put a star on each country in the eastern hemisphere with a democratic form of government (democracy, republic, constitutional monarchy, parliament, etc)
put a red flag on each country with a non-democratic form of government (dictatorship, absolute monarchy, one party state, communist, etc)
7A7B7C7D RG 16.1 if you get done early: find a pic of Genghis Khan and create him in//bitstrips//(you will need him for a comic later this week) Tuesday 7A7B7C7D RG 16.2 Time Warp Trio: Genghis Khan (on MS shared)
Project WORK DAY: ANY PROJECTS TUNRED INTO DAY WILL BE LOWERED BY 1 FULL GRADE! If you have submitted your project: Watch any of the three videos in the "project done" folder on MS shared.
Friday
NO SCHOOL Week of 3/29
Monday 7A7B7C7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!!
Blog Title - Problems in Africa: Poverty and Hunger
Thursday 7A7B7C7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!! GET CAUGHT UP!!! Make sure Civil War, Water, and Malaria and FINISHED!!!! Blog Title- Problems in Africa: Corruption
What is corruption? Find the dictionary definition and give an example.
The Week in Rap!!! Pick your favorite story and go to google or any of these sites and find two more articles or videos on the same topic. Summarize what you have learned and post it to posterous.
You must include the links to the articles that you read.
IF IT IS NOT A PARAGRAPH YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT
CNN student news Watch CNN student news. Pick your favorite story and go to google or any of these sites and find two more articles or videos on the same topic. Summarize what you have learned and post it to posterous.
You must include the links to the article that you read.
IF IT IS NOT A PARAGRAPH YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT
We will be ED performance testing in my room all week.
There will be several videos on the shared drive for those who finish early.
PLEASE TRY YOU BEST!
Monday
Grades updated in pass Progress reports passed out F's & D's need to be signed by parents McClendon and Matthew in 7D had perfect scores on their tests! Great work!!!!
play until you can complete the map from memory! competition tomorrow!
Wednesday
Watch Africa Episode one
Thursday
GRADES POSTED ON PASS sorry about the delay, schoolmaster has been down, you can expect weekly updates for the rest of the semester. BlogTitle: "Savannah Homecoming"
Why is it very important to Alice to have her baby born in her hometown of Nyeri, Kenya?
From Flora's point of view, what are some advantages of living in Kijungu, a small village in Tanzania? What are some disadvantages?
Why do the zebras and wildebeest in East Africa migrate thousands of miles each year?
How is your life similar to the two african women? How is it different?
If you were in Flora's place, what would you decide? Explain your answer. (At least one paragraph)
play Person with the highest score after 10 min wins two tickets!!!
final grades NOT posted in pass due to schoolmaster error. They will be up ASAP. Come after school if you want to see your report card grade. Take Me Back Blog: "
As you watch the documentary write 5 multiple choice questions for the class. Each question must have at least 4 choices. I will used the best 5 as tomorrows quiz!
Describe what Marjane's life was like before and after the Shah (one paragraph)
In what ways is Marjane like you? In what ways are you different? (one paragraph)
What do you think it would be like if you school dress code was enforced everywhere? What would you do? Would it be enough to make you want to leave the USA? (one paragraph)
BONUS: Use go animate to explain why Iranians would want to move to the USA. Video must be at least 5 scenes!
geo quick quiz BlogTitle"
Write a short paragraph explaining each of the five pillars of Islam. Include pictures whenever possible.
Use these sites and any others you find to help: 123
Belief
Worship
Fasting
Almsgiving
Pilgrimage
Tuesday
Grades posted in PASS BlogTitle"
Paste the following question and answer them on you blog. If you do not have internet access at home I can print you post for you after school.
Answer will come from: Chapter 8 in the green book pg 212-237,Take Me Back pg. 18-25,46,74,82, Horrible Histories, and your blogs.
What are the major rivers in the Middle East?
What were Hunter Gatherers?
Why do people in the Middle East depend on rivers?
What is silt?
What is irrigation?
Where was Mesopotamia located?
What allowed Mesopotamians population to increase?
What is needed before a civilization can begin?
What was a Mastaba?
What did Egyptians notice when they buried bodies in the sand?
What did Egyptians believe about the brain?
Why were mummies salted?
What was the term for Egyptian god king?
What are Hieroglyphics?
