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Ancient Egypt... "Rap" It

Check out this fun way to review some topics from our ancient Egypt unit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RZA2xmfFY&feature=bf_prev&list=ULEaEYGDublRU

Cleopatra Novel--Important People Chart

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
ASC EH, Hours 1 and 4

AGENDA (HW): Chart due FRIDAY
Today is the only in-class work day for this, so use your time wisely.
I expect a lot of detail for each person.  :)

LT:  Analyze the factors that contribute to a stable government.

FOCUS:  Describe how Egypt geography has shaped the people's lives.

Today, you will work on the Important People Chart for the Cleopatra novel.  Below are websites I have gathered for you.  Use these websites to complete information about each historical figure on your chart (Description and Culture with which associated columns).

You will NOT complete the column entitled Importance to the Novel today.  You will complete that section as you read the novel.

Akhenaten and Neferttiti
http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/kings%20and%20Queens/Akhenatenweb.htm

Alexander the Great
http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.display.module&story_id=&language_id=1&module_id=330&text=text

Cicero
http://rome.mrdonn.org/cicero.html

Julius Caesar
http://rome.mrdonn.org/caesar.html

Mark Antony
http://www.ancient-rome.biz/marc-antony.html

Spartacus
http://rome.mrdonn.org/spartacus.html

Pompey the Great
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/rome/g/pompey.htm

Odysseus
http://greece.mrdonn.org/odyssey.html

Octavian
http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/augustus.html

Marcus Crassus
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/people/a/crassus.htm

EXIT QUESTION:  Which historical figure most interests you?  WHY?

Today, for Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, you will complete a Scavenger Hunt for the Constitution. Use the website below (do NOT go to any other websites for email!) to complete the challenge!

http://www.constitutionfacts.com/

On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created: the United States Constitution. In 2005, a joint resolution was passed to officially name September 17 “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day,” in honor of this historical event. September 17-23 is Constitution Week.

The purpose of Constitution and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and celebrate the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship for both native-born and naturalized citizens. A great example this year is the upcoming 2012 election, as the U.S. Constitution details the process by which we elect our President and members of the U.S. Congress.

Every year, around the country, we celebrate this momentous event with readings of the Preamble.

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

Today at lunch, you can enjoy a “good ol’ American meal” with some of the American classics like burgers and hot dogs, to celebrate this special day.

SPIT.  PICK.  SIT.

AGENDA
Gotta Knows are due tomorrow!

FIRST, READ ALL OF THESE DIRECTIONS.  If you ask me something that is explained here, I will tell you to go back and read the directions.

In class today, you will learn how to find online resources for this class.  This is my blogspot, which has links and helpful information for you throughout the year.

You also have access to Blackboard (Bb) through our district, an online learning community.  In Bb, you will find PowerPoints and other helpful materials for this class.  Other classes you have may also use Bb!  You can access Bb from the menu on the BCMS homepage or via the district's website.

Today, you will practice using Bb in class by reading through the Parts of a Map PowerPoint and completing notes.  You access the Parts of a Map in Bb via the following path:  Units of Study>01 Geography Review>Parts of a Map.  Access the PowerPoint and take 2-column notes in your notebook for class.  Remember how to setup a new right page:

1-Turn to a new RIGHT page in your NB (notebook).
2-Entitle it PARTS OF A MAP.
3-Write today's date in the top, right corner of the page.
4-Write the next page number in the bottom, right corner of the page.
5-To create two columns for notes, draw a line down the page.

Next, finish your Gotta Knows.  Last, review for Wednesday's unit test for GEOGRAPHY.  We will review in class tomorrow, as well as practice global address.

Once you are done, you can also explore our class in Bb OR things on my blogspot.

Have a great day!
Mrs. K :)

Never, Ever Give Up

If this man can do this, just imagine what you can do with heart and perseverance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448&feature=youtu.be

BBC's Horrible Histories--The Crusades

He is fast talking but very informative and funny!  Get the low down on the Crusades in about five (5) minutes from this Horrible Histories rendition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TooOJGKlGc

"Black Death" by historyteachers on YouTube

Check out this catchy tune for the Black Death!  By the end, you will be chanting "Ooh, fleas on rats" all day long!  It is on YouTube, so you will have to view it from home:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ

Hours 2, 4, 5 and 7--The Renaissance

HOMEWORK--Complete your Agenda!
Who's Who in your review packet due Monday!
Review notes for Middle Ages test Tuesday!
Middle Ages notebook due Tuesday!

Following the Middle Ages, Europe entered a period known as The Renaissance.  You will explore the following website for information and interactives during this exciting time period in history... when learning was again an important part of European life!

