Friday, August 31, 2012

Practice Map Quiz

http://www.worldatlasbook.com/images/maps/europe-map-outline-printable.jpg


Please use the link above or the map below if you wish to give your student practice map tests.


Honors Classes (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th) -

Physical Features

Danube River
Mediterranean Sea
Iberian Peninsula
Rhine River
European Plain
Chernobyl
English Channel
Pyrenees
Baltic Sea
the Alps
Ural Mountains
Scandinavian Peninsula

Political Features

Belgium
Poland
United Kingdom
Netherlands
France
Russia
Portugal
Turkey
Germany
Spain
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Ukraine
Ireland

Advanced Class (3rd) -

Physical Features

Danube River
Mediterranean Sea
Iberian Peninsula
Rhine River
European Plain
Scandinavian Peninsula
English Channel
Pyrennes
the Alps
Ural Mountains

Political Features

Belgium
Poland
United Kingdom
France
Russia
Portugal
Germany
Spain
Italy
Ukraine



Week of Sept 3rd

Monday - Labor Day Holiday
     No vocabulary quiz this week

Tuesday - Review Location, Climate, Natural Resources group work
     Homework - Essay:  How does location, climate, and natural resources affect population density?

Wednesday - Religions - Christianity, Islam, Judaism
    Homework - Students will receive a study guide for Unit Two test

Thursday - Continue religion discussion

Friday - Continue religion discussion, Map Test


Monday, September 10 - Unit Two TEST



Group work!






Monday, August 27, 2012

Upcoming Events

Tuesday - August 28

Parent Night and Progress reports go home

Wednesday - August 29

Five paragraph essay due*

Students all had about 20 minutes to work on this in class Monday.  All students also have an outline to follow and notes to help them build their paper.

Friday - Sept 7

Unit Two Test!!

Students will be given a study guide next week.




Friday, August 24, 2012

Vocabulary - Government 2

This week's words (August 21) Quiz August 27

Legislation
Executive
Bicameral
Prime Minister
President
State
Representative
Politician

August 27

Monday -
   * Quiz Retake
   * Vocabulary quiz - government 2
   * Beginning working on government essay - five paragraphs, due Wednesday

Tuesday -
   * Work in the computer lab
   * Complete an overview of 4 European countries

PROGRESS REPORTS AND PARENT NIGHT

Wednesday -
   * Turn in government essays, progress reports
   * Group assignment over location, climate, natural resources in Europe

Thursday -
   * Continue group work

Friday -
   * Group work due!

Check it out -

Mission San Luis - Field Trip!  I will discuss the trip during Parent Night.

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Technology is wonderful when it works!  I can't seem to get my weebly site to work the way I would like it so I am going to back to my blog.  I hope this helps everyone see what is going on in Honors and Advanced Social Studies.