Day 41: Spread of the Plague (10/19/2011)

Aim: The junior historians of 2017 will be able to write detailed sentences describing different events from the history of the Roman and Byzantine Empires.

HW: Submit your homework.

1: Quick Question: What was the best part of the history class in quarter one? Why?

2. Tweet Storm: Open your twitter account and tweet out either a question or something interesting your learned from the reading last night. Make sure you use the hashtag #KSFB7 so you can get get credit for your tweet.

3. We will watch part 2 of the video series on "The Dark Ages" to help us understand the transition from the fall of Rome to feudalism in western Europe.

4. I will answer any and all questions about the Capzles culminating project and bring up some common problems. You can see the requirements here.

5. You will now have some work time for your project.

Here are links to the websites that I gave you yesterday to help you find events to add to your timeline.

• Roman Empire BBC
• Timeline pieces
• Byzantine Empire timeline

Homework: Read about the spread of the plague and complete the learning reflection.

Important: Don't forget to Update your October task tracker.