Jan. 20-24

Monday - Look for your class and complete the items your class needs to finish.

1st and 7th period - needs to do 3, 4, and 5
2nd period - needs to do 3 and  5
3rd period - needs to do 3 and 5 - and watch videos from 4 


1. Wrap up Middle Ages with Battle of Hastings and the Magna Carta. You need to use my selective highlighting on the Battle of Hastings (ISN page 46) and then do your own selective highlighting on the Magna Carts (ISN page 47).  

Bayeux Tapestry Site: https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/


2. View and discuss several maps and see the Vatican City video  http://www.history.com/topics/vatican-city .

3. Look at the maps on pages 380-384 in the textbook. Answer the following questions on a piece of paper to turn in tomorrow.

        1. Give two examples of physiographic features making up all or part of a political border.
        2. Based on the climate map, why do you think Italy and Spain are know for their olive oil
             and wine while Sweden is know for its smoked fish?
        3. Using any two of the maps on pages 380-384, draw one more conclusion about something in
             Europe - it can be about travel, weather, resources, historical events, anything that looking at
             the maps brings to mind.

4. Boreal Forest - Watch the videos and think about how the world has "bands" of different kinds of forests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0r9AXPi0ow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2rhay-x_g

5. Go to Its Learning and do the Feudalism Activity - there are directions to watch a BrainPop and some questions to answer.  The questions cover feudalism, vikings, and the Middle Ages.  They are a daily grade.


Wednesday-
1. Quote pass and word dive for Rebel/Revolt
2. Assign Age of Revolution Work groups/project   

Thursday – 
1. Europe Map Quiz
2. Age of Revolution Work groups/project - time on mini-project   

Friday - 

1. Age of Revolution Work time on mini-project   - present next Wednesday, 1/29

Europe Map Quiz - What to Study - Thursday, 1/23

Europe Map Quiz 

You may be asked to identify any or all of these countries:

England                     Russia (Russian Federation)

France                       Poland

Germany                   Sweden

Spain                         Turkey

Italy                           Greece

Ukraine                     Czech Republic                   

You may be asked to identify any or all of these capital cities:

London, Berlin, Moscow, Rome, Athens, Madrid, Bern, Paris, Prague, Warsaw

You may be asked to identify any or all of these seas plus the Atlantic Ocean:

Aegean, Baltic, Black, Caspian, Mediterranean, North, Norwegian

You may be asked to identify any or all of these physical features:

Alps and/or Ural Mountains

Danube, Rhine, Seine, and/or Volga Rivers

The English Channel and/or the Strait of Gibraltar

Jan. 13-17

Monday

1. Set up ISN for the rest of the week.

2. Debrief the unit overview chart on 39.

3. Debrief Ancient Greece and the comparison with the Maya.

4. Start Rome as time allows.

HMWK: Europe Physiographic Features – due Friday, BOC – Europe map quiz in next Thursday, Jan. 23.

Tuesday 

1. Rome and it’s legacy – including spreading Greek culture all around the world.

HMWK: Read pages 426-428 in textbook and finish note sheet as needed.

Wednesday

1. Vikings!

2. Continue with Middle Ages as time allows. 

Thursday

Middle Ages in Europe with the Battle of Hastings and Magna Carta

Friday – Map Day!

1. Revisit our Europe Map along with several other interesting maps.  Draw conclusions about how the physiographic features of Europe have impacted it's history and development. 

Europe Map quiz - next Thursday, Jan. 23.

Jan. 7- 10

It's going to be a little crazy, but lots of fun stuff!

Tue. 1/7 We're going over the graded semester exams, updating all our "stuff" to the right schedule, and setting up our ISNs for tonight's homework and cave paintings later in the week.  We're also taking a quick look at the wildfires in Australia.

Homework, due Friday, BOC - Read pages 396-403 in the textbook.  For each section we created on page 39 in the ISN record a picture OR a word OR a phrase that summaries or demonstrates the main idea of that section.

Wed. 1/8 Start Ancient Europe with the Lascaux Cave Paintings - notes and impressions on page 42 in the ISN.

Thu. 1/9 Wrap up Lascaux as needed. Compare Ancient Greek civilization with what we saw with the Mayan Civilization - complete by Monday, BOC as needed.  Mini-lesson on Dates/Timelines.

Link to Greece Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsOZujLI4X4&list=PLJuf9HnxGVrxQhBU5Y6OpmzqD1BaXkBW_&index=1


Fri. 1/10 - INTERNATIONAL DAY!  Whoo-hoo!  We're going to share our symbols and summaries on page 39 in the ISN.

December 9-20

Monday 12/9

1. Go over graded tests

2. Quick Double Check for ISNs – Latin America Section due today

3. Wrap up Demographics Charts and turn in

Tuesday 12/10

1. Go over Complexity DBQ – quick revision with tips so next one will be even better!

2. Final Review Part One – Time to work on it – check tomorrow

Wednesday 12/11

1. Check Review Part One

2. Pass out Europe Map – due Friday, BOC

Thursday 12/12

 Russia!! Guest Speakers!!

Friday 12/13

1. Debrief map and do Map Analysis with textbook maps.

2. Final Review Part Two – Time to work on it – check Monday

Monday 12/ 16

1. Check Final Review Part Two

2. Winter Holidays!

Tuesday, 12/17 - 8th period exam
Wednesday, 12/18 - 1st and 4th period exams
Thursday, 12/19 - 2nd and 5th period exams
Friday, 12/20 - 7th and 3rd period exams

Winter Break - 12/23- 1/6

International Day Extra Credit for 6th Grade

·       This will be done outside of class.

·       Each 6^th Grade Social Studies teacher has a list of countries.  You will be assigned a country from that list when you have put your group together. 

·       You may have 2-4 students in your group.  Your group members must all have the same Social Studies teacher, but they do not have to be in the same class period.   

·       It must be turned by 3:35 on Thursday, December 12.  Late posters will not be accepted. 

·       You must turn one copy of this completed form, paper clipped or stapled to your poster.

·       You must provide your own, standard sized poster board.

·       This will be worth an extra 100 in the quiz/small project category in your Social Studies class. To earn the 100, the poster must contain all the elements listed below.

·       These posters will be displayed around the school for International Day.

Country_________________________________________________

Group Members:

Name___________________________________   Period________

Name___________________________________   Period________

Name___________________________________   Period________

Name___________________________________   Period________

Name of country, capitalized, spelled correctly bold and clear on the poster.

Flag and one additional national symbol

Official/most spoken language(s)

Population as of 2018

Three fun and/or surprising facts

Dec. 2-6

Monday

Go over their first attempts at analyzing political cartoons and then time to work on their own.  Due Wednesday, BOC if not completed in class.

Tuesday

1. Introduce demographic terms and the World Fact Book at cia.gov

2. Look up demographic information for an assigned Latin American Country, due Wed. BOC if not completed in class.

Wednesday

1. Compare demographic information across countries and come up with generalizations and exceptions based on the data.

Thursday

1. Go over graded political cartoons as review for the test.

2. Look at test layout and how demographics will be assessed on the test – charts will be provided on the test to analyze; there isn’t anything to memorize, but make sure you understand the terms (e.g. population, GPD, language).

Friday

Latin America Unit Test