Discussion Questions for Percy Jackson & the Olympians

 We are watching Percy Jackson and the Olympians Friday and Monday!

Students have a handout with these questions.

1. Describe what kind of student Percy Jackson is. What troubles does he have in school?


2. What disabilities do you have? How can you view these disabilities as an ability? (connect with Percy...ADHD are warrior skills, battle training...dyslexia is because his head is hard-wired to ancient greek)

3. A lot of the Gods in this story hide under the cloak of disabilities. (Crutches, wheelchair...) What would change if we treated everyone with a disability with the respect of a God?
4. 500 BC is to shiny shield as 2011 is to _________.
5. 500 BC is to goatskin bag as 2011 is to __________.

6. "Why do you stay with him mom? He smells like a pig!" What type of sentence compares two things using like or as?

7. AnnaBeth says she is drawn to Percy but don't know if the feelings are positive or negative. Who are some people you are drawn too? Why?

8. Do you have a voice inside your head sometimes giving you advice like Percy or AnnaBeth? What do you think that is?

9. At the Lotus Casino, Percy realizes that unless he gets out quickly, he will "...stay here, happy forever, playing games forever, and soon I'd forget my mom, and my quest, and maybe my own name." What critique is the movie offering of modern life? Do you agree with it?

10. Do you sympathize with Luke's feelings of betrayal? Why would Zeus create a rule to separate parents from their children?

11. Mt. Olympus is in what American city? How do you know that?

12. Your a demigod- What do you do? What powers would you harness?

13. Why do you think did this author put Hades in HollyWood?

14. Pers, Percy, Perseus- Nichnames! Do you have any/ What are they? What is the story behind them?

15. The eyes are the window to the soul. What does this mean for Auntie Em (Medusa...)?

Finish Presenting Greek Posters- Class Greek Jeopardy!!!

Let's have an awesome day presenting!!!

Then, we will play class greek jeopardy!

Greek Poster Presentations! Greek Notes

Today we will be presenting our posters! Make sure to give me your rubric that we created in our notebooks!

While we are learning from our posters- we will be taking main idea notes!

Finish Posters- Turn back Notebook- PTC

Monday Dec. 12

Ancient Greek Jeopardy


Battle of Marathon- Current Event


Ancient Greek Vocab Quiz


Persian War
The Marathon was created during the Ancient Greek civilization. A solider ran 26.2 miles to scream "Nike!" The Greeks just defeated the Persians in the famous Persian War! Nike means Victory!

Monday and Tuesday
We will be finishing our Greek Posters today and tomorrow!

Presenting our posters on Wednesday and Thursday!

Requirements for POSTERS:

typed paragraph or neatly written
title
colorful- completely colored no negitive space
picture
border


Parent Teacher Conferences today and tomorrow until 6pm!

Greek Olympics

What do you think you know about the Greek Olympics?

 

Olympics News!

Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

Pandora gets the blame for releasing all troubles into the world - but did she deserve it?

Pandora's Appearance: A beautiful young girl

Pandora's Strengths:Pandora evokes strong desire in all who see her.

Pandora's Weaknesses:Deceitful but the gods made her that way; in later, kinder interpretations, her curiosity.


Crash Course of All Greek Gods

Perseus and the Gorgons.....Medusa!

Perseus and The Gorgons


Perseus and The GOrgon story and Discussion questions

Current Events- The Race for Atlanta- Turn in Vocab Stories-

Any Current Events?

The Race for Atlanta

Answer these questions after reading the short story~

1. Aphrodite whispered her plan to Melanion. What words to you think she used? List 10.


2. Atlanta knew that losing the race was a small price to pay for her happiness. Write wheather you agree with Atlanta. Explain your reasons.


We will be turning in our vocab stories today!

Reading them with a partner.

We sill be signing up to lead an Olympic activity for our classroom Olypmics on Friday!


Interactive Greek Games

Current Events- Read Greek Phaeton and the Sun Charoit- Vocab story due tomorrow

Any current events today?

