Students will have a mid-unit test on Economics. Students have a completed study that they are to turn into flash cards for a homework grade. We will not collect their notebooks tomorrow; they will continue to work on this notebook until thanksgiving. If you lost your study guide however you can Download unit_4_midtest_study_guide.doc.
All classes also had 5 problems using exchange rates for homework You can Download currency_worksheet.doc here.
Students will be taking the Economics Vocab quiz again this Friday. If your child made a 100%, then they will not be taking it a second time. This is the same quiz as last time. Review NB1 in the notebook.
Students have been working on an Illustrated Economic Dictionary in Social Studies. They started it on Friday, worked on it all period Tuesday, and worked on it all class today. Some students completed it today and turned it in. Others will have to finish it for homework - its dues on Friday. Download another copy if your child lost it. Also there will be a quiz on Friday over the words in their dictionary.
Test Alert!
Students have a unit test over the Governments of the Middle East and government vocabulary as well as a notebook check. 6th period's test will be on Friday. Students received their study guide on Wednesday and now have the opportunity to see the partially completed study guide below to be sure their study guide answers are accurate. Happy Studying! See you tomorrow. I recommend that students review all the pages in their notebook. Also the Unit III notebook will be due on Friday as well.
Student will have a short quiz over the following vocab words on Wednesday, Oct. 8th. The words are autocracy, oligarchy, democracy, federal, confederation, unitary. Students should study NB3.
Monday-Friday we will be working with 6 words: autocracy, oligarchy, democracy, federal, confederation, unitary. First we did an initial vocab matrix to get students familiar with the words. Then we worked on a think-tac-toe on the governments. We even made an example of each type of activity included in the think-tac-toe. The completed think-tac-toe will be due on Friday. This is a project grade and will be graded on a rubric the students already have.
Download government_vocabulary_think_tac_toe.doc
Students have a unit test over the history of the Middle East and a notebook check. 6th period's test will be on Friday. Students will receive a study guide on Wednesday and will be given some time to work on it in class. I recommend that student review all the pages in their notebook.
Also the Unit II notebook will be due. To receive a 100% on the notebook, students should have a complete table of contents, all the pages in the correct order, and all the pages should be completely filled out (no blanks). Students will be graded on their effort, not their accuracy.
Look out for Progress Reports. They go home on Tuesday, Sept. 16th.
Today, we simulated the struggle between Palestinians and Israelis for the same homeland. Students that were Pads felt that the Great Power (aka Mrs. Nolasco and Mrs. Golz) did not like them anymore and loved the Zods more. Some students were very angry at me by the end of the simluation! However, when we debriefed the simulation at the end of class, they realized that I was playing the role of Great Britain who favored the Zionist more than the Palestinians. Students enjoyed creating their protest slogans and I enjoyed seeing what they came up with.
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