As we finish up our final days of the school year, please take a moment to check out some of the Ancient History e-Text Blogs the students have made. If you go to "Older Posts," you can begin at the beginning, and travel through the year with them. It is interesting to see their perspective on what they were learning, and their growth as students through the year.
John D.'s eText Blog Noah M.'s eText Blog
Maddy M.'s eText Blog Lindsey P.'s eText Blog
Lauren W.'s eText Blog Jackson W.'s eText Blog
Ethan P.'s eText Blog Omar F.'s eText Blog
Jacob C.'s eText Blog Paige H.'s eText Blog
Maddy M.'s eText Blog Lindsey P.'s eText Blog
Lauren W.'s eText Blog Jackson W.'s eText Blog
Ethan P.'s eText Blog Omar F.'s eText Blog
Jacob C.'s eText Blog Paige H.'s eText Blog
Final Thoughts - A few students' opinions about their experiences this year.
This year in WCS 8th Grade Ancient History Class, I learned that learning doesn't always come easily, it takes time. Even if you don't always understand the first time, there is no harm in trying again. I also learned that although history may seem like it's full of people who are long gone, it's not. History is our lives and the lives of the people around us. History is our children and their children and the generation that follows. History is relevant because it's never ending. By studying history we are
studying the pasts of other people, the stories that shape who we are today.
I think what will help me in the future even more than just knowing the
textbook facts, is having the skill to discover and interpret independently.
From this year I think what I will take with me the most is being able to
think for myself and learn from my own research. Most of the modern
histories, (like American History) are mostly facts and there is not much
room for interpretation as most of it happened not too long ago. But the
beauty of Ancient History is that we don't know for sure the answer to all
the questions, we don't have our ancient past perfectly mapped out. There
is mystery and appeal to that, it makes you want to learn. I'm really proud
of the Socrates Trial project we did, it was so much fun! I love to make
imaginary speeches in my head, but actually having to say one was really
challenging! I really wanted to be a main speaking role, but I wasn't sure
who. I looked at the character list and I decided on a character who I thought
would be fun to portray and speak for. I was so happy that I got the part!
I eagerly made a speech, but then came the hard part. I had to speak it in
front of my parents and classmates! I was so nervous, but I did it. I'm really
happy I did because now I feel more confident like I could do it again. That
was probably my favorite part of the class, I love acting and I also like
Ancient History so combining things I like was fun. This class did kind of end
up like I was expecting, I thought that there would be a lot of unique things
to do and I was not disappointed! We painted, dressed in costume, and made
really cool three-dimensional projects.
I really enjoyed this year and this class! - Phoebe B.
studying the pasts of other people, the stories that shape who we are today.
I think what will help me in the future even more than just knowing the
textbook facts, is having the skill to discover and interpret independently.
From this year I think what I will take with me the most is being able to
think for myself and learn from my own research. Most of the modern
histories, (like American History) are mostly facts and there is not much
room for interpretation as most of it happened not too long ago. But the
beauty of Ancient History is that we don't know for sure the answer to all
the questions, we don't have our ancient past perfectly mapped out. There
is mystery and appeal to that, it makes you want to learn. I'm really proud
of the Socrates Trial project we did, it was so much fun! I love to make
imaginary speeches in my head, but actually having to say one was really
challenging! I really wanted to be a main speaking role, but I wasn't sure
who. I looked at the character list and I decided on a character who I thought
would be fun to portray and speak for. I was so happy that I got the part!
I eagerly made a speech, but then came the hard part. I had to speak it in
front of my parents and classmates! I was so nervous, but I did it. I'm really
happy I did because now I feel more confident like I could do it again. That
was probably my favorite part of the class, I love acting and I also like
Ancient History so combining things I like was fun. This class did kind of end
up like I was expecting, I thought that there would be a lot of unique things
to do and I was not disappointed! We painted, dressed in costume, and made
really cool three-dimensional projects.
I really enjoyed this year and this class! - Phoebe B.
Last Blog Post
This year in Ancient History class I learned alot. But to me, the most important
thing I learned, was learning about learning. Now, to you that may not make
sense but in class, we had scavenger hunt about things we never knew about.
Of course, we didn't know hardly anything. Then we had a class discussion, and
we all came together and talked about learning. You can never learn everything,
but you can always learn something. This year, of course I learned a lot about
history. History is stories; stories about our past. The reason we learn history,
is so we know where we come from.
sense but in class, we had scavenger hunt about things we never knew about.
Of course, we didn't know hardly anything. Then we had a class discussion, and
we all came together and talked about learning. You can never learn everything,
but you can always learn something. This year, of course I learned a lot about
history. History is stories; stories about our past. The reason we learn history,
is so we know where we come from.
In the future I will definitely take some things away from this class. Of course,
I will take away the skill of learning end-notes and outlines. But something that I'll
always remember is that you cannot just study the night before. You have to spread your
I will take away the skill of learning end-notes and outlines. But something that I'll
always remember is that you cannot just study the night before. You have to spread your
studying out so you can set yourself up for success.
Of course, I'm proud of my work I did this year. This year, the one thing in this
class that I'm most proud of is my We Are The World project with my partner Jack.
We really worked hard on it and did our best. Even though we didn't get the grade
we wanted we were still proud of what we accomplished.
class that I'm most proud of is my We Are The World project with my partner Jack.
We really worked hard on it and did our best. Even though we didn't get the grade
we wanted we were still proud of what we accomplished.
My favorite part of this class was when we did the archaeological dig in the
chalk brick. It was really fun and a great experience overall. My partner was Charlie
and we were one of the first people to uncover the Terra Cotta Warrior inside.