We will be reading Phaeton and the Sun Chariot

Myth of Phaeton- and supporting questions

Phaeton and The Sun Chariot

The Creation of the African people and climate

Ancient Greek Vocab Quiz

Ancient Greek Vocab Quiz

2nd hour
Organize all the vocab words into groups. People, Places, and Things. This will help you write a creative story. You can work in groups!

people
assembly
orator

jury
helots
platoon

Places
peninsula
harbor
peloponnesus
crete
phoenicia
agora
acropolis
athens
sparta
polis

things/ideas
phalanx
commodity
architecture
democracy



Write Creative Story using all of your Greek vocab words! Due on Monday when you get back!

6th hour
We are going to go visit Mrs. Kempton's class and watch the play "The Odyssey"

The Odyssey


Thanksgiving 

Native America Perspective- Thanksgiving

From the Voice of a Native American

War in Greece-

Vocabulary

Helots- farmers that could not leave land- little better than slaves- ½ food payment to soldiers

Polis- city

Platoon- a group of soldiers

Phalanx- organization on the battle field where you protect the man next to you

Sparta- a city state- war focused


Sparta vs. Athens  Our World Text page 192

In small groups, read and describe these city-states. Whole class fill in Venn Diagram.


Whole class read:
Please open your book to page 202- Subtitled The Peloponnesian War


We will turn in our Greek Maps today!


Sparta


the Peloponnesian War


Fun Ancient Greek Games

Greek Achievements Debate- Map - Vocab Review

The Greeks are known for their achievements and contributions to American culture. Please open to page 201 in the OUR WORLD text. It will give you a list of their achievements and short descriptions.


What do you think is the most important? least important? why?


Can you think of any Greek contributions that aren't on that list?


What questions can we ask about the Greeks that will help us to understand our culture more?

Will America impact the world the way Ancient Greece did? why or why not?

What will students in 2000 years be learning about America?

The Impact of Greek Scholars

Socrates, Plato, Euclid, and Hippocrates were four of the greastest figures from ancient Greece. The idea of education- and the lifelong quest for knowledge that it entails- is important to a person's success has its roots in ancient Greece. Much of today's understanding of philosophy, medicine, mathematics, and education itself can be traced back to important Greek teachers.

How can asking questions actually help you learn more answers?


Vocabulary

Philosophy: thinking and discussing about human life: Socrates, Plato, Euclid, Hippocrates

Architecture: the art of building a building Parthenon- at the heart of the acropolis , marble temple to Athena

Orator-  a person skilled at public speaking

Jury- a group of citizens who hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law

Commodity- a traded product : olive oil, pottery, metal work

Ancient Greek Democracy- RULE BY THE PEOPLE!

Vocabulary

Agora- open area- town square- served as a place for meetings

Assembly- citizens gathering to vote on issues that concerned their cities- law-making body

Acropolis- a walled hill, where people could find safety

Athens- a city-state:  poetry/peace, educated, farmers

Read Ancient Greek Magazine 4-5

Impact of Democracy video- 

The origins of democracy go back thousands of years, to the ancient Greek city-states of Athens. How was the form of democracy the ancient Greeks practiced different from the type used in the United States today?

Start Ancient Greece!

The Land of Ancient Greece

Vocabulary

 

Peninsula- an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water (3 sides…Flordia)

Harbor- a sheltered place along the coast for ships and fishing boats

Peloponnesus- main land greece’s peninsula – very mountainous

Crete- the biggest island in the Mediterranean sea- one day sail south

Phoenicia- ancient civilization in Lebanon

          Without any major river to provide silt fir fertile farmland, the ancient Greeks needed to find  other ways to survive. They learned to grow specialized crops, such as olives and grapes. They also skillfully used the sea for travel and trade with other early cultures like: Phoenicians and Egyptians.

Greece Mini Video

Greek Images

Greek map

Please plot these important Greek places on your Map handout. Color water blue and land Green.        

Color code 10 European countries on the back.

- Mt. Olympus
-Sparta
-Athens
-Olympia
-Corinth
-Argos
-Crete
-Mediteranean Sea
-Ionion Sea
-Aegean Sea

Vocabulary test today! Start Ancient Greece....!

