Websites for Weather Affect on Ancient Cultures

Egypt

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/geography/weather.htm

http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2014/04/01/world-s-oldest-weather-report-could-revise-bronze-age-chronology

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/numbers.htm

https://explorable.com/egyptian-mathematics this one is Egypt and Greek

Greece

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/environment/greekweather.htm

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5504880_weather-like-ancient-greece.html

http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198152484.001.0001/acprof-9780198152484

Rome

http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/climate-change-ancient-rome-110113.htm

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~phuybers/Doc/McCormick_RomanClimate2012.pdf

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Education/rome.html

http://www.storyofmathematics.com/roman.html this one is Greek and Roman

http://www.medbc.com/annals/review/vol_5/num_1/text/vol5n1p5.htm maybe for the next essential question?

Engineering Through History Websites

http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/pyramid3.htm

http://news.psu.edu/story/141300/2008/03/24/research/probing-question-how-were-egyptian-pyramids-built
http://www.touregypt.net/construction/

http://www.ehow.com/print/info_8164954_ancient-greek-construction-techniques.html

http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/10-roman-engineering-tricks.htm/printable

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_roman_engineering.php

http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-innovations-that-built-ancient-rome

http://www.roman-empire.net/children/builders.html

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/ancient-greek-art-and-architecture-dorian-ionic-corinthian.html#lesson

http://www.touregypt.net/kids/pyramidsforkids.htm

Ancient Cultures Engineering Videos

http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-building-the-pyramids

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt/videos/deconstructing-history-the-great-pyramid

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/colosseum/videos/deconstructing-history-colosseum



http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece/videos/deconstructing-history-the-acropolis

Ancient Roman History - Youtube video

Roman History - Youtube video

Historical Fiction Genre Study & Book List

Historical Fiction Book List on Good Reads - click to open

  Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg - Level T/U - great HF book based during Civil War.                                             

Essential Questions:

1.    How can we better understand elements of historical fiction?

2.   How can we connect the history understanding and the story narrative to create meaning?

3.   How can we understand the perspective in our story?

Historical fiction is a complex genre. History comes alive in this genre.

 Historical fiction stories...

•  are written to portray a time period
•  convey information about an historical event
• contain a lot of setting details
• contain characters who are either imaginary or who have actually lived during the time
•  introduce readers to themes that occur in our history… such as war, famine, and migration.
 

 Historical fiction  has many features of the fiction genre.

Stories are written as narrative because they tell a story about the character’s life.

The story may begin at any time in the subject’s life, dealing with events happening in the world at the time.

Descriptive  setting details give a sense of what is was like then.

Descriptive character description to make them seem real and important.

Historical fiction stories often compare the character to other people at that time. 

Strong cause and effect. Events in history set off a chain reaction and the character’s actions are part of that chain.  Decisions characters make are influenced by the events taking place. 

  Stories often explain the problems and obstacles faced by the subject and actions he took to overcame them.

Stories often explain motives – why the subject did something.  What did the person hope to accomplish in the world?

The author has a perspective and the story expresses that point of view.

 Stories often are written using the following sources, letters, diaries, interviews, documents (obituary, birth certificate, passport, speeches), research, informational texts, newspaper and magazine articles

Historical Fiction Story Elements

1.           Characters – imagined or real, on both sides of historical issue 

2.           Plot – portrays daily life, follows historical events

3.Conflict – real historical problem or event is catalyst, problems of yesterday can reflect problems of today

4.Setting Details– Place of historical significance, specific factual use of time, use of authentic details, words of long ago.

5.Perspective – author or character’s point of view on history, position on issue depends on point of view

Rap Version of The Odyssey - Connect to Hero's Journey

 


Watch and listen to this rap version of The Odyssey.

• How does this rap Odyssey help you to understand the story better?
• How does it connect to what you learned about The Hero's Journey, The Lightning Thief or ancient Greece?
• What words or images stand out to you?

Post your comments so that we can all see them.


 http://www.flocabulary.com/odyssey/

Katy Perry Firework Uses Figurative Lanugage

How does Katy Perry use Figurative Language to create her message in her song Firework?
http://youtu.be/tym_UEpp7GY

Top Ten Reasons to Read This Book

Tell us why we should read this book!  Choose one of your recent favorite books to post about.

Post Book Title, Author, Genre and Top Ten!

1. Top ten reasons to read this book.

2. Top ten things, or reasons, I hate or love about my character.

3. Top ten favorite quotes from my book.

4. Top ten questions I would like to ask the author of my book.

5. Top ten lessons I have learned from this book.

6. Top ten places mentioned in my book.

7. Top ten things I wanted to scream out loud about my book.

8. Top ten things I can’t stop thinking about in my book.

9. Top ten other movies, books, magazines and other world events that have happened that relate to my book.

10. Create your own top ten list that fits your book!

Egypt Protest Photos 2014 Lang/Zabbia Responses

 


Choose 3 photos from the link below, and explain your thinking about the protests in Egpyt.

• Start with your name and the date and number of the photo
• Observations - what do you see in the photo?
• Inferences - I think this means...
• Questions - I wonder....
• Use 2 protest vocabulary words for each photo.
• Post replies to two other student posts.   Say "This is for...." and then explain how the other post helped you to improve your thinking about this topic. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/world/middleeast/201101-egypt-protest-gallery/

President Morsi Removed in Egypt

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3758220

The Hero's Journey Video

The Hero's Journey Video

Pompeii

Research 3 interesting or unusual facts about the history, people, or culture of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii or the  eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.  Post your blog here, and be sure to include your name. Edit for spelling, punctuation and grammar.

