A Long Way Gone

We will be reading the autobiography A Long Way Gone.  Students will take quizzes periodically throughout the book.  The first quiz will be this Friday, April 3rd.  We will resume the book when we return from Spring break.

Week of 3.9.09

Next week we will conclude our discussion on Christianity and finish up with the fall of Rome.  We will then have a lecture that summarizes everything we have done and the students will complete a review sheet.  Their test will be on March 12th!

Projects

We will be working on our quarter project on Friday in the computer lab.  Students have all handouts regarding their project.
Due March 18th.  No late projects will be accepted for any reason.

Ancient Rome!

Beginning on 2.17.09 we will start a unit on Ancient Rome!  Get excited!!!  We will spend about 3 to 3 1/2 weeks on Rome which will be followed by a novel to be read in class about a boy soldier in Africa.

Test Review–Study, Study, Study! 2.9.09

Monday afterschool we will review for the Greece test.  If your student would like to come they are welcome to do so.  If enough people come to the review we can order a pizza so bring $2 if you are coming to the review.  I will supply the drinks if you supply money for pizza […]

Extra Credit Reminder! Due 1.9.08

Your project is due to the Substitute on Friday, January 9th!  She knows what is expected!

Trekking onto Greece!

We will begin our unit on Ancient Greece when we return from MLK Weekend!  I am looking forward to the activities, historical accounts, and dramas we will study!  Get stoked and pumped to move to ancient Greece!!!

Grade Reports!

Final Grade Reports will be given out on Friday, January 16th.  This will be their 2nd Quarter Grade.  This must be signed and returned with updated email address and phone number!

Midterm/BCS National Championship- Go Gators!

As many of you may know, I am a Gator who bleeds orange and blue!  My team has requested my assistance at the Fedex BCS National Championship to help cheer on Timmy and his buddies!  I am mentioning this to you as a way to let you know that there will be a substitute in […]

Quarter 2- Whipping Through Freshman Year!

We are well under way for Quarter 2.  As we leave behind the photograph we took of World Geography we will begin to encounter the early civilizations, including prehistory (history before written time).  Our adventures will take us through Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, into India, and the ancient civilizations in China.  Inventions, Language Developments, and the […]

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