Saturday, February 21, 2015

February 23-27, 2015

This week we have parent/teacher conferences on Friday the 27th.  Come to the gym to meet with teachers from 1-3 p.m.

World Geography
Mon. 2/23 -- Finish the Russia Regions project.  A clip from the pilot guides DVD on Russia. 
Tue.  2/24 -- Full Map of Russia and the Republics.  Map due End of Period
Wed. 2/25 -- Read about Chernobyl p. 368 -- what happened?  Some pictures from National Geographic.  Worksheet about Russian History (fill in the blank).  A bit more of the video on Russia if time allows.  I want to show Star City and St. Petersburg.
Thur. 2/26 - No class this day because of parent teacher conference schedule.  Only periods 1-3 meet today and students are dismissed at 11 a.m.
Fri. 2/27 -- Pictures of Russia and questions.  Reading about the Aral Sea, Siberia and the railroad. p. 353-356 in the text. 
[Note: Russia map quiz is scheduled for Tue. 3/3 and the Europe test is the following day on 3/4.]

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 2/23 -- DVD on Julius Caesar -- we will make a timeline of Caesar's life, rise to power and death.  12 events on the timeline.
Tue. 2/24 -- QZ: History of Rome, (multiple choice, open note; make sure your notes are caught up.) Lecture on the Pax Romana and a reading guide for pages 160-165. 
Wed. 2/25 -- DVD:  Engineering an Empire -- Flavian Ampitheater, Parthenon, Hadrian's Wall and hopefully Trajan's forum.  Students will sketch each building and write 5 bullet notes for each.
Thur. 2/26 -- Classes 1-3 -- Parent-Teacher conference schedule.  Briefly on the rise of Christianity and a worksheet/timeline of Christianity and Rome.
Fri. 2/27 -- Classes 4-6 --  Parent-Teacher conference schedule.  Briefly on the rise of Christianity and a worksheet/timeline of Christianity and Rome.

Art History
Mon. 2/23 -- Test on the Baroque, Art Cards 32-36 -- France and England.
Tue. 2/24 -- Notebook #2 Due.  Lecture on the Rococo and rococo activity :)
Wed. 2/25 -- Enlightenment graphic organizer.
Thur. 2/26 -- Classes 1-3 -- Parent-Teacher conference schedule.  Powerpoint on the French Revolution and Reign of Terror; note sheet provided. 
Fri. 2/27 -- Classes 4-6 --  Parent-Teacher conference schedule -- No art history

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