Hello!
I have taken a new position at Simpson Middle School -- Graduation Coach. My job is to help students with their academics. Don't be surprised if I check-up on you during the year, especially if your grades start dropping! Let me know if you need some help. We're going to have a terrific year!!!
Two more weeks of school?!?!?! How is that possible? This has been a really, really great year! I guess that's why the time has gone by so quickly.
We will be working on our ABC Books all week. I will have the laptops available in class on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, for research. In every class, the boys picked Africa and the girls picked Asia (very strange). Download abc_africa_book.doc The link is for the Africa book. If you are a girl, just change the word "Africa" to "Asia." :) Your books are due at the beginning of class on Monday, May 19th. We will work on them in class everyday, except Thursday.
Because of our project this week, we won't have a regular Current Event. I hate to cancel it completely because of the big news from Myanmar. If you would like to do a Current Event for extra credit or to fill in a missing grade, I will still accept them on Wednesday.
On Thursday, we will be holding our Annual 7th Grade International Day! If you or your parents or your grandparents are from another country or you have lived in another country, think about being a participant. The more participants we have, the better!
I hope everyone is excited about the last 15 days of this school year!!! This time of the year always flies by....
Monday and Tuesday -- We will be doing a mini-project. We will be creating a Relief Map of China and writing an essay describing the relationship between elevation and population density in China. You will be working in groups and it will be due at the end of class on Tuesday. If you work hard in class, this will be plenty of time! There won't be a Current Event this week.
Wednesday -- We will be reviewing a map of all of the countries we have learned about this year.
Thursday -- Today we will be using our new atlases to answer some questions about Asia and Africa.
Friday -- We will be going over the answers to the Atlas work from yesterday. We will also be going over the instructions to a project we will be working on next week.
Have a good weekend!
Welcome to the end of CRCT testing! Yahoo! If my homeroom is any indication, you are all taking your tests very seriously and really using your brains. Good job!!!
Monday and Tuesday -- We will continue watching some clips of the movie Gandhi. I can't show the whole thing because it is way too long, but we will watch some of the really important parts. The parts I show will be scenes that we've talked about in class. Remember to be answering the questions that go along with the clips. I'll be collecting those on Wednesday. Homework for Tuesday night is the Review. It will be due on Thursday and will take the place of this week's Current Event.
Wednesday -- Daily Geography will start-up again today. We will watch the last of the Gandhi clips and have a class discussion based on the questions you were given. Homework for tonight is to finish the Review.
Thursday -- We will work on a reflection about Gandhi and go over the answers to the Review. Homework for tonight is to study for tomorrow's test.
Friday -- There will be a test on Southeast Asia and South Asia today!!
Wasn't the weather this weekend wonderful? I hope you got outside some. I also hope you are feeling ready for the CRCT's starting this Wednesday! I know you are going to do really well!!!
Monday -- Read the final section of chapter 21, on Pakistan. Take notes from our power point on the Effects of Climate on South Asia.
Tuesday -- Review a map of all of the places we have studied this year. Any of these places could be part of the CRCT! I will be checking your notebooks today. You will need to have #10-16 completed and in order for me to check. Homework tonight is a Current Event on Asia.
Wednesday -- Spend a little time sharing Current Events. Read an article on Hinduism and Buddhism. Fill in a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast these 2 religions.
Thursday and Friday -- Read a variety of articles on South Asia. The articles will include: Growing up In India, Developing India, Mother Nature, and more (if we have time).
I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break! Everyone seems rested and happy.
Monday -- Today we did Ch 22 Visuals and watched a videostream on Southeast Asia.
Tuesday -- We will begin our study of modern India today. We will read section 1 of chapter 21 and a play on Gandhi, "Great Soul." I will give you a little time to work on your vocabulary from chapters 21 and 22. Homework for tonight is a Current Event on Asia.
Wednesday -- There will be a little time to share Current Events. Then, we will continue reading chapter 21 and learning about India. Homework for tonight is to study the vocabulary from chapters 21 and 22 (20th Century) for the quiz tomorrow.
