Today, you are going to investigate the origins of the conflict between India and Pakistan. Go to the website below, and use the graphic organizer provided to take detailed notes for each section. You have today's class period to complete this work. If you do not complete it in class today, you have homework tonight.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/default.stm
You can, and should, also investigate the "Related story" or "Related stories" and/or audio/video clips that are included in some of the dated sections. Take notes on these supplemental materials in the appropriate section of the graphic organizer.
Tomorrow, with a cooperative group, you will synthesize the information you gather today and make a prediction about future relations in the area. Your recommendations and critical thinking responses will be due by the end of class tomorrow.
23 January 2014
21 October 2013
Flashcards of Characters for Cleopatra Novel
http://quizlet.com/7642900/mrs-cronins-cleopatra-review-flash-cards/
These flashcards will help you keep track of characters and a few important points about the novel.
These flashcards will help you keep track of characters and a few important points about the novel.
14 October 2013
Important People Chart--Cleopatra Novel
Monday, 14 October 2013
AS Hours 2 & 3
AGENDA (HW): Chart due WEDNESDAY
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 social pyramid of Egypt and the role of the Pharaoh in society.
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?
AS Hours 2 & 3
AGENDA (HW): Chart due WEDNESDAY
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 social pyramid of Egypt and the role of the Pharaoh in society.
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?
13 May 2013
Black Death and Renaissance
HOMEWORK--Complete your Agenda!
Read your Syllabus for when pages of your FINAL REVIEW PACKET are due (2 pages due tomorrow!).
Start a new right page in your notebook entitled END of the MIDDLE AGES. You are going to take notes on these topics, using the links below and the questions I've posed. These are notes, so sentences are not 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
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
RENAISSANCE (rest of class, if time)
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 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?
Read your Syllabus for when pages of your FINAL REVIEW PACKET are due (2 pages due tomorrow!).
Start a new right page in your notebook entitled END of the MIDDLE AGES. You are going to take notes on these topics, using the links below and the questions I've posed. These are notes, so sentences are not 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
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
RENAISSANCE (rest of class, if time)
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 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?
30 November 2012
Sharing Documents with Mrs. K on Google Docs
To share a document with me in Google Docs, you need to use the following address:
paula.keltner@lsr7.net
Please save me as a Contact in your student Google account to avoid confusion over this address in the future!
paula.keltner@lsr7.net
Please save me as a Contact in your student Google account to avoid confusion over this address in the future!
08 November 2012
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RZA2xmfFY&feature=bf_prev&list=ULEaEYGDublRU
22 October 2012
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?
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?
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