Dec 19 2008
Friday, December 19th
Happy Holidays!!!
Wishing all of my excellent students happy holidays and a happy new year!!
See you in two weeks!
Archive for December, 2008
Dec 18 2008
Thursday, December 18th
7th Grade Social Studies
We began watching a video on the lost boys of Sudan. It was interesting to see the hardships they faced when they came to the United States. We will finish the video tomorrow. There is no homework tonight.
Have a great night!
Dec 17 2008
Wednesday, December 17th
7th Grade Social Studies
Today we took our test over African geography and environment. We will have a warm-up quiz tomorrow, so make sure you have your warm-up sheet completed. If you are missing any assignments, now is the time to turn them in!
Tell Mr. Kay: What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo called before 1997?
8th Grade Reading
After independent reading, we edited and revised the rough drafts of our stories. Your final draft is due on Friday.
Have a great night!
Dec 16 2008
Tuesday, December 16th
7th Grade Social Studies
TEST TOMORROW!!
Oh my, we have a test tomorrow. You should study the following:
~ Chart of African Resources on page 42 of your notebook
~ African Vocabulary Test
~ Physiographic map answers on pages 43-44 of your notebook
~ Physiographic map of Africa
~ Political map of Africa (Be able to locate the colored target countries)
~ Environmental Issues answer sheet
We reviewed many of the things today that will be on the test. I hope you spend some time preparing tonight!
Dec 15 2008
Monday, December 15th
7th Grade Social Studies
We finished the last few skits from last week about deforestation, and I returned your physiographic maps and environmental answer sheets. Be sure to review these things for your test on Wednesday. Also, review your political map and pages 43-44 in your notebook. Tomorrow, we will be reviewing for the test.
Tell Mr. Kay: What extensive rain forest covers a large part of central Africa and is almost completely surrounded by mountains?
8th Grade Reading
After independent reading, we turned in our Venn diagrams on fairytale viewpoints. We also read the true story of the 3 little pigs as told by Alexander T. Wolf. He had an interesting perspective on the events of the story. We were able to get a good start on the stories we are writing using different perspectives.
Homework: Complete the rough draft of your story. We will be editing and composing our final draft on Wednesday.
Have a great night!
Dec 12 2008
Friday, December 12th
7th Grade Social Studies
We completed our activities on the environmental issues across Africa. Those groups that were not able to perform today will be able to on Monday. I was thoroughly impressed with the creative raps and songs that you came up with!
Don’t forget to be reviewing your notes for the test next Wednesday.
Homework: Complete the map of Africa that you received in class today.
Have an excellent weekend!
Dec 11 2008
Thursday, December 11th
7th Grade Social Studies
We continued our environmental group activities today. One of our groups rapped, "D-D-D-D-Deforestation." Nice. Don’t forget to be reviewing your physiographic notes on notebook pages 43-44. Our test is next Wednesday.
8th Grade Reading
After independent reading and writing, we continued to look at viewpoint in fairytales. If you did not complete the Venn Diagram in class, you should complete it for homework. Here is the link for the stories: http://surlalunefairytales.com
Have a great night!
Dec 10 2008
Wednesday, December 10th
7th Grade Social Studies
After submitting our physiographic maps, we began our new project on the environmental issues in Africa. We are reading information sheets, answering comprehension questions, and then producing a skit, song, acrostic, or ad campaign focusing on the environmental issue. I’m looking forward to seeing your ingenuity and creativity!
Tell Mr. Kay: Click on the picture on the right. Tell me two countries that have lost a high percentage of forest cover.
Dec 09 2008
Tuesday, December 9th
7th Grade Social Studies
We finished working on our physiographic maps today in class. If you did not complete your map in class, you must finish it for homework. Remember to strive for excellence in creating and identifying your landforms! We will begin looking at the environmental challenges facing Africa tomorrow.
8th Grade Reading
After independent reading, we worked on understanding viewpoint and how it affects the way we interpret things we read and hear about. We began researching a fairytale that will allow us to better understand how viewpoint impacts traditional stories. You do not have any homework tonight.
Have a great night!
Dec 08 2008
Physiogra…what?
7th Grade Social Studies
Physiographic Maps!! We began working on our physiographic maps of Africa today in class. We are answering questions about landforms and areas on pages 43-44 of our notebooks and drawing the landforms on our maps. These maps will be due on Wednesday. As of now, I am planning to have a test over the geography of Africa next Wednesday, December 17th. You do not need to complete anything for homework tonight.
Tell Mr. Kay: What country lies south of Niger and east of Benin?