Dr. S. Has Moved....

Hi folks,

If you're looking for me I have some good and bad news.  The bad news is that I am no longer working for Fontana Unified School District, the good news is that I was hired as an Assistant Professor of Education at California Baptist University.

You can still reach me by email at: rsimnjan@calbaptist.edu

Hope all is well and thanks for looking for me!!!

Dr. Simnjanovski

Dr. Riste Simnjanovski Signs Off

This was a GREAT year at FMS, thanks to all the parents, guardians, family members and especially the STUDENTS who made this year great!

We're off for 2 months...some more since Pink Slips were thrown out with the greatest of ease this year...but I'm sure most will be back (hopefully).

If you need to get a hold of Dr. Riste Simnjanovski, you can email him at: riste@verizon.net.

...and if you want to kick his butt on Mario Kart, you'll need to add him! Email him at: riste@verizon.net for his friend code for Wii.

Enjoy your summer!

-Riste

Here is the link promised in class:
http://gradworks.umi.com/34/47/3447752.html

Riste Simnjanovski, DPA

Military preparedness, educational policy isomorphism: An examination of convergence between presidential oratory and educational policy
by Simnjanovski, Riste, D.P.A., UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, 2010, 151 pages; 3447752

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yes, we've done it!

We have covered EVERY PAGE, EVERY WORD and EVERY KEY TERM in our textbooks!!! I am so proud of you for the hard work and dedication you've shown for this entire year.

For the final two weeks, we are going bring History and Language Art officially together through parody!

Here's a sneak peak at what's to come:

UNIT 8: The Early Modern World (Ch. 16 and 17)

UNIT 8: The Early Modern World (Ch. 16) (PAGES 448-460)

History Standards: 7.11(1-6)
Analysis Standard: HI I
ELA- Speaking: 7.1.4
Reading: 7.2.0

Weekly Overview:

1) Q/W #36

2) Enlightenment Ideas Activity (in Class)

MONDAY

-Complete Maps (if not already completed)

-Begin Q/W #36

-Cornell Notes (Ch. 17)

TUESDAY

-Continue Q/W #36

-Cornell Notes (17.2)

-Thomas Jefferson Intro

WEDNESDAY (TEXTBOOKS DUE)

-Continue Q/W

-Bill Of Rights Activity

-Closure

THURSDAY

- REVOLUTION!

- George Washington and the FIGHT!

-NOTES

FRIDAY

- Democracy in America

- Discussion

- Collect Q/Ws

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LAST WEEK

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UNIT 8: The Early Modern World (Ch. 16) (PAGES 448-460)

History Standards: 7.11(1-6)
Analysis Standard: HI I
ELA- Speaking: 7.1.4
Reading: 7.2.0

SECTION 1

Objectives Students will learn that …

1. Europeans had a desire and opportunity to explore.
2. Portuguese and Spanish explorations led to discoveries of new trade routes, lands, and people.
3. English and French explorers found land in North America.
4. A new European worldview developed because of the discoveries.

Vocabulary

Section 1:

• Henry the Navigator,
• Vasco da Gama,
• Christopher Columbus,
• Ferdinand Magellan,
• circumnavigate,
• Francis Drake,
• Spanish Armada
  

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SECTION 2

Objectives Students will learn that …
1. Plants and animals were exchanged among Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
2. Culture and technology changed as ideas were exchanged between Europe and the Americas.
3. Society and the economy changed in Europe and the Americas.

Vocabulary

• Columbian Exchange,
• plantations,
• Bartolomé de las Casas,
• racism
  

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK:

1. Read Ch. 16 (Sections 1-2)
   
2. Q/W #35
3. Ch. 16 Section 1 Assessment (p.451 #'s 1-5)
4. Ch. 16 Section 2 Assessment (p.458 #'s (1-3)
5. *Mapping the NEW Worlds Activity!

Weekly Overview

MONDAY

• Copy H/W (Make Up Ch. 15 Tests for students who missed Friday)
• Ch. 16 Introduction
• Q/W #35 (set up and set sail)
• Cornell Notes
• Spices and a Power Change
• Closure

TUESDAY

• Q/W #35
• Key Term Review
• Voyages Activity
• Q & A

WEDNESDAY

• Q/W #35
• Cornell Notes (Section 2)
• Columbian Exchange
• Closure

THURSDAY

• Map Activity

FRIDAY

• Collect ALL H/W & Q/Ws
• Quiz on ch. 16, sections 1 & 2

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!!!

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.

