ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

12/2/2021

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Today, students started the day off with music with Ms. Chung. After, students started making progress on collecting items for their 'ALL ABOUT ME' collages. During math, we reviewed adding with fraction strips and learned how to subtract with fraction strips. In the afternoon, we started our new inquiry unit in Social Studies by building our background knowledge about ancient civilizations. Students watched a series of video clips that served as 'teasers' on various civilizations. Students made some notes and jotted down questions if they saw something that they might want to do their next inquiry project on.

IMPORTANT:
1.) MATH TEST: Planning to have the Fractions test next Wednesday.
2.) SCIENCE: Lab write-up due tomorrow.

PLANNER/LEARNING:
1.) LA/READING: Read for 30 minutes and log your reflection.

2.) MATH: Pg. 58-59 #5-6. Draw fraction strips and model your solutions.  Click here for the answer key.

3.) ART: Bring photos, materials, etc for your 'ALL ABOUT ME' collage.

4.) SCIENCE: Lab write up is due tomorrow. You will have a block of time to also put the final touches on your work tomorrow.

5.) POST A RESPONSE:

Click here for notes on videos.
LEARNING INTENTION: I can write a paragraph about which ancient civilization I am interetsed in.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.) PARAGRAPH FORMAT: intro/body/conclusion
2.) GIVENS: Capitals/spelling/punctuation/sentence structure/Spelling
3.) BODY: Must include 2-3 supporting points and examples. To do this, give an example and explain why it interests you. For example: Firstly, the pyramids of Egypt have always fascinated me. It is still one of the world's mysteries of how they were able to build them without the technology we have today.
4.) CONCLUSION: For your conclusion, end it with one question you are wondering about this ancient civilization that you are wondering.
5.) SELF-ASSESSMENT: Check your work using the criteria above. Post a single sentence stating what you did not include. Add this in your revised version.
6.) PEER-ASSESSMENT: Give one student feedback using the criteria above. (descriptive feedback)
7.) REVISION: post your revised version based on your self-assessment and peer feedback.

VIDEO LINKS:
Ancient Greece
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Rome
Ancient Egypt

kaelyn

12/2/2021 02:44:18 pm

FIRST!! Hi Mr.Hong!!! 🤓🤓

Mr. Hong

12/6/2021 09:58:54 pm

@ Kaelyn - WELL DONE! Nice to see you here!

Mr. Hong

12/6/2021 10:00:56 pm

test

Shannon

12/2/2021 02:44:28 pm

Second

Emily

12/2/2021 02:45:14 pm

Third- Hi Mr. Hong :)

Mr. Hong

12/6/2021 09:59:17 pm

@ Emily - Welcome back! Are you joining us again this year!??? ;)

Melissa

12/2/2021 03:43:30 pm

4th

Melissa

12/2/2021 06:17:57 pm

Ancient China was one of the world's most ancient and long lived civilizations, but what’s the history behind it? The history of ancient China is traced at least 4000 years ago, 1600-1046 BC. Ancient China is well known for compass, papermaking, printing, and gunpowders, which is one of the few greatest inventions from ancient China, and now still used now to this day. The first emperor that ruled over China is Qin Shi Huang, Qin Shi Huang is born on February the 18th and in 259 BC. One of Qin Shi Huangs most famous creations is the Great Wall of China, which was built around Spring and autumn, 771-476 BC. The Great Wall of China Kept Out Foreign Marauders, and is a symbol of national unity, but the main usage for it is protecting their territory. The Great Wall can go all the way to thousands of miles across the northern boarder as a traveling device. That’s not even all of the history behind ancient China as well, but this is just the information that you probably need to know for now.

Jayden

12/2/2021 07:54:32 pm

@Melissa In the inventions sentence change it to: which "are" one of the few greatest inventions.

Melissa

12/2/2021 11:41:06 pm

Ancient China was one of the world's most ancient and long lived civilizations, but what’s the history behind it? The history of ancient China is traced at least 4000 years ago, 1600-1046 BC. Ancient China is well known for compass, papermaking, printing, and gunpowders, which are one of the few greatest inventions from ancient China, and now still used now to this day. The first emperor that ruled over China is Qin Shi Huang, Qin Shi Huang is born on February the 18th and in 259 BC. One of Qin Shi Huangs most famous creations is the Great Wall of China, which was built around Spring and autumn, 771-476 BC. The Great Wall of China Kept Out Foreign Marauders, and is a symbol of national unity, but the main usage for it is protecting their territory. The Great Wall can go all the way to thousands of miles across the northern boarder as a traveling device. That’s not even all of the history behind ancient China as well, but this is just the information that you probably need to know for now.

