November 17, 2009

We are having a quiz over chapter 4, sections 3 & 4 on this Friday, November 20.  I am rescheduling the Question of the Day quiz for after Thanksgiving break.  I'll update the site as soon as I have an exact date.  Students will be given a study guide for 4.3 & 4.4 on tomorrow, Wednesday, to complete in class.  We will review the study guide on Thursday and it is to be turned in on Friday for a grade.  Have a great Thanksgiving holiday!

November 10, 2009

First of all, thank you to all our veterans for making America such a wonderful place to live!  Secondly, Mid East geography test is tomorrow (Wednesday).  Look under "Study Guides" for outline map and list of locations to know.  Third, test over chapter 4 is Friday.  It will be over sections 1 & 2 -- we'll have a test over sections 3 & 4 next week -- I'll update the site when I have an exact date.  Read through the "lecture notes" to the left and I will be putting a review up today.  Finally, the QOD are posted for next Friday's quiz.  They are from the weeks of 10/26, 11/2, and 11/9 -- Mid East History.  

November 6, 2009

We’re continuing our journey through the Middle East and chapters 4, 5, and 6.  Students will have a geography test on Wednesday and a test over chapter 4 on Friday.  Geography quiz information is already posted under “Study Guides.”  Chapter 4 review information will be updated next week.  We will have a Question of the Day quiz on Friday, November 20 and those questions will be posted soon also.

October 25, 2009

Chapter 11 review has been posted in the Power Points section!

October 21, 2009

We'll finish up chapter 11 this Friday and have a test over the chapter on Tuesday, October 27.  We'll also have a Question of the Day quiz on Friday, October 30.  The QOD quiz will be over weeks 10/5, 10/12, and 10/19 (African governments and environment).  They are posted to the left under "Questions of the Day."

October 15, 2009

Test over chapter 10 is tomorrow!  The Power Point review is to the left under "Power Points."  You should also look over chapter 10 to be familiar with the material.

September 30, 2009

Please excuse my tardiness!  Quiz over African Ethnic & Religious Groups is tomorrow.  Students should study his or her study guides which were completed in class.  The Power Point that goes along with the study guide is to the left under Power Points.  Question of the Day test will be Tuesday, October 6, over 4 - 6.  Those questions are posted to the left under Questions of the Day.

September 9, 2009

Students will have a quiz over 8.3 & 8.4 tomorrow (Thursday).  There is a review Power Point to the left under "Power Points" that students may use to study.  Friday and Monday we'll be working on our hieroglyphics activity.  We'll have a question of the day test on Friday, September 18.  The questions of the day are to the left also.  :)  Check the "What's Going On" calendar to the left to see what else we'll be doing in class.

September 1, 2009

We're still working on Chapter 8 -- The History of Africa.  Students will have an African geography quiz on this Thursday; please see the "Study Guides" link to the left for an outline map.  There will also be a "pop quiz" over sections 8.1 & 8.2 on this Friday.  Students have been told about this "surprise" quiz and to be prepared for it.  They may also view the 8.1 & 8.2 review Power Point by clicking the "Power Points" link to the left.  I chose to split the chapter in half and test students over both halves to make the material more manageable.  We should be finished with 8.3 & 8.4 by next Wednesday.  There will be a test over those two sections next week; I still do not have an exact date.  I'll update my site as soon as I know.  After we finish up 8, we'll be working on a fun hieroglyphics activity for the remainder of the week.

Don't forget about the Question of the Day quiz the week of September 14!!!

August 27, 2009

We are working on Chapter 8 -- The History of Africa.  We'll be finished with section 1 on Friday and should finish the chapter by next Friday, September 4.  Students have a test over all of Chapter 8 the week of September 8 - 11; I will update when I have a final date.  There are Power Points and study guides located at the links to the left of this page.  

There will be an African Geography quiz on Thursday, September 3.  The students should use his or her puzzle maps and textbook from which to study.  A list of locations to know is on the back of the puzzle map.

We'll have a Question of the Day quiz the week of September 14; I'll update this site when I have a final date.  Questions of the Day can also be found to the left.

August 19, 2009

Open-book test over chapters 1 - 3 has been moved to Monday, August 24!

August 17, 2009

August 16, 2009

Welcome parents and students!  I am excited to be back at school and ready to get the ball rolling.  This week we'll be finishing up "Concepts Used in Social Studies," chapters 1 - 3.  We'll be having an open-book test on Friday over the three chapters we're covering.  Students should especially be familiar with the vocabulary words.

Tomorrow students will need to bring their composition/spiral notebooks for "You're the Reporter."  We'll watch CNN Student News daily and students will be required to make three journal entries a week on stories that are of interest to them.  The notebooks will be graded at the end of each week.  I will go over in class with the students what is expected of his or her journal entries.

Next week we will begin "Africa's Past and Present."  Keep checking my site for updates!  Have a great week.