8 Weeks Left

Chapter 13 (THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION) (p.351-373)

Here is the weekly breakdown :)

MONDAY:

-Ch. 13.1/13.2/13.3 Review of Key Terms

-Q/W

-Project Set up

-Closure

TUESDAY: Ch. 13.3 Intro

-Q/W

-Cornell Style Notes

-Bacon vs. Descartes

-Closure

WEDNESDAY: Ch. 13.3 Review

-Q/W

-The Power of Reason

-Closure

THURSDAY: Ch. 13.3

-Q/W

-Cornell Style Notes

-The Trial of Galileo

-Closure

FRIDAY: Ch. 13 TEST

-Closure

EXTRA CREDIT!Count how many DIFFERENT songs are played in the video below, bring in the correct number on a piece of paper to Dr. S. and earn extra credit :)

Ch 12 - The Reformation

The Weekly Overview:

HOMEWORK:
1) READ Ch. 12 (sections 1, 2 & 3)
2) ANSWER page 339 (#s 1-3)
3) RETURN your SIGNED progress reports (if you didn't attend parent conferences)

MONDAY

• Students copy H/W for the week
• Q/W #29 (The Reformation's Impact)
• Europe DIVIDES!
• CORNELL NOTES
• Closure

TUESDAY

• Q/W #29 (Protestant Self Government)
• Continue Social Change Discussion
• Closure

WEDNESDAY

• Q/W #29
• Ch. 12.2-12.3 Worksheet (vocab builder and practice quiz)
• **If students get a PERFECT SCORE they do not need to test on Ch. 12!
• Closure

THURSDAY

• Ch. 12 test
• Closure Activity
• ENJOY SPRING BREAK!!!

FRIDAY

• NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - We RETURN ON March 29, 2011

The Legal Stuff:

Students will learn CA Standards: 7.9.1 & 7.9.2

Objectives
Students will learn that …

1. The Catholic Church faced challengers who were upset with the behavior of Catholic clergy and with church practices.

2. Martin Luther urged reform in the Catholic Church, but he eventually broke away from the church.

3. Other reformers built on the ideas of early reformers to create their own churches.

Vocabulary

1. Reformation
2. indulgence
3. purgatory
4. Martin Luther
5. Protestants
6. John Calvin
7. King Henry VIII

Ch 11 TEST WEEK

The Weekly Overview:

H/W for this week:

***Progress Reports go out FRIDAY!!!***
Please sign them and have your student return them to Social Studies!

1. Q/W #26 (done in class, turned in on Friday)
2. READ / REVIEW p.304-317
3. ANSWER: p.310 (#s 1-4); p. 317 (#s 1-4)
4. Ch. 11 QUIZ THIS WEEK
5. Return signed progress reports next week.

Monday

• Q/W
• Ch. 11 QUIZ SHOW
• Ch. 11 Review (TEST TUESDAY)

Tuesday

• Q/W
• Ch 11 TEST
• Closure

Wednesday (PARENT CONFERENCES - Forms went out LAST WEEK!)

• Minimum Day (Intro into Ch. 12)
• Key Terms
• Closure

Thursday (PARENT CONFERENCES - Forms went out LAST WEEK!)

• Q/W
• Key Terms (Notes/Activity)
• Closure

Friday

• Collect H/W & Q/Ws
• Ch 12.1 Quiz
• Closure

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*ALL THE LEGAL STUFF*

INCLUDES 11.1 Standards 7.8.2 - 7.8.3

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Objectives Students will learn that …

1. European trade with Asia increased in the 1300s.

2. Trade cities in Italy grew wealthy and competed against each other.

3. As Florence became a center for arts and learning, the Renaissance began.

Vocabulary

• Marco Polo
• interest (specifically compound interest)
• Cosimo dé Medici
• Renaissance

CHAPTER 11.2....

Objectives Students will learn that …

1. During the Italian Renaissance, people found new ways to see the world.

2. Italian writers contributed great works of literature.

3. Italian art and artists were among the finest in the world.

4. Science and education made advances during this time.

Vocabulary

• humanism
• Dante Alighieri
• Niccolo Machiavelli
• perspective
• Michelangelo
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Petrarch

CHAPTER 11.3....

Objectives Students will learn that …

1. Paper, printing, and new universities led to the spread of new ideas.

2. The ideas of the Northern Renaissance differed from those of the Italian Renaissance.

3. Literature beyond Italy also thrived in the Renaissance.

Vocabulary

• Johann Gutenberg
• Christian humanism
• Desiderius Erasmus
• Albrecht Dürer
• Miguel de Cervantes
• William Shakespeare

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HISTORY DAY INFO

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Students, Parents and Guardians:

Students will begin their 3 week Winter Break on Friday, December 17, 2010. During this time, the may choose to begin work on their HISTORY DAY PROJECT for 2011 due in 3 weeks!

