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Mon: students read and discussed how king Ashoka converted to Buddhism then used Buddhist beliefs to keep peace in ancient India # Mon (Spectrum): we read about the accomplishments of the Gupta Empire to review the 7 characteristics of civilization … Continue reading →

Mon: we paraphrased Gandhi's famous quotations to learn about his belief in non-violence: "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" # Tues/Wed: we began reading about the origins and basic beliefs of Buddhism. The "Story of Buddhism" … Continue reading →

Mon: planner updates, then making inferences about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro and writing a descriptive paragraph (due Thurs) # Tues/Wed: we read and took notes about the basic beliefs of Hinduism. Some students also worked on the Mohenjo-Daro paragraph (due … Continue reading →

Mon: read HA! and wrote lists of adjectives that describe important geographic features of India. Geography of India Letter due Thurs # Tues/Wed: history collides with science as we learn about the formation of the Himalayas, then time to work … Continue reading →

Mon: we learned about the influence of traditional African music on modern music and listened to songs with djembe drums, koras and a valiha # Tues/Wed: we watched "Desert Odyssey" while mounting captions and some students made additional edits to … Continue reading →

Mon: we began work on the colaborative writing phase of the Heroes of Modern Africa Project. Students from different periods co-write pages # Tues/Wed: editing and printing final drafts of artifact captions then more edits on the Heroes of Modern … Continue reading →

Mon: updated planners, took topic choice survey for upcoming Modern Africa assignment, then began typing EH Museum Artifact captions # Egypt Report Grades [1/2]: We are handing back grades for the Egypt Wiki report today. Students may do more edits … Continue reading →

Mon: more time for artifact note-taking & lesson on 1st, 2nd & 3rd person point of view to prepare for artifact caption writing # Tues/Wed: Point of View pre-assessment, followed by more time to research African artifacts (notes due Thur) … Continue reading →

Mon: began work on the EH Museum topic selection sheet, due on Friday with a parent/guardian signature http://bit.ly/cCBBiL # Tues/Weds (1/2): counselors are presenting the sign-up sheet for 7th grade electives. Look for a blue sheet to rank choices, due … Continue reading →

Tues/Weds: we are using electronic sources in the computer lab to research our Ancient Egypt topics # Thurs: we are continuing to research in the computer lab, using both print and electronic sources. Research notes are due by the end … Continue reading →