Wednesday / Thursday September 25/26, 2019
1. TEST review - students worked on review booklets
- watched several "review" videos
- took part in review games / activities
2. Academic Raiders game
Chapter 1 - The Early Middle Ages TEST - Monday September 30th. Students can find information in their textbook and use notes from class and the documentaries we have watched. I will be in my classroom and available to answer questions / provide help on Thursday at lunch.
Paragraph Question on upcoming TEST (so you can prepare ideas in advance)
Which PERSON or EVENT do you consider to be the most "historically" significant during the time period that we have just covered in Socials 8? Provide TWO reasons for you choice. (6 marks). (Paragraph should be approximately 4-6 sentences.)
How your paragraph will be assessed:
Topic Sentence - State the person or event in a sentence that clearly answers the paragraph question - 1 mark
Reason #1 with explanation as to why it is historically significant - 2 marks
Reason #2 with explanation as to why it is historically significant - 2 marks
Concluding Sentence - Restate topic of paragraph in a new way - 1 mark
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Tuesday September 24, 2019
1. Upcoming Unit 1 TEST on the Early Middle Ages is scheduled for Monday Sept. 30.
Test format - 50 marks
• 20 vocabulary matching (10 marks)
• 20 matching religions (10 marks)
• 14 tribe characteristics matching (7 marks)
• short answer questions (13 marks)
• before/after chart (4 marks)
• paragraph answer (6 marks) - students will be given the paragraph question the class
before the test.
2. Early Middle Ages timeline assignment (a summary of what we have learned throughout the unit).
3. Academic Raiders game - Round #2
4. Students received the Test Review Booklet. Please remember to bring to class next day as this is what we will be working on.
1. Upcoming Unit 1 TEST on the Early Middle Ages is scheduled for Monday Sept. 30.
Test format - 50 marks
• 20 vocabulary matching (10 marks)
• 20 matching religions (10 marks)
• 14 tribe characteristics matching (7 marks)
• short answer questions (13 marks)
• before/after chart (4 marks)
• paragraph answer (6 marks) - students will be given the paragraph question the class
before the test.
2. Early Middle Ages timeline assignment (a summary of what we have learned throughout the unit).
3. Academic Raiders game - Round #2
4. Students received the Test Review Booklet. Please remember to bring to class next day as this is what we will be working on.
Monday 23 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Monday September 23, 2019
1. We reviewed what students had learned from the movie, The Dark Ages.
2. Students worked in their tribes to come up with 12 challenge questions that they would be using in the upcoming game, Academic Raiders. The questions had to be from topics we have already covered in Socials 8: The Roman Empire and its fall, Western European geography, Religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and/or information about their tribe. This information was gathered from the notes they had taken on the documentaries we have watched, their textbook or the European map.
3. We played one round of "Academic Raiders". Three rounds to go.....
4. The students began a "Timeline" assignment as part of the upcoming review for Unit 1. They will have a TEST on Unit 1 on Monday September 30.
1. We reviewed what students had learned from the movie, The Dark Ages.
2. Students worked in their tribes to come up with 12 challenge questions that they would be using in the upcoming game, Academic Raiders. The questions had to be from topics we have already covered in Socials 8: The Roman Empire and its fall, Western European geography, Religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and/or information about their tribe. This information was gathered from the notes they had taken on the documentaries we have watched, their textbook or the European map.
3. We played one round of "Academic Raiders". Three rounds to go.....
4. The students began a "Timeline" assignment as part of the upcoming review for Unit 1. They will have a TEST on Unit 1 on Monday September 30.
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Friday September 20, 2019
Students finished watching the movie, The Dark Ages, (up to 1hr 20m) and completed their notes (handout with questions).
Students finished watching the movie, The Dark Ages, (up to 1hr 20m) and completed their notes (handout with questions).
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Wednesday/Thursday September 18/19, 2019
1. Review from last day.
2. We began watching the History Channel documentary called, "The Dark Ages". We watched up to 42 minutes of the movie. Students completed notes (a handout with questions on it). We went over each question to ensure understanding
3. Preparation for an upcoming class activity called "Academic Raiders", where the class is divided in to 5 different tribes (Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Vikings, Franks and Byzantines) representing groups that are going to have a significant impact on Western European society in the early Middle Ages (after the fall of the Roman Empire).