We will be taking our vocabulary test today!

Egyptian Vocab Test

Once you are done, please come back to class!

Missing Assignment Day! Make Flash Cards/paint Cartouches- Notebook due tomorrow- Vocab Test tomorrow

Missing Assignments Day!

Make Flash Cards/paint Cartouches.

Notebook Due Tomorrow!

I will grade:

vocab- words and definitions
map-
Mummification steps!
venn diagram christian/egyptian religion
notes about presentation

current events-
History of Halloween- participation
critical thinking- Jewerly/ Women in Power/Time Travel
I'm human Because- web diagram
Name/ Turn it in on Time

Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

The title of "Pharaoh" actually comes to us from the Greek language and its use in the Old Testament. It originates after the unification of Egypt. Pharaoh means "Great House". According to Egyptian legend, the first kings of Egypt were later some of Egypt's most famous gods. We really do not know whether some of these individuals actually existed in human form or what regions of Egypt they may have ruled over. Only at the end of the Predynastic period, prior to the unification of Egypt, can we recognize specific kings who most likely ruled over either northern or southern Egypt. According to many sources, the first real king of Egypt, therefore ruling over the unified land, was Menes, who would have ruled Egypt around 3100 BC, but we have little if any archaeological basis for this name. Nefertiti- King Tut's Mom

Egyptian Structures and the Pyramid Builder

Pyramids were built from the Predynastic period through the Middle Kingdom,. The "Houses of Eternity" were designed to keep the body of the Pharaoh safe so his spirit could male the journey to the afterlife. The workforce was made up of farmers, balers, butchers, toolmakers, and other, all directed by the scribe. These workmen were not slaves. They worked for the Pharaoh during the flooding of the Nile instead of paying taxes or serving in the military.

  

The Great Pyramid

Tomb Adventure

Pyramid builder

Agriculture and The Farmer

The Nile

Today we will Build the Nile in the classroom !!!

Agriculture was the major occupation of ancient Egyptians. Peasants families worked the fields, made fertile by the rise and fall of the Nile. Flax and grain were the major crops. After the sowing, herdsmen brought sheep and goats to trample the seed. During the harvest, a flutist sometimes played lively tuned to keep the workers moving. When at last the grain could be stored, a scribe tallied the results and calculated the state tax.

Nilometer

Review Day!!!

Current Events?

We will be creating the Egyptian end of unit test together! We will quiz each other on the questions that we decide are important to remember.

I will be meeting with those students who presented this week and giving them feedback from the notes I took during their presentation.

I will meet with the students who are presenting next week.

We will hang the posters up in our hallways!

If we have time we will be creating our vocabulary Bingo Card.

The Scribe and Egyptian Language!

Scribes played a significant role in all periods of ancient Egyptian society. Only men could be scribes.  People of upper and lower classes depended on scribes to send messages, record events, register livestock. By the time of the New Kingdom the use of scribes had multiplied, and some recorders had specialized duties such as keeping census, measuring grain, and tracking military gains and losses. Scribes used a palette, papyrus, water cup, and brush holder like those seen at the top of the scribe hieroglyph.
 Lucky for us, scribes wrote on a large stone called the Rosetta Stone. they wrote in three languages: hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek.  It was deciphered by Jean Champollion in 1799.

 Please take out your note book and fill in the following vocabulary:

heiroglyphics-
fresco-
scribe-
papyrus-
Rosetta Stone-


The History of the Rosetta Stone


Egyptian heiroglyphics- Student Produced


What do you think? Debate...Fact or Fiction?

Ancient Egyptian Religion

Religion and Myths

It is easy to find the things that make us different. But, the struggle comes when we try to find what makes us all the same. We will be comparing and contrasting Christianity and Ancient Egyptian religion. When watching this movie above follow along with your venn diagram.


