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Plans for the Week of 6.1.15

Plans are subject to change based on attacking aliens, a talking Wookie, or a flying rhino.

Monday - Work on End of Year Assignment. (There will be a check in class to determine your progress thus far)
Tuesday - Turn in end of year assignment. Reflection time.
Wednesday - Discussion with Grug and Guy.

Plans for the Week of 5.26.15

Plans are subject to change due to narwhals, jumping jackrabbits, and tractors planting crops.

Monday - No School
Tuesday - Intro Fave Five or Build Your Own Civilization
Wednesday - Fave Five or Build Your Own Civilization
Thursday - Fave Five or Build Your Own Civilization
Friday - Field Trip to the IMA
Final Projects due by Tuesday June 2, 2015

Plans for the Week of 5.18.15

Social Studies

Monday -   S. America Map Test, Get Central America Map

Tuesday - Mayan 4x4 - Get Groups and investigate

Wednesday - Mayan 4x4

Thursday - Central America Map Test - Mayan 4x4 if needed

Plans for the Week of 5.11.15

Plans for the Week of 5.11.15

Plans are subject to change based upon contacting the plague, getting dandelion seeds up your nose, or smelling someone's toe jam.

Monday - South America/Central America Map (Study every day this week for 15 minutes)
Tuesday - Industrial Revolution Primary Source Documents. Butterfly Contest.
Wednesday - Industrial Revolution Simulation
Thursday - Industrial Revolution Amazing Race Test
Friday - No School
NEXT Monday - Map Test over S. America / Central America

Plans for the Week of 5.4.15

Plans for the Week of 5.4.15!

We've made it to May!!

A couple of things I've noticed lately:

• Some of you are getting the summer itch ...
• Stay focused in class and minimize distractions to yourself and others
• Turn in assignments on time - this has been a major issue the past two weeks. 

Monday - Major European Document Iron Chef  - Thanks to Shelby and Caroline Gl. for their work

Tuesday (Testing Schedule Day) Iron Chef Reflection and Black Death Reading

Wednesday - Black Death Simulation (Wear black clothes) 

Thursday - Silk Road / Marco Polo

Friday - Short class in morning. (Testing in Afternoon)

Plans for the Week of 4.27.15

Plans for the week are subject to change based on ISTEP testing, smelly feet, or getting attacked by Lego Knights.

When not testing you should be working on The Crusades through Google Classroom.

I will let you know through email if anything changes for the last few days of the week.

Good luck on ISTEP!! I know you are prepared and you will do well. Be sure to read all the instructions very carefully and answer the questions very thoroughly.

Plans for the Week of 4.20.15

Plans for the Week of 4.20.15

Plans are subject to change due to flying peanut butter, grass needing mowed, or popping up flowers.

Should have  Part I, Part II, & Part III already watched by Monday.

Monday - Receive instruction on the Feudal Pyramid. Work on Pyramid Section.
Tuesday - Work on Analysis of Feudal Pyramid. Feudal Pyramid Mini-Project Due on Wednesday.
Wednesday - Finish Feudal Pyramid and Start Knights.
Thursday - Knights
Friday - Knights

Plans for the Week of 4.13.15

Plans for the Week of 4.13.15

Plans are subject to change due to rainy weather, internet outages, and very large man-eating Lau-Lau.

Monday - Middle Ages Madness Championship (1st period on Tues)
Tuesday - Start Mid Ages - PreTest - Video in Class
Wednesday - Lesson Paths Activity
Thursday - Lesson Paths
Friday - No School - Watch the videos for next week!!!
Next week Feudal Pyramid - You need to have these videos watched by Monday - Part I, Part II, & Part III.

Plans for the Week of April 6, 2015

Plans for the Week of April 6, 2015

Plans are subject to change due to the NCAA Tournament, spring flowers, or rolling tumbleweeds.

Monday - Middle Ages Madness Intro, Get Weapon(s), and Research
Tuesday - Finish Up Research and be ready to Battle.
Wednesday - Start Middle Ages Madness Presentations
Thursday - Middle Ages Madness
Friday - Middle Ages Madness

Next week - Finish Middle Ages Madness and Start the Middle Ages

Plans for the Week of 3.16.15

Plans are subject to change based off of attacking gnomes, solar-powered sunflower invasions, or bowling trophy men that come to life.

Continue Holocaust Cross-Curricular Project
Edublogs.org will be used this week. Be sure to see the other email from me regarding your username and password.

Monday - Project Guidelines and Work on daily research/prompt letters.

Tuesday - ACUITY TESTING - Work on daily research/prompt letters. You're still responsible for the daily prompt.

Wednesday - Work on daily research/prompt letters

Thursday - Work on daily research/prompt letters

Friday - Work on daily research/prompt letters

If the daily prompts are not finished in class, they are homework and due before school the next day.

Plans for the Week of 3.9.15

Plans are subject to change due to snowball fights, warming temps, or crop circles.

