Social Studies Meets Information Technology

Review for Greek Gods and Goddesses Quiz:

Ms. N — Thu, 31 May 2007 07:33:23 +0000

The quiz will be on the following days:

Block D: Tuesday, June 5th

Block H/E: Wednesday, June 6th

Directions: Match the correct letter with the corresponding names of the Gods.

Apollo Demeter Dionysus Hera Artemis Zeus
Ares Poseidon Hermes Athena Aphrodite Hephaestus

Goddess of beauty and love
God of fire and artisans
Goddess of wisdom and patron of household crafts
Zeus’ wife and the protector of marriage, children, and the home
God of the oceans and seas
God of orators, protector of thieves, messenger to the mortals
God of the sun and and patron of music, archery, and medicine
Goddess of the moon, guardian of cities and women, “huntress”
Ruler and king of all Gods, God of the weather
God of fertility, joyous life, and wine
God of war and combat
Goddess of crops and giver of grains and fruits

United Nations World Issues Reflection

Ms. N — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:25:03 +0000

Fantastic Job 6th grade! I very much enjoyed the presentations and everyone did a great job. I especially liked the quality of the content presented and the creativity of each group with the final product.

On your own blog in the title section, write “United Nations World Issues Reflection” Make sure to write two separate full paragraphs describing your feelings in response to the following statement and question. Make sure to spell check, grammar check, read out loud, and format with paragraph spacing before you click publish.

#1 Think about the presentations and reflect on the projects your classmates presented and the information you listened to. Explain with details and specific information what you learned, what you found interesting, surprising, or shocking about the presentations you heard in class.

#2 What would you change to improve your project/presentation if you were to do the assignment again?

United Nations World Issues Project

Ms. N — Tue, 22 May 2007 04:47:18 +0000

Welcome to our United Nations World Issues project! After learning some background information about the United Nations, we took a closer look at some of the problems in the world today. We analyzed these problems, studied what is being done to try and solve them, created some of our own solutions, and now we are ready to share our ideas with you!

We are a sixth grade social studies class with students between the ages of eleven and twelve years old in a truly international school with no one culture dominating.

We have three sections of social studies and each section consists of about twenty students. Within each class students were broken up into small groups of three students for the project. Each group has been researching one problem challenging today’s world and their goal is to share their new knowledge with the world.

If you want to learn more about our World Issues project, you can read through the assignment sheets and rubrics my students are using. Click on the links below for these documents.

Thanks for visiting!
Ms. N

If you have any questions please free to email me at p.nash@mkis.edu.my

World Issues Reminder- all blocks

Ms. N — Mon, 21 May 2007 06:06:17 +0000

We will be finishing up our United Nations/World Issues project this week. At this point your group should have a completed storyboard, all necessary pictures, and all your research completed. Plus all of your research and pictures should be in the appropriate program your group is using to present your project. If you feel you are not able to meet the deadlines you should see me for suggestions about how to complete the assigned tasks. See the deadlines below.

Last Work Day:

Block H/E: Wednesday, April 23rd
Block D: Thursday, April 24th

Presentation Day:

Block D: Monday, May 28th
Block H/E: Tuesday, April 29th

REMINDER: You must turn in all of your work on the presentation day! You should staple the following information in order.

* Rubric/Assignment sheet
* Research Records

* Storyboard/Outline (hand in separately)
NOTE: The assignment, rubric, and storyboards are all on the resource page.

Homework Block D (April 27)

Ms. N — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:50:24 +0000

Today in class you discussed one of the Group Forum Questions about The United Nations and Reform. Think about the ideas your group discussed and post the answer to the question in paragraph form on your blog. You also need to bring a hard copy of your answer to the next class since we will be sharing our ideas and discussing the questions as a whole class.

Keep in mind that I will be looking at the structure as well as content of your paragraph. Your paragraph should have the following for a perfect score.

Strong, topic sentence explains points to be discussed.

Clear main idea(s) provides reasons, details, or facts with transitions.

Specific supporting sentences explain main idea(s) with examples and evidence.

Strong, clear concluding sentence provides clear link and closure to topic.

Homework Block D/H/E (April 19/24)

Ms. N — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:15:17 +0000

Fantastic Job Block D E and H! I very much enjoyed today’s classes and everyone did a great job. I especially liked the great costumes people created to help them accurately present the person/god they chose.

Your homework has two parts. Please post Part I and Part II separately.
Part I
On your own blog in the title section, write “Famous Egyptians Speech”

In the post section, post your speech first and then a picture of the person/god with the url below it.

Part II
On your own blog in the title section, write “Famous Egyptians Reflection”

Make sure to write a full paragraph describing your feelings in response to the following statement and question . Make sure to spell check, grammar check, read out loud, and format with paragraph spacing before you click publish.

Think about class today and reflect on the presentations you listened to. Explain with details and specific information what you learned and what you found interesting about the presentations you heard in class.

What would you change to improve your speech/presentation if you were to do the assignment again?

Helpful tips

Ms. N — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:47:52 +0000

Introduction- This should be catchy, interesting, and a reflection of you as a speaker! You want to arouse your audiences curiosity.

Hook- interesting or emotional comment used to catch reader’s attention
General Comments- interesting background information (define key terms)
Thesis Statement- specific topic of the essay/explains ideas of the body paragraphs

Conclusion- The reader should see the importance of your essay, and finish thinking about what you have said.

Ideas of thesis statement- use different words than those in the introduction
Comments- may include a summary of the main ideas, an evaluation of other ideas, and/or the writer’s opinion
Final statement- a final thought that ties up the topic

Reminder- all blocks

Ms. N — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:29:08 +0000

You will be working in class next period to prepare for your Famous Egyptians Speech. By next class, you should have completed all your research. That means you have at least two full pages of notes, from at least two different sources, and most importantly enough information to write a five paragraph speech about your person/god.

Work Day:

Block D: Tuesday, April 17th
Block H/E: Wednesday, April 18th

Day you will be presenting your speech:

Block D: Thursday, April 19th
Block H/E: Tuesday, April 24th

REMINDER: You must turn in all of your work on the presentation day! You should staple the following information in order with the rubric on top.

Rubric
Final Typed Draft
Outline
Research Records

The assignment, rubric, and research record are all on the resource page.

Homework All Blocks (April 9/10)

Ms. N — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:09:10 +0000

If you have not finished your poem of praise about one of the gods from your Egyptian myth you must finish it for next class. You should also be prepared to recite the poem for the class. Please rehearse your poem and concentrate on your presentation skills. I am looking for you to recite the poem loudly and clearly with enthusiasm, voice inflection, and body movements.

Review for Egyptian God Quiz

Ms. N — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:04:36 +0000

Match he following gods with the correct information about them.

Taurt Ra Thoth Mut Anubis Horus
Hapi Hathor Ma’at Bast Isis Osiris

The household goddess of joy and music. She is depicted as a cat-headed woman.

This god was depicted as a female with a vulture head-dress or crowns, or as a lion-headed woman. She was a war goddess.

The goddess of law and order and truth and balance.

The sun god who was worshiped in many forms.

The messenger to Osiris. He is the god of embalming and presides over the mummification process

The god of scribes and knowledge.

The god of the sky whose eyes were the moon and sun.

This god was depicted as a female hippopotamus and she was the protector of women in childbirth.

The sister-wife of Osiris and the goddess and protector of women.

The goddess of love, beauty, dancing, and music and protector of children and childbirth.

This god began as the god of fertility but later became the judge of the dead.

The god of the Nile.