Ms. Hume\’s History Page

Monday: Review class procedures and expectations. Students will read and discuss an excerpt from Homer’s Iliad (6.1spi4) No HWTuesday: Students will read and discuss an excerpt from Homer’s Odyssey. (6.1spi4) NO HWWednesday: Students will complete a computer scavenger hunt on the Olympic games of Ancient Greece. We will also discuss Greek word origins. NO HWThursday: Students will compare Athens and Sparta using a Venn diagram. HW: None Friday: Students will evaluate the types of democracy found in ancient Greece and in the U.S. today. Class discussion(6.4, spi1,2,4,5, & 6.5 spi11) Ch 7 Lesson 3 NO HW

Monday: ThinkLink testing

Tuesday: Introduction to Greece. Students will research a Greek god using the laptops and write a report. (6.5spi17) NO HW

Wednesday: Guidance. Students will complete an atlas activity on Greece. NO HW

Thursday:Students will continue to work on the project. Due at the end of class. NO HW

Friday: Guidance; students will complete an atlas activity on Greece. NO HW

Monday: Go over journal topic. Students will examine how the Maurya and Gupta rulers united India. Outline. Ch 6 Lesson 3 (6.3spi3) NO HW

Tuesday: Students will examine the beliefs of Buddhism (6.1 spi3) Chapter 6 lesson 1; Atlas Activity NO HW

Wednesday: Students will discuss the development of the Persian Empire. Ch. 6 lesson 4 (6.5spi11) Outline. NO HW

Thursday: Students will complete a study guide to review for Chapter 6 test. HW: Journal due; study island due, study for test

Friday: Students will take a test over Chapter 6. NO HW

Allies are countries that have pledges to help one another in times of need. Name some people you would like to have as allies the next time you are in a difficult situation. Explain your choices. Due Friday.