Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Aztec & Inca Empires (Ch 15: pg. 410-433)


Hello and welcome to the Aztec & Inca Empires!!! (Circa 1325-1537AD)

We will be covering:

  1. The Aztec Empire
  2. Aztec Life and Society
  3. The Inca Empire
  4. Inca Life & Society

We will be covering CA History-Social Science Standard: 7.7 (7.7.1/7.7.2/7.7.3/7.7.4/7.7.5)
As well as ELA Standards: 7.2.1c and READING standard 6.2.0

Homework for the week:

  1. Read Ch. 15 (ALL)
  2. Q/W #34
  3. Answer Page 414 (1-2)
  4. Answer Page 421 (1-3)
  5. Answer Page 426 (1-2)

**QUIZ ON SECTIONS 1-3 ON FRIDAY!!**


The Weekly Overview

Monday

  1. Copy H/W
  2. Q/W #34
  3. Section 2 Introduction/Cornell Notes
  4. Aztec Society (Class Systems)

Tuesday

  1. Q/W #34
  2. Aztec Achievements
  3. Section 2 Assessment (in class)
  4. Closure

Wednesday

  1. Q/W #34
  2. Section 15.3 Introduction
  3. Cornell Notes
  4. The INCA introduction (location)
  5. Economy, Capture and the King

Thursday

  1. INCA & Pizarro Q/W
  2. Short Atahualpa Film (notes)
  3. Verbal Judo (Q & A Attack!)
  4. Closure

Friday

  1. Q/W #34
  2. Collect ALL H/W
  3. Ch. 15.1/.2/.3 Quiz
  4. Closure


Extra Credit!

Write down 10 Facts from this short video and get them to Dr. Simnjanovski before FRIDAY!!!




Sunday, April 10, 2011

CST (Testing Week)


There is NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK!

CST TESTING WILL BE FROM TUESDAY-FRIDAY (Min Days)

Monday

*CST TEST PREP

Tuesday

*CST TEST DAY #1 (Min Day)

Wednesday

*CST TEST DAY #2 (Min Day)

Thursday

*CST TEST DAY #3 (Min Day)

Friday

*CST TEST DAY #4 (Min Day)



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HOMEWORK FROM LAST WEEK! (IN CASE YOU DID NOT DO IT!!!)

*READ CH 14!!!!!
1) Q/W #32
2) Page 389 (1-3)
3) Page 394 (1-2)
4) Page 399 (1-3)

Key Terms:

Section 1: Mesoamerica, Maize

Section 2: Obsidian, Pacal

Section 3: Observatories, Popol Vuh

Academic Vocabulary:

Rebel, Aspects


:)

Dr. S.