Friday FunDay! (November 22nd)

Agenda: Please leave EVERYTHING outside. Homework: Have a great Thanksgiving Week off with friends and family!!

Thursday, November 21st

Agenda: Just bring in a pen and your silent reading book please. Take Africa Test. Read silently when finished. Homework: None.

Wednesday, November 20th

Agenda: Study day for Africa Test tomorrow. Homework: Study, Study for your Africa Test TOMORROW!

Tuesday, November 19th

Agenda: Finish Master of the Killer Ants and discuss as a class. Then look at African Proverbs as a class. Homework: Study for your Africa Test on Thursday.

Monday, November 18th

Agenda: iPads Stay Outside Today Please. Weekend Wrap-Ups, then start documentary on African Village Life titled Master of the Killer Ants (www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XOhcXz_zs). *Make sure to take detailed bullet point notes, this WILL BE on your Africa Test on Thursday* Homework: None.

Friday, November 15th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Read/highlight Ch. 14 on African Village Life while I check your Mail questions. Then review Mali q.'s as a class. After that read Sundiata The Hungering Lion of Mail as a class for FunDay Friday. Homework: None.

Thursday, November 14th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Pick-up where you left off on Mali British Museum source readings and questions. Make sure your answers are detailed please. Homework: Have your completed packet ready to be checked at start of class tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 13th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Work through Mali British Museum Q.'s. Take your time and be detailed, you have all class tomorrow too. Towards end of class, learn our M's for Mali together! Homework: None.

Tuesday, November 12th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Veteran's Day weekend wrap-ups. Then start British Museum primary source work on Mali (you'll need a separate piece of paper to answer the questions). After that short clips on Mansa Musa (don't take notes), we'll discuss as a class after they play. Homework: None.

Friday, November 8th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Check/Review Ch. 12 Q.'s as a class. While I'm going around checking, you can choose to read and highlight one of two articles that I've posted on Newsela: "Trading Salt for Gold" OR "Black Panther Like Me". After we've reviewed ALL of Ch. 12, we'll be starting a documentary on the Lost Kingdoms of Africa. Make sure you're taking bullet point notes as the documentary is playing. Homework: None.

Thursday, November 7th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Continue working on your Ch. 12 Questions (including the processing) with a partner or individually. When you finish those questions, please read the posted article on Newsela on Ghana and Salt for Gold. When done reading it, please take the quiz afterwards. Homework: None.

Wednesday, November 6th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Handout Ch. 12 Q.'s. Then we'll do the preview and voc. together as a class. After that work at your speed, just know that you'll be showing me your completed Ch. 12 Q.'s (including Processing) at the start of class on Friday. So make sure you manage your time well. Homework: Continue working on your Ch. 12 Q.'s so that they can be done by start of class on Friday.

Tuesday, November 5th

Agenda: Please leave everything outside today. Homework: None.

Monday, November 5th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Weekend Wrap-Ups. Then make sure you have everything you need for your Islam Unit Notebook to turn in. After that we'll start the Africa Unit with reading and highlight Ch. 12 on the Empire of Ghana. As long as it stays quiet, we'll have music playing in the background while you read and highlight. Homework: None.