• each group researched their tribe, using our textbook, and then introduced themselves
to the rest of the class.
1. Review from last day.
2. We began watching the History Channel documentary called, "The Dark Ages". We watched up to 42 minutes of the movie. Students completed notes (a handout with questions on it). We went over each question to ensure understanding
3. Preparation for an upcoming class activity called "Academic Raiders", where the class is divided in to 5 different tribes (Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Vikings, Franks and Byzantines) representing groups that are going to have a significant impact on Western European society in the early Middle Ages (after the fall of the Roman Empire).
• each group researched their tribe, using our textbook, and then introduced themselves
to the rest of the class.
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Tuesday September 17, 2019
1. Students handed in paragraphs (if they had not handed them in yesterday), on what they believed needed to happen in order for Western Europe to climb back to an advanced level of civilization.
2. We read pages 15-18 together in the textbook (about the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe) and then the students were assigned questions to complete. They had the rest of class to work on these questions. Whatever was not completed in class, is for homework and due at the beginning of class next day. Questions 1-5 - we will go over the answers together. Question 6 and 7 will be handed in for marks.
1. Students handed in paragraphs (if they had not handed them in yesterday), on what they believed needed to happen in order for Western Europe to climb back to an advanced level of civilization.
2. We read pages 15-18 together in the textbook (about the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe) and then the students were assigned questions to complete. They had the rest of class to work on these questions. Whatever was not completed in class, is for homework and due at the beginning of class next day. Questions 1-5 - we will go over the answers together. Question 6 and 7 will be handed in for marks.
Monday 16 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Monday September 16, 2019
1. Students wrote a paragraph answering the question; "What do you think it will take to get Western Europe back to the advanced level of civilization that existed before the fall of the Roman Empire? Explain your ideas. (Hint: Consider some of the ideas that you included in the pyramid group assignment that we did last week.). Paragraph was handed in when completed. Those who didn't complete it have it for homework. Due: Tuesday Sept. 18.
2. We continued on with the three major religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Finished the Christianity and Islam video and completed the chart.
Next day: The spread of Christianity throughout Europe - you will need your textbooks!
1. Students wrote a paragraph answering the question; "What do you think it will take to get Western Europe back to the advanced level of civilization that existed before the fall of the Roman Empire? Explain your ideas. (Hint: Consider some of the ideas that you included in the pyramid group assignment that we did last week.). Paragraph was handed in when completed. Those who didn't complete it have it for homework. Due: Tuesday Sept. 18.
2. We continued on with the three major religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Finished the Christianity and Islam video and completed the chart.
Next day: The spread of Christianity throughout Europe - you will need your textbooks!
Friday 13 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Friday September 13, 2019
1. Reviewed what we had learned last day - the fall of the Roman Empire and the changes that this brought to Western European society.
2. Handed back European map quizzes (students who did not pass are asked to re-write until they receive a passing mark)
3. Introduced the concept of religion, what needs it fulfils in society and the 3 religions that had the greatest impact on European history - Judaism, Christianity and Islam
4. Watched 2 of the 3 videos that explain each of these religions (will watch the 3rd one next class). YouTube - Judaism 101, Christianity 101, (Islam 101). Students completed a chart that highlights the main characteristics/concepts of each religion.
1. Reviewed what we had learned last day - the fall of the Roman Empire and the changes that this brought to Western European society.
2. Handed back European map quizzes (students who did not pass are asked to re-write until they receive a passing mark)
3. Introduced the concept of religion, what needs it fulfils in society and the 3 religions that had the greatest impact on European history - Judaism, Christianity and Islam
4. Watched 2 of the 3 videos that explain each of these religions (will watch the 3rd one next class). YouTube - Judaism 101, Christianity 101, (Islam 101). Students completed a chart that highlights the main characteristics/concepts of each religion.
Thursday 12 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Wednesday/Thursday September 11/12, 2019
1. Picked up our textbooks from the library
2. European map quiz
3. Read pages 9-12 of Pathwasy (our textbook) together as a class
4. Students got and answered questions about the Roman Empire and we created a chart of characteristics of society before/after the Empire fell.
5. Watched a clip from the movie, "Lean on Me" and compared it to the fall of the Roman Empire.
6. Discussed human Hierarchy of Needs and what it was going to take for Western Europe to get back to the previous level of civilization that it experienced before the fall of Rome.
