Month: January 2019

Objective

• I will identify the Aztec and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe how the Aztec rose to power through their social structure, religion and economy.
• I will be able to explain how the Aztec organized and expanded their empire.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca. Mayan and Aztec civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity:

DOG: None today, instead, students can work for 15 mins on the following:

Test corrections, Inca Questions, Inca Role Play/Government, constructed response (Inca test) or any missing assignments.

Resources: 

Aztec Slide Presentation

Aztec origins and uprising

Aztec video

Aztecs – Textbook

Inca – Textbook  

Homework: 

**Inca Role Play response /Inca Government due tomorrow

Test corrections due Friday, Feb. 1  (Instructions in Google Classroom)

**Hand Sanitizer OR bag of candy = 2,000 XP

Objective

• I will identify the Aztec and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe how the Aztec rose to power through their social structure, religion and economy.
• I will be able to explain how the Aztec organized and expanded their empire.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca. Mayan and Aztec civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity:

DOG:  In your spirals, talk with your teammates and write down what you think:

What was the importance of a live sacrifice for the Aztecs?

Aztec video, notes and class discussion on the rise of the Aztecs

Resources: 

Aztec video

Aztecs – Textbook

Inca – Textbook  

Homework: 

**Inca Role Play response due Friday

Test corrections due Friday, Feb. 1  (Instructions in Google Classroom)

**Boxes of tissues or bag of candy = 2,000 XP

Objective

• I will identify the Aztec and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe how the Aztec rose to power through their social structure, religion and economy.
• I will be able to explain how the Aztec organized and expanded their empire.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca. Mayan and Aztec civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity:

DOG:  In your spirals, talk with your teammates and write down what you think:

Why do you think the national flag of Mexico has an eagle perched on a cactus?

Aztec video, notes and class discussion on the rise of the Aztecs

Resources: 

Aztec video

Aztecs – Textbook

Inca – Textbook  

Homework: 

**Inca Role Play response due Friday

Share with someone at home three things that you learned about the Aztec’s rise to power

**Boxes of tissues or bag of candy = 2,000 XP

Objective

• I will identify the Inca and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe the Sapa Inca and how he maintained absolute rule.
• I will be able to explain how the Inca organized their empire and met the needs of the people.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca and Mayan civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity

1. Finish Inca test (paper) and constructed response (GC)
2. Complete Inca Questions (GC) using Inca slide presentation as a resource (GC)
3. Inca Life Role Play connection questions (civics) – due Friday
4. Chapter 9 Aztecs preview questions

Resources: 

Aztecs – Textbook

Inca – Textbook  

Homework: 

**Inca Questions in GC – due last Friday, 1/25

Objective

• I will identify the Inca and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe the Sapa Inca and how he maintained absolute rule.
• I will be able to explain how the Inca organized their empire and met the needs of the people.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca and Mayan civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity

Inca Life Role Play –

Resources:   

Homework: 

**Inca Questions in GC due yesterday. Jan. 24

Objective

• I will identify the Inca and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe the Sapa Inca and how he maintained absolute rule.
• I will be able to explain how the Inca organized their empire and met the needs of the people.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca and Mayan civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity

 

Inca Test

Resources:   

Homework: 

**Inca Questions in GC due today.

Objective

• I will identify the Inca and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe the Sapa Inca and how he maintained absolute rule.
• I will be able to explain how the Inca organized their empire and met the needs of the people.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca and Mayan civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity

DOG: Discuss with your table group one achievement of the Inca Empire and why it was important.

Activity:  Review for Inca test by working as a team on Chapter 9 Inca Questions in Google Classroom

Review for Inca test on Thursday!

Quizlet Live!  Inca Civilization

Resources:   

Inca

Video – Rise of the Inca Empire

Video – Peak of the Inca Empire

Video – Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire

Video – The Inca and Spanish war

Homework:  Be prepared for the Inca test on Thursday, Jan. 24th.  Things to help review:

your spiral and notes, videos from the blog, quizlet flashcards (search: Inca Civilization), tell someone at home about the Inca Empire from the slide presentation.

**Inca Questions in GC due today.

Objective

• I will identify the Inca and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe the Sapa Inca and how he maintained absolute rule.
• I will be able to explain how the Inca organized their empire and met the needs of the people.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca and Mayan civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity

DOG:  Keep working on Inca slide presentation and note catcher and questions.

Activity:  Fifteen Achievements of the Incas – students will work with pictures of Inca achievements and match them to descriptions around the room. Why are they important in the Inca Empire?  

Review for Inca test on Thursday!

Quizlet Live!  Inca Civilization

In GC, students will continue to work on their Inca note catcher to fill in the information from the slide presentation.  Student also will need to work on questions that work in correlation with the presentation.  This assignment is due Wed. Jan 23rd.

Resources:   

Inca

Video – Rise of the Inca Empire

Video – Peak of the Inca Empire

Video – Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire

Video – The Inca and Spanish war

Homework:  Be prepared for the Inca test on Thursday, Jan. 24th.  Things to help review:

your spiral and notes, videos from the blog, quizlet flashcards (search: Inca Civilization), tell someone at home about the Inca Empire from the slide presentation.

Objective

• I will identify the Inca and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe the Sapa Inca and how he maintained absolute rule.
• I will be able to explain how the Inca organized their empire and met the needs of the people.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca and Mayan civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity

DOG:  Keep working on Inca slide presentation and note catcher and questions.

Activity:  Fifteen Achievements of the Incas – students will work with pictures of Inca achievements and match them to descriptions around the room.

Quizlet Live!  Inca Civilization

In GC, students will continue to work on their Inca note catcher to fill in the information from the slide presentation.  Student also will need to work on questions that work in correlation with the presentation.  This assignment is due Wed. Jan 23rd.

Resources:   

Inca

Video – Rise of the Inca Empire

Video – Peak of the Inca Empire

Video – Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire

Homework:  Be prepared for the Inca test next Wed. Jan. 23rd

Inca question worksheet (GC) is due on Wed.:)  

Objective

• I will identify the Inca and describe where they lived.
• I will be able to describe the Sapa Inca and how he maintained absolute rule.
• I will be able to explain how the Inca organized their empire and met the needs of the people.
• I will be able to compare and contrast the Inca and Mayan civilizations
• CITIZENSHIP VALUE– I will appreciate the value of studying history as a way of enriching our awareness of the past and understanding our present.

Classroom Activity

DOG:   Name examples of the Universals of Cultures in the Inca Empire

Activity:  Video – part 4 of 4  The Inca and Spanish War

In GC, students will continue to work on their Inca note catcher to fill in the information from the slide presentation.  Student also will need to work on questions that work in correlation with the presentation.  This assignment is due Wed. Jan 23rd.

Resources:   

Inca 

Video – Rise of the Inca Empire

Video – Peak of the Inca Empire

Video – Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire

Homework:  Be prepared for the Inca test next Wed. Jan. 23rd

Inca question worksheet (GC) is due on Wed.:)