Oriana

12/2/2021 03:54:39 pm

5th

Winna

12/2/2021 03:57:30 pm

Sixth

Mais

12/2/2021 04:04:37 pm

Egypt has always been an ancient civilization that I wanted to study and learn a lot more about. Why? Well Egypt is such a fascinating country with all of their farming, materials and beautiful sculptures and statues of old rulers and pharaoh's. I also chose Egypt because it is very close to my home country, Syria. I was born in Syria and raised there for about 2-3 years and I only figured out last year how close Egypt was close to Syria when I was studying about it. I've always wondered about how Egypt manages to split up the plots of lands for farming crops and building homes back in the olden days and it will gladly be a question that I will be adding into my inquiry about Egypt. Another big question I always thought of was what did each different ruler of Egypt do to change something in the 2 valleys. The first valley is the East valley where the majority of Royal tombs are berried and the second valley is the West Valley which is known as "The valley of the kings." A similar and big big connection to my Egypt topic is that during Coronavirus lockdown in 2020, I watched a translated Egyptian show about a prophet in my religion and i obviously enjoyed it a lot so I am very satisfied that I am able to connect it to my question. In my opinion, I overall always thought Egypt was a very fun and interesting civilization to research about and I did it last year in grade 6 but it wasn't a very expanded explanation about Egypt's beautiful culture so actually exploring and inquiring about it in grade 7 for sure makes my studying very high for this exciting topic. But one thing I always wondered and asked myself, was Egypt always this beautiful country or was it better back in it's ancient days?

I have met the criteria and all the requirements.

Vernice

12/2/2021 04:32:57 pm

@Mais- I also think ancient Egypt is cool.
Feedback: Check for grammar mistakes.

Mais

12/2/2021 07:30:35 pm

Self-assessment:
Grammar mistakes
punctuation .

Mais

12/2/2021 07:52:00 pm

Revised Version:
Egypt has always been an ancient civilization that I wanted to study and learn a lot more about. Why? Well Egypt is such a fascinating country with all of their farming, materials and beautiful sculptures and statues of old rulers and pharaoh's. I also chose Egypt because it is very close to my home country, Syria. I was born in Syria and raised there for about 2-3 years and I only figured out last year how close Egypt was close to Syria when I was studying about it. I've always wondered about how Egypt manages to split up the plots of lands for farming crops and building homes back in the olden days and it will gladly be a question that I will be adding into my inquiry about Egypt. Another big question I always thought of was what did each different ruler of Egypt do to change something in the 2 valleys. The first valley is the East valley where the majority of Royal tombs are berried and the second valley is the West Valley which is known as "The valley of the kings." A similar and big big connection to my Egypt topic is that during Coronavirus lockdown in 2020, I watched a translated Egyptian show about a prophet in my religion and I obviously enjoyed it a lot so I am very satisfied that I am able to connect it to my question. In my opinion, I overall always thought Egypt was a very fun and interesting civilization to research about and I did it last year in grade 6 but it wasn't a very expanded explanation about Egypt's beautiful culture so actually exploring and inquiring about it in grade 7 for sure makes my studying very high for this exciting topic. But one thing I always wondered and asked myself, was Egypt always this beautiful country or was it better back in it's ancient days?

I have met the criteria and all the requirements.

Hayden

12/3/2021 04:41:43 pm

@mais good job on your work here is feed back good job u improve what u want to improve

Beth

12/2/2021 04:17:31 pm

Seventh

Bebe

12/2/2021 04:20:54 pm

8th

Shawn

12/2/2021 04:26:49 pm

9th

Winna

12/2/2021 04:38:06 pm

Winna

12/2/2021 04:40:11 pm

@Winna
FEEDBACK1: I can make my conclusion longer.
FEEDBACK2: I have to write a self-assessment.
FEEDBACK3: I can make one more example.

Winna

12/2/2021 04:44:05 pm

Ancient China. What is Ancient China? China is a country. And now, I am going to tell you some supporting points and examples. Ancient China interests me, because the history of it is really fun and interesting to learn!

First, the Great Wall of China interests me, because it is handmaded and is still standing now. I never knew it was so strongly built. It also keeps invaders out and is a good defence.
Second, the tradings with the silk from China interests me, because they trade in such a dangerous place with bandits ready to attack you any moment.
Third, the forbidden city interests me, because I wonder why it got that name from and why it was forbidden.
Lastly, the human sculptures or figures interest me, because they look very carefully craved. They also look just like real people except for the
colour, which makes it quite fascinating.

This is why I think learning about Ancient China is interesting. They have such amazing history that you would love to learn more about!

I met the criteria and the requirements.

Beth

12/2/2021 05:24:53 pm

@Winna - I also find Ancient China so interesting?

FEEDBACK: You could write a more engaging intro, instead of telling us right away what your inquiry question is going to be about.

Iker

12/2/2021 11:41:14 pm

Nice

You haven't done 3 examples

Oriana

12/2/2021 04:38:18 pm

Have you ever heard of a hieroglyph? Sounds like a funny word, huh? The definition of this word is "a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems." So, why did I choose ancient Egypt to study, and mores specifically hieroglyphs and its written language. Firstly, I've always loved learning about ancient Egypt, and a few years ago, I did my own research and found out a lot about pharaohs and royalty. Secondly, I really like riddles and pictographs, and I thought since hieroglyphs are sort of like that, it would be interesting to study. Finally, I enjoy studying old languages and roots, such as Greek and Latin roots, and so I thought that learning about ancient Egyptian communication and language would be quite interesting. I think that hieroglyphs are quite fascinating, and I want to learn more about it. To wrap it up, something I'm wondering is "how did hieroglyphs develop?"

Oriana

12/2/2021 04:39:04 pm

I have met the criteria and requirements.

Dillon

12/2/2021 04:40:26 pm

@Mr. Hong, do we have word work this week?

