Homework: Due 4/8/19
Contributions of Ancient Greece ( Olympics)
Create a poem that is based on one of the topics below. Use the “I Am Poem” format to create your poem. In your poem be sure to:
- Write a title that is relevant and appropriate to task/poem ( 3 pts)
- present at least six pieces of facts on the topic you have selected( 12 pts)
- use the I am poem format ( see the attached document for the format) ( 3 pts)
- make the poem specific using words that create images, and or expressions that capture the topic ( 4 pts)
- poem is logical and the ideas flow ( 4 pts)
- Each stanza must have at least ten lines. ( 4 points) ( See an example below) -
Total = 30 points
Topics
- I am an Ancient Greek Legacy
- I am the Olympics
- I am an Ancient Greek Athlete
- I am a Spectator at the Olympic
Format for I am Poem
I am …….
FIRST STANZA
I am (2 special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something of curiosity)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
SECOND STANZA
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
THIRD STANZA
I understand (something that is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
Example
I am Jim Crow
I am barbaric and unfair
I wonder if my plans for separating blacks and whites will be successful
I hear civil right activists lifting their voices and saying,
“I am Wrong” while my enforcers yell to them, “You don’t belong…”
I see social splits in many public facilities such as restroom, restaurants…
And with separate seating sections on public transportation
and different schools for each race
I want segregation among these races to continue
So I can grow stronger as society continue to lift me up
I am barbaric and unfair
Marking Period 3 (MP3)
Homework- Due 2/6/19
The Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
Define the following:
Vocabulary
1. unification 2. pharaoh 3. Old Kingdom 4. mummification 5. hieroglyphics 6. papyrus 7. economy
8.economy
PEOPLE
1. Menes 2.Khufu 3.Jean Champollion
Homework- Due 2/6/19
The Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
Define the following:
Vocabulary
1. unification 2. pharaoh 3. Old Kingdom 4. mummification 5. hieroglyphics 6. papyrus 7. economy
8.economy
PEOPLE
1. Menes 2.Khufu 3.Jean Champollion
Homework: Due 12/13/18
Study the definition of the following words taken from your Social Studies Midterm Study Guide. There will be a quiz on these words on the due date (12/13/18)
decade millennium chronological archaeologist civilization homo erectus land bridge irrigation division of labor delta
Definitions
Division of labor: The type of arrangements in which each worker specializes in a particular job
Irrigation: a way of supplying water to an area of land
Land bridge- a strip of land connecting two continents
Archaeologists – people who study the remains of past cultures
Civilization- a culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning, and government
Decade: a period of 10 years
Millennium- a period of 1000 years
Chronological – arranged in the order of time
Homo erectus- the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body
Delta –the flat, fan-shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of a river.
NB: All students were given a Social Studies Midterm Study Guide ( Midterm is on December 19, 2018)
Study the definition of the following words taken from your Social Studies Midterm Study Guide. There will be a quiz on these words on the due date (12/13/18)
decade millennium chronological archaeologist civilization homo erectus land bridge irrigation division of labor delta
Definitions
Division of labor: The type of arrangements in which each worker specializes in a particular job
Irrigation: a way of supplying water to an area of land
Land bridge- a strip of land connecting two continents
Archaeologists – people who study the remains of past cultures
Civilization- a culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning, and government
Decade: a period of 10 years
Millennium- a period of 1000 years
Chronological – arranged in the order of time
Homo erectus- the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body
Delta –the flat, fan-shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of a river.
NB: All students were given a Social Studies Midterm Study Guide ( Midterm is on December 19, 2018)
Homework: Due 12/7/18
Define the following:
1. migrate 2. code of law 3. civilization 4. technology 5. delta 6. specialize 7. domestic 8. surplus
9. agriculture 10. map key
Define the following:
1. migrate 2. code of law 3. civilization 4. technology 5. delta 6. specialize 7. domestic 8. surplus
9. agriculture 10. map key
Homework: Due 12/6/18
Define the following:
1. historian 2. archaeologist 3. primary source 4. secondary source 5. artifact 6. homo erectus 7. land bridge 8.physical feature 9. obsidian 10. flaking 11. irrigation 12. drought 13. latitude 14. scale 15. longitude
Define the following:
1. historian 2. archaeologist 3. primary source 4. secondary source 5. artifact 6. homo erectus 7. land bridge 8.physical feature 9. obsidian 10. flaking 11. irrigation 12. drought 13. latitude 14. scale 15. longitude
Homework: Test Preparation- Testing Date: Thursday 11/8/18
Please ensure that you study for and know the meaning of:
1.surplus 2.agriculture 3.specialization 4.domestication 5.Neolithic Era 6.society 7.technology 8.permanent settlement
-the benefits and drawbacks of the Neolithic Revolution
- the causes and effects of the Neolithic Revolution
- How the Neolithic Revolution acts as a turning point.
Please ensure that you study for and know the meaning of:
1.surplus 2.agriculture 3.specialization 4.domestication 5.Neolithic Era 6.society 7.technology 8.permanent settlement
-the benefits and drawbacks of the Neolithic Revolution
- the causes and effects of the Neolithic Revolution
- How the Neolithic Revolution acts as a turning point.
Homework: Due 11/1/18
Read the comic on the Neolithic Revolution and answer the following:
What causes society to change from a Paleolithic to a Neolithic one? What happened as a result of these changes? Explain using ideas from the document and facts learned from previous lessons.
The cartoon is attached below. Students who were present for school were given a hard copy . In the event you were absent, please print your own copy or read it online and answer the question asked.
Read the comic on the Neolithic Revolution and answer the following:
What causes society to change from a Paleolithic to a Neolithic one? What happened as a result of these changes? Explain using ideas from the document and facts learned from previous lessons.
