Friday, September 7, 2018
First, we will read chapters 10-11 in The Giver and complete the chapter responses. Chapter 11 read aloud
Today we will continue to work on WHY a Golden Age occurred in your city at that time.  

Introduction to Humanities 7: Golden Ages of the Medieval/ Early Modern World

Goal:  In groups, you will prepare and present an introduction to your city.  You will all work on geography (part I) and Golden Age big picture (part II), and then split the remainder of tasks (part III).  You will be responsible for making sure that all of your co-researchers are on task and accountable.

 

My city:

Essential Questions (EQs):                    When did the Golden Age occur?                  What were the innovations/ achievements in the ‘Golden Age’ of your city?                   What may have caused them?

Part I: Geography This part takes the least amount of time--10-15 minutes.  Each member can find 2-3 parts.	Continent:
	Country:
	Geographic Location (Latitude, Longitude):
	Altitude:
	Environment/ climate:
	Population (today)
	Religion/ Languages
Part II:    Golden Age Everyone in your group will need to work on this part together.	When did your Golden Age occur?  (hints here)
	What were some of the most important achievements/ innovations during the Golden Age?
	What may have been responsible for the achievements/ innovations? (think about the factors from the slide show)
Part III: The City Today Each member should do one of these parts.	How much does it cost to get there and are there factors that make is unsafe (civil war, gun violence)? (one-way plane tickets from LAX or SFO, hotel for one week)
	What’s in the news? two headlines (know your stories)
	Where to visit? Choose 2-3 sites built before 1600 and describe.
	What is the city like today? (cost, problems) Optional
SUMMARY:  (answer EQs here) Everyone in the group should answer the essential questions (above) and answer in 3-4 sentences.

As you answer these questions, think about the CRAAP test and the websites that you use.  Make sure that you corroborate information that seems suspect, and cite the sources that you used to answer the question.  You should include the link (URL) in your answers, and when you make slides, you can transfer it to the notes box.   You need to include citations in the “Click to Add Notes” box under the slides.

The six characteristics of a Golden Age are:
1) Extended trade or travel
2) Wealth
3) Sponsorship of the Arts (or the Arts)
4) Centers of learning
5) Tolerance
6) Problem or challenge
To find if those characteristics existed in your city, you will need to search the internet.  Possible queries:
Did characteristic exist in city during era?
OR 
Did extended trade or travel exist in Hangzhou during the Song Dynasty?
Each group member should choose a characteristic and search and read about it. Copy and paste the information and link in your document.
Then, we will review the Golden Age of Rome slideshow, to have an idea of how you will be displaying the information you have researched:
Golden Age of Rome slideshow link
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Thursday, September 6, 2018
We will read chapters 8 and 9 in The Giver today and answer questions on the chapter response.
Read aloud link for chapter 9.
Today you will continue Part II of your research with your group.  By the end of today's work, each person needs to have an achievement or innovation to write about.  Click on the link to find out WHEN your Golden Age was.  You will search for the information you need using the essential question AND your city name AND the era name or year span.  For example, if you were searching for information about Hangzhou, you would search:
What were some of the important achievements during the Song Dynasty in Hangzhou?
What were some of the important innovations during the Song Dynasty in Hangzhou?
What were some of the important innovations during the era/dynasty in your city?
What were some of the important achievements during the __________ in __________?
What were some of the important innovations during the __________ in __________?
Then, you will need to read about the innovations and achievements and make certain they occurred during the Golden Age you are writing about. Choose one innovation or achievement to write about and write about it in Part II of your Humanities Introduction page:

Introduction to Humanities 7: Golden Ages of the Medieval/ Early Modern World

Goal:  In groups, you will prepare and present an introduction to your city.  You will all work on geography (part I) and Golden Age big picture (part II), and then split the remainder of tasks (part III).  You will be responsible for making sure that all of your co-researchers are on task and accountable.

 

My city:

Essential Questions (EQs):                    When did the Golden Age occur?                  What were the innovations/ achievements in the ‘Golden Age’ of your city?                   What may have caused them?

Part I: Geography This part takes the least amount of time--10-15 minutes.  Each member can find 2-3 parts.	Continent:
	Country:
	Geographic Location (Latitude, Longitude):
	Altitude:
	Environment/ climate:
	Population (today)
	Religion/ Languages
Part II:    Golden Age Everyone in your group will need to work on this part together.	When did your Golden Age occur?  (hints here)
	What were some of the most important achievements/ innovations during the Golden Age?
	What may have been responsible for the achievements/ innovations? (think about the factors from the slide show)
Part III: The City Today Each member should do one of these parts.	How much does it cost to get there and are there factors that make is unsafe (civil war, gun violence)? (one-way plane tickets from LAX or SFO, hotel for one week)
	What’s in the news? two headlines (know your stories)
	Where to visit? Choose 2-3 sites built before 1600 and describe.
	What is the city like today? (cost, problems) Optional
SUMMARY:  (answer EQs here) Everyone in the group should answer the essential questions (above) and answer in 3-4 sentences.

As you answer these questions, think about the CRAAP test and the websites that you use.  Make sure that you corroborate information that seems suspect, and cite the sources that you used to answer the question.  You should include the link (URL) in your answers, and when you make slides, you can transfer it to the notes box.   You need to include citations in the “Click to Add Notes” box under the slides.