Similiarities
belief in an higher power
amulets
book of spiritual writing to pass down
afterlife
bad people go to the 'under world'
2 brothers- one who was jealous and murdered the other
hiding a baby in the marshes to protect it
"Mother" god
pray
halo

Ancient Egyptian
Book of the Dead
Ankh
Mother god named Isis
Polythestic
Older than Christianity 3000 BC
gods were 1/2 animal
pharaoh was 1/2 god
no freedom to choose religion

Christianity
One God
Bible
younger than Egyptian year 0
Mother god = Mary
All over the world
Human

Mummies and The Embalmer

Ancient Egyptians believed that to gain eternal life, the body needed to be perserved so the spirt could live on. In the early days of the Old Kingdom, limbs were wrapped in linen, but the body was left intact. Gradually, priests discovered that bodies would not decay as quickly if organs were taken out. Embalmers began removing organs and placing them in canopic jars , containters used in funeral rituals. Removal to the brain began in the Old Kingdom, but was done on a more regular basis during the Middle and the New Kingdoms. Crystals of natron, a salt, were used to dry the body. During the Middle and New Kingdoms, many bodies were stuffed with straw.

Mummification Process

History of Halloween

In honor of tradition- I think it is apporpriate to understand the phenonomen of Halloween!
We will be watching some mini-clips about the history of this holiday found on the History channel.

Taking cornell notes and playing a trivia game.

Oh yea- and dressing up in my costumes!

Have fun tonight and be safe :)

First day of 2nd quarter is tomorrow.

The Herdsman

Herdsmen watch over their animals with great care. They talk to their cattle like children and give them names. They lived with their herd and know how to assist cows with calving. But, in all three Kingdoms, Old- Middle- and New- herdsmen were looked down upon by villagers as having a lowly occupation. On the social pyramid  they were on the second level right above the unskilled workers.

Short Day! Last Creative Day

Let's get going on all of our finishing touches!

Last Day to redo any assignments for any credit!

Egyptian Beauty

Ornamental Gardens

Perfume

The Dancer

Music and dancing were apart of every major event, whether it was a gathering of the harvest or the feast of Eternity for a departed one. During the Old Kingdom, the dances were stylized with only occasional acrobatics. The beat was set by clapping hands. By the time of the New Kingdom, dancers threw balls, beat on tambourines, clicked castanets, and did high jumps and complicated acrobatics. Many dancers wore perfume made of lotus flowers and wore beautiful gowns you can see on this fresco.

I will grade the book work - 3 days of research left!

Mummies- Novemeber 1
Religion- Novemeber 2nd
Language- Novemeber 3rd

Agriculture- Novemeber 7th
Structures- Novemeber 8th
Pharaohs- Novemeber 9th

Things to make sure of:
Do you have your cue card?
What order are you presenting in?
Do you know how you are going to conduct your activity?
Is your powerpoint saved to the correct presentation mode (97-2003) ?
And is your powerpoint saved to my computer?

Our World text page 88-95- Posters- Research- Extra Credit Option Lesson 3

Please silent read Our World
Lesson 1
page 88-95

Write the questions on page 95 in your notebook skipping every other line.

Answer the questions in complete sentences.


When you are done with that you quietly work on your poster, cue card, organization of your presentation.

People doing powerpoint may go to the main lab with Mrs. Callan.


Extra Credit-
Lesson 3 page 96-101
write questions and answers in complete sentences

Our World text page 82- Posters- Research

Please silent read Our World
Lesson 1
page 82-85

Write the questions on page 85 in your notebook skipping every other line.

Answer the questions in complete sentences.


When you are done with that you quietly work on your poster, cue card, organization of your presentation.

People doing powerpoint may go to the main lab with Mrs. Callan.

The Goldsmith

        Even before the Old Kingsom, goldsmiths were skilled at beating, twisting, molding, and melting gold. Items such as pectorals, braclets, chokers, and hair ordenments were evident in pictures found in tombs of the Old kingdom. Earrings did not appear until right before the New Kingdom. The development of fine jewerly making reached its peak during the New Kingdom. Goldsmiths used semi-precious stones like turquoise, lapis lazuli, and amethyst do decorate their jewelry.

pectorals-  a form of jewellery, often represented as a necklace. This was mostly worn by richer people.

lapis lazuli-  is a relatively rare semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense blue color.