Project Guidelines
Monday - Get Groups. Decide jobs. Research
Tuesday - Research and work on Slides/Paper
Wednesday - Work on Slides/Paper
Thursday - Stages 1-3 Present
Friday - Stages 4-6 Present

Plans for the Week of 3.2.15

Plans are subject to change based on ISTEP testing, blizzard like conditions, or fire-breathing squirrels.

Monday - Finish up Intro and Video and probably start on Tuesday's plans.
Tuesday - Annotating Reformation Letters Audio Martin, Calvin, Loyola
Wednesday - Annotating Reformation Letters Audio Martin, Calvin, Loyola
Thursday - Similarities/Differences of Reformation
Friday - Similarities/Differences of Reformation
Determining on Time and if we get things done early, we might do a Reform Day on Friday.

Plans for the Week of 2.23.15

Plans are subject to change due to flying squirrels, hibernating bears, or slime from a hagfish (look it up, it's cool and gross).

Monday - Blog post reflection about Sistine Chapel, HW=Age of Exploration Intro
Tuesday - Start Exploring Explorers 
Wednesday - Work on/Finish Exploring Explorers
Thursday - Class Discussion on Ranking the Explorers
Friday -  Protestant Reformation / Counter Reformation - Intro - Letters

Plans for the Week of 2.16.15

Plans are subject to change based on fighting Ninja Turtles of the Renaissance, lunar eclipses, and Cupid's arrows shooting through the air.

Monday - No school. President's Day. Post an interesting thing about Abraham Lincoln HERE (before Wednesday school starts) for a bonus point. Find the instructions in the Padlet.
Tuesday - Finish your printing press activity in class. Homework = Michelangelo Reading and Video.
Wednesday - Plan Sistine Chapel Experience about our own lives. Single Scene or 6 Scenes.
Thursday - Create Sistine Chapel Masterpiece
Friday - Finish Sistine Chapel Masterpiece - Due.

Plans for the Week of 2.9.15

Plans are subject to change due to windy conditions, water bottles without caps, and Pennies vs Patients wars with Mr. Ballinger.

Monday - Presentations over I, E, I Renaissance Project

Tuesday - Finish Presentations. HW = Galileo Reading

Wednesday - Galileo Questioning Video. HW=Humanism vs Heresy Movie Pitch

Thursday - Gutenberg Printing Press Reading, Video, and Project Discussion

Friday - Work on Printing Press Mini-Project

Plans for The Week of 2.2.15

Plans for the Week of 2.2.15

Plans are subject to change based on the results of the favorite Super Bowl Commercial, snow falling and sticking to roads, painters who paint on the ceiling of large chapels.

Monday - Work on Inquiry, Exploration, Innovation Project (info in Google Classroom)
Tuesday - Work on Inquiry, Exploration, Innovation Project
Wednesday - Work on Inquiry, Exploration, Innovation Project. 2nd Blog Post during class.
Thursday - Work on Inquiry, Exploration, Innovation Project
Friday - Inquiry, Exploration, Innovation Project Due!! 3rd Blog Post during class
Next Week - Present our findings to our classmates.

Plans for the Week of 1.26.15

Plans for the Week of 1.26.15

Plans are subject to change based on work ethic, dead flies near my windows, or nomadic gnomes attacking the classroom. 

Monday - INB Grade & Reflection, HW = Listen to the Intro to Renaissance Podcast

Tuesday - Map and Intro to Renaissance

Wednesday - Inquiry Exploration Overview

Thursday - Exploration Day

Friday - First Blog Post Due

Plans for the Week of 1.19.15

Plans are subject to change based on getting attacked by Germanic Tribes, light saber attacks, or falling trees.

Monday - INB Review Sheets
Tuesday - Go over INB Review
Wednesday - Acuity Diagnostic 2.
Thursday - Review Game in Class
Friday - Rome Test

Plans for the Week of 1.11.15

Plans are subject to change due to ice, eating yellow snow, or Sasquatch sightings. Plans for the Week of 1.12.15

​Monday -   No School - You need to watch this VIDEO and fill out this SHEET by Thursday before class!

Tuesday - Continue The Fall of Rome Activities

Wednesday -   Continue The Fall of Rome Activities - HW is Empire Strikes Back Video​ and Sheet.​

Thursday - The Empire Strikes Back - Rise of the Byzantine Empire. Expert Panel

Friday - Empire Strikes Back Finish Up

Next Week - Review and Test

1.9.15

SS - Began the "Death of Rome" activites.
CE- Country Projects due on Friday

1.8.14

SS-INB p. 98-99. (3 Haikus)
CE-Research done by Friday

1.7.15

SS-Traded goods in Rome. No HW.
CE- No HW.
Stay safe and warm. Watch the news for delays.

1.6.15

SS-INB p.98-99 due now on Thurs.
CE-No HW. Research country.

1.5.15

SS-INB p. 98-99 due Wed.
CE-No HW.