Mind map/alternate study aid = Due Thursday

"Knighthood & Chivalry" section of your mind map/alternative study aid = due Thursday

Due for Wednesday, October 30

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder of what you need to please, have done for tomorrow's class (which was what we were working on during today's class):

1) Read pgs. 141-143 (bottom) of Pathways
2) Complete pg 145 questions # 1a, 1b, 3 and 4a
3) Pick up a chapter 5 vocabulary sheet
4) Construct "Knighthood & Chivalry" section of your mind map (due Thursday)
   
*You can make your own version of a mind map! For example, if you think another study method would be more beneficial for your learning style, you could try to make flash cards, notes, a story, practice test questions with answer ket, etc. Just remember that however you decide to format your study aid, that it needs to meet 2 criteria
   -Includes all of the words listed on your vocab sheet in an organized way
   -Has to put the words into context (the way that they are actually used, not just a definition)

~Mrs.T

New Block Schedule for Tomorrow! (Thursday)

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that you DO have all 4 blocks tomorrow! Each block will be 40 minutes long. The block order is as follows:

Period 3 9:00 – 9:40

Period 4 9:45 – 10:25

Period 1 10:30 – 11:10

Period 2 11:15 – 11:55

Thanks!

~Mrs. T :)

Chapter 4: Middle East In-Class Assignment, due tomorrow (Thursday)

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that you need to please, have the following done for tomorrow's class:

*Have 8 condensed bullet points for tomorrow's class (as a group)

*Organize the structure of your presentation to the class

   -Who is doing what?

   -Are you doing visual aids or a recipe? 

   -How will you make it interesting?

   -How will you ensure your classmates can record your information? Do your points need to be 

    written out on the whiteboard?

Group #1- The Middle East, pgs. 107-108 & 113-115 = HUMMUS with PITA 

     (Mona, Kailee, Ethan, Danielle, Amy, Carly)

Group #2 - Foundations & Spread of Islam, pgs. 116-122 (top) = YOGURT & CUCUMBER SALAD  

     (Tia, Sarah, Tammi, Bo, Desseya, Sawyer)

Group #3 - The Abbasids, pg. 122-127 (mid - DON'T do government!) = SHISKA DIP & CRACKERS

    (Emma, Gabby, Megan D, Seong Yoon, Chloe, Max, Tapi)

Groups #4 - Government, Islam & the West, pgs. 127-130 = TABOULI

     (Matti, Natasha, Halle, Megan P, Brody, Maddy)

Good luck!

~Mrs.T :)

Chapter 3 - If you were absent during today's class...

Hi grade 8's,

If you were absent for any portion of today's class, please ensure that you get the Chapter 3 notes that you missed from a friend.

Thanks,

~Mrs. T :)

Potential Unit 2 Exam Questions

Hi everyone,

As discussed in class, here are the 2 potential Chapter 2 unit test questions that we will begin preparing for during today's (Wednesday) and tomorrow's (Thursday) classes:

A. Describe the feudal contract that existed between a common person and his lord

B. Describe the principles of justice and systems of law in the high Middle Ages

Remember- only 1 of these 2 questions will appear of the unit test.

~Mrs.T :)

What is happening for this week...

Hi everyone,

This post is just to help give you a sense of what will be happening in Social Studies this week so that you can plan your time accordingly:

Tuesday- finishing our last lesson on Chapter 2 (Royal Power)

Wednesday - review class, preparing for potential unit test essay topic #1

Thursday - review class, preparing for potential unit test essay topic #2

Friday - chapter 2 unit test, 1 essay question

If you know that you will be absent for one of these classes, please come and see me so that you can be proactive and find out what you have missed.

~Mrs. T :)

Please complete the following for Wednesday, Oct 15th

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder to please have the following done for tomorrow (you have completed most of this during today's class):

1) You have an extension to complete your "First Crusades" assignment- this will be collected at the start of tomorrow's class

2) Please have questions #1-3 on pg 67 in your Pathways textbook completed in full sentences. These will be collected and marked at the start of tomorrow's class

3) Please read "Royal Power" on pg. 65-67 in your Pathways textbook (the end of the chapter! whoo too!!!! :)

4) Please finish your mind map = 100% finished! (very short section remaining- it won't take you long at all)

Thanks!

~Mrs.T :)

First Crusades Assignment (Friday, Oct 9th lesson) - Questions due Tuesday, October 15th

Hi everyone,

If you missed today's class, here are the instructions that were given in class to accompany the "First Crusades" assignment. Please read the instructions carefully and have this assignment completed for Tuesday, October 15th 

Purpose:

Our task today is to compare and contrast 3 documents from the First Crusade, and in particular the capture of Jerusalem. You aregoing to explore different perspectives on this event while considering what happened when the Crusaders captured Jerusalem.

Instructions:

1) Read Document A along with Reading Guide. a. Highlight the document’s source to establish when, where, and by

whom this document was created. b. Predict what Raymond d’Augiliers might say about

the capture of Jerusalem. c. While you read, underline words and phrases that make them think this document is written

from a Christian perspective.

