Sunday, January 29, 2017

World History Jan 30 - Feb 3

This week is Access testing, but it shouldn't affect our class because none of you are scheduled to take it during 2nd Block. We will be studying the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire (yes, they are different) this week and the unit test over Ancient Greece and Rome will be Friday. Many of you did great on the mid-unit benchmark. Several 100's. Great job for those who studied.

Link for Unit 2 Flipquiz

World Literature Week of January 30 - February 3

Well, Access testing is upon us this week. Especially for World Literature, the testing is going to require some flexibility. On the days we have class, we will work on Gilgamesh, vocabulary, and grammar, but on the days of Access testing, when I am proctoring tests, you will work on learning about Sandra Cisneros, the author of The House on Mango Street, and begin familiarizing yourself with figurative language in preparation for reading the book.

I was very proud of you for sharing your Logo Pieces on Friday. Bravo! I learned so much more about each of you.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

World History Week of January 23 - 27

We had our first unit test on Thursday. Hopefully, you were able to get an idea of what to expect for next time. I would suggest that you pay attention during our review games and be prepared to study. On Friday, I gave you a graphic organizer chart for River Valley Civilizations that will count up to 10 points toward your Unit 1 test grade and counts as a daily formative assignment. Please use this opportunity to improve your grade. We will begin the notes and activities for Unit 2, Greece and Rome, on Monday.

World Literature Week of January 23 - 27

We had our first Vocab Quiz on Thursday. Scores were very good. Good job. This week, we will learn about important literary terms, finish Gilgamesh, and work on vocabulary and grammar. Remember that your Logo Pieces are due Friday. I will give some time for you to work on them in class, but you will probably need to work on it at home as well.

Monday, January 16, 2017

World History Week of January 17 - 20

I hope you gave some thought to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the weekend. We will read an excerpt from his "I Have a Dream" Speech and write about it. On Tuesday, we will take the SLO in the computer lab. If there is time left, we will review for the test, which was going to be Wednesday, but will now be Thursday because of the SLO. We will do some review on Wednesday, but will also go ahead and start Unit 2 on the Greeks and Romans.

Flipquiz Review

World Literature Week of January 17 - 20

I hope you all reflected on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the weekend. We will read part of the "I Have a Dream" speech this week and write about it. Because of the snow days last week, we did not have the SLO pre-test. We will do that on Wednesday. We will continue reading and analyzing Gilgamesh, working on sentence fragments and run-on sentences, and vocabulary. Remember that there is a vocab quiz on Wednesday. We will also get started reading The House on Mango Street.

Sunday, January 8, 2017

World History Week of January 9 - 13

Welcome to World History. As I said in class, this class is going to move fast. We have to cover the history of the world in one semester. There are 11 units, so tests will come every week and a half to every two weeks. We will also have some projects that will count as test  grades. We began Unit 1 with the Mining the Standards and the Mesopotamia and Egypt Cloze notes. Also in this unit is the study of ancient India and China. The test is scheduled for Friday, January 13.

Important Links

Mesopotamia and Egypt PPT

Mesopotamia and Egypt Cloze Notes

Ancient India and China PPT

Ancient India and China Cloze Notes

World Literature Week of January 9 - 13

Welcome to 2017 and World Literature! This course includes literature from around the world from all time periods. We will start this week with the Epic of Gilgamesh, which is one of the first known epics. We will also take the SLO pre-test, and get started on a pre-test for the class. (I know, too much testing--I'm with you completely.) Typically, our class periods will be a mixture of reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. Language Arts covers a lot of ground.

These are the Learning Questions we will cover this week.
- The historical and cultural context for the literature we will read from this time period.
- The types, elements, and conventions of an epic - How to analyze an epic for the archetype of the hero’s quest
-What is the function and use of the archetypal setting in ancient literature?

Important Links
Gilgamesh Study Questions

Gilgamesh Study Question discussions