Classwork and Homework
January 4 - January 8
Happy New Year!
4 Monday
In Class:
- Overview of China Unit: Map review, Imperial dynasty chart review, map of dynasties
- Fall of Han - Story
- Changes in Belief Systems: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism
Homework: NONE
5/6 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism: readings, chart, quote analysis, situation application
Homework: (ALL due Thurs./Fri., Jan. 7/8)
Option A: Questions 1 and 2 - Be sure to answer ALL parts
of the questions, especially number 2!
Option B: Assignment 1
Option C: worksheet - CLICK HERE
There will be a quiz on the three belief systems, so be sure to study your notes and pages 213-216 in the book.
7/8 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism quiz
- Reunification of China: Sui and Tang dynasties - worksheet, reading, DVD clip
Homework: (All due Mon., Jan. 11)
Option A: Question 3
Option B: Assignment 2
Option C: packet
November 16 - November 20
16 Monday
In Class:
- Geography Bee Test - This is only a qualifying exam for the school-wide geography bee competition. It will not count towards the students grade.
Homework:
Option A: Questions 1-5 - Due Mon. 11/30
Option C: Worksheet packets Chpt. 5, lessons 1 and 2 - Due Mon. 11/30
17/18 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- West African Culture Activity - Finish and turn in packet
Homework:
See above Monday
19/20 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- The Development of West African Trading Empires: notes Click here for the notes
- Ghana - reading and worksheet
Homework:
See above Monday
November 9 - November 13
9 Monday - ALL Day
In Class:
- Africa Map Activity
Homework:
Finish your Africa Map: - Due Tuesday (tomorrow)
1. Ink all writing in black ink using an extra fine point sharpie
2. Answer all questions in your notebook
3. Finish all labeling of the map
4. Color any parts that need to be colored according to the questions/directions
10 Tuesday - ALL Day
In Class:
- Africa Map Quiz
- Turn in Map
- DVD - African Geography
Homework:
None
11 Wednesday - NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
12/13 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- West African Culture and Daily Life
- Short story: "Cow-Tail Switch"
- Chapter 5, lesson 1 reading and reading notes
- Culture Activity
Homework:
To be determined - check back later this week.
November 2 - November 6
2 Monday - Pupil-Free Day
3/4 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Al - Andalus - Muslim Rule in Spain - powerpoint and chart
- Wrap up Islam Unit - unit overview chart, standards sheet
Homework
Option A: Questions 13 - 16 (About 1 paragraph each, written in your own words!)
Option B: Assignment 5, page 4
Option C: Packet
ALL DUE this THURSDAY/FRIDAY
5/6 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- New Unit - AFRICA
- Africa Map and Map questions
Homework:
Finish your Africa map - ink all writing in black ink, finish any questions you did not answer. I will link the questions later this week.
October 26- October 30
26 Monday
In Class:
- Review Umayyad Empire
- Abbasids - Golden Age of Islam
Homework:
Option A: Questions 5,6,7,8,9
Option B: Assignment 5, pages 1 and 2
All Due Tuesday/Wednesday
27/28 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Muslim Achievements Activity - pair work
Homework
Option A: Questions 10, 11, 12
Option B: Assignment 5, page 3 - I am adding to this assignment, in that for the Culture section for it, you need to include information from pages 121-123. Because it is being changed, you will not have to complete Assignment 6.
All Due Thursday/Friday
29/30 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Umayyad and Abbasid Quiz (Chapter 4, lessons 1 and 2)
- Al-Andalus: The Umayyad caliphate in Spain - reading, chart
Homework
Option A: Questions 13,14,15,15,16
Option B: Assignment 5, page 4
All Due NEXT Tuesday/Wednesday
October 19 - October 23
19 Monday
In Class:
- Unit Overview - Fill in notebook chart in class
Homework:
Study for Chapter 3 Test - It is this Tues./Wed.
(Period 5 test is this Thursday)
**See October 13/14 homework below for what to study
20/21 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Chapter 3 Test
- Begin working on homework
Homework:
Option A: Questions 5 and 6
Option B: Assignment 5 - page 1
Option C: homework packet
All are due Thurs./Fri.
22/23 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Pass back and go over tests
- Preview Chapter 4
- Umayyad Empire - trends in empires, Umayyad rule
Homework:
Option A: Questions 7,8,9
Option B: Assignment 5 - Page 2
Option C: homework packet
All are due next Tues./Wed.
October 12 - October 16
12 Monday
In Class:
- What is Islam DVD and DVD guide
Homework:
Option A: Question 4
Option B: Assignment 4
Both due Tues./Wed.
13/14 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Review basic beliefs of Islam: Qur'an, Sunnah, Five Pillars, Shariah
- Expansion of Islam under the first 4 caliphs
Homework;
Option A: Question 3
Option B: Assignment 3
Both due Thurs./Fri
AND...
Begin studying for your Chapter 3 Test. It wil be next Tues./Wed. Click here for what to study.
