Joyce Stephenson

Phone: 925-779-7420

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Daily Agenda/What we did in class 2023-24

Thursday, May 30: History alphabet. NO HW.

Wednesday, May 29: The Renaissance: Text, pages 324-326; short videoWednesday's video NO HW.

Tuesday, May 28: And we're back! Test results. Start Renaissance. Video and vocab (pg. 322) These ten vocab words: classical, humanism, patron, perspective, Renaissance man, secular, vernacular, Renaissance, Medici (family), Borgia (family). Text,page 324 NO HW.

Thursday, May 23: Test day! :) Ted Ed 'history of...' video. NO school tomorrow, May 24 or Monday, May 27.

Wednesday, May 22: Text, page 72-73; finish y'day's worksheet (the four questions on the bottom). Test study guide (it's bright green). TEST tomorrow. Be ready. TEST study guide link

Tuesday, May 21: T-chart on back of y'day's w/s. Great cities discussion; text, page 72-73. TEST on Thursday, study guide tomorrow.

Monday, May 20: Text, page 70. Worksheet, nine questions. Expect a test on Thursday. More info to come. NO HW> Monday's worksheet link

Friday, May 17: Turn in camel project w/DoG; finish ten question worksheet; turn in questions. NO HW.

Thursday, May 16: Turn in camel project (OK to turn in tomorrow w/DoG); text, pages 68-69. Start w/s. NO HW Ten-questions w/s link

Wednesday, May 15: Camels! short video and projectCamel video link. Camel project due tomorrow at start of class or Dog-able to Friday. Absent? Get handout and specific instructions from Ms. Stephenson when you return.

Tuesday, May 14: Quick review; text,page 64. Blue worksheet (see link) Monday's blue w/s link NO HW

Monday, May 13: Map test results; complete and review Islam worksheet; write important dates on reverse of w/s. NO HW.

Friday, May 10: Map test; complete y'day's worksheet. NO HW.

Thursday, May 9: Quick map review; Text, pages 60-62; worksheet, #s 1-10 only. Map test tomorrow (the real one) Islam w/s link

Wednesday, May 8: Practice geography test. REAL, graded test on Friday. Text, page 60-62. HW? continue to prepare for Friday's test.

Tuesday, May 7: Continue Middle East geography: zones and notes; text page 60 NO HW.

Monday, May 6: Continue Middle East mapping. NO HW.

Friday, May 3: Review partnered work expectations (all classes except per.7); create partner contract; start Middle East geography.

Thursday, May 2: Turn in project w/DoG. Complete Middle East powerpoint and w/s. Turn in w/s. NO HW>

Wednesday, May 1: Turn in Native American tri-fold project; OK to turn in tomorrow with DoG certificate. Start Middle East unit--Powerpoint and handout. NO HW--unless you did not turn in your project today.

Tuesday, April 30: Continue Native Americans tri-fold project. Due tomorrow at start of class; Dog-able. HW: complete project.

Monday, April 29: Vocab test results; Continue Native Americans--walk-around activity; start rough draft of project. NO HW>

Friday, April 26: Vocabulary test. Minimum day..

Thursday, April 25: Video; Native America video linkComplete yesterday's activity with blue sheet and turn in (choose two of five groups and answer questions); Tomorrow: vocab test and minimum day-12:15 dismissal.

Wednesday, April 24: Text, pages 186-195. Choose TWO groups of Native Americans. Complete questions on blue half-sheet. NO HW; Vocab test on Friday. Blue half-sheet link

Tuesday, April 23: Vocab, page 174 (adobe, confederation, kiva, mound builder, potlach, shaman, totem pole, wigwam, Great Plains, Pueblo Bonito). Word, definition, page found. Skip a line between terms. Clean out history folders. NO HW.

Monday, April 22: Text, page 146 (American Civilizations map). Recreate that map on your US map from last week. Get it stamped. NO HW.

Friday (!), April 19: U.S. States review; video: Mankind the Story of Us

Thursday, April 18: Test results. US Map and mapping-what d'ya'know? NO HW.

