Sunday, February 28, 2010

Week of March 1, 2010

Current Event Week 3
Read the story which compares Chile's earthquake to Haiti's. Explain why there was relatively less damage in Chile although the earthquake was 501 times stronger (8.8 on the Richter scale vs. 7.0.)
Fridays quiz was moved to Monday(3/1)

Book work for the week. Due by Friday.
Chapter 10 Muslim Civilizations
10(1a) The Rise of Islam (304-308) Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the three checkpoint questions in completes sentences. Also, answer the focus question on page 304.

10(1b) Separate homework grade answer the two Thinking Critically questions on page 307 , the three Thinking Critically questions on page 309 and Map Skills questions 1-3 on page 315.

10(2) Building a Muslim Empire. (310-316). Identify the terms, people,and places in split page notes. Answer the five checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also, answer the focus question on page 310 and biography question on page 314.

10(3) Muslim Civilizations Golden Age. (317-323)
Identify the terms, people and places in split page notes. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also answer the biography question on page 320 and the two Thinking Critically questions on page 323.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Week of February 22,2010

Week #1 Current Event form is due today, Week #2Current Event form is due by next Monday.

Chapter 34 Section 1; Industrialized Nations after the Cold War (p. 1096-1099) Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes, also answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also, why is Putin compared to Hitler? (p.1098)

Section 2 on Globalization is past due

Section 3: Social and Environmental Changes (1106-1113) Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Answer the question on malaria on page 1107 and the quetion on the picture on 1109.

Section 4: Security in a Dangerous World (1115-1119) Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Answer questions 2+3 on the Map Skills map on pag 1117.

Quiz on Friday on Chapter 34

Monday, February 8, 2010

Week of February 8, 2010

Accelerated Class will be getting their copy of the book Three Cups of Tea this week. Some students have read this, but we will be discussing this book in class after vacation.

Current Event Form to be Completed by Friday.
This is Week 1.

Book Work: 31(4): The Modern Middle East (p. 1032-1037) assigned last week is due today.

Due Wednesday:
33(3) China and India: Two Giants of Asia p. 1076-1080
Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

34(2) Globalization. p.1100-1104
Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Quiz on Friday:
The topic: The world since WWII

Monday, February 1, 2010

Week of February 1, 2010

Due Thursday: Complete the Primary Source reading on Vaclav Havel, page 10007, answer questions 1+2
Read the Quick Study Guide, page 1008
Answer the terms, people, places questions 1-6
Choose 5 of the 9 Main Idea questions on page 1010
Answer them in complete sentences.

Be ready for a quiz on Chapter 30 this Thursday or Friday.

Due Monday (2/8) The Modern Middle East p. 1032-1037
Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also answer questions 2+3 on the map onpage 1033. Finally, answer the Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 1034.