7th Grade World History: 2011

Friday, May 20, 2011

Friday May 20th

Sign-ups:

CUPS	Plates	Chips	Drinks	Cakey stuff
Corryn	Kier	Molly Sebastian Corryn Ram Destiny Donaji	Jillian Corryn Matthew David Sebastian Gabalot	Karina Jeremy Rob Cousin Jason Vanessa McGunagle Kaitlyn

Salsa?	Decorations?	Quesadillas
Raya	Balloons	Raya

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011

Monday May 16th

Fight Card:

Example of a Fight Card

You'll need:

A Catchy Title
Aggressive Pictures of Both Warriors
Accomplishments
Time of the Fight (Historically of Course)
Advantages/Disadvantages of the Aztecs and Spaniards

Friday, May 13, 2011

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

2 Map 2 Square

Create a 2 square with your paper (fold your paper in half). Draw a line down the crease. You will draw 2 maps.

The first map drawn will be the Migration to the

Americas

found on page 386 of your text book.

Show:

The possible land routes
The possible sea routes

Label:

The Continents
The Oceans
The Compass

The Bering Land Bridge
Mayan Empire p. 391
The Aztec Empire p. 411
Incan Empire p. 423

The Second Map drawn will show the Maya Empire.

Draw:

· Major Cities

· Roads

· Distances

· The continent/area where they lived

· Natural resources like Cacao, Jade , Cotton, and Obsidian

· A key for the resources, roads, distance, cities

Shade:

The area where the people lived

Monday, May 2, 2011

The Paper

THE PAPER

You are a news writer for a publication that records the events, culture, and achievements of the ancient civilizations of the

Americas

. You are to write an article, a classified advertisement and possibly a cartoon or commercial advertisement, if you are up to the challenge.

You will be assigned a topic to cover regarding each major ancient civilization of the

Americas

; Mayas, Aztecs, Incas.

The paper will be named according to anonymous suggestions added to a box. The best or most frequent ideas will be voted on to be the title of the paper.

After gathering information from careful research and summarizing, you will undertake the task of writing your article. After you are finished writing, you will submit your article to the section editor to be evaluated for content and grammar. Then each section editor will submit their gathered articles to the editor in chief for the final cut. Finally, you will word-process your article

Monday May 2

Friday, April 29, 2011

Thursday April 28

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Monitor part 2

Monitorships

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tuesday April 26

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thursday April 14

The Reformation

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Florence, City of the Renaissance

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Wednesday April 6

Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday April 4

Freedom 35

Friday, April 1, 2011

Backstage at the TNT show

Freedom 35

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Thursday March 31

Freedom 35

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Tuesday March 29

1. Planners
2. MEMT: p. 289 1-7 Cornell Note Style
3. MEMT Chapter 11 Vocabulary
4. Vocabulary Cards
5. Inside/Outside Circles
6. MEMT Reading 298-303
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Homework: Complete Chapter 11 Vocabulary + Beautify and Finalize Vocabulary Cards

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wednesday March 16

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday March 14

Medieval Timeline

Monday, March 14, 2011

Battle of Maldon 991ad

The Battle of Maldon

BRITHNOTH DECIDES TO FIGHT
Then he ordered each of his warriors his horse to loose
Far off to send it and forth to go,
To be mindful of his hands and of his high heart.
Then did Offa's Kinsman first know
That the earl would not brook cowardice,
Loosed he from his hands his darling to fly,
His Hawk to the wood, and to the battle strode.
From that one could tell that the chieftain would never
Weaken in the warfare - when he his weapons seized.
And after him Edric chose his chief to follow,
His friend in the fight - then 'gan he forth to bear
The spear to the strife - high spirit had he,
So long as he with his hands to hold was able
His buckler and broadsword; his boast he fulfilled
That he by his friend's side should fight.
BRITHNOTH PREPARES HIS ARRAY
Then did Brithnoth begin his men to bestow -
He rode up and counselled them - his soldiers he taught
How they should stand, and their standing to keep,
And bade them their round shields rightly to hold
Fast to their forearms, that they flinch not at all.
And when he had his folk fairly bestowed
He lighted there with his people, where he would liefest be
Where he knew his own troops were most to be trusted.
THE VIKINGS PARLEY
Then stood forth on the strand and sternly spake
The messenger of the Vikings, delivered his tidings;
He boastfully spoke, for the seafarers
Their sentence to the earl, where he stood on the shore.
"They sent me to thee, those bold seamen,
And bade me to say that thou must send swiftly
Ring-money for pledges. For you were it better
That you buy off this spear-rush with your tax,
Than that we should have so hard a battle.
What need we to vex us, if you will agree?
We will for this gold a sure compact make
If thou wilt agree to it - thou that art strongest.
If that thou be willing thy people to redeem,
To yield to the seamen at their own choice
Tribute for a truce, and so take peace of us,
Then will we with the tax to ship betake us
To sail on the sea - and hold truce with you.
Brithnoth made answer - his buckler he grasped,
Brandished his slender spear - and spoke.
"Hearest thou, sea-robber, what this people say?
For tribute they're ready to give you their spears,
The edge poison-bitter, and the ancient sword.
War-gear that will bring you no profit in the fight.
Thou messenger of the seamen, back with thy message.
Tell to thy people, these far more hateful tidings,
There stands here a good earl in the midst of his men,
Who will this country ever defend,
The kingdom of Aethelred, mine overlord,
The folk and the ground - but they shall fall,
The foemen in the fight; too shameful methinks
That ye with our tribute, to ship should be gone
Without a blow struck - now that ye have thus far
Made your incoming into our land.
Nor shall ye so softly carry off our riches.
Sooner shall point and edge reconcile us,
Grim warplay indeed - before we give tribute."
Bade he then to bear the shields, the warriors to go,
So that they on the river's bank all stood.
BRITHNOTH SETS A GUARD OVER THE FORD
Then bade the men's saviour, one to hold the bridge,
A warrior war-hardened, that was Wulfstan hight¹,
Courageous mid his kin - he was Ceola's son,
Who the first foeman with his spear did fell
That bravest stepped forth upon the bridge.
There stood with Wulfstan warriors goodly
Aelfere and Maccus, high hearted both,
That never at the ford would turn them to flight,
But they steadfastly 'gainst their foes made defence,
While their weapons to wield they were able.
THE VIKINGS ARE BAULKED
When they saw that, and keenly espied
That bitter bridge-guardians there they met
Then began they to feign - those loathed guests -
And begged that they might some foothold get,
To fare over the ford - the foemen to lead.
BRITHNOTH ALLOWS THE VIKINGS TO CROSS

Then did the earl, in his overweening heart
Lend land too much to that loathed people.
Then 'gan he call out - across the cold water
Brighthelm's son, and all the band listened.
"Now room is meted you, come swiftly to us,
Warriors to war. Only God knows
Who at the end shall possess this fight's field".
Then went the war wolves - for water they recked not.
The troop of the pirates, west over Panta.
Over the shining water they carried their shields
Seamen to the shore, their bucklers they shouldered.
There against the raiders ready stood
Brithnoth with his band, and with the bucklers bade
Form the shield wall, and make firm the ranks
Fast against the foes. Then was fighting nigh,
Fame in the fight - now was the hour come
When that the feymen² must fall.