Wednesday, April 17: Test results; Due to district threat and small amount of children in attendance, games and discussion. NO HW

Tuesday, April 16: Turn in doodlenotes (this or that); test. NO HW.

Monday, April 15: Test tomorrow. Study guide today (bright green half-sheet); continue working on Inca doodle notes. Due tomorrow, not Dog-able. HW: Doodle notes and be ready for test. Study guide link

Friday, April 12: Start Inca doodle notes. Be neat, be complete. NO HW.

Thursday, April 11: Finish and turn in Pizarro worksheet; complete (w/a partner) Pachacuti bio and questions. (questions attached, ask for biography in class). Pachacuti Bio w/s link Bring colored pencils/markers for tomorrow's activity. NO HW

Wednesday, April 10: Text, page 182 and 185. Francisco Pizarro biography handout and vocab. Handout unable to be uploaded here due to copyright regulations. NO HW.

Tuesday, April 9: Read and take notes on Inca handouts (in class, unable to upload) ; finish and turn in nine questions on side two of blue worksheet. NO HW

Monday, April 8: Machu Picchu video Machu Picchu video link Text, page 180. Start side two of blue worksheet Side two of blue worksheet NO HW

Friday, April 5: Text, page 176-177. Start side one of blue worksheet. NO HW.Side One blue worksheet link

Thursday, April 4: Video: CNN 10 news; complete and review y'day's vocab words; text, page 176, first four paragraphs. NO HW

Wednesday, April 3: Inca vocab. Text, pg. 174. Ten words: geoglyph, quarry, quinoa, terrace farming (first four words, use glossary) Atahualpa, Francisco Pizarro, Machu Picchu, Moche, Nasca, Pachacuti. Use the index for the last six words, create a definition of who or what each term means. WORD. DEFINITION. PAGE FOUND. NO homework

WFriday, March 22: Minimum day--12:15 dismissal. Word games. Spring break. Return Wednesday, April 3

Thursday, March 21: History of Corn video; "Building an Empire: The Aztec" video. NO HW

Wednesday, March 20: Complete biographies worksheet; Bad guy or good guy debate; turn in worksheet. NO HW.

Tuesday, March 19: Turn in Aztec doodle notes. Two biographies handout (Moctezuma and Cortes) with questions. NO HW.

Monday, March 18: Continue and finish Aztec doodle notes. Due at the start of class tomorrow.

Friday, March 15: Review y'day's worksheet; start Aztec doodle notes (on reverse of y'day's worksheet; not able to upload to this website due to copyright) NO HW. Next week: Monday-Thursday is a WEDNESDAY schedule, 1:15 dismissal. Parent conferences in library from 1:30 to 3 PM

Thursday, March 14: Aztec, 3.3, page 170 and side one of w/sAztec 3.3 worksheet link

Wednesday, March 13: Women's History Month. Three videos and one half-sheet with four questions. Due at period's end. It will be graded. Video links: Video one link Video two link Video three link Four questions document link NO HW

Tuesday, March 12: Text, page 168; side two of yesterday's blue worksheet (copy Aztec hierarchy from board); cacao nibs and how chocolate is made. NO HW.

Monday, March 11: Text,pg. 166 (the final three paragraphs). Side one of blue worksheet (3.1 Tenochtitlan)--complete and get stamped. NO HW. Tenochtlitan W/S

Friday, March 8: Test results. Aztec. Video and text page 166. Aztec video link

Thursday, March 7: Geography of Mexico: video and worksheet, solo or with partner. Geog. of Mexico video link Unable to upload worksheet due to copyright restrictions.

Wednesday, March 6: Test. (that's all). NO HW

Tuesday, March 5: Review Maya Classic Period worksheet (side two of manilla-colored paper given in class last Monday). Especially worked on questions 11 and 12, which will be on tomorrow's test. Test study guide given in class y'day. Link below on Monday's agenda. TEST tomorrow.

