Class News
April 23rd, 2015
Today we continued with chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy. We finished with section 4, Tyranny, so any absent students need to finish section 4. We then simulated democracy in the classroom, and started to read section 5 along with notes. If students didn’t finish it is not homework, we can finish it later. Ch … Continue reading
April 22nd, 2015
Sorry it has been a few days since I have posted on the blog. I am coaching track, so that is also taking up a lot of my time. My apologies. We have started, the last two days, on chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy. Yesterday and today we have worked on sections 1-4 in … Continue reading
April 17th, 2015
Today we started ancient Greece. Students had to read ‘Setting the Stage’ from pages 268-269 in their books, then had to work on a map with questions relating to it. Here is the map with questions (only the first TWO PAGES!!): ch 25 reading notes Monday we will begin chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy … Continue reading
April 16th, 2015
Today students took their chapter 24 assessment. Study guide: ch 24 study guide HOMEWORK: Illustrated dictionary for chapters 25 AND 26…BLUE WORDS ONLY! Due on Monday
April 15th, 2015
Today in class students received their study guide for chapter 24. ASSESSMENT IS TOMORROW! ch 24 study guide Here is the Quizlet for chapter 24: https://quizlet.com/79012725/chapter-24-vocab-piche-flash-cards/ Or you can search on quizlet.com for ‘Chapter 24 vocab piche.’ Today the homework for the billboard advertisement was due. Here is the criteria for that again: silk road … Continue reading
April 13th, 2015
Today in class we did a lot of review. It has been almost two weeks since we have last worked on chapter 24! We reviewed chapter 24, sections 3 and 4. Then we read and completed notes for section 5. ch 24 reading notes HOMEWORK: There is a homework assignment that students will have to … Continue reading
April 2nd, 2015
Today the final drafts were due!! If they didn’t have them turned in today, they will be able to turn them in the Monday we get back. For each day it is late, they will lose 5 points. If they finished the essays, then there is no homework over break! Happy Spring Break! Have a … Continue reading
April 1st, 2015
Today we continued chapter 24: The Silk Road. We worked on sections 3 and 4 which talk about the Eastern and Western Silk Road. Then we worked on our reading notes for each section. ABSENT STUDENTS: You need to read sections 3 and 4, and complete those sections in your reading notes. Here are the reading … Continue reading
March 31st, 2015
I apologize yesterday for not getting the blog up. There were some problems with the site and couldn’t access it. So yesterday I checked to see if the rough drafts were completed by the students. Any student who did not have their rough draft lost 5 points (unless they were absent on Friday or today). Then … Continue reading
March 27th, 2015
Today, students received their work for a new assignment…a 5 paragraph essay!! The essay will be on the topic we have been talking about for almost the last two weeks. “Was the Emperor of Qin an effective leader?” They will write an argumentative essay. Here is the rubric and the IBC chart: IBC.argumentative Qin essay … Continue reading