week of May 29 - June 2 Monday, May 29: Holiday
Tuesday, May 30: No homework. In Class Today: Students will be reviewing for the social studies final exam. They will complete activities to review government types, religions, the five themes of geography and culture terms. Warm Up: Complete the review packet. Wednesday, May 31: Students will be taking the Social Studies final exam. Thursday, June 1: Bring art supplies. In Class Today: Students will be creating board games that will review what we have learned in social studies this year. Warm Up: None Friday, June 2: Bring art supplies. In Class Today: Students will work on their board games. Warm Up: None Monday, May 22: No homework.
In Class Today: Students will review for the social studies final exam using released test items. They will review the five themes of geography by playing a matching game and applying this knowledge to one of the civilizations we have studied this year. Warm Up: Test Item Practice Tuesday, May 23: No homework. In Class Today: Students will review for the social studies final exam using released test items. They will review culture vocabulary and the features of civilizations. Warm Up: Test item practice. Wednesday - Friday, May 24 -26: No homework. In Class Today: Students will work on their ancient China culture projects. Warm Up: None. Monday, May 15: Finish and illustrate your haiku poem about Japan's geography.
In Class Today: Students will use maps to analyze the geography of Japan. They will learn about Japan's unique geographic features and the poetry form, the haiku. They will write their own haiku reflecting what they have learned about Japan's geography. Warm Up: Poetry Analysis Tuesday, May 16: Finish the Japan Geography Worksheet. In Class Today: Students will review the impact of geography on the daily lives of those living in Japan. They will complete a literacy sheet on Japan's geography. Warm Up: Gallery walk to share haiku poems. Wednesday, May 17: No homework. In Class Today: Students will learn about the influence that China has had throughout history on Japan and Korea. Warm Up: How does geography impact life in Japan? Thursday, May 18: Finish samurai worksheet. In Class Today: Students will review the Middle Ages feudal system. They will learn about the feudal system in Japan and compare and contrast both social hierarchies. Warm Up: What do you remember about Europe's feudal system? Friday, May 19: No homework. In Class Today: Students will learn about Shintoism. They will review the world religions we have studied this year. Warm Up: Korean Bone Rank System reading.
Monday, May 8: Finish Buddhism/Confucianism worksheet.
In Class Today: Students will review the meaning of the word philosophy. They will study Confucianism and compare it to Buddhism. Warm Up: Students will interpret quotes from Confucius and Lao Tzi. Tuesday, May 9: No homework. Test on Ancient China will be on Friday. In Class Today: Students will review Confucianism and learn about the philosophy of Taoism. They will compare these to the philosophy of Legalism and analyze quotes from the writings of Han Fei. Warm Up: Bureaucracy and civil service activity. Wednesday, May 10: Study guide is due tomorrow. In Class Today: Students will review ancient China. They will work on the study guide for Friday's test. Warm Up: None Thursday, May 11: Study for tomorrow's test. In Class Today: Students will review for the ancient China test. They will begin work on an art activity related to Chinese culture. Warm Up: None. Friday, May 12: No homework. In Class Today: Students will take the Ancient China test and will work on the art activity. Warm Up: None. |
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