Class Information
& Assignments
December 6-10
Monday-W ednesday: Chinese Philosophies Experiential Exercise
(Confucianism, Daoism, & Legalism)
Thursday & Friday- Christmas around the W orld Project:
-Students will have these two days to conduct research and type their summaries in
the computer lab.
-Ornaments and presentations are due next Wednesday & Thursday (15th & 16th)
Cumulative Test: What have you learned during the 1st Semester?
(Next Tuesday 12/14)
November 29- December 3
Monday- India Study Guide (Students will complete in class)
Tuesday- India Test
Wednesday-Friday- Begin China Unit (Geography)
November 22-26
-Discuss India’s Religious Beliefs: Buddhism
India Test: NEXT TUESDAY 11/30
*Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday- NO SCHOOL
November 15-19
Monday-Wednesday: Cans of Soup & Boxes of Cereal DriveTEAM CHALLENGE
-Discuss India’s Religious Beliefs: Hinduism
November 8-12
Tuesday- Students will take Egypt test!
Wednesday- Begin India Unit (Geography)
Thursday- No SCHOOL (Veteran’s Day/ Professional Learning Day for Teachers)
Friday- India’s Geography
November 1-5
Monday- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- NO SCHOOL
Thursday & Friday- Students will work at three different stations: One will focus on
hieroglyphics, one on religion, and the other on vocabulary. The station work will be a
review for students and will help prepare them for the test on Tuesday.
-EGYPT TEST will be Tuesday, November, 9th.
October 25-29
Egyptian Religion & Burial Practices
Vocabulary: afterlife, mummies, elite
Hieroglyphics
Thursday- Red Ribbon Week Guest Speaker
October 18-22
Felucca ActivityStudents will travel on a felucca (an Egyptian sailboat) down the Nile River and will
study about 4 Egyptian pharaohs and their accomplishments. Students will also
study the three major periods of ancient Egyptian history: Old Kingdom, Middle
Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
Homework: If students do not complete their postcards in class, they will need to
finish them at home.
October 11-15
Monday (10/11) - No School (Professional Learning Day for Teachers)
Begin Ancient Egypt Unit
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Geography; Social Structure; Government
Vocabulary- pharaoh, dynasty, nobles
Friday 10/15- Club Day
October 4-8
Have a WONDERFUL Fall Break!  When we return, we will study about EGYPT!
September 27- October 1
Mesopotamia Unit-We will finish the mechanical diorama presentations about the 4 empires.
-Discuss Hammurabi’s Code of Laws
-Review for Chapter Test & Complete Study Guide…
Test will be Thursday, September 30th
Friday- FIELD TRIP to MAMMOTH CAVE 
September 20-24:
Monday- No School for Students (Professional Learning Day)
Mesopotamia UnitVocabulary- Empire, Monarch
-4 Empires of Mesopotamia
-Students will be assigned an empire and will be working in groups to create a
mechanical diorama.
*Mesopotamia Test will be next week!
September 13-17:
Mesopotamia Unit-Characteristics of a Civilization
-4 Empires of Mesopotamia
Vocabulary- cuneiform, pictographs, scribe
*Quiz on Thursday, September 16th
*Field Trip Forms Due on Friday, September 17th
Introduce- Mechanical Diorama Activity (4 empires) on Friday
September 6-10:
-Monday, September 6th- Labor Day (No School)
-Tuesday (9/7) & Friday (9/10) students will be MAP testing
-My 1st period must have their Progress Reports signed and returned by Friday, 9/10
Mesopotamia Unit:
-We will be discussing problems that Mesopotamians faced and how they solved
each issue.
-We will also be discussing the 7 characteristics of a civilization.
-Vocabulary:
Irrigation, Canals, Surplus, Division of Labor, Rural, Urban, & City-State
Keep in mind…
Mammoth Cave fieldtrip forms are due Friday, September 17, 2010.
SPIRIT WEEK: Team Challenge
Wednesday 9/8- Wear Tennis Shoes
Thursday 9/9- Wear a Bandana
Friday 9/10- Wear your FAVORITE football team attire (EHMS team attire counts)
Monday 9/13- Wear Wild Socks (can mismatch socks)
Tuesday 9/14- Wear EHMS attire (can be a solid red, navy, or white shirt)
August 30-September 3
Monday, August 30th- Rachel’s Challenge Assembly
*Comic Books due on Monday 8/30
Tuesday, August 31st- Chapter 2 Test (Students will receive a study guide on Monday)
August 23-27
The Stone Ages & Early Cultures
Vocabulary- migrate, ice ages, land bridge, domestication, agriculture
Students will be making a comic book that demonstrates the difference between the
Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age. Students who don’t finish their comic book on
Friday in class will have the weekend to finish. They have the reading notes necessary
to complete the assignment. Comic books are due on Monday, August 30th.
*** Tuesday, August 31st: Chapter 2 Test ***
August 16-20
The Stone Ages & Early Cultures
Vocabulary- prehistory, hominid, ancestor, tool, society, hunter-gatherers, migrate
August 9-13
Uncovering the Past- Studying History & Geography
Assignments
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Social Studies Binders DUE 8/11
Chapter Notes & Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, August 13th.
August 4-6
Introduction; Classroom Procedures; & Learning Style Inventory
Assignments
- Students who get their syllabus signed by August 9th will earn 5 bonus points.
- Binders for Social Studies need to be purchased by Wednesday, August 11th.