Seventh Grade World Cultures

May 14
Students read "From Fighting to Friending," answered the questions, and started the assessment project.
The article and the extra credit project, due on the 22nd, can be found on the classjump.

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May 10
Students watched a video on the Arab-Israeli conflict, took notes on it, then proposed solutions for peace
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May 8
Students read and discussed an article on imperialism, then did a response activity in which they proposed solutions to some of the major problems in the world today. The reading can be found at classjump, under world cultures 7.

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May 4
Students read an article on Imperialism and answered questions on the worksheet.

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May 2
Students took a quiz on feudalism and were introduced to imperialism.

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April 30
Makeup day

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April 26
Students conducted an interview activity in which they "interviewed" students who had researched serfs, knights, vassals, and peasants.

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April 24
Students played S.P.A.M. in order to explain how Japanese feudalism worked and why it was a problem.

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April 20
Students watched a video on Japanese feudalism and answered questions about the video and book on a worksheet.

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April 18

Students completed their interview segments from the previous class.

Students watched the movie "Mulan" and answered the analysis questions. (Click on World Cultures 7 and scroll down until you see "Mulan Questions")

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April 16

Quizzes
Mod 1 Quiz
Mod 3 Quiz

Students made a mini interview segment using the following resources
1. Interview Questions (Click World Cultures 7 and scroll all the way down until you see "interview questions"
2. Qin Dynasty and Pages 150 to 151 in HOW
3. Han Dynasty and   Pages 152 to 153 in HOW

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April 12

Students read pages 146-148 and answered the following questions:

1. Since Confucius did not write down his own writings, what is one problem that could come up?2. How did Confucius believe peace could be achieved in Chinese society?3. What is the difference between a philosophy and a religion?4. How did Confucius’ teachings change the way people got positions in the government?

Students completed a worksheet on Confucian ideals.
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April 10

Students read pages 136-138 and read/answered the following questions:

1.             Why didn’t the dikes work as well as they were supposed to?

2.             Why were dragons important to ancient Chinese people?

3.             Why do the Chinese people say that the Huang river brings and takes away life?

4.             How did the Chinese people get fertile soil?

5.             Where could you find most of the farms in China and why?