East Gadsden High School Parents and Students Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!  This is your one-stop-shop for 9th grade World Cultural Geography and 10th grade World History.  The blog will log the day to day work of our classes by including information from the daily classroom board---to help you remember what you did in class during the day and to remind you of any homework or projects you need to complete.

We can also show examples of student work on our site.  I hope you will use it as yet another tool to help you succeed in Social Studies!

This picture of the earth was taken in August 1992 by the GOES-7 satellite.  You can see Hurricane andrew near North America. (Courtesy of F. Hasler, et al, the National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA).

The sign on my door says "Welcome to the World."  I chose that phrase carefully because that's what we do in this class, we learn about the world--the physical world in which we live but we also learn about our past, our cultures, langauges, traditions and beliefs, we learn about each other, about what we are and what we can be!  Its going to be an exciting year for the Jaguars at EGHS!

7th Grade World History--Review Poster--

Access the Review Poster requirements here:http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_753q52bjndh

You can print outline maps from classzone.com, click on the link at the right.

Poster due Friday, May 14th

7th Grade World History 5/6/09--End of Year Review topics

Students access the list of end of year review topics here. Students may work alone or in a group of three people. If a student did not turn in a 9 weeks project they may not work as part of a group for this activity. Each group will make a chart or poster that all students will use as a source of review material for the final exam---specific requirements will be posted on Monday 5/10/09 ----This is a review activity NOT a 9 weeks project, students will receive a test grade for their efforts!

End of Year Review Topics '08-'09: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_748frchkthb

7th Grade World History 5/6/09

Focus: The Enlightenment--Spread of Democratic ideas

Class work: Journal, vocabulary, text reading
Class discussion

class notes: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_75057zv2zg5

Homework: Read list of end of year review topics---choose your topic and choose your partners, Due: Thursday5/7/09

7th Grade World History 5/4/09

Focus: The Enlightenment

Class work: Journal vacabulary

Lesson notes: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_749dvz6hwct

Homework: Review class notes

6th Grade World Geography

Chapter 20, Section1 & Chapter 21, Sections 1 - 5 Study Guide
tp://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_743fzdptjcv
Test on Thursday, 4/30/09

7th Grade World History 4/27/09

Age of Exploration, Chapter 15 Study Guide.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_725sfcgq5hb

Test on Friday, May 1st.

6th Grade World Geography 4/24/09

Focus: Pakistan

Classwork: group reading text pages 631-635, discussion, vocabulary.

Work book: pages 194-197.

Homework: students are required to access a current news event by watching/reading/listening to a news report on South Asia---India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Punjob, Kashmir, tribal areas. You can also access a news network via the internet such as http://www.cnn.com/. Either print the article, bring in the newspaper article or write a paragraph describing the subject matter.

7th grade World History 4/24/09

Focus: The Explorers, Christopher Columbus

Classwork: PowerPoint notes in Journal

Video/ discussion questions

7th Grade World History 4/21/09

Focus: Age of Exploration

Classwork: text p.511-517, vocabulary, Journal entry.

7th Grade World History

Focus: The Protestant Reformation

Classwork: PowerPoint/Notes:
http://www.whrhs.org/faculty_web/mlettington/documents/Reformation.ppt#256,1,Slide%2018

Looking at primary sources

Homework: Work on study guide and put the finishing touches to your project, due Friday.

Renaissance/Reformation Unit Test, Monday April 20th

6th Grade World Geography

Focus: India and its neighbors.

Classwork: A look at Buddhism and Sikhism, origins and beliefs
PowerPoint:

Homework: WorkBook p 188-189

6th Grade World Geography 4/13/09

Focus: India and its Neighbors--

Classwork: Chapter 21, Section 1
Class discussion, vocabulary

Homework: Work Book: pages 186-187

7th Grade World History 4/13/09

Focus: The Reformation

Classwork: Journal/vocabulary




PowerPoint/Notes
http://www.whrhs.org/faculty_web/mlettington/documents/Reformation.ppt#256,1,Slide 1

Homework: print out study guide. Renaissance/Reformation Unit test Monday, April 20.

7th Grade WH Renaissance/Reformation Study Guide

Download and print your study guide for Renaissance/Reformation Unit test here---test date Monday April 30th
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_712hcrqg8gv

7th Grade World History 4/10/09

Focus: Renaissance

Classwork: We continued our tour through the Renaissance and discovered how the invention of the printing press contributed to the rise of vernacular languages.