BEST RESOURCE: MR. DONN'S ANCIENT ROME / POMPEII - FIND IT THROUGH MY PVC WEBPAGE RESOURCES. 
On the Discovery Center Pompeii website, scroll down to the VOLCANO  video.

Martin Luther King: What is Your Life's Blueprint?

Martin Luther King: What is Your Life's Blueprint?

Zabbia Egypt Protests

Exotic Animals as Pets - Expository Blog 03/04/13

Exotic Animals as Pets

 Should a Tiger Be a Pet? - WHAT DO YOU THINK

exotic_animals_as_pets.pdf

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TASK: 

 Write a 5 paragraph essay about your response to this question. You must read the article first, then respond to the question. You must use evidence from the text to support your opinion. Directions:

1. Read the article about exotic animals.
2. Decide upon your thesis statement - We should be allowed to own exotic pets or

                                                                       We should not be allowed to own exotic pets

     3. Choose 3 supporting reasons  we should (or should not) be allowed to own exotic pets.                                                               

Here is the sentence breakdown for each supporting paragraph...

• You should have one sentence stating your opinion (sentence 1)
•  one quote from  the article that supports your opinion (sentence 2)
•  one sentence that explains how the article quote supports your opinion (sentence 3)
• and a few sentences of your thinking that further explain your opinion and why you're correct (sentences 4 and 5+).

4. Reread for crystal-clear-clarity

Inspirational Gabby Douglas!

We had such a great discussion today about Gabby Douglas  and examined her quote, "Believe, never fear, believe."  So many of us were really impressed by her confidence, poise, grace and strength.  You were inspired by Gabby's story to write about your own dreams and how you find motivation and inspiration.  Here are links to the photos and videos we saw in class:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2012/08/01/evexp-pkg-gabby-douglas-olympic-sacrifices.hln

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/08/02/sports/20120802_wg_337.html

 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/sports/olympics/gabby-douglas-of-united-states-wins-gymnastics-all-around.html?pagewanted=all

Historical Fiction Reading Response 3/08/13

Historical fiction stories ...*are written to portray a time period *convey information about a specific time period or historical event *contain a lot of setting details *contain characters who are either imaginary or who have actually lived during the time period *introduce readers to themes that occur in our history: such as war, famine, and migration.
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Students, please use the following links to choose an historical fiction book to read this month:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/kids-historical-fictionhttp://www.tc.edu/rwp/booklist/lists/4.2%20HistoricalFictionFINAL.pdf
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Reading BlogTask:


Find a text quote that shows how the setting affects the story.
Write about how the historical setting is important to the story, and how the historical setting affects the theme of the story.
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Be sure to:Start with title, author
Include your setting text quote
Write about how the setting affects the story****Write about how the setting affects the theme

Show your thinking - not retelling
Crystal clear editing!************************************************************************************
We are further into the sixth grade reading workshop, so my expectations are increasing. Remember that a good reading response takes planning.

Zabbia Historical Fiction Reading Response 03/08/13

Historical fiction stories ...*are written to portray a time period *convey information about a specific time period or historical event *contain a lot of setting details *contain characters who are either imaginary or who have actually lived during the time period *introduce readers to themes that occur in our history: such as war, famine, and migration.
*********************************************************************************
Students, please use the following links to choose an historical fiction book to read this month:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/kids-historical-fiction
http://www.tc.edu/rwp/booklist/lists/4.2%20HistoricalFictionFINAL.pdf
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Reading Blog Task:
Find a text quote that shows how the setting affects the story.
Write about how the historical setting is important to the story, and how the historical setting affects the theme of the story.
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Be sure to:
Start with title, author
Include an important setting text quote
Write about how the setting affects the story **Write about how the setting affects the theme
Show your thinking - not retelling
Crystal clear editing!
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We are further into the sixth grade reading workshop, so my expectations are increasing. Remember that a good reading response takes planning!

Zabbia Ancient Egypt Daily Life Journal

Please post in your homeroom! Zabbia Ancient Egypt Daily Life Journal
Task: Write a journal as if you are an ancient Egyptian. Show what you have learned through your research about the culture and daily life of ancient Egyptians. Please post your entries here so that I can read and make comments. Remember to edit and save your work on Word and on a flashdrive. Bring the flashdrive to school each day.
Remember that your journals should be written in the first person (from your character's point of view), and also that your character's social position should influence the journal writing.

Peterson Ancient Egypt Daily Life Journal #1

Peterson Ancient Egypt Daily Life Journal

Task:

Write Journal entry # 1 as if you are an ancient Egyptian. Show what you have learned through your research about the culture and daily life of ancient Egyptians.

Remember to:

• 
  
  start with your real name and your Egyptian name



• 
  
  write your journal in the first person (from your character's point of view)



• 
  
  make sure your character's social position is clear in your writing



• 
  
  include lots of setting description



• 
  
  describe daily cultural events from your character's life



• 
  
  save all work to your flashdrive and bring it with you each day



• 
  
  edit and save all of your work in Word and also to your flashdrive



• check that your writing is crystal clear.