February 25- March 1, 2013

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 2/25 -- DVD on Julius Caesar,  notes will create a timeline showing Caesar's rise to power.  These notes will be used on the open note quiz on Tuesday.  Either research Julius Casear and create your own timeline or copy from a classmate.
Tue. 2/26 -- Open note quiz on the history of Rome (multiple choice). Reading on the Roman Empire with worksheet.  p. 160-165.
Wed. 2/27 (Periods 1,2,3)  -- DVD on Engineering an Empire: Rome Section on the Colosseum (Flavian Ampitheater) Pantheon and Hadrians Wall (maybe also the Baths of Maxentius).  Draw a sketch and write 5 bullet facts from the DVD.
Thur. 2/28 (Periods 4,5,6) -- See above
Fri. 3/1 -- Worksheet on the Rise of Christianity.  Pages 168-172.

Geogrpahy
Mon. 2/25 -- Complete Regions project on Russia and the Republics.  Get a copy of the directions and a small map.  We watched a section of video on Moscow.
Tue. 2/26 -- Map of Russia -- video on St. Petersburg if time allows.
Wed. 2/27 -- (Periods 1,2,3) History of Russia worksheet, reading on Chernobylp. 368. 
Thur. 2/28 -- No Class Parent Teacher Conferences
Fri. 3/1 -- Reading on the Aral Sea p. 353-356.  Power point on Russia and the Republic, chance to review the map.

Art History
Mon. 2/25 -- Test on the Baroque :)  Art Cards 32-36 Due
Tue. 2/26 -- Notes on the Rococo; new calendar and art card list.  How to tell a Gainsbourgh from a Reynolds. 
Wed. 2/27 -- (Periods 1,2,3)  No class
Thur. 2/28 -- (Periods 4,5,6) Graphic Organizer on the Enlightenment.  There will be  a sub, but it should be fine.
Fri. 3/1 -- Lecture on the French Revolution (It is about 35 minutes long, so I think we will review the test also on this day).

February 19-22, 2013

Ancient Medieval
Tue. 2/19 -- Introduction to Rome. Reading and worksheet from the Heath text in classroom. pages 130-137.  You must borrow a copy of the chapter to make-up the assignment.  This is covered in our textbook, but not as well.
Wed. 2/20 -- Readings on different aspects of Roman culture.  Packets will be provided in class.  You may borrow a packet or do reaseach on the following three topics: Roman legions, Roman gods/religion/  or Roman entertainment (baths, theater).  If you read a packet you must do an 8 sentence summary for each packet (two required). If you choose the research option -- write a brief report 200 words (your own words) on the topic you chose.
Thur. 2/21 -- Roman Republic activity.  If you are gone read pages 156-157 and describe the postions of consuls, senate and dictator.  Compare to the United States of America (see chart on p. 157).
Fri. 2/22 -- Lecture on the transition between the Republic and Empire.  Get notes to copy.

Geography
Tue. 2/19 -- Reading pages 282-285.  Complete the physical map of Europe.
Wed. 2/20 -- Power point on Eastern Europe (notes to copy). Read pages 319-321 OR 323-325 and takes 10 notes.
Thur. 2/21 -- DVD France -- pilot guides.  Review map of Europe for Quiz on Friday.
Fri. 2/22 -- Quiz on Europe.  Russia Regions project with partners.  Get a copy of the directions if you are absent.  You will also need a small map of Russia and the Republics.

Art History
Tue. 2/19 -- Lecture on French Baroque.  open note quiz on the Baroque -- Art Cards 23-31 due.  The topic is the Netherlands and Flanders. 
Wed. 2/20 -- Library to work on Baroque architecture.  We have another webquest!
Thur. 2/21 -- Versailles map and notes to walk through Versailles.  Notebook #2 DUE
Fri. 2/22 -- Review for Baroque Test.
NOTE:  Monday we have a test on the Baroque and 5 art cards due -- 32-36.

February 11-15, 2013

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 2/11 -- QZ: Golden Age of Greece, Discuss the end of the Golden Age and the Peloponnesian War (worksheet on the war).  Finish drama masks with extra time.
Tue. 2/12 -- Listen to story about Alexander and his horse and then look at an interactive map of the conquests of Alexander the Great.  Divide into groups and work on Hellenistic Greece project.  If you are absent you will have to do a scaled down version of the project on your own. Notebook #1 DUE
Wed. 2/13 -- Finish projects and do presentations
Thur. 2/14 -- Review for Greece Test
Fri. 2/15 -- Greece Test

World Geography
Mon. 2/11 --Review for the test
Tue. 2/12 -- Test on Latin America.  Introduce Europe. 
Wed. 2/13 -- Political map of Europe, discuss the regions of Europe. 
Thur. 2/14 -- Read p. 282-285, Power point on the regions of Europe.  Begin region projects with partners.
Fri. 2/14 -- Regions project of Europe.

