Monday: WG: Semester Exam Reviews (Units 2-8); WH: Semester Exam Reviews (Units 2-7)
Tuesday: WG: Semester Exam Reviews (Units 2-8); WH: Semester Exam Reviews (Units 2-7)
Wednesday: 1st Period Review, Semester Exams: Periods: 6, 7. Dismissal at 12:15
Thursday: Semester Exams:Periods: 1, 3, 5. Dismissal at 12:15
Friday: Semester Exams:Periods: 2,4,8. Dismissal at 12:15
Monday: WG: Unit 8: Christmas around Europe. (Europe has been our current unit of study).
WH: Unit 7: Medieval Kingdoms: How Christmas Was Celebrated in the Middle Ages. (Middle Ages has been our current unit of study).
Activity will be due next Tuesday, December 16.
Tuesday: Benchmark ELA I and II
Wednesday: WG: Review Unit 8: Eastern and Western Europe for the test on Thursday; WH: Review Unit 7: Medieval Kingdoms for the test on Thursday
Thursday: WG: Review Unit 8: Eastern and Western Europe test; WH: Review Unit 7: Medieval Kingdoms test
Friday: WG: Begin semester review (Units 2-8): Unit 2: The Physical World and Geography, Unit 3: Climates of the Earth , Unit 4: United States and Canada (Immigration), Unit 5: Latin America , Unit 6: Mexico , Unit 7: Northern Europe, Unit 8: Southern, Eastern and Western Europe:
WH: Begin semester review (Units 2-7): , Unit 2: The Spread of Civilization and Geography, Unit 3: Near East River Valley Civilizations, Unit 4 (A): Civilizations (Babylon, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome), Unit 4 (B): Civilizations of India and China , Unit 5: The Byzantine Empire, Unit 6: Islam and the Arab Empire, Unit 7: Medieval Kingdoms (Middle Ages)
Monday: WG: Students will examine the physical geography, the human geography, and people and their environment of Northern Europe. Begin working on a travel brochure of one of the cities in Northern Europe. (Due Friday). WH: Students will analyze how the death of Muhammad was a turning point in the Islamic religion.
Tuesday: WG and WH: Students will examine and discuss the importance of Veterans Day (Armistice Day)
Wednesday: WG: Students will examine the physical geography, the human geography, and people and their environment of Northern Europe. WH: Students will compare/contrast common characteristics of dynasties after Muhammud died and what eventually brought about their fall?
Thursday: WG: Students will review Unit 7: Northern Europe for their test on Friday. WH: Students will review Unit 6: Islam and Arab Empire for their test on Friday
Friday: WG: Students will be tested over their knowledge of Unit 7: Northern European countries (Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). WH: Students will be tested over their knowledge of Unit 6: Islam and the Arab Empire
Monday: WG: Examine the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs and Mayans. WH: Students will understand how the migration of Germanic tribes contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Tuesday: WG: Students will explain what factors have shaped Mexico’s population patterns. WH: Students will begin to make generalizations about the fall of Rome
Wednesday: WG: Students will analyze how Mexico gained its Independence from Spain. WH: Empires fall for a variety of reasons. (Problems?): Economy, Geography, Culture and Beliefs
Thursday: WG: Students will conduct an online research to locate an example of Diego Rivera’s wall paintings and frescos. WH: Explore the development of the political/social system of feudalism and the economic system of manorialism.
WG and WH: Students will review for Unit 5 and Unit 6 test on Tuesday.
Monday: WG: Unit 5: Latin America Test or WH: Unit 4: Civilizations of India and China Test
Tuesday: WG: Students will analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural elements. (Mexico).
WH: Students will explain the development of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy as social and political factors in medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire.
Wednesday: WG: Students will analyze how globalization affects connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture. (Mexico) WH: Rise of Christianity: From Charlemagne to Constantine
Thursday: WG: Students will identify the factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities, including subsistence and commercial agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries. (Mexico). WH: The Rise of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire
WH: Mexico (Specific State Topics Illustrated: Geography, Population, Climate, History, Economy, Culture). WH: Research the major religions practiced in the Roman Empire—Rome’s official religion, Judaism, Christianity, Mithraism, and the cult of Isis. Display your findings on the chart. Describe the development of each religion; its focus and beliefs; any Roman influences; and its followers.
