Meso American extra credit quiz.

Want 20pts extra credit
complete one of the following.

- Take the Maya Quiz on the link below and get at least an 18/20, print it up and bring it to class:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-rise-fall/maya-quiz-interactive

- Watch Apocalypto (get your parents permission first) and write a 1 paragraph 7 sentence review, of the movie.

- Bring in an article about the Mayas Incas or Aztecs, and write a 1 paragraph response to it on the back page.


These must be done by FRIDAY!!!!!

Newspaper Posts

Feel Free to copy and paste your articles here if you are trying to transfer them from one computer to another.
Also here is a link to a sample that I put togther in 5mins today your final project should look better than this.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/13856177/Luther-Nails-95-Theses-to-Church-Door

or

http://www.scribd.com/full/13856177?access_key=key-2lway20ju0zkjyn613xb

Posting your brochure

Here's how to post your brochure
1. open up a comment to post.
2. open another window and go to www.scribd.com
3. join, and upload your brochure (click browse)
4. then copy the image url and paste it into your post.

practice brochure

http://www.scribd.com/full/13633627?access_key=key-xenx48pz5oyzr3exc3j

General Art Sites

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrenaissanceitaly.html


http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/

http://wwar.com/masters/movements/renaissance.html

obviously there are more so while exploring if you stumble across some sweet sites please don't be afraid to post a comment with the url.

Fashion in the Renaissance

http://weuropeanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/renaissance_fashion
http://www.renaissance-spell.com/Renaissance-Fashion.html

http://www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/latemedieval.htm

http://slumberland.org/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=68

http://books.google.com/books?id=LoGUK45AAx0C&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=Women's+Renaissance+shoes+Pictures&source=bl&ots=tFCrQ27Mlw&sig=_h64Y8o8CVzKAKwsvEKHdPJZXJ4&hl=en&ei=wZbGSbbMIKCSsQP0-pX7Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA35,M1

Michelangelo

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/m/michelan/biograph.html

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/michelangelo.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4813786.stm

Leonardo Da Vinci Sites

http://www.mos.org/leonardo/museum.html Museum of Science

http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/

http://inventors.about.com/od/italianinventors/a/LeonardoDaVinci.htm

http://www.elrelojdesol.com/leonardo-da-vinci/gallery-english/index.htm Paintings

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/the-genius-who-was-a-man-of-peace/2007/04/12/1175971265527.html War Machines

http://www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com/index.html

Here's some starting points. Feel free to do your own research.

Calender 3/23-3/27

Monday
Brochure Project Day 1
-Gather Research & Layout Brochure
-Complete handout
H.W. Write out paragraphs so that they are able to be typed tomorrow. if it is not written you WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE COMPUTERS UNTIL IT IS FINISHED.

Tuesday
Brochure Project Day 2
-explain the brochure template
- Type out Brochure

H.W. Create a roughdraft design

Wednesday
- Complete Brochure, Finishing Touches, place design on brochure.
-Pictures etc.

H.W. Finish Brochure (if needed) due No later than Friday

Thursday & Friday
-Leonardo Da Vinci

The Renaissance

PowerPoint for 3/9-3/13 copy into your journals (Questions on the left page, notes on the Right)

The Renaissance

View more presentations from MrLudwin.

Calendar for 3/9-3/13

*Independent Studies Students or Absent Students*
I will be posting the Notes for the Unit So Far, it is your responsibility for making sure you get them. I will be checking your notebook/journal on Friday of Next week (3/20) make sure that you have completed all notes related questions, and journal assignments. The notes will be posted as a comment on this post, so keep posted. (whew that was a lot of "post" in one paragraph)
Monday
CW: Renaissance Notes
H.W. P111-112 RSG

Tuesday
CW: Renaissance Notes
HW: Italy Advertisement

Wednesday
CW: Vocabulary Foldable
HW:Finish Vocabulary Foldable

Thursday:
CW: Early Renaissance Artists Notes
HW:Find a piece of Renaissance Art that you really enjoy; print it out and write 1 paragraph explaining why you chose it.

Friday:
CW: Crossword/Wordsearch Creator
HW: Finish Crossword/Wordsearch

Work for the Week of 2/23-2/27

Monday
Notes on Crusade Causes

H.W. Finish 25 Pairs of Review cards

Tuesday
Crusades Map Activity

H.W. Finish Crusades Map

Wednesday
Crusades Notes (Review)
Middle Ages Graphic Organizer
H.W. Study!!!!!

Thursday
Magna Carta Activity & Tree Map
H.W. Study for Exam!
Friday
Test on Feudalism, Middle Ages, Plague, Crusades and the Magna Carta.

Coat-of-Arms

Design a coat of Arms which could be used on the battlefield to identify you.

• include symbols that represent your family background, or other aspects of heritage.
• Use symbols which reveal something about your identity.
• click here for a list of common symbols used on sheilds: http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm

Due Friday @ the end of Class

Feudal Freedom Debates

Post your opinions below:

"Do you think that Feudal people made the right move in giving up freedoms for security? Would you be willing to give up your freedoms for security of the nation?"

Please respond or post at least twice. When Responding do not just state yes or no support your answer.

