Week of March 28

March 28- 31, 2016

Monday: CNN, As Seen on TV activity (Major Achievements of Empires Commercial Activity)

Tuesday: Good News, Work on Commercial- Do Thursday

Wednesday: BBB, Begin Showing Commercials (Describe/Explain Grade)

Thursday: Finish Commercials, Timeline Activity (Fall of Rome)

Friday: SPRING BREAK!

7.W3.1.5, Describe major achievements from Indian, Chinese, Mediterranean, African, and Southwest and Central Asian civilizations in the areas of art, architecture and culture; science, technology and mathematics; political life and ideas; philosophy and ethical beliefs; and military strategy.

Week of March 21, 2016

Monday/Tuesday:

CNN

Rome Parody: https://wikis.engrade.com/ancienromethriftshopbymr

Compare/ Contrast Democracy and Republic (Compare/contrast, argument grade)

Notes Republic then VS. Republic today (Describe/ explain the difference -Grade)

Information

Notes

Who do you align with? 2016 election quiz  https://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential-quiz

Mock Vote

Wednesday:

Scheduling information

Thursday/Friday:

CNN, Timeline of Rome (Republic to Empire- Analyze grade)

Activity

Read Play of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar video clip http://www.neok12.com/video/Ancient-Rome/zX46716459514b420e0c7a7f.htm

7.W3.1.1, Describe the characteristics that classical civilizations share (institutions, cultural styles, systems of thought that influenced neighboring peoples and have endured for several centuries).

7.W3.1.2, Using historic and modern maps, locate three major empires of this era, describe their geographic characteristics including physical features and climates, and propose a generalization about the relationship between geographic characteristics and the development of early empires.

7.W3.1.3, Compare and contrast the defining characteristics of a city-state, civilization, and empire.

7.W3.1.10, Create a timeline that illustrates the rise and fall of classical empires during the classical period.

7.W3.1.4, Assess the importance of Greek ideas about democracy and citizenship in the development of Western political thought and institutions.

Week of March 14- 18, 2016

March 14- 18, 2016

Monday: CNN, Hand back DBQ’s and complete a Reflection Sheet, Show students their grades so far, Go over Rome Roles- Hand in if you have not already (Describe/Explain) grade.

Tuesday: Good News, Compare Geography of Empires (for a compare/contrast grade, evaluate grade, and generate argument grade).

Worksheet
Slide Show

Wednesday (2 hour late start):

BBB

Thursday/Friday: 
Go over 8 characteristics of Greece and Rome (Evaluate grade: What do you notice about Rome?)

Worksheet

Compare/ Contrast Democracy and Republic (Compare/contrast, argument grade)

Notes Republic then VS. Republic today (Describe/ explain the difference -Grade)
Information
Notes

Who do you align with? 2016 election quiz  https://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential-quiz

Mock Vote

Monday: CNN, Timeline of Rome (Republic to Empire- Analyze grade)
Activity

Read Play of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar video clip http://www.neok12.com/video/Ancient-Rome/zX46716459514b420e0c7a7f.htm

7.W3.1.1, Describe the characteristics that classical civilizations share (institutions, cultural styles, systems of thought that influenced neighboring peoples and have endured for several centuries).

7.W3.1.2, Using historic and modern maps, locate three major empires of this era, describe their geographic characteristics including physical features and climates, and propose a generalization about the relationship between geographic characteristics and the development of early empires.

7.W3.1.3, Compare and contrast the defining characteristics of a city-state, civilization, and empire.

7.W3.1.10, Create a timeline that illustrates the rise and fall of classical empires during the classical period.

7.W3.1.4, Assess the importance of Greek ideas about democracy and citizenship in the development of Western political thought and institutions.

Week of March 7

Week of March 7, 2016

Monday: CNN, timeline of Peloponnesian War, Video clip, Play

Tuesday: Good News, Finish above, Notes: Sparta wins war, But Greece becomes weak and is taken over by King Philip of Macedonia (Alexander The Great’s father).  Alexander who was taught by Aristotle from Athens spreads the Greek culture.  Later Rome will take over.

KWL Map of Empires compare the geography of the Empires (Greece and Rome).

7.W3.1.2, Using historic and modern maps, locate three major empires of this era, describe their geographic characteristics including physical features and climates, and propose a generalization about the relationship between geographic characteristics and the development of early empires.

Wednesday-

Compare/contrast Greece and Rome 8 characteristics

Thursday-

Compare Republic to Democracy (Rome to Athens)

7.W3.1.4, Assess the importance of Greek ideas about democracy and citizenship in the development of Western political thought and institutions.

Friday-

No Social Studies