In what order did the three middle eastern religion develop?
What is true about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
What religion has the most members?
What is a Synagogue?
What is a Rabbi?
Who was Mohammed?
What is the main difference between Sunni and Shia muslims?
go to: Quik Maps and sign in. Create a new account if you forgot your password.
The Persian Empire was HUGE! It included the following countries:Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Usbekistan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and Greece! Use scribble in quikmaps to color in all of the countries that made up the empire.
go to: Persepolis and put a star on it. The city will not be shown on the map. It should take you to the center of Iran.
go to: Pella Macedonia and put a red flag on it. The city will not be shown on the map. It should take you to Greece. This was the capital of Alexander the Greats Empire (he beat the Persians!)
Once you are done save and embed the map on your blog.
TAKE ME BACK BlogTitleHoly sites"
To add a picture just paste the link into your post.
Wailing wall
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Mecca
Dome of the Rock
MAKE SURE YOUR BLOG IS ON THE CLASS PAGE. OVER HALF OF THE 7TH GRADE TOOK ZEROS LAST WEEK!!!
Tuesday-
Religion Chart BlogTitle"Places and leaders of worship" Find pictures of the following places of worship. Label them with their name and the religion that worships there on your blog.
Put a star on Jerusalem (it is under the west bank in Israel), Mecca, and Medina
Put an X through the country with the largest Jewish population (use google to find answer)
Put a circle around the country with largest Christian population (use google to find answer)
Put a square around the country with largest Muslim population (use google to find answer)
Title map religion and embed in your blog
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOUR BLOG LINK IS POSTED ON THE WIKI
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY DELETED IT
IF IT IS NOT POSTED I CANNOT GIVE YOU A GRADE!!! Reading Guide 8.5
Use go animate to explain how The United States and England are alike and different. You must have at least 3 examples of each. Animation should have at least 6 scenes. 12 points
Find one Modern European Musician or Music group that we DID NOT talk about in class and write a two paragraph report on them. The first paragraph should be about their life and music the second should be about why you chose them. Include any pictures, video, and mp3's that you find. ANYTHING COPIED AND PASTED WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT!!! 12 points
Country reports. Lots of plagiarism issues. Cutting and pasting anything but links and numbers if CHEATING. All pages will be run through a plagerism checker. Check your own and fix anything that is NOT in your own words.
ADD: current events. Find at least one new article about something interesting that has happened in your country in the past year. Write a one paragraph summary with a link.
Country reports ADD Origins: How and when did you country "officially" become an independent country. In the case of older countries this WILL NOT be easy. The younger countries will be much easier. You will have to do some serious searching on google. If your country gained independence, unified or consolidated power that would count as becoming a country. Add links to any site that you use.
Thursday-
MEAP day
go to my computer and click on the student shared (r) drive. Inside is a folder labeled "time warp europe"
choose one episode and watch it with the headphones on.
What was the most interesting fact, person, place, etc. that you saw in the episode? After watching the video go to google and spend 10 min researching it.
Write one paragraph and tell me what you learned. Post it under the time warp trio on your class wiki discussion board
Add your name at the top of you page so I can grade them this week.
Go to the BBC Country Profiles or CIA world factbook and find out what kind of government your country has and who their leaders are. Try and find a picture of your leader and add it by their name.
Add population Growth (this should complete the statistics chart)
What was your country doing during WWI and WWII? The wikipedia article on WWI & WWII is a great place to start. You should at least be able to find out what side your country was on. Some of the country will have different names!!! You need to write at least one paragraph for each war. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE!!. Add a link for every site that you get information from.
catch up!!!! If you have any work unfinished then get it done!!!
If you are done MAP GAME use map of Europe on pg A28
Wikispaces country Assignments
Go to class wikis: Click on your classes wiki. You will be Denied Access. Type in your login. It should be the same login that gets you on the computer. Click request membership it will take a minute or so for me to add you. If you login doesn't work. Be patient while I add you.
Begin Research: Find you county on the following pages and READ the entire section!
