Plans for Week of 12.1.14

Plans are always subject to change due to solar-powered flowers, Roman soldiers attacking, or squirrels storing their food for the winter.

Monday - Twelve Tables of Roman Law 
Tuesday - Twelve Tables (continued)
Wednesday - Finish Twelve Tables if not done, Rome Daily Life
Thursday - Rome Daily Life (continued)
Friday -  Rome Entertainment in the Coliseum - Invitation to an Event in the Coliseum.

Plans for the Week of 11.24.14 (Thanksgiving Week)

Plans are always subject to change due to large Roman armies, a Plebeian that wanted a say in the Roman Republic, or 500 pound gorillas banging on the classroom door.

You can find the answers to the checks and balances sheet here

Monday - Job Application reflection questions - Project info here (Students need to access this through Google Classroom)
Tuesday - Work on résumé
Wednesday - Résumé for position in Roman Republic due through Google Classroom. Greek Test Retakes will take place during class on this day.
Thursday - Thanksgiving - No School - spend time with your family
Friday - Break - No School - spend time with your family

Next week - The 12 Tables!!

11.21.14

SS-INB p82-83 and took map test. http://goo.gl/NxbQe9
CE-Advocate poster due on Monday if you didn't turn it in.
Have a good weekend!

Newsletter this week!

In 6th grade SS this week, we started off by looking at the geography of the Italian peninsula and it's influence on the Roman civilizations. We then investigated the "founders" of Rome: Romulus and Remus and their unusual upbringing. The students created either comics or storyboards to show their learning. We then looked at the early civilizations that had a great influence on Rome: the Latins and the Etruscans. We are finishing up the week looking at the steps that formed the Roman Republic starting with the Patty's (patricians) and the Plebe's (plebeians). Next week we'll work on Job Applications for positions in the Roman Republic. In current events, we've been using our Chromebooks and the site www.piktochart.com to create advocate posters. I can't wait to see their final published posters. 

Ways that you can stay connected to what's happening in the class.

1. Class Website - which includes links to all the below and lists the daily homework and recap calendar
2. Class Blog -  BLOG
3. Remind Texts - I send out a daily text with HW and a quick recap.
4. Instagram - @CMSMrMiller
5. Twitter - @CMSMrMiller

11.19.14

SS - HW=INB p. 78-79 Latins and Etruscans. http://goo.gl/NxbQe9 Map Test on Friday!
CE - Continued working on advocate posters. Due on Fri.

11.18.14

SS-INB p.76-77 Rom and Remus and Video http://goo.gl/NxbQe9
CE- Working on advocate project

11.17.14

SS-INB p74-75 http://goo.gl/RqPFK6
CE-Starting on Advocate Posters

Week of 11.17.14

Plans are always subject to change due to falling rocks or the polar vortex.

From Last Week -
Map -  INB p70-71
Vocab - INB p72-73

Monday - Rome Geography and Video
Tuesday - Rome's Beginnings - Romulus and Remus and Video
Wednesday - Rome's Early Civilizations - Latins/Etruscans
Thursday - Roman Early Government - Patricians/Plebeians
Friday - Roman Republic

Next week - Job Applications

11.14.14

SS- HW= INB p. 72-73 Rome Vocab http://goo.gl/CUUDMR
CE-Malala's Advocacy Reading HW=None
Have a great weekend!

11.13.14

SS-7 Question Reflection and HW New Map on INB p. 71 needs labeled.
CE-Sketchnotes!! No HW.
Have a good evening!

School Newsletter

This is what was put in the school newsletter that goes out on Friday. ---

This week was test week as we had map test on Monday and our Greek Test on Tuesday/Wednesday. I will get the essay portion graded as soon as possible. We will be finishing the week reflecting on our Greek unit and how we can improve on a day-to-day basis as continual improvement is our goal. The students will also get a new map with new countries that will be tested over in the future. So far in class, we have used our Chromebooks to create a marker/monument to that would be placed at one of the major battles in Greece, watch large group videos and individualized videos, read self-selected readings and complete mini-projects, used it instead of an actual Atlas to find a latitude and longitude point and countries, and reviewed for a test by playing Jeopardy in a Google Slides Presentation. In Current Events, we will be investigating the education mission of Malala. We use our Chromebooks almost daily in Current Events to discuss the news of the day. With everyone responding it gives everyone a voice in the classroom.

Ways that you can stay connected to what's happening in the class.

1. Class Website - which includes links to all the below and lists the daily homework and recap calendar
2. Class Blog -  BLOG
3. Remind Texts - I send out a daily text with HW and a quick recap.
4. Instagram - @CMSMrMiller
5. Twitter - @CMSMrMiller

11.12.14

SS-Finished Test. Started Notebook Self-Evaluation.
CE-Inferred questions from our new JS Magazine.
Have a good evening!

11.11.14

Thanks to all the veterans!
SS-Took 1st part of Greek Test. We'll finish tomorrow.
CE-Veterans Day Discussion and CNN News

11.10.14

SS-Took Map Test. Greek Test tomorrow!! Study Guide http://goo.gl/IILDFU
JeeParty Review http://goo.gl/MxRtQq
CE-Read an article on The Pledge of Allegiance

Plans for Week of 11.10.14

Monday - Map Test and Review Game
Tuesday - Greek Test (Veteran's Day)
Wednesday - Greek Test Continued, Reflection/Notebook meetings.
Thursday - Reflection/Notebook meetings
Friday - Vocab over Rome

11.7.14

SS- Study Guide INB p. 64-66 http://goo.gl/IILDFU
Map Test Monday (over INB pgs 44-45) & Greek Test on Tuesday
CE- Explored Voki to respond to the news.
Olympic Games Competition Video https://sites.google.com/a/mccsc.k12.in.us/miller/olympics
 

11.6.14

SS-Olympic Main Ideas
CE- No HW

11.5.14

SS - Greek Olympics!! Ask about the 5 events today!
CE - The Closer is past due.

11.4.14

SS-Founding Fathers INB p.62-63 http://goo.gl/AKPGoX
CE-The Closer due thru Classroom
Wear your City-State Colors Tomorrow!

11.3.14

SS-Alex the Great INBp.60-61 due on Tues http://goo.gl/tXhT27
CE-The Closer due today through GoogleClassroom
Have a good evening!