Winna

12/2/2021 04:44:33 pm

I don’t think so
Idk

Caroline

12/2/2021 10:59:51 pm

No we don't

Vernice

12/2/2021 04:53:38 pm

Astronomy. Astrology. Zodiacs. I chose the history of ancient Mesopotamia as my inquiry topic because I wonder where the words Moon, Sun, and all the zodiacs names came from. In addition, I wonder why there's 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. Well, the answers are in the history of ancient Mesopotamia. One of the questions I thought of is "How many gods do they have and what do they control?" Another, question I thought is "Was math created in Mesopotamia?" Furthermore, "What is the truth of the history of ancient Mesopotamia?"

Vernice

12/2/2021 05:08:10 pm

I didn't provide 3 clear reasons why I chose History of Mesopotamia as my inquiry topic.

Astronomy. Astrology. Zodiacs. Have you ever wonder why there's 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour? Today, division 1/2 are starting an inquiry project on ancient civilizations. I chose the history of Mesopotamia as my inquiry topic. Firstly, it has always been a question that why are there 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. Secondly, I never knew much about Mesopotamia so I want to find out more. Thirdly, I learned that astronomy and astrology is fascinating. Therefore, I'm interested in the legend created from astrology. Lastly, from watching the video by National Geographic, the Mesopotamians was the first ones to create the writing system which is cool. In conclusion, I wonder what if the Mesopotamia is still alive.

Rhea

12/2/2021 07:38:59 pm

@Vernice I agree! Astronomy and astrology are such cool topics!

FEEDBACK: I would suggest you to elaborate more on your points. For example, what part of their writing history grabbed you the most? In addition, why is time correlated with Mesopotamia? And why do you think astronomy and astrology is so fascinating? Great job!

Beth

12/2/2021 05:21:20 pm

The world around us shapes who we are. But, what shaped it? Or rather, who? This is the question that we will be looking at for the next few weeks. But first, we have to choose what civilization that we are thinking of. More specifically, an ancient civilization. So, after a moment of contemplation and debate, I choose Ancient China. I chose this ancient civilization because, firstly, it's the base of my culture and heritage. I feel the need to learn about the history of China because it was the home of my ancestors, and it would be cool to learn about what their lives might've been like. I would like to see their traditions, and how those traditions came to be. Secondly, I would like to learn about ancient China because of all their inventions and creations over the many years that they have grown and adapted. For example, the Great Wall. I always found it so fascinating how people built all of that will their own hands. In fact, any people that invented something, from ancient myths, to something as simple as a lightbulb. It's amazing how someone can come up with a creation for other people to use in their everyday lives, and China is a home to many inventions, some of which we still use to this day. What I'm most interested in, however, is how China grew, gained power, and conquered other cities, as well as how they're related to other cities or countries. Essentially, I'm interested in what China was like before it became a communist country, and how it's government functioned. So after summing up and looking back, my inquiry question is "What major events/emperors helped enhance Ancient China's advancement (traditions, inventions, monuments, etc.)?"

Crystal

12/2/2021 10:11:04 pm

@Beth - Great paragraph!
FEEDBACK:
1) Use more colourful adjectives!
2) The sentence where you stated the inventions doesn't make a lot of sense. Maybe you could change it to "In fact, *many* people invented something, from ancient myths, to something as simple as a lightbulb."

iker

12/2/2021 06:10:33 pm

10th

Shawn

12/2/2021 06:41:10 pm

I decided to choose ancient Rome because I liked the way they took inspiration from ancient Greece. They had good taste architecture, I guess I didn't really have much of a reason other than ancient Rome had a lot of content to research. I wonder how they built the collesuem.

Shawn

12/2/2021 06:41:54 pm

Add more detail, Check for the givens and check the criteria.

Jayden

12/2/2021 07:51:57 pm

@Shawn you have to put more details into your reasons why you want to learn about Rome

Oriana

12/2/2021 11:12:08 pm

@Shawn - Great paragraph!
FEEDBACK: Use proper paragraph structure, intro, body, conclusion. You don't seem to have a hook.
FEEDBACK 2: Explain in more detail. Try to be a bit more detailed about the specific thing you chose about Rome, eg. Rome's architecture, or Rome's language.

Kai

12/4/2021 11:21:19 am

Shawn gave himself but didn't post his revised version.

Bebe

12/5/2021 11:19:40 am

yes

Bebe

12/2/2021 06:52:34 pm

Have you ever wondered about where money came from, and who had the idea to create them? Well that is my main question. I am going to research about the first generation of money. The reason I had this question is because I knew about the British trading thing where they sailed across the world to trade their stuff to other countries. But they trade instead of selling, they get in return is other stuff from the other countries. So I wondered, if it was not the UK or other countries, who created money? I am also curious how much money has changed through out the time starting from coins to cash to digital money. These are the reasons why I wanted to research about money as in my inquiry topic.

Angela

12/2/2021 07:15:17 pm

I chose ancient China because I wanted to know.how did they drive the silk and what did they us to driver the silk. And how did they made silk for my inquiry?

Jayden

12/2/2021 07:52:52 pm

@Angela You need to give reasons and you need to have a longer writing

Caroline

12/2/2021 11:05:09 pm

@Angela- That's a really interesting question!

Feedback: I would suggest you add a few more details about why you want to learn about ancient China and how they make silk. Also check for the givens, you had some grammar mistakes and had a period at a random spot in a sentence.

