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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    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.

    Disclaimer

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