Posted in In Class Today on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
In class today we did the Preview activity for chapter 26 as a warm up.
We them did the Pre-Reading questions for chapter 26.
For Home Work i assigned essential questions 2 and 3.
Pre-Reading Questions
Remember, I am offering 24 points of extra credit for anyone who attends Patent/Teacher Conference on Thursday 24 April 2008. 24 points is [...]
Posted in In Class Today on Apr 21st, 2008 No Comments »
This week we are going to study one more Mesoamerican civilization, The Inca.
In class today we read 26.1 and 26.2 as a warm up.
We Then worked on the key terms for chapter 26.
Fr Home Work i assigned essential question #1.
Downloads for class today.
Chapter Twenty Six Standards Guide: The Incas
Picture Dictionary
Budget Vocabulary Matrix
Posted in In Class Today on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Test day!
We are taking a test on the Aztec today. All work is due today.
Posted in In Class Today on Apr 15th, 2008 No Comments »
For warm up we wrote 4 “On the surface” questions about 25.2.
In class we did the preview for chapter 25 and took some notes based on chapter 25.
For homework you were to draw pictures to represent the six different topics we discussed in class
Posted in In Class Today on Apr 14th, 2008 No Comments »
As amazing as it may sound, the Aztecs built a city in the middle of a lake. This city was called Tenochtitlan. Over time they developed a complex city with floating farms and causeways connecting the city to the main land.
The story of the founding of Tenochtitlan has has significant meaning to Mexico today. [...]
Posted in In Class Today on Apr 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Reading, for reading’s sake is great, but in class we ofted have a different reason. Like all schools in the United States, we are required to give tests to see how our students are doing. One way of understanding the things that are on a test is to make a test.
In class today [...]
Posted in Books, In Class Today on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
We can extend the “on the surface,” and the “under the surface” discussion beyond just reading. What is on the surface and what is under the suffice can be very different in a city or n archeologist’s dig site. The surface can be grass covered and smooth, with no evidence of [...]
Posted in Books, In Class Today on Apr 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Over the next few days we are going to be reading the book Hidden World of The Aztec by Peter Lourie. We are going to use the reading tree to find out how Archaeologists have gathered information about the Aztecs.
In class today you were asked to list the “On the surface”question words and the [...]
Posted in In Class Today, Information on Apr 8th, 2008 No Comments »
How to Read History and Other Non Fiction Books
When you read history, or anything else for that matter, you should look beyond the words. You should search for deeper meanings and try to uncover the authors intent.
One way of doing this is to use the “Reading Tree.”
Think of a tree. the leaves [...]
Posted in In Class Today on Apr 7th, 2008 No Comments »
The Great Temple in Tenochtitlan
Today we used the Standards Guide for Chapter 25 to get acquainted with the terms we will be using this week and next week.
In class today we made a flag for the Aztec as a warm up.
For classwork we worked on the Key terms for chapter 25. I added [...]
