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TEXTBOOK ON-LINE Students can view the Geography textbook on line by going to the following website, clicking on the link to the book, and typing in the user name and password listed below: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/geography/gwip2002/user name: GWIP password: gubRERan35
CURRENT EVENTS Awareness of CURRENT EVENTS is an important component of the Geography curriculum. You can watch the CNN Student News any day by click on the following link ... http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html Also, if you have any old newspapers (Boston Globe, Patriot Ledger) or newsmagazines (Time, Newsweek) that you plan to discard, we could use those in the classroom for current events projects. Please send them to school with your child. We will use them in the classroom. Any materials we do not use will be properly disposed of in the school's recycle bins. Thank you. HOMEWORK FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 ALL CLASSES: None. THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete worksheets 7-B and 7-E. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Finish the map and the definitions of Africa's physical features. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 PERIODS 1, 2, 3, and 4: Take notes on the taiko drumming (Japanese drummers presentation) from this afternoon's assembly. MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 ALL CLASSES: None assigned. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Organize all notes and study for Monday's test. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete the "Turkey" assignment started in class. WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Read "Turkey" on pages 477 - 480. Write three detailed, complex statements of fact EACH about: (a) Turkey's physical geography, (b) Turkey's economy, and (c) Turkey's people. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete the Language Map of the Middle East along with the writing assignment on the back page of that packet. MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete the Egypt assignments #1 -5 in the packet if you have not already completed and handed in the packet. This is due tomorrow. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 ALL CLASSES: NONE ASSIGNED. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 ALL CLASSES: MCAS testing tomorrow. Bring a snack and an outside reading book to read once you finish the test. MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012 ALL CLASSES: MCAS testing tomorrow. FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 PERIOD 7 CLASS: Read pages 443- 446 in the textbook. Complete the worksheet. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012 Periods 1,2,3,4: Finish the worksheet you started in class today. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Finish making the cover for your project's type 3 if you have not already finished it. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Do the newspaper assignment. Bring your completed story summary as well as the newspaper to class tomorrow. MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012: ALL CLASSES: If you have not finished any part of your project (writing assignment or visual), you must do so tonight. Bring all materials to class tomorrow. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Work on your project visual. It is due on Monday. Bring all project materials to class on Monday. Writing assignments will be completed in class on Monday. THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Work on your project's visual presentation. The visual is due on Monday. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Complete any unfinished research. Record notes on worksheets OW-1 and OW-2. (2) Plan your project visual. Obtain materials. These might include: poster board, drawings, pictures. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete your research notes for your project. These notes include all questions on OW-1 worksheet and the OW-2 worksheet (includes the table). MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Obtain information for your research project. (The first place to start is the textbook. Then go to other sources.) Read over the information. (2) Take notes from the research. Record notes on worksheets OW-1 and OW-2. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 ALL CLASSES: There is no homework due on Monday, April 23rd. Enjoy the vacation. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012 ALL CLASS PERIODS: Finish the "Physical Features of Asia and Africa" chart. Complete the entire chart. You will need to use physical maps of Asia and Africa from the textbook to do this. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 PERIODS 1,2,3: Write ten questions about the continent (Asia or Africa) you were assigned to write about. Use a physical map and a political map of the continent to help you develop the ten questions. PERIODS 4, 7: Finish the Type 3 biography writing assignment. MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012 PERIODS 1, 2, 3: No homework assigned. However, if you were one of the students who was given the type 3 essay on Russia's economic regions to finish, make sure you complete the essay and hand it in tomorrow. PERIODS 4, 7: Write ten questions about the continent (Asia or Africa) you were assigned to write about. Use a physical map and a political map of the continent to help you develop the ten questions. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 NONE ASSIGNED. MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Read "What is Communism?". Answer all questions including the two open response questions. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete maps in Russia packet: 5B, 5C, 5D, and 5 E. THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Read "Focus On: Russia" pages 396-399. Answer the nine questions on worksheet 5-F in the Russia packet. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012 ALL CLASSES: MCAS TESTING TOMORROW. BRING A SNACK AND OUTSIDE READING BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW. MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 ALL CLASSES: MCAS TESTING TOMORROW. BRING A SNACK AND OUTSIDE READING BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW. FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Use your Study Guide to help you prepare for Monday's test on Europe. Also, review the chapter review pages (317, 341, 359, 391) as well as the practice maps that we worked on class to help you study for the test on Europe. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Organize all Europe papers in your folder. Use these to help you study for Monday's unit test. (2) Read chapter summary pages 317, 341, 359, 391. (3) Work in your Eastern Europe packet should have been completed in class today; however, if the packet is not complete, make sure that you finish it tonight. TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Make sure that you bring your Eastern Europe packet and colored pencils to class tomorrow. We will finish the packet in class tomorrow.
ALL CLASSES: Tomorrow is MCAS ELA Long Composition examination. Make sure that you bring a snack and an outside reading book to your homeroom class.
