Monday, April 26

Block: SSR, spelling and vocabulary test on last week's words. Review of literary devices for test on Thursday. (Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia.) To computer lab to type first two paragraphs for the geography report. The introductory paragraph and either "place" or "region".

Science: Period 4 prepare science notebooks for a new lab. In groups design a plan to discover whether the size of meteroids effects the size of craters. Make a list of materials as well as the steps to your experiment.

History: Work in teams to locate as many answers to the study guide on how Christianity effected Roman rule. Then orally review answers to front page of study guide. (Complete this on Tuesday). The test will be a big one - Next Monday.

Study Guide for History Summative II -
How Christianity Changed Roman Rule

Rome fell in which century?
It is the religion based on the teachings of Jesus.
He was a Roman emperor who converted to Christianity.
It is another word for savior.
This was an area conquered by Caesar that is currently France.
It is a person willing to die for a cause.
Rome hired this tribe near the Danube River as mercenaries.
It is a term used for goods taken in war.
They sacked and vandalized the city of Rome.
It is a term for the first four books of the New Testament.
It is a form of art using colored pieces of tile.
It was used to discourage Christianity.
It is a Roman form of execution.
They spread the teachings of Jesus through the empire.
He was the church father who taught that the aim of life was to fulfill God's will.
He appointed a co-ruler and moved the court to Asia Minor.
He was King of the Huns who threatened the West Roman Empire.
He was the Roman governor who ordered the execution of Jesus.
He was the first Christian emperor who built the new capital at Constantinople.
He was the missionary who brought Jesus teachings throughout the empire.
Explain how population was a factor in the fall of Rome?
Explain the how the changes in perception of a family contributed to the fall of Rome.
How did the Christian movement change Rome and the world
How did the Latin language and Roman law change the world?

Cartooning: Present power points. Then continue working on comic strip #3 which is due Wednesday. If not turned in on Wednesday, it will drop one grade and must be completed within one week or will receive a 0 - no chance to make-up. Continue scanning completed comic strips into shared folder.