week 22 ~January 15: No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day ~January 16: Daily Objective: Take Ancient Greece Unit Exam. In Class: Test and Rome vocab in showbie. Homework: Rome vocabulary in showbie; due Friday. ~January 17: Daily Objective: Identify and summarize key characters and events of Ancient Rome. In Class: Pear Deck intro to Rome. Homework: SS IXL H.1; due Monday. 2 Actively Learn reading articles; due next Friday. ~January 18: Daily Objective: Compare and contrast the geography of Rome and Greece. In Class: Pear Deck lesson on the geography of Rome, and timeline of Rome. ~January 19: Daily Objective: How can current events influence your life? In Class: Watch the news and have the homework pizza drawing. Due Today: Rome vocabulary. Week 23 ~January 22: Daily Objective: Explain how patricians and plebeians are alike and different in the Roman republic. In Class: Roman notes, The republic in Rome notes, and homework. Homework: SS IXL I.2; due Monday. 2 Actively Learn reading articles; due Friday. Patrician and Plebeian worksheet in showbie; due Friday. Due Today: SS IXL I.1. ~January 23: Daily Objective: Investigate an aspect of Ancient Rome and create a lesson to teach the class about it. In Class: Start working on the Roman republic mini-lesson. ~January 24: Daily Objective: Investigate an aspect of Ancient Rome and create a lesson to teach the class about it. In Class: Finish working on the Roman republic mini-lesson. ~January 25: Daily Objective: Investigate an aspect of Ancient Rome and create a lesson to teach the class about it. In Class: Present the Roman republic mini-lesson. Due Today: Roman republic mini-lesson. ~January 26: Daily Objective: How can current events influence your life? In Class: Watch the news and discuss the events of the world. Due Today: 2 Actively Learn reading articles with a 75% or better and the Patrician and Plebeians worksheet in showbie. Week 24 ~January 29: Daily Objective: How would you describe/define technology and does that definition change over time? In Class: Due Today: SS IXL I.2. Homework: Roman Gods worksheet in the Rome Homework folder in showbie. SS IXL I.3 is due next Monday. ~January 30: Daily Objective: What factors led to the decline of the Roman Empire? In Class: Work through video notes #1 and video notes #2 in the Rome Homework folder in showbie. Headphones needed. Homework: Finish video notes #1 and video notes #2 if you didn't in class; due Thursday. ~January 31: Daily Objective: Explain how the significant people of Rome shaped it’s growth and decline. In Class: Homework: Julius Caesar Reading and Questions in the Rome Homework folder in showbie; due tomorrow. ~February 1: Daily Objective: Review and apply learned information up to this point in a mid-unit checkpoint quiz. In Class: Due Today: Roman Gods, Video notes #1 and #2, and Julius Caesar Reading and Questions. Living Museum timeline is due Monday. ~February 2: Daily Objective: How can current events influence your life? In Class: Watch the news and discuss the events of the world. |
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~February 14: Virtual Learning Day ~February 19: No School - Presidents' Day ~February 26-28: ISTEP Part 1 Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 25 ~February 5: Daily Objective: Examine and analyze primary and secondary sources to determine who killed Julius Caesar and why in the Crime Scene Investigation, and then create a Crime Scene Report with your findings. In Class: Introduction to the Julius Caesar CSI project. Due Today: SS IXL I.3. ~February 6: Daily Objective: Examine and analyze primary and secondary sources to determine who killed Julius Caesar and why in the Crime Scene Investigation, and then create a Crime Scene Report with your findings. In Class: Students will start analyzing exhibits A-H that are scattered around the classroom using the evidence worksheet in showbie. ~February 7: Daily Objective: Examine and analyze primary and secondary sources to determine who killed Julius Caesar and why in the Crime Scene Investigation, and then create a Crime Scene Report with your findings. In Class: Students will continue analyzing exhibits A-H that are scattered around the classroom using the evidence worksheet in showbie. ~February 8: Daily Objective: Examine and analyze primary and secondary sources to determine who killed Julius Caesar and why in the Crime Scene Investigation, and then create a Crime Scene Report with your findings. In Class: Students will wrap-up analyzing exhibits A-H that are scattered around the classroom using the evidence worksheet in showbie. ~February 9: Daily Objective: Examine and analyze primary and secondary sources to determine who killed Julius Caesar and why in the Crime Scene Investigation, and then create a Crime Scene Report with your findings. In Class: Students will complete the indictment form at the end of the evidence worksheet, and create a google doc for the Crime Scene Report to share with Ms. Mace. Due Today: Crime Scene Report Google doc (Doesn't need to be finished) and Actively Learn. Week 26 ~February 12: Daily Objective: Examine and analyze primary and secondary sources to determine who killed Julius Caesar and why in the Crime Scene Investigation, and then create a Crime Scene Report with your findings. In Class: Students complete their Crime Scene Report Google doc and share it with a 6th grade peer. As a peer he or she will write a list of edit suggestions with their name at the bottom of another's google doc for Ms. Mace to see. After making suggestions, the owner should look over the suggestions and make corrections where ever necessary. Once everything is finalized, double check the doc is shared with Ms. Mace. Homework: Finish the Crime Scene Report. Evidence worksheet, indictment, and report are due tomorrow. ~February 13: Daily Objective: Identify Roman Emperors who helped or harmed the Roman Empire after the death of Julius Caesar. In Class: Students will complete the Rome notes, and work on the homework if their is remaining time. Homework: Rise of Christianity worksheet in showbie; due tomorrow. ~February 14: Virtual Learning Day Daily Objective: Dig deeper