Here is a website that can guide you through what you can expect with regard to entries, requirements and rules.

http://nationalhistoryday.org/GettingStarted.htm

Here's an overview of what to do:

Documentary
Exhibit
Paper
Performance
Web Site

Everything you need to get started in linked above!

Good Luck and email with any questions to:

riste@verizon.net

Dr. Simnjanovski

Extra Credit: Watch the Video and Summarize 3 important facts (in 2-3 sentences).

Ch 11: The Renaissance!

The Weekly Overview:

H/W for this week:

***Progress Reports go out this FRIDAY!!!***
Please sign them and have your student return them to Social Studies!

1. Q/W #25 (done in class, turned in on Friday)
2. READ / REVIEW p.298-303
3. ANSWER: p.303 (#s 1-4)
4. Ch. 11 QUIZ THIS WEEK
5. Return signed progress reports!

Monday

• NO SCHOOL

Tuesday

• Q/W -11.1 INTRO
• Ch 11.1 Florence Introduction
• The Silk Road Notes (Key Terms)
• Closure

Wednesday (LA ZOO FIELD TRIP DAY)

• Ch 11.1 Q/W
• Compound Interest / Investing Activity
• Closure

Thursday

• Q/W 11.1
• 4 Trade Cities (Notes/Activity)
• Closure

Friday

• Collect H/W & Q/Ws
• Ch 11.1 Quiz
• Closure

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*ALL THE LEGAL STUFF*

INCLUDES 11.1 Standards 7.8.2 - 7.8.3

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Objectives Students will learn that …

1. European trade with Asia increased in the 1300s.

2. Trade cities in Italy grew wealthy and competed against each other.

3. As Florence became a center for arts and learning, the Renaissance began.

Vocabulary

• Marco Polo
• interest (specifically compound interest)
• Cosimo dé Medici
• Renaissance

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HISTORY DAY INFO

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Students, Parents and Guardians:

Students will begin their 3 week Winter Break on Friday, December 17, 2010. During this time, the may choose to begin work on their HISTORY DAY PROJECT for 2011 due in 3 weeks!

Here is a website that can guide you through what you can expect with regard to entries, requirements and rules.

http://nationalhistoryday.org/GettingStarted.htm

Here's an overview of what to do:

Documentary
Exhibit
Paper
Performance
Web Site

Everything you need to get started in linked above!

Good Luck and email with any questions to:

riste@verizon.net

Dr. Simnjanovski

Extra Credit: Watch the Video and Describe "Compound Interest" in 2-3 sentences:

Ch 10 Section 5 (TEST Week)

The Weekly Overview:

H/W for this week:

***Progress Reports went out LAST FRIDAY!!!***
Please sign them and have your student return them to Social Studies!

1. Q/W #24 (done in class, turned in on Friday)
2. READ / REVIEW p.282-285
3. ANSWER: p.285 (#s 1-4)
4. Ch. 10 TEST THIS WEEK
5. Return signed progress reports!

Monday

• Ch. 10.5 INTRO
• Copy Weekly H/W
• Q/W #24 intro - HERESY
• Cornell Notes
• 10.5 Terms + Reconquista

Tuesday

• Q/W -10.5 Review
• Ch 10.5 DISCRIMINATION
• The Spanish Inquisition
• Closure

Wednesday

• Ch 10.5 Q/W
• QUIZ SHOW *(Review Activity)
• Closure

Thursday

• Q/W
• Ch. 10 TEST
• Closure

Friday

• Collect H/W & Q/Ws
• Intro into Ch 11
• Closure

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*ALL THE LEGAL STUFF*

INCLUDES 10.1/10.2/10.3/10.4 Standards

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Objectives Students will learn that …

1. The church reacted to challengers by punishing people who opposed its teachings.

2. Christians fought Moors in Spain and Portugal in an effort to drive all Muslims out of Europe.

3. Jews faced discrimination across Europe in the Middle Ages.

Vocabulary

• heresy
• Reconquista
• King Ferdinand
• Queen Isabella
• Spanish Inquisition

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HISTORY DAY INFO

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Students, Parents and Guardians:

Students will begin their 3 week Winter Break on Friday, December 17, 2010. During this time, the may choose to begin work on their HISTORY DAY PROJECT for 2011 due in Mid-FEBRUARY.