We viewed a section of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare as an example of vernacular literature.
View short clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1yIn5UNS1k&feature=related

Homework: Print study guide for Unit Test, Monday 20th.

6th Grade World Geography--Coat of Arms Projects

The 6th grade project involved the students designing their own coat of arms to represent them personally as well as their loves, interests, and families---just like the knights during the middle ages! Enjoy this sample of student work:

6th Grade World Geography 4/9/09

Focus: India/ Hinduism

Classwork: Students model tectonic plate movements that formed the Himalaya Mountain range--with modeling clay.
Homework: Work Book p 180-181

PowerPoint/notes:

6th Grade World Geography 4/8/09

Focus: India--Chapter 20, Section 1--Geography of India

Classwork: Discussion, prior knowledge
Read text pages 583-589

Homework: Workbook pages 178-179

7th Grade World History, 4/8/09

Focus: Renaissance

Classwork: see slides

6th Grade World Geography 3/25/09--study Guide chapter 15

Click here to find the study guide for the chapter 15 test scheduled for Friday 3/27/09
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_626hn58x6dz

6th Grade World Geography

Focus: Ancient Egypt

Classwork: students make their own scale model of the great pyramid of Giza (out of paper), decorate the inside of the pyramid, seal it with tape, and palce the symbols of the Eye of Horus and the Ankh on the outside of their pyramid.

Homework: if not finished with pyramid in class finish the coloring at home, don't tape it--we will tape them in class tomorrow!

7th Grade World History 3/19/09

Focus: Middle Ages: Crusades, knights,

Classwork: Powerpoint/Notes/journal



Design your own coat of arms. Click here for assignment--examples are on the PowerPoint


Homework: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow, Friday---all the vocabulary covered so far in the Middle Ages Unit. You should have the words and the definitions in your journal. Some students chose to make a foldable for vocabulary, you should study that. Finish coat of arms assignment--share your work with your family and turn it in tomorrow.

6th Grade World Geography 3/16/09

Focus: ancient Mesopotamia

Classwork: Students write their initials in Mesopotamian Cuneiform writing on clay tablets while learning about the civilization, vocabulary: Cuneiform, scribe, stylus.

Work book: pages 128-130--read passages and answer questions.
Homework: review material covered in class.

6th Grade World Geography 3/17/09

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all from the Dublin parade!

Focus: Ancient Egypt--Chapter 15, pp.429-433.

Classwork: Class discussion, students explore their previous knowledge of ancient Egypt!----they know a lot!

Reading pp 429-433.

Homework: Review material covered in class.

Focus:

7th Grade W.H. Project--Make a Viking Longship 3/16/09

Click on the link below to access directions for 7th Grade project -- Make a Viking longship:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_540hrbrj4gb

7th Grade World History -- 3/16/09

Focus: Vikings--impact on western Europe

Classwork: Complete the following work in your journal.
PowerPoint/notes
Handout: excerpt from Egil's saga, map -- look up the definitions, draw a ship and answer questions: click on the link to see this handout and questions:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_536dm2s9dz4

Homework: find the definitions, finish drawing of longship.
View PowerPoint here:

7th G. W.H. --Build a Medieval Castle project directions

Click on the link below for project directions, list of sources, glossary:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_534czfvxjck

6th Grade World Geography 3/13/09

Focus: North Africa/Southwest Asia --Mesopotamia

Classwork: Pop quiz to identify features on a blank outline map of the region.

Group reading of text.

Homework: Review material covered in class.

Be ready to make your own cuneiform tablet in class on Monday!

7th Grade World History 3/13/09

Focus: Middle Ages

Classwork: complete vocabulary, make a pyramid shaped chart illustrating the feudal system and feudal relationships.

Read, pair, and share Chapter 9, lesson 1 from your textbook.

Homework: Get thinking about which project you want to work on--remember you have 3 choices 1. a castle, 2. Viking longship, 3. illuminated manuscript. Directions and due dates available on the blog by Monday, March 16th.

Remember to have a journal by Monday, March 16!

6th Grade World Geography 3/11/09

Focus: Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent

Classwork: PowerPoint presentation
label and identify the following items on your outline map: Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Mesopotamia, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea.

