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Tuesday, January 31

1/31/2017

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   Objectives:
       --  Describe the work of archeologists

   Activities:
       --  Brainstorm ways that civilizations can disappear
       --  Watch John Green Crash Course video on Indus River Valley; listen for facts about the Indus River Valley civilization
       --  Read from blue book, "Mohenjo-Daro: A Mystery"
       --  Discuss questions at end of story


   Independent Learning:
       --  None

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
       --  None
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Monday, January 30

1/30/2017

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   Objectives:
       --  Describe the initial process of mummification
       --  Explain how archeologists use what they see to make inferences
       --  Describe how pyramids were made, decorated, and furnished
       --  Describe how ancient Egypt has influenced our life today


   Activities:
       --  Turn in projects due today; turn in rubric sheet
       --  Period 1:  Mummify chickens
       --  Period 2:  Read Egypt story in blue books; group activity that demonstrates how archeologists make inferences based on what they see
       --  Periods 6-8:  Take notes on pyramids on the pyramid you made; Read Egypt story in blue books; brainstorm connections from ancient Egypt to modern day

   Independent Learning:
        --  None

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
notes_on_pyramids.pdf
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Friday, January 27

1/27/2017

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   Objectives:
       --  Describe the purpose, size, and contents of Egyptian pyramids

   Activities:
       --  Construct a pyramid
       --  Read textbook pages 166-169 about pyramids
       --  Take notes on pyramids on the pyramid you made

   Independent Learning:
        --  "Gift of the Nile" project due Monday
        --  Weekly Weekend Work
                 -- Check VUE
                          Do any missing assignments
                 -- Check OG gmail account
                 -- Clean out/Organize backpack
                 -- Restock supplies or write in planner to stop in office or Ms. Schaedler's room first thing Monday morning to get supplies

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
notes_on_pyramids.pdf
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summ_paras_g.o..pdf
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egypt_gifts_asmt_rubrics.pdf
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gifts_notes_no_vocab.pdf
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Thursday, January 26

1/26/2017

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   Objectives:
       -- Explain how to read and write hieroglyphs
       -- Describe the religious  beliefs of ancient Egypt
       -- Describe the process of mummification


   Activities:
       -- (some classes) Read p, 158-159 about hieroglyphs
       -- (some classes) Work on hieroglyphs wksht (write in hieroglyphs, read someone else's hieroglyphs)
       -- looked at some hieroglyph translator websites (
http://quizland.com/hiero.mv and http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/glyph/glyph.html)
       -- Read p. 159-161 about Egyptian religious beliefs and mummification
       -- (some classes) Discussed upcoming mummification project


   Independent Learning:
       --  Gift of the Nile project due Monday
   
   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
       -- (some classes got the hieroglyphs wksht today)
hieroglyphs_activity.pdf
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summ_paras_g.o..pdf
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Wednesday, January 25

1/26/2017

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   Objectives:
       -- Describe the significance of the discovery of King Tut's tomb
       -- Explain how to read and write hieroglyphs


   Activities:
       -- Continue (or start) reading play about the discovery of King Tut's tomb
       -- (some classes) Read p, 158-159 about hieroglyphs
       -- (some classes) Work on hieroglyphs wksht


   Independent Learning:
       --  Gift of the Nile project due Monday

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
       -- (some classes got the hieroglyphs wksht today)
hieroglyphs_activity.pdf
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summ_paras_g.o..pdf
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Tuesday, January 24

1/24/2017

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   Objectives:
       --  Summarize some unique features of Egypt's pharaohs

   Activities:
       --  Continue researching assigned pharaoh; fill out row in chart
       --  Each member of group shares information with others in group; others fill out rows in chart
       --  (some classes) Begin reading play on King Tut

   Independent Learning:
       --  Gift of the Nile project due Monday, January 30

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
summ_paras_g.o..pdf
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pharaoh_chart_filled_in.pdf
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Monday, January 23

1/22/2017

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   Objectives:
       --  Describe two specific types of government
       --  Summarize the uniqueness of several pharaohs

   Activities:
       --  Review the planning part of the Gift of the Nile assignment
       --  Take notes on two types of government, theocracy and monarchy
       --  Begin classwork assignment comparing pharaohs

   Independent Learning:
       --  Gift of the Nile assignment due Monday, January 30

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
egypt_gifts_asmt_rubrics.pdf
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types_of_governments.pdf
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summ_paras_g.o..pdf
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Friday, January 20

1/20/2017

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   Objectives:
       -- Describe the ways Egypt owes its existence to the Nile River, specifically in the area of transportation.

   Activities:
      -- Review what today is (presidential inauguration)
      -- Finish notes on the Gifts of the Nile
      -- Go over assignment 

   Independent Learning:
       -- "Gift of the Nile" project (see assignment sheet) due Mon, Jan 30
       --  Weekly Weekend Work
                 -- Check VUE
                         -- Do any missing assignments
                 -- Check OG gmail account
                 -- Clean out/organize backpack
                 -- Restock supplies (or write in planner to get some from office or Ms. Schaedler first thing Monday morning)

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
gifts_notes_no_vocab.pdf
File Size: 30 kb
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egypt_gifts_asmt_rubrics.pdf
File Size: 87 kb
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summ_paras_g.o..pdf
File Size: 22 kb
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Thursday, January 19

1/19/2017

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   Objectives:
       --  Explain ways in which the Nile gave Egypt its existence

   Activities:
       --  Continue filling out chart (see below)
       --  Receive samples of papyrus paper and linen to attach to notes (ask me for these when you come back)
       -- Read textbook p. 149-151 (some classes)

   Independent Learning:
       --  None

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
gifts_notes_no_vocab.pdf
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Wednesday, January 18

1/18/2017

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   Objectives:
       --  Explain how the Nile River gave Egypt its existence

   Activities:
       --  Review direction the Nile River flows in
       --  Watch 2 videos about the Nile River
              -- 
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/discovery-atlas-egypt-the-nile-then-and-now/
                     -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss5UY2_60vc
       -- View maps on p. A18, A19, and 143
       -- Watch drawing on how flooding deposits silt 
       -- Watch drawing on how deltas are formed
       -- View images of the Nile River delta
       -- Read textbook pages 147-149
       -- Take vocabulary notes on cataract, delta, silt, and fertile
       -- Create chart labeled "How the Nile River supported Egypt" with three columns labeled  "agriculture," "natural resources," and "transportation"
       -- Begin filling in column on agriculture

   
Independent Learning:
       --  None

   Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
gifts_notes_no_vocab.pdf
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