Rhea

12/2/2021 07:19:35 pm

Many people take the world for granted. They may gaze up at the constellations of Gemini and Taurus or glare down at their math homework of Pi. But, who erected the world from barren land and useless surroundings to phenomenal wonders and everyday tools? That is the topic that we will be researching over the next few months on ancient civilizations. More specifically, I am choosing the Mayan civilization to study. First of all, I wish to research the Mayan civilization because I know very little about it. With my background knowledge mainly in Greek, Rome, and Chinese history, I will benefit in researching this area because I will gain more knowledge than any other topic. In addition, Mayans are most known for their astronomy and mathematics. Because I enjoy studying both of those areas, finding the roots of my passions is something I really want to do. For example, it is known that the Mayans first developed the system of calendars. Therefore, I think it would be very interesting in finding out what the purpose of creating calendars would and how they formed the first ever almanac. To end this paragraph, I would like to give you a brain-bending question: How and why was the Mayan civilization itself formed?

Rhea

12/2/2021 07:20:38 pm

I should add more detail/examples.

Rhea

12/2/2021 07:33:34 pm

Many people take the world for granted. They may gaze up at the miraculous constellations of Gemini and Taurus or glare down at their extensive math homework about Pi and the circumference of a circle. But now many people think about who erected the world from barren land to phenomenal wonders and everyday tools. That is the topic that Division 1 will be researching over the next few months: the ancient civilizations, from Mesopotamia to Machu Picchu to Egypt. More specifically, I am choosing to investigate the Mayan civilization for several reasons. First of all, I wish to research the Mayan civilization because I know very little about it. With my background knowledge mainly in Greek, Rome, and Chinese history because I read many books about Greece and Rome, and my heritage is from China, I will benefit in researching this area because I will gain more knowledge than any other topic. I have heard about the Mayan civilization being a very successful civilization but have never actually delved into it. In addition, Mayans are most known for their astronomy, mathematics, and architecture. Because I enjoy studying all these areas, finding out about how these subjects were first created is something I really want to do. For example, it is known that the Mayans first developed the system of calendars, but I have never actually thought about why, how, or when they created these useful tools for measuring the days of the year. To end this paragraph, I would like to give you a brain-bending question: How and why was the Mayan civilization itself formed?

Rhea (REVISED)

12/2/2021 07:43:48 pm

Many people take the world for granted. They may gaze up at the miraculous constellations of Gemini and Taurus or glare down at their extensive math homework about Pi and the circumference of a circle. But now many people think about who erected the world from barren land to phenomenal wonders and everyday tools. That is the topic that Division 1 will be researching over the next few months: the ancient civilizations, from Mesopotamia to Machu Picchu to Egypt. More specifically, I am choosing to investigate the Mayan civilization for several reasons. First of all, I wish to research the Mayan civilization because I know very little about it. With my background knowledge mainly in Greek, Rome, and Chinese history because I read many books about Greece and Rome, and my heritage is from China, I will benefit in researching this area because I will gain more knowledge than any other topic. I have heard about the Mayan civilization being a very successful civilization but have never actually delved into it. In addition, Mayans are most known for their astronomy, mathematics, and architecture. I enjoy studying these three areas because I think that it is miraculous how people can learn and build so much from just the sky, the world around them, and bricks. Therefore, I take much interest in studying the Mayan civilization. For example, it is known that the Mayans first developed the system of calendars, but I have never actually thought about why, how, or when they created these useful tools for measuring the days of the year. Finally, the Mayans are also famous for their development of language. It is fascinating how unique and different their languages are compared to the modern days’, so I want to decipher the meanings of these signs and learn about how they formulated such symbols that lasted so long. To end this paragraph, I would like to give you a brain-bending question: How and why was the Mayan civilization itself formed?

Brendan

12/2/2021 07:28:57 pm

The ancient pyramids in Egypt might have possibly not been built by slaves! Then how were they even created during a time when modern technology wasn’t available and how are they so sturdy? These questions contributed to my growing interest about ancient Egypt and how the civilization changed the world for other civilization that came after it. Many other facts and aspects about ancient Egypt also led me to choosing this civilization over many others. Firstly, I’m fascinated about the religion early people in ancient Egypt believed in. The process of mummifying pharaohs and transporting them to the afterlife seems like complex. Some members of my family are catholic, so I want to learn about what happens to people when they die in other religions. Furthermore, the hieroglyphics present in ancient Egypt also grabbed my attention when building my background knowledge on this civilization. I’m interested in how ancient Egyptians first created these unique symbols and how they were used for communication. These “letters” inspired many other writing systems, like modern English. Learning about hieroglyphics is similar to cracking a secret code (which I enjoy doing), so I think this topic will be a good match for me. Lastly, I hold a great interest in the architectural feat of the Pyramids of Giza and how they were built in a time when modern technology wasn’t around. They are famous architectures that are still standing many centuries after they were first built. I’m curious about how they were so expertly built and what they were used for. To summarize, topics that led me to wanting to learn about ancient Egypt are their religion, hieroglyphics, and pyramids. After immersing myself in the history and culture of ancient Egypt I’m wondering “How does the afterlife in Egyptian religion work?”.