The cartoon is attached below. Students who were present for school were given a hard copy . In the event you were absent, please print your own copy or read it online and answer the question asked.
what_causes_society_to_change_from_a_paleolithic_to_a_neolithic_one_cartoon.docx | |
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Homework: Due 10/31/18
Read page 54-57 of your Social Studies Text. This is necessary as it will assist in the discussions about early farming cities. You will be required at a later date to include information from this reading to a task
Reminder: This is a read only homework since we are required NOT to bring bags to school tomorrow. 10/31/18
Read page 54-57 of your Social Studies Text. This is necessary as it will assist in the discussions about early farming cities. You will be required at a later date to include information from this reading to a task
Reminder: This is a read only homework since we are required NOT to bring bags to school tomorrow. 10/31/18
Homework: Due 10/26/18
Instruction: Select any three of the four excerpts you were given on the Neolithic Revolution , and state how they support the claim below. Write the evidence that support it for each excerpt.
Claim: The Neolithic Revolution was a turning point in world history
All Students were given a hard copy of the excerpts.
Instruction: Select any three of the four excerpts you were given on the Neolithic Revolution , and state how they support the claim below. Write the evidence that support it for each excerpt.
Claim: The Neolithic Revolution was a turning point in world history
All Students were given a hard copy of the excerpts.
Homework: 10/23/18
Read page 40-42 of your Social Studies text and answer the following:
What was one effect of the switch to farming? Explain .
Read page 40-42 of your Social Studies text and answer the following:
What was one effect of the switch to farming? Explain .
Homework: Due 10/17/18
Define the key terms below. The meanings can be found from page 28-33 in your Social Studies text book. There will be a test on Thursday 10/19/18 and knowing these terms will help you to comprehend and analyze questions asked.
prehistory hominid ancestor tool Paleolithic Era flint society hunter-gatherer.
- Your test on Thursday will also require you to know how early humans during the Paleolithic Era survived.
Define the key terms below. The meanings can be found from page 28-33 in your Social Studies text book. There will be a test on Thursday 10/19/18 and knowing these terms will help you to comprehend and analyze questions asked.
prehistory hominid ancestor tool Paleolithic Era flint society hunter-gatherer.
- Your test on Thursday will also require you to know how early humans during the Paleolithic Era survived.
Homework: Due 10/16/18
Read pages 30 and 31 of your Social Studies text and answer the following:
How did tools improve during the Old Stone Age? How did this improve the lives of early man?
Read pages 30 and 31 of your Social Studies text and answer the following:
How did tools improve during the Old Stone Age? How did this improve the lives of early man?
Homework: Due 10/9/18
Re-read the article,"The Iceman" and answer the questions that follow. Also write the definition for all the words in bold. If you have misplaced your article, one is attached below.
Re-read the article,"The Iceman" and answer the questions that follow. Also write the definition for all the words in bold. If you have misplaced your article, one is attached below.
the_iceman.doc | |
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Homework : Due: Friday, October 5, 2018 ( posted 9/26/18)
Themes of Geography Project
Read the instructions in the attached documents and respond to the assigned tasks. The project's final date to turn in is 10/5/18 but the drafts are due on the dates specify below:
Monday, October 1, 2018
Draft for your essay. You must use the information from the graphic organizer to help you in your response.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
-Please bring in an outline of your magazine cover. It does not have to include the pictures, but create a plan of where the pictures would go and what the pictures would show. Also, include all other components of the cover. A mock cover.
( I will provide paper and explanation in class prior to this)
A hard copy of the project will also be given to all students
Themes of Geography Project
Read the instructions in the attached documents and respond to the assigned tasks. The project's final date to turn in is 10/5/18 but the drafts are due on the dates specify below:
Monday, October 1, 2018
Draft for your essay. You must use the information from the graphic organizer to help you in your response.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
-Please bring in an outline of your magazine cover. It does not have to include the pictures, but create a plan of where the pictures would go and what the pictures would show. Also, include all other components of the cover. A mock cover.
( I will provide paper and explanation in class prior to this)
A hard copy of the project will also be given to all students
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Homework: Due Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018
Read the instructions and questions in the attached document and respond to all questions asked. Please be aware that this assignment is considered research for your upcoming Social Studies Project, which will be given out next week. You may download and type or write on the document or complete it in your homework notebook.
Read the instructions and questions in the attached document and respond to all questions asked. Please be aware that this assignment is considered research for your upcoming Social Studies Project, which will be given out next week. You may download and type or write on the document or complete it in your homework notebook.
theme_of_geography_graphic_organizer_questions.docx | |
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Homework: Due: Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Themes of Geography
Answer one of the following questions. Please note that each question has three parts and all parts must be answered.
It is graded out of a total of ten points.
1.What is absolute location? 2 points
Give and explain two examples of absolute location. 4 points
Why is knowing the absolute location of a place necessary? Explain using examples.? 4 points
or
2. What is relative location? 2 points
Give and explain two examples of relative location. 4 points
In what situation might you use the relative location of a place? Explain using examples. 4 points
This assignment is graded. Assignments are not accepted after due date.
Themes of Geography
Answer one of the following questions. Please note that each question has three parts and all parts must be answered.
It is graded out of a total of ten points.
1.What is absolute location? 2 points
Give and explain two examples of absolute location. 4 points
Why is knowing the absolute location of a place necessary? Explain using examples.? 4 points
or
2. What is relative location? 2 points
Give and explain two examples of relative location. 4 points
In what situation might you use the relative location of a place? Explain using examples. 4 points
This assignment is graded. Assignments are not accepted after due date.