Here is a website that can guide you through what you can expect with regard to entries, requirements and rules.

http://nationalhistoryday.org/GettingStarted.htm

Here's an overview of what to do:

Documentary
Exhibit
Paper
Performance
Web Site

Everything you need to get started in linked above!

Good Luck and email with any questions to:

riste@verizon.net

Dr. Simnjanovski

Extra Credit: Watch the Video and Describe the "Torture Scene" in 2-3 sentences:

This one is just for fun!

Ch 10 (Sections 3 & 4)

The Weekly Overview:

H/W for this week:

***Progress Reports went out LAST FRIDAY!!!***
Please sign them and have your student return them to Social Studies!

1. Q/W #23 (done in class, turned in on Friday)
2. READ / REVIEW p.269-281
3. ANSWER: p.275 (#s 1-4)
4. ANSWER: p.279 (#'s 1-4)
5. Ch. 10 QUIZ on FRIDAY!!!

Monday

• Ch. 10.3 INTRO
• Copy Weekly H/W
• Q/W #23 intro - Stone Carver
• Cornell Notes
• 10.3 Terms + A Monk's Daily Schedule Activity

Tuesday

• Q/W -10.3 Review
• Ch 10.3 monks vs friars
• GOTHIC Pictures/Overview
• Closure

Wednesday

• Ch 10.4 Introduction
• Q/W - Political Changes
• Ch. 10.4 Key Terms / Cornell Notes
• Europe & The Black Death (1347-1351)
• Closure

Thursday

• Review 10.3/10.4 Terms
• JOAN of ARC Activity!
• Closure

Friday

• Collect H/W & Q/Ws
• Quiz on Ch. 10.3/10.4
• Activity: Surprise!
• Closure

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*ALL THE LEGAL STUFF*

INCLUDES 10.1/10.2/10.3/10.4 Standards

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Ch. 9.2 covers HSS 7.6.2 as well as: HR 4, Writing 7.2.4c, & Reading 7.2.0

9.3 (Tues-Wed) Objectives are that:

Students will learn that …

1. Feudalism governed how knights and nobles dealt with each other.

2. Feudalism spread through much of Europe.

3. The manor system dominated Europe’s economy.

4. Towns and trade grew and helped end the feudal system.

Key Vocabulary Terms will be:

1. knights
2. vassal
3. feudalism
4. William the Conqueror
5. manor
6. serfs
7. Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Ch. 9.4 covers HSS 7.6.4 as well as: HR 4, Writing 7.2.4c, & Reading 7.2.0

9.4 (Thurs-Friday) Objectives are that:

Students will learn that …

1. Feudal societies shared common elements in Europe and Japan.

2. Europe and Japan differed in their cultural elements such as religion and art.

Key Vocabulary Terms will be:

1. chivalry
2. haiku

Ch. 10.3 INFO:

Objectives Students will learn that …

1. The Christian Church shaped society and politics in medieval Europe.

2. Orders of monks and friars did not like the church’s political nature.

3. Church leaders helped build the first universities in Europe.

4. The church influenced the arts in medieval Europe.

Vocabulary clergy, religious order, Francis of Assisi, friars, Thomas Aquinas, natural law

Ch. 10.4 INFO:

Objectives Students will learn that …

1. Magna Carta caused changes in England’s government and legal system.

2. The Hundred Years’ War led to political changes in England and France.

3. The Black Death, which swept through Europe in the Middle Ages, led to social changes.

Vocabulary Magna Carta, Parliament, Hundred Years’ War, Joan of Arc, Black Death

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HISTORY DAY INFO

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Students, Parents and Guardians:

Students will begin their 3 week Winter Break on Friday, December 17, 2010. During this time, the may choose to begin work on their HISTORY DAY PROJECT for 2011 due in Mid-FEBRUARY.

Here is a website that can guide you through what you can expect with regard to entries, requirements and rules.

http://nationalhistoryday.org/GettingStarted.htm

Here's an overview of what to do:

Documentary
Exhibit
Paper
Performance
Web Site

Everything you need to get started in linked above!

Good Luck and email with any questions to:

riste@verizon.net

Dr. Simnjanovski

EXTRA CREDIT: Watch the Videos Below, Write 10-20 "Connections" You Find In the Videos to Ch. 9!!! Bring them into Dr. S.

