Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Daily assignments for US and World History for blue and white days.

US History

Warm-up: This day in history.

Give power points on New England colonies.

Students did group activity on compare and contrast colonies.

World History

Warm-up: Five traits of a civilization

Notes on Egyptian civilization.

Group activity on laws.

Video on early writing.

Students summarize video.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Daily assignments for US His. and World His. for Blue and White days.

US His





Warm-up: This day in History





Notes on New England Colonies





Begin group activity on compare and contrast colonies.





World His





Warm-up:





List the five traits of a civilization

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Daily assignments for US His and World History for blue and white days.

US History

Warm-up: This day in history

9 week pre-assessment

Identify colonies and their location on hand-out map.

Colmplete graphic organizer on Jamestown settlement.

World History

Warm-up: What is a city state?

Notes on early civilizations

Issued work books

Work in group on creating a city state.


Monday, August 22, 2011

Daily assignments for US History and World History for white and bule days

US History

Warm-up: This day in History

Pre-nine week assessment test.

Get text books

World History

Warm-up: What was the most important event in your life?

Notes on what is a state.

Students turn in history projects.

Get text books.


Sunday, August 21, 2011

Daily assignments for US and World history for blue and white days.

US His

Warm-up: This day in history

The fifty big wigs assignment.

Complete graphic organizer on chapter 1.

Quiz on five events we learned this week.

World His

Warm-up: What is the most important thing that has happened in your life?

Notes on the Paleolithic Age.

Students do a role play on early communication;

Summarizer: What have you learned?

Your history project due next week.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Daily assignments for US and World History classes, Blue and White days.

US History

Warm-Up: This day in History

Class expectations

How do you learn activity

What do you know about five famous people in history.

World History

Warm-up: Standard Reflection Writing - Notebook

Explain class rules

1st assignment/homework: Write a personal history of your life using distinct historical periods.