Friday 9-30-11

I left sub plans for you to finish watching the Rome video and to work on the Chapter 4 and 5 study guides. We'll go over the answers Monday AND then watch the youtube (Engineering an empire Greece) video that did not work on Thursday during class but worked after school.

I'll go through all the turnitin.com exercises this weekend. Look for the feedback by mid day Sunday.

Tuesday 9-27-11

Upcoming Schedule Change...

Test and MC for 4-5-9-10 will be THURSDAY 10-13-11

Museum Catalog Rubric linked on website under 2011-2012 key documents AND on Greece and Rome Page

Friday 9-23-11...REPOST...REMINDERS

Upcoming Due Dates: assignments to be posted here (UPDATED 9-16-11 8:52 PM)
Tuesday 9-20-11 Have Read Chapter 4
complete Internet Exercises (2 total) by 9-23-11 MIDNIGHT. Upload to turnitin.com.

Block Day have read Chapter 5 104-124 (Archaic Greece)
Upload to turnitin.com Chapter 5 Internet Activity by midnight 9-24-11.
Participate ion online discussion on turnitin.com (Casting Bronzes) by Monday 9-26-11 Midnight. Check back for responses through the week.

Monday 9-26-11 have chapter 5 completed

Thursday 9-29 have read chapter 9
Complete the Museum Activity and Internet Exercise by midnight Friday 9-30-11 (uploaded to turnitin.com)

Monday 10-3-11 have read Chapter 10
Tuesday 10-4-11 complete the internet exercise ROMAN SCULPTURE and upload to turnitin.com by midnight


Workbook Assignment:
Have your workbook next to you as you read. Notice what questions are important and look to answer them as you read. It will be EASIEST for you to complete this AS YOU READ...NOT the day before this is due.You can always do MORE...what I will collect by 10-4-11 will be:
Chapter 4: Summary pages after Looking Carefully and before MAP
page 51 label diagram
Chapter 5 Summary Pages
Chapter 9 page 89 (all)
Chapter 10 Summary Pages

TEST/Museum Catalog #2 Aegean-Greece-Etruscan-Rome Monday October 10th
Museum Catalog Posted in TWO Places...on 2011-2012 Key Documents page and on Chapters 4-5-9-10 page

Friday 9-16-11

Today we started a Friday Fun Day and set up an OP ART project. The project will help us understand color theory and the idea of space/depth perception.

The OP ART movement has been attributed to Victor Vasserly.

Monday TEST on Introduction-Chapter 3 (30 multiple choice and 50 points short answer/essay). Museum Catalog is due Monday as well...you CAN use it on the test.

Assignments for Chapters 4-5-9-10 are posted on the blog post dated: SEPTEMBER 13th

Egypt Enchants Everyone

We start to learn about Egypt at a young age. In school we learn about pyramids, pharaoh's and the Sphinx in early elementary grades. As we progress through our educational career, the complexities of this powerful early culture start to be unfolded for us. A few fascinating Resources to learn more about Egypt's wonders are included here.

How do we REALLY know the role that gender played in the Egyptian cuhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giflture? Read the article by Christopher Witcombe about Menkaure and His Queen (pictured here). This article discussed the role gender played in the Egyptian society. Many believe women were subservient to men as men were pharaoh's and shown with powerful postures. Women were shown less aggressive than the men. Female rulers like Hatshepsut even dressed like a man to be taken seriously. Witcombe's article argues that evidence suggests that "Women in Egypt seem to have enjoyed the same legal and economics rights as men". In his article he notes that "Ancient Egypt was a matrilineal society where power resided in the female line". Men were given the dispensation to marry their sisters to keep power within the family. One can compare this to the power of the female in passing on the Jewish faith. One can also compare this to the respect and equality felt by women in the Etruscan culture. I follow in the Etruscan style, I did not take my husband's name when I got married.

Another fascinating concept in the Egyptian culture is their architecture. They did more than just enclose space, they created timeless tombs and temples that range in size and style. What each shares is a strong foundation that has http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifallowhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifed them to withstands years and years of weather and pollution. Their engineering feats, with relatively modest tools, are mind boggling! Take time to look at the YouTube video showing the Hyppostyle Hall at Karnak. Pay attention to the massive size in relation to the human form. Look at the hieroglyphics that create a narrative in the hall. The Greeks coined the term Hypostyle Hall to mean "a room or chamber that has many columns. They became a feature of Egyptian architecture, but most such halls are distinguished from other pillared halls by the papyriform, which references the capital of the column ohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifften in the shape of the Papyrus Flower".

The Palette of Narmer (also pictured here) is another fascinating element of the Egyptian culture we encounter in school as we progress through the years. It demonstrates a HISTORICAL EVENT. The palette commemorates the unification of Egypt and records the event for posterity. The Egyptians, especially the pharaohs, were concerned with preserving their name and accomplishments for eternity so they had important images crafted out of strong stone, stone that has lasted through to today.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Free Third Thursday ... check out the website for details about what is on view at the La Jolla and Downtown locations.

