Mullen’s Megaphone

Today we had our vocabulary quiz along with a writing assessment in the form of an exit ticket.

If you were absent, you need to make up this work. Please see me Monday morning.

Homework: none

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Have a great weekend:)

Today we finished our physiographic maps of Africa and then looked at some cool transparencies of the physical features that we labeled. We then worked in our reading study guides (pp 152-153).

Reminder: Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow. You need to study because we will not have time for a review.

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See you tonight at Honk:)

Today we worked with our partners to answer map questions and then transfer the answers to a physiographic map of Africa. Everyone worked very well and the maps look great.

Reminders: Signed progress reports are due to me now. Vocabulary quiz will be on Friday, 11/30th.

Homework: none

Today we discussed our perceptions of Africa and how the way we see things shape our thoughts and actions. We also reviewed our vocabulary and read lesson 1 in our textbook.

Announcement: Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, 11/30th

Homework: finish reading lesson 1, pp 497-501

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Enjoy your afternoon!

Today we spent a few minutes talking about what we are thankful for. We talked about how lucky we are to live in a free country. We also watched a short video on the land and resources of Africa. We received our postcards and talked about rubrics and assignments.

Homework: If you haven’t finished your cover page, it will be graded tomorrow. Remember you need four pictures representing Sub-Saharan Africa.

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See you tomorrow

We had a bullyng lesson today as well as reviewing vocabulary.

Homework: none

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Accept everyone’s differences!

Today we listened to some cool African music in celebration of our unit on Sub-Saharan Africa. We reviewed different maps of this region and compared statistics. Remember, you have homework tonight if you didn’t finish your vocabulary:)

Homework: Chapter 17 vocabulary words:

plateau
Great Rift Valley
Sahel
desertification
drought
savanna
nonrenewable resource
renewable resource
paleontologist
Bantu migration
Mansa Musa
missionary
Hutu
Tutsi
racism
diversity
apartheid

These words are to be defined on pp 58-59 of your notebook.

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Have a great evening!

Today we finished our discussion on the governments of the Middle East and updated our notebooks. Monday we will wrap up our study of this region by looking at the economy of this region.

Homework: none

This is Mrs. Mullen saying…

Have a great weekend!

Today we took a look at the different governments in the Middle East and discussed how religion played an important role. We completed a two-column notes worksheet and will finish discussing tomorrow.

Reminders: Map of the governments of the Middle East due now. Postcards are now past due.

Update: Grades have been updated in case you would like to check i-parent:)

Homework: none

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What a short week!