Email test: Click on the Email link on the left hand side of my page. Your epals email login is the same as your computer login, your password is the same as your computer password. After you accept the terms you will be asked to change your password. DO NOT CHANGE IT! Type in the same password as you used to sign in in both boxes!!! THIS IS NOT OPTIONAL! When you are done send me an email with you class and full and full name for the subject. example - ( 7A erik mylenek ) my email erik.mylenek@gmail.com
Monday 6/21
Teacher Evaluation : please take your time!Tuesday
Half Daycubefield tournament
type racer tournament
super mario tournamentWednesday
SUMMER VACATION!!!!!!!!Monday 6/14
7A 7B 7C 7Dhttp://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/vietnam-farming/
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/vietnam-reform/
Tuesday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Wednesday
7A 7B 7C 7DThursday grades updated in PASS
7A 7B 7C 7DFriday
7A 7B 7C 7DMonday 6/7
7A 7B 7C 7DTuesday
7A 7B 7C 7DWednesday
7A 7B 7C 7Dhttp://www.nytimes.com/info/north-korea/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/05/world/asia/20090405-korea-timeline.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm
Thursday grades updated in PASS
7A 7B 7C 7DREAD (there are no questions though) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/north-korean-prison-camps-2009/
http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=309692
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5725571-503544.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/06/07/2010-06-07_south_korea_blasts_propaghanda_pop_music_over_the_border.html
Friday
7A 7B 7C 7Dcheck out my Vietnam blog
Monday 6/1
NO SCHOOLTuesday
7A 7B 7C 7DWednesday
7A 7B 7C 7DThursday
7A 7B 7C 7DChina: Growth and Debt
http://www.visualeconomics.com/us-trade-partners-around-the-globe/
http://www.visualeconomics.com/where-is-americas-debt/
http://www.visualeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/China-wealth-gap.jpg
http://www.newser.com/story/90921/were-all-guilty-in-ipad-suicides.html
Friday grades updated in PASS
7A 7B 7C 7Dhttp://www.visualeconomics.com/military-spending-worldwide/
http://www.visualeconomics.com/censorship-china-versus-the-world_2010-04-25/
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/04/google-china-and-censorship-a-wiredcom-faq/
http://www.google.com/prc/report.html#hl=en
Monday 5/24
7A 7B 7C 7DTuesday
7A 7B 7C 7D
- Who was Genghis?
- When did he rule?
- Where was he from?
- What was the geography of the land like?
Wednesday7A 7B 7C 7D
Genghis Khan //bitstrips//
Thursday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Friday
NO SCHOOL!!!
Monday 5/17
Ed performance
Tuesday
Ed performance
Wednesday
Ed performance
Thursday
Ed performance
FridayEd performance
Monday 5/10 7A 7B 7C 7D
Tuesday
7A 7B 7C 7DSampat Devi bitstrip:
Wednesday grades updated in PASS
7A 7B 7C 7DThursday
7A 7B 7C 7DFriday
7A 7B 7C 7DBONUS: write one paragraph retelling the story of Rama and Sita. Include a picture of each of them. DUE Sunday.
Monday 5/3
7A 7B 7C 7DTuesday
7A 7B 7C 7DWednesday grades updated in PASS
7A 7B 7C 7DThursday
7A 7B 7C 7DFriday
7A 7B 7C 7DMonday
7A 7B 7C 7DTuesday 4th quarter grades updated in PASS
7A 7B 7C 7DWednesday
7A 7B 7C 7DThursday
7A 7B 7C 7DFriday
7A 7B 7C 7DWeek of 4/19
Monday report card grades posted on PASS
7A 7B 7C 7DTuesday
7A 7B 7C 7DWednesday
7A 7B 7C 7DThursday
7A 7B 7C 7DFriday
7A 7B 7C 7D
- at least one well written paragraph bio of the god
- at least 3 images of the god
- if a god has avatars list as many of them as you can find
gods and avatars: Brahma Vishnu Shiva Ganesha Saraswathi Lakshmi Parvathi Muruga HanumanWeek of 4/12
Monday
7A 7B 7C 7DTuesday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Wednesday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Thursday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Friday
NO SCHOOLWeek of 3/29
Monday 7A 7B 7C 7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!!
Tuesday 7A 7B 7C 7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!!
Wednesday 7A 7B 7C 7D Last day for Competition!!!!
Project introduction
Thursday Grades updated in pass
Project work day
Friday
NO SCHOOL- Have a safe spring break!!!Week of 3/22
Monday 7A 7B 7C 7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!!
- What caused the war?
- Who won?
- How has it effected the country?
