I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is having a relaxing vacation so far. Tonight as we countdown 2008 into 2009, I would us to reflect on the past year. Think about the good times and the bad. The people you helped and the people you were too hesitant to help. The people you loved and the people you did not. Your accomplishments and the areas we struggled with. . . For many of you 2008 was a great year, while it was a difficult one for others. Hopefully we all use 2008 as a learning experience and a stepping stone to a wonderful 2009. I am curious to hear some of our 2009 New Years resolutions. Hopefully we all stick with them and continue to improve as students, teachers, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and followers of Christ. Hope everyone is safe tonight and I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday!Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Happy New Year!!!!!!
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is having a relaxing vacation so far. Tonight as we countdown 2008 into 2009, I would us to reflect on the past year. Think about the good times and the bad. The people you helped and the people you were too hesitant to help. The people you loved and the people you did not. Your accomplishments and the areas we struggled with. . . For many of you 2008 was a great year, while it was a difficult one for others. Hopefully we all use 2008 as a learning experience and a stepping stone to a wonderful 2009. I am curious to hear some of our 2009 New Years resolutions. Hopefully we all stick with them and continue to improve as students, teachers, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and followers of Christ. Hope everyone is safe tonight and I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday!
6th Grade Mesopotamian Projects
6th Grade Mesopotamian Projects
(1) Create An Ancient Mesopotamia Journal
Pretend that you are living in ancient Mesopotamia. Imagine what your daily life would have been. Describe your 'pretend' life in a series of journal entries. Decide if you want to cover all the days in a week or less frequent stories over a longer time frame.Journal Rubric
_______ (10) Booklet format – pages attached neatly
_______ (10) Complete sentences in legible handwriting
_______ (80) Minimum 8 dated thoughtful entries (100 word minimum)
(2) Identify the Positive and Negative Aspects of Mesopotamian Civilization
The 'cradle of civilization' was not necessarily all 'sunshine and roses.' Identify the major components of their civilization. Then identify both the positive and negative aspects of those developments.
(3) Make A Travel Brochure for Ancient Mesopotamia
Geographical Information (20 pts)- Locate city states on a map of Ancient Mesopotmaia and throughly and accurately describe the geographical features that support the city state.
Agricultural Techniques (20 pts)- Thoroughly and accurately describe 2 agricultural techniques and explain in detail how those techniques contributed to a surplus of goods.
Society, Religion, Politics (20 pts)- Throughly and accurately describe the social order, political powers and role of religion in the city-state.
Laws and Consequences (20 pts)- Include examples of laws and consequences as well as a thorough explanation of why it is necessary to have a written set of laws.
Professional Presentation (10 pts)- The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting, well organized information and an excellent use of color.
Spelling (5 pts)- No spelling errors
Pictures (5pts)- All required pictures are included as well as some enhancements that are relevant to the topic.
Monday, December 15, 2008
7th Grade Study Guide
Answer in 2-3 sentences
How did the introduction of Islamic coins help unify the Ummayad Empire?
What were two achievements in learning of the Abbasid empire?
What were two of the factors that contributed to the end of the Abbasid empire?
Why was Islamic Cordoba regarded as a center of culture and learning?
Answer in 4-8 sentences
Abbasid scholars translated Greek classics of philosophy, science, and literature into Arabic. How was that helpful to their society?
Where did the Abbasids move the capital of the eastern empire to?
The Umayyads taxation favored who?
Why was the Battle of Tours so important?
What impact did the Arabic language have on uniting the people of the empire?
Why did the Fatimids disagree with Abbasid rule?
Which group ruled in the west (Spain) and which group ruled in the east?
Know this about Cordoba-Center of trade and education. Also it was the largest city in western Europe. It fell to the Christians in 1236
Know these 5 vocab words: bureaucracy, emir, empire, faction, dissent
How did the introduction of Islamic coins help unify the Ummayad Empire?
