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=__Assignment 3- Ancient Civilization Living Museum__=
 * Task:** You will be a statue that is displayed in a living museum. When some one presses your start button, you will come to life and give information about **one** (or more) of the characteristics of your ancient civilization.


 * Assessment:** Each student will be assessed on his/her research notes, paragraph (ideas, organization, conventions), and oral presentation. Your group will get a group grade for the poster and the bibliography.


 * Step 1:** Take notes on your characteristic from **three** different sources. Use this handout ([[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://tabbara.wikispaces.com/file/view/Civil.Characteristics+Notes.pdf"]] [|Civil.Characteristics Notes.pdf]) for notetaking
 * Source 1: History Alive! textbook
 * Sources 2 and 3: Choose any two of the following sources:
 * History For Kids
 * [|Ancient Egypt], or [|Ancient Greece], or [|Ancient Rome], or [|Ancient China], or [|Ancient India]
 * Mr. Dowling's Ancient History
 * World Book Encyclopedia
 * Social Studies for Kids
 * KidsPast
 * Step 2:** Write a paragraph that explains one (or more) of these characteristics.


 * 1. Environment/Human and Physical Geography (This will be an introduction to your civilization.)
 * 2. Government/Politics
 * 3. Religion/Beliefs
 * 4. The Arts/Recreation
 * 5. Writing/Communication
 * 6. Social Structures/Division of Labor (jobs)
 * 7. Achievements/Technology
 * 8. Trade/Economy
 * 9. Conclusion (What happened to your civilization? What effects does your civilization have on our modern world?)


 * Step 3:** Draw or printout your artifacts. Cite your source for all printed pictures using NoodleTools. Write a one-sentence caption (description) for each artifact under each picture explaining how it relates to your characteristic.


 * Step 4:** Create a **group** bibliography of all of your sources using NoodelTools. All the sources from all the team members will be on one page. Print it out and paste it on your display.


 * Step 5:** Create your display poster. Paste your paragraph and artifacts in a logical and organized way on your poster under a characteristic title. The name of your civilization should be displayed clearly on the poster. Use the handouts of the **map** and **timeline** to plot where your civilization was and when it existed.


 * Step 6:** Decide on a role that you will play for your characteristic. Write a script from a first person point of view taking that role of telling us about the characteristic and artifacts you wrote about. Design a costume and props to make your living museum more realistic.


 * Step 7:** Each group must create an advertisement for their civilization to promote their "special exhibit" in the Living Museum.


 * Step 8:** Living Museum group practice in classrooms. You will present to your classmates as a dress rehearsal.

= = == =__Assignment 2- Living Museum__=
 * Step 9:** Living Museum open to 5th graders on Tuesday Jan.31. Setup 11:30am to 11:55pm. Doors open at 12:00 pm.
 * Task:** You will be a statue that is displayed in a living museum. When some one presses your start button, you will come to life and give information about **one** of the characteristics of Sumerian civilization.


 * Step 1:** You will be assigned a characteristic of civilization in class. This is the characteristic you will write about and present in the living museum.


 * Step 2:** Learn more about this characteristic by reviewing your notes AND taking notes from one other source.


 * Step 3:** You will write a complete paragraph that gives information about one of the characteristics of Sumerian civilization you learned about. You will memorize this paragraph and present it orally. Your paragraph must have:
 * a proper topic sentence
 * specific supporting details that give information about **two or three artifacts** related to the characteristic
 * a proper conclusion
 * properly used transitions
 * You must also include a reference page that shows **two sources**. One of them will be your **HA! textbook** and the other one will **be one of the following**:
 * []
 * [] (Login ID: aisdhaka, password was given in class)


 * Step 4:** Your display will have a poster that clearly shows your characteristic and the artifacts (two to three only) that you will discuss in your paragraph. Make a rough a sketch of the poster, then make a good copy.


 * Step 5:** Decide what role you are going to play in the characteristic and what __**simple**__ props you will use. For example, if your characteristic is writing, then you might be a scribe with a clay tablet and a stylus. If your charateristic is government, then you might be a King or a soldier. For the characteristic of stable food supply, you might be a farmer. For religion, you might be a priest.


