Mr. Wargo - World History

Welcome Back!

Mon. Aug. 25 - Enroll students in class. Out at Noon.

Tues. Aug. 26 - Cover district, and school rules school.

Wed. Aug. 27 - Cover class rules and emergency procedures. Handout books. STUDENTS ARE TO BRING BOOKS HOME.

Thurs. Aug. 28 - Introduction to maps. Handout World Map Quiz

Fri. Aug. 29 - Introduction to Europe Map

Mon. Sept. 1- NO SCHOOL. LABOR DAY

Tues. Sept. 2 - Introduction to Europe. Hand back assignments. Hand out Flash Facts of Europe

Wed. Sept. 3 - Political and physical maps of Europe

Thurs. Sept. 4 - Go over political and physical maps of Europe

Fri. Sept. 5 - REVIEW FOR TEST ON EUROPE GEOGRAPHY ON MONDAY

MON. SEPT. 8 - TEST ON EUROPE GEOGRAPHY

Tues. Sept. 9 - Begin Greek Unit with vocabulary squares.  PICTURE DAY FOR STUDENTS

Wed. Sept. 10 - Hand back tests

Thurs. Sept. 11 - Map of Greece BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 7:00 TO 8:30

Fri. Sept. 12 - NO SCHOOL TEACHER IN-SERVICE

Mon. Sept. 15 - Greek Map Quiz, finish Trojan War, and begin Persian War

Tues. Sept. 16 - Finish Persian War, Discuss differences between Athens and Sparta

Wed. Sept. 17 - Finish differences between Athens and Sparta, rise of the Delian League

Thurs. Sept. 18 - Fall of Delian League, Sparta Warriors.

Fri. Sept. 19 - Peloponnesian War

Mon. Sept. 23 - Review Athens and Sparta. Types of government.

Tues. Sept. 24 - Culture definitions. Create and share student Polis.

Wed. Sept. 25 - Hand out test review sheet for GREEK TEST ON WED. OCT. 1ST. Discuss Greek culture.

Thurs. Sept. 26 - Reading Packet on Greek democracy. PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE COMING HOME WITH YOUR STUDENT. PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN.

Fri. Sept. 27 - Video - The 7 Wonders of Ancient Greece

Mon. Sept. 29 - Discuss Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age

Tues. Sept. 30 - Review for GREEK TEST ON WED. OCT. 1ST.

Wed. Oct. 1 - GREEK TEST

Thurs. Oct. 2 - NO SCHOOL STATE TEACHERS WORKSHOPS

Fri. Oct. 3 - NO SCHOOL STATE TEACHERS WORKSHOPS

Mon. Oct. 6 - Begin the Roman Unit. Roman Vocab Squares.  Timeline of Roman Republic and Empire (bring a ruler and colored pencils)

Tues. Oct. 7 - Map of Rome (bring colored pencils).  Foundation of Rome, mythology.

Wed.  Oct. 8 - Roman Government

Thurs.  Oct. 9 - Begin Punic Wars

Fri. Oct 10 - Finish Punic Wars

Mon Oct 13 - Power point on the Etruscans and Roman Politics

Tues Oct 14 - New Beginning: revised classroom rules and procedures.  Restart the Roman government

Wed Oct 15 - Fall of the Roman Republic

Thurs Oct 16 - Gracchus Brothers and Generals Marius & Sulla

Fri Oct 17 - 1st and 2nd Triumvirate; hand out updated dates for Timeline

Mon Oct 20 - Early Roman Empire, page 159-162 of Textbook

Tues Oct 21 - Roman architecture and engineering, video clip from "Gladiator": Tools of war

Wed Oct 22 - Rise of Christianity; video clip about persecution of Christians in Rome

Thurs Oct 23 - (Sub: Mr. Wargo)  Decline of Roman Empire; hand out EOC essay review questions End of Roman Unit

Fri Oct 24 - Fall of Roman Empire [School Dance]

Mon Oct 27 - Review for EOC essay

Tues Oct 28 - EOC essay

Wed Oct 29 - Review for Roman Test

Thurs Oct 30 - Roman Test

Fri Oct 31 - Still in the planning stage, will post when the plan is in place [Talent show]

Mon Nov 3 - Beginning of 2nd quar. Mr. Wargo will be taking over the class till the end of the year. Discuss the idea of a central government.

Tues. Nov 4 - Discuss rise of Feudalism. Begin Feudalism reading sheet. FIRST QUARTER REPORT CARDS WILL BE HANDED OUT TODAY.

Wed. Nov.5 - Complete Feudalism reading sheet and correct reading sheet. PARENT CONFERENCES  4 - 7 P.M. I WILL BE LEAVING AT 6:15 TO ATTEND MY DAUGHTER'S CONFERENCE.

Thurs. Nov. 6 - Discuss the Islamic Armies of conquest and Charles Martel. PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES  4 - 7 P.M.

Fri. Nov 7 - No school. Teacher In-service

Mon. Nov. 10 - Videos - Vikings and Feudalism

Tues. Nov. 11 - Letters to Veterans

Wed. Nov. 12 - Discuss Feudal and Catholic Church pyramids. Book Pages 287 - 288, 292 - 296

Thurs. Nov. 13 - Reading sheet on Byzantine Empire and Crusades. Book Pages 303 - 308. Hand out Study Guide for test on Middle Ages. Test will be on Wed.,  Nov. 19 over Middle Ages pg. 287 - 308

Fri. Nov. 14 - Correct reading sheet

Mon. Nov. 17 - Discuss Crusades. Book Pages 303 - 308

Tues. Nov. 18 - Discuss decline of Feudalism. pg. 308

Wed. Nov. 19 - Review for Test on Middle Ages

Thurs. Nov. 20 - TEST ON MIDDLE AGES

Fri. Nov. 21 -   Make coat of arms. HAND OUT 60 SECONDS OF FAME PROJECT

Mon. Nov. 24 - Discuss the Renaissance PG.375 - 381.

Tues. Nov. 25- Discuss Renaissance art pg. 385 -387

Wed. Nov. 26 -  HALF DAY OUT AT NOON

Thurs. Nov. 27 - NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING

Fri. Nov. 28 - NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

Created by: John Wargo, North Junior High School
World History - Blue Wave Team - Eighth Grade
Email: firstname.lastname@boiseschools.org
Phone: 208-854-5740