Each topic has some "deeper information" at the bottom of the page.  Be sure to check these out, as well as the interactives!  When you have your notes and are ready for the next topic, click on NEXT TOPIC at the bottom of the page (or from the menu to the left of the information).

http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/

Start a new right page in your notebook entitled RENAISSANCE.  Take notes (no sentences necessary) on the following questions (question to the left of the line, notes to the right):

1.  What does the word Renaissance mean, and what language is it?
2.  What is the overall "big" idea of the Renaissance?
3.  How did the Plague (Black Death) affect the economy in Europe?
4.  What was the "new middle class"?
5.  What were some reasons for exploration?
6.  What were some items found in the New World?
7.  Why was the printing press such an important advancement?
8.  What cultures, which we have studied this year, reappeared in art, literature and architecture during the Renaissance?
9.  Which Italian city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?  WHY?
10.  Based on what you read about life in Florence, would you like to live there?  Why or why not?

Hours 1 and 6--Crusades, Magna Carta and Black Death

HOMEWORK--Complete your Agenda!
Who's Who Review WS in packet due Monday!
Review political map of Europe and feudalism notes for quiz Tuesday.
Middle Ages Notebook due Tuesday!

Start a new right page in your notebook entitled Crusades, Magna Carta and the Black Death.  You are going to take notes on these topics, using the links below and the questions I've posed.  These are notes, no sentences necessary.

THE CRUSADES (10 minutes)
The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars involving the Christians and the Muslims. These two groups were fighting for control of the Holy Land (land around Jerusalem). Read the information on the following webpage and complete notes on the following questions:
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm

1.  Why is Jerusalem important to Christians?
2.  What were the Crusades?
3.  What were the results of the Crusades?

MAGNA CARTA (5 minutes)
The Magna Carta was a powerful document that changed how the king ruled. Go to this webiste and take notes on the following questions:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/

1.  Who wrote the Magna Carta?
2.  How did it inspire American government?

BLACK DEATH (rest of class)
Explore at least two (2) of the websites below, which have information about the Black Death in Europe. Take two-column notes on the following questions:

1. What caused the Black Death?
2. How did the Black Death spread? Why did it spread so quickly in cities?
3. Approximately how many people died during this plague?
4. How did people react to the disease and death around them?
5. How did trade help spread the disease (think about the 50K+ miles of roads built by the Romans)?

For this last question, respond using Power Answers:

6. If you were a priest or doctor during the Black Death, would you help people, even if it meant you could die? Why or why not?

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home?gr=WELCOME!&gr=Welcome+Kansas+Education
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/
http://historymedren.about.com/od/theblackdeath/ig/Spread-of-the-Black-Death/msBD1.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-black-death-in-europe-a74072
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/4544/The-second-pandemic-of-the-Black-Death-in-Europe

Macedonia by historyteachers

Today in class, I showed this great YouTube video!  It is The Knack's "My Sharona" put to new words about Alexander the Great.  This 2+ minute lesson is fun and creative.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idh5pWvr8yU

Titanic 100 Year Anniversary

Have you seen the Titanic movie, as in the new 3-D version?  What did you think?  My daughter saw it for the first time last week, and she loved it.  There are parts of the movie that portray, very well, the atmosphere of the day before this tragedy struck.  Even though some said it could not be sunk, we know that to not be true today.  What is fascinating about this historical event is that it occurred just before the start of World War I, an event that would change the role of America on the world stage forever.  In addition, there were many warnings and items of concern about the Titanic long before it made its maiden voyage.

Today, you will explore some of the interesting facts, "characters" and birth/disaster/aftermath of that fatal day in 1912.

As you work through each step and website, keep my Blogspot open on this tab.  Open each link in a new tab of Internet Explorer.

1. From this first site, you will explore the Birth, Disaster and then Aftermath of Titantic.  After going through each of these parts, scroll down the page a bit and click on some of the clips covering various topics:  http://www.history.com/interactives/titanic-interactive.
2. Would you like to walk in the feet of a passenger aboard the ship?  Go to this link and experience Titanic from various perspectives by simply clicking on a passenger:  http://www.discovery.com/guides/history/titanic/Titanic/titanic.html.
3. Through sonar imaging, startling photos are shared on this National Geographic website of the crash site:  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/titanic-interactive.
4. Considered an engineering marvel, explore this interactive for how the monster ship was built over 100 years ago:  http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/building-titanic-interactive-timeline/.
5. All aboard!  Want to be a First Class passenger on the Titanic?  Then join the maiden voyage here:  http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/adventure-on-the-titanic/.
6. This is cool!  You go deeper in the water as you scroll down... to get to Expedition Titanic!  http://www.rmstitanic.net/expedition/.
7. Scientific American provides the explorer with a moment-to-moment timeline of Titanic events.   Filled with details you may not hear about everyday, this is a great way to get the real facts:  http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=titantic-timeline-1909-2012.
8. The granddaughter of a survivor speaks here:  http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/features/2012/apr/11/christine-quinn-leonard-lopate/.

The Trojan War

Check out The British Museum's Trojan War activity!

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/childrens_online_tours/the_trojan_war/the_trojan_war.aspx