Feb 29

Today in class we turned in your packets and took the TEST!!!!
**If you were absent, you have 1 week to come in and take the test :) 

Feb 25

Current Event: None

Journal: None

In Class: Today we talked about essay writing and did an activity incorporating primary documents with Hammurabis Code--- if you were absent, you will need to come see me during intervention to get these documents!

Homework: Next class period, we will take our test and turn your packets in, so make sure they are all finished :) 

Feb 23

Current Event: none

Journal: none

In Class: Today we finished watching 'Prince of Egypt'; we talked about perspectives and how the Egyptians were portrayed v. the Israelites.  You worked on an essay outline, answering the question, "Was this an accurate representation of the Egyptians?"

Homework: none

Feb 17

Current Event: cnn.com/studentnews

Journal: What type of funeral would you want to have? What would you want done with your body? Who would you want to come?

In Class: Today we filled out the first page of the Ancient Egypt notes :)

Homework: Make sure that your packet is caught up! 

Feb 12

Journal: What do you think about China's former one child policy? Do you think this would ever happen in the US?

In Class: Today we filled out the China notes in your packets :)

Homework: Make sure your packets are caught up!

February 10

Current Event: cnn.com/studentnews

Journal: What is something that is important to Chinese culture? How do you know?

In Class: Today we finished up Mulan--- we then compared the movie Mulan (secondary source) with a primary source (poem about Mulan)

Feb 2-4

Current Event: cnn.com/studentnews
           -watch the news and write about 1 story.

Journal: What is an invention that you could not live without and why?

In class: We are learning about the Indus River Valley-- if you were absent, you will need to come in to intervention to make this assignment up.