7+Humanities

Welcome back to Term 3! UNIT 5 – Grade 7 **Illuminating the Dark Ages ** Professional historians have come to accept a much more balanced view on the period ca 500-1500, most “ordinary” people seem to be stuck with the erroneous idea of the “Dark Ages”, i.e. the Middle Ages as a period of backwardness, ignorance and underdevelopment. Why then has the Medieval period become associated with “dark ages”?

__ How far do you agree with the notion? __
Critical Thinking: Focus on contrasting – what is different from the history that may become a stereotype or myth and other interpretations of what happened?
 * 1) Images and notions of medieval history
 * 2) Spread of power, religion and thought
 * 3) Illuminating the developments during the ‘Dark Ages’

Humanities concepts
 * Critical literacy
 * Time
 * Systems

ATL
 * Learn to read, select and interpret data and sources
 * Use and apply different note outlining templates

Resources: Main text and list of sources - [|Medieval Website] [|Kidipede] [|life in middle ages site]

Simplified [|Kid Konnect]

Core [|Kids past]

Text extension [|All about medieval times]

text templates

Movies to give you more of an idea of life in the Middle Ages and some of the aspects and literary and historic figures we have been looking at:
1. //First Knight// with Richard Gere - PG-13 rated. 2. //A Knight's Tale// with Heath Ledger - UR 3. //The Secret Book of Kells// - animated tale 4. //Shrek// !

Tues 6th June - WELL DONE! Assessment week is over!
Today we will start the second part of the inquiry into the Middle Ages:

WHAT KIND OF KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPED IN THE WORLD DURING THE MIDDLE AGES? HOW DID IT SPREAD? WHICH LANGUAGES WERE USED AND WHY? 1. Look at examples of medieval manuscripts on the British Library page... choose one section and try to replicate it - including the script. British Library site [|BL site]and this art museum also

Tues 11 & Weds 12
Finish viewing and then do further research on the ideas and inventions that spread through the Islamic world during the MIddle Ages. In pairs, create a powerpoint/keynote that summarizes these. Include dates, names and function/purpose of the invention and how it changed life and views. ALWAYS record sources you use in the last slides. You may work in pairs or alone (Chris if you prefer). Aim to cover at least to PART 2 and if time allows PART 3 also of the documentary series on Youtube. Here is a skeleton of the powerpoint required. You must finish by end of Weds.

More revision notes for the three main aspects on the Humanities paper: [[file:Revision 7 Medieval History .docx]]
The Black Death, Feudalism and The Crusades.

Mon 21st May - Review, formulate full sentence answers and draft
1. What were the Crusades and why did they take place? 2. What were the general results ?

Visual text:[[file:crusades.pdf]]
Core text: Extension text:

Lesson 1 - Tues 8th May
The Black Death and summary sheet 1. THE 2 Key questions for each min topic will be. You may add your own also.

WHAT WAS IT AND HOW DID IT SPREAD? HOW DID PEOPLE OF THE TIME VIEW IT?



Lesson 2 -Weds 9th May
a. Review The Black Death - add and improve yesterday's summary notes b. Learn and record details (questions, source and images) on //**feudalism and social hierarchy**// //**Keywords: lord, Church, priests, Pope, knights, chivalry, manor, serf, fief, feudal castles.**// See Quizlet. Generate your own glossary / cards.From t oday 14th May - know feudalism and print out and start reviewing the quizlet cards.

===Thurs 10th May - Finish notes on feudalism, choose an image that explains it to you, make a set of study cards. Remember to keep all your medieval information and work together with the cover provided! Great going so far grade 7s - well done!===

New Unit : GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE Khao Sok Trip Objectives: You will be asked to present information and one learning activity for the whole group during the Trip based on your specific question.


 * Homework from Weds 25th** - COMPLETE and hand in printed or hard copy animal report minimum 1 page with details about name, species, habitat, food etc... and SOURCE used. DUE TUES MAY 1st.

__ 2012 Khao Sok Residential Trip for grades 7 & 8 Learning Objectives __
The aims of the trip are to conduct an in-depth investigation of how humans interact with the environment.

Check ‘your students’ others label their diagram using keywords correctly
Week 21- 24 Feb Finishing off and assessment for the Human Evolution Test //**Links for Part 2 websearch:**// http://archaeologyinfo.com/genus-homo/ [|Archaeology Info Site] the Chart site [|Chart for reference]

remember these video aids... [|Human Evolution Made Easy]

//**Other sites for general reference and Part 1 reference:**// Easy for kids site [|Easier site] One site that has links to many others [|List of Good sites] One more with the interactive timeline [|Timeline]

Project with Aj Adam - Under the guiding question: //How have humans adapted and developed 'culture'?// Humans ate and managed their food supply and why these new choices allowed for the development of cultural exchange and development. Activity 1. 8TH FEB 2012 MIND MAP of my favourite foodWhat are the ingredients?Where do the ingredients come from?Which processes are involved in making the ingredients? DUE MONDAY 12th FEB - Have YOUR MIND MAP COMPLETED WITH KEYWORDS / NOTES AND VISUALS

FOR FRIDAY 10TH WATCH THE VIDEO - [|BBC clip] SUMMARISE the main points into a minimum of 5 WRITTEN SENTENCES and bring to ENGLISH class on FRIDAY please.

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Week 3 Jan 23 - 27 NEWSFLASH - see the unit outline and assessment criteria.... practice and presentations this week....

For reference, here is the Newsademic

Dear Chris - Hope all going really well with you and for reference here is the main homework for you (deals with both English and Humanities) .... read through this newsademic issue and see the accompanying activity pdf. This is the easiest to do without class discussions as background.... GOOD LUCK from us all!



<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week 2 - Overview of Hominid Lineages and their characteristics <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> - __**What does it mean to be human?**__ [|Interactive on becoming human]

Class and extended homework for Tuesday 24th Jan - after the Leakey video, choose one other speaker and summarise what the clip shows. [|Brainpickings an excellent site]

<span style="color: #b00d0d; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; text-align: left;">GLOBAL AWARENESSRemember to check out the sites for keeping up with the news for the group sharing of stories and issues in the news. We will all look at NEWSADEMIC as a starting point...

<span style="background-color: #e4e2be; color: #b00d0d; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Unit 2 Journeys of Mankind

<span style="background-color: #e4e2be; color: #b00d0d; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">//__ How have humans sought to answer the big question as to the origins of mankind? __// <span style="background-color: #e4e2be; color: #b00d0d; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Community & Service: developing a deeper understanding of the theories, beliefs and explanations that humans have about our origins and how this defines and builds our sense of community.

<span style="background-color: #e4e2be; color: #b00d0d; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">[|Guardian site to start us off]

Next site to investigate: [|Bradshaw]

Going back to the 'primate ancestors' - what is it to be human in scientific, human evolutionary terms? [|Smithsonian Museum site]

English Unit 1 Diary of Lives
How can we become more aware of what we experience as individuals and a society through biographical writing?

Being aware of how we experience life and respond to our history is a way of discovering who we are as individuals and as a society.

Health and Social Education Year 2

// Understanding ourselves as individuals and members of wider society //




[|More diaries] For Homework next Tuesday 5/OCT - Choose One from UNICEF VOICES OF YOUTH DIGITAL DIARIES and summarise main points and prepare to share with others.



Humanities - Unit 1 World Mapper