SOCIAL STUDIES

Week of November 1st – 7th grade

Monday, November 1st

Expectations of ClassNote takingJournalsWebsiteMini Lecture

Ms. S Classroom Procedures and Daily Outline Expectations

•No Gum/Food

•Raise hand if you need to get out of your desk/throw anything out/ask questions/bathroom/locker/need ANYTHING and wait to be called on.

•Work quietly, in your seat and independently when it is individual time.

•Work quietly, in your seat and cooperatively when it is group time.

•No horsing around.

•Be a Man or Lady in Christ at ALL times.

•If you need to leave the class you MUST ask AND have a pass signed, dated and timed from your assignment notebook.

Give Me Five

1.) Put everything down/be still2.) Face forward3.) Eyes on Speaker4.) Be quiet5.) Listen

Enter classroom quietly with your materials

1.) Social Studies Book & Journal

2.) Science Book & Journal

3.) Notebook

4.) Pen

5.)Good attitude

SOCIAL STUDIES FIRST 45 MINUTES

Do Social Studies Warm-up Activity a. Monday

“Your issues” Students will write in journal an issue they have and then write out a

solution to the issue. Apply God’s Word/Truth to the solution. b. Tuesday

Newspaper/Magazine Article Read article Summary in 3-5 sentences using proper grammar and spelling

Wednesday “What’s happening?”

Write a paragraph about something (whether it be an event, program, activity…ANYTHING!) going on in your neighborhood, church, community, etc.

Thursday Newspaper/Magazine Article

Read article Summary in 3-5 sentences using proper grammar and spelling

SOCIAL STUDIES FIRST 45 MINUTES(cont.)

Prepare for Social Studies Section Monday

Lecture on Unit Tuesday

Guided Project Wednesday

Guided Project Thursday

Reinforcement of Unit Friday

Pop Quiz/Test/Discussion/Review Social Studies closeout – Cool-down

“What I learned today – 1-3 sentences using proper grammar and spelling.  

GRADING

Project -35% Test – 20% Quiz/Participation – 10% Homework – 5% Journal – 30%

Warm up Cool Down Handouts Note taking

NOTETAKING HINTS

Whatever is on power point WRITE DOWN in your Social Studies Journal under “Notes”

If you missed the notes you can get it by: Asking a friend Getting it from the computer lab Going to www.sliwinskistuff.blogspot.com

JOURNALS

35% of your grade MUST include the following on a DAILY basis:

Date Warm-up Notes Handouts pasted Cool-down- Will be RANDOMLY collected as a check up.- Do not lose it or even think of coming into class

without it!!!!

WEBSITE

www.sliwinskistuff.blogspot.com All Lecture notes, videos used in class,

study guides, handouts, etc. will be posted within 48 hours.

Homework and project information will be on here.

Ms. S will not give extra copies of any material.

Check it often!!!

REMEMBER that timelines in B.C. go backwards!!Like a number line!!!

Put in order the different empires from this clip- from 3000 BC to 0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tRnlUGEv2E

ORDER EMPIRE TIME

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Stuff to know…

What role did these people have in history?

Tiglath-pileser III Shalmaneser Ashurbanipal Jonah Sennacherib Nahum King Nabopolassar Nebuchadnezzar Daniel Nabonidus Belshazzar Cyrus The Great Isaiah Darius

Why are these places important?

Nineveh Hanging

Gardens Royal Road

Read Chapter 5!Get 2-5 main facts of each person and place and their importance in history! Put it all in your Journal!Due Thursday, November 4th!

Assyrian Empire

Tuesday, November 2nd

Warm-up Journal

Find a news article of interest to you. Cut it out and paste in your journal.

Make sure you date it. Write a short 3-5 sentence summary

using proper grammar and spelling.

Assyrian Empire

700 B.C. the move for conquering started

721 B.C. Assyrians conquer Israel and Samaria falls

God used Assyrians to punish Israel for their disobedience.

Key Rulers Tiglath-pilser III ruled from 745-

727 B.C. Shalmaneser V in 722 B.C.

Deported the 10 tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

Ashurbanipul who ruled from 669-626 B.C. collected a library of over 100,000 stone tablets

Less than 100 years of power, in 612 B.C. Assyria was defeated in Nineveh to the Chaldeans, Medes and Scythians

The LORD has given a command concerning you, Nineveh : "You will have no descendants to bear your

name. I will destroy the carved images and cast idols that are in the temple of your gods. I will prepare

your grave, for you are vile.“Nahum 1:14

Chaldean Empire Chaldeans came from southern end of

Mesopotamia to establish kingdom in Babylon.

