Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Change in plans...

Due to the language benchmark Thursday I will not be giving a test on that date.  Students will have a quiz over Latin American history Friday instead.  They should be able to answer the following questions:


1. Who was the leader of the Aztecs?
2. Who was the leader of the Incans?

3. Who defeated the Aztecs?
4. Who defeated the Incans?

5. Who helped Mexico gain their independence?

6. Who helped Haiti gain their independence?
7. Who helped several countries in South America gain their independence?

8. Who took over as Cuba’s dictator after the Cuban Revolution?
9. What was the greatest weapon the conquistadors had?

10. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?

11. What was the capital of the Incan empire?
12. If you wanted to travel from the Aztec empire to the Incan empire which way should you go?
13. Which group became a labor source after the indigenous people were all killed?
14. Which animal helped people hunt, travel, and trade over a larger area?

15. Which group did the Zapatistas support?




Monday, February 27, 2012

Week of Feb 27

Monday - Columbian Exchange
Tuesday - Independence Movement - Club Day
Wednesday - continue Independence Movement, study guide - Reading Benchmark
Thursday - Latin America History test, Benchmark study guide
Friday - Benchmark study guide

Monday - review for Benchmark
Tuesday - BENCHMARK EXAM

Benchmark Exam schedule 

Wednesday 2/29 - Reading
Monday 3/5 - Science
Tuesday 3/6 - Social Studies
Wednesday 3/7 - Math
Thursday 3/8 - Language
Friday - No school

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Enrichment Projects

We have finally completed our Enrichment projects!!

Over the past few weeks my enrichment group has gotten a preview of the new unit.  They were divided into groups and assignment one man from Latin American history to research.  They had to answer the following questions.

Who were they?
Where did they live in Latin America?
When did they live?
What did they do that was so important?
Why were they motivated to do this?
Who were their friends?
Who were their enemies?

Students then researched their apperance and clothing styles. 
Each group also had to give their men appropriate backgrounds. 

I think they did an amazing job!!


Cortez and Montezuma II 

Pizarro and Athaulpa

Hidalgo and L'Overture

Bolivar

Week of Feb 20

Week of Feb 20

Monday - school holiday
Tuesday - finish up Aztec medicine advertisements, 4 men graphic organizer, guided reading over chapter 16 - Progress Reports
Wednesday - Aztecs and Incas: Fall of the Empires, BrainPop
Thursday - Columbian Exchange - how are our lives different?
Friday - "If I Were Mayor..." - type essays, only those that turn in a typed final copy will have their work submitted.

Due to having a short week and being in the computer lab Friday - there will be NO vocabulary quiz this week.

Students will have a short quiz Thursday, March 1st over this unit.

Benchmark Exam is March 6th

Monday, February 20, 2012

Latin America's Cultural Legacy - Vocabulary


Encounter
Consequence
Conquistador
Aztecs
Cortez
Montezuma II
Incas
Pizarro
Atahualpa
Colombian Exchange
Indigenous
Agriculture


Friday, February 17, 2012

Aztec Medicine

Ask your student tonight how they would like to go to an Aztec doctor next time they are sick!

Presidents' Day

Remember all TC schools will be closed for Presidents' Day - Monday, February 20.