April 27, 28 and 29

April 27: Students watched a segment of DaVinci's World about the roots of the Renaissance and worked on a reading about Humanism, the growth of cities and trade and the city-states of Renaissance Italy.

April 28: Students continued viewing DaVinci's World and saw a segment about Brunelleshi's dome. In teams of 4 we attempted to simulate the weight distribution of a dome using a large ball. Then students worked on their maps, and any other work that was still incomplete.

April 29: We focused on Humanism and the impact it had on the Renaissance. Students will be creating a visual representation of Humanism using Photoshop over the next few days. Packets are due tomorrow. Here's the list:

1. daily appetizers
2. Renaissance fill-ins
3. Renaissance Italy Map
4. DaVinci's World I
5. Reading Notes 28
6. DaVincis World II
7. Reading Notes 29

Monday, April 26

Today we began a study of the Renaissance. I passed back all the work I had in my possession (student grades should be up-to-date). Students took a few notes in a fill-in manner and began a map of Renaissance Europe.

April 12 and 13

Monday: We began our brief study of the Crusades. Students watched a 20 minute video clip that explained the origins of the first Crusade. Student "build a manor" projects were also due. I returned Feudal Europe packet 2 so that students could use them to study.

Tuesday: Students did a map assignment covering the 4 Crusades. The unit test will be Friday... I'll post a study guide from work tomorrow. Students will NOT be allowed to use note-cards on this test.

April 7 and 8

April 7: We watched a segment of the film Excalibur to see a castle under siege. Students did a population graph to illustrate the loss of life due to the black plague. Students had time to finish any assignments that were incomplete.

April 8: Plague Day. We watched a short film segment about the black death. Students then drew the 4 stages of the plague shown in the video, and did a map about the spread of the plague. Packets are due tomorrow, here is the list so far:

1. Daily Appetizers
2. Dark Ages II
3. Dark Ages III
4. What is Feudalism fill-ins
5. The Manor
6. Medieval Siege Webquest
7. Population graph and questions
8. Spread of Plague Map
9. 4 Stages of Bubonic Plague

Monday, April 5

Our appetizer was a review of the timeline students created last week. After that, students read a handout about the medieval manor and answered the questions that went with it.

I'll add a post later about what we've done over the last few weeks.