Archaeological Dig

How do archaeologists use evidence to draw conclusions about how past societies lived? 

The HunRomana Clan

WELCOME TO THE HEART OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL!

Monday, August 24, 2015 

HELLO Seventh Grade! 

Your teachers would like to welcome you to 7th grade and to the Middle School at AISB.  Get ready for a great year!

This blog will act as an online home base for the many things we do this year in seventh grade!  Feel free to take some time to look around and see how this website might be useful to you. You can connect to your teachers' websites, check out fall trip information, and catch up on current news in 7th grade. 

Seventh Grade Team Letter 2015 -2016

Medieval Feast 2015

Middle Ages Feast

Each year in Humanities, seventh grade ends with a unit on the Middle Ages. This is where they see all of our history units combine into one time period. Students must examine and analyze the drastic changes of the time, the adaptations of the people, and the effects brought on by those adaptations and changes. They explore the Fall of Western Rome, Viking raids, The Crusades, feudalism, castle architecture, and the Black Death, debating the pros and cons of each of these large events. What they soon come to find is that although knowledge may grow and advance in societies, human nature remains relatively the same across the spans of time.

To end the unit, students celebrate with a medieval feast. They take on the role of a feudal character, entertain their king and queen, enjoy a feast of medieval delicacies (utensils not allowed), compete in jousting competitions, and go to war for the glory of their kingdom (tug-o-war that is). Overall, it is a very entertaining way to end our unit and school year in Humanities!

Medieval Debates

The Dark Ages... or were they? 

Our debates on the Middle Ages were on the following: 

1. The time after the Fall of Rome is best classified as the Dark Ages. 

Winners: Marie and Florence & Ryan and Kyungchan 

2. The Crusades were a blessing in disguise. 

Winners: Roza and Gauri & Teng and Suhruth 

3. Plague was a benefit for society. 

Winners: Fanni and Tammie & Dominic and Jia Hao 

4. Religion was a hindrance on medieval society. 

Winners: Viki and Helena & Nadav and Keegan 

Till death do us part....

Bubonic Plague hit grade seven yesterday, but have no worries. The doctor came to the rescue. Whether it be shaved chicken butts, breathing in the bad sewage, or swallowing arsenic... the doctor had it covered. And when all else failed, there were plenty of naughty children to blame as scapegoats. Regardless of the reasons for the plague, you will be happy to know that Mr. Fubler made a full recovery and was back to his normal self today.