The Carpenter

I got to thinking about the geography of Ancient Egypt and about the boats that we learned about yesterday. When we watched that movie....I was all.....How did they make those boats? I don't see any trees? 


Lumber was in scare supply in ancient Egypt. Finding the right wood to make coffins, boats, furniture was difficult, even as far back as the Old Kingdom. A pharaoh sometimes sent as many as 40 ships to Lebanon and Syria to bring back cedar and pine for coffins and boats. Shipwrights were extremely skilled at boat-building and could turn out a huge sailing ship in as little as 17 days. Boats provided the major means of hauling goods, materials, and passengers.

pharaoh- king/ruler...believed to be half god/ half human...could be either female or male

Critically think and respond: Why hasn't America seen a female preseident? What needs to change in order to have one?

The Sailor- Ancient Egypt

The Sailor-

The Nile was the primary highway in ancient Egypt. Early boats were made of papyrus and were easy to guide. Wooden boats as big as 100 feet long and 50 feet across appeared in the Old Kingdom. The sailor looked after the sail and repeated the pilot’s commands. The pilot used a speaking trumpet to call to men on the shore. The land of Punt, thought to be located near present day Somalia, was reached by sailing south on the Red Sea. Accounts of these expeditions do not refer to trade but rather gifts to Hathor, the goddess of Punt.

Vocabulary-

Papyrus-   is a thick paper-like material produced from the inside of the papyrus plant

expeditions- A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, esp. that of exploration, research, or war.


Trade with Egypt and Kush

Ancient Egyptian Sun Boat

Pictures of Sun Boat

Egyptian Vocab

Egyptian Pre-Test Vocabulary


Research/ Creative  Day!


Test Will Not Count Towards Grades!~

Egyptian Outline

Ancient Egypt

Mummification- novemeber 1st

Teach vocabulary

Teach direct steps of mummification through Mummy maker

Powerpoint of other types of mummies from other cultures

Compare to what we with our dead today

Find mini-movie

toilet paper race

Religion-  November 2

Teach vocabulary

Describe and compare the importance of religion to the Egyptian culture/USA culture

Powerpoint of Egyptian religious items

Teach Creation myth

Introduce favorite gods and goddesses

Find mini-movie

Language- November 3rd

Teach vocabulary

Have students find their name in hieroglyphics

Explain the steps on writing on walls

What did the Egyptians write about? What records did they keep?

Clay cartouches carving

Find mini-movie

Agriculture Nov. 7th

Teach vocabulary

Build the nile

Explain what crops they grew

Compare to what we grow today

Map of Egypt- plot important cities / nile

Find mini-movie

Structures- November 8

Teach vocabulary

Teach the 3 types of pyramids-  step, bent, perfect,

Find mini-movie

Powerpoint of powerful pictures pyramids, sphinx, obelisks, Abu Simbel

Demostrate how they rolled stones

Build sugar cubed pyramids

Pharaoh - Novemeber 9th

Teach vocabulary

Find mini-movie

Compare how leaders today are choosen

Explain the social pyramid

Introduce Ramses II, Hatshepshut, Cleopatra, Akhenaten

valley of the kings

The Impact of Early Human Migration....

Mini-Present and fill in web of What makes us human?


Why do people move?


Why do people move? What forces do you think drive human migration?

People move for many reasons and that those reasons are called push factors and pull factors.

Push factors include leaving a place because of a problem, such as a food shortage, war, or flood.

Pull factors include moving to a place because of something good, such as a nicer climate, more job opportunities, or a better food supply.

What effect does a region’s economy, climate, politics, and culture have on migration to and from the area?


What would change if we looked (and acted) as if everyone on this planet as our brother or sister?

Human family tree commerical

national geographic human family tree- DNA

Check this out!

Archaeology

Genographic Globe

What makes us Human?

What Makes Us Human?


We will be breaking into our new groups and understanding what makes us human.

