7th Grade Social Studies - Ancient History- Term 4 Agenda, Assignments & Links
WEEK 26: April 8 - 12 Monday: -Begin Ch. 27 - Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta. Complete the Preview Activity. Read and discuss 27.1. -Read and discuss 27. 2 and complete section 2 in the Ch. 27 ISN.
Tuesday: -Complete Key Terms Illustrated Dictionary. -Government - Read and discuss 27.3 & 27.7 as a class. Complete sections 3 & 7 in the Ch. 27 ISN.
Wednesday: -Economy - Read and discuss 27.4 & 27.8 with a partner. Complete sections 4 & 8 in the Ch. 27 ISN. -Education - Read and discuss 27.5 & 27.9 as a class. Complete sections 5 & 9 in the Ch. 27 ISN (skip activity).
Thursday: -Treatment of Women & Slaves - Read and discuss 27.6 & 27.10 with a partner. Complete sections 6 & 10 in the Ch. 27 ISN. -Rank the 4 areas from biggest difference to most similar and explain why (with a partner).
Friday: -Upstander in Media.
WEEK 27: April 15 - 19 Monday: -Complete the Ch. 27 Processing Activity.
Tuesday: Pictograph
Wednesday: Pictograph and Review. Thursday: -Unit 5 Test - Greece.
Friday: -No School.
WEEK 28: April 22 - 26 Monday: -Ancient Rome Geo Challenge. Tuesday: -Go over responses to the Geography Challenge. -Chapter 32 ISN - Geography of Rome Preview Activity. -Read and discuss 32.1 - 32.2. Complete section 2 in the ISN.
Wednesday: -Read and discuss 32.3 - 32.6. Complete section 3 - 6 in the ISN using rotating stations. -Step 1: Read the section. 2: Complete the question. 3: Have a spokesperson ready to share.
Thursday: -Read and discuss 32.7 - 32.8. Complete section 7 - 8 in the ISN. -Share out responses. Read the Ch. Summary. -Complete the Ch. 32 Processing Activity.
Friday: -Ch. 32 Clue - In small groups you will be assigned a section from Ch. 32. -Each group will create a list of clues that reveal information about your section. -The class will have a chance to guess after each clue.
Thursday: -Finishyour Italian Boot -Check for Understanding Ch. 32.
Friday: -Begin Ch. 33 - Rise of the Roman Republic. Complete the Preview Activity. -Read 33.1 - 33.3. Complete the section 2 - 3 questions in the Ch. 33 ISN.
WEEK 30: May 6 - 10 Monday: -What video clip on the Geography of Rome. -Read 33.4 - 33.5. Complete the section 4 - 5 questions in the Ch. 33 ISN.
**2020 SHEG Lesson on Roman Republic**
Tuesday: -Ch. 33 Processing - Timeline Activity.
Wednesday: -Ch. 33 Processing - Timeline Activity. Thursday: -Present dates and final answers. -Create Your Own Quiz - Trade.
Friday: -Ch. 33 Check for Understanding. -Ch. 34 From Republic to Empire - Preview. -Read and discuss 33.1 - 33.2 complete section 2 in the Ch. 34 ISN.
WEEK 31: May 13- 17 Monday: -Read and discuss 33.3 - 33.4 complete section 3 - 4 in the Ch. 34 ISN.
Tuesday: -Read and discuss 33.3 - 33.4 complete section 3 - 4 in the Ch. 34 ISN.
Wednesday: -Watch "Ancient Rome in 20 minutes" (first 12:12). Write down 5 key pieces of information, musical shares. -Ch. 34 Processing Activity on Benefits and Costs of Expansion Chart.
Thursday: -Complete the Processing Paragraph and Expansion Debate. -Review Time.
Friday: Unit 6 Assessment - Rome.
WEEK 32: May 20 - 24 Monday: -Watch the first half of "Mankind the Story of All of Us - Empires." -Write down 5 Big Things you found interesting - Musical Shares.
Tuesday: -Finish watching "Mankind the Story of All of Us - Empires." -Headline and Why Activity.
Wednesday: -Begin Ch. 36 - The Origins and Spread of Christianity. Read and discuss 36.1. -Complete an Illustrated Dictionary or a Quiz for the Key Terms.
Thursday: -Introduce the options for the Chapter 36 - Sketchnotes or ISN....The choice is yours! -Complete 36.2 - 36.4 using the ISN or Sketchnotes.
Friday: -Complete 36.5 - 36.7 using the ISN or Sketchnotes.
WEEK 33: May 27 - 31 Monday: -No School - Memorial Day.
Tuesday: -Review responses to 36.5 - 36.7. Complete 36.8 using the ISN or Sketchnotes. -Video clip on the Spread of Christianity. -Chapter 36 Check fo Understanding Key Question.
Wednesday: -Begin Ch. 37 - Legacy of Rome. Read and discuss 37.1 -37.2. Complete section 2 assignment.
Thursday: -Legacy of Rome video clip. -Create 8 groups. Divide up the 4 areas of the Legacy of Rome (each legacy has 2 groups). -Complete the Modified Processing Activity. Present to the class.
Friday: -Begin Unit 7 - The Ancient Americas. Read TCI Online Introduction on the Maya. -Watch the first half of "The Maya: Engineering an Empire" (National Geographic). -Take notes to prepare for the follow up activity.
WEEK 34: June 3 - 7 Monday -Finish "The Maya: Engineering an Empire" (National Geographic). -Complete the Boil It Down routine.
Tuesday -Read & Discuss "The Mysterious Maya" in reading groups, highlight, annotate and discuss. -Textbook collection.
Wednesday- -Introduce the Aztecs, read the section 1 of the Aztecs on TCI online. -Watch the first part of "Engineering the Aztec Empire" and complete the video questions.
Thursday- -Finish "Engineering the Aztec Empire" and complete the video questions. -Read the "Fall of the Aztecs" in reading groups, highlight, annotate and discuss.
Friday- -Aztec Story Board Project.
WEEK 35: June 10 - 14 Monday -Aztec Story Board Project.