 * Step 6**: Practice your speech. You don't have to memorize your paragraph exactly but you should say the information from the perspective of a Sumerian (I, my). Here's an example for the writing characteristic:

> **//Then the trader speaks://** //Writing has strengthened Ur. I want the scribe to record a business agreement I have made. He writes down what I traded with whom. This encourages trade because now I can’t be cheated. We also use writing to keep track of taxes people have paid so the city-state knows how much money it has.//
 * **//When the “Start” button on the scribe’s sleeve is pushed, the scribe speaks first://** //I am a scribe in the city-state of Ur. I write with a stylus, which is a sharpened reed. We do not have paper yet, so I write on wet clay. My written language is called cuneiform. It has over 700 wedged- shaped symbols.//


 * Step 7:** Living Museum Performance

Compare/Contrast Paragraph #1 -- //The Revealers// and //Diary of a Wimpy Kid// Write a paragraph using the steps of the writing process; use daily guided lessons; and self and peer assessments to help you. Required steps: 1. Pre-writing: Venn diagram (due 10/9) and organizational outline (due 10/10) 2. Drafting (due 10/11) 3. Revising (due 10/12) 4. Proofreading and editing (due 10/13) 5. Publishing (due 10/16)

Assignment GA! Create a seven-line poem about Bangladesh. Follow the format given below to write your poem. Use all [ http://tabbara.wikispaces.com/Grade+6+Geography+Resources ]six thematic maps from Chapter 2 on our wiki to help you. You must write descriptive words not the definition. For example, if the climate is arid, you would need to write "dry" or "not much rain" instead of writing arid.

Step 1 Use the thematic maps to figure out the needed information for each line. Use this example to help you with the information for Bangladesh. Example Line 1 Canada Line 2 Oh, land of mountainous north Line 3 Wintry cold; snowy land Line 4 Forests of green trees stretching forever Line 5 Lonely land of the far North Line 6 Favored with natural resources to use; rich land Line 7 Canada and the United States

Line 1 Country name Line 2 One phrase about a physical feature describing Bangladesh (Physical Features Line 3 Two adjectives describing Bangladesh’s climate Line 4 One detail describing Bangladesh's vegetation Line 5 Two adjectives describing Bangladesh's population density Line 6 One detail describing land use or resources in Bangladesh Line 7 Region name of Bangladesh

Add colorful and creative touches to decorate your poem. You will be graded on the quality of your work (including color, neatness, and organization) and if you followed the directions of the assignment properly.

=__Assignments Quarter 1__=

The Revealers : Reading Schedule Sept. 7 in class || Vulcanizing – Rose System Server || Pgs: 60-72 Pgs: 73-81 || 13pg 9pgs || Sept. 11-in class || Social Studies – Radio Free G….. Hey Guys || Pgs: 82-99 Pgs: 100-106 || 17 pgs 7pgs || Sept. 12 in class Sept. 13 Sept. 13 in class Sept. 14 Sept. 15 Sept. 15 in class || Forever Yours-Trouble Center Sickologists The Boiler Room The Office Tater Tots-The Natural Order The Dumpster Double Clicks || Pgs: 107-117 128-135 136-147 148-157 158-172 173-179 180-192 || Pgs: 12 9  13  14  16  8  14 ||
 * **Begin Reading in Class Aug 30** || Richie || Pgs: 3-7 || 5 pgs ||
 * HW: Reading Due Dates || Chapters || Page No. || Total Pages ||
 * Sept. 4 || The man without fear || Pgs: 8-15 || 8 pgs ||
 * Sept. 5 || Streaming & Pop Quiz || Pgs: 16-31 || 15 pgs ||
 * Sept. 6 || Anatosaurs & Experiment || Pgs: 32-47 || 15 pgs ||
 * Sept. 6 in class || The Weird Girl –Bird Boy || Pgs: 48-59 || 12 pgs ||
 * Sept. 7
 * Sept. 11
 * Sept. 12
 * Sept. 18 || Reflected Glory- The Whole Story || Pgs: 193-207 || 14 pgs ||

= = = = = = =__Assignment 2__= Directions: Now that we are finished with our personality cubes, I would like you to reflect on your own cube. Please answer the following questions clearly and in complete sentences **on your own wiki page**.

