9th GRADE WORLD HISTORY



IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:





TEST ON FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RISE AND FALL OF NAPOLEON: "FRENCH FEUDAL SYSTEM" TO "ST. HELENA ISLAND" FRIDAY MAY 15TH



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Read additional important information below concerning "TESTS" , "NOTEBOOKS", and "HOMEWORK"



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1- FOR TESTS:

BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE "FLASHCARDS" (above) TO HELP YOU STUDY FOR TESTS. THERE YOU WILL FIND THE TERMS FOR THE NEXT TEST BUT YOU MUST USE YOUR NOTES. THE "FLASHCARDS" ARE SIMPLY THERE TO HELP YOU REVIEW THE TERMS THAT WERE COVERED IN CLASS.





2- BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS





3- FOR THE NOTEBOOK:

YOUR CLASS NOTES MUST BE IN ORDER AND ALL NOTES UPDATED. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NOTES TAKEN IN CLASS. IF YOU MUST UPDATE YOUR NOTES DUE TO ABSENCES THEN YOU SHOULD SPEAK WITH A RESPONSIBLE CLASSMATE TO LEND YOU THEIR NOTES SO THAT YOU COULD UPDATE YOUR NOTEBOOK. NOTEBOOK GRADE IS A MAJOR PART OF YOUR GRADE





4- FOR THE CURRENT EVENT HOMEWORK: DUE EVERY FIRST CLASS MEETING OF THE WEEK





MR. CAMPOS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

CURRENT EVENT FOR SOCIAL STUDIES

(SCROLL DOWN, OUTLINE IS BELOW THE INSTRUCTIONS)



DIRECTIONS: READ A SOCIAL STUDIES CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE.

(SOCIAL STUDIES ARTICLES ARE READINGS THAT DEAL WITH POLITICS, WAR, COMMUNITY ISSUES, ECONOMICS, BUSINESS, OR A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH. THEREFORE, NO SPORTS OR OTHER EVENTS ARE ACCEPTED.) THEN, USING SCISSORS, CLIP OUT THE ARTICLE. AFTER READING THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE, ANSWER ALL FCAT QUESTIONS BELOW WITH COMPLETE SENTENCES. USE YOUR OWN WORDS; DO NOT COPY STATEMENTS WORD FOR WORD. BRING IN THE ARTICLE TO CLASS WITH THE FCAT QUESTIONS COMPLETED. SOCIAL STUDIES ARTICLES MAY BE FOUND IN NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, OR AN INTERNET RELIABLE SOURCE SUCH AS HERALD.COM, CNN.COM,OR USATODAY.COM. YOU MAY LOGIN TO WWW.SCHOOLNOTES.COM TO VIEW MORE RELIABLE SOURCES.



Note: DO NOT TYPE, only hand written responses will be accepted.

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CURRENT EVENTS



NAME ________________________________________ DATE ____________ PER. ______



I. TITLE OF ARTICLE : _________________________________________________



II. SOURCE: __________________________________________________________



III. DESCRIBE THE MAIN IDEA OF THE ARTICLE IN YOUR OWN WORDS : __________



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IV. WHAT WOULD BE ANOTHER GOOD TITLE FOR THIS STORY?



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V. IDENTIFY 3 SUPPORTING FACTS THAT SUPPORT YOUR MAIN IDEA :



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VI. IDENTIFY 3 WORDS FROM THE ARTICLE YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND OR WORDS THAT WOULD MOST

LIKELY APPEAR AS AN FCAT VOCABULARY TEST WORD QUESTION. THEN, USE CONTEXT CLUES TO

IDENTIFY THE ANSWER. AFTER USING CONTEXT CLUES, USE A DICTIONARY AND DEFINE EACH OF THE

THREE WORDS.



a) Word _________________

Based on context clues, what do you think it means? ___________________________



Look it up in the dictionary, and write the exact definition:__________________



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b) Word _________________

Based on context clues, what do you think it means? ___________________________



Look it up in the dictionary, and write the exact definition:__________________



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c) Word _________________

Based on context clues, what do you think it means? ____________________________



Look it up in the dictionary, and write the exact definition:___________________



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VII. PREDICTION: THINK, ANALYZE, AND THEN PREDICT WHAT YOU BELIEVE WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT,

AND WHAT THINGS (OR OTHER ADDITIONAL THINGS) COULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION.



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