15/16 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Continue with Expansion of Islam under the first 4 caliphs
Homework:
Study for test
remainder - to be determined
October 5 - October 9
(Short days due to Parent Conferences)
5 Monday
In Class:
- Life of Muhammad - listening, reading, and student-generated notes
Homework:
NONE
6/7 Tuesday/ Wednesday
In Class:
- Finish Life of Muhammad
- Work on Assignment/Question 2
Homework
1. Read pages 93-94 in your textbook
2. Option A - Question 2 - Due Thurs./Fri.
3. Option B - Assignment 2 - Due Thurs./Fri.
4. Option C - complete packet - Due Mon.
8/9 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Comparing Islam, Christianity, and Judaism - LA Times Chart, Reading
- Beliefs of Islam - DVD if time
Homework:
1. Read pages 95-96 in your textbook
2. Option A - Question 4 - Due Mon.
3. Option B - Assignment 4 - Due Mon.
4. Option C - Finish packet - Due Mon.
September 28 - October 2
28 Monday
In Class:
- Evaluate and turn in Islamic Empires Map
- Arabian peninsula geography, cont.
Homework:
NONE
29/30 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Finish Arabian peninsula geography
- Homework explanations and options
Homework:
Option A: Question 1 - due Thursday/Friday
Option B: Assignment 1 - due Thursday/Friday
Option C: Worksheet packet - due Thursday/Friday
1/2 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Turn in homework
- Arabian peninsula geography quiz
- Life of Muhammad
Homework:
NONE
September 21 - 25
21 Monday
In Class:
- Turn in Classzone.com worksheet
- Chapter 1 test
Homework:
NONE
22/23 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Pass back and go over Chapter 1 tests
- New Unit: Islamic Empires
- Preview Chapters 3 and 4
- Islamic Empires Map Assignment
Homework:
Islamic Empires Map - Due next Monday, 9/28.
Lost the assignment? Click here
Map Gradesheet: Click here
24/25 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Arabian Peninsula Geography - impact on development of society: pictures, readings, act-it-outs
Homework:
Work on Islamic Empires Map - Due next Monday 9/28
September 14 - September 18
14 Monday
In Class:
- Finish Cartography lesson - summaries pg. 15 - 21
Homework:
1. Re-read pages 15-21
2. Complete the summaries of each major section. This is in your notebook.
3. Answer question 6, pg. 21. Write your answer in your notebook. It should be at least 1 paragraph.
15/16 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Discovering the Past
- Starting with a Story: Pompeii
- The role of the archaeologist and anthropologist
- Case Study: Zeugma (if time)
Homework
1. Re-read pages 25-28.
2. Complete questions 1,4,5,6 pg. 28. Write the importance of the terms. Be sure to write your answers on a sheet of binder paper so that you can turn it in.
3. Start studying for a quiz you will take on Monday. It will cover the big ideas from Chapter 1. (pages 9-35)
17/18 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Interpreting the Past: The role of the historian (powerpoint)
- Computer lab - classzone.com
Homework
Finish Classzone.com worksheet.
September 8 - September 11
8/9 Tuesday/Wednesday
In Class:
- Getting Organized: Notebook
Homework:
1. Complete Getting to Know Your Textbook worksheet. It is due this Thurs./Fri.
2. Read pages 9-13. Complete question 1 on page 13. It is to explain the importance of 5 terms. Please do this and give an example. DO NOT give definitions.
10/11 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Check and correct Homework
- Standards practice - page 9 -13
- Mapmaking and Cartography (pgs. 15-21): History of Mapmaking, Features of Maps, Technology and Mapmaking
Homework:
NONE
September 1 - September 4
Welcome Back to School!
1 Tuesday (ALL)
In Class:
- Information notecards
- Introductions - Ms. S., classroom, course syllabus
- Interview with You handout
Homework:
1. Show parents the class syllabus
2. Have parents complete the student information sheet attached to the class syllabus
3. Complete the "Interview with You" handout if you did not have time in class. It is due tomorrow, Wednesday Sept. 2. Lost yours? Click here
*Reminder: You are going to the library with your Math class on Thursday/Friday to get all of your textbooks. Try to arrange the easiest way to get home while carrying all of your books. They will be heavy.
2 Wednesday (ALL)
In Class:
- Rules and Procedures of the class - quickwrite, brainstorm, procedures, and practice
Homework:
1. Try to get all supplies, especially the college-ruled notebook, as we will be organizing it next week. You should have your supplies by Tuesday/Wednesday, Sept. 8/9.
3/4 Thursday/Friday
In Class:
- Finish Rules and Procedures of the Class - group activity
- Quiz
- Getting to Know Your Textbook
Homework:
1. Try to get all supplies, especially the college-ruled notebook, as we will be organizing it next week. You should have your supplies by Tuesday/Wednesday, Sept. 8/9.
2. Study the Rules and Procedures worksheet that we completed in class. You will have a quiz on this information on Monday, Sept. 8.
3. Work on your "Getting to Know Your Textbook" worksheet. It is due next Thursday (Periods 1, 5) or next Friday (Periods 2,4,6). Lost yours? Click here.
Have a GREAT 3 day weekend.
I will see you next week!
7th Grade Medieval History
Every week you will find an outline of the week's agenda posted. Information posted here is as accurate as possible, but may change due to instructional needs of each individual class. Students are required to write their homework assignment in their binder reminder and that will serve as the most accurate spot to check for assignments.
What to Bring to Class
-student notebook
-colored pens and pencil
-binder with binder paper
-Binder Reminder
