Week of April 16
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Week of April 9
Monday - Tuesday - Guest Teacher
Thursday - 1/2 DAY Friday - NO School |
Week of March 27
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Friday - 1/2 Day (Hours 0-3) Happy Spring Break! |
Week of March 20
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Friday - Guest Teacher |
Week of March 13
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Wednesday - Thursday - 1/2 DAY P/T conferences Friday - |
Week of March 5
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Thursday - No School Power Outage! Friday - 1/2 Day (Hours 4-6) |
Week of February 26
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Week of February 12
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Have a great Winter Break! See you in a Week!!! |
Week of February 5
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Thursday - Guest Teacher! Friday - |
Week of January 29
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Tuesday - Guest Teacher!
Diorama Project PROJECT DUE 2/6 |
Week of January 22
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Finish Vocab Discussion
Read Chapter 11, Section 2 & 3 Complete the 3 kingdoms comparison Sheet Friday - Intro Diorama Project PROJECT DUE 2/6 |
Week of January 9
Monday - Tuesday - Ch. 9 Vocabulary + 4 vocab illustrations Wednesday - Guest Teacher Chapter 9 packet Thursday - Complete Ch. 9 Packet and Vocab Friday - Review for Exam - Due Tuesday |
Week of December 11
Monday - SNOW DAY Tuesday - Project Presentations Complete Reviews. Checking tomorrow:
Check Review in class. Thursday - TEST!!! Friday - |
Week of December 4
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Wednesday - Investigating Countries of the Eastern Meditteranean Region Students are divided into groups:
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Week of November 27
Monday - 3 Great Muslim Empires
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Week of November 20
Monday - Last day to complete research and complete project. Presentations tomorrow. Parent/Teacher Conferences! (5-8) Don't forget to stop in and say Hello! I would love to meet your parents! Tuesday - 1/2 day! (Hours 4-6) Hajj Presentations! Parent/Teacher Conferences! (12-3 & 5-8) Don't forget to stop in and say Hello! I would love to meet your parents! Wednesday - Enjoy your day! Be thankful for what you have and help your mom and dad with something around the house! Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving! Friday - Happy Black Friday! Hope you get a great deal! |
Week of November 13
Monday - Section 1 activity Tuesday - Section 2 activity Wednesday - Begin Project on Hajj Students will use computers to research and illustrate! Thursday - Friday - We were very privileged to have our own student Nabil present to the class his experience on Hajj with his family. Great job Nabil! |
Week of November 6
Monday - Learn how we elect a president View a short 2 minute video on the electoral college Class discussion and example Go over the Test Reviews Tuesday - No School!!! Quizlet link will be sent home via remind! Wednesday - Chapter 6 Test Thursday - Test corrections - done during class to receive 1/2 credit Friday - 1/2 day Hours (0-3) Have a great weekend! |
Week of October 30
Monday - Happy Halloween!! This is History class right!?
Read Chapter 6 Section 3 pages 160-164 Complete the activity provided Wednesday - Complete all activities Collect all for Chapter 6 Thursday - Compare Judaism and Christianity Introduced students to Blackboard!!! http://bb91.misd.net/webapps/login/ Remember your user name is your id number with wcs in front of it Password is "start" Review Chapter 6 done online! Friday - Transfer reviews onto paper! Checking on Monday! Quiz on Wednesday! |
Week of October 23
Monday - Know and display an understanding of the Fertile Crescent
Tuesday - Intro New Unit: Read Chapter 6 Section 1 pages 144-150 as a group Students will create the following in book form:
Read Chapter 6 Section 2 pages 152-159 as a group Students will create the following in book form:
Find similarities and differences in the growth of both Finish up both activities; collected at the end of the hour Friday - 1/2 day Hours 4-6 We do not meet today! Hopefully you made it to the PBIS Assembly! |
Week of October 16
Monday - Know and display an understanding of Sumerian Inventions
Tuesday - Know and display an understanding of Sumerian Inventions
Wednesday - Describe the other people of the Fertile Crescent
Friday - 1/2 day Hours 0-3 We do not meet today! |
Week of October 9
Monday - Know and display an understanding of Sumerian Inventions
Tuesday - Know and display an understanding of Sumerian Inventions
Wednesday - Describe the other people of the Fertile Crescent
Friday - 1/2 day Hours 0-3 We do not meet today! |
Week of October 2
Monday - Understand what the Fertile Crescent includes
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Week of September 26
Monday - Exploring Types of Government Students will be watching the video, "Types of Government" Discuss what they learned in the video Complete the vocab for Ch. 4 Section 3 Partner up and complete the Types of Government Chart. Tuesday - Exploring Types of Government Watch the CNN Student News Summary of the Presidential Debates Complete the Chart and Share as a class. Watch video "The Study of Economics" Read the Ch. 4 Section 3 on Economies Discuss the different types of economies; identify which one we have. Explain tomorrow’s project Create partners Wednesday - Identify types of economies based on research Student partners will be assigned two countries to research and determine the following information: Per Capita GDP: Life Expectancy: Literacy Rate: Physicians Per 10,000 people: Using this information students will make an educated guess as to whether the countries are "Developed" or are considered "Developing" Thursday - What is Globalization and why is it important? Research what the United Nations is and why it was formed. Friday - CNN Student News; Quickwrite Review Chapter 4 - Assessment Next Tuesday |
Week of September 19
Monday - Begin exploring Culture Students will receive a sheet regarding one portion of the Video below -Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrcOdLYBIw0 The reading of "If the World was a Village of 100 people" After we watch and record numbers , students will complete their data chart. Tuesday - Exploring Culture
Wednesday - What is culture? Collect any work from yesterday In groups: Read your assigned selection from pages 80-85 Create a tree graphic organizer to explain your section Present your findings to the class! Thursday - How does the study of the Earth's population help us learn about the world? Read pages 86-90 as a class Watch Brain Pop Video (2 minutes) Complete Chain Diagram on what caused our Population to Grow so fast on the back... Illustrate one of the problems this has led to? Friday - 1/2 day (4-6) Schoolwide Assembly Continue/Finish Population Chain Diagram |
Week of September 12
Monday - Review Events from 9/11; -Watch short 9/11 clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBEYx1beYM -Discuss: How you think the world may have changed after 9/11 Tuesday - What is Geography? Using the book Chapter 2 come up with a definition of Geography and identify the different tasks Geographers perform. Wednesday - What are the 5 themes of Geography? Students will begin work on their flip book demonstrating what the 5 themes of Geography are. Thursday - What are the 5 themes of Geography? Students will continue work on their flip book demonstrating what the 5 themes of Geography are. Friday - 1/2 day (4-6) Schoolwide Assembly Continue/Finish Population Chain Diagram |
Week of September 6
Monday - Enjoy your Labor Day! Tuesday - 1/2 day Meet your teachers Renew your friendships and create new ones! Wednesday - Get to know your teacher & help me get to know you! West's room tour Map your summer! Thursday - Share your Summer Map Return Syllabus signed! Friday - Textbook Scavenger Hunt |