7th Grade World History 3/12/09

Focus: The Middle Ages (Medieval Europe)

Classwork: Outline of Unit learning, activities, and assessments


Homework: No homework tonight! Class notes for feudalism click on the link below: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_470djrjqwcx

Important Note! Students will need a journal for this unit. All students had a journal at the beginning of the year but many need replacing. Please get a journal so that you can get full credit for your work on this unit.

7th grade World History 3/6/09

Focus - Mongol Empire

Classwork -- students make a paper applique using different colored paper

6th Grade World Geography 3/5/09

Focus: Modern Europe

Classwork: Video on geography of Europe. Students answer questions while watching video.
Continue country presentations--time permitting!

Homework: no written homework.

Over the last few days students have been presenting theri work to the class. We have had some very exciting presentations of the "Design your own Coat of Arms" project, and also presentations of European country assignments where students got to teach the class about the country they were assigned. Some students even had homework assignments for their classmates!

7th grade World History 3/5/09 -

Focus: Mongol Empire

Classwork: Complete vocabulary foldable: Genghis Khan, Kubliai Khan, Mongol ascendancy, Marco Polo, Mongols, felt, applique, steppe.

Video of Genghis Khan, students answer questions while watching video.

Homework: review vocabulary. Lesson notes available here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_390ccr6dzg3

Mongols powerpoint:

7th Grade World History 3/1/09--Unit Test Completed Study Guide!

You can get the African Kingdoms Unit Test study guide, completed version here, right here, right now!

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_371f2g3q9dr

7th Grade W.H. 2/26/09

Focus: Central and Southern African Kingdoms

Classwork: wordpuzzle warm-up

Reading in text pages, completing lesson reviews pp.186-199.

Access lesson notes here:

Lesson 2, Empires built on gold:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_376c852px9g

Lesson 3, Kingdom of Kongo:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_377c4k8k2dc

Homework: Unit test rescheduled to Monday, March 1st.

Work on study and vocabulary resources available on the blog to prepare for the test.

6th grade world geography--Country handout

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_375d8pq6tfw

6th grade world geography--Country handout

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_375d8pq6tfw

6th Grade World Geography-European Country Assignment

Access the list of information you need to include on your European country here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_373dprnpphn

Remember the purpose of this assignment is to teach your classmates about the country you researched. You just need short bullet points of information. Please, please, please do not cut and paste huge chunks of information from the internet about which you know absolutely nothing!!!!------Sometimes, even with schoolwork, less is more! Have fun finding out about "your" European country!

6th Grade World Geography 2/25/09

Focus: Modern Europe, the European union

classwork: text page 387.
work Book: 110-111.
Map work: finding countries on the map and giving relative location: Cyprus, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania,

Homework: Students are working on their coat of arms project due Monday March 2.

European country assignment due Friday 2/27/09

7th Grade W. H African Kingdoms Unit study guide

Access your study guide for the African Kingdoms Unit Test 2/28/09 : http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_371f2g3q9dr

7th Grade World History 2/25/09

Focus: Central and southern Africa --chapter 6

classwork: vocabulary :http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_370hftfq7d9

Video on ancient African Kingdoms.

Homework: review classwork

7th Grade World history 2/24/09

Focus: Central and Southern Africa --chapter 6


classwork: vocabulary review :http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_368dgbfc6dd
Read lesson 1The Growth of coastal trading cities. Access lesson notes here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_372gz3mfcc8

Homework: review lesson notes

7th Grade World History 2/23/09

Focus: West African Kingdoms---chapter 5

classwork: map vegetation zones, vocabulary review. Read section on Empire of Ghana

Homework: no written homework

7th Grade World History--Muslim Empires Review Questions

Access review questions for students who need to retake the quiz. If you scored below 75% this information is for you! http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_363ftq4g5dx

Students please check your grade online. If you need to retake this quiz study at the weekend and make sure to come after school any day next week. Deadline for this quiz is Friday, February 27th!

7th Grade World History 2/19/09

Focus: African Kingdoms, Chapter 5

Classwork: Make vocabulary foldable: kinship, clan, griot, vegetation zone, sahara, savannah, Ghana, Almoravids.

Have a partner quiz you on the vocabulary terms.
Keep foldable in your binder for review.

--Read Story of Sundiata, the Lion King--on page 174.