and evaluate the tricky web of political drama that pushed Caesar’s actions and the actions of those around him. Step 1: Edpuzzle: “Crash Course World History: Roman Empire”- Watch the lesson and answer the 15 questions. Step 2: Ted-Ed: “The Great Conspiracy Against Julius Caesar”- Watch the lesson and answer the 5 questions attached in the “Think” section. https://ed.ted.com/on/cEQPAc9L Step 3: Last day to complete the IXL I.4 “Roman Republic: Part 1”. Step 4: The Rise of Christianity homework from yesterday is due today. It is located in the HOMEWORK folder in showbie. Step 5: RTI Formative will be closed today. Double check you have finished the “Navajo Code Takers”. Due Today: Rome EdPuzzle, Caesar Ted-Ed, The Rise of Christianity worksheet in showbie, RTI Formative and SS IXL I.4 (Extra Credit). ~February 15: Daily Objective: Identify Roman Emperors who helped or harmed the Roman Empire after the death of Julius Caesar. In Class: Students will complete the notable emperors notes in showbie and learn about the directions and rubric of the Emperor Paper project. Students will get to also choose which emperor they would like to research and write about. ~February 16: Daily Objective: Gather, organize, and interpret information about a chosen Roman emperor to write an informative RACES paper. In Class: Students will start to work on their emperor papers today. Due Today: Any late virtual day assignments. Week 27 ~February 19: No School - Presidents' Day ~February 20: Daily Objective: Gather, organize, and interpret information about a chosen Roman emperor to write an informative RACES paper. In Class: Students will continue to work on their emperor papers today. Homework: Emperor Paper is due Friday. Rome study guide due Thursday. ~February 21: Daily Objective: Study, review, and practice the information learned during the Ancient Rome unit using the study guide, kahoot, and quizizz for the test tomorrow. In Class: Kahoot review game to prepare for tomorrow's test. Homework: Emperor Paper is due Friday. Rome study guide due tomorrow. ~February 22: Daily Objective: Apply Ancient Rome information to the unit assessment today. In Class: Ancient Rome Test today. Due Today: A completed study guide in showbie is worth XP. ~February 23: Daily Objective: How can current events influence your life? In Class: Watch the news and discuss the events of the world. Due Today: Roman Emperor Paper is due today. Share your google doc with Ms. Mace. Week 28 ~February 26: Daily Objective: In Class: ~February 27: Daily Objective: In Class: ~February 28: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 1: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 2: Daily Objective: In Class: |
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~March 13-15: NWEA Spring Testing ~March 16: End of Quarter 3 ~March 19: Start of Quarter 4 ~March 22: Student Conferences (Evening hours 4pm-7pm) ~March 23: No School- Conferences (10am-3pm) ~March 23-30: No School - Spring Break Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 29 ~March 5: Daily Objective: Virtual Day: ~March 6: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 7: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 8: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 9: Daily Objective: In Class: Week 30 ~March 12: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 13: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 14: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 15: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 16: Daily Objective: In Class: Week 31 ~March 19: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 20: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 21: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 22: Daily Objective: In Class: ~March 23: No School - Spring Break! Week 32 ~March 23-30: No School - Spring Break! |
*Notifications*
~April 30: No School Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 33 ~April 2: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 3: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 4: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 5: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 6: Daily Objective: In Class: Week 34 ~April 9: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 10: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 11: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 12: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 13: Daily Objective: In Class: Week 35 ~April 16: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 17: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 18: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 19: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 20: Daily Objective: In Class: Week 36 ~April 23: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 24: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 25: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 26: Daily Objective: In Class: ~April 27: Daily Objective: In Class: |
*Notifications*
~May 18: Field Day ~May 25: Last Day of School! Assignments (You will almost always have time in class to complete these) Week 37 ~April 30: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 1: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 2: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 3: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 4: Daily Objective: In Class: Week 38 ~May 7: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 8: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 9: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 10: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 11: Daily Objective: In Class: Week 39 ~May 14: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 15: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 16: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 17: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 18: Field Day Week 40 ~May 21: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 22: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 23: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 24: Daily Objective: In Class: ~May 25: End of Quarter 4 - Last Day of School! |