Monday, March 4: Test study guide (orange half-sheet). Test on Wednesday. Maya Doodle Notes. Due at end of class OR at start of class tomorrow. Study Guide Mesoamerica test

Friday, March 1: Maya Doodle Notes activity-on the back of y'day's Maya worksheet. Unable to upload to website due to copyright restrictions. Ask for a copy in class if needed. NO homework.

Thursday, Feb. 29: Leap year explained (video); text pages 162-163. Complete worksheet. Maya Legacy w/s link NO homework.

Wednesday, Feb. 28: Review "Civilizations of Mesoamerica" worksheet (it's the one we did last Thursday that covers pages 146-155). Black History in About Two Minutes video Black Inventors video link NO homework

Tuesday, Feb. 27: Text, page 158 and side two of yesterday's worksheet. NO homework.

Monday, Feb. 26: Text, page 156--Maya Daily Life. Side one of worksheet Monday's Maya w/s NO homework

Friday, Feb. 23: Test results. Finish y'day's worksheet (and get stamped). Start Maya (two videos) Maya video one link Maya video two link Text, page 156--Maya Class System

Thursday, Feb. 22: Short Olmec video Olmec video link Text, pages 152-156. Worksheet.Thursday's w/s link NO homework.

Wednesday, Feb. 21: Mesoamerica geography TEST. NO HW. Per. 7 will take test tomorrow due to volleyball rally during 7th period.

Tuesday, Feb. 20: Geography Review. TEST tomorrow; text page 146-150. W/S #s 1-5 (for some classes). HW: be ready for tomorrow's geography of Mesoamerica test

Monday, Feb.19: Presidents' Day. No school

Friday, Feb. 16: Review Mesoamerica geography. Test on Wednesday. Black History in about Two Minutes videos (x 3) NO school Monday.

Thursday, Feb. 15: Mesoamerica Geography--video and fill-in map. Mesoamerica video link Blank Map-Mesoamerica NO homework

Wednesday, Feb. 14: New Unit!! Clean out history folder/binder; vocab, page 148 (ten words, right-hand column, starting with cacao and ending with glyph. Complete and get stamped. NO homework.

Tuesday, Feb.13: Black History Month activity--with partner (or not), due at period's end. NO homework

Friday, Feb. 9: Africa test scores. Video-Mankind the Story of Us. No homework, no school Monday in honor of Lincoln's birthday.

Thursday, Feb.8: Africa test. Video-Mankind the Story of Us. NO homework

Wednesday, Feb. 7: Test review of worksheets; fill out study guide. Test Tomorrow.

Tuesday, Feb. 6: Turn in Mansa Musa w/s; Text, pg 116; worksheet. Test on Thursday (study guide on today's w/s) Worksheet and study guide

Monday, Feb. 5: It's Mansa Musa Day! Text, pg. 112-113. Mansa Musa videos and worksheet QR code video activity. Due at period's end OR at start of class tomorrow.Ted Ed video Mansa Musa music video Mansa Musa Day worksheet

Friday, Feb. 2: Finish reading pg. 112; Finish yesterday's worksheet and get it stamped Thurs/Fri worksheet W.Africa video link

Thursday, Feb. 1: Turn in Africa Map Project w/DoG; Text,pgs 113-115. Short video w/notes Thurs.video link NO HW

WedVideo Linknesday, Jan. 31: Complete Africa Map Project. Due at end of class today OR tomorrow at start of class with DoG certificate.

Tuesday, Jan. 30: Review part I of grey w/s; start Africa Map Project. Due at end of period tomorrow, Wed,,Jan 31. The entire project will be done in class. Students may take pictures of needed info to continue work at home.

Monday, Jan. 29:Africa notes (on the back of Friday's w/s); text, page 108; Complete Friday's worksheet. NO HW

Friday, Jan. 26: Salt/Gold Trade: short video video link; text page 106-107; worksheet Friday/Monday w/s link Go Forty-Niners!