Monday: WG/WH: School Holiday
Tuesday: WG: Students will analyze how the creation, distribution, and management of key natural resources affects the location and patterns of movement of products, money, and people. (vocabulary assigned/quiz Thursday). WH: Students will identify the characteristics of the following political systems. (vocabulary assigned/quiz Thursday)
Wednesday: WG: Students will examine the use of raw materials and climate change prevention in Latin America.
WH: Students will describe the changing roles of women, children, and families during major eras of world history.
Thursday: WG: Review for Unit 5: Latin America test. WH: Review for Unit 4: India and China Civilizations test,
Friday: WG: Students will be assessed on their knowledge of Latin America. WH: Students will be assessed on their knowledge of the civilizations of India and China
Monday: School Holiday
Tuesday: WG: Students will analyze how globalization affects connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture. WH: Students will summarize the fundamental ideas and institutions of Eastern civilizations that originated in China and India.
Wednesday: WG: Cultures collide (past and present). WH: Students will locate places and regions of historical significance directly related to major eras and turning points in world history, specifically China.
Thursday: WG: Students will examine economic changes and how Latin American countries have come together and are similar but yet, in some aspects, different.
WH: Students will describe the historical origins, central ideas, and spread of major religious and philosophical traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism.
Friday: WG and WH: Same as Thursday.
Monday: WG: Students will compare Canada’s customs and cultures with the United States with the other 2 countries the students’ research for their, What defines culture chart. WH: Students will compare/contrast the Near East River Civilizations. Review for test on Tuesday.
Tuesday: WG: Unit 4: United States and Canada test. WH: Unit 4: Near East River Valley Civilization Test.
Wednesday: WG: Students will describe the major political, religious/philosophical, and cultural influences of Latin America. WH: Students will be introduced to the following civilizations: India and China.
Thursday and Friday: No school
Monday: WG: Students will explore the physical region of the United States/Canada, the settlement patterns of the region, the common human patterns of the region, and cultural diffusion to and from the region. WH: Students understand how early civilizations developed from 8000 BC to 500 BC.
Tuesday: WG: Students will examine the US/Canada region, being characterized by a variety of regions, including physical geographic regions, multiple political divisions, and large urban centers. WH: Students will summarize the fundamental ideas and institutions of Western civilizations that originated in Greece and Rome.
Wednesday: WG: Continue with Tuesday’s objective. WH: Students will examine the major political, religious/philosophical, and cultural influences of Assyria, Persia, Babylon, Greece, and Rome.
Thursday: WG: Students will examine the cultures of the United States, Canada,and 2 other countries on the immigration list. WH: Students will evaluate the 8 Reasons Why Rome Fell”
Friday: WG: Students will evaluate the spread of cultural traits to find examples of cultural convergence and divergence such as the spread of democratic ideas, language, foods, technology, or global sports. WH: Students will complete and review the Roman Empire questions and watch the video on the fall of the Roman Empire.
Monday: Student Holiday
Tuesday: WG: Students will explain how changes in societies such as population shifts, technological advancements, and environmental policies have led to diverse uses of physical features over time such as terrace farming, dams, and polders. WH: Review how the civilizations rose to power and their eventual downfall.
Wednesday: WG/ WH: Students will identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Students will also summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and the purposes for amending the U.S. Constitution.
Thursday: WG: Students will review Unit 3: Climates of the Earth for their test on Friday. WH: Students will review Unit 3: Near East River Valley Civilizations for their test on Friday.
Friday: WG: Students will be assessed on their knowledge of Unit 3; The Climates of the Earth;. “My Island” activity and questions are due. WH: Students will be tested on their knowledge on Unit 3: Near East River Valley Civilizations.