1. Picked up our textbooks from the library
2. European map quiz
3. Read pages 9-12 of Pathwasy (our textbook) together as a class
4. Students got and answered questions about the Roman Empire and we created a chart of characteristics of society before/after the Empire fell.
5. Watched a clip from the movie, "Lean on Me" and compared it to the fall of the Roman Empire.
6. Discussed human Hierarchy of Needs and what it was going to take for Western Europe to get back to the previous level of civilization that it experienced before the fall of Rome.
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Tuesday September 10, 2019
-We reviewed what we had learned so far about the Roman Empire from the movie that we started last day.
-We completed the movie and notes.
-Reminder of the European map quiz next class (Wednesday - blocks 7/8), (Thursday - Blocks 3/4)
-We reviewed what we had learned so far about the Roman Empire from the movie that we started last day.
-We completed the movie and notes.
-Reminder of the European map quiz next class (Wednesday - blocks 7/8), (Thursday - Blocks 3/4)
Monday 9 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Monday September 9, 2019
1. European maps were checked for completion. Students were able to make corrections if necessary.
2. Students shared what they already knew about the Roman Empire.
3. Students watched the first half of a movie, Rome: Engineering an Empire. We stopped frequently to pull out the key points and wrote it on our note sheets.
4. We will continue to watch the movie during tomorrow's class.
Reminder: European map Quiz - Wednesday (for blocks 7/8), Thursday (for blocks 3/4).
1. European maps were checked for completion. Students were able to make corrections if necessary.
2. Students shared what they already knew about the Roman Empire.
3. Students watched the first half of a movie, Rome: Engineering an Empire. We stopped frequently to pull out the key points and wrote it on our note sheets.
4. We will continue to watch the movie during tomorrow's class.
Reminder: European map Quiz - Wednesday (for blocks 7/8), Thursday (for blocks 3/4).
Sunday 8 September 2019
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Friday September 6, 2019
• Students were given time to work on their European maps.
• I showed them (and they showed me) a website where they can practice learning the names and locations of the European countries. www.lizardpoint.com
• If they were unable to finish their map in class it is due: Monday Sept 9 (at the beginning of class).
• There will be a QUIZ on the countries and capital cities: Wednesday Sept 11 (Block 7/8) and Thursday Sept 12 (Block 3/4)
• Students were given time to work on their European maps.
• I showed them (and they showed me) a website where they can practice learning the names and locations of the European countries. www.lizardpoint.com
• If they were unable to finish their map in class it is due: Monday Sept 9 (at the beginning of class).
• There will be a QUIZ on the countries and capital cities: Wednesday Sept 11 (Block 7/8) and Thursday Sept 12 (Block 3/4)
Socials 8 - Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Socials 8 - Thursday September 5, 2019
• Students were put into small groups and presented their "History of Me" assignments to each other and then handed the assignment in.
• We discussed that much of the history we would be studying this semester was European and it was important for them to know where the countries (we would be discussing) were in the world.
• Students were given a list of countries and a European map and asked to label the map. This assignment was NOT for homework as students would be given time to work on it next class.
• Students were put into small groups and presented their "History of Me" assignments to each other and then handed the assignment in.
• We discussed that much of the history we would be studying this semester was European and it was important for them to know where the countries (we would be discussing) were in the world.
• Students were given a list of countries and a European map and asked to label the map. This assignment was NOT for homework as students would be given time to work on it next class.
Socials 8 Blocks 3/4 and 7/8
Socials 8 - Wednesday September 4, 2019
• We went over the Course Outline for the course
• Discussed what"historical significance" meant. Events are historically significant when they
a) create a lot of change and b) affect a lot of people.
• Students were given an assignment (The History of Me) where they needed to consider "historically significant" events in their own lives. They were asked to choose 8-10 events and explain them with words and pictures on a sheet of paper.
• The assignment was for homework if they weren't able to complete it in the class time given.
• We went over the Course Outline for the course
• Discussed what"historical significance" meant. Events are historically significant when they
a) create a lot of change and b) affect a lot of people.
• Students were given an assignment (The History of Me) where they needed to consider "historically significant" events in their own lives. They were asked to choose 8-10 events and explain them with words and pictures on a sheet of paper.
• The assignment was for homework if they weren't able to complete it in the class time given.
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