Wednesday January 30, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be able to examine the changes and continuities in the social, political, and economic structure of the Roman World.

Circle: Would you rather make school days longer but go less days or go shorter school days but have more of them? What is one early memory from your childhood that your not sure is true?

World Issues Project: Students will have 20 minutes to work on their World Issues Projects.

Augustus: You will be looking at several primary and secondary sources to determine what kind of leader Augustus really was.

Monday January 28, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be able to examine the changes and continuities in the social, political, and economic structure of the Roman World.

Circle: What's the farthest you've ever been away from home?

World Issues Project: Students will have 20 minutes to work on their World Issues Projects.

Timeline Activity: There will be two parts to this activity. For the first part, you will work with your table groups to construct a timeline of events that led to Rome becoming an Empire. Once groups have completed this, you will be working together as a class to create a timeline on the board.

Fall of the Republic: Again there will be two parts to this activity. The first will be you discussing with your table groups what you believe are the main reasons that Rome became an Empire. We will then be discussing this as a class.

Roman Downfalls compared to USA: You will be reading this article in class that talks about some of the similarities between the Roman Republic and the USA.

Writing: After reading the article, you will be writing a quick reflection on your thoughts from this article. Do you agree with this article or disagree? Do you think the United States needs to make reforms based on this information?

Thursday January 24, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be able to examine the changes and continuities in the social, political, and economic structure of the Roman World.

Circle: Would you rather live in a Dictatorship or an Anarchy?

World Issues Project: You will have 15 minutes to work on your World Issues Projects.

Timeline Activity: There will be two parts to this activity. For the first part, you will work with your table groups to construct a timeline of events that led to Rome becoming and Empire. Once groups have completed this, you will be working together as a class to create a timeline on the board.

Writing Activity: Do you think Rome becoming an Empire was a good thing? Or do you believe it would have been better off staying a Republic?

Homework: Read chapter 6 section 2 if you did not read for class. Read over the vocab and start studying the words we've put down so far.

Tuesday January 22, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be able to exhibit their understandings of governments and societies by reflecting on their decisions they made in the game and will be able to relate these decisions to the real world.

Circle: What is one highlight from your weekend? What is your favorite movie of all time?

World Issues Project: You will have 15 minutes to work on your World Issues Projects.

Game Debrief: We will be discussing the game we played all of last week and what we learned as it pertains to this class. The first question you will be answering is "Why did we play this game?" Then we will be discussing in class the idea that everyone played the game with a Monarchy as well as a Totalitarian government. From this understanding, we will be discussing how things would have gone differently in the real world if the people had a say in the game. 

Game Reflection: You will be writing a reflection on the game in class. This is a summative reflection and is due by the beginning of next class. Here is the rubric.

Homework: Read and take notes on chapter 6 section 2 "The Roman Empire." Finish your Game Reflection if you did not finish in class. 

Tuesday January 15, 2019 & Thursday January 17, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be able to use their understanding of how governments and societies run to effectively participate in a civilization simulation.

Civilization Simulation: Now that you have learned about the different types of government in my class and have learned Greek Mythology in Mrs. Morrell's class, you will be using that information and those skills to compete in a civilization simulation. 

Here is how the game is going to work: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-LSobz0W6MMbhQXklX8NAIU9uD6Izsfnx932jug5HeI/edit?usp=sharing

Next Steps: Once we are done with the simulation, you will be doing a reflection in Mrs. Morrell's class as well as in mine. 

Reflection Questions: What type of government did you have in the game? Would you have made decisions differently if it was real people that were being affected instead of game pieces? Do you think the citizens of your city-state would have agreed with your decisions or would they have been angry with you? How did your country not being able to produce certain resources impact the decisions you made? In the game, you had complete control over the citizens in your country and what they could produce. How would this game have been different if your citizens were free to think for themselves?

Monday January 14, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be well informed members of society and will be able to formulate educated opinions on global, national, and local issues. Students will understand the way the Roman Republic worked and will be able to make comparisons to the present day.

Circle: What is one memory from Elementary School that stands out the most?

World Issues: Students will have 15 minutes to work on their World Issues Projects.

Roman Republic: (Chapter 6, Section 1) We will be doing three main things during class today to cover the Roman Republic. 

1- You will be making a list of important vocabulary from this section as a class. You will then be writing this vocab down in your notes (Google Classroom) to use for studying for the Vocab Quiz at the end of the unit.

2- We will then be having a class discussion on the similarities and differences between the Roman Republic and the United States. At the end of this class discussion, you will be writing a claim, evidence, warrant paragraph arguing either that the two republics are incredibly similar or that they are not.

3- If time allows, we will then be creating a timeline for the founding of Rome through the Republic.

Next Class: Tomorrow, we will be going to Mrs. Morrell's to start the civilization game. 

Homework for Tuesday: Finish your Rome vs USA paragraphs.

Friday January 11, 2019

Learning Target: Students will know and understand the different forms of government and their roots. Students will be well informed members of society and will be able to formulate educated opinions on global, national, and local issues. 

Circle: What's the first video game you remember playing? Would you rather be the best student at CMCC or the worst student at Harvard?

Model Government Project: For the rest of class, you will have free work time to finish up your Model Government Projects. If you have already completed this assignment, or finish during class, go back to working on your World Issues Projects.

Model Government Projects Are Due Saturday January 12th at Noon if you want to get $100 for the game next week. If you get a 90% or better on this assignment, you will be awarded $200 for the game. 

Homework: For Monday, read chapter 6 section 1 in the textbook and outline.

Monday January 7, 2019

Learning Target: Students will know and understand the different forms of government and their roots. Students will be well informed members of society and will be able to formulate educated opinions on global, national, and local issues. 

Circle: What rule at your house would you like to put an end to? For the rest of your life, would you rather have to talk like Yoda or breathe like Darth Vader?

World Issues Project: You will have 15 minutes to work on your World Issues Projects. Remember, these are due next week!

Model Government Project: For the rest of class, you will have free work time to finish up your Model Government Projects. If you have already completed this assignment, or finish during class, go back to working on your World Issues Projects.

Model Government Projects Are Due At The End Of This Week!!! Due to us having our civilization simulations next week, there will be no extension for this. This means that if we have a snow day this week, you need to be prepared to work on this project during that snow day to make up for lost class time.