Friday, September 21:
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.1-WH.H.2.9
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Apply information learned from previous standards/objectives to the Unit 1 Test. 
  • Activity:
    • Unit 1 Test
  • Homework: Rome Notes due Monday
Thursday, September 20:
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.2. Analyze the governments of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure, and function. 
    • ​WH.H.2.4. Analyze the rise and spread of various empires in terms of influence, achievements, and lasting impact. 
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze the features of Greek Civilizations 
    • Analyze Athenian Democracy and evaluate how democratic Athens was. 
  • Activity:
    • Athenian Democracy Structured Academic Controversy
  • Homework: Study -  Unit 1 Test tomorrow 
Tuesday, September 18:
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.2. Analyze the governments of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure, and function. 
    • ​WH.H.2.4. Analyze the rise and spread of various empires in terms of influence, achievements, and lasting impact. 
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze the features of Greek Civilizations 
    • Analyze Athenian Democracy and evaluate how democratic Athens was. 
  • Activity:
    • Study Guide #16-23 and discuss
    • Finish Greece/Athenian Culture Stations Assignment 
  • Homework: Study -  Unit 1 Test
September 12, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • ​WH.H.2.4. Analyze the rise and spread of various empires in terms of influence, achievements, and lasting impact. 
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze the features of Greek Civilizations 
  • Activity:
    • Finish and present civilizations projects 
    • Begin Greece/Athens Stations 
  • Homework: Study - Unit 1 Test
September 11, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • ​WH.H.2.1-2.5
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze and characterize all River valley Civilizations and the development of these civilizations during ancient times. 
  • Activity:
    • India Postcard
    • Continue working on civilizations project 
  • Homework : Study - Test Friday
September 10, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • ​WH.H.2.5 Analyze the development and growth of major Eastern and Western Religions. 
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze the role of Confucianism and Daoism on Chinese life in various ancient dynasties. 
  • Activity:
    • Discuss Study guide #8-15
    • Confucianism/Daoism Mini Q 
      • Peer editing - Thesis writing
  • Homework: Greece and Rome Flipped Notes due Tuesday, 9/11 
September 7, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.1-2.4
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze the role of Confucianism and Daoism on Chinese life in various ancient dynasties. 
  • Activity:
    • Beginning of Civilizations, Egypt, Mesopotamia Quiz 
    • Study Guide #8-15
    • Start Confucianism Assignment 
  • Homework: Greece and Rome Flipped Notes due Tuesday, 9/11 

September 6, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.5 - Analyze the development and growth of major Eastern and Western Religions
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze the role of Confucianism and Daoism in Chinese societies/Chinese dynasties 
  • Activity:
    • Review Hammurabi's Code and Quizizz 
    • Mesopotamia and Egypt One Pager Project 
  • Homework: Greece and Rome Flipped Notes due Tuesday, 9/11 
​September 5, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.4 - Analyze the rise and spread of various empires in terms of influence, achievements, and lasting impact. 
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Analyze features of Mesopotamia and Egypt and how they relate to characteristics of Early Civilizations.
  • Activity:
    • Do Now: Study Guide #5-7 and discuss as a class  
    • Hammurabi's Code 
    • Quizizz Review 
  • Homework: India/China Flipped Notes due Thursday, 9/6; Beginning of Civilizations, Mesopotamia, and Egypt Quiz on Thursday 9/6

September 4, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.2 - Analyze the government of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure, and function within various societies.
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Map ancient civilizations and compare how geography influenced settlement, trade, and sustainability
    • Evaluate the influence of Hammurabi's Code on Babylonian Society
  • Activity:
    • Do Now: Study Guide #1-4 and discuss as a class 
    • Finish & Color Code Civilizations Map
  • Homework: India/China Flipped Notes due Thursday, 9/6; Beginning of Civilizations, Mesopotamia, and Egypt Quiz on Thursday 9/6  

August 31, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.2.1 - Compare how different geographic issues of the ancient period influenced settlement, trading networks, and the sustainability of various ancient civilizations.
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • Evaluate the creation/formation of civilizations
    • Map ancient civilizations and compare how geography influenced settlement, trade, and sustainability
  • Activity:
    • ​Finish "First Civilizations Emerge" CATCH practice/notes
    • Characteristics of a Civilization Anchor Chart 
    • Mapping River Valley Civilizations
  • Homework: Enjoy your 3 day weekend! 
August 30, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.1.1 - Identify the structure of a historical narrative or story (its beginning, middle, and end). 
    • WH.H.1.2 - Reconstruct the literal meaning of a historical passage
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • ​Reconstruct the literal meaning of a passage and use an annotation tool to evaluate and interpret historical sources.
  • Activity:
    • ​CATCH Annotation Tool Notes
    • ​CATCH Practice - Foraging: Life as a Hunter-Gatherer
    • CATCH and Civilizations Intro - First Civilizations Emerge on the World Stage
  • Homework:
    • ​Beginning of Civilizations, Mesopotamia, and Egypt Flipped Notes due Friday 8/31
August 29, 2018
  • Essential Standard:
    • WH.H.1.3 - Consider multiple perspectives of various people in the past. Evaluate competing historical narratives and debates among historians. 
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: ​
    • Evaluate competing historical narratives and debates among historians 
    • Evaluate primary and secondary source documents.
  • Activity:
    • Review Historical Thinking Flipped Notes 
    • Review "Lunchroom Fight"
    • Evaluating Sources
    • Exit Ticket - Historical Thinking
  • Homework:
    • ​Beginning of Civilizations, Mesopotamia, and Egypt Flipped Notes due Friday 8/31 
August 28, 2018
  • Essential Standard: 
    • WH.H.1.3 - Consider multiple perspectives of various people in the past. Evaluate competing historical narratives and debates among historians.
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: ​
    • Begin thinking like historians. 
    • Corroborate and contextualize historical information
  • Activity:
    • World History Pretest - What do we already know? 
    • Lunchroom Warm Up 
    • Lunchroom Fight 
  • Homework:
    • Historical Thinking Flipped Notes due Wednesday 8/ 29 
    • ​Beginning of Civilizations, Mesopotamia, and Egypt Flipped Notes due Friday 8/31
August 27, 2018
  • Golden Hawk Historians will: 
    • ​Understand policies and procedures that are important to being a successful Hawk Historian.
  • Activity:
    • ​Do Now - Index Card Activity
    • Why History? Video Clip 
    • Syllabus Discussion and Classroom Procedures
    • Personal Artifact and Circle Intros
  • Homework:
    • ​Get parent & student info/syllabus/flipped learning letters signed - due Tuesday 8/28
    • "Historical Thinking" Flipped Notes due 8/29
      • ​Flipped Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEVZtwPqNc&t=11s