2) Read Document B. a. Highlight the document’s source to establish when, where, and by whom this document was created. b. Predict what Ibn al-Athir might say about the capture of Jerusalem. c. While reading, underline words and phrases that make them think this document is written from the Muslim perspective.

3) Identify 1-2 similarities and 1-2 differences between the 2 documents (Documents A & B)

4) Read document C. The third document does not contain any source information. Read the document, consider how it compares to the others and try to determine if the document comes from a Muslim or Christian writer. a. Underline words, phrases, or sentences that might indicate the perspective of this document. b. Draw on evidence from all 3 documents to decide if Document C is more similar to Document A or B. c. Students draw from evidence in the document to decide if it is written from a Muslim, or Christian perspective.

Questions (Complete sentences, 3-4 sentences each)

a. Based on these sources, what happened when Crusaders entered Jerusalem during the First Crusade?

b. What are the primary similarities and differences of these documents?

c. Are these trustworthy accounts? Why or why not?

d. What other primary source documents might you read to better answer today’s historical question?

Thanks and I hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

~Mrs.T :)

Chapter 2 Makeup Quiz Option - Wednesday (tomorrow) at lunch

Hi grade 8's,

Great job with improving your overall average quiz scores by 12%! That is a lot of progress- way to go!

As we discussed in class, there will be an option Chapter 2 quiz re-write during lunch tomorrow. The format will be 10 matching questions and 10 multiple choice. If you decide to re-write tomorrow, the new quiz score will replace your previous score, regardless of whether it is lower or higher (as discussed in class). The choice to re-write is entirely up to you!

Thanks and have a great night :)

~Mrs. T

Homework that is due for Wednesday

Hi everyone,

Please have the following done for tomorrow's class (most of you will have finished a significant amount of this during today's class):

1) Please read Medieval Law section on pgs. 56-58 in your Pathway's textbook

2) Complete the Medieval Law section of your mind map

3) Complete your Medieval Law Activities handout (point-form responses are acceptable)

*If you didn't complete your Pathways that were due today, please have them done for the start of tomorrow's class

Please complete the following for Tuesday

Hi everyone,

Please complete the following for tomorrow:

1) Read pgs. 54-55 

2) Complete their mind map for the section

3) Work on pg. 56 questions # 1-4 in complete sentences.

Chapter 2 Quiz on Monday

Hi everyone,

I hope that you're having a good weekend so far. Just a reminder to please, study hard on the weekend as you will be having your Chapter 2 unit test on Monday (covering "William the Conqueror" and "Medieval Life" sections of the chapter).

Thanks & have a nice weekend!

~Mrs. Teichrob :)

2 / 3 Items that are due for tomorrow - Thursday

Hi grade 8's,

Just a reminder to ensure that you please, have the following done for tomorrow:

1) REQUIRED - Complete all of your William the Conqueror section on your mindmap (colored, all symbols, 100% complete). If this is not complete, you will be staying with me after school tomorrow until it is done.

You can choose to finish 100% of option #2 or #3

2) Pathway questions - pg. 47 # 1, 2c, 3a, 3b   &    pg. 54 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6a

3) Complete 100% of your Medieval Life section of your mindmap (colored, all symbols, etc. 100% complete)

Thanks and have a great night!

~Mrs. T :)

William the Conqueror section of Mind map - due Wednesday

Hi everyone,

Using the Chapter 2 Vocabulary sheet that was given out in class, complete the entire WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR section of vocabulary words on your mind map. You must have the following done for tomorrow:

-you must have a symbol for EVERY word on the vocab sheet under this section
-it must be colour coordinated
-it must be organized
-it must be neat/easy to read

Thanks!

~Mrs.T :)

Chapter 2 Vocabulary Words

WILLIAM THE CONQUERER AND THE FEUDAL SYSTEM

• Anglo-Saxon
• feudal contract
• vassal
• housecarls
• cavalry
• lance
• propaganda
• Normandy
• allegiance
• homage
• lord of the manor
• freeholder
• monarch (king)
• greater nobel (baron)
• lesser nobel 
• minor nobel 
• commoner
• freeholder/serf

MEDIEVAL LIFE & CUSTOM

• shire
• thatching
• fletching
• demesne
• bailif
• self-sufficient
• sustainable
• fallow
• crop rotation (pg. 48)
• fertile
• wattle and daub
• vermin
• louse
• drought
• Lammas
• troubadour
• obligation

BELIEF AND DEVOTION

• relic
• skeptical
• excommunicated
• tithe
• chastity

THE LAW

• prosecute
• judge
• to try
• ordeal
• treason
• canonize
• shrine

CRUSADES

• Holy Land
• Crusades
• Saladin
• Muslim
• Christian
• atrocity (pg. 64)

ROYAL POWER & DEMOCRACY

• Eleanor of Aquitaine
• King John
• Magna Carta
• King Richard