King Nabopolassar (625-605 B.C.) made alliances with Medes and Scythians to overthrow Assyria.

Conquered ALL of Mesopotamia and created Chaldean or New Babylonian Empire.

Son, King Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 B.C.), conquered western part including Southern Kingdom of Judah.

Destroyed Jerusalem and took people to Babylon BUT unlike the Assyrians, they treated their captives much better.

Book of Daniel Last King, Nabonidus, son of

Nebuchadnezzar NOT a follower of God. Babylon fell 539 B.C.

Medes and Persians invaded and took over less than 100 years after Chaldean Empire started

“In the third year of(A) the reign of Jehoiakim king of

Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem

and besieged it.”Daniel 1:1

Homework

Page 45 Highlight the answers to each question. Mark which question it is answering.

Cool Down - Journal

Write your 3-5 sentences on the video Daniel.

What did you learn today?

Daniel

Wednesday, November 3rd

Warm Up - Journal

What’s happening? Write about an event, situation, etc., that

occurred or is occurring in your community. 3-5 sentences Complete sentences Correct grammar and spelling

Write 3-5 sentences about how the movie showed the power of the Chaldean/New Babylonian Empire and how God was directly involved in history.

Video – “Daniel”

POP QUIZ!You will need: paper and pen

What was the purpose of Nebucadnezzar’s dream? Who interpreted it?

What nation did God punish through the Assyrians?

What three people groups invaded Assyrian?

How did the Chaldeans method of holding captives differ from the Assyrians?

When did Babylon fall and to whom?

Cool Down - Journal

How would you feel if you were Daniel? Would you do the same thing? Write 3-5 sentences response to video. Complete sentences. Correct grammar and spelling

Persian Empire

Thursday, November 4th

Warm-Up Activity

Find a news article of interest to you. Cut it out and paste in your journal.

Make sure you date it. Write a short 3-5 sentence summary

using proper grammar and spelling.

Beginning and Origin of Persian Empire

559-550 B.C. Cyrus the Great united

Persians to defeat Medes Isaiah, hundreds of years

before, prophesized this!!

Strategies: Fight in bad conditions Did not make conquered

people give up their local loyalties to their city, god, king, culture, etc.

Did not instill fear like Chaldeans and Assyrians.

536 B.C. 42,360 Jews returned to Judah

"This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to

subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that

gates will not be shut:” Isaiah 45:1"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may

the LORD his God be with him. Let him go up.'“2 Chronicles 36:23

Darius

Cyrus died in 529 B.C. and caused a bit of questioning to what should happen to the Jews Darius (522-486 B.C.) was reminded that

Cyrus commanded for the rebuilding of the Temple and used tax money for it. Persia prospered under his leadership. Had a

system for taxing which gave people time to plan to pay.

Standardized money, weights, buying, selling, lending.

New roads – “Royal Road” 1,600 miles long from Susa to Sardis

Royal Road

Persian royalty fighting after the death of Darius I

Xerxes (486-464 B.C.) murdered in bed Artaxerxes (464-424 B.C.) killed older brother to

get power Darius II (423-404 B.C.) killed several brothers Artaxerxes II (404-358) all provinces came

together to overthrow Artaxerxes III (359-338) B.C. poisoned by palace

assistant Arses (338-336 B.C.) murdered with whole family Darius III (336-330 B.C.) killed by own men during

escape from Alexander the Great.

Homework

Page 50 Checkup Put in Journal

Cool Down - Journal

Briefly explain how God’s hand in human events is illustrated by the rise and fall of such empires as Assyria, Babylon and Persia

Partner Interview

Friday, November 5th

Partner Interview

You will be put into pairs You will be given a person to do research

on. You will write an interview

Questions: Name Year of birth Key points/How did you influence history?

At least 3 key facts. Ask at least 3 questions.

Year of death and how died

EXAMPLE

Ms. Sliwinski and Mrs. Binns Person: Mrs Wilsens Q: Mrs. Wilsens, what year were you born? A: I was born _____. Q: How have you influenced history? A: I have influenced history by being an awesome math teacher. I

have taught great minds such as the future President of the United States, person who found the cure for cancer and a rock star.

Q: How do you think your education has helped you? A: I believe my education has helped me stay organized,

knowledgeable and productive. Q: Did you like the place you grew up? A: Yes, I enjoyed it. It was safe. My family was very loving. Q: What is your best attribute? A: That I love God and enjoy people

Interview

Due at the end of the hour

HOMEWORK Review/study for Test on Tuesday. Monday

will be review day.