Around the World - Across the Years

A Year Long Voyage of a Middle School Class

Wednesday

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

History - We played concentration using the vocabulary terms from attachment C in the Partners in Trade unit.
Reading - We practiced our readers’ theater from yesterday, read Time for Kids.   HW = TFK comprehension quiz & Word Ladder p. 85.

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Wednesday

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Today, in history, we worked on finding a trading partner for our countries. We will use this information on our import - export test on Friday. Also, some students were given make up assignments for homework. Check ProgressBook to see if you have any assignments to make up.
In reading, we worked on [...]

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Monday

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

In history we compared the imports and exports of the United States with other countries. Students researched a specific country and recorded key imports and exports on a graphic organizer. We also discussed how to use the Q and A page of our blog site.
Test Watch: Imports and Exports Test - possibly Friday

Quiz Warning: Southern [...]

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Tuesday

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

1st & 2nd period watched the Lost City of the Incas in continued preparation for an interview with Terrence D’Altroy, Ph.D. of Columbia University.
6th & 8th period finished work on The World and its People, pp. 570-584. “Do You Remember?” 1-10 and “What Do You Think?” 1-5 should be answered in history notebooks. [...]

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Tags: History