Ch. 3: TEST WEEK

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL
BE A TEST ON CHAPTER 3 ON FRIDAY!!!

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The Weekly Overview

HOMEWORK (DUE FRIDAY)

• READ: pg. 66-69
• ANSWER: pg. 69 #'s 1-3 (all)
• CREATE: 5 Pillars Project
• APPLY: Q/W's

MONDAY

1. Copy Homework and Class Assignments
   
2. Q/W
3. Ch. 3.3 Vocabulary Terms
   
4. Qur'an, Sunnah, Shariah discussion
   

TUESDAY

1. Q/W
2. The 5 Pillars of Islam
3. 5 Pillars Project!
4. Closure
   

WEDNESDAY

1. Q/W
2. Class Reading & Verbal Judo Game
   
3. Allotted Time for Pillars

THURSDAY

1. Quiz Show
2. Closure
   

FRIDAY

1. Homework DUE!!!
2. Chapter 3 TEST
3. Begin reading Chapter 4

All That Legal Stuff

California Standards that will be covered this week are:
7.2.3 (& reviewing 7.2.2 & 7.2.1)

Objectives

Students will learn that …

1. The Qur’an guides Muslims’ lives.

2. The Sunnah tells Muslims of important duties expected of them.

3. Islamic law is based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

Vocabulary

1. jihad: to make an effort or to struggle (p.67)
   
2. Sunnah: refers to the way Muhammad lived, which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims (p.67)
   
3. Five Pillars of Islam: are five acts of worship required of all Muslims (p.68)

PreTeach

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.

___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.

___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and identify the important beliefs, guidelines, and practices of Islam.

___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions

___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Special Education Students (TE) Guidelines of the Qur’an [RS]

___ Critical Thinking: Summarizing (TE) The Five Pillars of Islam Book Jacket [RS]

___ Quick Facts: The Five Pillars of Islam (SE)

___ Quick Facts Chart: Sources of Islamic Beliefs (SE)

___ Sacred Texts: The Qur’an (SE)

Review and Assessment

___ Close (TE) Review the three sources of Islamic beliefs with students.

___ Section 3 Assessment (SE)

___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

Ch. 3 ISLAM

Mr. Simnjanovski
Fontana Middle School

Chapter 3 (sections 1 & 2)
August 24-28, 2009

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Homework for this week (Due Friday)

1. Read Pages 54-65
2. Complete: Page 58 (#'s 1 & 2) and Page 64 (#'s 1, 2, & 3)
   
3. Quick Writes
4. SIGNED PROGRESS REPORTS (Distributed Last FRIDAY!!!)

This Week:

MONDAY

1. Copy H/W
2. Review Ch. 2 Tests (complete for those who were absent Friday)
3. Ch. 3 Introduction
4. New Key Terms
5. Nomads vs. Sedentary civilizations
6. Closure
   

TUESDAY

1. Q/W
2. Overview/review key terms (section 1)
3. Discuss Markets/Bazaars/Souks
4. Ch. 2 Section 2 Vocab
5. Closure
   

WEDNESDAY

1. Q/W
2. Vocabulary Review Activity
   
3. Reading Activity
4. Closure
   

THURSDAY

1. Vocabulary Builder(s) (builder worksheet)
2. Discuss & Share
3. Practice Quiz for Sections 1 & 2 (may be pushed to Friday)
   
4. Closure
   

FRIDAY

1. HOMEWORK DUE (NO EXCUSES!!!...in an Arnold S. accent)
2. Vocabulary BINGO!
3. Closure

All That Legal Mumbo-Jumbo!!!
California State Standards to be covered this week:
7.2.1 (social studies); 7.1.3 (writing); 7.2.0 (reading)

Student Learning Objectives:

Students will learn that …

1. Arabia is mostly a desert land.

2. Two ways of life—nomadic and sedentary—developed in the desert.

Vocabulary

1. sand dunes
2. oasis
3. sedentary
4. caravan
5. souk

PreTeaching

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teaching

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, identify main idea statements and write a letter describing a particular lifestyle.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Travel Brochures
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Arabian Geography [RS]
___ Critical Thinking: Making Generalizations (TE) A Day in
the Life
___ Map: Arabia, 570 (SE)
___ History Close-up: Nomads and Townspeople (SE)
___ Linking to Today: Shopping (SE)

Review & Assessment(s)

___ Close (TE) Have students work in pairs to write one-paragraph summaries of the geography of Arabia.
___ Section 1 Assessment (SE)

Ch. 2 Section 3

The Byzantine Empire

Chapter 2 Section 3

(pages 36-41)

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK (Due Friday)

1. Read Pages 36-41
2. Answer Questions 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, & 3b on page 40
3. Turn in Q/W's

This week's overview:

MONDAY

• Copy Weekly Homework into Agendas
  
• Q/W: Trader in Constantinople
• Discussion, Responses
  
• Ch. 2 Section 3 Vocabulary
• Introduce, Copy, Explain and Apply
• Closure
  

TUESDAY (min day)

• Q/W: Justinian & Theodora
• P. 40 Quick Facts:
  Venn Diagram
  
• P. 41 Bio's, Student Questions
• Closure
  

WEDNESDAY

• Question Card Activity
• (Game Set-up)
• If time allows, students will "play/practice"...a game they will create to learn the key concepts for Chapter 2
• Closure
  

THURSDAY

• Chapter review activity (Quiz Show or another Game Show to review the key concepts before the examination on Friday)
• Closure
  

FRIDAY

• Collect ALL homework
• Take the Chapter Two TEST
• Introduction into Chapter 3 (The Islamic World 550-1650)

The Legal Stuff!
The CA State Standard that will be covered this week is: 7.1.3

Student Learning Objectives:

Students will learn that …

1. Eastern emperors ruled from Constantinople and tried but failed to reunite the whole Roman Empire.

2. The people of the eastern empire created a new society that was very different from society in the west.

3. Byzantine Christianity was different from religion in the west.

Vocabulary

• Justinian
• Theodora
• Byzantine Empire
• mosaics

PreTeach (Anticipatory Sets/Modeling)

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.

