Pamela Marta - Homework Assignments

Any assignment that is turned in past the due date will be worth 50%. Once we have
tested over the material, an assignment may not be turned in. Bell Ringers are due the same day they are assigned or within 5 minutes the next day after an absence.

Assignments for last week: Week of September 7-10, 2010

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1	No School	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head
Period 2	No School	Upfront-China article Discuss go over Papers Lecture	Assembly	Mr. Sterling Episode 1 Discussion	Upfront Article - 19th Amendment Lecture on Chapter 2
Period 3	No School	Lecture Notes Group Activity	Assembly	Lecture Notes Hieroglyphics article and wordsearch	Documentary
Period 4	No School	Lecture Notes Group Activity	Hieroglyphics Name	Lecture Notes Hieroglyphics article and wordsearch	Documentary
Period 5	No School	Conference	Conference	Conference	Conference
Period 6	No School	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy
Period 7	No School	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy

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Assignments for this week: Week of September 13-17, 2010

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head
Period 2	BR: Write down what the “Elitist View” is for review. Does a power elite rule America? Review the main points of Chapter 1 and 2	BR: What were delegates to the Constitutional Convention originally supposed to do? Lecture over the reasons for a revolution, a need for a new constitution, etc.	Bell-Ringer: Show Declaration of Independence clip. What is the Magna Carta? Influences on U.S. Constitutionalism and the Colonist’s Reaction to the British up to Declaration of Independence	Bell-Ringer: Read thru Chapter 3 for 15 minutes. Write a FRQ about the Constitution.	Bell-Ringer: Show constitution clip Take the “What does the Constitution Say” sheet and use the Constitution to decide whether a situation is constitutional or not.
Period 3	Bell-Ringer: List at least three examples of contributions made by the Egyptians in architecture and art and at least three examples of advancements the Egyptians made in the fields of science and mathematics. Lesson: Finish Egypt: Quest for Eternity Explain what the Egyptian kingdoms were, how they developed, and why they collapsed. Powerpoint Notes Activity/Application: With a partner, create a timeline beginning with the date 2650 B.C. and ending with 200 B.C. and have the periods of the Old Kingdom (2650 to 2180 B.C.), Middle Kingdom (2040 to 1650 B.C.), and New Kingdom (1570 to 1100 B.C.) marked on it. Illustrate the time line with important events in Egypt’s history during each time period. Old Kingdom =pyramids, science, art, civil war Middle Kingdom =Hyksos rule Egypt, falls into disorder New Kingdom =empire, strict government, army, conquering of new territories	Bell-Ringer: Write about the best day you ever had. (At least ½ page) Lesson: Review Section 1 material Activity/Application: Complete a guided reading and a main idea sheet over Chapter 2 Section 1.	Bell-Ringer: Write about what you know about King Tutankhamen Lesson: Look at the treasures of the excavation of King Tut’s tomb and see why it is so important to us today. Activity/Application: Fill out graphic organizer while viewing the video.	Bell-Ringer: Chapter 2 Crossword puzzle Lesson: Go over main vocabulary words for Chapter 2 Power point lesson on farming and life in the Nile civilization Activity/Application: Fill out crossword and identifying people sheet for Chapter 2.	Begin film Students will write down the various government activities they see in the film.
Period 4	Bell-Ringer: List at least three examples of contributions made by the Egyptians in architecture and art and at least three examples of advancements the Egyptians made in the fields of science and mathematics. Lesson: Finish Egypt: Quest for Eternity Explain what the Egyptian kingdoms were, how they developed, and why they collapsed. Powerpoint Notes Activity/Application: With a partner, create a timeline beginning with the date 2650 B.C. and ending with 200 B.C. and have the periods of the Old Kingdom (2650 to 2180 B.C.), Middle Kingdom (2040 to 1650 B.C.), and New Kingdom (1570 to 1100 B.C.) marked on it. Illustrate the time line with important events in Egypt’s history during each time period. Old Kingdom =pyramids, science, art, civil war Middle Kingdom =Hyksos rule Egypt, falls into disorder New Kingdom =empire, strict government, army, conquering of new territories	Bell-Ringer: Write about the best day you ever had. (At least ½ page) Lesson: Review Section 1 material Activity/Application: Complete a guided reading and a main idea sheet over Chapter 2 Section 1.	Bell-Ringer: Write about what you know about King Tutankhamen Lesson: Look at the treasures of the excavation of King Tut’s tomb and see why it is so important to us today. Activity/Application: Fill out graphic organizer while viewing the video.	Bell-Ringer: Chapter 2 Crossword puzzle Lesson: Go over main vocabulary words for Chapter 2 Power point lesson on farming and life in the Nile civilization Activity/Application: Fill out crossword and identifying people sheet for Chapter 2.	Begin film Students will write down the various government activities they see in the film.
Period 5	Conference	Conference	Conference	Conference	Conference
Period 6	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy
Period 7	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy

Weekly Objective: AP Government: Role of government, types of government, and freedoms
Ancient History: Early Civilization, elements that create civilzations, hunting/gathering progress into settlements

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Assignments for next week: Week of August 30 - September 3, 2010

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head	Department Head
Period 2	Finish Animal Farm and Ticket Out	Peasant video Talk about different kinds of government Pure Capitalism Ch 1 Review	BR: What do you think are the two most distinguishing features of democratic government Chapter 1 Test	Take a practice AP test as a pret-test to give students an idea of the AP Test Weekend survey: Ask 12 people "Where would you find "All Men are created Equal...."	Discuss how the symbolism of American government has changed. Chapter 2 lecture
Period 3	Read the Leakey Discoveries and write a newspaper article Review the 5 elements of civilization Get with a partner to review the vocabulary terms	Do a Crossword over Ch 1 vocabulary Review Watch Stone Age clips from BBC	Review for Chapter 1 Test	Chapter 1 Test	Do a Caveman or Stone Age cartoon strip
Period 4	Read the Leakey Discoveries and write a newspaper article Review the 5 elements of civilization Get with a partner to review the vocabulary terms	Do a Crossword over Ch 1 vocabulary Review Watch Stone Age clips from BBC	Review for Chapter 1 Test	Chapter 1 Test	Do a Caveman or Stone Age cartoon strip
Period 5	Conference	Conference	Conference	Conference	Conference
Period 6	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy
Period 7	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy	Honor's Academy

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