Thursday -- We will begin with our vocabulary quiz. Then, we will continue with chapter 21 and our study of India. Homework for tonight is to study the vocabulary from chapter 21 for the quiz tomorrow.
Friday -- We will begin with our vocabulary quiz. Then, we will continue with chapter 21 and our study of India. Have a great weekend!!!!
Welcome back! Can you believe it's almost Spring Break? So exciting!!
Monday -- Today we took our test on East Asia and I graded the notebooks, pages 1-10. We started the vocabulary for chapters 21 and 22.
Tuesday -- We will finish the activity we started on Thursday, China: The World's Most Populous Country. We will be looking at the ways that China is dealing with their enormous population.
Wednesday -- We will read chapter 22, section 1, today. I have a powerpoint on the Collapse of Colonialism in Southeast Asia to supplement the textbook material.
Thursday -- Today we will read chapter 22, section 2. I will supplement the reading with a powerpoint on Economic Systems and Growth. We might have time to start reviewing the vocabulary from this chapter.
Friday --
Welcome Back!! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and got to spend some time outside!
We are really picking up the pace. Spring Break and the CRCT will be here before we know it!
Monday -- Today we will read Chapter 24, Section 4, on the culture of East Asia. I have a slide that summarizes this section. We will also start on some notes on post WWII Asia.
Tuesday -- Today we will read Chapter 24, Section 5, on Modern Japan. We will finish our notes on Post WWII Asia. Homework for tonight is a Current Event on Asia. If you can find an article on East Asia, that would be great.
Wednesday -- After we share our current events, we will read about how the population density in Japan affects the way they live. There is an article we will read and an activity that goes along with the reading.
Thursday -- Today we will read about China and how they deal with their enormous population. We will complete an activity that goes along with what we are reading. Homework tonight will be the reivew for chapter 24. 5th period will have the Honor's Assembly today.
Friday -- We will go over the answers to the review. Then we will be reading a play based on the tragedy at Tiananmen Square. Homework for the weekend will be to study for the test. Look over the review, the vocabulary, and your notes.
Welcome back! The is the 1st week of the last nine weeks! This year has flown by!
Monday -- Today we will clean out our notebooks and get them all together for the 4th quarter. I will give you a new Table of Contents. Then, we will watch a video stream on China. There is a crossword puzzle that will serve as your notes for this.
Tuesday -- We will be reading Ch. 24, Sec. 1 today. I have a powerpoint presentation on Mao Zedong to show you. Homework for tonight is a Current Event on Asia. If you can find an article on China or Japan, that would be great.
Wednesday -- You will be given a chance to share your Current Events. We will be reading about the Korean War and the Vietnam War. There is a graphic organizer for us to fill out with information about these two wars.
Thursday -- We will read Sec. 2 of Ch. 24 today. I have a powerpoint on China's government to supplement the text.
Friday -- Today we will read Sec. 3 of Ch. 24 and then look over a powerpoint on Japan's government. We will most likely be ready for our test on Chapter 24 at the end of next week!
Friday, during 5th period, we will hold our 3rd quarter Honor's Assembly! Hope to see you standing up and getting your certificate!!
March 10th - 14th
Mon. - We will read Chapter 23 section 2 and take notes on the power point of the Silk Road.
Tues. - We will read Chapter 23 section 3 and take notes on China's achievement. Then we will go over Chapter 23 vocabulary so that you may begin studying.
H.W. - Current Event on Asia
Wed. - We will take notes from the Isolationism power point. Then we will work on Unit 8 Visuals in class. If we have time, we will start on Chapter 23 Review.
Wed. - Chapter 23 Review and Unit 8 Visuals are due tomorrow
Thurs. - We will check Chapter 23 Review and Unit 8 Visuals
H.W. - Study for Chapter 23 test tomorrow.
Fri. - Chapter 23 test. We will read Chapter 24 section 1 and do vocabulary.
