Chaperones on the Natchitoches Trip

We have the minimum number of chaperones for the Natchitoches trip on 7 December 2007. If you are considering joining us but have not committed please know that you are most welcome to join us. I will begin reserving buses and venues this week. When I have more news I will post it here. I am not 100% certain that the trip will happen. However, I am encouraged by the response so far and unless some unforeseen problem arises I expect the trip to happen.

Weekly Preview: 1-5 October 2007

Remember that pop quizzes may be given on the bellringers or parish seats at any time.

Monday
Bellringer: How did you prepare for this test?
The Geography Unit Test
If we finish the test early we will continue the video from Friday.

Tuesday
Bellringer: 7 facts about the Minoans.
Discuss Geography Unit Test
GLE #19
GLE #20; film & discussion of Louisiana politics
Binder Check

Wednesday
Bellringer: 7 facts about the Phoenicians.
Acadiana West Parishes - discuss chart and play quiz game.
DUE: GLE #17 Assignment (be sure to complete your reference section or no credit will be given!)
DUE: Bring your Social Studies Fair sources (at least half of what is required for the paper) to class -- I will check for a 20 point project grade.
Binder Check continued

Thursday
Bellringer: 7 facts about the Chaldeans (do this even if you will miss my class for the Explore Test)
Film continued from Friday
Binder Check continued

Friday
Bellringer: 7 facts about the Medes.
GLE #20; film & discussion of Louisiana politics
GLE #21

New bellringer for Friday

New bellringer for Friday:
List 7 facts (one sentence each) about the Assyrian Empire.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9009959/Assyria

Geography Unit Test Moved to Monday

After I rescheduled the test for Friday I learned that two trips were scheduled for that date. A large number of students came to me and told me they would be out on Friday. In order to avoid having so many make-up tests I have again rescheduled the Geography Unit Test for Monday.

Weekly Preview: 24-28 September 2007, Revised

Since the test is now on Friday, change the bellringers as follows (and as posted Monday on the boards in class):
Monday: Bronze Age
Tuesday: Iron Age
Wednesday: Mesopotamia
Thursday: Ancient Egypt
Friday: How did you study for this test?

We are spending the week playing quiz games to review for the test. Please bring your binders each day.

Will the material from the quiz games be on the Geography Unit Test?

Questions from the game will only be on the test if they also appear in the study guide I gave you last week. I added some material to the games to make them more challenging. The games also review World History and American History.

Social Studies Fair Disciplines in the EB

I am posting the disciplines of social studies used in the Social Studies Fair. Please read the introductions to the articles to determine where your project best fits:

• anthropology
• economics
• geography
• history
• political science
• sociology

Geography Unit Test Rescheduled for Friday

Since we have not had time to play all the review games I created for the Geography Unit Test, I have rescheduled the test for Friday. However, the forecast calls for pop quizzes on the bellringers, so make sure you read the EB articles I assigned (see the last Weekly Preview, links to the left of this post).

Democracy

Bookmark for reference during the civics unit:
democracy

Greek Religion

Includes information on the religion of Ancient Greece. Bookmark for a future bellringer:
Greek religion

Ancient Greece in the EB

The EB article on Ancient Greece (bookmark for a future bellringer):
ancient Greek civilization