Geography

You will know what the world you live in looks like.

History

You will learn about the struggles and triumphs of human history.

Culture

You will learn to appreciate the various cultures of the world.

Perspective

You will begin to develop an understanding of how you fit into the world around you.

homework

Agenda for the week of January 30, 2012

Monday - Timeline activity in class, no homework
Tuesday - Begin
Chapter 14 Vocabulary group project. Finish vocab worksheet for homework.
Wednesday - Finish Chapter 14 Vocabulary project. Hand out study guide for Chapter 14 Test.
Thursday - Timeline activity and French Revolution video.
Friday - Ninja Turtles and the Renaissance presentation

Agenda for the week of January 23, 2012

Monday - Continue with Chapter 14 notes
Tuesday - Finish Chapter 14 notes
Wednesday - Begin Passport to the Renaissance worksheet
Thursday - Reformation video and finish Passport worksheet
Friday - Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution activity

Agenda for the week of January 16, 2012

Monday - End of Term Assessment. This test covers material from the entire 1st semester.
Tuesday - End of grading period catch up day. Make sure all of your work is caught up and turned in.
Wednesday - No school for students, Teacher Records Day.
Thursday - Chapter 14 notes
Friday - Finish Chapter 14 notes

Agenda for the Week of January 9, 2012

Monday - Introduce and begin the Independent Study activity for this week.
Tuesday - continue working on Independent Study.
Wednesday - continue working on Independent Study.
Thursday - continue working on Independent Study.
Friday - continue working on Independent Study. Packet is due at the end of the class period.

Week of January 5, 2012

Thursday - Bell Work; define Renaissance, Humanism, reformation. Assignment - read p.344 - 357, do p. 349, 1b, 1c, 2a and p. 357, 1a, 2a, and 3a.
Friday - Bell Work - “My Christmas Break’ in exactly 50 words.

Agenda for the week of December 19, 2011

Monday - As a class create a mind map of the main ideas of Chapter 13, The Middle Ages, in preparation for tomorrow’s test.

Tuesday - Essay Exam over the Middle Ages.

Wednesday - Pre holiday break surprise

Thursday - No School, Holiday Break

Friday - No School, Holiday Break

Agenda for the week of December 12, 2011

Monday - Begin Electronic Passport assignment, begin reading the reading packet over the Middle Ages and answering the questions on the worksheet.

Tuesday - Finish the Electronic Passport reading and worksheet.

Wednesday - Go over Electronic Passport, introduce the Middle Ages Music Video project, break into groups and begin brainstorming.

Thursday - Complete your music video project, presentations tomorrow.

Friday - Perform Middle Ages Music Video Projects.

Agenda for the week of December 5, 2011

Monday - Black Death presentation, writing prompt on the Black Death.
Tuesday - Robin Hood project and worksheet
Wednesday - continue Robin Hood project and worksheet
Thursday - Discuss the roles of various people of the Middle Ages, turn in Robin Hood Worksheet
Friday - Middle Ages Timeline and Map Activity

Agenda for the week of November 28

Monday - Read p. 328-337, The Middle Ages.

Tuesday - Presentation on The Middle Ages, students took notes on a Graphic Organizer.

Wednesday- The Black Death music video and presentation.

Thursday - Vocab and Map Activity worksheet over section 3 of Chapter 13, begin watching Middle Ages video.

Friday - Quiz over Middle Ages, finish Middle Ages video.

Agenda for the week of November 21, 2011

Monday - Test over Chapter 13, Sections one and two, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. No homework. Extra credit web quest handed out for anyone who wants to work on it.

Tuesday - Begin watching Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief, draw comparisons between the video and what we have learned about Ancient Greece.

Wednesday - Finish Percy Jackson and finish discussion.

Thursday - Thanksgiving Day, no school

Friday - No school
Homework

Look here to find your homework assignments on a weekly basis. Much of our work is done in class, but there will be times that you are expected to take your work home to finish it. You are also expected to study at home the night before a quiz, and for a few days preceding a major test.