Northeast Louisiana Parishes Chart for GLE #4

The Northeast Louisiana Parishes Chart (Week 2) for GLE #4 is online. See:
http://www.paulblankenship.com/SocialStudies/LaStudies/Parishes/NELAparishes/northeastlouisia.html

I have embedded a Google Map in the page for each parish. Some parishes may have additional links or information. You may use these to help with the GLE #2 parishes map, though the textbook might be easier to use.

Google Calendars in English, Science, and Social Studies

Ms. Just, Mrs. Parrish, and Mrs. Pomeroy have added Google Calendars. You may now subscribe to any of these that you need (along with mine) so your tests and due dates are in one convenient location.

Mrs. Pomeroy


Ms. Just


Mrs. Parrish


Mr. Blankenship

Change of Due Date on GLE #6

I pushed back the due date of GLE #6 (mind maps) from Friday (7 Sept.) to Tuesday (11 Sept.) because I noticed that two other assignments were due in English and Science that day. How did I know that? See my next post...

Hurricane Katrina Mind Map

By popular demand, I have posted my mind map of the Hurricane Katrina video. The mind map has grown well beyond a normal mind map as I have used it to demonstrate the mind map process in each class. Your mind map does not need to be this extensive. I use Novamind to create my mind maps, but pencil, paper, and markers are all you need.

My Hurricane Katrina Mind Map
http://www.paulblankenship.com/katrinamindmap.pdf

Remember to follow my Mind Map Rubric
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&module=Rubistar&rubric_id=1095617&PHPSESSID=ba89d3c30b304629a0cd38e658cc8850

Point Sheets

Except for 6th period, point sheets went home on Friday. They must be signed and returned. 6th period will get their point sheets on Tuesday.

Nothing Due on Tuesday

In honor of Labor Day, nothing is due on Tuesday. You may want to work on your Art Map of Louisiana or your Social Studies Fair Projects, but that is up to you. Have a wonderful long weekend.

The Social Studies Fair Packet

The Social Studies Fair Packet is available online:
http://www.paulblankenship.com/SocialStudies/SocialStudiesFair/socialstudiesfai.html

Study Guide 1.3

The Study Guide for Test 1.3 is available on the site at:
http://www.paulblankenship.com/Test13geographyonline.pdf

I provided copies of this in class on Friday. The test is on Wednesday.

Correction: Test 1.3 and Binder Check 1.3 Next Week

The Weekly Preview should have stated that the test & binder check next week is 1.3, not 1.4.

Weekly Preview

Monday
Labor Day -- no school!

Tuesday
Bellringer: What lessons should we learn from Hurricane Katrina? (five sentence paragraph)
Review for Test 1.3
Video on the Flood of 1927 - make a mind map for GLE #6

Wednesday
How could a family prepare for a disaster? What disasters are likely to occur in Shreveport? (five sentence paragraph)
Test 1.3
Binder Check 1.3
Video on the Flood of 1927 - make a mind map for GLE #6

Thursday
Who do you blame for the delayed recovery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina? (five sentence paragraph)
Video on the Flood of 1927 - make a mind map for GLE #6
Work on the third mind map for GLE #6 -- your choice of topic from Louisiana history
GLE #2 Map & GLE #4 Chart: Northeast Louisiana

Friday
Interpret the song played in class. What political statement is made by this song? (five sentence paragraph)
Due: GLE #6 Mind Maps
GLE #8: Venn Diagram
GLE #9: Chart

Practice Test 1.3

I have posted the Practice Test 1.3
http://www.paulblankenship.com/test13geographyonline

Social Studies Fair Due Dates Posted on the Course Calendar

I posted the due dates for the Social Studies Fair assignments on the course calendar this afternoon.

Art Map of Louisiana Due Date

The due date for the Art Map of Louisiana is 19 September. I made the assignment a week ago. The due date is 4 weeks from the day I assigned it. If you lost your packet look on the Rubric Index page on my site.

Extra Credit Puzzle, +5 Points

Using the Major System (see my "study" page on the web site), determine the date encoded in the phrase "DEEP DAZE DUCK FOOD" and the event that occurred on that date. The format is DAY-MONTH-YEAR. The deadline is Friday.

Binder Check 1.2 Tomorrow, 29 August 2007

Please have the following for the check:
Historic Places Crossword
Bellringers from Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
Study Guide 1.2 - highlighted or underlined from class on Friday
GLE #4 Chart - only what we did in class! It is not homework.
GLE #2 Map: Just the rivers and lakes, NOT the parishes and seats.

Practice Test 1.2

I posted a practice version of Test 1.2:
http://www.paulblankenship.com/test12online/

Dress Up on Thursday for Portrait Day

The Yearbook Staff requests that you look you best for pictures on Thursday.

Caddo Parish in the 2000 Census

Interesting statistics on our parish:
2000 Census for Caddo Parish

Encyclopedia Britannica on Louisiana

Encyclopedia Britannica is a subscription service. However, I can share Britannica articles with you for free through this blog. See me in class if you need access to an article for your research papers. You may use Britannica but not Wikipedia as a reference on your papers. The "Louisiana" article is posted below:

Louisiana

Robert Fulton's Steamboat

Robert Fulton created the first commercially successful steamboat on 1807. The article does not mention that Fulton's boat was too weak to travel upstream on the Mississippi River. Captain Henry Miller Shreve invented the steamboat for that task.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/08/dayintech_0817

Henry Miller Shreve

Origins of Civilization May Have Been More Widespread than Previously Believed

New evidence suggests that the origins of civilization may have been more widespread than previously believed. See the following article for details:
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2007/0802archaeology.shtml