Find the rest on Youtube.com by searching "The Sword In The Stone 1963 Title01 Part 5"

Ch. 9 EUROPE TEST WEEK (Ch 10 Intro)

The Weekly Overview:

H/W for this week:

***Progress Reports went out on Friday***
Please sign them and have your student return them to Social Studies!

1. Q/W #22 (done in class, turned in on Friday)
2. RE-READ / REVIEW p.230-251
3. ANSWER: p.263 (#s 1-4)
4. Ch. 9 Test on TUESDAY!!!

Monday

• Ch. 9 Test Review Day
• Copy Weekly H/W
• Q/W #22 intro
• TEST REVIEW ACTIVITY

Tuesday

• Q/W - Final Review Opportunity
• Ch 9 TEST
• Closure

Wednesday

• Ch 10 Introduction
• Q/W - Power of The Pope
• Ch. 10.1 Key Terms / Cornell Notes
• Europe in the 1000s - map walk thru
• Closure

Thursday

• Review 10.1 Terms, Intro 10.2 Terms
• Q/W - Gregory vs Henry (Popes vs Kings)
• Cornell Notes - Excommunications
• Points of View Introduction (p.262: Who should select the Bishops?)
• Closure

Friday

• Collect H/W & Q/Ws
• Quiz on Ch. 10.1
• Activity: Surprise!
• Closure

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*ALL THE LEGAL STUFF*

TEST WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ch. 9.2 covers HSS 7.6.2 as well as: HR 4, Writing 7.2.4c, & Reading 7.2.0

9.3 (Tues-Wed) Objectives are that:

Students will learn that …

1. Feudalism governed how knights and nobles dealt with each other.

2. Feudalism spread through much of Europe.

3. The manor system dominated Europe’s economy.

4. Towns and trade grew and helped end the feudal system.

Key Vocabulary Terms will be:

1. knights
2. vassal
3. feudalism
4. William the Conqueror
5. manor
6. serfs
7. Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Ch. 9.4 covers HSS 7.6.4 as well as: HR 4, Writing 7.2.4c, & Reading 7.2.0

9.4 (Thurs-Friday) Objectives are that:

Students will learn that …

1. Feudal societies shared common elements in Europe and Japan.

2. Europe and Japan differed in their cultural elements such as religion and art.

Key Vocabulary Terms will be:

1. chivalry
2. haiku

==================

HISTORY DAY INFO

==================

Students, Parents and Guardians:

Students will begin their 3 week Winter Break on Friday, December 17, 2010. During this time, the may choose to begin work on their HISTORY DAY PROJECT for 2011 due in Mid-FEBRUARY.

Here is a website that can guide you through what you can expect with regard to entries, requirements and rules.

http://nationalhistoryday.org/GettingStarted.htm

Here's an overview of what to do:

Documentary
Exhibit
Paper
Performance
Web Site

Everything you need to get started in linked above!

Good Luck and email with any questions to:

riste@verizon.net

Dr. Simnjanovski

EXTRA CREDIT: Watch the Videos Below, Write 10-20 "Connections" You Find In the Videos to Ch. 9!!! Bring them into Dr. S.

Find the rest on Youtube.com by searching "The Sword In The Stone 1963 Title01 Part 5"

LAST WEEK BEFORE BREAK!!!

The Wolfpack Mascot!

Extra CREDIT: PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS...it will all make sense soon!!! Muahahaha

This week we will cover two sections in chapter 8 (Japan), section 2, which covers Art & Culture in Heian and section three, which covers the Growth of a Military Society in Japan.

Here is a quick run down of section 2 and section 3:

In Section 2 the Objectives  are that:
Students will learn that …

  1.  Japanese nobles created great art in their court at Heian.

  2.  Buddhism changed in Japan during the Heian period.

In Section 2 the Vocabulary is:

1. court
2. Lady Murasaki Shikibu
3. Zen

 In Section 3 the Objectives  are that:
Students will learn that …

  1.  Samurai and shoguns took over Japan as emperors lost influence.

  2.  Samurai warriors lived honorably.

  3.  Order broke down when the power of the shoguns was challenged by invaders and rebellions.

  4.  Strong leaders took over and reunified Japan.

In Section 3 the Vocabulary is:

1. daimyo
2. samurai
3. figurehead
4. shogun
5. Bushido

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This chapter covers CA Standards for History: 7.5.3, 7.5.6

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Here is the brief weekly overview with H/W info:

MONDAY

-COPY H/W!
-Samurai vs Viking Predictive Activity
-Closure

TUESDAY - FRIDAY

-HISTORY DAY INTRODUCTION and OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH! 

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Homework

• Q/W #18

Ch. 7 CHINA - TEST TUESDAY!!!

