Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Have a happy Winter Break, everyone!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Study hard for the semester exam tomorrow!

Monday, December 17, 2012

Study hard for the semester exam on Wednesday. Be prepared!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Study for the Unit Test and the Semester exam next week.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Read through your notes to study for the Semester exam.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

There is no homework today. Happy 12-12-12!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Make sure to bring in your Unit Cover if you did not finish that.

Friday, December 7, 2012

The Unit Cover is due on Tuesday.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

The India and China Unit Cover is due December 11.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Work on your Unit Cover, which is due December 11.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Unit Cover for India and China is due December 11. Also, check out the Holiday Art Contest blog here.

Monday, December 3, 2012

The Unit Cover for India and China is due on December 11.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Happy last day of November! Finish your Caste sheet and the India map.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Finish the Caste System sheet and the Map of India for homework.

Monday, November 19. 2012

Study hard for the Unit Test tomorrow.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

There is no homework for today.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

There is no homework for today.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Your Hebrew comic strip is due tomorrow, so be working on that. Make sure to do it on unlined paper.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Your Unit Cover was due today, so make sure to turn that in if you haven't. The Comic Strip is due this Wednesday.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Start working on the Hebrews Unit Cover and the Comic Strip.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Be working on the Unit Cover for the Hebrews, and the Comic Strip project, which is due on November 14.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Be working on your Unit Cover for the Hebrews, and the cartoon. The Unit Test from Egypt will be availabe tonight.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Today, we are starting our new unit, the Hebrews. Your Unit Cover is due on November 12, and the Hebrew comic strip is due on November 14. Happy November!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

No homework. Happy Halloween!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Study the two sheets we went over in class, so you are prepared fro the Unit Test tomorrow.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Make sure to finish and turn in all of the work that is missing, like the Egyptian Social Structure sheet and picture. The Unit Test is on Wednesday.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Make sure to finish your pyramid worksheet if you did not turn it in. Also, if you want Ms. Merrill to laminate your cartouche, bring it in by Monday.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Your Egyptian Social Structure question worksheet and picture are due tomorrow. You will find the answers, and an example, in the textbook.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Your Egyptian Social Class sheet, the textbook work and the drawing, are due to Ms. Merrill on Friday.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

There is no homework for today. I hope you enjoyed Peyton Popp's video in class!

Monday, October 22, 2012

There is no homework for today.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Make sure to finish your pyramid worksheet from a couple days ago. Happy weekend!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Make sure to finish your pyramid worksheet.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

There is no homework for today.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

If you didn't finish your Pyramid worksheet in class, make sure you do it at home, with your textbook.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Welcome back from Fall Break! There is no homework for today.

Friday, October 5, 2012

No homework. Happy Fall Break!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

If you have not completed the Unit Cover or the poster project, make sure to bring them in tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The Ancient Egypt Unit Cover was due today, so if you didn't finish it, make sure you bring it in tomorrow. Your poster project is due tomorrow, so make sure to bring it in.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The Unit Cover for Ancient Egypt is due tomorrow. Make sure you labeled Egypt and the Nile on the map. Also, the poster project is due on Thursday.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Make sure you are working on your poster project, which is due on October 4, 2012. Also, the Unit Cover is due on October 3.

Friday, September 28, 2012

There is no homework for the weekend. The poster project is due on October 4. The Ancient Egypt is due on October 3.
In the Useful Documents section, you can now get a copy of the poster project rubric and a detailed description of the project.
~Students should have a copy of the directions and scoring guide in their binder, and an extra copy was sent with the parent e-mail on 9-28-12.~ Note from Ms. Merrill

Thrusday, September 27, 2012

There is no homework for today. Make sure to have an idea  for your poster theme by tomorrow. The poster project is due on October 4. The Ancient Egypt Unit Cover is due on October 3.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

There is no homework for today. The theme idea is due by September 28, 2012 (this Friday). The poster is due on October 4. The Ancient Egypt Unit Cover is due on October 3.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

No homework for today. The Ancient Egypt Unit Cover is due on October 3. The poster project is due October 4. Make sure to read the rubric, which is in the back of your Ancient Egypt packet.

