Monday, March 31st

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Start reading Ch. 6 Sect. 2 as a class. Also fill-in answers to Feudalism and Towns/Cities questions as we go. Periods 4 & 6=Class-long Review Day for Ch. 6 Sects. 1 & 2 Quiz tomorrow. Homework: PERIODS 4 & 6 ONLY=Study for Ch. 6 Sects. 1 & 2 Quiz tomorrow.

Friday, March 28th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=For "Friday Fun Day", I'm going to be showing you pictures of the castles I visited on my travels to Europe this past summer! Periods 1 & 2: Start on Reading and Questions for Ch. 6 Sect. 2 on Feudalism and Towns and Cities of Medieval Europe. Periods 4 & 6: Review from "Towns and Cities" to end of Sect. 2. Complete Feudalism and Towns and Cities questions as a way to review Ch. 6 Sect. 2. Homework: Periods 4 & 6 Only=Study for Ch. 6 Sects. 1 & 2 Quiz on Tuesday.

Thursday, March 27th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=Finish our analysis of The Story of Roland and fill-in Open Mind writing/drawing activity for key players in the story. Homework: Periods 4 & 6 Only=Complete Ch. 6 Sect. 2 Rev. Assess. Questions 1-5 in Red Book.

Wednesday, March 26th

Agenda: ALL PERIODS=Analyze The Story of Roland and compare it to other mythologies/legends that you may know. Homework: Periods 4 & 6 Only=Finish reading Story of Roland.

Tuesday, March 25th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=View Social Structure in the Middle Ages documentary and answer questions as you watch. Periods 4 & 6=We will also finish reviewing your Cornell Notes for Ch. 6 Sect. 2 as a class today. Homework: Periods 4 & 6 ONLY=Begin to study for Ch. 6 Sects. 1 & 2 "Quiz" next Tuesday, April 1st.

Monday, March 24th

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Begin our analysis of the Story of Roland and Open Mind Writing/Drawing fun. Periods 4 & 6=Check and detailed review of Ch. 6 Section 2 Cornell Notes that you finished over the weekend. Homework=None.

Friday, March 21st

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Finish Early Middle Ages questions and reading as a class. Periods 4 & 6=Work on Ch. 6 Sect. 2 Cornell Notes. Homework: PERIODS 4 & 6 ONLY=Cornell Notes=all of Section 2 done by start of class on Monday.

Thursday, March 20th

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Work on Early Middle Ages questions and reading as a class (we'll finish it tomorrow). Periods 4 & 6=Finish reviewing work from this week so far and start on Ch. 6 Sect. 2 Cornell Notes. Also view Viking artifacts on virtual field-trip. Homework: PERIODS 4 & 6 ONLY=Cornell Notes Done Through Page 337 by start of class tomorrow (all of Ch. 6 Sect. 2 is due at start of class on Monday).

Wednesday, March 19th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=Take Europe Map quiz. Continue analyzing Early European Medieval history in Ch. 6 Sect. 1. Homework: None.

Tuesday, March 18th

Agenda: Complete Early Middle Ages Q.'s individually. Then move on to FUN note-taking with the Episodic Notes :) in groups of two. Homework: ALL CLASSES=Study for Europe Map Quiz tomorrow!

Monday, March 17th (St. Patty's Day)

Agenda: Share fun facts about St. Patrick. Review/check Europe Maps. Complete Guided Reading 6.1 in groups of two. Start on Early Middle Ages (Pgs. 330-332) in Red Book=Reading and Questions. Homework: ALL CLASSES=Study for Europe Map Quiz on Wednesday.

Friday, March 14th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=Review European Map (circa AD 500) as a class for accuracy. **Please Note: THERE WILL BE A EUROPE MAP QUIZ SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK** Homework: Finish Map if not already done=ALL CLASSES due on Monday at start of class!

Thursday, March 13th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=Work on European Map (circa AD 500) for entire class period. *We'll be listening to a little Mumford and Sons while you work today. Homework: PERIODS 1 & 2=HAVE PENCIL DRAFT DONE BY START OF CLASS TOMORROW. PERIODS 4 & 6=HAVE ENTIRE MAP COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR #4 (LABELING AND COLORING IN MOVEMENT OF BARBARIAN TRIBES THAT SACKED ROME).

Wednesday, March 12th

Agenda: Today we introduce a unit that I've been looking forward to all year: Medieval Europe! Then you'll have time in-class to work on your Europe map. Homework: ALL CLASSES=Japan Unit notebooks due Thursday.

Tuesday, March 11th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=Take Japan Unit Test today. After you finish your test, please take a Japan Unit Reflection sheet and fill it out in pen. Once you've done this, please use the rest of class to organize your Japan Unit notebook. Homework: ALL CLASSES=Japan Unit Notebooks are due on Thursday.

Monday, March 10th

Agenda: ALL CLASSES=Review for Japan Unit Test tomorrow. Homework: Study, study, study for Japan Unit Test tomorrow.

Friday, March 7th

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Dina will lead you in Japan Unit Study Guide review secession. Then you'll be working on your fill-in the blank Study Guide. Periods 4 & 6=Friday Fun day Japan Unit review game! For 4th period, Mrs. Schreiner's TA will explain it to you. For 6th period, Mrs. Schreiner will explain it to you. After game is done, you'll have time to study till end of class. Homework: Continue to study for Japan Unit Test on Ch. 5 on Tuesday, the 11th.

Thursday, March 6th

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Finish vocabulary review for Ch. 5 Sect. 3 and then do Guided Reading for Ch. 5 Sect. 3 as a class. After this, pass out Japan Test Study Guide. Periods 4 & 6=Write Haiku poem that will become your Cover Page for the Japan Unit notebook. Time in class to organize your notebook. Homework: Continue to study for Japan Unit Test on Ch. 5 on Tuesday, the 11th.

Wednesday, March 5th

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Review Shoguns and Samurai group work as a class. Fill-in definitions for vocabulary terms from Ch. 5 Sect. 3: Life in Medieval Japan. Periods 4 & 6=Our focus today is to create a 10 question study guide for Ch. 5 Sect. 3 by completed the Guided Reading activity. Homework: Study, study, study for Japan Unit Test on Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 4th

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2=Continue on group work on Shoguns and Samurai that we started yesterday. The goal is to have it finished by the end of class, if possible. Then we'll review the answers together tomorrow. Periods 4 & 6=Start class by reviewing Social Pyramid (Order) of the Samurai chart that you completed in-class yesterday. Then we'll begin discussing "Life in Medieval Japan": Ch. 5 Sect. 3. To start this analysis, we'll be reading together as a a class and then completing questions. Homework: None.

Monday, March 3rd

Agenda: Periods 1 & 2: Start on group work for Ch. 5 Sect. 2 (Shoguns and Samurai) reading in groups of 3/4 and questions. Periods 4 & 6: Begin with fun review of Samurai Social Pyramid activity in groups of 2! Then continue to Ch. 5 Sect. 3: Daily Life in Medieval Japan section. Homework: None.