Friday, October 24, 2014

World's Greatest Haiku EVER Winner!!

Congratulations to Nakhaiya, our winner of the World's Greatest Haiku EVER Contest.  It was a close contest, but her haiku received the most votes from Team 4 World Geography classes.

Here is her haiku:

Haiku's are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

Monday, October 20, 2014

World's Greatest Haiku Contest - PART 2

Here are the top seven.  You will need to vote for one of these seven and that will determine which is in fact, THE WORLD'S GREATEST HAIKU!!

1.
Alone high above
As it billows in the wind
Fly high, Little kite


2.
Insanity haunts
it burns, it frightens, it kills.
Don’t add to the pain.


3.
Haiku’s are easy
But sometimes they dont make sence
Refrigerator


4.
Mr. Lawheads world
He loves his golden gold fish
And thats Lawheads world


5.
Breast Cancer
Fighting for my life
Pink is the special color
Keep calm and fight on


6.
Haikus are the bomb
We be blowing up the town
Babies be running  


7.
It’s not your mother’s
Chicken, It’s made from the best
Peri peri sauce!

Use the form that I emailed to you today (Tuesday) so that we can determine a winner and announce on Wednesday. Thanks for all the great haikus!!

Notebook Cleanout

Hey gang.

Here is the list of papers that you were supposed to THROW OUT and that you were supposed to KEEP.  Please make sure that you have the papers in the correct order and in the three rings in your notebook.

TO KEEP:
1 - 2 - 3 - 9 - 16 - 19

TO THROW OUT:
3 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 17 - 18 - 20 - 21

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Kahoot Winners

Congratulations to our three winners this past week in our Kahoot review.  You did fantastic!




Friday, October 10, 2014

Jeopardy Review Game - Japan and the Koreas

jeopardylabs.com/play/japan-and-the-koreas5

Here is a small review activity to work with in preparation of the exam.  Please review your lecture notes, use Quizlet, and practice writing out your LEQ as well.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

MMC - Wednesday and Thursday

Hey gang.

Here is what needs to happen in the MMC on Wednesday and Thursday. Copy this down into your composition book to use as a checklist.

(#1-3 are on Discovery Ed)
1.  Take the Japan/Korea Test (it is only like 11 questions)
2.  Take the Mini Quiz (either called Japan/Korea or North Korea/South Korea - depends on the section)
3.  Watch the two video clips (a total of six minutes combined)
(now off of Discovery Ed)
4.  Highlight packet #19...things we have covered for North and South Korea.
5.  Go to Quizlet - review vocab (5-10 minutes).
6.  Go to Quizlet - review Timeline (10-20 minutes).
7.  Type Haiku into the class Google Doc (the assignment is in the GOOGLE CLASSROOM).
8.  50 States Review
9.  Comparing Statistics Review
10.  Guided Reading 2

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Tuesday MMC Plans

Hey gang

In the MMC, you must:

1.  Discovery Ed - Japan and Korea Mini Quiz #2
2.  Discovery Ed - North Korea South Korea Mini Quiz
3.  Quizlet - Japan and Korea Timeline

Any extra time, use reviewing the World Book Online.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Japan Culture Graphic Organizer

Here is a graphic organizer that focuses on the eight elements of culture for Japan.