Table of Contents Update - 4th MP - 4-27-10

Here is your long-awaited 4th Marking Period Table of Contents update. Remember, the papers should be in order similar to this. Make sure they are three-hole punched and in your binder.

1. Japan and Koreas Vocab
2. Japan and Koreas Political Map
3. Japan and Koreas GR1
4. Korea RAFT Essay
5. Canada Vocabulary
6. Canada Political Map
7. Canada Physical Map
8. Prediction/Summary Vocab-O-Gram
9. Canada Summary

May Extra Credit

Here are your extra credit questions for May. Each question is worth two points. Answers must be turned in on a 3x5 notecard. I will be putting ALL extra credit to this point for the 4th Marking Period in the gradebook in about two weeks. Good luck!

1. Bohemia and Moravia are two regions located in which formerly communist country that joined NATO in 1999?

2. Frm 1910 until World War II's end, the Korean Peninsula was controlled by which island country to its east?

3. Buddhism was introduced more than 2,200 years ago to which South Asian island country on the Gulf of Mannar?

4. In 1938, the Anschluss ocurred when German annexed which other German-speaking country?

5. Which country's population does not include a large percentage of Hindus - Cambodia, India, or Nepal?

Japan and Koreas LEQ

Here are the LEQ statements for your exam on Friday. Be ready to answer these in four to five sentences!!

How is U.S. History closely tied to the histories of Japan and Korea?

What are the major cities and physical locations in Japan and the Koreas?

How does Japan's culture differ from ours?

How are North Korea and South Korea different culturally?

April 50 States Test!!!!!!

It is about that time!! Your April 50 States Test will take place next Friday (APRIL 23)!!

APRIL 23

Your goal for this test should be somewhere between 40-50 correct. Use the online resource located on the right side of the screen or come and see me for a few helpful hints. STUDY STUDY STUDY!

Class News for the Week of April 12

This week we will begin our study of Japan and the Koreas. If you still owe me a brochure for your Western Europe unit, please make sure I get it ASAP. I think that you will enjoy this unit - Mr. Sgrignoli and I decided to move it up on our list of regions to study because of how cool it is. Enjoy!!

After the project...

Make a list of everything you know about Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. Include information about the eight factors of culture and about the geography of the country.

DO NOT USE ANY SITES TO HELP YOU!!! This is "before" view of what you know about this region. Use Microsoft Word to do this.

The 13-year old is climbing Mt. Everest!

http://www.jordanromero.com/weblog/

Check out this kid's blog. He is 13 years old and he is attempting to climb Mt. Everest! Yep, MT. EVEREST. Hopefully he will keep us uptodate with this blog and we can follow his progress!

Brochure Project - Governments

Some of you have asked about the governments and what you should list - Prime Minister or President? It all depends on the type of government. When you find a good website that describes your country's government, read up on it a bit and the answer is usally there for you. If you really have problems with this, let me know.

Silence...

My BEAUTIFUL and HEAVEN-SENT voice is a bit scratchy. So, if you have any questions, please send me a question by clicking below and I'll try to answer it by tomorrow.

Hopefully, we will all be blessed with the return of my perfect voice tomorrow.

Table of Contents Update - 04-05-10

Last update before the 4th Marking Period starts. We will clean out our notebooks on Thursday of some of the papers from our 3rd MP. Here is a final update of papers you should have:

37. British Isles Worksheet
38. British Isles Guided Reading 1
39. Guided Reading 2 – France
40. Guided Reading 3 and 4 (Germany/Nordic)
41. Guided Reading 5 – Southern
42. Currency and Exchange Rate
43. Reteaching – Western Europe
44. Take Home Review – W.E