Algerian Civil WarAngolan Civil War
Burundi Civil War
Civil war in Chad
First Congo War
First Liberian Civil War
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
Ivorian Civil War
Republic of the Congo Civil War
Rwandan Civil War
Second Congo War
Second Liberian Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War
Sierra Leone Civil War
Somali Civil War
Third Eritrean Civil War
Ugandan Civil War
War in Darfur
Tuesday 7A 7B 7C 7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!!
Wednesday 7A 7B 7C 7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!!
Thursday 7A 7B 7C 7D Competition!!!! Winning class gets a prize from Ms. Cox!!!
GET CAUGHT UP!!! Make sure Civil War, Water, and Malaria and FINISHED!!!! 
Blog Title- Problems in Africa: Corruption
Friday
NO SCHOOL
Week of 3/15
Monday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Tuesday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Grades updated in passread: 1
Wednesday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Thursday 7A 7B 7C 7D
Friday
Week of 3/8
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
SubstituteFriday
NO SCHOOL = Parent teacher conferencesWeek of 3/1
We will be ED performance testing in my room all week.
There will be several videos on the shared drive for those who finish early.
PLEASE TRY YOU BEST!
Monday
Grades updated in passProgress reports passed out F's & D's need to be signed by parents
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Grades updated in passWeek of 2/22
Monday canceled
Tuesday
Wednesday
TEST HAS BEEN MOVED TO FRIDAY!
you're welcome
Thursday
Friday
Week of 2/15
Monday
NO SCHOOLTuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
GRADES POSTED ON PASS sorry about the delay, schoolmaster has been down, you can expect weekly updates for the rest of the semester.Friday
SUBSTITUTE NO COMPUTERSWeek of 2/8
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday canceled
Thursday canceled
Africa episode 1Friday
NO SCHOOLMonday
teacher reviewsPangaea
Tuesday
final grades NOT posted in pass due to schoolmaster error. They will be up ASAP. Come after school if you want to see your report card grade.Take Me Back
Blog: "
- Watch
- Create a new Quikmap
- Draw arrows to show where North America and South America were once connected
- Draw arrows to show where South America and Africa were once connected.
- Draw arrows to show where North America and Africa were once connected.
- Draw arrows to show where India and Africa were once connected.
- Circles the "Rifts" in East Africa.
Save the rainforestWednesday
BlogTitleBecoming human"- click here if you need to work at home
Evidence-No 1- scientific method
Thursday
BlogTitleBecoming human continued"Anatomy-
- What is sexual dimorphism?
- How are male and female skeletons different?
Lineages-Friday
- Make sure yo finished BOTH sections of becoming human!
Amazing AfricansWeek of 1/25
Monday
Tuesday
grades posted in passWednesday
due by the end of the dayfinished earlywatch watch
Thursday
BlogTitle: "
Friday
Week of 1/18
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Grades posted in PASSBlogTitle: "
- Why did Iran and Iraq go to war?
- Where are the American troops stationed during the Persian Gulf War?
- What was desert shield?
- What was desert storm?
- What was the goal for the US and UN forces?
- Where is Bin Laden from?
- Why was he against the US?
- Mujahdeen-
- Who were they fighting against?
- Who was giving them money and training?
- Why did the Hijackers come to the US?
- What was a muscle hijacker?
- What were important qualities for Al Qaeda Operatives?
- What were their four targets?
- What happened to the World Trade Center in 1993?
- How did the attacks effect the 911 system?
- What happened to the people who descended the towers late?
- What did the police and firefighters continue to do even after they were warned that the towers might collapse?
- Why did we invade Afghanistan?
- Why did we invade Iraq the second time (operation Iraqi Freedom)?
- What were the goals for victory in the second invasion?
- What does Obama plan to do in Iraq and Afghanistan?
ProjectThursday
Project
Friday
TestProject
Monday
[[file:9:11ch.7.pdf]]
9/11 ch. 7Tuesday
Grades posted in PASS[[file:9:11ch9.pdf]]
9/11 ch. 9
BlogTitle9/11 mistakes"
Wednesday
ProjectQuick Quiz
12
After 9/11
Blog Title "My project"
Thursday
- Read: Green book pg. 548-549
- Read the first paragraph: 1
- Watch: 1 ,2 3 ,4
- Read: 1
- Watch: 1
BlogTitleIraqi Freedom: Did we meet our goals?"Use the videos, readings, and google to answer the following in complete sentences:
- Why did we go into Iraq?