** Important**
Remember this is a scholarly debate, which means when responding you must be respectful to their opinions, this does not mean you have to agree with someone, feel free to voice your opinion but do so in a respectable way. Postings that are rude, or disrespectful may result in disciplinary actions. So please post responsibly.

Feudal Freedoms

Greetings fellow historians and welcome to the first open blogging assignment. This assignment is worth 25pts. and is Manditory. Here is what I want you to do.
1.Click the link below and then read the article, take notes if you must.
Click this link: http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medfeudal.html
2.I want you to respond in about 1 paragraph, to the following prompt.
"Do you think the Feudal System was it worth it?" in your paragraph be sure to pick one sentence (quote) that supports your position.
3. Then engage in the debate About Freedom and Security. (Post at least twice)

This needs to be completed by Friday 2/8/2009

Post your paragraphs as comments to this post, then post your debate in the posting titled Feudal Freedom Debates

Calendar 2/2-2/8

Monday

• Chapter 9 L2 Packet
• Make 4 Memory Cards
• Homework: Packet Pg. 3 & 62 (Due Tuesday)

Tuesday

• Notes Graphic organizer *use handout from Monday
• Presentation on Life in the Middle Ages
• Make 2 new Memory Cards
• Homework: Pg. 15, 11-12 (Due Wednesday)/ Web Quest Due Friday

Wednesday

• QUIZ ON FEUDALISM!!!!!
• Legacies of Feudalism
• Design a Coat-of-Arms
• Homework: Pg. 4 #1&2

Thursday

• Finish Coat of Arms.
• Review Games
• Homework P.16, Study for Test

Friday

• Web quest Response Due!!! Packet Due!!!!
• Feudalism Test
• Put Finishing Touches on Coat of Arms
• the rest TBA

Illuminated Manuscript

Create an Illuminated Manuscript which explains in 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences) what Feudalism is, how & why it started in Europe and what the classes are and their responsiblities were. Then illustrate the page full with pictures that would hep someone who could not read understand the concept. be sure to utilize the style of an illuminated manuscript

P.S. NO STICK FIGURES OR CPU PICS all pictures must be hand drawn, the paragraph may be typed.

This is worth 50 pts and is due Friday.

I have included a few samples of manuscripts that you can use for inspiration. Also feel free to google Illuminated Manuscripts, and post your findings. as comments.

Calendar 1/26-1/30

Monday

• In Library to finish Charlemagne Assignment

Tuesday

• Fedualism Handout/ Book Activity
• H.W. Study for Quiz

Wednesday

• Quiz on Feudalism & Geography
• Feudalism Word Map
• H.W. Illuminated Manuscript Assignment Due FRIDAY! *See Additional Post for Assignment Details & Inspiration

Thursday

• Reading Activity
• Foldable & Flash Cards
• H.W. Finish Illuminated Manuscript

Friday

• ILLUMINATED LETTERS DUE!!!!!
• Reading Activity
• H.W. have a Great Weekend!

Charlemagne Obit Assignment & Links

In class today we were introduced to our next assignment, in case you forgot or are a little confused here is the prompt again, as well as several websites which you can use for your writing. I have also included a few pictures if you would like to copy and paste them into your assignment on Monday when we go to the library feel free, it is after all an obituary and we should see a picture of the deceased.


Using the Internet & Reference Articles/Books, your task is to find out more about Charlemagne’s accomplishments and Character. Then you will need to write a news article obituary showcasing your findings.
Specifics
· 1 pg (No more than 4 Paragraphs)
· 5-7 sentences each paragraph
· 1 Quotation from research, for each section his accomplishments and his Character.
· A picture accompanying the Article.

This assignment is due No Later than Monday Jan. 26, 2009 @ 2:00pm, and is worth 100pts.





Links to Websites (if you decided to search on your own which is recommended then take a word of advice, "if you see something that you haven't seen anywhere else then chances are it's not true." and usually credible (good) websites are linked to schools or encyclopedias etc.





http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/Santiago/histchrl.html

http://historymedren.about.com/od/charlemagnestudyguide/p/sg_biography.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/charlemagne.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/earlymiddle/charlemagne.htm

http://familyhistory1.homestead.com/Charlemagne.html

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/einhard.html

http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=205275

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=37817


If you find some cool pics or sites related to Charlemagne feel free to post them, i'd like to see what you are working on.

Fall of Rome

Here is the video as promised, if you paid attention in class you should have the brunt of it. It has been edited from the the History Channel Program "the Dark Ages" and will only be up here until friday.

Calendar 1/19/2009-1/23/2009

Here it is in all its glory (p.s. this is just tentative and may change later but if it does it will be posted.)

Monday:
No School Celebrate MLK jr. Day!

Tuesday:

• KWL Anticipation Guide (Copy into your Journal) Copy and Answer the three questions in your book on page 286 be sure to support your answers.
• Preview Key Terms
• Review Powerpoint on the Fall of Rome (posted after school)

Wednesday:

• Feudalism word map
• Map Activity

Thursday:

• Dark Ages PowerPoint "Clovis & Charlemagne" (Posted After School)
• Charlemagne News Article/Obituary

Friday

• Quiz
• Finish News Article/ Obituary
• Dark Ages PowerPoint "the Church" (Posted After School)

*remember all topics subject to change

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