Good Morning!

Today in class, we will begin the hour by reviewing a few questions on our Geoskills 1.4 WS. We will then begin Chapter 3 with a preview activity, followed by working on Chapter 3 packet (pages 1 and 2), Chapter 3 Vocabulary and Word Wall. The rest of the notebook checks will be taken as well during the hour!

Homework:  1. Read Pages 27 and 28 and complete pages 1 and 2 of the Chapter 3 Packet! Chap3packet (6) Chap3packet (5) Chap3packet (4) Chap3packet (3) Chap3packet (2) Chap3packet (1) 2.Print Chapter 3 Notes & Cornell Notes CornellNotesChap3 Ch3NOTES

Have a good day!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning and TGIF!

Today in class, we will begin the hour by adding in the Chapter 3 Vocabulary Chapter 3 Vocabulary into our notebooks, and students will get a word wall definition sheet for chapter 3. As a reminder, they must use one of the six words, underline it, define it, and color it. We will then go over a problem on Geoskills 1.4 and check a few more notebooks, followed by taking our Chapter 1 and 2 Test. The tests will be available on student/parent connect.

Examples of Word Wall for Chapter 3

Homework:  1. Geoskills 1.4 Due Monday! 2. Notebook Check Due Monday! 3. Chapter 3 Vocabulary and Word Wall Due Monday End of hr! 4. Print Chapter 3 Notes & Cornell Notes CornellNotesChap3 Ch3NOTES 5. Check Positive Participation Points!

Have a good weekend!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning!

Today in class, I will review what will be on the Chapter 1 and 2 test tomorrow – 37 questions – multiple choice, matching of vocabulary, match the hominid to the nickname, determining primary or secondary source, and answering the questions, “How do social scientists interpret the past?” and “Compare the Capabilities hominids had in order to survive.” making it worth 45 points. *Extra credit, answer the these two essential questions in an email to me*

I will then show the class the notebook check again and how to complete it, followed by playing jeopardy. I will post the jeopardy link to my blog later today so students can play it tonight to help them study!

Homework: 1. Study for your Chapter 1 & 2 Test – Tomorrow! Play Jeopardy!!!:) 2. Print Chapter 3 Notes and Cornell Notes! 3. Moby Max 90 Minutes Due Tom before you get into class!! 4. Notebook Check Due Monday! 5. Geoskills 1.4 Due Monday!

Have a good day and please study!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning!

Couple of reminders before we start today!

-If youre interested in participating in the GeoBee (naming off capitals, countries, geography, questions etc.) Please let me know ASAP.

-Notebook Checks, make sure you have all topics completed on the rubric and highlighted dated and underlined!

-The test on Friday will worth 45 points, 37 questions, matching vocabulary, match the hominid to the continent, determine primary and secondary sources, multiple choice and answering the 2 essential questions of “How did Social Scientists interpret the past?” and “Compare the capabilities that helped hominids survive?” – 3 sentences a piece!. If you can answer these two correctly on an email to me tonight, it will be extra credit. 

-If you need to know the amount of minutes you have for Moby Max, email me please! It is due Friday before you walk in!

Today in class, we will begin the hour by getting our 1.4 Geoskills worksheet. StateSmartLongLat (2) StateSmartLongLat (1)  We will then review the notebook check, the Hominid Presentation Cornell Notes,  followed by having a FEW tiny minutes of work time, then checking our study guides!

Homework: 1. Study for your Chapter 1 & 2 Test – Friday! 2. Print Chapter 3 Notes and Cornell Notes! Ch3NOTES CornellNotesChap3 3. Moby Max 90 Minutes Due Friday! 4. Notebook Check Due Monday! 5. Geoskills 1.4 Due Monday!

Have a good day!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning!

As a huge REMINDER, all students were given the Chapter 1 and 2 Study Guide on October 3rd, we are checking it tomorrow and it must be completed. They will have had two weeks to complete it. Tomorrow is my birthday and all I would like is for my students to have study guides completed! PLEASE! 🙂 OH! and for a class to get to 90 minutes of Moby Max first!

Today in class, we will begin the hour by showing students how to complete a notebook check! (below I will explain more) We will then start/finish our Hominid Presentations, along with this they will be taking Cornell Notes over presentations in their notebooks!

