Sunday, January 10, 2010

China Trip 2010














Here are the photographs I took on the trip...WARNING...there are 695

(and those are just the edited ones)!

http://picasaweb.google.com/hikenandhistory

Monday, November 9, 2009

8th Grade

Here are the changes to the 4th Week syllabus...

WEEK 4 Imperial Reorganization & Philosophy of American Revolution
16- LECTURE: Results of The French & Indian War (1763) VIDEO: Proud To Be British
Homework: Magna Carta questions & READ Ch. 3.5 Conflict in The Colonies
17- LECTURE/VIDEO: Stamp Act (1765)
Homework: HippoCampus Lesson 10 Primary Source “Boston Massacre”
18- VIDEO: Liberty! Day 2 Homework: HippoCampus Lesson 10 Read: “The Townshend Duties”
19- LECTURE: Boston Tea Party (1773) Homework: Hippo Campus Lesson 10 Read: “Boston Tea Party”
20- ASSESSMENT #1 The French & Indian War

Sunday, October 11, 2009

8th Grade Syllabus Change

WEEK 9 Lesson 6: Middle Colonies
12- VIDEO: Impact of Freedom of Religion (4:30)
GROUP: What’s a Colony? Silvernails & Big Tub, West to Jersey, William The Wise (day 1)
Homework: READ Ch. 3.3 The Middle Colonies


13- GROUP: What’s a Colony? Silvernails & Big Tub, West to Jersey, William The Wise (day 2)
Homework: READ Ch. 3.4 Life in English Colonies

14- VIDEOS: The Middle, Chesapeake, and Southern Colonies
Practice Assessment- New England & Middle/Southern Colonies

15- PORTFOLIOS DUE ASSESSMENT #2 European Colonies Help Develop America

16- NO SCHOOL


Sunday, October 4, 2009

REMINDER!

ALL CHEAT SHEETS, CURRENT EVENTS, and C-SPAN (8th) National Geographic (7th) are due this FRIDAY, October 9! This counts as 25% of the NINE WEEKS GRADE so make sure you have them all turned in by Friday.




Wednesday, September 30, 2009

7th and 8th Practice Assessments ONLINE

All the practice assessments are online.

If you need a copy you can print them from there.

Linked below

Oct 3, 2009 is the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival, also called Moon Festival!!
Chinese Moon Festival falls on Lunar Calendar Aug 15, 2009. It is said that the moon will be fullest, and brightest on this day.

It symbolizes completeness and abundance!
Happy Moon Festival!
中秋節快樂!