November 14, 2006

Announcements!!
Exam on Chapter 7 on Friday November 17th.
No homework except work not finished in class.

Monday

Questions/Reflections
Notes: The Mughal Empire
Activity: Questions on the Mughal Empire


Tuesday
No questions/reflections
Activity: Watch video: the Taj Mahal
#2 Fill in video guide and vocabulary

Weds
No questions/reflections
Activity: The Three Empires Brochure
Students will choose one of the three empires
(Mongol, Ottoman, or Mughal) and will create
a travel brochure for their chosen empire.

Thursday
Continue brochure
Review for exam


Friday

Exam for Chapter 7

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
10/30/06

Subject: The Three Great Empires
Topic: The Mongols and the Ottomans
Materials: PowerPoint’s, Three Empire packets, and notes

Objectives:
Describe the geography of the steppe and its effects on the life of the Mongols.
Describe the expansion of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan and his successors.
Assess the accomplishments and impact of the Mongols
Trace the growth of the Ottoman Empire under the early sultans.
Describe the accomplishments of the Ottomans under Suleiman.
Discuss the reasons fro the gradual decline of the empire after the death of Suleiman.


Instruction/Guided Practice:
Independent Practice/Homework:
Monday

Go over the exam from Friday
Watch A&E biography on Genghis Khan
(take notes)
NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday
Question/Reflection # 1
Pass out graphic organizers for Mongol Notes
Take Mongol notes together (P.P)
Work on Chapter 7 Lesson 1 Study guide
Homework: Study guide for lesson one (if not finished in class)

Wednesday
Question/Reflection # 2
Pass out video guide on video
Watch video Barbarians: The Mongols part I.
Homework:
None

Thursday
Question/Reflection # 3
Pass out graphic organizer for the Ottoman Empire.
Work on Study guide for Chapter 7 lesson 2.
Homework:
Chapter 7 lesson 2 study guide if not finished in class.


Friday

Work on video guide and watch the video: Empire of Islam: Part III the Ottomans
Homework: None


Assessment: Exam on Chapter 7 on November 16, 2006
Comments:

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
10/09/06

Subject: Africa
Topic: West African empires
Materials: PowerPoint’s, Africa packets, and notes

Objectives:
Identify the significance of the Nok age.
Evaluate the importance of trade to the development of Jenne-jeno.
Identify the factors that helped make Ghana a successful trading company.
Summarize the events that led to Ghana’s downfall.
Evaluate the geographic and political factors that made Mali a great trading empire.



Monday
Question/Reflection # 3
Notes: The Nok people and the trading center of Jenne-jeno
Work in packets pages 5-10

Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th


Tuesday
Question/Reflection # 4
PowerPoint: Ghana
Work in packets pages 11-14
Africa in Focus: Ghana (united streaming 20:31)
Griots and storytellers (page 15)
Why Anansi Hide in Caravans (page 27 of packet

Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th


Wednesday
Question/Reflection #5

The rise of the Mali empire PowerPoint
Mansa Musa and the pilgrimage to Mecca
Work in packets.


Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th


Thursday
Question/Reflection # 6

Continue lesson on Mali and its fall. (packets)
The rise of the Songhai

Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th



Friday

No school
Parent-teacher conference day


Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th



Assessment: Exam on October 27th
Comments:

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
10/02/06

Subject: Africa
Topic:
Materials: PowerPoint’s, Africa packets, and notes

Objectives:
Identify and study the countries and physical geography of Africa.
Identify the major land regions in West Africa south of the Sahara.
Identify the significance of the Nok age.
Evaluate the importance of trade to the development of Jenne-jeno.
Identify the factors that helped make Ghana a successful trading company.



Monday
Exam on Chapter 3 and 4.
Turn in homework packets and class packets.
Homework: NONE

Tuesday
Go over the exam questions and review any questions regarding the exam.
Intro to the African continent
(pass out Africa classroom work packet)
(pass out Africa packet homework)

Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th


Wednesday
Question/Reflection #1 (lesson # 23)
Continuation of the geography of Africa
Video: World Geography of Africa (united streaming) Watch video, pause to explain concepts, and take notes together.
Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th

Thursday
Question/Reflection #2(lesson #24)
The Sahara Desert and the Trans-Sahara Trade Routes.
Handout: Blank Outline Map of Grassland, Rainforest, and Desert Regions of Africa.
The Sahara desert Sea and Sand (handout)
Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th

Friday
Question/Reflection #3
The Kingdom of Ghana notes on Graphic organizer.
Map of Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay
Homework packet for Chapters 5/6 Due Oct 27th
Exam: October 27th



