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No School: Labor Day

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CW: Begin Ancient Middle East PowerPoint II: Ancient Egypt

 

*Note:  On Middle East Map, ADD YEMEN (it's capital) #15 on handout and locate Pakistan (and capital)

 

HW: Study for North Africa & Middle East Political Map Quiz

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CW:  Ancient Middle East PowerPoint II: Ancient Egypt & discuss Ancient Egyptian religion

 

CW: North Africa & Middle East Political Map Quiz

 

HW: Read Ancient Egyptian Primary Source Documents:

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CW: Discuss Ancient Egyptian Primary Source Documents

& Funerary Practices of the Ancient Egyptians (Website)

 

HW: Read, highlight, & take notes: Primary Source Documents: Egyptian Burial documents

 

 

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CW: Discuss Egyptian Obsession with death & the afterlife, Burial documents & answer questions 1-7 & read/discuss Egyptian documents on child/infant death

 

HW: Read handout: Egyptian Pharaoh's

 

HW: Study for North Africa & Middle East Physical Map Quiz

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CW: North Africa & Middle East Physical Map Quiz

 

CW: After Quiz, watch DVD Episode: Ancient Egypt: The Quest for Immortality

 

HW: Read handout: Egyptian Pharaoh's

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CW: Finish Ancient Egypt: The Quest for Immortality DVD & discuss the role of the Pharaoh in Ancient Egyptian society.

 

CW: Read & discuss the "Hymn to the Pharaoh" (handout)

 

HW: Read, highlight, & take notes on Primary Source: Egypt's Southern Neighbors by Harkhuf (handout)

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CW: Discuss Primary Source: Egypt's Southern Neighbors by Harkhuf (handout)

 

CW: Outline Pharaoh Project.

 

HW: No written assignment

 

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CW: Introduce & work on Egyptian Pharaoh Project

 

HW: Work on

Egyptian Pharaoh Project

 

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CW: Introduce & work on Egyptian Pharaoh Project

 

CW: Participation Evaluation Today.  If absent, print out sheet, fill it out, and return it to Mr. Morin on Monday.

 

HW: Work on

Egyptian Pharaoh Project (due on Monday)

 

 

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CW: Egyptian Pharaoh Project due

 

 

 

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CW: Guided Tours of the Pharaoh Exhibit: Complete Egyptian Pharaoh Charts

 

HW: Complete Pharaoh Charts (if not finished in class & Outline Pharaoh Writing Assignment (Thesis, Topic Sentences, Evidence)

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HALF DAY

 

CW: Thesis & Topic Sentence Workshop for Pharaoh Writing Assignment

 

HW: Pharaoh Writing Assignment due on Friday

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CW: Egyptian Art & how it reflects values and ideals of society (PowerPoint)

 

HW: Pharaoh Writing Assignment due on Friday

 

Who Built Pyramids?

 

 

 

 

 

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Pharaoh Writing Assignment due Today

 

CW: Egyptian Art Quiz

 

CW: Egyptian Architecture & how it reflects values and ideals of society (PowerPoint)

 

HW: Who built the pyramids? Read assigned article & answer questions.

 

HW: Study for Ancient Egypt Exam (Tuesday)

 

Ancient Egypt Study Guide

 

Art Quiz

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CW: Finish Egyptian Architecture & how it reflects values and ideals of society (PowerPoint) King Tut & Sphinx

 

CW: Review for Ancient Egypt Exam

 

HW: Study for Ancient Egypt Exam (Tomorrow)

 

Ancient Egypt Study Guide

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CW: Ancient Egypt Exam

 

HW: No written assignment

 

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CW: Begin Ancient Greece Unit; Tour of Ancient Greece (PowerPoint) & discuss geography of Greece (handout)

 

CW: Identify "What are Ideals?"  Read Article & Answer Questions & have a Discussion

 

HW: In textbook, read p. 43-44 (section on Minoan Civilization only)  & p. 118-122 & on p. 122, answer questions 2 -5.

 

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CW: Homeric Ideals: Read Handout & Complete Chart

 

 

 

HW: In textbook, read p. 123-129  & on p. 129, answer questions 2 -5.

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CW: Participation Evaluation Today.  If absent, print out sheet, fill it out, and return it to Mr. Morin on Monday.

 

CW: Athens v. Sparta Activity & watch excerpts from "The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization" PBS documentary.

 

HW: Choose which city-state you would rather live in, Athens or Sparta.  Write a paragraph (typed & double-spaced), with a clear topic sentence, stating why you chose the city-state (Athens or Sparta) and include reasons why you did not choose the other. Provide specific evidence from the text.

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