Wednesday September 18th, 2013

Posted: September 18, 2013

History 112: Students finish Bio-Poem- remember to include resources to support your findings. You should have at least 5 resources  that outline what you have learned about your character. Students will then read their Bio-poem out loud and other students guess the Historical Character’s name. Teacher will then give students the 5 guideposts for Historical perspective in order to finish the section. Ancient History: The 4 major kingdoms of Mesopotamia. Each of the four groups research and present 10 facts about their assigned kingdom. The students are not allowed to write their notes with words as writing in this time used symbols for communication. This visual activity will help students to remember their notes through their drawings. Teacher highlighted these important notes for the students: Sumer kingdom: Lunar Calendar/ Invention of the wheel/ first writing (cuneiform) Babylonia: King Hammurabi codified 282 laws/ Began trade with other nations/developed currency. Assyria: First iron workers/ developed sewage system/22,000 tablets dedicated to Math and science Chaldea: King Nebuchadnezzar/ Advances in Arts – hanging gardens of Babylon (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.) Law 120- Students will continue to work on their paper today for Law class. Remember to use the questions to shape your paper. Make sure that your research comes from a credible source. Use at least one source from Ebsco and one from Worldbookonline. If you need a username or password for these sites please ask Mr. Gopee. If you use wikipedia- make sure that you look up the sources to check its credibility. Remember any papers finished by Monday- will be reviewed and edited for you. Due date Monday 23th September, 2013.