HW due at beginning of block period on 10/30 or 10/31

1. Read SS7 text Chapter 2, pages 19 - 21.

2. Take notes on six important events including Charlemagne and Vikings.

3. Journal entry (200 word minimum) - Explain an event in your life when you did something important. Explain another event when you were there at the right time to benefit from a situation.

Crash Course Notes - Roman Empire

Here is a link to Crash Course: World History - The Roman Empire: Or Republic... Which Was It?


Get the notes here.

EQ - Ch1 questions and study guide...

EQ - Ch1 -

Study Guide:

The best source of information are from the SS7 text, your class notes, your answers to your own EQ questions. We will review for the EQ quiz on Monday.

Quiz on Tuesday at the beginning of class.

Answer a total of three questions:

1. Required Question - Explain the Decline of Rome

and choose TWO more from the three here:

2. Explain the phrases “All roads lead to Rome” and “When in Rome, (do as the Romans do…)”

3. Discuss two Roman advances in the areas of either Art or Architecture.

4. Answer either question, or combine both questions in your answer: In Ancient Rome, how were citizenship and social structure related? What protections and duties came with citizenship?

Use these links to help you review:

EQ CH1 - from Core 1 and P3 - student questions

1. Outline of answers to EQ on the Decline of Rome

Notes from the past couple of days...

EQ CH1 - from Core 1 and P3 - edit this

1. Outline of answers to EQ on the Decline of Rome

2. Types of History chart

HW due this week - October 22 - 25

Due
1022
Decline of Rome EQ

Block Day
(10/23 or 10/24) -
1. Roman Map

2. Write two more EQs for Chapter 1, each about the big idea from other sections. After you write the question, then list three points minimum of explanation or information that you can use to answer the question from the text.

Information: Writing EQs Directions:

EQ question format: Asks a big question about a process, sequence of events, or major idea. Usually starts with 'Explain, why, how..."

Answer:
4 - 5 sentences.
Explain the concept of the question (decline of Rome)
Give 2 examples or elements of evidence (that explains why Rome declined)


1025
In class activities about Rome...

HW due Friday

Part A:
Answer the following EQ question based on pages 8-9 in the SS7 Text:
Explain the decline of the Roman Empire.

EQ question format:
Answer:
4 - 5 sentences.
Explain the concept of the question (decline of Rome)
Give 2 examples or elements of evidence (that explains why Rome declined)

Clue: Use your notes about the chapter - most of the answer may already be in your notes!!!

Part B:

Finish drawing your Roman provincial borders in pencil.
Ink your boundaries in black ink using a fine Sharpie pen.
Ink your labels for each province and the Latin names for bodies of water.

Bring your map and colored pencils to class on Friday.

Provinces of the Roman Empire Map

Here are back posted directions for the Roman Map activity that were explained in class, but never posted on the blog.

Materials
(download each below, and open in a jpeg viewer program to view the source. Print the target map):

Source map of Roman Provinces (use this similar map to see the colors better)
Target map for the assignment

Directions can be found here.

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Due Friday - EQ Question and answer on pages 8 - 9

Answer the following EQ question based on pages 8-9 in the SS7 Text:
Explain the decline of the Roman Empire.

EQ question format:
Answer:
4 - 5 sentences.
Explain the concept of the question (decline of Rome)
Give 2 examples or elements of evidence (that explains why Rome declined)

Ch 1 HW due Thursday

Using the SS7 Textbook, pre-read headers, pictures, and key terms.

Then as you re-read chapter one, summarize each section header in a sentence and define terms that you do not understand.

Page 7:

Legacy – what are the lasting elements that may affect us today of something – idea, former civilization, book

Why is the legacy of Rome important?

1.      Several Roman elements are obvious in our culture today.

2.      By 1300 Europeans looked back to Rome as the example of a strong society and culture?

P 8 – Fall of Rome

P 10 – murals, mosaics, frescoes

P 12 – vault, dome, arch, cathedrals, aqueducts, Colosseum

arch – series of curved stones, with a keystone at the top that can hold considerable weight

Continue with the rest of the chapter.

HW – define key terms (whether highlighted or not, that you do not understand) and summarize each chapter section header in one sentence. Due Thursday when you walk into class.

EQ (Essential Questions) – Covered in class on Thursday

Be prepared for the Gladiator games on Monday, where knowledge is your survival.

If you do not feel prepared, this weekend students should study from their Roman Chapter and group notes so that you are prepared to win as a team.

EQ Question - how to write and answer an EQ question from assigned readings

Students will be required to write EQ questions and answer them appropriately for a variety of readings and activities throughout the year. This will help develop conceptual thinking that focuses on evidence from the reading or activity to support student explanations.

EQ (Essential Question) - a question that asks a complex question that requires a detailed answer that include all of the following elements in a paragraph between 4 - 6 sentences.

Elements:
1. an explanation of the major concept, event, or historical contributions of a person in relation to the question.
2. uses 2 - 3 examples or pieces of evidence found in the reading, text, or activity that supports the explanation of the major idea of the question.
3. uses and defines key terms found in the reading or activity that relate to and add to an understanding of the main concept.
3a - The definitions are not given directly, but instead the term is used in such a way by the writer that it is clear that the writer understands the meaning and appropriate usage of the terms as part of their answer.

Study for Roman review game

We will compete on Friday. Be prepared to know your Roman details.

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HW due Thursday - Study for Roman Games

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Homework due this week (so far)

Due - Detail
1008 - World Maps completed - due at the beginning class
1010 - Roman Presentations activity
1011 - In class Roman assessment - Gladiator

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Homework due 10/3 and 10/4

Due - Detail
1003 - 1004 - Study for World Map Physical Features (both nights) test on Friday

1003 -
World Map, as in class complete the following by Thursday morning:
1. Ink mountains, rivers as discussed in class or you may follow the printed directions.

1003 -
Bring all Roman and Map materials to class

World Geography Test Study guide materials

Students were given each of these items as part of the map illustration assignment.

1. Here is the list of items that students will be tested on.

2. Here is a blank map to help students quiz themselves.

3. Here is a labeled map with all of the physical features, continents, oceans, meridians.