Mr. Biggar's Classes – Page 18 – Dearborn Public Schools

Well, it was a fantastic, yet very cold holiday break! I am glad to be back teaching and with my Edsel Ford friends! Just a reminder, as we finish up this semester (Finals are January 24-26), we need to finish as strongly as possible.

This Friday will see these summative assessments:

U.S. History: 24.2 Quiz (Vocab and questions)

World History: 8.2 Quiz (Vocab and questions)

U.S. History: Ch. 3 Test (Questions only)

**Use your Study Guide!**

** If you have to re-take or take the Ch. 3 Vocab test from December 22, please do so by the end of this week.**

Blogs

Find Out Friday 12/22

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Scott Biggar

We are almost there! Our final assessments for this year (2017) are this Friday on iLearn.

U.S. History: 24.1 (questions and vocab)

World: 8.1 (questions and vocab)

Government: Ch. 3 Vocab #1-39 and match the amendments from 1-10!

U.S. History

U.S. History: 24.2 Vocab

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Scott Biggar

Hi everyone! Please have these written and ready to go by January 8! Happy holidays!

22. period: time فترة

23. thrive: grow and get better تزدهر

24. afford: able to pay for something

25. debt: to owe someone money دين

26. entertainment: having a good, fun time تسلية

27. wages: salary; how much money you make أجور

28. leisure: free time وقت الفراغ

29. mobile: able to move متحرك

30. communication: talking to people in different ways

31. automobile: car

32. Popular: famous

33. Assembly line: a line of workers make something until it is complete

34. Suburb: a small city outside of an urban area (like Dearborn)

35. expanding: increasing and getting bigger

36. flappers: young women in the 1920s who cut their hair short and wore make up and short skirts

37. Generation: people who lived during the same years and are close in age

World History

World History 8.2 Vocab

Posted on December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 by Scott Biggar

Hi everyone! Please have these written and ready to go by January 8! Happy holidays!

19. serve تخدم: to work for someone

20. accept يقبل: to say yes or agree

21. refuse رفض : to say no or disagree

22. murder قتل: kill

23. natural طبيعي: something that happens by itself

24. popular محبوب: liked by people

25. insane مجنون: crazy

26. foolish أحمق : stupid

27. guards حراس: people who are supposed to protect you

28. adopted: when your parents are not your birth parents

29. debate مناقشة: a discussion between people

30. ruler حاكم: a person who rules an empire

31. destroy هدم: break and ruin

32. poison سم: a liquid that kills people

33. entertainment تسلية: to make someone laugh

34. defend دفاع: to protect a country

35. territory منطقة : land for a country

36. border حدود: the edges of a country

37. invaders الغزاة: people who invade or take over a country

38. decline تراجع : to become weak

39. several العديد : many

40. plague طاعون : a disease that spreads from person to person and causes people to die

41. soldiers جنود: people who protect the country and work in the army

42. tribe قبيلة: a group of people who live together and share customs

World History

8.1 Vocab

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Scott Biggar

New chapter with new words!

1. stretch تمتد: spread out

2. reign (rain) حكم : rule or governing

3. Age عصر: period or long time

4. customs عادات: traditions and culture

5. temple معبد: places where people pray to god

6. Theater مسرح: place where people watch plays

7. Aqueduct قناة : a bridge that carries water

8. eternal أبدي: something that stays forever

9. provinces محافظات: sections of land

10. taxes ضرائب: money given to the government

11. officials موظف دولة: government workers

12. military الجيش: army

13. treasury خزينة: government’s money

14. peace سلام: friendship

15. honest صادق: a person who does not lie

16. Pax Romana السلام الروماني: Roman peace

17. civilized متحضر: advanced and peaceful

18. trade تجارة: buy and sell things