What were two achievements in learning of the Abbasid empire?
What were two of the factors that contributed to the end of the Abbasid empire?
Why was Islamic Cordoba regarded as a center of culture and learning?
Answer in 4-8 sentences
Abbasid scholars translated Greek classics of philosophy, science, and literature into Arabic. How was that helpful to their society?
Where did the Abbasids move the capital of the eastern empire to?
The Umayyads taxation favored who?
Why was the Battle of Tours so important?
What impact did the Arabic language have on uniting the people of the empire?
Why did the Fatimids disagree with Abbasid rule?
Which group ruled in the west (Spain) and which group ruled in the east?
Know this about Cordoba-Center of trade and education. Also it was the largest city in western Europe. It fell to the Christians in 1236
Know these 5 vocab words: bureaucracy, emir, empire, faction, dissent
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
6th Grade 12/9 Notes
- Ashur (Assyria)
o 400 miles north of Sumer
o spoke their own language and has their own gods
o the neighboring city of Ninevah had very similar traditions
o eventually Ashur became the center of a new govt that included Ninevah
o Assyria - :Land of Ashur”
- Babylon (Babylonia)
o Located in southern Mesopotamia
o Ruled by a king named Hammurabi (1750 BC)
o Controlled Mesopotamia as far north as Ashur and Nineveh (map p. 117)
o Received lots of silver, timber, and other valuable goods from all over the Fertile Crescent
o Maintained several Sumerian traditions like using cuneiform to write down laws and records. Used some of Sumerian laws as well
o Babylonians worshiped Sumerian gods in addition to their own
o 400 miles north of Sumer
o spoke their own language and has their own gods
o the neighboring city of Ninevah had very similar traditions
o eventually Ashur became the center of a new govt that included Ninevah
o Assyria - :Land of Ashur”
- Babylon (Babylonia)
o Located in southern Mesopotamia
o Ruled by a king named Hammurabi (1750 BC)
o Controlled Mesopotamia as far north as Ashur and Nineveh (map p. 117)
o Received lots of silver, timber, and other valuable goods from all over the Fertile Crescent
o Maintained several Sumerian traditions like using cuneiform to write down laws and records. Used some of Sumerian laws as well
o Babylonians worshiped Sumerian gods in addition to their own
Friday, December 5, 2008
Attention 7th Grade Parents!!!!! Sunday Breakfast Feb. 15
Dear 7th Grade Parents,
Our next Sunday breakfast is February 15, 2009. I would like to have TWO meetings prior to the week of the breakfast. The first meeting will be held in mid January to organize a menu for our breakfast and establish prices. The second meeting would be an update on our progress. I also know many of you have asked that if we can get together the night before to prepare the food. I know that night before is Valentines Day but I will be here to help get things set up. Remember anything you purchase, the receipt must be saved for service hours or reimbursements. If you have any questions, please to not hesitate to call or email me.
Mr. Johnson
Our next Sunday breakfast is February 15, 2009. I would like to have TWO meetings prior to the week of the breakfast. The first meeting will be held in mid January to organize a menu for our breakfast and establish prices. The second meeting would be an update on our progress. I also know many of you have asked that if we can get together the night before to prepare the food. I know that night before is Valentines Day but I will be here to help get things set up. Remember anything you purchase, the receipt must be saved for service hours or reimbursements. If you have any questions, please to not hesitate to call or email me.
Mr. Johnson
7th Grade Weekend Homework
Worksheet page 40: Chapter 4 Overview- The Umayyads
Worksheet page 45 Preview and page 46 Reading Strategy
Due Monday!!!!!
**Do not do the Abbasids and Muslim Spain**
Worksheet page 45 Preview and page 46 Reading Strategy
Due Monday!!!!!
**Do not do the Abbasids and Muslim Spain**
Thursday, December 4, 2008
8th Grade Notes 12/4
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of civilian-military tensions that had been growing since royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.