Thursday, Jan. 25: Complete and turn in ly'day's worksheet; Salt and gold discussion. NO HW

Wednesday, Jan. 24: Sahara Desert video (see link); Sahara Desert video text, pgs 102-105; start North Africa w/sNorth Africa w/s link No HW

Tuesday, Jan. 23: Africa: page 98-99; two questions on half-sheet of paper; short video. No HW.

Monday, Jan. 22: Africa: Geography: video. Notes. Map. Africa video link NO HW

Friday, Jan. 19: East African Safari video; test grades

Thursday, Jan. 18: Africa vocab test. Start Africa. NO HW video link:

https://youtu.be/2GoB1y_Yfwo?si=wbTONsmUffPOquF-

Wednesday, Jan.17: Africa vocab: complete part II. Africa vocab test tomorrow.

Tuesday, Jan. 16: Vocab, pg. 100 (caravan, commodity, desertification, savanna, scarcity, trans-Saharan trade, griot, iron, mansa, oral tradition). Vocab test on Thursday, Jan. 18

Monday, Jan. 15: NO school. MLK, Jr. holiday.

Friday, Jan. 12: Complete yesterday's Field Journal questions and turn in; start Africa vocab, pg. 100. NO HW. No school on Monday.

Thursday, Jan. 11: Who are you? Text, pg. 1. Video about White Sands footprints; start 'why selfies' question on handout. NO HW.

Wednesday, Jan. 10: Welcome back! Holiday check-in; Review procedures; new Personal Business Passes and DoGs. NO HW.

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Wednesday, Dec. 20: Minimum Day. Holiday word games. See you in January!

Tuesday, Dec.19: Turn in Samurai project (final day); anime video. NO HW.

Monday, Dec. 18: Turn in Samurai project. Final turn-in date is TOMORROW at the start of class. Mid-year reflection; history of anime. Homework: Complete Samurai project (see Thursday for assignment link).

Friday, Dec.15: Test results. Turn in Samurai project (if you have it); OK to turn in project Monday or Tuesday. History of Money video

Thursday, Dec.14: TEST. Samurai project--due: Friday OR Monday OR Tuesday. It's the first assignment of Q3. Samurai Project link Instagram Samurai link

Wednesday, Dec. 13: Text, pg. 256; part II of Monday's w/s. Orange study guide. TEST tomorrow (10 multiple choice questions) Japan Test Study guide

Tuesday, Dec. 12: Japan review; Samurai/Knight T-chart. NO HW

Monday, Dec. 11: Samurai! video, notes, text pg. 252, worksheet Samurai worksheet Samurai video link NO HW

Friday, Dec. 8: Text, page 246-247; "Haiku in a Hurry" activity in class. NO HW

Thursday, Dec.7: This day in history (Pearl Harbor Day)--two videos. Text, page 250-251; Ticket out question: Why did many early Japanese find Zen Buddhism a hard religion to practice? Answer using your own words. Use complete thoughts and sentences. This will be graded as an assessment. NO HW

Wednesday, Dec.6: Text, pg. 244. Japanese handwriting worksheet (just for fun). NO HW

Tuesday, Dec.5: Text, pg. 242. Prince Shotoku w/s. Due at end of period. Prince Shotoku w/s (p.242) NO HW

Monday, Dec.4: Shinto: Video, text (pg. 240-241) Shinto video and pink worksheet Pink worksheet link NO HW

Friday, Dec. 1: Geography worksheet. Nine questions. Turn in at end of period.Japan geog. worksheet

Thursday, Nov. 30: Vocab test results. Geography of Japan: video + text (pg.238). Japan Geog. video link NO HW

Wednesday, Nov. 29: Japan vocab test; finish filling out map of Japan. NO HW.

