March 3, 4, 5 and 6

March 3: I lectured briefly about Kublai Khan's opening of China to the west and the Mongol Ascendancy. I also previewed Friday's test by going over some of the multiple choice questions that students would be seeing. 

March 4: Period 1 took the 7th grade writing exam, and all classes were shorter. In period 2 students used the time to catch up on incomplete work. Many of them came in late due to the writing exam. Periods 4 and 5 read and summarized pages from the text about the Ming Dynasty, and we watched a dvd about the fleet of Zheng He. 

March 5: Students in periods 2, 4, and 5 worked on a chapter 7 review assignment titled "China Builds an Empire, Chapter 7 review." Students in period 1 did the assignment from March 4. 

March 6: China Unit Test was administered. I collected the 3rd packet of work from the unit on China... check powergrade to see if  your student turned it in.  I've graded periods 1,2 and 4 already. Period 5 packets, and tests from all periods should be in by Monday after-school.