Wednesday, Sept.30

• Homework check: "Utopia" assignment -- please put in folder
• Some students shared their assignments aloud
• Discussed answers to section II review questions
• Discussed section III notes

Flick Fun Fact of the Day: Honeybees never sleep

September 29, 2009

Hello all,

I was sick yesterday and did not update the blog:(

• Today in class we discussed Ch.15 Section II notes
• Did an activity on the overhead comparing the forms of gov't for the 3 main city states of Renaissance Italy.
• Homework: "Utopia" activity:

Your mission is to write ¾ pg-1 pg on your idea of “utopia”.

Please describe your utopian society in great detail:

What would it look like?
Where would it be located?
Who would live there?
How would this society be governed? (Form of government?)
Rules?
How would people be punished if they did not abide by these rules?
Activities?
Education?
Food?
Please write a slogan for your society. A statement that effectively conveys what your society is about.
I will be doing a homework check tomorrow, so please have the rough draft finished for tomorrow.
Flick Fun Fact of the Day:The new 787 Boeing was revealed on 7/8/07 or July 8th, 07.

Friday, Sept.25

• SSR 20 minutes (school-wide)
• Renaissance Web assignment (completed and passed in) See previous blog post for more information
• Homework: Section II Review Questions #'s 1,2,3,4 & 6
• Happy Weekend!
• Flick's Fun Fact of the Day: A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

Web Assignment

Please download the following file (do not print it out) and answer ALL questions on a piece of looseleaf. Please pass in your assignment to me (Ms.Flick) before the end of the period.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=3e2e9bdc82315fdac2b435915e8821d722b1ad7bfedbd030a601da0f25e869f4

• Discussed Ch.15 Section I notes
• Slideshow on Medieval art and Renaissance art
• Started to go over Ch 15;section I review questions
• Homework: Read Ch.15 Section II
• Flick Fun Fact of the Day: The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.

September 23

• Finished copying Ch.15; Section 1 notes (finally!!)
• Discussed notes
• Keep working on your "component" of the group project (due sometime next week).
• http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=3e2e9bdc82315fdac2b435915e8821d722b1ad7bfedbd030a601da0f25e869f4

Please click the above link to download (and print) section 2 notes. We will discuss them in class tomorrow.

Flick Fun Fact of the Day: All swans in England are the property of the queen or king (no lie!)

Sept.22

• Passed back quizzes (had to pass back in b/c not all students have completed their quiz).
• Group 'section' work -- 15 minutes
• Notes Ch.15; section1 (still copying these...it's neverending...I know!)
• Homework: Section I Review #'s 1,2,3&6 (homework check tomorrow).
• Flick Fun Fact of the Day: You can only fold a standard piece of paper 7 times.....try it!:)

Sept.21

I apologize for the late post -- for some reason I have been having problems logging into the blogger website at school.

Yesterday I introduced the "section group work" which we will complete every chapter. The class spent the rest of the period in groups working on their project.

Happy Friday! Sept. 18

• Middle Ages Review Quiz
• Intro to The Renaissance
• Leonardo DaVinci (bio and word web)
• "Renaissance Man/Woman" activity. Brainstorm a list of the men/women in today's society who could be considered a "Renaissance" man/woman (relating to the Greek ideal). Shared answers with class. Ms. Flick will choose a 'winner' and reward them with a candy prize on Monday:)
• No homework this weekend...but be prepared for lots of work next week! Have a great weekend!:)

September 17, 2009

• Collected Bank Mark assignment
• Finished correcting/discussing Ch. 11 Review questions
• Finished discussing Middle Age review notes
• Copied Ch.15;section 1 notes
• Quiz tomorrow!!!! It will be short and sweet:) Please know the Middle Age notes and the Ch.11 review questions.

September 16, 2009

• Homework check (Ch11 review questions)
• Copied Ch.15; Section I notes
• Corrected Ch. 11 Review questions (discussed)
• Bank Mark: Where does the expression "rule of thumb" come from?
• Homework: Review notes on the Middle Ages and Ch.11 questions for quiz on Friday
• Stay off Facebook, and get going on the studying!!!:) Ms. F:)

My apologies for the late post:)

• Study Skills Module (school-wide) "Multiple Intelligences"
• Discussed notes posted on the blog "Review of The Midddle Ages"
• Copied feudalism pyramid
• Homework: Ch. 11 Review questions (to be completed for Wed.)
• Meet the Teacher night is Wednesday @ 7:30pm
• If you had trouble downloading the notes, please try this link:http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=b302873b6d7d03ab36df4e8dca141969e04e75f6e8ebb871

Sept14,2009

• Finished watching United 93
• Discussion
• Bring 2 pocket folders to class (have them by Friday). You can purchase them from me for 25cents.

Please print a copy of the following notes and bring them to class with you on Tuesday:

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=b302873b6d7d03ab36df4e8dca141969e04e75f6e8ebb871

Sept. 11/09

• Homework Check
• Started to watch "United 93" -- film documenting the events surrounding 9/11
• Have a great weekend!

Sept 10, 2009

• Collected Bank Mark assignment on health care reform speech
• Assigned textbooks to students
• Finished copying "Why We Study History" notes (overhead)
• Group activity "History's Greatest" (finish for homework-- 10 for each category (only 5 for ideas), narrow it down to 3 for each and write down arguments to defend your choices).
• Voted on historical quotation for our class slogan...........and the winner is:

"One faces the future with one's past" Pearl S. Buck

09/09/09

Happy 9-9-9!!

• Students passed in bank mark assignment
• Discussion: health care reform -- Barack Obama speech
• Filled in student information sheets
• Brainstorming activity "Why Do We Study History?"
• Copied notes "Why We Study History"
• For a bank mark: Watch the president's speech to Congress regarding health care reform. Write down 5 points he makes; give your opinion.