Schedule October 29-Nov 2

Tuesday, October 29

DBQ: Ancient Greece.  Today, we will continue analyzing the documents from the DBQ.  Then, tomorrow, you will categorize and then write a thesis statement.

Wednesday, October 30

1.  Categorize documents and write a DBQ thesis statement
2.  Lecture:  Significance of Ancient Rome

Read p. 155-159.  Complete the Chapter 6 section 1 reading guide.  Due Tuesday.

Thursday, October 31  Happy Halloween

ACT-Style reading:  "The Spirit of Halloween" plus a 10 question quiz

Friday, November 1

Lecture:  The Roman Republic, Part 1

Don't forget the reading guide---due Tuesday!

Updated Schedule for the Week

Thursday, October 24

1.  Discuss Test
2.  DBQ: Ancient Greece


Friday, October 25

Reading benchmark Test

Crash Course World History

Yesterday, we watched an AWESOME video about Alexander the Great.  Remember, we made a chart with evidence supporting whether or not Alexander should be called "the Great."  If you weren't here, you need to watch it for the Quiz tomorrow.  Hhhmmmmm.  Maybe a writing section on the quiz....hmmmmm...I think so!

Schedule October 21-25, 2013

Monday, October 21

Was Alexander the Great actually "great?"

The reading guide for Chapter 5, sec 4-5 due tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 22

Review for the test.  The test will be about 35 questions--multiple choice and matching.  Plus, there will be a map of Ancient Greece as well.

Terms/People	Map	Themes/Ideas
Monarchy Oligarchy Tyranny/tyrant Democracy Persian Wars Peloponnesian Wars Pericles Minoan civilization Mycenaean civilization Homer Macedonia Alexander the Great Acropolis Parthenon Socrates Plato Aristotle Trojan War Polis	Athens Sparta Olympia Corinth Thebes Troy Crete Knossos Aegean Sea Mediterranean Sea Ionian Sea Rhodes	Geography of Greece—importance Limits on democracy in Athens Spreading of Greek culture Results of the Persian Wars and Peloponnesian Wars Hellenic/Hellenistic culture Art and architecture in Ancient Greece Alexander the Great—significance; how he ruled; what he did

Wednesday, October 23

Test over Chapter 5.

No Homework.


Thursday, October 24

1.  Discuss Test
2.  Lecture:  The beginning of Rome.


Friday, October 25

Reading benchmark Test

Read p. 155-159.  Complete reading guide for Chapter 6, sec 1.  This will be due on Wednesday.

The Greeks video

If you missed class last Friday, you missed the beginning of the videos we watched in class.  We watched the last 20 minutes of Part 2.  This video will start at 36:30 minutes.  Click here for the sheet to fill out.



 For part 3, we only watched the first 25 minutes or so.

Schedule October 15-18

Tuesday, October 15

1.  Finish video
2.  Take short quiz on Peloponnesian War
3.  Go over the reading guides for Chapter 5, Sections 1-3

Wednesday, October 16

GRECO-ROMAN ART FORUM.  Today, you will be meeting in the theater for a forum on art in the Classical world.

Thursday, October 17

1.  Discuss the forum; take quiz?
2.  Lecture:  Alexander's World

Read p. 142-149.  Complete RG Chapter 5, sections 4-5 for Monday

Friday, October 18

Lecture:  Alexander the Great

Finish reading guide for Monday.  You will have a quiz over Chapter 5 on TUESDAY!

Things to know for the Quiz:

Terms/People	Map	Themes/Ideas
Monarchy Oligarchy Tyranny/tyrant Democracy Persian Wars Peloponnesian Wars Pericles Minoan civilization Mycenaean civilization Homer Macedonia Alexander the Great Acropolis Parthenon Socrates Plato Aristotle Trojan War Polis	Athens Sparta Olympia Corinth Thebes Troy Crete Knossos Aegean Sea Mediterranean Sea Ionian Sea Rhodes	Geography of Greece—importance Limits on democracy in Athens Spreading of Greek culture Results of the Persian Wars and Peloponnesian Wars Hellenic/Hellenistic culture Art and architecture in Ancient Greece Alexander the Great—significance; how he ruled; what he did

SCHEDULE OCTOBER 7-11

Monday, October 7

1st & 3rd:  Lewis University Field Trip
8th:  The Myth of Star Wars

Remember, your Chapter 5, Sec 1 & 2 reading  guide is due on Wednesday.

Tuesday, October 8

Lecture:  The Greek City State:  Athens v. Sparta

Reading guide due tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 9

1.  Athens & Sparta Venn Diagram
2.  Lecture:  The Persian Wars

Thursday, October 10

1.  Lecture:  The Beginning of the End of the Greek World
2.  Video:  The Greeks:  Crucible of Civilization, Part 3

You will have a sheet that goes with this video.


Friday, October 11
Finish Video
Quiz next week on Ancient Greece!