- Did we meet out goals?
- Why are we still there?
ProjectFriday
How much does war cost?BlogTitle:
BlogTitle:
Project
Week of 1/4
Monday
Iran Iraq WarBlog Title "Iran Iraq War"
- Create and Embed a quikmap with Iran and Iraq outlined.
- Add a picture of the flag of Iraq
- Add a picture of Saddam Hussien the Leader of Iraq during the war.
If you finish earlyBitstripsTuesday
questions
Wednesday
BlogTitle- What were our goals for victory in the Persian gulf war? (how did we know that we won?)
- What countries helped us? (it a lot , you can paste in a list!)
- How many troops did we use?
9/11 Ch.2Thursday
Quick QuizBONUSBitstrips
Friday
inside 9/11Blog Title "Video quiz questions"
Week of 12/14
Monday
Grades posted in PASSGovernment of Iran
BlogTitle"
Tuesday
BlogTitle"
Wednesday
Quick QuizBlogTitle "
Thursday
Nuclear IranBlogTitle "Nukes
Friday
Week of 12/7
Monday
Iran- Overthrowing DemocracyBlogTitle" 1 ,2
Tuesday
Grades posted in PASSPersepolis
Wednesday
BlogTitle"
Thursday
Friday
BlogTitle"- Find a picture from the movie or the comic
- Describe what Marjane's life was like before and after the Shah (one paragraph)
- In what ways is Marjane like you? In what ways are you different? (one paragraph)
- What do you think it would be like if you school dress code was enforced everywhere? What would you do? Would it be enough to make you want to leave the USA? (one paragraph)
- BONUS: Use go animate to explain why Iranians would want to move to the USA. Video must be at least 5 scenes!
CNN gameWeek of 11/30
Monday
geo quick quizBlogTitle"
Write a short paragraph explaining each of the five pillars of Islam. Include pictures whenever possible.
Use these sites and any others you find to help: 1 2 3
Tuesday
Grades posted in PASSBlogTitle"
Paste the following question and answer them on you blog. If you do not have internet access at home I can print you post for you after school.
Answer will come from: Chapter 8 in the green book pg 212-237,Take Me Back pg. 18-25,46,74,82, Horrible Histories, and your blogs.
Wednesday
Test
BlogTitlePersia head start"
Thursday
Test Grades posted in PASS- Highest scores: Andrea S. & Andrea P. GREAT WORK!!!
Persian EmpireBlogTitlePersian empire map"
- go to: Quik Maps and sign in. Create a new account if you forgot your password.
- The Persian Empire was HUGE! It included the following countries:Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Usbekistan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and Greece! Use scribble in quikmaps to color in all of the countries that made up the empire.
- go to: Persepolis and put a star on it. The city will not be shown on the map. It should take you to the center of Iran.
- go to: Pella Macedonia and put a red flag on it. The city will not be shown on the map. It should take you to Greece. This was the capital of Alexander the Greats Empire (he beat the Persians!)
- Once you are done save and embed the map on your blog.
If you have finished all of your work GET**ed perfomance**DONE!!!!Friday
BlogTitle- Read pages 64-65. Use this and the site from yesterday to write one paragraph summary of the Persian empire.
- Find a picture of Iran's flag
- Find a map of Iran
- What is a shah?
- Find and label a picture of Reza Shah
- Find and label a picture of Mohammed Mossadeq
- What is an Ayatollah?
- Find and label a picture of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
You need the following 3 blogs posted by sunday for full credit on this weeks blog check:- five pillars
- quikmaps
- Iran basics
**ed perfomance**DONE!!!!Week of 11/23
Monday-
TAKE ME BACKBlogTitleHoly sites"
To add a picture just paste the link into your post.
- Wailing wall
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Mecca
- Dome of the Rock
MAKE SURE YOUR BLOG IS ON THE CLASS PAGE. OVER HALF OF THE 7TH GRADE TOOK ZEROS LAST WEEK!!!Tuesday-
Religion Chart
BlogTitle "Places and leaders of worship"
Find pictures of the following places of worship. Label them with their name and the religion that worships there on your blog.
Wed-Friday- NO SCHOOL!