Next, we're going to work on WHY a Golden Age occurred in your city at that time.  The six characteristics of a Golden Age are:
1) Extended trade or travel
2) Wealth
3) Sponsorship of the Arts (or the Arts)
4) Centers of learning
5) Tolerance
6) Problem or challenge
To find if those characteristics existed in your city, you will need to search the internet.  Possible queries:
Did characteristic exist in city during era?
OR 
Did extended trade or travel exist in Hangzhou during the Song Dynasty?
Each group member should choose a characteristic and search and read about it.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
CRAAP test retakes at lunch today!
Today we will review the definitions for The Giver vocabulary, part 2.  After we review, you will write 10 sentences (at least six words).  Remember to start with a capital and end with a period. You may use the frame sentences, but you don't have to.

Name___________________

Number_________________

The Giver, part 2 vocabulary

Due Wednesday: Look up definitions at http://www.ldoceonline.com/.  Due Thursday: Finish the Show Me You Know Sentences.

1 = I have never heard of it.  2 = I kind of know what it means.  3 = I know it. 4 = I could teach it to the class.

	Before	After	Part of speech and Definition  (Due Wednesday)
ritual
solemn
crescendo
integral
reprieve
relinquish
exuberant
profound
discard
wield			#2
unaccustomed			#2
anguish
meticulously			(adverb) very carefully planned and done

Show Me You Know Sentences.

One ritual in my family is to _______________.

It was solemn at the ___________because ________________

The ______________reached a crescendo when __________________.

____________ is an integral part of _______________.

____________ gave us a reprieve from. . .

___________ had to relinquish. . . .

___________ was exuberant because. . .

___________ was a profound experience because __________.

While cleaning, she discarded. . .

The __________ wielded a _________.

When I started school, I was unaccustomed to. . .

I felt anguish when_________because ____________.

He meticulously. . .

You will read chapter 8 in The Giver and complete
the chapter response.

Today you will begin Part II of your research with your group.  First, click on the link to find out WHEN your Golden Age was.  You will search for the information you need using the essential question AND your city name AND the era name or year span.  For example, if you were searching for information about Hangzhou, you would search:
What were some of the important achievements during the Song Dynasty in Hangzhou?
What were some of the important innovations during the Song Dynasty in Hangzhou?
What were some of the important innovations during the era/dynasty in your city?
What were some of the important achievements during the __________ in __________?
What were some of the important innovations during the __________ in __________?
Then, you will need to read about the innovations and achievements and make certain they occurred during the Golden Age you are writing about. Choose one innovation or achievement to write about and write about it in Part II of your Humanities Introduction page:

Introduction to Humanities 7: Golden Ages of the Medieval/ Early Modern World

Goal:  In groups, you will prepare and present an introduction to your city.  You will all work on geography (part I) and Golden Age big picture (part II), and then split the remainder of tasks (part III).  You will be responsible for making sure that all of your co-researchers are on task and accountable.

 

My city:

Essential Questions (EQs):                    When did the Golden Age occur?                  What were the innovations/ achievements in the ‘Golden Age’ of your city?                   What may have caused them?

Part I: Geography This part takes the least amount of time--10-15 minutes.  Each member can find 2-3 parts.	Continent:
	Country:
	Geographic Location (Latitude, Longitude):
	Altitude:
	Environment/ climate:
	Population (today)
	Religion/ Languages
Part II:    Golden Age Everyone in your group will need to work on this part together.	When did your Golden Age occur?  (hints here)
	What were some of the most important achievements/ innovations during the Golden Age?
	What may have been responsible for the achievements/ innovations? (think about the factors from the slide show)
Part III: The City Today Each member should do one of these parts.	How much does it cost to get there and are there factors that make is unsafe (civil war, gun violence)? (one-way plane tickets from LAX or SFO, hotel for one week)
	What’s in the news? two headlines (know your stories)
	Where to visit? Choose 2-3 sites built before 1600 and describe.
	What is the city like today? (cost, problems) Optional
SUMMARY:  (answer EQs here) Everyone in the group should answer the essential questions (above) and answer in 3-4 sentences.

As you answer these questions, think about the CRAAP test and the websites that you use.  Make sure that you corroborate information that seems suspect, and cite the sources that you used to answer the question.  You should include the link (URL) in your answers, and when you make slides, you can transfer it to the notes box.   You need to include citations in the “Click to Add Notes” box under the slides.

Next, we will take the RI.  

Tuesday, September 4, 2018
I will distribute reading logs. Your reading log is due Monday, September 10 for full credit.  Reading logs can be turned in up to one week late. If you lose your reading log, go to the blog and click on "Resources" to print a new one.  Each week, you must read 30 minutes, four times a week.
You will look up and write down definitions for The Giver part 2 vocabulary.

Name___________________

Number_________________

The Giver, part 2 vocabulary

Due Wednesday: Look up definitions at http://www.ldoceonline.com/.  Due Thursday: Finish the Show Me You Know Sentences.

1 = I have never heard of it.  2 = I kind of know what it means.  3 = I know it. 4 = I could teach it to the class.

	Before	After	Part of speech and Definition  (Due Wednesday)
ritual
solemn
crescendo
integral
reprieve
relinquish
exuberant
profound
discard
wield			#2
unaccustomed			#2
anguish
meticulously			(adverb) very carefully planned and done

Quizlet link: https://quizlet.com/_3ncyzp
We will read out loud chapter 6 of The Giver out loud.
Tonight you will read chapter 7 and answer the questions on the chapter response.
Continue on the CRAAP practice with your group.  If you are struggling, search UNESCO and your city, ancient history encyclopedia and your city, encyclopedia britannica and your city. Your group needs to have two or three reliable websites to begin your research.
Today, you will see a completed Golden Age questionnaire (link) and slide show (link) look like. Your group will work to begin to answer the questions.