Unit test on Europe will be Monday, March 26th. FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012 PERIOD 1, 3, 4, 7: In your Eastern Europe packet, do “The Baltic Countries”. Read “Romania” on pages 381 – 382 and answer the questions that go with that reading. PERIOD 2 = In your Eastern Europe packet, complete the map of Poland. Do “The Baltic Countries” page. You need to read page 371 to answer the questions on that page. THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Read "Poland", pages 365-369. (2) Answer questions 1-14 in the packet. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Do the Eastern Europe map analysis sheet. Eight complete factual statements should be written stating facts drawn from the maps in the chapter. TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012 PERIOD 2 & 7: Finish the “Beowulf” questions PERIODS 3 & 4: Read “Beowulf” and answer the questions PERIOD 1: None MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012 PERIODS 2, 3, 7 … 1. Read "Finland – Culture" and do questions 1-8 2. Read "Olympic X-Country Skiing" and answer questions 1- 8 PERIOD 1 CLASS … 1. Read "Olympic Cross-Country Skiing" and answer questions 1-8 2. Read "Olympic Ski Jumping" and answer questions 1-6 PERIOD 4 CLASS … 1. Read "Finland—Culture" 2. Answer the questions after the reading ALL CLASSES If you had not finished or done the homework assigned over the weekend: Finish any homework from the weekend that had not been completed. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012: Finish the work in the Northern Europe packet. THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012: NONE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Read pages 353 - 357. (2) Answer items 14 thru 21 -- Iceland, Denmark, Capital Cities -- in the packet. (3) Bring the packet to class tomorrow along with colored pencils to complete map work in class. MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012 ALL CLASSES: None. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Finish the map of Greece. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Read pages 336-340. Complete parts 1 and 2 on the Greece worksheet.
ALL CLASSES: If you did not finish the Type 3 writing assignment (Spain), you must finish it tonight and hand it in tomorrow. If you already handed it in, there is no homework tonight. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Complete the Iberian Criss-Cross puzzle. (2) Study and learn the terms and meanings from the puzzle. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Finish the map of Spain/Portugal if you did not complete it in class. (2) Read "Spain and Portugal" on pages 323-329 in the textbook. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Have a great vacation. If you were one of the students who did not finish the map of Italy, you must finish it over the week and hand it in on Monday, February 27th. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Make sure that you bring colored pencils to class tomorrow as we will be working on maps in class. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 ALL CLASSES: The African-American profile is due tomorrow. Make sure that you complete all questions on the profile's outline. Document where you got your information. If you got information from the internet, you should cite the URL (web address), print out the article, and attach it to your profile's outline. If you got the information from a book, you must give the title and the author of the book. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Reminder that the African-American Profile is due on Thursday. Do the research and complete the profile outline. This is due on Thursday. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Complete the Southern Europe map packet if you did not complete it in class. (2) The personal profile sheet is due Thursday. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Find information on the person you have selected to research for Black History Month. The personal profile sheet is due Thursday, February 16th. Resources ... FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Where to find information …
Electronic resources on-line
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmfirsts.html
http://www.black-collegian.com/african/aaprofil.shtml
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/bhm/notable.html
Find a biography at the Stoughton Public Library. Before paying a visit to the library, you can go on-line to access the library catalog and see what biographies might be available. Go to …
http://www.ocln.org/wp-public/
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Finish the West European postcard. Follow the instructions on the sheet. You can choose any of the countries or cities listed on the instructions sheet. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Choose one of the following countries that is located in Western Europe: Republic of Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg. (2) Read the section about that country that is located in chapter 10 of your textbook. (3) Write five key facts about that country in your notebook. Write complete sentences. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Study for the quiz on Germany. Make sure that you study and review the "practice map" of Germany. Also, review and study the vocabulary terms and their meanings. Review the reading on pages 306 - 309. Make sure that you bring your Germany packet to class tomorrow. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Re-read the section on Germany, pages 306-309. (2) Study the practice map of Germany and the vocabulary terms. These items will be on the quiz on Germany. (3) The quiz on Germany will be on Wednesday, February 8th. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Define the seven Terms to Know from page 306 in the textbook. Do this in your notebook. Study those terms and learn their meanings. (2) Identify a personage from African-American history to research for Black History Month. You should be able to state the name of the individual and one important fact about who he or she was. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete the "Germany Culture" chart. Reference pages 306 - 309 in the textbook to help you complete the chart. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Finish the political-physical map of Germany in your Germany packet. Bring the Germany packet to class every day this week. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Re-read the section on "Germany", pages 306-309. In your notebook, define each of the following places. Tell where each place is located and one important fact about that place. The places: Germany, Alps, Bavaria, Black Forest, Danube River, North European Plain, Rhine River, Berlin, Hamburg, the Ruhr, Munich, West Germany, East Germany. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012 ALL CLASSES: In your notebook, describe Germany's location. Tell where it is located. Identify: the important bodies of water (2 seas) that border it to the north; the ten countries that border it to the north, east, south, and west; the mountain range that borders it to the south; and, the two rivers that help to form its boundary to the west and east. |
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