Saturday, February 7, 2015

Feburary 2-6, 2015

On Wednesday 2/4 HHS is on a special ASSEMBLY Schedule

World Geography
Mon. 2/2 -- Latin America Resources Map -- Library.  Each student will get a country in Latin America to research.  They will draw a map, label cities and find resources.  There is a sheet of directions with the map assignment. 
Tue. 2/3 -- Day 2 on Latin America Resources Map -- Library
Wed. 2/4 -- [45-minute class - assembly schedule] History of Latin America PowerPoint with notes.  Review for LA Quiz on Thursday (I moved the quiz because of the assembly. If you want to review on-line try www.ilike2learn.com  Resource Maps DUE.
Thur. 2/5 -- Latin America Map Quiz.  Culture Shock Assignment.
Fri. 2/6 -- Saving the Rainforest. Reading pages 245-247 and a video from CNN on the Amazon Rainforest.

Ancient Medieval
Mon 2/2 -- Introduce Persia  with reading and a map.  Finish map in class.  -- The comparison of Athens and Sparta are due today. 
Tue. 2/3 -- Notes on the Persian Wars and a video on Persian Engineering (about 25 minutes).  You will take notes on the video -- the Persian Map is due today.
Wed. 2/4 --  [45-minute class - assembly schedule]  DVD: 300 Spartans from the History channel.  We will make a like of 12 reason why the Greeks win this war even though they are numerically overmatched.
Thur. 2/5 -- Golden Age of Greece -- Notes on what is a Golden Age.  Reading p. 134-139  List 10 famous Greeks and DESCRIBE their accomplishments.  The descriptions must be unique.  There are three playwrights and two historians.
Fri. 2/6 -- Greek art and architecture.  DVD on Engineering in Greece which focuses on the Parthenon.  A handout on the Parthenon to complete.  We add notes from the DVD to the handout.  A quick slideshow of Greek art.
[NOTE:  There is a True/False quiz on the Golden Age and Classical Greek history on Monday.  Review a little ;)]

Art History
Mon. 2/2 -- Library for work on French Chateau and some history of the French Renaissance.  I have prepared an internet research assignment to complete.  ART CARDS 8-15 DUE.
Tue. 2/3 -- Review for the 16the Century Quiz -- A review sheet and slide show.
Wed. 2/4 --  [45-minute class - assembly schedule] 16th Century Test. Notebook #1 DUE



 

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