AP World 01/27/10

This is a reminder that we have our semester Exam tomorrow. I just want to clarify that the students who got passed advanced on their SOL are exempt from the exam. This means that if they can arrange for a parent to pick them up and sign them out they can leave. By no means should a student be anywhere else then at home with parental permission or in my classroom. If you are found anywhere else without your parent or guardians apporval you will be treated as a skipper!

AP World 01/22/10

We took our SOL today and everyone passed! The students need to have chapter 19 read before the start of the new semester which is Feb. 2nd. No student HAS to take the semester exam this coming Thursday, but they can to try to improve their grade.

All Geo Classes 01/22/10

We took our SOL today! Students did really well. Ask your kids for their grades. No homework this weekend!

All Geo Classes 01/21/10

The students need to be studying for the SOL which is tomorrow. They should use Mr. Dreyer's website to review. See the link below

http://www.mrdgeography.com/

AP World 01/20/10

We took our test on Age of Discovery today. We also reviewed a little for the SOL. I will be having an after school study session today in room 220 from 2:15 until 3:15. The SOL is tomorrow at 11:30. Students should eat first lunch then report to my room by 11:25 to find out which room the SOL is in (there will be a note on my door).

All Geo Classes 01/19/10

The students reviewed for their SOL today. We took a practice test. The students need to be studying. They have review packets and should be getting on Mr. Dryers web site! That site is the best possible resource!!! The link is in this past Friday's post. Please access it. No homework other than to study! SOL is this FRIDAY

AP World 01/15/10

We took two quizzes today and worked on our review sheets. Our test will be on Wednesday. There will be a review session after school on Tuesday in Cafe 3. Review sheets are due on Wednesday.

All Geo Classes 01/15/10

We reviewed for our SOL today. The students have no formal homework, however they should spend some time on Mr. Dreyer's website preparing for the SOL. There are a lot of great practice quizzes the kids can take. Check it out at the following link...

http://www.mrdgeography.com/

Ap World 01/13/10

Students need to come ready to take the RQ on Chapter 18.

All Geo Classes 01/14/10

We took two quizzes today on Australia and worked on our SOL review packets. No homework tonight.

All Geo Classes 01/13/10

THe students took notes on Australia today. We will have 2 quizzes tomorrow. A quiz on the notes we took today and a Map Quiz. The students need to know the following places for the map quiz: Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Western Australia, Pacific Ocean, South Australia, Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Darling River, Murray River, Tasmania, Australia, Brisbane, Solomon Islands, Coral Sea, New Zealand, Wellington, Great Dividing Range, Great Barrier Reef, A.C.T.

All Geo Classes 01/12/10

The students completed their maps of Australia today. Tonight they need to complete page 702 #1-20 for homework. This is due tomorrow for a grade.

AP World 01/11/10

***Coach Dragone and I have decided to take Chapter 18 out of the Test. The next test will be on Wednesday Jan. 20th still but it will only cover chapters 16 and 17***

We lectured on almost all of chapter 17. Students have a DBQ next class. The following link may help them get ready...

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3639192/D-B-Q-Tips-for-AP-World-History

AP World UPDATE

You will NOT be asked to write an essay this coming Monday. We will need the whole entire period to try to cover all of Chapter 17, so come ready to focus. I now want to lay out what our next few weeks will look like.

Monday 1/11- Lecture all of 17. Reading Quiz
Wednesday 1/13- 50 minute DBQ Essay on Why Europe? Start lecture on Chapter 18
Friday 1/15- Reading Quiz on 18. Finish lecture on 18. Get review sheet for test on chapters 16, 17, 18.
Monday 1/18- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 1/19- After school study session.
Wednesday 1/20- Test on 16, 17, 18 and SOL Review
Thursday 1/21- After school SOL Review
Friday 1/22- SOL (the SOL will cover up until 1500CE)

AP World 01/07/10

We finished our lecture on chapter 16 today and looked at an article titled "Why Europe?" The students need to read Chapter 17 this weekend and be ready for a Reading Quiz. The students should also come prepared to write an essay on the Changes and Continuity over Time between the dates 600-1450CE and Compare the North American settlements to those in South America.

Also we will be taking an SOL test on Jan. 22nd. It will cover the material we have learned so far this year. We will have a review day before the SOL.

All Geo Classes 01/07/10

We took our test on Russia today. And I started to tell the students the true story of Anastasia. Tomorrow we will watch the Fox version and compare it to the true events that took place in the early 20th century. The students have no homework tonight.

All Geo Classes 01/06/10

The students took their Map Quiz today and received their review sheets for the test tomorrow. The students need to turn their review sheets in for a grade tomorrow and study for the test!

AP World 01/05/10

The students took a RQ on Chapter 16 today. We did a brief lecture of Chapter 15 and then covered the first half of Chapter 16. The students also created a list of the basic Cont. and Changes in the World between the years 600-1450 CE.
Tonight the students need to read pages 20-29 in the Documents in World History book and answer the following questions:

1. The Columbian Exchange describes the transfer of which three main items? List examples of things the Europeans brought to America.
2. What did Europeans bring back to Europe from America?
3. In "Disease in Mexico", what symptoms did some with the great sickness have?
4. What is the over all feeling towards Mexico in 1620? Give examples to back up you claim.
5. How does Robert Boyle describe the potato?
6. What prediction does Adam Smith make about the future of Europe with the introduction of the potato?
7. What negative does Adam Smith see in regards to the potato?

This will be collected for a grade on Thursday.

All Geo Classes 01/05/10

I collected the homework from last night. The students got back their maps and need to study for the map quiz tomorrow. They should be able to locate the following places: Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Estonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Ural Mountains, Caucasus Mountains, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Aral Sea, Arctic Ocean, Lena River, Ob River, Amur River, Volga River, Bering Strait.

The test has been moved from Friday to Thursday.

All Geo Classes 01/04/10

Happy New Year!
The students completed their maps of Russia today and turned them in for a grade. I will give the students back their graded maps tomorrow.
Tonight the students need to complete page 358 #1-20 for homework. I will collect this assignment for a grade tomorrow.