2. BELLRINGERS FIRST QUARTER 2013

3. 1 st Quarter Bellringers Due TBD To earn full credit on this assessment you must… Write down each and every bellringer with the proper heading (Bellringer # then the date). Write down the question as it is written on the board. Write down your answer. If your answer is wrong then it should be corrected because we went over it in class. On the following slides you will find bellringers 1-6. There will be more… Not all the pictures, sounds, and video will carry over to this post because it would take up too much space. In some cases the answer is on the slide in others I put the answers on the white board in the classroom. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that they are writing the answers down and correcting their work. If you are missing answers I suggest talking to a seat partner, study buddy, and or or go check out the red binder.

4. Bellringer #1 September 3 rd, 2013 Classroom procedures: 1.Enter classroom quietly and start right away. 2.Write down homework. 3.Write down bellringer. 4.Wait for further instructions.

5. Bellringer #2 September 4 th, 2013 Why do we study history? We can learn from mistakes We can make improvements (building on the past). What happened a long time ago is why we have some things today. In addition, for this class you will… 1.Learn to think critically (problem solving) 2.Learn to work with others 3.Improve your reading and writing skills

6. Bellringer # 3 September 5 th, 2013 What were the best and worst parts of your first 5 days at Junior High East? (write a short paragraph)

7. Bellringer #4 September 9 th, 2013 How many days are in a Solar Year? 365 ¼ Get your HW out !

8. Bellringer #5 9/12/13 Pearl Harbor PrimarySecondary Write it down! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi 73guzmcik Above is the link to the movie.

9. Bellringer #6 9/13/12 Is this a primary or secondary source? What information can we extract from this source? http://aboutja pan.japansoci ety.org/conte nt.cfm/signing _usjapan_sec uritytreaty

10. Bellringer #7 September 26 th, 2013 Why is Mesopotamia known as the “Cradle of Civilization?” Get out your Mesopotamia packet. Sit with your groups. Mesopotamia is the home of the 1 st civilization.

11. Bellringer#8 September 27 th 2013 History and civilization begin with the invention of… WRITING

12. Bellringer #9 September 30 th, 2013 Write a BIG (5-7 sentences) paragraph describing this Sumerian city.

13. What are the three most important “things” exchanged through trade? Bellringer #10 October 1 st, 2013

14. Before Site as it now appears. A Ziggurat Bellringer #11 October 2 nd 2013 The Ziggurat has been destroyed. List 4 reasons why. After Wind or Rain erosion Earthquakes Attacked in battle Floods

15. Bellringer #12 October 3 rd, 2013 Look at your study guide and identify 3 things that you do not know the answer to, then identify them in your bellringer. Example… 1.Ziggurat- then your answer 2.Hierarchy- then your answer 3.Scribe- then your answer Find your answers in the packet!

16. Bellringer #13 October 7 th, 2013 The Phoenicians were __________ people. This means they made a living on the sea. Seafaring PICK UP YOUR NEW PACKET!

17. Bellringer #14 October 8 th, 2013 1.Name the modern day names for: Phoenicia – Palestine – Lebanon Israel If you can’t figure it out look at the map from your old packet!

18. Bellringer #15 10/9/13 Jerusalem is the modern day capital of Israel. PICK UP A TEXTBOOK!