Test Delay

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, I'm clearly going nuts.

With that said, I'm going to try posting here anyway:

The test originally scheduled for tomorrow has been delayed. There are two important reasons for this:

1-I want you to get the Mental Map done, and done well.

2-I'm reasonably certain that most of you have completely forgotten that there WAS a test tomorrow.


TOMORROW: we will peer grade your in class essays. 2nd period, we will also peer grade your Snapshots.


One final note: I will have the new 6 week reading list for you tomorrow. If you have not yet gotten the week 1 reading (from the Bentley book), make sure you get it from me tomorrow.

Happy Mental Mapping!

EXAM #2 REVIEW

but first: 2nd period I NEED YOUR STAMP SHEETS BY MONDAY... or you will have zeros on the progress report.

Exam #2 Review:

WHAP EXAM #2—Classical Societies

Writing
How to break down a prompt
Effective theses

Classical empires
Han
Gupta
Greece
Rome
How did they rise to prominence?
What did they have in common?
What factors led to their decline?
Be able to compare and contrast

Cross-Cultural exchanges
Who? (…was involved)
What? (…was exchanged. Think: ideas, goods, diseases, etc).
Where? (…did ideas/goods/diseases/ people travel to? from?)
How? (…did new ideas, etc. change cultures? In what way were they changed?)

Manana

Don't forget! Your first timed writing assignment is tomorrow, October 20.

BIG HINT: make sure you are finished and familiar with the DECLINE OF EMPIRES PACKET....

(tell your friends!)

EXTRA...;

....credit... yeah, that's right!

Read this article: "Inflation and the Fall of the Roman Empire"

Write a 2 paragraph response. A response that addresses the major idea(s) and ties in those ideas with other materials we've read in class will earn you 20 points of extra credit (that's almost one full homework grade).

Hey Everyone!

I hope you got lots of work done on your mental maps on Tuesday & got caught up on some work.

Remember tomorrow is the week 6 quiz as well as the graded discussion on the Changing Hellenistic World.

Decline of Empires

Decline of Empires Assignment

Due Friday