Friday, October 26, 2012

10/25/12 - TH [VIKINGS]



* * * ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ARE (still) DUE

social studies/ note-taking
I.  VIKINGS - video notes (in prep for writing)
* how to take notes from a video as a resource
* knowing when to take a note and when not to
- From Charlemagne to Feudalism; Vikings terrorize Europe
- influence of the North on society and Feudalism
Q: Who or what were the Vikings?  Where did they come from?
Q: When and why did they appear as they did?
Q: What made them so successful?
Q: What was their society/culture like?
Q: What were they looking for or seeking?
Q: Where did the Vikings go?  How did they just disappear?

THE VIKINGS 1/5
Good intro and overview of Vikings, including digging up a Viking Ship
Causes of their emergence from farmers to marauders
 leads into impact/onslaught on Europe…

THE DARK AGES -  PART 9 -  The Vikings
Starts with first major attack, Lindisfarne
SKIP EAGLE/IVAR DESCRIPTION

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lighter videos that actually use quite a bit of factual information
Take notes on factual information
Irreverent presentation of brutal aspect of history.
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HORRIBLE HISTORIES - Literally: The Viking Song
Fun, irreverant and factual song about Viking conquest

HORRIBLE HISTORIES Historical Viking Wife Swap
Parody of wife-swap.  Funny. Life of a Viking facts.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES - Viking Poetry
Funny rhyming overview of attacks and pillaging of Viking life.

 
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HOMEWORK
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* students are expected to plan out their homework for the week, deciding on which pages to complete each night.  There are 7 total pages in this weeks' homework, with an 8th page being the 
crossword map.
* ONE TWO-SIDED PAGE PER NIGHT WOULD LET STUDENTS FINISH BY FRIDAY

___  continue/finish GEOGR. CW: WORLD POP. CARTOGRAM (due FR)
___  continue/finish ATLAS WKSHT: ASIA  (due FR)
___  continue/finish  VOCABULARY: GREEK & ROMAN ROOT WORDS (due FR)

___  READ 20-30 minutes from MYSTERY BOOK  (finish by next week)
        * 20-30 minutes per night M-Th

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