Monday
- posterous
HH Mummy ManiaTuesday
Grades posted in PASS- First Post : Title "How do you make a mummy?" Answer must be ONE PARAGRAPH!
HH Mummy ManiaHH Fabulous Pharaohs
Wednesday
Quick QuizBlog
Thursday
Reading Guide 8.4
Friday
Quik Maps- Sign up!
- Put a star on Jerusalem (it is under the west bank in Israel), Mecca, and Medina
- Put an X through the country with the largest Jewish population (use google to find answer)
- Put a circle around the country with largest Christian population (use google to find answer)
- Put a square around the country with largest Muslim population (use google to find answer)
- Title map religion and embed in your blog
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOUR BLOG LINK IS POSTED ON THE WIKIIT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY DELETED IT
IF IT IS NOT POSTED I CANNOT GIVE YOU A GRADE!!!
Reading Guide 8.5
Week of 11/9
START OF SECOND QUARTER!
Monday-
Final Grades posted in PASS
Tuesday-
Ancient Middle East
View middle east in a larger map
Reading Guide 8.1 & data file questions
HOMEWORK: get a working email address by Friday so we can start our blogs!!!!
Wednesday-
View fertile crescent in a larger mapView fertile crescent in a larger mapView fertile crescent in a larger map
Why do people settle by rivers?
Take Me Back
Reading Guide 8.2
Thursday-
SUB: NO COMPUTERS
Friday-
View Larger Map
due by 11/6
Monday-
SUBSTITUTE- WORK ON HAND OUT NO COMPUTERS
Tuesday-
NO SCHOOL
View germany in a larger mapView germany in a larger mapView Larger Map
View poland in a larger map
Add-
How to add a youtube video to wikispaces
- Reading Guide 7.2 Modern Sweden
- My pics from sweden
- Country reports
Push and Pull factorsEncyclopedia Britannica
- Reading Guide 7.3 Modern France
- Country reports
CIA world factbookEncyclopedia BritannicaUse go animateto explain the following:
What is the European Union
Why would countries want to join
Use at least 4 scenes (use ch 6.3 pg 161 and the web to find your info)
If you finish early check the discussion section of your country report. I marked in red any info that is wrong and needs to be changed.
Thursday-
MEAP day
Friday-
NO SCHOOL
- go animate
DomoNation.com: demo by mylenekLike it? Create your own at DomoNation.com. It's free and fun!
Week of 10/5/09:
Monday-
Test scores were good. Average score was a B. Great work!
Geo Reading Guide 5.1
Wiki reports
Add your name at the top of you page so I can grade them this week.
Go to the BBC Country Profiles or CIA world factbook and find out what kind of government your country has and who their leaders are. Try and find a picture of your leader and add it by their name.
What are their main imports?
What are their main exports?
Tuesday-
Geo Reading Guide 5.2
Wiki reports- get caught up!!!
If you are caught up go to youtube and search for WWI & WWII videos. Be smart about what you watch, YOU KNOW WHAT IS OK FOR SCHOOL!
Wednesday-
Statistics
Wiki work day
Add GDP Nominal
Add GDP per capita
Add population Growth (this should complete the statistics chart)
What was your country doing during WWI and WWII? The wikipedia article on WWI & WWII is a great place to start. You should at least be able to find out what side your country was on. Some of the country will have different names!!! You need to write at least one paragraph for each war. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE!!. Add a link for every site that you get information from.
Thursday-
Reading guide 5.3
Finish researching WWI & WWII. No one was anywhere close to finished yesterday!!!
Friday-
Quick Quiz
Reading Guide 6.1
Finish researching WWI & WWII. You should have at least two sites linked that you used to find your info!
- Reading Guide 3.4
- Country research
Borders- Horrible Histories Middle Ages
- Country Reports (if we have time)
BBC Country ProfilesCIA world factbook- Email test: Click on the Email link on the left hand side of my page. Your epals email login is the same as your computer login, your password is the same as your computer password. After you accept the terms you will be asked to change your password. DO NOT CHANGE IT! Type in the same password as you used to sign in in both boxes!!! THIS IS NOT OPTIONAL! When you are done send me an email with you class and full and full name for the subject. example - ( 7A erik mylenek ) my email erik.mylenek@gmail.com
- Quick Quiz
- Reading Guide 3.1
3.1 graded