___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.

___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and list the main people, events, and issues in the section.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Civics (TE) Responsibility: Making Laws [RS]
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Constantinople and Trade
___ Critical Thinking: Supporting Points of View (TE) Making Procession Fliers
___ Map: The Byzantine Empire, 1025 (SE)
___ History Close-up: The Glory of Constantinople (SE)
___ Quick Facts: The Western and Byzantine Empires (SE)
___ Biography: Justinian and Theodora (SE)

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Have students work in pairs to write a short summary of the history of the Byzantine Empire.
___ Section 3 Assessment (SE)
___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

Mr. Simnjanovski :)

Chapter 2: ROME!

The Roman Empire

Extra Credit Opportunity

Watch this short video and write a 1/2 page response to: "What you thought was the most important FACT from the video and why."

August 10-14, 2009

HOMEWORK DUE ON FRIDAY (14th)

1. Read Pages 24-35
2. Complete Page 29 (#'s 1-3)
3. Complete Page 35 (#'s 1-3)
4. Q/W's

The Fall of Rome (Chapter 2)
CA State Standards: 7.1.1 & 7.1.2

Objectives
Students will learn that …

1. Leadership and laws helped the Romans in building the empire.

2. Roman advancements in engineering, architecture, art, and philosophy helped shape later civilizations.

3. Christianity spread quickly throughout the Roman world.

Vocabulary
Augustus
citizens
aqueducts

PreTeach (Anticipatory sets for the Week)

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach (for the week)

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, list the main accomplishments of the Roman Empire, and use the entries of the list to write movie titles.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Powers of Roman Emperors
___ Collaborative Learning (TE) The Legacy of Rome
___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Science (TE) Roman Technology Posters [ES]
___ Critical Thinking: Sequencing (TE) Spread of Christianity Time Line [RS]
___ Map: The Roman Empire at Its Height, 117 (SE)
___ Quick Facts: Roman Accomplishments (SE)
___ Map: Early Christianity in the Roman Empire (SE)

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Briefly review some of the achievements of the Roman Empire, including government, engineering, architecture, art, and philosophy.
___ Section 1 Assessment (SE)

This Weeks Overview

Monday

• Q/W or Bellringer
• Vocabulary Section 1
• Begin Page 26 (guided focus)
  

Tuesday

• Q/W
• Emperor's Power Discussion
• Notes
  

Wednesday

• Q/W
• Section 2 Vocabulary
• Diocletian / Constantine
• In Class Project
  

Thursday

• The Fall of Rome (page 35)
• Why Rome Fell (Activity)
• Discuss and Share
  

Friday

• Homework Collection
• Section 1 & 2 Quiz
• Rome Film

Ch. 1 (Sections 1 & 2)

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Chapter 1: Studying the Ancient World

CA Standards: 7.2.4 & 7.1.0

Homework for this week is (Due FRIDAY):

• Turn-In Quick Writes (Completed in Class)
• Read ALL of Chapter 1 (Textbook pages 6-15)
• Complete the Section 1 & 2 Assessments (ALL)
• **Be prepared for a quiz/test on Sections 1 & 2 FRIDAY!!!!

Quick Overview of the Week...
MONDAY
-Copy Homework
-Daily Bell Ringer/Quick Write (Clues from the Past)
-Key Terms
-Section Overview/Discovery
TUESDAY
-Q/W -Bellringer
-Complete Page 9 (Section 1 Assessment in Class/Groups)
-Introduce Vocab for Section 2
WEDNESDAY
-Q/W - Daily Bellringer
-Complete Vocab Art Cards
-In Class: Page 17, #'s 1-8
-Discuss responses and closure
THURSDAY
-Quiz Show (maybe Friday if time is tight) - Essentially a Game Show where students compete for correct answers (questions are mirror images of what they will be tested on!)
FRIDAY (HOMEWORK IS DUE)
-Chapter 1 Test
-Overview of responses

Chapter One...The Important Stuff from Sections 1 & 2 :)

NOTE:
Monday-Tuesday we will focus on Section 1...
Wednesday-Thursday Section 2...
Friday students will be tested

Objectives (Section 1)
Students will learn that …
1. Historians and archaeologists look for clues in written records and artifacts.
2. Other sources of clues include legends and luck.

Vocabulary (Section 1)
history
primary source
secondary source
archaeology
fossil
artifacts

PreTeach (Section 1)

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic terms in this section.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach (Section 1)

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and discuss the differences between historians and archaeologists.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Critical Thinking: Comparing (TE) Primary and Secondary Sources
___ Critical Thinking: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion (TE) Solving History’s Mysteries [ES]

Review & Assessment (Section 1)

___ Section 1 Assessment (SE)

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Objectives (Section 2)
Students will learn that …
1. Using the evidence they have gathered allows historians to draw conclusions about societies in the past.
2. Views of the past change because of new discoveries and new interpretations.

Vocabulary (Section 2)
society
social structure

PreTeach (Section 2)

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach (Section 2)

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and find out what causes historical and archaeological interpretations of history to change.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Social Studies Skill: Changing Interpretations of History (TE) Artifacts of Tomorrow
___ Critical Thinking: Analyzing (TE) Looking at Architecture
___ Critical Thinking: Contrasting (TE) Connecting with Past Learnings
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Journal Activity [ES]

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Ask students what they know about the Trojan War and compare that knowledge to the photo on this page.
___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)
___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

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