Mesopotamia TEST re-scheduled

MESOPOTAMIA TEST RE-SCHEDULED

***TEST WILL BE TUESDAY 12/13***

Due on Monday 12/12 will be your review sheet that you started in computer class.

HW- 12/6

In the review packet...read pages 17,18, and 19


Do all sections on pg. 20 and the first section on pg. 21


We will be reviewing for the test tomorrow and Thursday, any questions please let me know =)

Monday 12/5

For home work tonight:

Write 5 sentences about what we learned in class today, you may use your notes to help you remember.

Test On Mesopotamia- FRIDAY 12/9

Review sheets will be given out tomorrow in class!!!

HW- 11/28

For HW tonight please refer to the notes that you took on the video that we watched today in class. Please list 5 things that you learned from the video. It will be handed in tomorrow, 11/29

Neolithic Revolution Essay

ESSAY WILL BE DUE ON TUESDAY (11/21)

You can either submit the essay in class or through Google Docs

Any questions please refer to your outline!!!

Neolithic Revolution Essay

For Weds 11/16

Tonight for HW I want you to write the introduction to your Neolithic Revolution Essay.

Please follow the outline...remember you need to have five sentences in your introductory paragraph

We will be going over the intro paragraph in class tomorrow as well as writing the first body paragraph, so please be prepared.

Hamburger Essay on Neolithic Revolution

Mmmmmmmm... I'm feeling hungry!!!!

All week we will be working on our "Hamburger Essay" on the Neolithic Revolution...

Be sure to have your copy of the notes and of the outline each day this week :)

Paleolithic vs. Neolithic

HW Thursday 11/3

Complete the Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Graphic Organizer

• Under both categories you need to have at least 3 facts
• Must be in complete sentences
• Describe what major change took place between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

As of now we will be having our first quiz on Tuesday 11/8, on the Paleolithic and Neolithic material.

On Friday 11/4, I will have a review sheet that will be completed over the weekend. We will go over the review sheet on Monday 11/7.

Neolithic Revolution- Civilizations

We will continue reviewing the transition from the Paleolithic Era to the Neolithic Era and the beginnings of civilizations.

• I am looking to have a small quiz on this information on Tuesday November 8th.
• I will have a review packet on Friday 11/4 which will be completed for HW over the weekend
• Monday 11/7 we will go over and correct the packet in preparation for the quiz
  

Stone Age Packet

HW Due Monday 10/31

-Write 3 sentences on how the Agricultural Revolution effected people of the Stone Age.

HW 10/26 Weds- Paleolithic Era

HW Due Thursday- Please write 3 sentences about whether or not you would like to live during the Paleolithic Era. Make sure you say why or why not!

Population and Migration in the U.S.

HW Due Tuesday:

Movement/Migration packet pg. 124, Questions 1-3

Movement: Push/Pull Factors

HW Due Monday: Movement/Migration packet pg. 120, Questions 1-5

Test Tomorrow

Study:

• Religions packet
• Packets from this unit
• Review packet (all answers should be correct because we went over it today)

Upcoming Due Dates

Due tomorrow (Thursday): pgs. 100, 101 of the Review Packet
Due Friday: pgs. 102, 103, 104 of the Review Packet
Due Monday: pgs. 105, 106 of the Review Packet

**The whole review packet must be complete by Monday.  We will be having the Test on Tuesday 10/18.

Review Homework

Pgs. 97, 98, 99 in the Review packet due tomorrow.

Plant and Animal Life Homework

Complete page 84 in the plant and animal life packet.

Cultural Geography: Classwork and Homework

Click HERE for a blank copy of today's packet (Cultural Geography)

Today in class we read pages 85,86 and completed page 88 together.  For homework, students should complete page 87.

10/3 in Class

Today in class we went over the homework on pg. 67, 68.  Then we finished our scavenger hunt.  You can do this from home if you were absent today using THIS link.

There is no homework tonight.

Homework due Monday

Pg. 67, 68 in the Landforms and Water Systems packet

Landforms and Water Systems HW

Pg 63,64 in packet.

Review packet, test tomorrow

Pg 50, 51 in the review packet & study for the quiz tomorrow!

Make your own map

Complete page 12 in the Using A Map packet.  Students should create their own map including all of the parts learned about in class.

Using A Map

Complete pages 9,10 in the Using A Map packet.

ALSO get your Geography Test signed.

Hemispheres, Oceans and Continents HW

In the Hemispheres, Oceans and Continents Packet given today, students should complete page 15.

The Terms to Know for Geography quiz will be tomorrow. Students should use their flashcards to study.

Geography Homework due Wed

Pg. 13 in the Geography packet due tomorrow.

There will be a quiz on Friday on the Terms to Know.  Students should use their flashcards to study!

Workbook Homework: Geography

Tonight students should read pages 1-5 of their World Geography and You workbooks and complete the exercises on page 6.

9/11 Memorial Lesson

This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attack.  In class today we will be using a photo gallery that showcases various memorials that have been made in order to remember those who lost their lives. 

Click HERE to see the full gallery.  We will choose certain images to review in class, but you can feel free to look at more on your own.

Geography Flascards due Monday

Students should make flashcards for the terms to know found on page 3&4 of their first packet.

HERE is a virtual set of flashcards that you can use to study on the computer!

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