Monday, October 29th

We continued on with presentations today. Just a few remaining for tomorrow. We'll talk about the test for this unit as well. Students should be reading over the handouts from this unit in preparation for studying.

Mrs. T.

Friday, October 26th

Presentations continued after a discusson about the Black Death. If you haven't already read the article, you need to do this. Be sure that you understand the consequences of this event on European society.

Test tentatively moved to Wednesday.

Presentations continue on Monday!
Mrs. T

October 25, 2007

Today we started doing presentations on the Middle Ages topics. Acksana led the way with her presentation about Charlemagne. She has set the bar high ... awesome job! Tomorrow we continue on with the presentations.
Good job Lauren on the drawing of a castle!

Mrs. T.

Wednesday, October 24

Today I did a demonstration of an oral presentation and a visual presentation. I provided a set of class notes as well. This was done to provide you with an example of the what we will be doing in class tomorrow. The rest of the class was time for people to work on their respective projects. Tomorrow, we begin the presentations!

Mrs. T.

Tuesday, October 23rd

Today was a work period. Groups have their topics and people have their tasks - oral presentation, visual presentation or class notes. I distributed and discussed a rubric for the oral presentations. Remember that on Thursday you need to be ready to present your information.

Mrs. T.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Today we began the unit on the Middle Ages. We read chapters 11 and 12 - students were responsible for creating a set of brief notes (5 W's) on this topic. We divided into groups and held a draw. Groups selected topics for research. Each group will be responsible for an oral presentation, a visual presentation and a set of class notes on their topic. This will be due on Thursday.

Mrs. T.

Friday, October 19th

Today we wrote the Rome Test. The papers are already marked and it looks like everyone did pretty well! 3 perfect papers!!!! Relax this weekend. On Monday we start the Middle Ages!

Mrs. T.

Thursday, October 18th

Students submitted their Article Reviews today.
I spent some time discussing the test question for tomorrow's test. We discussed the question and possible strategies for answering the question: which was the greater civilization, Greece or Rome?
Remember that you can argue either one successfully but be careful to set the parameters for your discussion. For instance, you might want to talk about which was the greater civiliztion over time. Or, alternatively, you might want to talk about which was the greater civilization back in the ancient world.
Please draft an outline tonight to consolidate your thoughts for tomorrow.

(Oh yes, we did the bus evacuation drill today. Lauren now knows how to open the door on the school bus. The high point of her day!!!) :-)


Study hard,
Mrs. T.

Wednesday, October 17th

Today we took up the questions on the Rome assignments. Just a reminder that the Article Review assignment is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Mrs. T.

Tuesday, October 16th

Today we went to the library in order to the use the computers to access the recommended Internet sites on the topic of the fire of Rome. It is important to read these since they will help you to understand the strengths/weaknesses of the article you have been given.

Tonight you should be starting to write your article review. This is due at the beginning of class on Thursday.

Tomorrow we will be taking up the assignments on Rome.

Mrs. T.

Monday, October 15th

Today was a work period for students to either start working on their article review assignment (due Thursday) or to complete their Rome assignments (due Wednesday.) This Friday there will be a test on Rome. The question is: Which was the greater civilization, Greece or Rome?

Tomorrow will be a work period for students to delve into the fire of Rome article and related sites. Access to the computer lab in the library has been booked.

Mrs. T.

Tuesday, October 9th

Today, we started Rome. After some initial technical difficulties, we began viewing a film on Rome. We will have to finish this on Thursday's class. We took film notes as we viewed the film.

I distributed the assignment sheets for the next few days' work. Mr. Arnason will be here on Thursday and Friday. Assignments 1-3 are due for next Monday, October 15th. A homework check will be done.

Be sure to get working on this over the next couple of days.

Mrs. T.

Friday, October 5th

Today we wrote the Greek History test. On Monday, we start R O M E.

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. T

Thursday, October 4

Today we reviewed the Greek history unit. Congrat's to Kelsey's team who won the competition - narrowly ... We finished off the review by doing a xword puzzle on Ancient Greek history. Most did well on this though many discovered that they needed to work on precision with their spelling of the terms, names, etc.

Study hard tonight!
Mrs. T.

Wednesday, October 3rd

Today we completed our Think-Pair-Share activity taking a look at the lives of Ancient Greek women and slaves. Tomorrow we'll do a review of the unit in preparation for Friday's test.

Mrs. T.

Tuesday, October 2nd

Today we took up assignment #3 on Greece. Then we divided into pairs and began an exercise that will become a Think-Pair-Share. Half of the class is reading an article about Greek slaves and the other half is reading an article about the lives of Greek women.

Mrs. T.

Monday, October 1st

Today we watched a video about ancient Greece. It focused upon the accomplishments of the Golden Age of Greece - also known as the Age of Pericles. Tomorrow we will take up assignment #3 so be sure that it's done for class tomorrow.

Mrs. T.

Friday, September 28th

We began Chapter 4, Assignment #3. This is due for Tuesday. On Monday we will be watching a video about Ancient Greece so don't forget to do this work.

There will be a test on Greece on Friday, October 5th.

Mrs. T.

Tuesday to Thursday

We worked on assignments on Ancient Greece. These were taken up in class. We also looked at some online games related to the history of Sparta and Athens.

Mrs. T.