SAGA - 7th Grade - The Unfinished Symphony of World History

APRIL!

Our symphony is coming to an end...
Only two more sections of Opus 5 before the end of this year's operetta of Mankind's existence... 

We will continue daily quizzes and every Wednesday a vocabulary QUIZ...[REMEMBER to go over your VOCABULARY from your reading each week]

NOTECARDS...you know how this works....hopefully some of you (or ALL OR YOU) will take advantage of making them (and using them)...

REMEMBER - go over your notes 3-5 minutes daily!

A COPY OF LAST MONTH'S LIST in case you need another map...

• ANCIENT AFRICA Map
• ANCIENT INDIA Map
• ANCIENT Americas Map
• ANCIENT CHINA (Tang/Song) Map
• ANCIENT JAPAN Map

ONLY TWO MORE READINGS for the year...
Once you are finished, you will have plenty of time to work on your "What If?" Essay and your SCORE timeline assignment...

APRIL

3  -  NO READING DUE - REMEMBER - YOU JUST HAD SPRING BREAK!
10 - Chapter 18 - Islam Expands
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 18
17 - Chapter 19 - Explorations East
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 19


VOCABULARY FORMAT, in case you wish to use them still
(highly recommended).

FINAL PROJECT
As discussed last month, you have a project we will work on during Thursdays - it is in TWO PARTS:

[1] The SCORE - historic timeline project - you and your team of 3 or 4 will be provided a time range (OPUS) to build a timeline for. It must include:

• DATES from the DATES SHEET provided to you at the beginning of the year (only use the dates from your particular OPUS and only on page 1 up to 1492 AD).
• At least 20 TERMS from the weekly vocabulary sheets (again, only within the time of your OPUS).
• At least 20 MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS (the INSTRUCTIONS and DETAILS offers some to get you started; you may use these or use your own).
• At least 5 SOLOS, or MAJOR HISTORICAL PERSONS living within the time period of your team's OPUS.

INSTRUCTIONS and DETAILS can be found HERE, in case you lost your copy.In case you lost your RUBRIC, CLICK HERE.

(This is for a TEAM project - teams of 3 &4)

[2] "What If?..." ESSAY - historic analysis paper - based on a topic from the same time period (OPUS) assigned to your team for The SCORE.

In case you need another rubric CLICK HERE.

• BASED on your TOPIC you chose with Mr. Johnson (between 13 Billion to 1500 AD), create a world without that historical element (person, event, movement, idea, invention, etc.)
• You should have at least 8 PARAGRAPHS (Introduction, Body [consisting of one paragraph providing a SYNOPSIS or general overview of your historical element, and one paragraph each for the 5 PATTERNS OF MANKIND], and a conclusion)
• Have fun with this - be creative!

PEER REVIEW form, in case you lost yours, can be found here.

ROUGH DRAFT DUE: Thursday, April 13
    [25 points; 10 initial + 15 Peer Review]
FINAL DRAFT DUE: Thursday, April 27 [50 points]
(This is for each INDIVIDUAL student - graded separate from The SCORE)

I hope this is enjoyable....not JUST another, dull, boring assignment....