Brendan

12/3/2021 07:23:23 pm

Self Assessment: Fix a few grammar mistakes and change some of the wordings.

The ancient pyramids in Egypt might have possibly not been built by slaves! Then how were they even created during a time when modern technology wasn’t available and how are they so sturdy? These questions contributed to my growing interest about ancient Egypt and how the civilization changed the world for other civilizations that came after it. Many other facts and aspects about ancient Egypt also led me to choosing this civilization over many others. Firstly, I’m fascinated about the religion early people in ancient Egypt believed in. The process of mummifying pharaohs and transporting them to the afterlife seems like a complex process. Some members of my family are Catholic, so I want to learn about what happens to people after death in other religions. Furthermore, the hieroglyphics present in ancient Egypt also grabbed my attention when building my background knowledge on this civilization. I’m interested in how ancient Egyptians first created these unique symbols and how they were used for communication. These “letters” inspired many other writing systems, like modern English. Learning about hieroglyphics is similar to cracking a secret code (which I enjoy doing), so I think this topic will be a good match for me. Lastly, I hold a great deal of interest in the architectural feat of the Pyramids of Giza and how they were built in a time when modern technology wasn’t around. They are famous architectures that are still standing many centuries after they were first built. I’m curious about how they were so expertly built and what they were used for. To summarize, topics that led me to wanting to learn about ancient Egypt are their religion, hieroglyphics, and pyramids. After immersing myself in the history and culture of ancient Egypt I’m wondering “What are the afterlife believes of the ancient Egyptians and why did they mummify corpses?”.

Trevor

12/2/2021 08:13:22 pm

Ancient Rome is an interesting topic to research and inquire about. First, I really like Rome’s stunning design on their architecture, such as the the Colleseum, Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain. I also want to know more about gladiators. I want to know more about what did a gladiator fight and what do they eat? Do they get paid for winning, etc. Overall, I think that Ancient Rome is an interesting topic, so for this inquiry project my question will be “ What did gladiator fought and did they get paid?” Or something close to this.

Brendan

12/3/2021 07:14:09 pm

@Trevor- Good job! Rome seems like an interesting civilization.

FEEDBACK: The punctuation for the fourth sentence is confusing. You put a question mark at the end of your second question, but not the others. Also, check your tenses and plurals.

Jayden

12/2/2021 08:16:25 pm

Ancient China had always been an ancient civilization that I wanted to learn more about because, first of all it was a country that existed for 5K years and I wanted to see what it feels like going back to 5K years ago, I also want to know how they built the Great wall without any technology that we use today. Another reason why I wanted to learn more about Ancient China is because I am from China, and I am supposed to know what my culture had. The 3rd reason why I think Ancient China is interesting is because they can build a large network of trading aka the silk road and I think it was dangerous for people to trade because of bandits. The final reason why I want to know more about the history of Ancient China is that I want to know why and how Qin Shi Huang founded China. After sharing my opinion about the history and cultures of Ancient China, I am thinking that “How did Qin Shi Huang founded China and how was the great wall built without any technology we used today?”

Jayden

12/2/2021 08:17:33 pm

@myself: I don't think I am missing anything but somebody should try giving feedback since I cant tell if a word/sentence is an mistake

Sam

12/2/2021 08:29:27 pm

Rome

I chose Rome because I want to learn more about Rome and their culture. I really like the Roman Colosseum and I want to learn more about it. Some questions are
Why did they make The Roman Colosseum
How did they make the Roman Colosseum
What if they were gladiators in this present time now
Back in the day what did Rome create. I really like fighting and I watched a lot of movies. So I want to learn about more about it and gladiators.

Matthew

12/2/2021 08:31:57 pm

What ancient civalization are you intrested in? In my opinion i think the egyptions and the romes are the most interesting heres why. 1. i think the romes are the coolest just because i really like the romes because of the fighting of the gladiaters i just really find it cool because i love seeing people fight to the death also because its kinda like a movie you know. 1 reason i like the egyptions is because of the cool structures and things that they make and the mummys are creepy but also very itresting and also like ther beleifs and stuff like that. these are the reason i find the acient civilizations interesting and my finish question why do they make gladiators and why do they fight

Ella

12/2/2021 09:24:21 pm

I would chose ancient China. I would chose ancient china because I am interested in their culture. I am interested in their culture because I am Chinese and I want to learn about the Chinese culture. I am interested about the forbidden city Chinese-紫禁城. I am wondering how they build it and why did they build it. The things I included are why I would chose ancient china.

Ella

12/2/2021 09:25:46 pm

Self Assessment- I should include more examples and should write a better intro and conclution.

Ella

12/2/2021 09:33:17 pm

Are you interested in ancient China? I would chose ancient china. First I would chose ancient china because I am interested in their culture. I am interested in their culture because I am Chinese and I want to learn about the Chinese culture. Second I am interested about the forbidden city Chinese-紫禁城. I am wondering how they build it and why did they build it. Last I would chose ancient china because I would want to know what is China like way back then. For example, How did they live?, and Were China already an empire? Those are a few reason why I would chose ancient china.

Rachel

12/3/2021 02:44:43 am

@ella - great work! Your reasons are clear, and the structure of your paragraph is pretty good!

