AIM: The historians of 2016 will show what they know!
Task 1: In the comments below, write two questions where the answer is either dimyo, Shotoku, or yamato.
Task 2: Go to yesterday's quick question and vote on your favorite questions that your teammates created.
Task 3: Study for the FSA using the study guide. When its time to take the FSA you'll click here.
Task 4: Make sure your history portfolio is up-to-date and has your: (1) Move to China assignment, (2) Social Structure Presentation, (3) Your Japanese Geography Art, and (4) the Samurai Presentation or storyboard.
Task 5: Create a new portfolio post summarizing what you learned during this Medieval Japan unit. Your post must have a picture and four or more complete sentences summarizing what you learned.
Homework: Complete a new current event for Monday.
Task 1: Does our country value people in the military as much as the Japanese valued the samurai? Why or why not?
Task 2: Put the two best Japan test questions you created in Google Moderator. Google will tell you in another question like that has already been created. .
Task 3: Complete the chapter 20 quiz here. No other tab can be open while you take the quiz. You can use your old homework notes to help you.
Task 4: Finish your history presentation and/or storyboard from yesterday.
Task 5: Post your presentation or storyboard to your history portfolio. See the video on how to post an item to your portfolio.
Homework: Study for FSA 8. You can use the website or study guide to study from.
Task 3: Answer the quick question using Google Moderator: ‘If you were there… You are a Japanese warrior, proud of your fighting skills. For many years you’ve been honored by most of society, but you face an awful dilemma. When you became a warrior, you swore to protect and fight for both your lord and your emperor. Now your lord has gone to war against the emperor, and both sides have called for you to join them. How will you decide whom to fight for?’
Task 4: Open and make a copy of the graphic organizer about the Japanese Samurai. Track Mr. Sanders as you take notes on the Samurai culture. If you need to see the presentation later, you can see it here.
Task 5: You have two options for task five today:
Option 1: Create a four slide Google Presentation describing the life and culture of the Japanese Samurai. Each slide must have two or more complete sentences and include pictures and/or video (you make work by yourself or in a group of two or three).
Option 2: Make a copy of this graphic organizer and create a comic-style story describing a day in the life of a samurai. Your story must contain facts that are historically accurate (you make work by yourself or in a group of two or three).
Homework: For homework tonight you will complete the review of Chapter 20 from the workbook. Study for your quiz tomorrow by looking over last week homework pages.
Task 2 Quick Question: How would our lives be different if we had no contact with anyone outside of Los Angeles? Would we have the same forms of entertainment? Would we have the same traditions? Would we have the same routines? Answer the quick question today using Google Moderator.
Task 3: Close your computer half way and track Mr. Sanders as we talk about the role of women in Japan during the Heian period. If you need to see the text I used later, you can click here.
Step 2: Track Mr. Sanders as he takes you on a virtual tour of Japan using Google Earth. If you need to see the presentation later, you can view it here (physical geography, ancient places).
Step 3: Read about women in Medieval Japan and art during the Heian period with Mr. Sanders. Take notes using the graphic organizer (remember to make a copy of the document and rename it to make it your own).
Step 4: Create an art print representing a geographic feature of the Untied States using the same style that the Japanese did during Medieval Times. Click here if you need to see some examples of Japanese art. For this assignment, you can use paper or download an art app in the Chrome Web Store. 'deviantArt muro' is probably the best App for creating this type of work or are. If you need to see how to save your image and post it to your portfolio, click here.
Step 5: Post your art to your portfolio or turn your artwork in to Mr. Sanders. You can have a few extra days if you want to improve your art piece.
Homework: Complete the reading on 20.6-20.7 (Writing and Literature) and fill out the graphic organizer.
Remember to post your presentation you and your teammates created yesterday to your portfolio blog. Here is the video on how to do that.
Step two: Fill out this e-mail form to help set us up for today's activity. Open your e-mail so you are 100% sure you're entering your e-mail address correctly. Go here when you are ready to get your teammates e-mail address to add for the project.
Step three Quick Question: Analyze the picture here and describe what you think life was like for a peasant (rice farmer) living in Japan during the Middle Ages. Write you statements in today's Google Moderator link. Remember, your ideas must be original, Google will tell you if that idea has already been submitted.
Step four: Make a copy of the graphic organizer and add your name to the document title to make them your notes. Open the presentation on the lord-vassal system and track the presentation as we go over life during feudal Japan.
Step five: Create a new Google Presentation titled 'Social Systems of the Medieval World'. Add three or four of your teammates to your presentation. If you need to see their e-mail address, you can click here. Post the project to you history portfolio.
The Assignment: Create a presentation using Google Presentation on four or more different social or political hierarchies during the Middle Ages. You can present the structure of the Catholic Church, the social classes of the Roman Empire, the social system of the Empire of Ghana, the hierarchy on a feudal Manor, and the social system of Medieval Japan. Your presentation must include accurate information and pictures that help present the information. Remember the social pyramids we created in class when studying these.
Exit Ticket: Before you leave you must post the presentation to your history portfolio.
Reminders: Please delete any extra history portfolios you may have on your Blogger account. You can see a video on how to do it by clicking here.
Aim: The historians of 2016 will create an accurate timeline of medieval Japanese history in Google Draw using shapes, colors, and text.
Step 1: Put your new current event on your desk.
Step 2 Quick Question: Look at the population map of the United States. Why do most people live near the ocean? Please answer the question in the comment section of today’s post.
Step 3: Track Mr. Sanders as he goes over the history of Japan timeline using Prezi. If you want to view it later, you can see it here.
Step 5: Add four important events in Medieval Japanese history to the timeline. You must include an image for two of them. If you want to go above and beyond, you can create a Prezi account and create your timeline there.
Here are a list of sites you can use to find events that fit within the time period. Remember, the events must be relevant to Japanese medieval history and its development. Events not relevant to the development of medieval Japan do not count.
Only place events on your timeline if you can explain their significance during ourtimeline review.
AIM: The historians of 2016 will show what they know! 
