Hausdorf’s Hemisphere

Today students took the DH 4 quiz, then went ahead and focused on the chapter 11 test, got started and finished. After the test, students were to copy (in the agenda or on a sheet of paper) the journal entry/reflection from the screen, since the blogs might be accessible over break. The journal is due on Monday when we return.

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Have a tremendous break, rest and recharge yourselves and enjoy your families. See you in a week!

Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate it! We have a lot to be thankful for!

I’m thankful for many things, but these stand out in my mind and affect my life daily; my family, my students, my colleagues, and my friends. I am very grateful and thankful to be teaching at McClure surrounded by awesome teachers and incredible students.

My break =

Today students copied DH 4, quiz tomorrow, then got right into review mode. Mr. Ranson went over the chart from page 300 and pp. 96-97 in the RSG (Reading Study Guide) in class to make sure students had the correct answers. I’m having difficulty putting these on the blog, so I hope you copied what you needed in class. Then students participated in Chapter 11 Jeopardy which should be below, thanks Mr. Ranson for creating it, and also students played Who Am I: Risky Business (except for 1st period). Please make sure you’ve read chapter 11, and review the RSG pages, the chart, and the review guide to get prepared for tomorrow. Don’t just rely on the Jeopardy game as a review resource, use the other resources!

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HOMEWORK- review the materials mentioned above for tomorrow’s Chapter 11 TEST, BRING A PENCIL SINCE IT WILL BE ON SCANTRON

Today students copied their warm ups, DH 4, then got started with a review activity by way of designing a timeline. The rubric is below and the purpose was for students to go through the assigned content and choose important dates to put on their timelines. This assignment is due tomorrow for 1st period-3rd period, not 4th period.

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http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/howtomakeatimeline2.htm

Tomorrow, we will be reviewing after the DH4 warm up. Bring your RSG/Workbook tomorrow as well. Make sure you’ve read your chapter by  now. Bring progress reports if you did not turn it in yet.

HOMEWORK- complete the review guide from Monday’s blog, read chapter 11 if you need

EXTRA: Cool Timeline, check it out!

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

Today students took the DG 10 quiz (except for 4th, which will be tomorrow), then took a Pop Quiz over the other revolutions, made by Mr. Ranson, and then finished up with an introduction into the Russian Empire, section 4. Tomorrow, we will finish with the Russian Empire, review, and get ready for the test on Friday.

BRING RSG’S AND WORKBOOKS TOMORROW.

HOMEWORK- read section 4 Russian Empire, print off a Review Guide and work on it at home

Today students continue with the battle for school rooms in our "imperialism" simulation, we will finish that tomorrow as well as wrap up Revolutions (section 3) and start the Russian Empire (section 4). We will also review on Thursday and take the test on Friday. Mr. Ranson also went over p. 300 table information with 1st and 2nd periods. Make sure you’ve read the chapter by Thursday.
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The above link is for DG 10.

Also, you will find the Review Guide for chapter 11 below, it’s a guide that has test material information. Spend a few minutes a night reviewing the guide preparing for the test.

Download chapter_11_review_guide.doc
HOMEWORK- make sure you’ve read up to section 3 of chapter by tomorrow

Tomorrow is Advisement Schedule

Today students continued to battle over rooms of the school, as our imperialism simulation continued. Tomorrow, we will finish that and discuss Revolutions, and start the Russian Empire. Review is on Thursday, and the test over chapter 11 on Friday.

I attached the wrong warm up to Friday’s blog…sorry, thanks Michael for catching that. Still be ready for the quiz on Monday. You should have copied the questions in class.

Today students after copying the DG 10 questions and going over them (quiz Monday), took part in a competitive team activity, whereby they had to sit in groups of five and create a country name and flag. Then, set forth to colonize the school by choosing which room they would take over, if another country had the same, there was a little battle (in the form of academic warm up questions) to see which country would lay claim to that room. It was pretty awesome. I collected 3rd period’s school maps/tables, and will collect the rest on Monday.

Download dg_10.ppt Say DG 10 but it’s 11

Thank you Mr. Ranson for leading our lesson today. We will finish that up on Monday, and fourth period will start it then.

HOMEWORK- review the DG 10, and make sure you’ve read Section 3 of Chapter 11: Revolutions

Today students constructed their maps for tomorrow’s competition. We are talking about "imperialism" and its effects on the world. Students had to trace the school map from their agenda onto a provided white piece of copy paper and draw a grid system over the top of it. I went over all the instructions in class with a demonstration on my whiteboard of how to do the grid system and how each paper should look. Then students were instructed to draw a table on the back of the school map and fill it in with appropriate information. Check the slides below.

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What does this flag have to do with "imperialism"?

http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/maproom.htm

Tomorrow, we will complete our activity, hopefully with a little competition. You must have your map and grid system complete to join our competition.

HOMEWORK- finish the assignment (school map and grid system on the front, and the table on the back) and have it ready for tomorrow.

REMEMBER: THE CHAPTER 11 TEST IS ON FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK