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Quick Reminders:Remember that your $40 down payment for the AP Exam is due this week via TotalRegistration by THURSDAY, November 1st! Reference the letter below if you need instruction or direction on how to do this. ALL STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE COLLEGE BOARD PORTION IN CLASS AND CAN NOW MOVE TO THE TOTALREGISTRATION STEP! :-)
Here's what is coming up this week:Monday: Today is your Quiz over the Rise of Islam and Post-Classical Trade. Afterwards, we are going to examine migration patterns during this era and the effect of the environment.
Tuesday: After we go over the quiz, we will continue our work on Migrations. This assignment and its Focus Quiz will be completed by the end of the period.
Wednesday: The class period will be spent going through a Gallery Walk over the "Golden Age" of China in the Tang and Song dynasties. Wear comfortable costumes! :-)
Thursday - Friday: I will be lecturing these two days about China during the Post-Classical era (Sui, Tang, Song dynasties). Notes will be sent via OneNote and provided in Schoology.
Planning ahead?
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What's Coming Up:
Monday thru Wednesday:
Your class days from Monday to Wednesday, and your homework for each night, should be spent working on your Trade Network Project. All instructions and a copy of the rubric are in Schoology.
Thursday:
Today we will begin (and hopefully get through) the presentations of our Trade Network Project. This is the first major grade of the year. Each person will also complete a Peer Evaluation of the work completed by their group. This will be a daily grade.
Friday:
Today we are going to finish presentations, if we have any left. To review for the Post-Classical Trade and Islam Quiz on Monday, we'll play a game of Quizlet Live! to review what we saw in presentations and read over the week.
Your class days from Monday to Wednesday, and your homework for each night, should be spent working on your Trade Network Project. All instructions and a copy of the rubric are in Schoology.
Thursday:
Today we will begin (and hopefully get through) the presentations of our Trade Network Project. This is the first major grade of the year. Each person will also complete a Peer Evaluation of the work completed by their group. This will be a daily grade.
- Homework: Students will view and complete questions over Crash Course's "Indian Ocean Trade" video. Find it in Schoology and submit it before the start of the period on Friday.
Friday:
Today we are going to finish presentations, if we have any left. To review for the Post-Classical Trade and Islam Quiz on Monday, we'll play a game of Quizlet Live! to review what we saw in presentations and read over the week.
- Homework: Students will view and complete questions over Crash Course's "Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa" video. Find it in Schoology and submit it before the start of the day on Monday.
Enjoy some Early Civilizations of the Americas humor!
REMINDER!
Last week, you received information about registration and payment for your AP Exams. All payments must be made through TotalRegistration. The $40 test deposit (per exam) is due by November 4th. Please make arrangements to complete this on time if you plan to take the AP Exam in May. A copy of the letter and its instructions can be found on our Preparing for the AP Exam page HERE.
Last week, you received information about registration and payment for your AP Exams. All payments must be made through TotalRegistration. The $40 test deposit (per exam) is due by November 4th. Please make arrangements to complete this on time if you plan to take the AP Exam in May. A copy of the letter and its instructions can be found on our Preparing for the AP Exam page HERE.
Here's what you can expect this week:
Monday: Last week you completed learning about Early Civilizations of the Americas. We're going to use that knowledge to work on analyzing sources as we prepare for our first DBQ Essay coming up in a few weeks. Particularly, we're going to practice analyzing for Contextualization and Point-of-View (POV).
- Homework: Tonight you're reading from Chapter 9, "The Birth of a New Religion" from your textbook. Find it in Schoology!
- Homework: Tonight you'll continue reading from Chapter 9 and Islam from the section "The Making of an Arab Empire." Head to Schoology and use your digital textbook.
- Homework: Tonight is the last section from Chapter 9 you'll go through - "Islam & Cultural Encounter: A Four-Way Comparison." This is a little lengthy. So if you need to space it out, feel free to do so.
- Homework: Flip back a couple chapters to Chapter 7 and read the section "Silk Roads." This trade network began in the Classical Era and has big implications for the Post-Classical.
- Homework: Chapter 7's sections on "Sea Roads" and "Sand Roads" are reading for the weekend. Next week, the majority of the week will be spent working on the project so let's knock-out this reading early.
Welcome back!
I hope everyone had a great, restful long weekend away from school! I am very excited to be back with all of you to start a new week and new unit of study. First things first...
Last week, you received information about registration and payment for your AP Exams. All payments must be made through TotalRegistration. The $40 test deposit (per exam) is due by November 4th. Please make arrangements to complete this on time if you plan to take the AP Exam in May. A copy of the letter and its instructions can be found below.
For more information about preparing for the AP Exam, click HERE.
For more information about preparing for the AP Exam, click HERE.
Let's take a look at what's coming up this week!
Tuesday: Today we are going to go through our test over Unit 1 (Foundations and Classical) together, breaking down why answers are correct and incorrect, as well as how to improve later. Then, students will work on Reteach Activities related to their learning and areas of growth indicated from the test.
Wednesday: Today is PSAT Day! Make sure you check the Student Locator provided on Schoology. You can find a copy of the adjusted Bell Schedule HERE.
Thursday: Today is your Retest Day. Students who have completed their assigned Reteach will be able to take the Retest. Other students who are not participating, and once everyone finishes Retesting, will complete an Image Analysis based on their learning from Unit 1.
- Homework: Work on your Reteach Activities if you did not finish them in class! They must be done in order to take the Retest on Thursday!
Wednesday: Today is PSAT Day! Make sure you check the Student Locator provided on Schoology. You can find a copy of the adjusted Bell Schedule HERE.
Thursday: Today is your Retest Day. Students who have completed their assigned Reteach will be able to take the Retest. Other students who are not participating, and once everyone finishes Retesting, will complete an Image Analysis based on their learning from Unit 1.
- Homework: Finish the Image Analysis by Monday!
Friday: Today we are going to spend time discussing what is going on in the Americas whilst all the action has been focused on Afro-Eurasia - because there's people there, too! We'll go through each Civilization that is present and complete graphic organizers of the information.
- Homework: Spend time reading this weekend from your textbook, Chapter 6 "Civilizations of Mesoamerica." Use the digital textbook or provided materials in Schoology.
Have a great week!
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