Art History
Mon. 2/11 -- Lecture on Italian and Spanish painting.   Go over the exam
Tue. 2/12 -- Video on Caravaggio, notes
Wed. 2/13 -- Baroque art from the Netherlands, hopefully some segments from "Girl with a Pearl Earring" on mixing paint and using lenses. Art Cards 16-22 (Italy and Spain)
Thur. 2/14 -- I am watching time here, but I would like to make still-life portraits today.  Check later in the week to see if the timing works out ;)
Fri. 2/15 -- Lecture -- Baroque art in Catholic Flanders. Compare the Netherlands and Flanders.
Note Art Cards are due right after President's day.  Cards 23-31 on the Netherlands and Flanders.

February 4-8, 2013

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 2/4 -- Review the map of Persia (today it is DUE). Watch Persia DVD with a brief set of notes (borrow and copy); Finish class with an introduction to the Persian Wars, causes, technology, etc. These will be some more notes which we will finish on Tuesday.
Tue. 2/5 -- DVD 300 Spartans.  Notes will focus on 10 reasons why the Greeks win these wars in spite of Persia's huge advantage in numbers.
Wed. 2/6 -- Power point on the Golden Age of Greece (an introduction); Reading from the text p. 134-139 Add to notes about Greek accomplishments in the Golden Age.
Thur. 2/7 -- Greek Architecture worksheet, watch a section of the DVD showing the construction of the Parthenon, discussion of Arete. We will do a worksheet and add notes to it.
Fri. 2/8 -- Greek Drama -- Introduction to Greek Drama.  Students will take a summary and the end of a Greek play (there are three choices).  We will use a piece of construction paper to draw a Greek drama mask and then write some quotes from the play. 
NOTE: Monday there is a quiz over the Golden Age of Greece.  It is True/False.

World Geography
Mon. 2/4 -- Library Day 2 on the Latin American Resource Map (Each student is drawing a map of a country in Latin America and learning about resources in the region.)  Map is DUE on Wed.
Tue. 2/5 -- Video on Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands; Quick quiz review
Wed. 2/6 -- Quiz on Latin America.  Know the cities, countries and physical features on your maps.
Resource map due. Power Point on the history of Latin America.  There is a sheet to fill out with the power point.
Thur. 2/7 -- Culture Shock assignment.  We will use culture grams to find out about the cultures of various countries in Latin America (yes the same country as your map!). Complete the assignment in class. There is a worksheet and handout to check out if you are absent.  I will pull each student asside today to complete their share of the class project on resouces in Latin America.
Fri. 2/8 -- Rain forest in Latin America.  Video and reading p. 245-247. If you are absent -- you must do questions 1,2,4 on p. 247. Number 4 should be about 3 sentences long.

Art History
Mon 2/4 -- Short quiz on the Northern Renaissance cards.  This is an open notecard quiz.  The class will then go to the library to work on an internet quest on French Renaissance chateau -- mostly Chambord and Fontainbleau. .
Tue. 2/5 -- Test Review
Wed. 2/6 -- 16th Century Test; Introduce the Baroque
Thur. 2/7 -- History of Europe 1550-1650; worksheet
Fri. 2/8 -- Italian Architecture and sculpture -- There will be some notes and hopefully a little architecture, diagram project. 

