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!:)