Thursday, January 31, 2019

Thursday, January 31st

Agenda: *iPad Day* Please sit with your Civilization Group to start class. We'll go over the guidelines in more detail/pass out Civilization Comparison Chart and then you'll have the rest of class to work on your group Google Slides for your presentation. Homework: Continue to work on Civilization Group Project, due half-way through class on Monday.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Wednesday, January 30th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Check and review Collective Learning Part 2 as a class. Then introduce and explain Civilization Comparison Chart and put you guys into groups. You'll be doing a Google Slide Group presentation early next week. Homework: Work on Civilization Group Project by reading and annotating your group's article found in 7.1 (you'll have all class to work on it tomorrow and Friday).

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Tuesday, January 29th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Start class by sharing notes from Mankind: The Story of Us documentary review from yesterday. Then use rest of class to work on Collective Learning Part 2 notes (just like last time: 2 bullet points per paragraph). Don't forget to label paragraphs please. Homework: Finish Collective Learning Part 2 notes, will be checked at start of class tomorrow.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Monday, January 28th

Agenda: iPads can stay outside today. Weekend Wrap-Ups, then we'll watch more of Mankind: Story of All of Us documentary on where we're going in Unit 7. This time you will be taking notes that we'll review tomorrow. Homework: None.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Friday, January 25th

Agenda: 10 minutes to study quietly and individually. Take Unit 6 Quiz. Then if there's time left for something for Fun Day Friday we'll do that to preview Unit 7. Homework: None.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Thursday, January 24th

Agenda: *iPad Day* We'll be playing the Kahoots I've approved as a class and spending any extra time studying individually today. Homework: Study, Study, Study for Unit 6 Quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Wednesday, January 23rd

Agenda: *iPad Day* Today will be a review/study day for our Unit 6 Quiz ON FRIDAY. Feel to create a quizlet OR Kahoot (highly encourage just a 10 question max if Kahooting) and we'll play it as a class tomorrow. Homework: Study, Study for your Unit 6 Quiz on Friday.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Tuesday, January 22nd

Agenda: Weekend Wrap-Ups. Then share part of your Dr. MLK Jr. paragraphs. Following this, we'll be watching How Did Our Ancestors Evolve and taking notes. Homework: Study for Unit 6 Quiz on Thursday.

Friday, January 18, 2019

Friday, January 18th

Agenda: Please leave everything outside except for a piece of paper and your pen. Homework: None, but try to honor Dr. King in some way to remember why we have Monday off.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Thursday, January 17th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Check Collective Learning Part 1 article detailed notes. Then discuss as a class. If time, mini-debate on importance of Collective Learning. Homework: None.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Wednesday, January 16th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Take first 5 minutes of class to perfect your Hunter Gather Menu and then be ready to share. Have partner groups share Hunter Gather Menus. Then we'll be focusing on the article titled Collective Learning found in Unit 6.2. First you'll read this important article, you'll be taking 2 bullet points on what you feel is the most important parts of each paragraph. Homework: Finish Collective Learning article notes (see above) if not done by the end of class.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Tuesday, January 15th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Check annotations for Foraging article. Then share one thing you took notes on yesterday from our video (each person will share one thing) After that, we'll watch From Foraging to Food Shopping to prepare our appetites for making a Hunter Gather Menu in groups of 2 (be ready to share your group's menu with the class tomorrow). Homework: Finish your Hunter Gather Menu for homework, if you're not done by the end of class.

Monday, January 14, 2019

Monday, January 14th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Weekend Wrap-Ups. Then watch and take detailed bullet point AND Key Idea notes on video found in 6.3 titled: How Did the First Humans Live. We will go around class and have EVERYONE share one thing they took notes on. Finally start reading article called Foraging and annotate. Homework: Finish reading and annotating (checked tomorrow at the start of class for credit).

Friday, January 11, 2019

Friday, January 11th

Agenda: iPADs STAY OUTSIDE TODAY Please. Pass back papers/tests from 1st semester. Watch Making Stone Tools as a class (don't need to take notes during this video). Then view Big History documentary on Below Zero (take notes during this one please). FYI for those absent today: you can find both of these videos in the Other Materials section at the bottom of Unit 6. Homework: None.

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Thursday, January 10th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Check Historos Cave worksheet and review as a class. Begin to explain Little Big History Kickoff 2nd Semester project. Then spend remainder of class brainstorming on what topic you might be interested in researching. Homework: None.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Wednesday, January 9th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Start class by checking highlights on Lucy and the Leakeys article. Then we'll be explaining and working on the Historos Cave activity in groups of 2. Remember to be detailed because this will be the first graded assignment for 2nd semester. Homework: Finish Historos Cave worksheet, if not done by the end of class.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Tuesday, January 8th

Agenda: Today we focus on two social sciences we've discussed some this first semester and will continue to discuss for the rest of the year: archeology and anthropology. We'll be watching two videos on these social sciences and answering questions as a class. When we finish with that, you can start on your homework: see below. *iPad at the end of class* Homework: Read and Highlight article title Lucy and the Leakeys.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Monday, January 7th, 2019

Agenda: Happy New Year and Welcome Back! *iPad Day* Christmas and Holiday break wrap-ups (think of up to three things you want to share with your classmates). Then we're going to be "RAPPing" (Reviewing and Previewing) a little by writing 5 things that you find in Unit 6 that you remember studying last year. Then we'll share as a class and you can update your list based on what your fellow classmates contribute. Homework: None.

Tuesday/Wednesday, April 14th & 15th

Agenda/Homework: Complete Ch. 5: The Decline of Feudalism Voc. page (make sure you fill them out like you see them in the reading).