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)

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

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

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