China Game
(here is a link to a fun on-line game)

Overview of Unit 4:

-Ch 7 - China (pages 166 - 193)

-Ch 8 - Japan (pages 194 - 223)

Overview of THIS WEEK:

CHINA!

-Monday (REVIEW: Ch. 7.1-7.4)

-Tuesday (TEST: Ch. 7)

JAPAN!!!

-Wednesday (INTRO: Ch. 8.1)  

-Thursday (REVIEW: Ch. 8.1) 

-Friday (INTRO: 8.2) 

An In Depth Look Into Our Day

-Monday (China REVIEW)

*Q/W #16 

*COPY H/W
* Review for the Ch. 7 TEST

-Tuesday (China 7 TEST)

*Q/W #16 

* Ch. 7 TEST - Multiple Choice, Short Response

-Wednesday (Ch. 8.1 Geography and Early Japan)

*Q/W #16 (...a flooded village...)

*8.1 Key Terms

*Who is "Prince Shotoku?" / Cornell Notes

*Closure: Regent

-Thursday (8.1 Review) 

*Q/W #16 (...Key terms of 8.1 in a paragraph)

*8.1 Key Term review

*Influencing Culture (p.201)

*Closure: "The Times, They Are a Changin'..." Language, Culture, Religion, Philosophy, Government....etc

-Friday (Intro 8.2) Art & Culture in Heian

*Collect H/W

*8.2 Key Terms

*Visual Art, Architecture, Fashion, Literature, Performing Arts Activity

All The Legal Stuff!

This week we will be covering: 

1. Social Studies (History) Standard 7.3 (Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages).
2. Analysis Skills HI-6 (Students conduct cost-benefit analysis of economic and political issues---Public Value discussion)
3. English-Language Arts
   Writing 7.2.0 (Write Expository Texts)
   Reading 7.2.0 (Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material).
   

Ch. 7.1

Objectives 
Students will learn that …

  1.  The Period of Disunion was a time of war and disorder that followed the end of the Han dynasty.

  2.  China was reunified under the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties.

  3.  The Age of Buddhism saw major religious changes in China.

Vocabulary 

1. Period of Disunion
2. Grand Canal
3. Empress Wu

Ch. 7.2

Objectives 
Students will learn that …

  1.  Advances in agriculture led to increased trade and population growth.

  2.  Cities and trade grew during the Tang and Song dynasties.

  3.  The Tang and Song dynasties produced fine arts and inventions.

Vocabulary 

1. porcelain
2. woodblock printing
3. gunpowder
4. compass

Ch. 7.3

Objectives  Students will learn that …

  1.  Confucianism underwent changes and influenced Chinese government.

  2.  Scholar-officials ran China’s government during the Song dynasty.

Ch. 7. 3 Vocabulary 

1. bureaucracy
2. civil service
3. scholar-official

Ch. 7.4

Objectives  Students will learn that …

  1.  The Mongol Empire included China, and the Mongols ruled China as the Yuan dynasty.

  2.  The Ming dynasty was a time of stability and prosperity.

  3.  China under the Ming saw great changes in its government and relations with other countries.

Ch. 7.4 Vocabulary 

1. Genghis Khan
2. Kublai Khan
3. Zheng He
4. isolationalism

JAPAN!!!

Objectives 
Students will learn that …

  1.  Geography shaped life in Japan.

  2.  Early Japanese society was organized in clans, which came to be ruled by an emperor.

  3.  Japan learned about language, society, and government from China and Korea.

Vocabulary 

• clans
• Shinto
• Prince Shotoku
• regent

EXTRA CREDIT :

Extra Credit: This one is for HUGE POINTS!!!

Have your family (or you) RENT MONGOL (2007) and write a one page review of the film.  Here is a link to the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416044/  you can find it on Netflix or at your local video store.  Since the Movie is rated R for violence; please get parent permission before you watch it.  If you parents don't allow you to watch R-rated films due to violence, or other reasons, please ask and I'll get you an alternative extra credit assignment :)

P.S....

Fontana Middle School (NC State WolfPack!!!)

Ch. Ch 7 (Unit 4: 550-1868)

China Game
(here is a link to a fun on-line game)

Overview of Unit 4:

-Ch 7 - China (pages 166 - 193)

-Ch 8 - Japan (pages 194 - 223)

Overview of THIS WEEK:

-Monday (Review for the Ch. 6 Test on Africa)

-Tuesday (Ch. 6 Test: AFRICA)

-Wednesday (Ch. 7.1 Intro into China)

-Thursday (Ch. 7.1 Review)

-Friday (Ch. 7.2 Intro

An In Depth Look Into Our Day

-Monday (Review for the Ch. 6 Test on Africa)

*Q/W #13 Africa's Big Idea/Topic

*6.1 - 6.4 Key Terms Review

*QUIZ SHOW - interactive game challenging students (Jeopardy Style)

*Closure: Questions for Tonight's Study Time?