Downtown Location...Physics Professor Speaks: Perspectives: Color, Perception, and Natural Light Phenomena. Read more to see if you are interested in attending this BONUS opportunity. If you attend, bring your ticket stub and notes to class, I'll give you a paper to fill out to get your bonus points.

When: Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 7-8 PM
MCASD Downtown, Jacobs Building

Cost: Museum Admission is FREE for the Third Thursday. The lecture is free for Members; $5 Students; $10 General Admission

Tuesday 9-13-11 Schedule of Assignments

Today we looked at the book companion website for study guide purposes. The companion site has multiple choice and essay samples...with answers. We looked at the museum activities and internet exercises as "additional material" that will help you understand the chapter better.

In class we started a review and will finish Thursday. Thursday we'll also look at Aboriginal Culture.

Museum Catalog and Test MONDAY 9-19-11 (Museum Catalog found on website 2011-2012 Key Documents)

Upcoming Due Dates: assignments to be posted here (UPDATED 9-16-11 8:52 PM)
Tuesday 9-20-11 Have Read Chapter 4
complete Internet Exercises (2 total) by 9-23-11 MIDNIGHT. Upload to turnitin.com.

Block Day have read Chapter 5 104-124 (Archaic Greece)
Upload to turnitin.com Chapter 5 Internet Activity by midnight 9-24-11.
Participate ion online discussion on turnitin.com (Casting Bronzes) by Monday 9-26-11 Midnight. Check back for responses through the week.

Monday 9-26-11 have chapter 5 completed

Thursday 9-29 have read chapter 9
Complete the Museum Activity and Internet Exercise by midnight Friday 9-30-11 (uploaded to turnitin.com)

Monday 10-3-11 have read Chapter 10
Tuesday 10-4-11 complete the internet exercise ROMAN SCULPTURE and upload to turnitin.com by midnight


Workbook Assignment:
Have your workbook next to you as you read. Notice what questions are important and look to answer them as you read. It will be EASIEST for you to complete this AS YOU READ...NOT the day before this is due.You can always do MORE...what I will collect by 10-4-11 will be:
Chapter 4: Summary pages after Looking Carefully and before MAP
page 51 label diagram
Chapter 5 Summary Pages
Chapter 9 page 89 (all)
Chapter 10 Summary Pages

TEST/Museum Catalog #2 Aegean-Greece-Etruscan-Rome Monday October 10th

NO POWER...Change in Schedule

No school today...I will be out Monday...Change in schedule...

Your To Do List:
Continue to work on MUSEUM CATALOG

Monday:
The substitute will put on a YouTube video about Persia (Engineering An Empire). It is linked here.

There are 5 parts...45 minutes total...approximately. WATCH ALL 5 ... if you do not finish...you need to watch the rest for homework and turn in the video worksheet on Tuesday.


AS YOU WATCH THE VIDEO, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. How was POWER displayed in the Persian Empire? Indicate whether the POWER was political, economic, social or religious?
2. With what innovations were the Persians credited?

TURN in your notes at the end of the video.

Tuesday
We'll finish discussing the Unit as we would have Friday if we had school. We'll discuss Australian Aboriginal Culture also.

Block Day and Friday - Tie up loose ends/I'll start Chapter 4 and 5.

Monday September 19th...TEST on Unit 1 and Museum Catalog Due.

Early Man ... New Discovery in the News

I stumbled upon an article that is relevant to the curriculum. I am posting it here and on the website for future classes. Take time to read this news story: Closest Human Ancestor May Rewrite Steps in Our Evolution from LiveScience.com (9-8-11).

According to the article, "Fossils of the extinct hominid known as Auhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifstralopithecus sediba were accidentally discovered by the 9-year-old son of a scientist in the remains of a cave in South Africa in 2008, findings detailed by researchers last year". The skeletons that were found represent a combination of both human and ape like features. The article asserts that this is NOT considered to be THE missing link, but rather a step in understanding human evolution.

More detailed information can be found at LiveScience.com (where the image was found.

Early Civilizations

We remember the Neolithic and Paleolithic Times by the idea of "Cave Conjecture". Since writing from early man has not been found, archaeologists have pieced together the lifestyle of early man based on found artifacts. Early man sought shelter in caves (which included a water source), showed a keen understanding of animal anatomy through the detailed paintings in caves such as Lascaux and understood that the role of the female was important to survival of the human species.

As man transitioned from being nomadic hunter gatherers to farmers and herders they established permanent dwellings. With these permanent dwellings, they looked to create communities and establish themselves. Humans became civilized through this process as, within their communities, which they fortified, they developed a division of labor, a written language, a set of laws, established a centralized religion and traded (established commerce).

Civilization began in areas near water. The main early civilized human devleopment is traced in the Ancient Near East along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in Africa (Egypt) along the Nile River, in China along the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys and in India in the Indus River Valley.

Many stories have been written about China. The large span of the Chinese Empire mirrors the expansiveness of the Roman Empire. China's customs are different from Western tradition with which many of us are familiar. Perhaps reading a little about China will help you become more familiar with the the large ancient empire and a global power today. for a list of interesting books about China, check out 20 Essential Chinese Novels by Bachelors Degree Online.