Please click on the link above and choose the tab- Human Characteristics.

• Walking Upright
• Tools & Food
• Bodies
• Brains
• Social Life
• Language & Symbols
• Humans Change the World

Your group will be mini-presenting on one of the traits.


Interactive Exploration

Read travel papers- Congrats on First Unit- !!

2nd hour
Today we will be turning in our travel papers and getting our new groups for our next unit! Be deciding which of the expert chunks you want to demonstrate to the class:

Mummification- How to...
Religion-  Gods and Goddesses
Structures- Pyramids, Sphinx, Obelisk, Abu Simbel
Language- hieroglyphics
Agriculture- Nile
Government- Pharaohs

Get ready to travel back in time!

What do you think about time travel?  Please write 5 or more sentences on your opinion.

Ms. Nanna's example:
I think that time travel does exist. I  can choose to mentally time travel if I can read. Through books I get to visit strange and exotic lands that take place in the past, present, and future. I can emotionally time travel if I think an event that has happened in my life. Pretty soon I think scientist will solve the physical time travel question.  With time and science, I believe that anything is possible, even time travel.  

lascaux cave virtual tour


6th hour
There were a lot of behavior problems in 6th hour today. We had a bullying situation, many side conversations during discussion time, and one student actually got out of his seat and walked around the class. As of now, this class will be reading directly from the text book.  This assignment is worth 100 points due tomorrow.  

READ PAGES 31-35.
Answer questions at the end of the lesson.

1. Write one sentence for each vocabulary term.

        The people that lived during the Paleolithic Era were hunters and gatherers. The Paleolithic Era was 70,000 years ago.

2. How long did the stone age last?
        The Stone Age lasted between 70,000 years ago to about 12,000 years ago.

3. How did the people live during the Old Stone Age?
      People in the stone age lived in caves.

4. What kinds of tools did the people of the Old Stone Age have?
     Stone Age people used needles, medicine from plants, animal bones for jewelry, and fire.

5. How did archaeologists draw a conclusion that people in the border cave loved beauty?
     Archaeologists can draw a conclusion that people that lived in the border cave loved beauty because they found a lot of seashells, beads, and jewelry.
   

Geography Unit Test

 Below is the link to our Geography Test. It will be available until 10:00pm tonight.

If you are going for an A, you have to take the test in class. If you do not have enough time, you may stay after school today and finish taking the test in my Keyboarding Lab.

If you are going for a B, you may take the test in class with your notebook and finish taking the test at home or after school.




Geography Unit Test

Test tomorrow- Around the World in 80 Days- 5 Parapgraph paper due Monday

Hey students! Today we are going to finish the video- Around the World in 80 Days.

Remember to be keeping track of all the places Finnias Fogg travels.

We will be writing a 5 paprapgraph paper in our notebook.

Keep In Mind:
1. To write neat! If you need to skip every other line.
2. Indent each parapgraph
3. Capitals and periods
4. A paragraph is at least 5 sentences
5. Give it a Good Title



Outline for Paper:

1st paragraph- INTRO
What are your feeling towards travelling? Do you think it is important?
If you could go around the world- would you? What is the main idea of the movie Around the World in 80 days?

2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraph- BODY
Choose one destination that Finnias Fogg went to, how he got there, the struggles the encountered, the country's culture

5th paragraph- CONCLUSION
Do you want to travel? Where would you like to go? What can you expect now that you know about cultures? Which culture is the best? Defend your arguement. Why do you think cultures exist?

Parent Teacher Conferences- Around the World in 80 Days

Today and tomorrow are parent teacher conferences!

3-6 pm today
8-11 am tomorrow

We will be testing on our Geography unit on Thursday in the computer lab.

Study your:
1. vocabulary
2. test questions
3. country facts



Test Questions-

How does the study of geography help us understand the way people live?

What are some characteristics of culture?

How might people’s values determine the way they live?

What might cause a culture to change?

How have inventions changed the way archaeologists work?

What kind of clues might historians find in the ruins of ancient cities?

Why is DNA useful in historical research?

