Rome Unit

Roman Colosseum, google images. https://www.google.com/search?q=google+images+colosseum&safe=active&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=wQFjU7HiCIKGoQTTqICICA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=632, 1 May 2014.

Monarchy                

Republic

Empire

Decline/Division/Destruction

The Eighth Grade Ancient History Scholars are:

  

   *Preparing for their last map quiz - May 4

   *Digging into their last research project - due May 16 (This takes the place of an essay on the  unit test over Rome)
  - See research paper requirements on Rome Resources page, 4/29/16. Research documentation information can also be found at the top of this page under Other Resources.  There are also approved research links on the Rome Resources page.
   *Rome Unit Test - May 18 

MATERIALS/INFO TO STUDY FOR ROME UNIT TEST

                  1) Know five dates from timeline and what events mark these dates (see timeline)       

           2) Know required events in order

           3)   Study all bold vocabulary words from Ch. 6 – definitions can also be found on the BYR worksheets

4) Study all worksheets for Ch. 6 – (BYR, Quiz, Reteaching, Guided Reading)

5) Be able to list the evolution of Roman government – Mr. Ed

6) Be able to match the 5 Good Emperors and something important that they did (see typed list “Roman Emperors” under General Materials on Rome Resources page of blog)

**There will not be outside materials on this test.

***There will not be an essay on this test.

   *Second Sem. Final Exam - May 25 (9:15-10:15)
(Use second semester tests and quizzes for review - Egypt Unit Test, Mythology Exam review materials, Bronze Age Aegean Unit Test, Ancient Greece Unit Test, and Ancient Rome Unit Test

Ancient Rome

MR. NICKY -

FOR FUN AND REVIEW!

Heifer International - We Are the World Unit

DAY 1 - THEME

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

“We cannot all do great things, 

But we can all do small things with great love.”  

"THEY" COULD BE "US"

    

~  Mother Teresa  

                  

"There, but for the grace of God, go I.”  

~ Anonymous

Real world problems?

            DAY 2 – THEME

"If you give a man a fish he can eat for a day.
If you teach a man to fish he can feed his village for a lifetime." ~ Proverb

"I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere

can have three meals a day for the bodies,

education and culture for their minds,

and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits."

~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

EDUCATION

MAKES A DIFFERENCE

                                                         

SELF-RELIANCE & DIGNITY

BEATRICE BIIRA                       WHERE IS SHE NOW?

WORLD FOOD 

CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

(How many graham crackers did you have?)

DAY 3 - THEME

Causes of Conflict and Poverty in America and the World

(Living on the edge and invisible poverty)

"We have learned to fly the air like the birds

and swim the sea like fish,

But we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers." ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day 3 Video - 60 Min. "Hungry in America"
(13 min. video)

HEIFER IN ROMANIA - By Lucy and Alexa

Heifer International is not only needed in Romania, but has already helped save thousands of lives there. A story of a girl named Lenuta Rocas and her family is what has touched our hearts. At age 25, Lenuta heard her first words using her brand new hearing aids. Her father, Adrian, earned about $10 a day working as a farmhand. Lenuta makes about $40 a month sewing tablecloths. After 2 years, they were able to buy her $400 hearing aid. Lenuta and her little brother, Darius, were able to survive on the little they grew – potatoes and vegetables. They had almost little to no protein around, which was until Heifer sent them a cow. The family did not drink all of their milk or sell it either. The extra protein was given away to the orphans. Lenuta and her family soon began the Heifer Milk for Orphans Project in Marcesti, Romania. This project was built off of an earlier program, Farmers Feed the Children. This program required families that had received a Heifer cow to share the milk or meat to places such as hospitals or orphanages. Farms Feed the Children Project, from 2002-2011, was able to donate 40,154 gallons of cow milk! Over 60,000 children were assisted at 5 hospitals, 2 schools for disabled children, and 11 orphanages. In the end, Heifer has helped save people not only in Romania, but all over the world. 

A Poem by Victoria

Counting up, counting down

Rising only to fall

They keep a standard of our lives;

Without them, our world would fall apart.

Children sit with fuming hate towards them,

But world leaders count on them to keep everything regular.

Sometimes it’s irregular,

And the irregular becomes the regular.

Numbers.

There is a problem,

And people choose to ignore it.

But we cannot –

Not forever.

They represent those dying from lack of education –

From lack of water, from lack of hope.

We hold the power -

The power to instill knowledge,

To instill hope.

We can make a difference,

But will we?

And yet there are many who don’t who could –

Why don’t they?

There is no reason, other than fear.

They are afraid;

Afraid of what they will find.

Whether it’s a missing piece of themselves

Or of a world unknown until now,

What they find will only motivate them;

Motivate them to do what they can –

Uniting our world,

Uniting our people,

And holding on to the last thing:

Hope.

Just for Fun - AND REVIEW!

ANCIENT GREECE

MACEDONIA

Breaking News!

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

PRESENTED BY WCS 8^TH GRADERS

Friday, april 8, 2016

399 bcE - TRIAL OF SOCRATES

Thank you to eighth grade parents and grandparents, teachers and friends who joined the Assembly of Athens as jurors. 

The 399 B.C. trial of Socrates was re-enacted by the eighth graders, and their guests participated by casting their votes.  Socrates was charged with “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “undermining their religious beliefs.”  Socrates faced death by hemlock if found guilty.  In their carefully crafted chitons and himations the speakers used their research from Plato’s Apology, Crito, and Phaedo, as well as other sources to sway the jury to their side.  

Socrates lives!

1^ST HOUR      Socrates - Played by Andrea S. - found innocent

3^rd hour     Socrates - played by Ben B. -  Found innocent

4^th hour     sOCRATES - played by Shelby M.- fOUND innocent

5^th hour     SOCRATES - played by Hannah r. - FOUND Innocent

After the trial, the students enjoyed a wonderful Mediterranean Feast and dancing led by their classmates.  A special thank you to Linda Newman and Carol Melton for organizing this delicious meal, and all of the parents who helped for their hard work and contributions.