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This Week in Room 37: December 14 - 18

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Chapter 1 Section 3 "Quiz" (SS)

Students started their Chapter 1 Section 3 quiz today during Social Studies. Many did not finish during class time and it is now homework. The Babylon advertisement is due on MONDAY.

Quiz:

Create a one-page travel advertisement for the city of Babylon.

a.    Include a well written paragraph that addresses these questions:

                                               i.     Why would a traveler want to make a stop there?

                                             ii.     What sights made Babylon a grand city?

                                            iii.     How does one travel to Babylon?

b.    Include a hand drawn picture of one or more site that a person would want to visit in Babylon

c.     Notes about this assignment:

                                               i.     Paragraph= minimum 6 sentences, maximum 12 sentences

                                             ii.     All text included must be neat and easy to read

                                            iii.     Picture needs to be colorful and neat (no stick figures)

                                            iv.     The assignment it due on Monday, December 14, 2015

Heads up:

The SS "Chapter 1 Section 3 Quiz" (slated for Friday) had been changed to a "final activity" that means that TONIGHT your ONLY homework is to STUDY STUDY STUDY for the Wordly Wise #5 Exam and to finish that WW#5 packet.

This Week in Room 37: December 7 - 11

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Chapter 1 Section 2 Exam (Social Studies)

     Tomorrow (Friday), is our Chapter 1 Section 2 Exam. For this test students will be required to answer 3 of the questions below, in paragraph from, using the A.C.E. strategy. All students will answer question number 1 and then choose 2 of the remaining questions. These questions were discussed and practiced in class. Students that completed the "Civilization Chart" on time received a stamp on the chart and will be able to use the chart during the test. Other notes will not be permitted.

REQUIRED: 1.    Why do historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization?

2.    Which Mesopotamian invention or idea do you believe is the most important to humanity?

Note about #2: this is an opinion question and there is not a correct answer.

3.    Why do civilizations need public sets of laws? Using Hammurabi’s Code as an example, explain why rules and laws understood by everyone are necessary for a civilization to continue to develop.

Note about #3: this is an opinion question and there is not a correct answer. 

4.    What about the geography of Mesopotamia attracted people to settle there and form societies?

5.    How did the Sumerian invention of cuneiform influence civilizations for centuries to come? Explain the short-term and long-term impact of the writing system.

Note about #5: this is the most challenging of the test questions as we did not discuss this idea at length in class. Students working on a challenge option should choose to answer this question.

Why do Historians Classify Sumer as a Civilization? (notes from SS)

We completed this with our table partners today during Social Studies, students that are not finished need to complete the chart for homework. We will go over this together tomorrow (Thursday) during class.

Chapter 1 section 2 Notes 

Chapter 1 Section 2 Notes (Social Studies)

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