It took awhile but it was fun and I'll remember this for awhile.
chalk brick. It was really fun and a great experience overall. My partner was Charlie
and we were one of the first people to uncover the Terra Cotta Warrior inside.
It took awhile but it was fun and I'll remember this for awhile.
Honestly, this class was nothing like I expected. It was very difficult at sometimes,
but other times it was plain out fun. I really thought it would be a breeze but I was
wrong. I'm glad I was pushed to do my best work and it really helped me in my other
wrong. I'm glad I was pushed to do my best work and it really helped me in my other
classes as well. - Kanoa A.
Monday, May 22, 2017
8th- Grade Ancient History
This year in Ancient History, I learned a lot. Not only did I learn about
prehistory, Egypt, Mesopotamia and much more, but I learned about learning itself.
I learned that you discover or .. learn something every day, you are never finished
learning. Throughout the year I also discovered how some people learn at different
paces. Some people learn fast, while some learn slower. Sometimes when you are in
the process of learning you are going to fail at one point in time. Failure is not bad,
actually, failure is what helps you to learn even more! I also did not just learn history,
a learned what history is, why it is important, and how it makes who we are today.
History is like a collection of stories that build up and influence our everyday lives.
Everybody has a different point of view, that's why when somebody may be telling
you a piece of history it is in their perspective. You may have a different one. I learned
that history is always changing! Maybe somebody found a new piece of evidence
that changes everything about what you "thought" you knew about a certain subject.
So many activities will change and help me in my future. For example just knowing
that sometimes you fail, will help boost your confidence. Everybody has failed at least
one thing in their lifetime, whether it be at academics or not. We did so much in this
class, but out of everything, I think I am most proud of my research paper that I recently
turned in. This research paper took me a while to finish, but when I did finish it I was
very proud. This research paper will be the first of many, and I am very glad I got to
write my first one in 8th-grade Ancient History Class. My favorite part of this class this
year was learning about Egypt, I enjoyed learning about this unit because there were so
many facts, and they were all interesting to know about. This class was not what I
expected because we went way more in depth in each of our topics than I expected. - Alexa D.
prehistory, Egypt, Mesopotamia and much more, but I learned about learning itself.
I learned that you discover or .. learn something every day, you are never finished
learning. Throughout the year I also discovered how some people learn at different
paces. Some people learn fast, while some learn slower. Sometimes when you are in
the process of learning you are going to fail at one point in time. Failure is not bad,
actually, failure is what helps you to learn even more! I also did not just learn history,
a learned what history is, why it is important, and how it makes who we are today.
History is like a collection of stories that build up and influence our everyday lives.
Everybody has a different point of view, that's why when somebody may be telling
you a piece of history it is in their perspective. You may have a different one. I learned
that history is always changing! Maybe somebody found a new piece of evidence
that changes everything about what you "thought" you knew about a certain subject.
So many activities will change and help me in my future. For example just knowing
that sometimes you fail, will help boost your confidence. Everybody has failed at least
one thing in their lifetime, whether it be at academics or not. We did so much in this
class, but out of everything, I think I am most proud of my research paper that I recently
turned in. This research paper took me a while to finish, but when I did finish it I was
very proud. This research paper will be the first of many, and I am very glad I got to
write my first one in 8th-grade Ancient History Class. My favorite part of this class this
year was learning about Egypt, I enjoyed learning about this unit because there were so
many facts, and they were all interesting to know about. This class was not what I
expected because we went way more in depth in each of our topics than I expected. - Alexa D.
Last Blog Post of 8th Grade!!
This will be my final blog post of the year, hope you enjoy!
This year during history the first thing we learned about was the easiest ways to learn and other types of learning that could help us. The most important thing I took away from this was that in order to truly learn something and be good at it you have to have a passion or some sort of interest to learn to your full potential. This helped me acknowledge that history isn't just facts about dead people, battles and what they did, it is about what caused these people to do what they did and how it affects the world right now and that is very important. I accomplished many things in this class varying from choosing whether Socrates lived or died to learning about what we believe is the first discovered human or Australopithecine. But what I am most proud of is turning in my Rome research paper, this is because I think I did my best work on this paper and learned a lot about the man that changed so much in Roman history, Julius Caesar. My favorite part about this class was the Rome and Greece section, because during the Greece section we got to do the trial of Socrates and in the Rome section there was so much going on, so much drama that it made it really interesting to learn about. Looking back on what I thought this class was going to be like, I think it turned out how I thought it would be in some ways, which were how we learned about the roots of humans and stuff. In closing this class was a lot of fun to be in and I will miss having this class next year. - Julius B.
This year during history the first thing we learned about was the easiest ways to learn and other types of learning that could help us. The most important thing I took away from this was that in order to truly learn something and be good at it you have to have a passion or some sort of interest to learn to your full potential. This helped me acknowledge that history isn't just facts about dead people, battles and what they did, it is about what caused these people to do what they did and how it affects the world right now and that is very important. I accomplished many things in this class varying from choosing whether Socrates lived or died to learning about what we believe is the first discovered human or Australopithecine. But what I am most proud of is turning in my Rome research paper, this is because I think I did my best work on this paper and learned a lot about the man that changed so much in Roman history, Julius Caesar. My favorite part about this class was the Rome and Greece section, because during the Greece section we got to do the trial of Socrates and in the Rome section there was so much going on, so much drama that it made it really interesting to learn about. Looking back on what I thought this class was going to be like, I think it turned out how I thought it would be in some ways, which were how we learned about the roots of humans and stuff. In closing this class was a lot of fun to be in and I will miss having this class next year. - Julius B.