Monday, September 24, 2012

No homework for today. We have started our new unit, Ancient Egypt. If you want, you can start looking over the poster project rubric and get an idea for a theme. The theme idea is due on Friday. Also, the Unit Cover for Ancient Egypt is due on October 3.

Friday, September 21, 2012

There was no homework on this half-day, because all of the classes were taking the Mesopotamia Unit Test, except 5th and 6th period.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

No homework for today. 1st period, make sure you are studying for the Mesopotamia Unit Test.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Make sure you are studying hard for the Unit Test tomorrow on Mesopotamia. 1st period's test is still on Friday. There will be no ORQ.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

There is no homework for tonight. Make sure you are studying for the Mesopotamia Unit Test, which has been moved to Thursday, except for 1st period. 1st period is still having their test on Friday, because of Explore testing. Because of this, there will be no ORQ, but there will still be short answers.
There is a new page, called the Afterlife Webquest. It has some Ancient Egypt games on it.
Just a reminder, if you need any documents for your binder, you can go to the page Useful Documents and email me if you need a document.

Monday, September 17, 2012

No homework today, but make sure you are studying for the Mesopotamia Unit Test on Friday. If you aced the vocabulary quiz, this should be easy. Study all of your notes for review.

Friday, September 14, 2012

No homework for the weekend. Sorry to those people who's cuneiform shattered in class.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

No homework for today. Let's hope your cuneiform tablets come out all right!

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

No homework today, but the Mesopotamia Unit Cover is due tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

No homework for today. Make sure you are working on your Unit Cover for Mesopotamia.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Sorry this is so late. There is no homework today, but there is a vocabulary quiz tomorrow that you should study for. Everything on the vocabulary sheet will be on the quiz except the dates of people. This quiz will be a great chance if you did not have that good of a grade on the Stone Ages Unit Test, to boost your grade average.
The Mesopotamia Unit Cover is due on Thursday.

Friday, September 7, 2012

No homework for the weekend. Your Stone Ages ORQ corrections were due today, so make sure you turned them in if you are not satisfied with your ORQ score. Make sure you are studying for the vocabulary quiz on Tuesday. The only thing on the vocabulary sheet that will not be on the quiz is the dates of the Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

There is no homework for today, but make sure you are studying for the vocabulary quiz on Tuesday of next week! Also, if you have any Stone Ages ORQ corrections to make, turn them in by tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

There is no homework today that is due tomorrow, but the Unit Cover for Mesopotamia is due Thursday, September 13. There will be a quiz coming up on the vocabulary from the video we watched, so study your notes. Also, if you made corrections to your ORQ, they are due by Friday, September 7.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

For today's homework, make sure you finish the Mesopotamia map you started in class. Also, the Unit Cover for Mesopotamia is due on Thursday, September 13. You can check your test scores on IC; they are now available.

Friday, August 31, 2012

There is no homework for the weekend.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

No homework today, but make sure you study hard for the Unit Test on the Stone Ages tomorrow. Make sure to study the Stone Ages notes page, as that is what the ORQ is all about. If you can put that notes page into paragraph form, you will be okay. Make sure to include all of the listed vocabulary words in your answer. Also, you can now access the Response Journal questions if you missed some. Study hard for the test!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

There is no homework for today, but make sure to keep taking home your binder to study your notes. Everything that is in your binder so far will be useful.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

There is no homework for today, but make sure you are studying for the Stone Ages unit test on Friday!

Monday, August 27, 2012

There is no homework for today. Don't forget that the Stone Ages Unit Test is on Friday, and it will be the first summative grade in IC. Also don't forget to turn in your Unit Cover, Binder Cover, Parent Signature page and the response journal, if you haven't already.

Friday, August 24, 2012

There is no homework for today.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

There is no homework for today. I hope you didn't forget to turn in your Unit Cover to Ms. Merrill! Also, if you have lost your syllabus, or any other document, visit the "Useful Documents" page to retrieve one.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Don't forget that the Stone Ages Unit Cover is due tomorrow. Make sure to use colored pencils only, and shade in the entire square.

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