1. What did you enjoy most about making/presenting the cube?

2. What was the most difficult part about making/presenting the cube?

3. What would you do differently if you were to do a similar project again?

4. Which one of the AIS/D middle school competencies (see below) did you practice? Explain how you practiced it. =__**Middle School Competencies**__= Use your cube to present information about your personality. You will give this presentation in front of the class on __**Thursday, August 25th**__ and you will be graded with items from the rubric given to you in class. Your time limit is 2-3 minutes. You should organize information about yourself that includes... Topic sentence: = = Remember: This is an extemporaneous speech; you will have notes to use and will have practiced. **It is not memorized!**
 * __**COMPETENCY**__ ||  || __**WHAT DOES IT MEAN?**__ ||
 * Communication ||  || It means the exchange of thoughts and ideas in different ways. ||
 * Teamwork ||  || It means working with others toward a common goal ||
 * Problem Solving ||  || It means using strategies to develop solutions. ||
 * Use of Numbers and Data ||  || It means analyzing and using information. ||
 * Use of Technology ||  || It means using different learning tools effectively and responsibly. ||
 * __#1 Cube Presentation__**
 * full name and acrostic
 * ID information
 * Family information
 * Favorites/hobbies
 * Goals
 * How middle school is going to be different (a summary, please don't just read your paragraph)
 * Conclusion:

= = =__OLD ASSIGNMENTS___= =Assignment 3 - Christianity & Islam= Read these two paragraphs about the history of Christianity (Jesus) and the history of Islam (Mohammed) and create a Venn diagram **in your notebook ** that compares and contrasts the origins of Christianity and Islam.

Everything we know about the life of Jesus comes from the Bible. According to the Bible, Jesus was born in a Jewish family during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus, about 4 BCE. He was born in Israel, in the town of Bethlehem according to the Bible, and he grew up near Bethlehem, in Nazareth. When he was about 30, in the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, Jesus went around preaching in public. Jesus had many new ideas to talk about. He told people that after the Last Judgment at the end of time they would either go to Heaven or go to Hell. He told people that faith in God, and in Jesus as the son of God, were the most important ways of getting into Heaven. He said that God no longer wanted animal sacrifices, because Jesus himself was going to be the biggest sacrifice ever, and if you believed in Jesus then his sacrifice would be for you too. Like some other men of his time, Jesus acted like a holy man. He wore simple clothes, and wouldn't take money for anything he did for people. He healed sick people, and he traveled around. After a few years of preaching, (again according to the Bible) Jesus got in trouble with the Jewish leaders in Israel. They didn't believe he was the son of God, and so they didn't like him going around telling people that. The Jewish leaders asked the Roman governor of the province, Pontius Pilate, to get rid of Jesus, and, afraid that Jesus might be leading a rebellion against Rome, Pilate ordered his soldiers to hang Jesus from a cross until he was dead (this was a normal Roman punishment for criminals). Christianity was no longer an obscure religion and Roman emperors tried to quell the appeal of Christianity and other monotheistic religions. In 202 CE, Emperor Septimius Severus banned any Roman citizen from converting to Christianity or Judaism. Those who disobeyed the emperor were often tortured by soldiers or wild animals at sporting events. Despite this, Christianity continued to grow and is now the largest religion.
 * History of Christianity **

Mohammed was born in the Arab trading city of Mecca, in the Arabian peninsula, between 570 and 580 AD. At the time Meccans were polytheistic. Mohammed's parents were part of a family of caravan traders. Mohammed himself however grew up poor because both his parents died when he was still very young. His grandfather brought him up. When he grew up he became a trader himself traveling and trading and meeting many Christians and Jews. When Mohammed was almost forty, he said he had heard an angel from God speaking to him for the first time. The angel, Gabriel, told Mohammed that there was only one God, that it was wicked to worship other gods. All of these ideas were already common in Mecca, where there were some Christians and many Jews. Mohammed also heard Gabriel telling him the words of the Koran. At first the Meccans seem to have felt that Mohammed's preaching was harmless, but later, as he got more support from the lower classes, and really began to say that people should not worship the old gods, the rich Meccans threw Mohammed out of town. People beat up and even killed his followers, who began to be called Muslims. Some of them fled to Ethiopia. Mohammed himself fled to the nearby town of Medina, a farming town where Arabs of various tribes lived together with many powerful Jews and some Christians. Mohammed's flight to Medina in 622 AD is called the Hijrah in Arabic, and it is the date where the Muslim calendar begins. Mohammed gathered a following in Medina. In 630 AD he returned to Mecca with an army and conquered it. After he won another victory against Arabic tribes in 630 AD, other Arabic tribes began to send messengers to Mohammed to say that they would submit to his rule, because he was so successful that he must have God on his side. Islam began to spread and is now the second largest religion.
 * History of Islam **

Sources: __[] __ __[] __

=__ **Assignment #2 Belief Systems** __= **Grade 6 Humanities**

Big Understanding: Belief systems influence culture and history

Essential Questions: 1. What are your personal beliefs? 2. What are the characteristics of your beliefs and how do they influence your life?