-Protests by colonists who had approached seven British soldiers. They hurled several objects at the soldiers and dared them to fire. “Fire, you bloody-backs, you lobsters. You dare not fire.”
The colonists called this event the Boston Massacre to stir up emotions and influence to go against the British. Colonists such as Samuel Adams used this event as propaganda. Many colonists also began to boycott.
The British responded by repealing the taxes from the Townshend Acts on everything except for tea.
Tea Act
-1773
The British East India Company had a surplus of tea and Parliament passed this act that allowed the company to ship tea to the colonies without having to pay the normal taxes on tea. Also they skipped over colonial merchants and sold the tea directly to shopkeepers at a low price. Their tea was cheaper than the colonial merchants’ tea.
The colonial merchants are upset because they are losing money and they call for an immediate boycott of British goods.
Boston Tea Party
-The British East India Company had the ships dock in the Boston harbor. When the royal governor ordered the ships to be unloaded. The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, dressed up as Mohawk Indians and threw 342 boxes of tea into the water. (December 16, 1773)
-Big act of defiance against the British. Word of this spreads throughout of the colonies and the Sons of Liberty are heralded, however, still no one dared to challenge the British for rule.
Intolerable Acts (Quartering Act)
The British pass Coercive Acts in spring 1774. They were very harsh laws for Massachusetts. They wanted to make an example out of Mass (punishing them)
-What were the Coercive Acts or as the colonists called them, The Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of civilian-military tensions that had been growing since royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.
-Protests by colonists who had approached seven British soldiers. They hurled several objects at the soldiers and dared them to fire. “Fire, you bloody-backs, you lobsters. You dare not fire.”
The colonists called this event the Boston Massacre to stir up emotions and influence to go against the British. Colonists such as Samuel Adams used this event as propaganda. Many colonists also began to boycott.
The British responded by repealing the taxes from the Townshend Acts on everything except for tea.
Tea Act
-1773
The British East India Company had a surplus of tea and Parliament passed this act that allowed the company to ship tea to the colonies without having to pay the normal taxes on tea. Also they skipped over colonial merchants and sold the tea directly to shopkeepers at a low price. Their tea was cheaper than the colonial merchants’ tea.
The colonial merchants are upset because they are losing money and they call for an immediate boycott of British goods.
Boston Tea Party
-The British East India Company had the ships dock in the Boston harbor. When the royal governor ordered the ships to be unloaded. The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, dressed up as Mohawk Indians and threw 342 boxes of tea into the water. (December 16, 1773)
-Big act of defiance against the British. Word of this spreads throughout of the colonies and the Sons of Liberty are heralded, however, still no one dared to challenge the British for rule.
Intolerable Acts (Quartering Act)
The British pass Coercive Acts in spring 1774. They were very harsh laws for Massachusetts. They wanted to make an example out of Mass (punishing them)
-What were the Coercive Acts or as the colonists called them, The Intolerable Acts?
7th Grade Umayyads- Homework and Essential Facts
Homework 12/4
Think critically and write a paragraph about the following question:
Since the Muslims did not necessarily encourage people to convert to Islam, why did they bother expanding their empire?
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Four Potential Test Questions
1. Where did the Umayyads move the capital to?
2. What did the defeat of the Muslims by Charles Martel mean?
3. The Islamic Empire stretched from Spain to Pakistan.
4. How did caliph Abd al Malik create a stronger culture?
Think critically and write a paragraph about the following question:
Since the Muslims did not necessarily encourage people to convert to Islam, why did they bother expanding their empire?
***************************************************************************************
Four Potential Test Questions
1. Where did the Umayyads move the capital to?
2. What did the defeat of the Muslims by Charles Martel mean?
3. The Islamic Empire stretched from Spain to Pakistan.
4. How did caliph Abd al Malik create a stronger culture?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Cuneiform
For 6th Graders, here's how you can learn to write like a Babylonian.
http://www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform.cgi
http://www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform.cgi
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
7th Graders Christmas Program 12/18
Please remember to let me know this week if you will be in town for the Christmas program.
