CATS Testing — Week I
This week we will be testing in the mornings and have an altered schedule the rest of the day. Your projects are due on Tuesday. Bring them by my room first thing in the morning. We will test-fire the catapults & trebuchets later in the week.
There is NO homework this week.
After testing we will be doing Social Studies related activities with Mrs. Merrill’s classes.
This week we will be wrapping up a lot of the Middle Ages. Homework is due on Friday and there will be a quiz on your reading on Friday as well.
Monday, April 27th
City life in the Middle Ages — villages, church and guilds
Tuesday, April 28th
The Black Death
Wednesday, April 29th
How the Black Death changed life in the Middle Ages
Thursday, April 30th
Art & Architecture of the late Middle Ages
Friday, May 1st
Quiz — the Hundred Years War
Homework this week is on the Crusades. Read pages 534-543 in the textbook and answer questions #1-5 on page 543. You will have a quiz on the reading on Friday and your homework is due on Friday as well. Remember to be working on your Medieval Building Project, as it is due on May 5th.
Monday, April 20th
We will be learning about castles, their construction, and their purpose.
Tuesday, April 21st
We will be learning about castles, their construction, and their purpose.
Wednesday, April 22nd
We will be learning about Cathedrals, their construction, and their purpose.
Thursday, April 23rd
City life in the Middle Ages
Friday, April 24th
Quiz — Collect Homework & Flashbacks — City life in the Middle Ages
We will continue to study the Middle Ages this week.
Homework is to read pages 522-531 and answer questions 1-5 on 531. This is due Friday and you will have a quiz on the reading on Friday.
Remember, your building projects are due on Tuesday, May 5th. The form on what you have chosen to build is due, signed by a parent, on Tuesday.
Monday, April 13th
Islam, its beliefs and facts.
Tuesday, April 14th
The growth of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages
Wednesday, April 15th
The Crusades and the Inquisition
Thursday, April 16th
Results of the Crusades — trade and the end of Feudalism
Friday, April 17th
Quiz — Homework Due — Medieval city life: Castles & Guilds
Welcome back from Spring Break!
We are done with Rome and now will be moving into the Middle Ages
Homework this week — Read pages 508-521 (Quiz Friday) — Answer questions 1-5 on page 521 — Due Friday
Monday, April 6th
Introduction to the Middle Ages & KWL Chart
Tuesday, April 7th
We will assign and discuss the castle projects and learn about a Motte & Bailey castle
Wednesday, April 8th
We will introduce feudalism
Thursday, April 9th
We will learn about Charles Martel & Charlemagne, then the rise of Monasteries & Education
Friday, April 10th
Quiz on the reading and the introduction to Islam
This week we will be preparing for your Unit Test on ancient Rome. Your homework is a Study Guide that you will receive on Monday. The Study Guide is due on Thursday and the Unit Test is also on Thursday.
Monday, March 23rd
We will be doing work in the Workbook and doing a puzzle of terms from Ancient Rome
Tuesday, March 24th
We will be reviewing Ancient Rome with the Video Quiz
Wednesday, March 25th
We will go over the Study Guide and finish our review of Ancient Rome
Thursday, March 26th
Unit Test — 15 Multiple Choice Questions & 1 Open Response Question
Friday, March 27th
Special Activity
This week we will begin winding down on the Roman Empire. Homework is to read pages 317-326 in your textbook and answer questions 1-5 on page 326. This is due Friday, and you will, as usual, have a quiz on your reading on Friday as well.
Monday, March 16
We will learn about Pompeii and the state of Mt. Vesuvius today
Tuesday, March 17
We will get a closer look at a Roman home, and then design one of your own.
Wednesday, March 18 — Tiger Tracks
We will study the daily life of an average Roman
Thursday, March 19
We will look at how Rome was governed and how it controlled such a large Empire.
Friday, March 20
Quiz — Homework Due — The Fall of Rome
Today’s assignment is different from the others we have done. You have a worksheet on the Pax Romana, and the “Five Good Emperors.” What you need to do is research each of these emperors using the websites below.
For each Emperor, put his birth and death years, the years he served as Emperor, and 3 facts about their rule over the Roman Empire.
Use your time wisely, and try to get information from more than one website.