Our goal for this quarter is to try to answer the essential questions. We will use our answers to write a speech modeled after the stories we read in the book __What I Believe: Kids Talk about Faith.__ Your speeches will give you and the class insights into your personal beliefs. As you work on this speech, you will learn more about belief systems and organized religion. The first step is to gather information from your family and to think about what you believe. Please answer these questions **as fully as possible**//.// If there are any questions that you don’t want to share answers to, please feel free to omit (remove) them from your speech. Think about the following questions and **discuss them with your parents**. Then record your answers as the **pre-writing** for your speech.

_ 1. Where were you born? _ 2. What are your hobbies? _ 3. Where did you get your beliefs? _ 4. What are the historical origins of your beliefs? _ 5. Do you consider yourself religious? _ 6. Do you believe in a supreme being? How do you communicate with this supreme being, if you do? _ 7. What is your faith (religion)? _ 8. Do you attend a place of worship? What is it called? Where is it? _ 9. When do you attend your place of worship? _ 10.Why was the world created? Why are we here? _ 11. How should people live? _ 12. What are some concepts that guide you in your daily life? _ 13. Why is there so much suffering in the world? Why do bad things happen to people? _ 14. What happens after we die? _ 15. What are some of the religious festivals or holidays you and your family celebrate? _ 16. Are there any other questions that you think would add insight into your personal beliefs and how they affect your life? Write them down and answer them.

= = = = =__ **Assignment # 1 Belief Systems** __= **What is Religion?** 1.Why are we here? Why was the world created? 2. How should people live? How do we know right and wrong? 3. Why is there so much suffering? Why do bad things happen to good people? 4.What happens after death?

Any answers to the "big questions" posed by life and attempted to be answered by religions cannot be tested by reason and proved: the questioner has to trust or have faith/belief in the answers. Another word for religion is faith.


 * Post Q's and A's on your wiki page by Thursday May 5th, 8am.**

=__Assignment 3-"Short Stories From The Silk Road"__= __**Directions**__ __Short Story__
 * Task:** You will write and create an animated story. Your story will be in the genre of historical fiction (just like ????).
 * The **historical** part will be from all the factual information you've learned about the Silk Road. You **must**have the following historical information about the Silk Road in your story:
 * At least four goods traded along the Silk Road
 * At leas one idea passed along on the Silk Road
 * Physical geography of the setting of your story on the Silk Road
 * At least two names of real places along the Silk Road
 * At least three dangers along the Silk Road
 * The **fiction** part will be the parts you make up using all the story elements we've studied (Theme, Characterization, Plot, Point of View, Setting).
 * The animation part will be created using a program called Story Creator.
 * Step 1:** Brainstorm ideas**-** Complete the graphic organizers to brainstorm ideas for your story.

**Final draft due at the end of class, Thursday April 21 (students needing more time to make up for being absent or ???, see Mrs. La Londe at the end of class.**
 * Step 2:** Write and finish the first draft.These are the formatting requirements for your story.
 * 2-3 pages typed
 * 1.5 spacing
 * 1" margins (these are the defaults)
 * 12 pt font (this is the default)
 * Cambria font (this is the default)
 * Step 3:** Have a conference with a partner to get feedback. Write and finish your second draft/final copy.

__Animation__
 * Step 4:** Go to Story Creator and set up your animation according to the directions in class. These are the requirements for your animation:
 * must record your voice to tell your story
 * visuals must go along with your story
 * must have at least three animated parts (moving objects/things)
 * must have at least three speech bubbles
 * must have at least two sound effects
 * Step 5:** Submit your animation for approval.

**Slideshow Assignment:** **__Directions__** **Step 1: Do research and prepare a script that answers information for the 5Ws and H. For example, if my topic was World War 2 (WWII), I would make sure that the information I present to others would answer these questions:**

**• What happened in WWII?** **• When was WWII?** **• Why did it happen?** **• Where did it happen?** **• Who was involved in WWII?** **• How did it happen?**

**Step 2: Find ten to twelve pictures that match the information you found in step 1. Keep track of your sources. Make sure your pictures are all together in a folder on your USB stick or your Nakshikanta account.**

**Step 3: You can create your slideshow in iPhoto. If you don't know how to do that, then just use Preview on the laptop.**

**Step 4: Practice your presentation many times, so you are comfortable with the information. Make sure your pictures match what your are talking about.**

**Step 5: Present to groups. (3-5 mins.)**

**Step 6: Hand in your typed script and bibliography.**