Handouts for Week ending 102111

Stations Sheet
Map Assignment Guidelines
Roman Outline Map
Roman Provinces - Color - from Internet

MayanQuiz #2 Study Guide, Quizzes and work due

Here are today's Mayan Quiz #2 Study Guide notes.

Tomorrow, Friday, October 14 -
Ch 23 Mayan Quiz #2 - 10 MC questions - based on Study Guide #2 and other class notes and the chapter.

Grammar Quiz - ID parts of speech from a Shel Silverstein Poem (Pretest, but the grade counts - 10 pts - to be curved)

Also Due:
Typed Poem - second draft. First Draft must be turned in or 5 points are lost out of 20. All poems must show some improvements from Student Workshop at this week's Station 3.

Ch 23 - Four colored panels - see station sheet and class notes for more information.

Journal - Waking or sleeping rituals and habits.

Painted Maps are now 20% late if not completed. Only five students came in on Tuesday lunch, and two came in on Wednesday lunch. About 10 students in both cores are not complete. There will about 20 - 30 minutes for some students to work on maps at back of room on Friday after quizzes.

Three groups will present their calendar presentations tomorrow - Muslim (Core 2 only), Jewish and the differences between Julian and Gregorian Calendars.

Stations Sheet for Week 8 ending 101411

Station Sheet 8

4 x 4 Panel for Station One

Journal Prompt - How I wake up or go to sleep - rituals and habits

Spelling Test Unit 3 and Mayans Ch 23 Quiz Friday. All work collected Friday.

Here are notes to help study for the Mayan Quiz tomorrow.

All question can be taken directly from the book, where more information exists in addition to the class notes, which are largely an overview so far.

Notes from 100511 - first Mayan overview
Notes from 100611 - includes format of Mayan Quiz
Calendar Notes - study for EQ question part of quiz

Here are the two EQ questions from a Stations Sheet from two weeks ago - you must answer one on Friday's quiz:

1. How did the Mayan Calendar work?

2. Explain the class structure of Mayan Culture.

Mayan Notes from 100511

Notes

Substitute Plan - All students must follow

Substitute Plan 10/4/11

Station Work Schedule for work due 10/07/11

Stations Sheet 100711

Notes about Yesterday (poem) by WS Merwin

Yesterday by WS Merwin

Poetry Process notes

Mayan Quiz and Spelling Test Unit 3 on Friday
Spelling Contract Due on Thursday
Student written Poem due Friday
Typed Writing Assessment due Wednesday - NO parent editing should occur. Students are responsible to show their own, best editing effort.

100711 Station assignment notes – from in class discussion:

1.     Poetry Assignment:

a.     Write a poem that using dialogue between two people

b.     Pick and focus on a very specific topic using the One Inch Picture Frame

c.      The poem should force the reader to identify feelings, senses and/or emotions that are demonstrated in the poem

d.     12 lines minimum, most likely 20 – 30 lines

2.     Calendar Activity –

a.     Each group member must take bullet point notes that cover

                                               i.     the major traits of the assigned calendar, and

                                              ii.     contrast it with our current 365 ¼ day Solar Calendar.

                                            iii.     What are the major cycles of each calendar.

                                            iv.     How often do the lunar calendars match up with the solar calendars.

                                              v.     How is the first day of each month computed.

                                            vi.     Important holidays – New Year, Month long, Spring, Fall, Winter, etc.

                                           vii.     Define other important features of the calendar.

                                         viii.     ALL GROUPS print max a different article per member and USE BOOKS and textbooks

b.     Station Groups – Research the following calendar

                                               i.     Three – Mayan

                                              ii.     Four – Islam

                                            iii.     Five – Chinese

                                            iv.     One – Jewish

                                              v.     Two – Gregorian and Julian Calendar differences and when adopted

3.     Study for Mayan Test

a.     Know all key terms – highlighted in text

b.     Be able to explain each section header

c.      Study drawings and illustrations

d.     Study and quiz your team members

4.     Type Writing Assessment in Google Docs and Share link to teacher@erodgers.net