7th Grade Notes 12/2
The Umayyads
-After Muhammad and under the first caliphs, Muslims conquered the city of Damascus, which is located in Syria in 635 AD
-Then they conquered Mesopotamia in 637 and Persia in the middle of the 600s
The Umayyads were led by Muawiya-Previously had been the Muslim governor of Syria
-After the assassination of the 4th caliph, Ali, Muawiya had enough support to take control in 661.
- Family ruled for next 90 years (dynasty)-Umayyads
-Muawiya moved the capital to Damascus
Expanded Westward
- Expanded west across the northern part of Africa
- Converted the Berbers (Sahara desert travelers) to Islam
- Berbers helped them cross the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain
- The Muslims were so determined to conquer Spain, that they burned their boats when they all made it across
- Helped the Jews and Christians defeat the Catholic Visigoths and drive them out of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)
-After Muhammad and under the first caliphs, Muslims conquered the city of Damascus, which is located in Syria in 635 AD
-Then they conquered Mesopotamia in 637 and Persia in the middle of the 600s
The Umayyads were led by Muawiya-Previously had been the Muslim governor of Syria
-After the assassination of the 4th caliph, Ali, Muawiya had enough support to take control in 661.
- Family ruled for next 90 years (dynasty)-Umayyads
-Muawiya moved the capital to Damascus
Expanded Westward
- Expanded west across the northern part of Africa
- Converted the Berbers (Sahara desert travelers) to Islam
- Berbers helped them cross the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain
- The Muslims were so determined to conquer Spain, that they burned their boats when they all made it across
- Helped the Jews and Christians defeat the Catholic Visigoths and drive them out of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)
8th Grade Notes 12/2
Sons of Liberty 1765
Organized in New England (Boston)
They were people who were against the taxes and acts passed by British Parliament
Their goal was to stop the taxes and eventually repeal them
-Started by Samuel Adams
-Hung and burned effigies- rag figures that represent tax collectors or other British officials
They urged merchants and colonist to boycott British and European goods
Townshend Acts 1767
Tariffs (taxes) placed upon goods such as tea, paper, glass, and paint
The colonist had to import these items because they did not produce them
The Acts also insured that colonial officials, including governors and judges, would receive their salaries directly from the Crown.
Committee of Correspondence 1772
-Formed in Boston to keep other colonies informed about events that are occurring in Massachusetts. Later on it became a source of information throughout the colonies
-Helped unite the colonies against the British
“No Taxation Without Representation” 1765
-James Otis from Boston declared this during the Stamp Act Congress
-The colonies should not be taxed by Parliament if they could not vote in Parliament
Organized in New England (Boston)
They were people who were against the taxes and acts passed by British Parliament
Their goal was to stop the taxes and eventually repeal them
-Started by Samuel Adams
-Hung and burned effigies- rag figures that represent tax collectors or other British officials
They urged merchants and colonist to boycott British and European goods
Townshend Acts 1767
Tariffs (taxes) placed upon goods such as tea, paper, glass, and paint
The colonist had to import these items because they did not produce them
The Acts also insured that colonial officials, including governors and judges, would receive their salaries directly from the Crown.
Committee of Correspondence 1772
-Formed in Boston to keep other colonies informed about events that are occurring in Massachusetts. Later on it became a source of information throughout the colonies
-Helped unite the colonies against the British
“No Taxation Without Representation” 1765
-James Otis from Boston declared this during the Stamp Act Congress
-The colonies should not be taxed by Parliament if they could not vote in Parliament
Monday, December 1, 2008
Histeria! American Revolution Parts 1 and 2
Watch more Warner Bros.Histeria! videos on AOL Video
Watch more Warner Bros. Histeria! videos on AOL Video
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