January 28- Feb. 1, 2013

World Geography
Mon. 1/28 -- Hand out books, students will complete maps of Middle America.  There will be a quiz on this map on Wednesday 2/6
Tue. 1/29 -- A few minutes to finish up the maps,  Read p. 228-229 on the Caribbean.  Power point on the Caribbean -- Ms. Fenton's own slides from her trip! Also a few extra :)
Wed. 1/30 -- Map of South America.  Review the map standards and finding information from a map.  We will review both maps at the end of class.  This map and the Middle America map will be combined on the quiz, 2/6.
Thur. 1/31 -- Read pages 201-205, Landforms and Resources.  Review Latin America maps using the power point,  Notes will be taken form the power point showing the physical features divided into mountains, water, resources and forrests. Students will catagories slides from the slide show.  Borrow notes and copy if you are absent.
Fri. 2/1 -- Day 1 in the library working on the Latin American Resources map.  Each student will be assigned a country in LA and will hand-draw a resource map for that country.  We will work Friday and Monday on the project.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 1/28 -- DVD notes on Minotaur island (copy from classmate). Hand out books.  Worksheet to introduce the Mycenaeans.  Read pages 123-126 and complete the worksheet.
Tue. 1/29 -- Group project on Mycenae.  We will get into groups of four and map a map showing the key points of this ancient city.  If you are absent you can do a smaller version. 
Wed. 1/30 -- About 15 minutes to finish Mycenae.  Power point on the Iron Age of Greece. Get notes from a classmate.  We will also spend about 5 minutes reviewing the map of the quiz.
Thur. 1/31 -- Map quiz of Greece.  Comparision assignment with a partner comparing Athens and Sparta.  Get a copy of the directions if you are absent.
Fri. 2/1 -- Introduce Persia (quickly).  Map of Persia.

Art History
Mon. 1/28 -- Power point graphic organizer on the causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation.  Begin Luther (movie).
Tue. 1/29 -- Luther
Wed. 1/30--  Luther. Art Cards, Mannerism 1-7 DUE
Thur. 1/31 -- Slide Lecture on the Northern Renaissance and the Spanish Counter-Reformation.
Fri. 2/1 -- Notes on the Counter Reformation (about 20 Minutes).  Then a partner project looking a counter-reformation and portestant-reformation documents about art.  Students may read and discuss this in small groups.

 

January 23-25, 2013

World Geography
Wed. 1/23 -- Introduction and syllbus/policies.  These need to be signed by parent or guardian.  Pre-Quiz on continents, oceans, rivers. 
Thur. 1/24 -- Cartography review and longitude and latitude.  We will also do a quick map of plate boundaries and use it for a discussion of mountains as we move through the course. Students will label plates and fault boundaries as convergent, divergent and transform.  Use page 37 in text if absent (or look on line for a tectonic plates map).
Fri. 1/25 -- QZ: on Continents and oceans. Work on the five themes of geography.  If absent read pages 5-9 and define the five themes.

Ancient Medieval
Wed. 1/23 -- Introduction and syllbus/policies. What are the characteristics of a civilization?  Group work with scenarios to develop these characteristics.  The notes will go in your notebook.
Thur. 1/24 -- Introduction to Greece. Map of Greece and timeline of Greek events. Page numbers on the assignment.
Fri. 1/25 -- Thinking like a archaeologists.  The class will look at slides of Minoan Crete as find information on economic, palace life, religion and the role of women.  What was the fate of the Minoans?  What can we learn about a civilization when we cannot read their records? There is a worksheet with notes and short essay on the back.

Art History
Wed. 1/23 -- Introduction and syllbus/policies.  Lecture/discussion on the visual elements.
Thur. 1/24 -- Renaissance review and basic terms of architecture.  Architecture assignment (pick up a packet).
Fri. 1/25 -- Lecture on Mannerism.  Notes for art cards. Pair reading (hopefully).

AP Art History
Wednesday and Thursday -- Indian art in the Library with Mrs. Holloway.

January 14-18, 2013 [Finals Week!]

Economics
Mon. 1/14 -- Presentations on Resource issues from Friday.  Topics will be grouped and students will gather information and present findings.  Periods 3 and 6 will work on the currency converter!
Tue. 1/15 -- Use pages 501-518 to make a T-chart showing the benefits and costs of Globalization.  List 5 ideas on each side and explain TWO with supporting details.  Watch "When Children do the Work" -- child labor video
Wed. 1/16 -- Review sheet for International Economics Test
Thur 1/17  Test for Third Period Economics:)
Fri. 1/18 -- Test for 2nd and 6th period Economics :))  Four day weekend

Art History
Mon. 1/14 -- Library to work on exam essay comparing two pieces of art
AP Student Key Pieces of Art assignment is DUE
Tue. 1/15 -- Chronology review of art, go over the test on the Renaissance
Wed. 1/16 -- 50 slide review -- we will go through the potential test slides one time.  They are order and there is a sheet to fill out while we progress.
AP Islam art sheet due; Everyone test essay is due today.
Thur. 1/17 -- No class
Fri. 1/18 -- Final in Art History.  Fun slide show of 2nd semester slides

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 1/14 -- Finish 100 Years War.  Review for the High Middle Ages Test.
Tue. 1/15 -- Test on the High Middle Ages; Notebook #6 DUE
Wed. 1/16 -- Semester Review Game
Thur 1/17 -- Semester Final, open notebook.