Feedback - I think you should check your grammar, (its fine if you already did), for example, the second sentence. Change it to "I would choose ancient china..", and for some other sentences, be aware of your past and present tenses: "How did they live?, and were China already an empire?" Change the sentence to, "how did they live, and was China already an empire?" Besides that, your paragraph was great!

Crystal

12/2/2021 10:02:48 pm

Did you know that some of the most important inventions were made from ancient China? Yes, this ancient civilization invented things such as paper, the printing press, the compass, and many more. There are a few other reasons that led me to choosing ancient China as my topic. To start off, China is where I was born, and my only background heritage, so I really want to research more about the history of this country. Furthermore, many of my family members would be able to answer some of the questions I have and explain everything in more detail. In addition, I'm willing to do research about ancient China and find out how it was created and how it evolved into the country we know today. This country has a very complicated and interesting past, and I think it'd be very intriguing to learn about it, including its dynasties. Finally, I'd like to research about ancient China because of their culture, traditions, and customs. This is a very vast area to explore in, and it would be pretty neat to learn about all the different unique features of China. Now, although ancient China is so fascinating and compelling, and it would be a very amusing topic to learn about, I'm wondering, how was ancient China created and what was it like beforehand?

I have checked the success criteria and met the requirements.

Crystal

12/2/2021 10:13:53 pm

Self-assessment - I should check my punctuation, wording, and transition words.

Crystal (Revised)

12/2/2021 10:16:26 pm

Did you know that some of the most important inventions were made from ancient China? Yes, this ancient civilization invented things such as paper, the printing press, the compass, and many more. Now, there are a few other reasons that led me to choosing ancient China as my topic. To start off, China is where I was born, and my only background heritage, so I really want to research more about the history of this country. Furthermore, many of my family members would be able to answer some of the questions I have and explain everything in more detail. In addition, I'm willing to do research about ancient China and find out how it was created, and how it evolved into the country we know today. Plus, this country has a very complicated and interesting past, and it'd be very intriguing to learn about it, including its dynasties. Finally, I'd like to research about ancient China because of their culture, traditions, and customs. This is a very vast area to explore in, and it would be pretty neat to learn about all the unique features of China. Although ancient China is so fascinating and compelling, and it would be a very amusing topic to learn about, I'm wondering, how was ancient China created and what was it like beforehand?

Jeremy

12/2/2021 10:02:51 pm

Here are three reasons why I chose ancient china as my ancient civilization inquiry topic. First of all, because I wanted to learn more about the Ming and Qing dynasty and how china was ruled back then. Second, I wanted to know more about my culture (I am Chinese). Third, I wanted to know how long it took for the great wall of china to be built, why they built it, and how did they build it. These are the reasons I chose ancient china as my inquiry topic. My question is-"How and why was the great wall of china made".

Jeremy

12/5/2021 01:27:28 pm

Self-assessment: I should have added an engaging hook/intro.

Jeremy-(Revised)

12/5/2021 03:00:09 pm

Which ancient civilization did you choose for your inquiry topic? I chose ancient china, because. First of all, because I wanted to learn more about the Ming and Qing dynasty and how china was ruled back then. Second, I wanted to know more about my culture (I am Chinese). Third, I wanted to know how long it took for the great wall of china to be built, when they built it, and how did they built it. These are the reasons I chose ancient china as my inquiry topic. Also my question is-"How was the great wall of china made and how long did it take for the great wall of china to be made?".

I have met the criteria and all the requirements.

Caroline

12/2/2021 10:53:23 pm

I think it’s amazing how ancient civilizations developed their own ideas, religion, and culture. For this inquiry, I have decided to choose Egyptian mythology as a topic to research. Firstly, I have chosen this topic because I felt I didn’t know much about the Egyptian gods and mythology as for example, Greek mythology which I know a lot about. I also think that Egyptian mythology is easier to research and find information than some of the other options. This will enable me to gain more knowledge in a different kind of mythology. Secondly, I would like to learn more about each god/goddess and see what their roles were and what they were in charge of. In Greek and Norse mythology for example, there are separate gods for each important element in their lives. Lastly, I want to learn more about what the afterlife is pictured to look like, and what happens after you give the coin to the person in the boat to row you across. After thinking about all of this I would like to know: What were the roles of each major god and what were their backstories?

Caroline

12/2/2021 10:55:49 pm

Self-Assessment:

I should re-word some words and add quotation marks to my inquiry question.

Caroline (Revised)

12/2/2021 10:58:44 pm

I think it’s amazing how ancient civilizations developed their own ideas, religion, and culture. For this inquiry, I have decided to choose Egyptian mythology as a topic to research. Firstly, I have chosen this topic because I felt I didn’t know much about the Egyptian gods and mythology as for example, Greek mythology which I know a lot about. I also think that Egyptian mythology is easier to research and find information than some of the other options. This will enable me to gain more knowledge in a different area of mythology. Secondly, I would like to learn more about each god/goddess and see what their roles were and what they were in charge of. In Greek and Norse mythology for example, there are separate gods for each important element in their lives. Lastly, I want to learn more about what the afterlife is pictured to look like, and what happens after you give the coin to the person in the boat that takes you across the river. After thinking about all of this I would like to know: "What were the roles of each major god and what were their backstories?"

