Room 5 World History

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

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Geography Challenge for Medieval Europe (Questions)
     Geography Challenge for Medieval Europe (map)
     Geography Challenge for Medieval Europe (answer sheet)

The Fall of Rome Graphic Organizer

Benchmark 1 (Rome & Byzantium) Study Guide 

Geography Challenge for the Silk Road

Chapter about Muhammad

The Expansion of Islam Map

Chapter 9: Expository Outline

Islamic Benchmark Study Guide

Geography Challenge for China

Empress Wu

Chapter 17 Expository Outline

Chapter 2 Expository Outline

Illuminated Acrostic Poem Project

Medieval Study Guide

Guided Questions on Chapter 29 Florence

Renaissance Study Guide

Reformation Study Guide
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7th Grade World History

This is a blog for Ms. Torres' 7th grade World History class. Here you'll find daily work, assigned workbook pages, vocabulary words, PowerPoint presentations, important handouts, as well as interesting links and advanced topics.

Daily Assignments

Workbook Pages Completed...

4, 5, 8, 9, 32, 33, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, (2nd semester starts) 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 125, 127, 129, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,

Photo-Sharing Website

Photo-Sharing Website
Click on the word above to look at various images related to history class.

Longman Dictionary

Tentative Curriculum & Movies Suggestions

The Legacy of the Roman Empire & Byzantine Empire
Chapters 1 & 6
Gladiator
Rome (HBO Series)
Cleopatra
I, Claudius (Classic BBC mini-series based on a novel of
historical fiction by Robert Graves)
The Last Roman (Is a 1968 movie staring Orson Wells & very
difficult to find.)
Theodora, Queen of Byzantium (Is a 1954 Italian film & very
difficult to find)

Islam
Chapters 7 - 10
El Cid
King Conqueror
The Messenger

Imperial China
Chapters 16 - 19
The Last Empire

Feudalism/Medieval Europe
Chapters 2 - 4
The Lion in Winter

Renaissance
Chapters 28 - 30
Dangerous Beauty
The Agony and the Ecstasy

Reformation
Chapters 31 - 32
Luther
Barry Lyndon
Amadeus

Meso-America
Chapters 23 - 27
Apocalypto
The Mission
Yo, la peor de todas
La revolución es un sueno eterno
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (This film was adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Peter Matthiessen. It is a modern story, however, it covers the same topics of conquest and conversion.)

Ms. Torres

Ms. Torres

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

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StoryCorps

StoryCorps
StoryCorps is an American non-profit organization whose mission is to record, preserve, and share the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs.

The Hidden World of Girls

The Hidden World of Girls
THE KITCHEN SISTERS are producing a new NPR multimedia series exploring the hidden world of girls. Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, secret identities—of women who crossed a line, blazed a trail, changed the tide.

This American Life

This American Life
This American Life is a weekly public radio show with a simple format. There is a theme to each episode and a variety of stories told about that theme. It is mostly true stories told by regular people. There are literally 100s of episodes on millions of different topics. Some are funny, some are sad, some are informational, etc. etc. I LOVE this show and HIGHLY recommend it!!!

Inspiration

Inspiration
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This site...

This site is maintained by me, Ms. Haylei Torres, with the cooperation and collaboration of many colleagues, professors past and present, and the invaluable advice of the room 5 students. Please feel free to contact me with comments, questions, or concerns at htorres@ewcsd.org.

The Power of One

The Power of One
Tiananmen Square; Click on the picture to learn more.

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