-Tuesday (Ch. 6 Test: AFRICA)

*Q/W #13 - African Term Usage (in a sentence)

*Ch. 6 TEST (20 questions -Multiple Choice / 1 Short Answer) - tests completed on Transponders as well as ScanTron format to familiarize students with State exams/testing formats.

*Closure: Discuss questions / responses for the Short Answer Essay.

-Wednesday (Ch. 7.1 Intro into China)

*Q/W #13 (...a peasant in China in the year 264...)

*7.1 Key Terms

*3 Dynasty Discussion / Cornell Notes

*Closure: Disunion followed by Reunification (at the end of the class students will be able to name ALL three dynasties (Sui, Tang, & Song) in China.

-Thursday (Ch. 7.1 Review)

*Q/W #13 (Use the KEY TERMS for Wed. in a Cloze paragraph provided by the instructor

*7.1 Main Ideas (and Big Idea) Review Activity - Buddhism

    - Cornell Notes

*Closure: Cornell Notes: Students will be able to provide two reasons why/how Buddhism spread in China.

-Friday (Ch. 7.2 Intro)

*Q/W #13 (...you are a rich merchant in the year 1270...)

*7.2 Key Terms

*Chinese Inventions

-Discussion

-Find 7 Important Chinese Inventions (Cornell Notes)

-Closure: Debate - Which Invention Do YOU feel is the most important and why???

All The Legal Stuff!

This week we will be covering: 

1. Social Studies (History) Standard 7.3 (Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages).
2. Analysis Skills HI-6 (Students conduct cost-benefit analysis of economic and political issues---Public Value discussion)
3. English-Language Arts
   Writing 7.2.0 (Write Expository Texts)
   Reading 7.2.0 (Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material).
   

Ch. 7.1

Objectives 
Students will learn that …

  1.  The Period of Disunion was a time of war and disorder that followed the end of the Han dynasty.

  2.  China was reunified under the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties.

  3.  The Age of Buddhism saw major religious changes in China.

Vocabulary 

1. Period of Disunion
2. Grand Canal
3. Empress Wu

Ch. 7.2

Objectives 
Students will learn that …

  1.  Advances in agriculture led to increased trade and population growth.

  2.  Cities and trade grew during the Tang and Song dynasties.

  3.  The Tang and Song dynasties produced fine arts and inventions.

Vocabulary 

1. porcelain
2. woodblock printing
3. gunpowder
4. compass

EXTRA CREDIT SONG:

Learn this song for Extra Credit this week!!!

Here are the Lyrics:

Chinese Dynasty Song

Here's the Chinese dynasty song, to the tune of "Frere Jacques":


Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

Sui, Tang, Song

Sui, Tang, Song

Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic

Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic

Mao and Deng

Mao and Deng

Fontana Middle School (NC State WolfPack!!!)

Ch. 6 (Sections 3 & 4)

Teacher Salary Info

Hey, we were recognized!

This week we will cover the final two sections of Chapter 6.  Section 3 (pages 142 - 146) discusses the Songhai Empire of Africa (c. 1500); Section 4 (pages 147-151) covers the Historical and Artistic Traditions of West Africa.

In Ch. 6, Section 3 the Objectives are that:
Students will learn that …

  1.  The Songhai built a new empire in West Africa.

  2.  Askia the Great ruled Songhai as an Islamic empire.

  3.  Songhai fell to Moroccan invaders, ending the great era of West African empires.

The Ch. 6.3 Vocabulary is:

1. Sunni Ali
2. Askia the Great

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In Ch. 6, Section 4 the Objectives are that:
Students will learn that …

  1.  Storytellers helped maintain the oral history of the cultures of West Africa.

  2.  Visitors to West Africa from other lands wrote histories and descriptions of what they saw there.

  3.  Traditionally, West Africans have valued the arts

The Ch. 6.3 Vocabulary is: 

1. oral history
2. griots
3. proverbs
4. kente

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Weekly Overview:

Monday:

-Copy H/W
-Ch. 6.3 Intro 
-Q/W #12
-6.2 Key Terms
-Section Reading

Tuesday:

-6.3 Key Term Review 
-Q/W
-"Know the Folks" Activity
-Closure

Wednesday:

-6.4 Intro
-Q/W
-6.4 Key Terms
-Value the Arts Activity
-Closure

Thursday:

-Q/W
-Dausi v Sundiata Conversation
-Mali to Memphis
-Mark the Text (BB King)
-Discussion
-Closure

Friday:

-Collect ALL H/W
-Ch. 6 (1-4) QUIZ!!!
-Discuss Responses

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK IS:

1. READ ALL OF CH 6 (READY FOR A TEST)
2. Q/W #12
3. p.146 (1-3)
4. p.147 (1-4)
   

EXTRA CREDIT!!!