Iker

12/2/2021 11:39:36 pm

Egypt

First it's interesting the thing that the people in Egypt really believe.For example there where 300 people that rule Egypt.They believe that they are the thing that separates the human from the gods they believe in.Next Egypt some how and some way built pyramids like for example the great pyramid of Giza.And lastly they were very good at measurements like a thing they create call Cubit that help in creating things like pyramids which are very big and hard to make.Now if I think about it I wonder "what else do the Egyptians worship?"

Iker

12/3/2021 07:24:29 am

Self assessment: I should check my punctuation, wording, and transition words.

Maya

12/3/2021 08:13:26 am

@Iker - Good job!

Feedback:
I think you could work a little bit more on your engaging hook. For example, you just put “Egypt” I think you could find a fact or maybe something that happened in Egypt to use for your engaging hook. Another piece of feedback for you is that in your conclusion you didn’t capitalize “What” in your sentence. Overall great job Iker! 🤟🏽

Iker revised

12/3/2021 08:44:15 am

Egypt.Whats so interesting about Egypt you may ask.

First it's interesting the thing that the people in Egypt really believe.For example there where 300 people that rule Egypt.They believe that they are the thing that separates the human from the gods they believe in.Next Egypt some how and some way built pyramids like for example the great pyramid of Giza.And lastly they were very good at measurements like a thing they create call Cubit that help in creating things like pyramids which are very big and hard to make.Now if I think about it I wonder "What else do the Egyptians worship?"

I have met the success criteria.

ASH

12/4/2021 09:05:34 pm

@Iker- Nice paragraph!

FEEDBACK: You have some grammar mistakes and after a period you should add space between the period and your writing. Overall good job!👍

Gen

12/3/2021 12:12:18 am

The topic that i choose is about ancient China. I wanna know more about this country because they have interesting history and I'm also wondering how they built the great wall of China. And also why did they build it? How long did it take to build it? I'm confused about it so i decided to choose this topic to know more about it! And answer my questions by doing an inquiry. I honestly want to dig into the history of China and also other countries. Because I'm interested in histories of countries. If you keep digging about history it's going to be more interesting and fun! How come the bricks or cement whatever they use is tough and hefty? And what exactly is the purpose of it?
i have checked the success criteria.

Rachel

12/3/2021 02:16:56 am

A long, long, time ago, Greek myths were created, and it has expanded its wondrous mythos into real, breath-taking stories that catch people's attention. In fact, I was one of them. It all started when a teacher in the past started to read a book daily about Greek mythology, and since it was my first time encountering a book like it, I didn't understand a thing. This brings us to the present day - so why did I choose to thoroughly explore the sheer wonders of mythology? Relating to what I said before, my first reason is because I want to get to know it a little better. I have very little knowledge of Greek mythology, and although I barely understand this interesting genre, I still want to learn more about it. When it comes to books, I like to memorize the personalities of each character, which is exactly what I want to do with the gods and heroes in Greek mythology. Furthermore, I like fantasy, and even though Greek mythology isn't exactly associated with the genre, I still find these stories very complex and entrancing, due to its very intricate plots. Other than that, I specifically chose Greek mythology, mainly because I wanted to start with something less complicated than the other kinds of mythology. Frankly, I wouldn't mind any topic for ancient civilization, though Greek mythology was the one that really stood out to me.

Rachel • revised

12/3/2021 02:31:49 am

Self-assessment - I could change the structure of sentence 3, because I don't really like how I phrased it, and I also forgot to put in my question.

A long, long, time ago, Greek myths were created, and it has expanded its wondrous mythos into real, breath-taking stories that catch people's attention. In fact, I was one of them. It all started when a teacher in the past started to read a book daily about Greek mythology, and since those books were something I've never had a desire to read before, I didn't understand a thing. This brings us to the present day - so why did I choose to thoroughly explore the sheer wonders of mythology? Relating to what I said before, my first reason is because I want to get to know it a little better. I have very little knowledge of Greek mythology, and although I barely understand this interesting genre, I still want to learn more about it. When it comes to books, I like to memorize the personalities of each character, which is exactly what I want to do with the gods and heroes in Greek mythology. Furthermore, I like fantasy, and even though Greek mythology isn't exactly associated with the genre, I still find these stories very complex and entrancing, due to its very intricate plots. Other than that, I specifically chose Greek mythology, mainly because I wanted to start with something less complicated than the other kinds of mythology. Frankly, I wouldn't mind any topic for ancient civilization, though Greek mythology was the one that really stood out to me. I am prepared for more inquiring, but this time, I'll focus more on the question, "what went behind the stories of Greek mythology?"

Maya

12/3/2021 08:07:57 am

These two places are both located by the Mediterranean Sea. What places am I talking about? Rome and Greece. Rome and Greece have very many things in common like… how they are both located by the Mediterranean Sea, or maybe they’re both located among mountains and hills. Or who knows they probably have alot of similarities since Rome was insipred by Greece. Anyways, I have always wondered how Greece and Rome kinda evolved from a long time ago to now. For example, I always found intrest on how they did things back then when they didn’t have electronics because now everybody uses an electronic at some point. I always thought that the way Rome and Greece used to do things in the past was quite intresting and fun to learn about. Yesterday, we got to watch a few videos in class yesterday about the Ancient Civilizations. When we watched the videos the Rome and Greece videos that we watched definitely caught my eye. They seemed so intresting and fun to learn about and seeing what they used to do in the past was even more intresting! Second, I think that something that also really caught my eye was how they built their architecture’s. The architecture’s Rome and Greece built we’re beautiful. I’ve always wondered how they built their architecture’s like that, whenever I saw one of them in the videos it had me thinking about how they built it. What did they use to build it? How long and how many people did it take to build the architecture’s? Yes, I think their architecture’s ares beautiful and you should too. But in conclusion, How did Greece and Rome evolve and how were they able to make their architecture’s?