Notebook Check – Each student will receive one of these 7thMarking Period 1 Notebook Check. They are required to highlight the topic on the table of continents and title. Each topic must be completed in order to earn the 100 summative points. This is due on Monday.

Homework:  1. Chapter 1 & 2 study guide checking tomorrow! Test is Friday! 2. Finish Hominid Cornell Notes! 3. Print Chapter 3 Notes & C. NotesCornellNotesChap3 Ch3NOTES!  4 Moby Max 90 minutes DUE FRIDAY!

Have a good day!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning and Happy Monday!

Today in class, we will begin the hour collecting our “Hominid Circle Maps” followed by getting back some papers, as well as putting some items in our notebook.We will then finish our hominid projects! They are due at the end of the hour. We will begin presenting tomorrow!

Homework:  1. Chapter 1 & 2 Study Guide Checking Weds 17th, Test Friday the 19th. 2. Print Hominid Cornell Notes hominidspresentationcnotes 3. Moby Max 90 Mins due FRIDAY!!!!

Have a good week!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning!

Today in class, we will continue to work on our hominids projects! On Monday by the end of the hour they will be due. Students will be mostly coloring their hominids and cutting out the materials for the project.

Homework: 1. Project is due Monday at the end of the hour!  2. Hominid Circle Map – Due Monday 3. BE HERE ALL THIS WEEK AND NEXT! 🙂 4. Bring all materials to class for project! DUE MONDAY END OF THE HOUR! 5. Chapter 1 and 2 Study Guide Checking Wednesday 17th, 6. Test Friday the 19th! Work on the entire thing! 7. Print Hominid Cornell Notes hominidspresentationcnotes 8. Moby Max 90 Minutes due October 19th!

Have a good day!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning!

As a HUGE reminder to all, it is important that you are here for the next few days due to the Hominids Project that you are assembling and presenting next week. If you miss a day, you could end up in a group by yourself.

Today in class, we will review what is on our test next week and our Hominid Circle Maps that are due Monday, followed by reviewing the Chapter 2 Essential Question. We will then begin our Hominids Project! HominidsProject (2) HominidsProject (1)

Extra Credit – Compare the capabilities that helped hominids survive. (Email me the entire answer!)

Homework:  1. Hominid Circle Map – Due Monday 2. BE HERE ALL THIS WEEK AND NEXT! 🙂 3. Chapter 1 and 2 Study Guide Checking Wednesday 17th, 4. Test Friday the 18th! Work on the entire thing! 5. Print Hominid Cornell Notes hominidspresentationcnotes 6. Moby Max 90 Minutes due October 19th!

Have a good day!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning!

Today in class, we will begin the hour by getting a Hominid Circle Map. It will be at random which hominid they receive, but they will need to fill it out as homework, it is due on Monday. HominidCircleMapOutline We will discuss Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis, and Homo Sapiens Sapiens. We will also be discussing the test. As of now, we will be checking the the study guide for Chapters 1 and 2, Wednesday October 17th, and test will be on Friday the 19th. The test will be worth 45 questions, multiple choice, matching of vocabulary, and matching of the hominids and two short answers of “How do Social Scientists interpret the past?” and “Compare the capabilities that helped the hominids survive.” *this is tentative, the test could be sooner*

#29 on the study guide

Homework: 1. Hominid Circle Map – Due Monday 2. BE HERE ALL THIS WEEK AND NEXT! 🙂 3. Chapter 1 and 2 Study Guide Checking Wednesday 17th, HAChapter1and2SG 4.Test Friday the 19th! Work on the entire thing! 5. Print Hominid Cornell Notes hominidspresentationcnotes 6. Moby Max 90 Minutes due October 19th!

Have a great day!

Mrs. Crechiolo

Good Morning!

I will be out today, however, Ms. Ulfers, my student teacher will be running class per usual. I expect all students to be extremely respectful of Ms. Ulfers and the substitute in the classroom.  Today in class, we will discuss and take notes over the next two hominids, Homo Habilis and Homo Erectus.

Homework:  1. BEHAVE TODAY PLEASE !:) 2. Chapter 1 and 2 Study Guide Definitions 1-6, 14-23, 28 3. Read Pages 18-23 in your book! 4. Print Hominid Cornell Notes from blog! hominidspresentationcnotes 5. Moby Max 90 minutes due October 19th!

Have a great day!  I expect an excellent report!

Mrs. Crechiolo