Monday, January 28

Today we will be reviewing for the test on Latin America that you will have tomorrow. It will be on all of Unit 3 which is Chapter's 6,7,8,and 9.

Quote of the Day: "Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs." -Vaclav Havel

Tuesday January 22

Today we will correct the vocabulary activity and supplemental questions for Chapter 9. For tomorrow be done with sections 1 and 2 of chapter 9.

Quote of the Day: "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." -Anonymous

Monday, January 21

Today is the first day of the second semester. We are halfway through 8th grade. You are now closer to the start of being 9th graders than you are of starting to be 8th graders. More will be expected of you this coming semester.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a day of observance of the great civil rights leader, who through non-violent protest was able to bring basic rights to African-Americans.

Quote of the Day: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Thursday January 10

Today we will go through Section 3 of the notes. We will also be correcting the Vocabulary Assignment. Tomorrow the maps are due and so are the Chapter 7 Supplemental Questions which we will be correcting.

Quote of the Day: "Whenever you do a thing act as if all the world were watching." -Thomas Jefferson

Wednesday January 9

Today we will be discussing Section 2 notes. After that we will be getting a grade sheet that is up to date except the test we took on Chapter 6. You will get an assignment which will be due tomorrow.

Quote of the Day: "One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks." -Jack Penn

Tuesday January 8

Today we will be starting to talk about Mexico. To start with we will be watching a 15 minute video on the first Civilizations in Mexico. And then we will start going through notes.


Quote of the Day: "You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them." -Malcolm Forbes (Publisher)