Presentations!

Switzerland and France in 2nd hour

Italy and France in 6th hour


Remember we are taking Cornell notes and writing a summary on the powerpoint information.

Culture Grams


Don't forget about homework! Draw an Aerial Map of your Room. Due Friday in your notebook.

Presentations ! Cornell Notes- Summaries- Map Discover

Mexico and Canada in 2nd hour

Mexico and Haiti in 6th hour


Remember we are taking Cornell notes and writing a summary on the powerpoint information.

Culture Grams


Don't forget about homework! Draw an Aerial Map of your Room. Due Friday in your notebook.

Presentations! Cornell Notes- Summary- read Map Discover- map of room due Friday

Today we are enjoying presentations on the countries!

 Australia and Somalia in 2nd hour

Moracco and Ethopia in 6th hour

Each presentation has associated notes and summaries of the information.

Culture Grams

All country notes are cornell notes with the subtitles:

Games and Sports
Hoildays
Food
School
Life as a Kid

This information can be found on culture grams!

Students will then write a summary on their favorite facts for each country.

Students will silent read nonfiction information from the magazine "Map Discover" pages 4-6.

Homework of room is due by Friday. It should be in their notebook.

I will collect notebooks on Friday and take note, summary, homework grades.

Country reports! Cornell Notes- Summary, Map of Room

Today in 2nd hour Taiwan will be presenting.
In 6th hour- New Zealand and China!


We will be following along in our notebooks taking listening notes. At the end of each presentation we will write a summary of the information presented.

During the downtime in class- We are going to be reading the Map Discover Magazine page 2 and 3.

We will be making a Map of Your Room.
Due Tomorrow!

Please include:
key
title
scale
compass rose
color it neat
name and hour

Last Day for Creative time!

Practice your presentation!

What is your intro like? (mini video, music,....)
Who is speaking first, second, thrid....organize!
How about the food? Do I need to help you bring something?
Have your 8 ways improved?


Something to think about for the test-
Why do you think  I stress public speaking so much?


Presentations Monday-
2nd Taiwan
6th New Zealand and China

One day left !!!

Practice your cue card- the order of your presentation!!!

One day left...!

Let me know if I need to bring anything for your presentation :)

Cue Cards- Finishing Touches

We have 3 in class days until our Country Reports! I am so excited to see everyone's hard work pay off!  

We have to have our cue cards ready to go! So, think today- what are you going to say in front of the class?

Remember I grade on the 8 ways to give a good presentation- and eye contact is the hardest to achieve!

Let me know if I can help you with anything! 

Review Test Questions- Creative Day

We will review some test questions- Feel free to write along in your notebook!

Creative Day :)

One week until presentations! 

Global Coordinates Game- Research day

Please play the game on the link list called Global Coordinates.

Play this game until you have a score of 2000.


When you are done with that please research your country report!

Raise your hand if you need to print off black and white photos.

Work on your powerpoint or your timeline.


If you get stuck- play the game on the link list called Who wants to be a Millionaire? Post your highest score!

Notebook Grade - ! Creative Day!

Please turn in your notebook!

I will be grading-

2nd hour- Vocabulary, organization of presentation graph, paragraph of mini-movie

6th hour- Vocabulary, organization of presentation graph, paragraph of current event

150 points!

More Vocab! Creative Day

latitude- parallels -  imaginary lines on the Earth that help measure distance- "fatitude"  like the world's belt....equator is an example....

longitude- meridians- imaginary lines on the Earth that help measure distance- These lines go up and down measure east to west.. Prime Meridian is an example

absolute location- “grid address” latitude and longitude lines together

cardinal directions-  main directions- N, S, E, W

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swKBi6hHHMA&feature=related

Write a paragraph using the important facts in this video.

A paragraph is : 7 sentences, has a topic sentence, uses correct grammar and marks!                    Please include a title.

Mrs. Munk- 1st Vocab- Test Questions- Outline

Mrs. Munk will be coming in today to talk with us about Community Service. She should be here for about 10 minutes!