Maya

12/3/2021 08:09:14 am

In one of the last sentences I spelt “are” as “ares”.

These two places are both located by the Mediterranean Sea. What places am I talking about? Rome and Greece. Rome and Greece have very many things in common like… how they are both located by the Mediterranean Sea, or maybe they’re both located among mountains and hills. Or who knows they probably have alot of similarities since Rome was insipred by Greece. Anyways, I have always wondered how Greece and Rome kinda evolved from a long time ago to now. For example, I always found intrest on how they did things back then when they didn’t have electronics because now everybody uses an electronic at some point. I always thought that the way Rome and Greece used to do things in the past was quite intresting and fun to learn about. Yesterday, we got to watch a few videos in class yesterday about the Ancient Civilizations. When we watched the videos the Rome and Greece videos that we watched definitely caught my eye. They seemed so intresting and fun to learn about and seeing what they used to do in the past was even more intresting! Second, I think that something that also really caught my eye was how they built their architecture’s. The architecture’s Rome and Greece built we’re beautiful. I’ve always wondered how they built their architecture’s like that, whenever I saw one of them in the videos it had me thinking about how they built it. What did they use to build it? How long and how many people did it take to build the architecture’s? Yes, I think their architecture’s are beautiful and you should too. But in conclusion, How did Greece and Rome evolve and how were they able to make their architecture’s?

Kevin

12/3/2021 08:32:47 am

China has given birth to numerous scientific and technological inventions, and during the Tang dynasty, they led the world with such innovations. Indeed, some of the most important inventions in the history of human civilization originated in China - such as the compass, gunpowder, paper and printing. There are of course more reasons that I chose china for my inquiry project. My culture and heritage are from China and I was born there too, it would be interesting to know more about your own culture. Even though I know quite a bit, I still want to learn more about their five thousand years old history and there must be a lot to it. I also want to research how they managed to build such impressive structures like the great wall without modern technology. I went to the forbidden city and climbed the great wall before and know how impressive these structures are. I also saw their artwork and inventions such as the compass and their paper. China's ancient creations led the world forward and we still use their creations to this day. Even though ancient china is complex, it still would be an interesting topic to learn about, my question is, How did ancient China's political and military systems works?

Hayden (the one that has a cat on his head)

12/3/2021 04:39:37 pm

What did I miss?

@mr.Hong my mom says I might come to school on Monday knee is getting better

Kai

12/4/2021 11:07:46 am

@Mr. Hong- I was not here on Thursday or Friday. What is the inquiry topic thing?

Kai

12/4/2021 11:24:42 am

I would choose Egypt because it has a lot of interesting history. I really like pyramids and pyramids have mazes in them. Therefore, a maze is just a hard puzzle. I also really like Egypt because there a lot of cats because Egyptians thought that cats were gods. Some of my questions are:
Are mummy's curses real? If so, how is the curse formed?
Why did the Egyptians think that cats were gods?
Did slaves build pyramids? If so, how?
How did Egyptians come up with hieroglyphs?
Why did the Egyptians bury the corpses in coffins underground?
There are lot of mysteries about images and I would like to uncover some of them.

Kai

12/4/2021 11:25:23 am

Egypt not images.

Rhea

12/4/2021 11:52:57 am

@Mr. Hong Is there any homework over the weekend?

ASH

12/4/2021 08:59:18 pm

Culture, religion, myths and art. Egypt. One of the devolving countries is known for their pyramids, desserts, clothing, mummies and more, For inquiry we are learning Mesopotamia I choose Egypt because I have a lot of background knowledge about it. Egypt is known for their famous inventions like mathematics, writing paper, levers, geometry, medicine, ramps and etc. Egypt had a strong religion a long time ago they had strict rules like being king at a very young age and getting married at the same time! I know that's crazy like who would do that?! Egyptians had a way to cremate bodies, Its called Egyptian burial. In conclusion, Do Egyptians still mummify the dead bodies?

ASH

12/4/2021 09:00:55 pm

SELF ASSESMENT:
I can fix some grammar mistakes and some spellings.

ASH

12/4/2021 09:02:29 pm

Culture, religion, myths, mummifying and art. Egypt. One of the devolving countries is known for their pyramids, desserts, clothing, mummies and more, For inquiry we are learning Mesopotamia, I choose Egypt because I have a lot of background knowledge about it. Egypt is known for their famous inventions like mathematics, writing paper, levers, geometry, medicine, ramps and etc. Egypt had a strong religion a long time ago they had strict rules like being king at a very young age and getting married at the same time! I know that's crazy like who would do that?! Egyptians had a way to cremate bodies, Its called Egyptian burial. In conclusion, Do Egyptians still mummify the dead bodies?

Hayden

12/6/2021 04:20:26 pm

Where par?

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