Tuesday, Nov. 28: Review vocab; Japan: islands and mapping activity Blank Japan map (map attached). Places to map link:Place names for Japan map HW: Vocabulary test tomorrow

Monday, Nov. 27: Start Japan: Vocab, page 236, section 1: Early Japan (archipelago, aristocracy, calligraphy, clan, embassy, regent, ritual, Prince Shotoku, Rink of Fire, Shinto). WORD, DEFINITION, PAGE FOUND. Skip a line between terms. HW: Vocab test on Wednesday

Friday, Nov. 17: Game day. Test results in AERIEs, grades up to date. See you Monday, Nov. 27

Thursday, Nov. 16: Medieval Test. Binder clean-out. NO HW

Wednesday, Nov. 15: Review Black Death w/s; test review. TEST TOMORROW (orange study guide given y'day and linked below)

Tuesday, Nov. 14: Bubonic Plague! video/two handouts. Bubonic Plague video TEST on Thursday. Orange study guide given in class today. Study Guide

Monday, Nov. 13: Hundred Years War: Two blue handouts and one short video Longbow video link NO HW, but expect a test later in the week.

Friday, Nov. 10: No school.

Thursday, Nov. 9: Castle video and notes (five facts) NO HW. No school tomorrow--it's Veteran's Day.

Wednesday, Nov. 8: Catch-up and review (Church and Crown w/s; Magna Carta) NO HW

Tuesday, Nov. 7: Magna Carta videofest! Text, pg 308 and three (!) videos Video One (whole group) link

Video: Anamaniacs Magna Carta

Horrible Histories Rap Battle

Videofest document

Monday, Nov. 6: Video (see link) and notes; text, pg. 306. Worksheet NO HW Medieval Church video link

Friday, Nov. 3: Catch-up day (7/8 periods: The Manor System); other classes: activity TBD. NO HW

Thursday, Nov. 2: Return to knights. Pink knights handout and a new pink knights handout.Complete side one of new knights worksheet (T/F & identify vocab). Due at end of class.

Wednesday, Nov. 1: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, Oct 31: Feudal Manor System: short video (link below) and notes. And in honor of Halloween, Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" NO HW; NO school tomorrow, Wed.,Nov. 1 Manor System video link

Monday, Oct 30: Complete video + notes "Secret of the Shining Knight"; text, page 304 NO HW. No school on Wednesday, Nov 1

Friday, Oct. 27: Turn in Coat of Arms project. Due today, NOT dogable. Video + notes: "Secrets of the Shining Knight". NO HW

Thursday, Oct. 26: Finish reading pink-colored knights handout; work on Coat of Arms project--due TOMORROW. Not dog-able.

Wednesday, Oct. 25: Coat of Arms Project (yellow 1/2 sheet and shield handout). Coat of Arms: How to

Due Friday, Oct. 27. NOT dog-able

Tuesday, Oct.24: KNIGHTS! Short video (see link) and pink handout. NO HW.Knight video link 1066 & Knight notes link

Monday, Oct. 23: Text, pg. 300-301 and notes. NO HW.

Friday, Oct. 20: Video and text, page 300. Notes. Video link : 1066 video link

Thursday, Oct. 19: Charlemagne Finale: Yellow sheet and word bank/citation activity--complete and turn in. NO HW

Wednesday, Oct. 18: Intro to Feudalism video (DVD) + notes (three facts from video) NO HW Bonus for third period today--earthquake evacuation :)

Tuesday, Oct. 17: Complete and turn in Charlemagne project. Charlemagne review and video. NO HW

Monday, Oct. 16: Complete yellow sheet (See Friday); Charlemagne project: get started, using notes and yellow sheet. NO HW.

Friday, Oct 13: More Charlemagne! Yellow handout activity (underline "Charlemagne was..." characteristics; Circle accomplishments of Charlemagne; discuss as a class) NO HW

Thursday, Oct. 12: Vocab test results; two short videos (see below); text, p 296 NO HW

Video 1: Middle Ages in 3 1/2 mins

Video 2: Charlemagne video (STROBE ALERT)

Wednesday, Oct. 11: Vocab test; complete y'day's ten questions from green sheet and turn in. NO HW

Tuesday, October 10: Text, page 294-295; Ten questions (green sheet). Feudalism vocab test tomorrow (9 words from 9/28)

Monday, October 9: Fall break check-in; Q1 review (four questions from board, complete and turn in); clean out history papers; feudalism. Feudalism vocab test WEDNESDAY.

