Assignment Calendar - Third Quarter - Riordan

January 2004

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5

Student Holiday

Faculty in-service

6

1. headlines

2. Africa Inspirer - computer game

Homework:

Do on-line North Africa-Middle East map game (either print out finished map or have a parent send a note that you did it -- by Friday)

7

1. headlines

2. Label political/physical maps of North Africa

3. Start homework reading: "Ancient Egypt," pp. 429-433

Homework:

Read "Ancient Egypt," pp. 429-433, make spider map of main ideas

8

1. headlines

2. Notes on Ancient Egypt mythology

3. Begin Egyptian myth readings

Homework:

Finish reading on Egyptian mythology

 

9

Computer lab:

1. Visit British Museum Egypt web site and answer these questions

2. If you have extra time, try the activities at these sites:

Make your own cartouche

Another cartouche maker

Make your own mummy

Homework:

none

12

1. headlines

2. Introduce Memory Map of Africa & study guide for North Africa test

3. Read "Egypt Today," pp. 462-467

Homework:

Begin reviewing for test

13

1. headlines

2. Egypt review activity

Homework:

Review for test

14

Fifth form step-up

In the lab:

2. Egypt review activities

 

Homework:

Review for test

15

 1. headlines

2.  Contest Day -- North Africa

 

Homework:

Review for test

16

1. North Africa test

Homework:

 none

19

  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

20

1. headlines

2.label West Africa maps

2. Africa Inspirer

Homework:

Finish West Africa political/physical maps

 

21

1. map review

2. Read "Geography of Africa" pp. 497-501

Homework:

latitude/longitude practice map -- contour of Africa

22

1. headlines

2. Mwindo, part one

3. start "African Cultures and Empires" pp. 502-506

Homework:

Finish "African Cultures and Empires" pp. 502-506 and answer questions on p. 506

 

23

1. Mwindo, part 2

2. "Impact of Colonialism" pp. 507-511

Homework:

none

26

1. Mwindo, part 3

2. Read "Road to Independence" pp. 513-516 & answer questions

Homework:

1. Start study guide for West Africa test, part one

 

27

Video on Africa and answer questions

 

Homework:

review for test, part 2

 

28

1. headlines

2. Read "Modern Nigeria" pp. 536-539

3. Go over study guide for West Africa test

 

Homework:

review for test, part 3

 

29

1. headlines

2. adinkra activity

3. map drawing practice

 

Homework:

review for test, part 3

30

1. Test: West Africa

Homework:

None

February 2004

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2

1. headlines

2. label maps East & South Africa

Homework:

finish labeling maps

 

3

1. headlines

2. Read pp. 545-549  "History and Governments" South & East Africa

Homework:

 

4

1. headlines

2. Zulu reading & activity

Homework:

Read "Economies and Cultures" pp. 552-556

 

5

1. Zulu movie clip

2. Zulu art activity

Homework: 

None

6

ISA Teacher Inservice

 

9

1. Read Zulu stories and answer questions

2.  "South Africa Today" pp. 560-563 and do questions on p.563

Homework:

Finish "South Africa Today" pp. 560-563 and do questions on p.563

10

1. headlines

2. map practice -- southern and eastern countries

3. Read "Kenya Today" pp. 564-567

Homework:

Finish "Kenya Today" pp. 564-567 and do questions on p. 567

11

1. headlines

2. African mapping activity

Homework:

1. finish map of Africa

 

12

1. review for study guide

2. African mapping

Homework:

map practice

 

13

1. Go over Study Guide for South and East Africa test

2. Contest Review

Homework:

none

MS Dance 7 P.M.

16

Presidents' Day

 

17

Africa internet review

Africa On-Line practice quiz

Funbrain "Where is That" -- (choose Africa, level one)

Another cool Africa map game

Homework:

Study for test

18

African internet review -- "Ways of Knowing Trail"

and answer these questions

Homework:

Study for test

19

Review contest

Homework:

Study for test

20

Test: South and East Africa

 

23

Practice for memory map

Homework:

Study for memory map

 

24

Practice for memory map

Homework:

Study for memory map

 

25

Practice for memory map

Homework:

Study for memory map

 

26

Draw latitude and longitude lines for memory map

Homework:

Study for memory map

 

27S

Draw latitude and longitude lines for memory map

Homework:

Study for memory map

 

March 2004

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

 

2

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

3

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

4

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

5

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

8

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

9

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

10

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

11

Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

12

End 3rd Quarter

Last Day: Memory Map of Africa -- Final Assessment

 

15

Spring Break

16 17 18 19

These are great on-line quizzes to get ready for the memory map:

Africa On-Line practice quiz

Funbrain "Where is That" -- (choose Africa, level one)

Another cool Africa map game