 Vocab-

hemisphere- hemi means half/ sphere is 3-D shape like the globe...the world can be split into 4 hemispheres....N, S, E, W

quadrant- quad means four... the world can be split into NW, SW, SE, NE...

equator- 0 degrees... hot climate- splits the world into N and S

prime meridian- 0 degrees--- connects the poles through England- splits the world into E and W




Test Questions-

How does the study of geography help us understand the way people live?

What are some characteristics of culture?

How might people’s values determine the way they live?

What might cause a culture to change?

How have inventions changed the way archaeologists work?

What kind of clues might historians find in the ruins of ancient cities?

Why is DNA useful in historical research?

Outline for presentation! Who is speaking first? what will your intro look like?

post geography game- picture research and print

Current Events!

Please click on the link that says 'Practice Geography". There are 4 levels. Choose one that you think you can complete.  I would like to challenge everyone to try and get to the EXPERT level.

After that, please click on the link list that says "Geography".


You will play that game and post your score! It will be out of 36 points.

I also want you to  include a sentence or two about:

 What is the difference between a contintent and a country?


Raise your hand when you are done!
Then, I will teach you how to condense pictures into Microsoft Word and print. I don't like to waste paper!

Santa wears a Speedo?

Current Events???


mini-movie on the Earth's tilt

earth's Tilt cause different seasons and holidays


Did you know that in the southern hemisphere- during Christmas- it is hot???  Bbq, beaches, swimsuits!

Earth has the four seasons because of the tilt of the axis is at 23.5 degrees. In other terms- Earth sits on it's side while it spins through the cosmos.

The Suns light hits the Earth directly and indirectly- warming some spots more than others....

Because of this tilt- hoildays around the world look and feel different everywhere.

Culture is directly affected becuase of space...WOW!

research grade- !! Current Events

I will be sending two different groups to the computer lab to research! Mrs. Callan will be watching you for a research grade. Please stay focused because we are on a Friday schedule!



You will also get your due date for your presentation!

Monday 26th

2nd hour- Taiwan


6th hour- New Zealand & China

Tuesday 27th 

2nd- Australia & Somalia

6th- Morocco & Ethiopia

Wednesday 28th

2nd- Mexico and Canada

6th- Haiti and Mexico

Thursday 29th

2nd- Switzerland and France

6th- Italy and France

Friday 30th

2nd- Brazil
6th- Chile

Short Schedule- Creative Day - Research Grade

Today is our Power-Up Party that will be for those students who have No Missing assignments!

Congrats to those students who are attending!

Because of the party- our class is going to be cut short today. So research fast!

I am going to be sending the history "Time Line" people to research their topic and take notes in the computer lab. NO PRINTING!!!

I will be taking a group of students to the library to check out a book on their country.

Map ans fact people will start cutting out posters and putting on a title. 

Current Events- New Seating Arrangement- Country Report examples and Requirements- Turn -in 8 ways worksheet

Please get out your 8 ways fill in the blank homework that was on the back of the Vocab Pre-Test.

Switch with a partner and grade.

Get out your Spiral Notebook and copy down and assign repornsibilities for the country report.

Check out examples from past students of country reports.

Current Events-Notebook grade- Pretest Vocab graade- 8 ways test- Dream team

Current Events anyone??

I graded your notebooks and gave you a letter grade. Please do not pay attention to the points in powerschool.

I will pass back your pre-test vocab. This will not count on your grade. But, be used as an indicator of how much you know before I start teaching.

I want you to do the back side of the pre-test. This focuses on the 8 ways to give a presentation. You will see this on your grades.

Make sure to include your Dream Team for our next 'Country Reports'.

Hang up posters in the hallway- Make sure to put your name on it.


HEADS-UP for TEST- The Reading Check from the posters are test questions!!!

How does the study of geography help us understand the way people live?

What are some characteristics of culture?

How might people’s values determine the way they live?

What might cause a culture to change?

How have inventions changed the way archaeologists work?

What kind of clues might historians find in the ruins of ancient cities?

Why is DNA useful in historical research?