Monday/Tuesday, April 29th/30th

Agenda: **Please leave iPads outside for this entire week, thank you** Weekend wrap-ups. Then complete Geography Challenge together as a class and then individually (using worksheets and a pen). After this, watch excellent documentary about Samurai bow and the importance of the horse and bow. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnRX_Cqhwb8 ) Make sure you're taking bullet point notes during the documentary. Homework: None.

Friday, April 26th (The Endgame Begins)

Agenda: *iPad Day* Check Medieval China Q.'s. Read from Ch. 18 individually and then as a class. Discuss innovations/discoveries drawings you did. Then watch PBS clip on the voyages of Zheng He. Finally, watch youtube video of Zheng He ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Elh_jo_dc ). And last, Friday Funday Surprise :) Homework: Get a good night's rest on Sunday to be ready for testing Monday morning (**REMEMBER: Monday is a late start**).

Thursday, April 25th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Review Ch. 16 Q.'s as a class. Then focus on which 3 innovations/discoveries that you chose. We'll hear from the entire class and "vote". And then you'll write why you chose those 3 for your answer to the question for Ch. 17. Finally, you'll draw how you think these innovations/discoveries looked. Homework: Make sure you finish your Medieval China questions before start of class tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 24th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Review answers for Ch. 15 questions as a class. Work on Ch. 16 questions. Then, decide which THREE Chinese discoveries/inventions from reading and highlighting Ch. 17 that you would like to focus on tomorrow. Homework: None, if done with reading/highlighting Ch. 17 by end of class.

Tuesday, April 23rd

Agenda: *iPad Day* Picture analysis to start class. Then answer questions for Ch. 15 individually on separate sheet of paper. Once you're done with that, start reading and highlighting Ch. 16: China Develops a New Economy (on Google Classroom). If you finish before end of class, you can start answering questions for Ch. 16 on same paper as your answers for Ch. 15. Homework: Have reading and highlighting of Ch. 16 done by start of class tomorrow.

Monday, April 22nd

Agenda: *iPad Day* Weekend Wrap-Ups. Then check 3 Eastern Religions printed out activity. Read and highlight Political Development of China that you can find on Google Classroom. Make sure you read it well because there will be questions about it tomorrow. Homework: None, if you've finished your reading and highlighting of the Political Development of China.

Friday, April 19th (Happy Passover / Easter)!

Agenda: Leave your iPads outside today please. Our focus for today is the Silk Road: First we're going to read an article together on Newsela ( https://newsela.com/read/BHP-U8-6-first-silk-roads/id/3909/ ) & then watch a short TedEd ( https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-silk-road-history-s-first-world-wide-web-shannon-harris-castelo#review ) to follow-up. Make sure you take notes during the TedEd. Homework: None, Have a Happy Easter / Passover Weekend!!

Thursday, April 18th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Open Google Classroom. You will see a PDF titled 3 Eastern Religions. Open it up in notability and we'll work on most of it together as a class. Then you'll finish it up and make sure to print it out tonight. The hard copy is going to be checked for credit tomorrow. Homework: Print out your answers from the activity today and be ready to have it checked first thing tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 17th

Agenda: iPads stay outside today please. Just bring a pen and a silent book (if you have one) into class today. Take Medieval Africa quiz. Then we'll be working on our KWL for Medieval China. I'm confident that you remember a lot of important facts from your studies on Ancient China last year. The K & W will be filled out by end of class. Homework: None.

Tuesday, April 16th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Open Google Classroom and then link titled Cow Tail Switch. Read as a class and then discuss. After this, take rest of time in class to study your notes for quiz tomorrow. (Remember: it will be closed notes). Homework: Study, Study for Medieval Africa quiz tomorrow.

Monday, April 15th (Jackie Robinson Day)

Agenda: iPads stay outside today please. Weekend Wrap-Ups. Then ask class why I'm wearing a Brooklyn shirt today. After that, finish Master of the Killer Ants and discuss by each sharing one thing you learned from the notes you took during the documentary. Homework: Study for Medieval Africa Quiz on Wednesday.

Friday, April 12th

Agenda: No iPads today please. Today we'll see the importance of community in African society and village life by viewing Master of the Killer Ants ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XOhcXz_zs ) Make sure you're taking detailed bullet point notes during the documentary, this WILL be part of your quiz on Wednesday. Homework: Start studying your notes for quiz on Wednesday.

Thursday, April 11th

Agenda: Please leave iPads outside today. Today is all about Mansa Musa! First you'll take down your 5 M's on the board (make sure you memorize those!) Then we'll watch a 3 minute video on Mansa Musa: One of the Richest Men to Ever Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3YJMaL55TM After the video, using your red book, starting on page 225 and going onto page 226, you'll take bullet point notes on anything and everything to do with Mansa Musa. *There will be a quiz next week, so make sure you're detailed*. Finally, with last 10 minutes of class we'll discuss your notes. Homework: None.

Wednesday, April 10th

Agenda: Use clips from Lion King to see similarities to Sundiata The Hungering Lion. Make sure you're taking bullet point notes on what you see in common as we go. Also briefly show similarities to Black Panther and the Lion King. Finally, we'll review some other African proverbs. Homework: None.

Tuesday, April 9th

Agenda: iPads stay outside today please. Read Sundiata: The Hungering Lion story found in your red book on page 215 as a class. Then discuss and answer questions at end of story. If time, read about the kingdom of Mali and Mansa Musa from your red book starting on page 225. Homework: None.

Monday, April 8th

Agenda: Leave the iPads outside today please. Spring Break Wrap-Ups! (think of up to three things you would like to share with your classmates) Turn-in Lesson 9 worksheets, if you haven't yet. Read article on Newsela (https://newsela.com/read/black-panther-movie-kids-superheroes/id/40291 AND https://newsela.com/read/lib-ushistory-mali-kingdom/id/26652) to introduce our mini-unit on Medieval Africa. Homework: None.