The class has begun it's unit on Ancient China; including: The Great Wall, the culture, the geography, inventions, reasons for it's isolationism, etc.
Confusionism, Buddhism will also be studied and connected to communism(present day China); after this unit we move on to Greece!
Tests:
Students will be tested after chapter readings(quizes) and at the end of the Unit-exams of 25-50 questions; including short answer and essay questions.
Projects:
Students will complete another glogster project, and/or a "one pager" poster(individual and in-class).
7th Grade:
Students have begun the unit on JAPAN. We will learn how China influenced Japan; Buddhism, architecture, laws, etc. We learn about the Samurai's complex society(ultimate warriors who practiced poetry and art). The feudalistic society will be examined extensively-we will connect it to our next unit on European feudalism(King/lord/nobles/knights).
Tests:
reading quizes at end of chapter; Unit exam at end of appropriate time.
Projects:
We will complete a "one pager" in class in mid-late March
8th Grade:
We have finished the short unit on Andrew Jackson and are moving onto "sectionalism"; leading up to the Civil War which will start in mid-Feb. We will also have a debate(4 teams) about whether the Civil War was about slavery or was it more about state's rights; will be part of their research paper requirement.
We will also watch "Glory" (pg-13 version); writing assignment to go along w/ the movie.
Tests:
We will have several reading quizes and one "unit exam" 50-75 questions about the Civil War
Projects:
Civil War time line-will collaborate w/ Mrs. Kennedy in computers
