Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Week of February 28, 2017

Monday, February 27, 2017
7 characteristics of each city-state
Double Check DBQ’s
Go over KWL- what have you learned so far?


Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Note-taking Activity for game board


Standards:
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.


Wednesday, March 1, 2017
2- hour delay/ band kids absent
Reading Month Starting
Play Board game using notes as guides


Thursday, March 2, 2017
Compare contrast Sparta
Athens
Athens and Sparta at war?
7– W3.1.3 Compare and contrast the defining characteristics of the city-states of Sparta and Athens.


Friday, March 3, 2017


Notes: Sparta wins war, But Greece becomes week 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.
Map of Empires -Empire map


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.


  1. Put up Empire Map and color in the empires.
  2. After coloring have them fill in the following sheet to compare geography
  3. Exit note: What geographical characteristics helped/hindered Empires?


Monday, March 6, 2017
CNN
Finish work from last week

Tuesday, March 7, 2017
CNN

Wednesday, March 8, 2017
(Famous Empires of the Past,” a GeoHistoGram 20 Empires, GeoHistogram 70 Empires,
and the presentation

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Friday, March 10, 2017
No School

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Week of February 13, 2017

Monday, February 13- Friday, February 17 2017

Work on Alexander The Great- DBQ: Documents, outline, and essay

Monday, February 6, 2017

Week of February 6, 2017

Monday, February 6- Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Hand back test
Go over Data folders
Fill out PTC form PTC REFLECTION
Discuss Goals (Darumas)
Begin Vocab of Empires

Literacy Prompt
All sections 1-5



Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Begin DBQ of Alexander the Great
Background Essay and Questions
*Practice new online version

Thursday, February 16, 2017
Work on DBQ Documents

Friday, February 17, 2017

Work on DBQ Documents and begin outline