Friday, Sept.29: Video NO HW. Fall break next week.

Thursday, Sept 28: Vocab, page 292: Nine words (chivalry, convert, feudalism, knight, lord, manor, medieval, serf, vassal). Word, definition, page found. Skip a line between words. Get stamped when complete. NO HW

Wednesday, Sept 27: Turn in at-home assessment w/DoG; Roman City video; write five facts. NO HW

Tuesday, Sept 26: Turn in y'day's at home assessment; text page 37; short video; start 3.3 worksheet. HW: complete at-home assessment if not turned in today.

Monday, Sept 25: 3.2 worksheet-complete and get stamped. HW: at home assessment (two-sided biography). Due tomorrow OR Wednesday with a DoG (day of grace) certificate.

This week's schedule: Monday-Thursday: 1:15 dismissal; Friday: 12:15 dismissal

Friday, Sept . 22: Return last week's test; videos. NO HW

Thursday, Sept 21: Redo/revisit side II of 2.4 worksheet (the homework that was turned in y'day). Complete and turn in. NO HW.

Wednesday, Sept. 20: Turn in HW; text, page 34-35; ticket out (one question, based on today's text) NO homework

Tuesday, Sept 19: Text,pg 31-32. Worksheet, both sides. HW: complete both sides of today's worksheet. NOT Dog-able. Due tomorrow at the start of class.

Monday, Sept. 18: Test results; CNN 10 News. Review NO HW

Friday, Sept. 15: Test. Roman City video. NO HW.

Thursday, Sept 14: Roman numerals :video & worksheet .

Today's video link TEST tomorrow--study guide given in class yesterday.

Wednesday, Sept.13: Test on Friday! Study guide given today (1/2 sheet, bright green); complete both parts of Early Christianity worksheet. HW: start getting ready for Friday's test

Tuesday, Sept 12: Text,pgs. 24-27. Worksheet, part I (and maybe part II). Get each part stamped upon completion. NO HW

Monday, Sept. 11: Remembering 9-11-01 (CNN The 10); Ch.1 vocab--7 words from page 10 (catacomb, epistle, missionary, parable, pope, barbarian, tetrarchy) NO HW

Friday, Sept. 8: Book check; Text, pg 22-23; complete side II of worksheet and turn in NO HW (unless side II of w/s not completed in class). AERIEs is up to date

Thursday, Sept 7: Go to library to get history text book (your very own. Bring to class every day). Text, page 22-23. NO HW

Wednesday, Sept.6: Text, page 18-20. Worksheet, side one. Complete and get stamped. NO HW.

Tuesday, Sept. 5: Weekend check-in. Text, pg. 18-21. Short video about Roman roads; start worksheet. NO HW

Friday, Sept. 1: Turn in 1.2/1.3 worksheet; Augustus video and 1/2 sheet w/two questions; text, page 18. NO HW. No school Monday--it's Labor Day.

Augustus video link

Thursday, Aug 31: Class website handout (it's pink w/a QR code); 1.2/1.3 worksheet (if not done, complete at home); Augustus video

Wednesday, Aug.30: Lockdown video;Complete 1.2/1.3 w/s; get stamped; Create three test questions on reverse of w/s. NO HW

Tuesday,Aug.29: Complete 1.2/1.3 worksheet; get stamped. NO homework

Monday, Aug.28: Weekend check-in; show class website; text page 16-17; start 1.2 worksheet NO homework

Friday, Aug. 25: Fall of Rome music video (YouTube: Mr.Nicky's Ancient Rome); text book page 14

Daily Agenda/What we did in class

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Friday, Feb. 2: Finish reading pg. 112; Finish yesterday's worksheet and get it stamped