FEBRUARY2016 SUBJECT Social Studies 8 ROOM

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30 Lesson #1 31 Lesson #2 1 Lesson #3 2 Lesson #4 3 Lesson #5

Introductions: Introduction to Critical Introduction to First Compare 3 main Introductionto7th
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Who I am Civilization(s) civilizations of Ancient

Class Expectations CenturyArabWorld
Conquest Mediterranean
Introduction to Course What source is likely to Trade
Course Outline be more accurate? BeginningofIslam
Exploration To what extent can one
Introduction to Medieval What biases could ReligionandMuslim
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Islamic conquest of Problems with 7thCenturyChinaandthe Introduction to ProjectTimeinClass
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Persia, Syria, Byzantine Empire, Anglo-Saxons and

Palestine, Armenia, TangDynasty(after
Christianity, and the Quiz) Medieval Europe
Egypt, and North rise of Islam
Africa Whydidonedynasty How did the feudal
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Introductionto8thcentury In Class Height of Muslim
Library/ Computer
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andAsukaperiodin Conquests and

Lab Period
Japan Progress Report/ Rough expansions
Draft Submission
Howcanthespreadofa To what extent can
20 Lesson#12 21 Work 22 ProjectDue 23 Lesson#13 24 No
Instruction
Introduction to the Project Time in Class Presentations/Share Arabexpansioncomesto
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Franks and Moors Progress Report Projects ahaltinSiegeof

ConstantinopleandBattle
Was it a better Activity:PlayJeopardy ofTours
strategy to become dependingontime
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Summative: Arabexpansioncomesto Frankish Empire, The Vikings and
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Quiz ahaltinSiegeof Charlemagne, and IntroductiontoNew Naval Expansion

ConstantinopleandBattle The Holy Roman Projects
ofTours Empire What technological
Activity:PlayMedieval
IIandengageinasiege advances were

MARCH2016 SUBJECT Social Studies 8 ROOM

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27Quiz#1 28 Lesson#14 1 Lesson#15 2 Work 3 Lesson#16

Summative: Arabexpansioncomesto Frankish Empire, The Vikings and
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Quiz ahaltinSiegeof Charlemagne, and IntroductiontoNew Naval Expansion

ConstantinopleandBattle The Holy Roman Projects
ofTours Empire What technological
Activity:PlayMedieval
IIandengageinSiegeof advances were
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VikingsContinuedand CharlemagneandHoly Library/ComputerLab VikingsSpreadtoIceland In Class Project
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Beowulf RomanEmpirecontinued time Time

WeretheVikingsthefirst
Whydoreligionsfrom Was Charles the explorerstotravelby
civilizationsacrossthe Great really so sea?
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VikingsinNorthern Library/ComputerLab ByzantineEmpire ChinaandGunpowder In class
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Franceandbecome reachesitsheight
Norman Whatwouldtheworldbe
Whywouldneighboring likeiftheChinesehad
WhywouldtheVikings territoriesallowthe notinventedgunpowder?
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APRIL2016 SUBJECT Social Studies 8 ROOM

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3 Lesson #23 4 Work 5 Test #1 6 Work 7 Lesson #25

KingdomofEngland Library/ Computer Summative:Test InClass RiseofNormanPower
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Lab
Whatisthebenefitofa Progress report, WhatweretheNormans
groupofterritories collect rough aimingtoaccomplish?
uniting? draft
10 Lesson #26 11 Work 12 ProjectDue 13 Lesson #28 14 Good Friday
TheGreatSchism
DeclineofByzantine Presentations/Share
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Empire Projects
What impact does a
Howlongcouldthe Summative:Collectionof religious scandal
projects have on a faith?
ByzantineEmpirelast
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Monday
NormansDefeatAnglo Summative:Quiz ByzantiumandTurks
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IntroductiontoNew
Saxons(Harold)and ConflictandJerusalem
andFinalProjects
WilliamtheConqueror Activity:PlayMedieval ChangesHands
crownedKingofEngland IIandworkonMedieval
Map Towhatextentdidthe
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#33
Crusades Crusades OnprojectsinClass
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DownfallofNorman
Towhatextentdidthe Isawardrivenby monarchy
crusadeschangethe religionagoodwar?
world? Howdidamonarchy

MAY2016 SUBJECT Social Studies 8 ROOM

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1 Lesson #34 2 Lesson #35 3 Lesson #36 4 Work 5 Lesson #37

CivilWarinEngland/ SaladinTakesback SackofConstantinople Library/ComputerLab SongDynasty
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America Jerusalem&Crusade byCrusaders

Whydidonedynasty
Howdocivilwarsshape Isthereabetterwayto WhywouldCrusaders overthrowanother
acountry? controltheHolyLands? sackConstantinople? throughoutthehistoryof
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#40
GenghisKahnand Onprojectsinclass Mongolsvs.JinDynasty Onprojectsinclass
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MongolEmpire inEastandHungaryin EnglandvsFrancein

West 100YearsWar
WhywasGenghisKahn
sofeared? Towhatextentwouldthe HowdidEnglandand
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Party
MarcoPolo,Trade,and In class on Presentations/Share
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Exploration projects Projects

Activity:PlayMedieval
Formative:Observation Formative:Observation II
andconversation andconversation
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