Watch this short video of a kid rapping about Mansa Musa...then write down 2 facts about Mansa Musa that he talks about!

Ch 6 (Week 1 - Oct. 18-22, 2010)

Ch. 6. West Africa Empires: 1000-1600 ACE

This week we will be covering two sections in Ch 6.  This is a BIG chapter, with four sections.  

In Ch. 6 Section 1 the Objectives are that:  

Students will learn that …

  1.  Ghana controlled trade and became wealthy.

  2.  Through its control of trade, Ghana built an empire.

  3.  Ghana’s decline was caused by attacking invaders, overgrazing,
and the loss of trade.

The Key Terms / Vocabulary for Section 1 are: 

-Silent Barter

-Tunka Manin

IN SECTION 2....

In Ch. 6 Section 1 the Objectives are that:  

Students will learn that …

  1.  A ruler named Sundiata made Mali into an empire.

  2.  Mali reached its height under the ruler Mansa Musa.

  3.  Mali fell to invaders in the late 1400s.

The Key Terms / Vocabulary for Section 2 are:  

-Sundiata

-Mansa Musa

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The Weekly Overview Looks Like This:

MONDAY - No School

TUESDAY - Ch. 6.1 Intro

-Begin with Q/W 11

-Key Terms Discussion

-Silent Barter In Depth

-3 Reasons Ghana Fell

-Closure

WEDNESDAY - Ch. 6.1 Review

-Begin with Q/W 11

-Key Terms Discussion

-Growth & Decline Marking the Text (AVID)

-Tunka Manin

-Closure

THURSDAY - Ch. 6.2 Intro

-Begin with Q/W 11

-Key Terms Discussion (2)

-MALI - Rise & Fall

-READING

-Closure

FRIDAY - Ch. 6.2 Review

-H/W Collection

-Ch. 6.1 / 6.2 Quiz

-Discuss Responses

-Closure

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HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK (DUE FRIDAY!!!)

-Q/W #11

-PAGE 135 (1-3 all)

-PAGE 140 (1-4 all)

*Quiz on Friday*

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As always, email or call with questions!

Dr. Simnjanovski

7th Grade Social Studies

Fontana Middle School

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EXTRA CREDIT!!!

Watch this short video of a kid rapping about Mansa Musa...then write down 2 facts about Mansa Musa that he talks about!

Ch 5 Section 2

Here we go...MAJOR INFO FOR THIS WEEK!

1) Progress Reports will go out BY FRIDAY!!! Parents/Guardians be on the look out!!!
2) Ch 5 TEST will be on FRIDAY!!!
3) Homework will be: a) p.119 #'s 1-3 AND p.123 #'s 1-8



:)

Mr. S.

*No Extra Credit This Week.

UNIT 3: West African Civilizations (Ch. 5)

This is a SPLIT week where we will complete chapter 4 on Monday and TEST on Tuesday!  Then, begin Chapter 5 (West African Civilizations) on Wednesday.

Here's what the week looks like:

MONDAY: Review for the Ch 4 TEST

TUESDAY: Ch 4 TEST

WEDNESDAY: Begin Ch. 5 Section 1

THURSDAY: Review Ch. 5 Section 1

FRIDAY: Begin Ch. 5 Section 2

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The H/W for this week is:

1. Read Ch. 5 Section 1 (pages 112-115)
2. Answer Assessment 5.1 (page 115 #'s 1-3)

The Student Learning Objectives for Ch. 5, Section 1 are that:

Students will learn that …

  1.  The landforms, water, and plant life affected history in West Africa.

  2.  West Africa’s resources included farmland, gold, and salt.

The Student VOCABULARY for Ch. 5, Section 1 are:

1.  rifts
2. sub-Saharan Africa
3. Sahel
4. savannah
5. rain forests

EXTRA CREDIT: Watch this video and write down 5-10 facts on a piece of paper with your name on it...hand it to Dr. Simnjanovski secretly!