Assessment: Exam on October 27th

Islam Study Guide
Chapter 3 & 4


Vocabulary (book/packet)
Bureaucracy
emir
faction
dissent
empire
calligraphy

Chapter 3 and 4

¨ Source of conflict of nomadic tribes in Arabia. (book)
¨ Seljuk Turks (book)
¨ Who did Cordoba fall to? (book)
¨ Baghdad: What was invented there? What types of games where played there? What were their hospital like? Scientific study in Baghdad. (class packet/homework/book)
¨ What is an oasis? (book)
¨ What was Cordoba like when it was under Islamic rule? (class/book)
¨ Why was the Battle of Tours important? (book)
¨ The tax system of the Umayyad. (book/class packet)
¨ What helped to united the Umayyad. (class packet/book)
¨ Where was the Abbasid capital moved to? (book/packet)
¨ Who were the Fatimids? (book)
¨ Who gained control of Spain while the Abbasids ruled in the east. (book)
¨ Who was Muhammad? (book and class)
¨ What was the first word given to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. (book/packet/homework)
¨ What do the Muslims believe the Koran is? (book/packet)
¨ Know the five pillars of Islam. (book/class)
¨ What position did the Muslims NOT want the first caliph to fill? (class/book)
¨ Why did the Shiites and Sunni spilt from one another? (packet/homework)
¨ Established religions: do they have a central religions figure (packet)
¨ Have religions successfully created peace? (packet)
¨ How many followers does Islam have? (packet/notes)
¨ What country is Mecca located in today? (book/packet)
¨ What is the name of the chapters in the Koran? (packet)
¨ What three colonial powers took over the Islam Empire in the 18th and 19th century? (packet)

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
09/25/06


Monday
Question/Reflection #6 (Lesson 18)
Muhammad in review: Read pages 17-19 in Islam packets.
Using the information from pages 17-19 work on the worksheet titled “Life of Muhammad in Review.”
Homework:
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2

Tuesday
Question/Reflection #7 (Lesson 19)
Read “The Koran and the Hadith” worksheet together.
Begin video and video guide “Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran.” (DVD)
Homework:
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2

Wednesday
Question/Reflection #8 (Lesson 20)
Read “The Caliphs and the Spread of Islam” and answer the questions in the packet.
The Rise of the Umayyad.
Homework:
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2


Thursday
Question/Reflection #9 (Lesson 21)
The rise of the Abbasid Power Point.
The Golden Age of Islam (worksheet)
Homework:
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2


Friday
No question or reflection
The Growth of Islam game and review (with class)

Homework:
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2


Exam on Oct 2, 2006 on Chapter 3 and 4.

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
9/18/06

Subject: Religion and Islam
Topic: The Roots of Islam
Materials: PowerPoint’s, Islam packets, and notes

Objectives:
Identify Muhammad and explain how he came to found the religion Islam.
Describe the Koran and explain its significance to Muslims.
List and explain the Five Pillars of Islam.
Explain how Islam affects all aspects of Muslim life.


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
Question/Reflection # 1
The Origin of Religion-PowerPoint notes
Activities
World Distribution and Size of Major World Religions
The Semitic Religions
HOMEWORK
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
Question/Reflection #2
Where are we from activity
Activity of our different cultures in the class around the world.
(create card and map)
HOMEWORK
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2006
Question/Reflection #3
Islam 101 review and stereotypes
Read the Origins of Islam, The Life of Muhammad and the Birth of Islam and use those articles to answer the questions on the worksheet:
“The Life of Muhammad in Review.”
HOMEWORK
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2006
Question/Reflection # 4
Islam Pretest
Islam Video guide and video
Start map activity
HOMEWORK
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2006
Question/Reflection#5
Continue map activity and finish post test
HOMEWORK
Islam packet for Chapter 3
Islam packet for Chapter 4
Due Oct 2


***Test on chapters 3 and 4 on October 2, 2006***
1. Study homework packets
2. Study classwork packets
Test will be multiple choice and true/false.

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
September 11, 2006

Subject: Roman History
Topic: The Accomplishment and fall of Rome
Materials: Posters, notes, worksheets, and PowerPoint

Objectives:

Explain causes for the collapse of the Western Empire.
Explain why the Eastern Roman Empire survived and prospered.


Instruction/Guided Practice:
Independent Practice/Homework:

Monday- September 11, 2006
Remembering 911
Discuss, essay, and video regarding where they were during 911.
Chapter 2 Rome homework packet (due Sept 15th)
Postcard/Collage project (due Sept 15th)

Tuesday- September 12, 2006

Finish video and video guide
Question/Reflection # 2
Chapter 2 Rome homework packet (due Sept 15h)

Wednesday-September 13, 2006
Rome collage and postcard group work.
Library/class work
Chapter 2 Rome homework packet (due Sept 15h)

Thursday
Work on collages and postcards

Chapter 2 Rome homework packet (due Sept 15h)

Friday-September 14, 2006

Finish projects
Chapter 2 Rome homework packet DUE TODAY!!

Assessment: Sept 15 (quiz) NOTE: QUIZ IS CANCELED!