Jan. 28 - Feb. 1

This week we began our unit on China.

On Monday students watched a segment of the History Channel's 
"Engineering an Empire" program about Chinese building achievements.

On Tuesday we watched another segment of "Engineering." Students were also given a map of Asia, and class time to work on it.

On Wednesday we continued to work on the map. Students were also given a reading guide which covers pp. 213-216. Both the map and the reading guide will be due on Friday (2.1.13).

On Thursday students took brief  notes on the Dynastic Cycle of China and then began creating a Powerpoint presentation about the Dynastic Cycle.

Jan. 7 -11

Periods 3 and 4: We spent much of the week learning about the Niger River. We watched a PBS films titled "Journey to Timbuktu." Students completed a map of the Niger River area and worked on creating a mock river tour "rack-card" for a Niger River tour.




Period 6, S.L.I. Class: The SLI class has been working on their History Day projects. Important upcoming dates include registration on Jan. 18, and completion of projects by Jan. 25.