Geo 09/30/10

Due to the 2 hour delay I postponed 2nd periods test until Friday. 6th period took the test today. 6th period has no homework tonight. 2nd period needs to be studying for their test tomorrow.
All students will start their 9 weeks test review on Monday.

AP 09/30/10

I lectured more on the Classical Civs. I also gave the students their rubric for Continuity and Change Over Times (CCOT) essays. The students also got their review sheets for their test Wednesday. Students need to start working on their essays. It will collected for a grade Wednesday. Chapter 5 needs to be read before the test!

Geo 09/29/10

The students need to finish their review sheets tonight. They will be collected before the test tomorrow. Make sure they are studying. They also need to finish their maps. On one side of their map they need to have Cooperation with the following organizations labeled: Francophone World, NAFTA, NATO, EU, OPEC, ASEAN, AU, League of Arab States, and OAS.
The other side of the map needs to address Conflict with the following conflicts: North and South Korea, India and Pakistan, Cyprus, China and Taiwan, Western Sahara and Morocco, Syria and Israel, Canada and Quebec, Sudan, Northern Ireland, and the Balkans.

AP UPDATE 09/29/10

The Test on Wed will also include chapter 5. Have chapter 5 read by Wed. Don't worry I will lecture on that Chapter in class!

AP 09/28/10

The students dont have homework tonight. They need to be looking at the diff and sim between Greece and Rome. Test on Chapters 2,3,and4 on Wednesday 10/6

Geo 09/28/10

The students finished their notes on Unit 3 today. We don't have homework tonight. But they do have a test on Thursday so they can be studying!

Geo 09/27/10

The students need to use the computer paper I gave them in class to create an organization that will solve a problem that they see in the World today. They need to create a cover for the brochure that should have their organization name and design. The inside pages need to explain the goal of the organization. This will be collected Tuesday for a grade. They need to be colored.

AP World 09/24/10

Students need to read Southernization article and answer the 9 questions. Please do not write on it!!!!! Also they need to finish reading Chapter 4 page 79 to the end. Possible reading quiz Tuesday.

Geo 09/24/10

Students need to fill in the religion chart using page 82-97 in the textbook. This will be collected for Monday for a grade.

AP World 09/22/10

Students need to read pages 69-79 be ready for a RQ. They also need to finish their religion charts that are due for a grade on Friday.

Geo 09/23/10

The students took their Unit 2 test. We will start our new unit called Cultural Geography on Friday. The students were able to start their homework after the test today. Tonight they need to read pages 76-79 and be ready for a reading quiz on Friday. On page 99, they need to match up the correct definitions for numbers 1-5 and then they need to answer questions 9-24 on page 99. This will be collected for a grade on Friday.

Geo 09/22/10

Students got their review sheets today! Review sheets need to be completed and studied tonight. The test is tomorrow. I will collect the review sheets before the test for a grade.

Geo 09/21/10

Sorry I am just doing this at 7:30 pm. But there is no homework tonight. Students should start studying for Test on Thursday. They will get review sheets tomorrow.

AP World 09/20/10

The students wrote their first comparative essay today. I will hopefully have these graded by Friday. We finished up our notes on Han China and the students began a lecture on Classical India. Students need to finish reading Chapter 3 tonight pages 57-67 in the Stearns book. They will have a reading quiz next class. The students also need to complete the chart on religions they were given in class today. They were also given a list of websites that will help them gather all the information they need. WIKIPEDIA is NOT a site you want to use for this class! Use the sites I gave you. The completed chart is due Friday.

Geo 09/20/10

We took notes on Vegetation Regions today. We also learned about climographs. Students need to complete their climograph of Newport News for homework tonight.

Below is a link that may help with making their climograph.

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/A_D/climograph.html

Geo 09/17/10

We took notes on Climate today. The students started a climate activity but I collected it at the end of class. They do not have any graded homework tonight. But they could always be studying! We will finish our climate activities Monday.

AP World History 09/16/10

Students will need to write a comparative essay on two of the three major river valley civs on Monday. We will draw two of the three out of a hat on Monday. The students will have 35 minutes to write this graded essay in class. The students should be preparing outlines using their rubric this weekend. They need at least three sim and three dif. They will not be able to use these outlines in class but they will help them prepare.
The students also need to read pages 51-56.
We will wrap up our study of classical China Monday.

Geo 09/16/10

Geo students took their first test today! They need to use their textbooks to answer the following questions
p. 34 Define Plate tectonics, magma, weathering and erosion.
p. 35 Answer the two Diagram Study questions.
p. 38 Answer Reading Check
p. 41 Define Aquifer
p. 42 Diagram Study Questions 1&2
p. 50 define weather, climate, prevailing wind, leeward, rainshadow, high low and mid latitudes.
p. 60 define coniferous, deciduous, and permafrost.

Students also need to bring their books tomorrow and colored pencils.
We have a current event quiz also.

Geo 09/15/10

Students need to finish their review sheets questions 1-35 tonight, they need to study it and turn it in for a grade. They also need to complete p. 5 #2&3, p. 9 #2, p. 11 What is the difference between large scale and small scale, and p. 12&13 What is the difference betweeen a physical and political map? All of this will be collected for a grade tomorrow. They need to study for their test!!!!!!

AP World History 9/14/10

I lectured on the four river valley civilizations today. Students took a reading quiz. We reviewed the proper way to write a comparative essay. Students need to read pages 35-44 and be ready for a reading quiz on Wednesday.

Geo 9-14-10

Students took a latitude and longitude quiz today. Their only homework is to bring their textbooks to class tomorrow (Wednesday). Big review Wednesday for test on Thursday!

4X4 Geo 09/13/10

Students have a Latitude and Longitude Quiz on Tuesday! The following links may help the students prepare for this.

This link is info about Lat and Long
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imageg.htm

This next link is a fun game to practice Lat and Long
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

Good luck on the quiz tomorrow.

"Old McDonald had a farm ee ii ee ii oo, and on that farm he had some chickens"

4X4 Geo 09/10/10

No homework this weekend but don't forget that we have a test coming up Thursday. Also a Latitude and Longitude Quiz will be given Tuesday.

AP World History 09/10/10

AP students need to read pages 16-28 in their Stearns book. They will have a reading quiz (RQ) on Tuesday.

Geo 09/09/10

Students need to complete the latitude and longitude worksheet for homework tonight!

4X4 Geo 09/08/10

Students need to study for 5 Themes of Geo Quiz which is tomorrow (Thursday). And they need to answer question 4 on page 15 for homework due tomorrow.

4X4 Geo 09/07/10

Geo students took notes on the importance of Geography. Students were also assigned textbooks. Students need to get their syllabus signed by their parents tonight, this is due Wednesday for a grade. Students also need to answer questions 1-3 on page 9 of their textbooks. This is also due for a grade on Wednesday.

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