Thursday, December 20, 2007

Thursday December 20

Today we will be discussing the Ancient Civilizations of Latin America. And watching a short video on Macchu Picchu. We will also be correcting the Theme Map.

Quote of the Day: "Happiness is good health and a bad memory." -Ingrid Bergman

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Wednesday December 19

We will correct the supplemental questions today. Take some notes, and at the end of class you will be given a theme map that shows the different languages of Latin America. That will be due tomorrow.

Quote of the Day: "Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece." -Sherry Rothfield

Monday, December 17, 2007

Tuesday December 18

We will correct the Chapter 6 Vocabulary and then finish notes on section 1. If we have time we will start on section 2. For Wednesday be done with the Chapter 6 Supplemental Questions.

Quote of the Day: "Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either." -Albert Einstein

Monday December 17

Today we will be correcting the Panama Canal Video. And taking notes on Section 1. At the end of class you will be assigned the vocabulary activity for chapter 6.

Quote of the Day: "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it." -Jonathon Winters

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Thursday December 13

Today we will be finishing correcting the Unit 3 Atlas. And taking notes on Chapter 6 Section 1. You will also be assigned a map on Latin America.

Quote of the Day: "Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable."

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Wednesday December 12

Congratulations Girls Basketball for winning at Red Lake Falls yesterday.

Nice win for Girls Hockey last night. Great crowd there to watch.

Today you will get your tests back. I'm not happy.

We will then correct the Unit 3 Atlas. And take notes with the time we have left.

Quote of the Day: "Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself." -Samuel Butler

Monday, December 10, 2007

Monday December 10

Today we will be going through the review of Canada. So get those out so I can go around and make sure you are done with them.

Tomorrow you have a TEST on Canada.

Quote of the day: "If you hear a voice within you say "You cannot paint," then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced." -Vincent van Gogh

Friday, December 7, 2007

Friday December 7

Today is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. 65 years ago today the Japanese attacked the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Today you will be going to the computer lab to do a test on Canadian Provinces and Capitals. Go to the blog and click on Lizardpoint.com If I see you click on the help button you will get a zero on your test. No questions asked. If you need to study you can use sheppardsoftware.com

When you are done come back to the room and work on your assignment for next week.

Quote of the Day: "One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in." -Wayne Gretzky

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Thursday December 6

Today we will be taking notes on 5-4.

We will also finish the video on Canada.

Quote of the day: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Wednesday December 5

I hope you all got a good workout in helping your parents shovel snow last night or this morning.

Today we will take notes on Chapter 5 Section 3. And then watch more of the Canada Video. Remember TEST on Provinces and Capitals periods 1,2,3, on FRIDAY. For period 5 your test is THURSDAY.

Quote of the Day: "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins-not through strength but by perseverence." -H. Jackson Brown

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Tuesday December 4

Today we will correct the Chapter 5 Supplemental questions. We will then take notes on Chapter 5 Section 2.

We will be getting out of school today. At about 3:12.

Quote of the Day: "Everyone thinks of chnging the world but no one thinks of changing himself." -Leo Tolstoy

Monday, December 3, 2007

Monday December 3

Today we will be going to the computer lab. We will be working on the provinces and capitals of the country of Canada. Bring an atlas with you and look on page 42 and 43 for some help.

Go to the blog and you can click on some of the links. I didn't make any special ones just for Canada so you may have to do some searching.

Quote of the Day: "Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire." -Arnold H. Glasow