Homeowork: review vocabulary

6th Grade World Geography 2/19/09

Focus: Chapter 12 European Empires

Class work: Text book pages 329-339

Sork book: pages 98-99

3rd period, read a celtic folk tale and Celtic art coloring.

Homework: 3rd period finish coloring
7th period no homeowork

6th Grade World Geography 2/12/09

Here is the Study Guide for Chapter 10 & Chapter 11, Section 1-2.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_360gtszgzfc

7th Grade World History 2/12/09

Focus: Expansion of the Arab Empires

Classwork: vocabulary,
chart of Arab contribution to western society: Art, mathematics, astronomy, medicine.
Student make their own example of Arabic style or Arabesque art:

See examples here: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_347fdbxrtd2

6th grade world geography 2/10/09

Focus: Renaissance and Reformation

Classwork: vocabulary activity
PowerPoint: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_287fpmq4tg5
Coat of arms project directions

Homework: read over your project directions

6th Grade World Geography Coat of Arms Project Directions

Download and print your Coat of Arms Project directions here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_231gktjzcf9

6th grade world Geography Medieval Castles

View our Irish castles powerpoint here:
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_171dqkdcxfb

7th Grade World History 2/4/09

Focus: Byzantine empire

Classwork: PowerPoint - notes

Byzantine Empire---PowerPoint here: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_158f8nhjqcx

Homework: Quiz on Friday, study for quiz.

7th Grade World Geography 2/2/09

Focus: Byzantine Empire

Classwork; chapter 15 pages 509-513--read the section

Vocabulary foldable: Byzantine empire, Justinian, Justinian code
Roman catholic church, Eastern orthodox church, Theodora,
Hagia Sophia, Diocletian

Make a T chart for Justinian/Theodora listing accomplishments and characteristics for each character. Use the information in your text.


Homework; finish foldable due tomorrow

6th Grade world Geography 2/2/09

Focus: Ancient Rome, chapter 10,

classwork: Read pages 284-289 with a partner.

Complete foldable for the following vocabulary terms:
reupublic senate patrician
aqueduct Julius Ceasar plebeian

Homework: finish foldable, make sure you have the list of words on the front and the definitions on the inside page. You can cutacross the first strip, that is cut the line under each vocabulary term only.

7th Grade World History 1/26/09

Focus: Ancient Rome Chapter 13

Classwork: Students work in pairs to complete chapter review questions.

Homework: Unit test on Friday, covering Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Students can use the Greece quiz as a study guide for the Greece portion of the test. click here: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_75f6sm26cj .
Rome Study Guide click here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_94fs6xwcdn

6th Grade World Geography 1/26/09

Focus: Europe, chapter 10

Classwork: Introduction to Europe--the class makes a list of the things they know about Europe.

Map activity--using physical and political map of Europe, climate map.

Homework: no homework.

6th Grade World Geography 1/26/09

Focus: Introduction to Europe, chapter 9 assessment

Classwork: complete chapter 9 worksheet assessment.

7th period travel brochure presentations.

Homework: no written homework tonight!

7th Grade World History 1/26/09

Focus: Ancient Rome -- chapter 13

Classwork: PowerPoint, pictures of Rome and the excavated city of Pompeii.
Working with a partner answer questions 7 through 12 on page 460 of your text. Use all the resources in chapter 13 to help you answer.
Finished? go to www.mrdonn.org/games.html find the interactive games and play "fling the teacher" you have to answer 30 questions correctly to get the chance to fling the teacher!
You can view the class PowerPoint here:
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_77f4wt5hgp
Homework: review material covered in class.

6th Grade World Geography Study Guide ch 8, 9 (1)

Download the latest sutdy guide here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_73fqg7pkfh

World Geography 1/14/09

Focus: Chapter 9 South America

Classwork: Reading section 1 pages 231-237, class discussion
Work Book: pages68-69

Homework: Study for quiz on Friday--all of chapter 8, chapter 9 section 1.

7th period--also read pages 238-242 and complete work book pages 70-71

7th Grade World History 1/14/09

Focus: Classical Greece, Chapter 12

Classwork: Read text pages 393-417.

Write vocabulary words and definitions in your journal. Remember journals should be taken home with you each day. You can carry them in your drawstring book bag.

Vocabulary: Pericles, direct democracy, Acropolis, Parthenon, Alexander the Great, Hellenistic, catapult

Complete vocabulary work sheets. When completed put them in your binder to help you study for the quiz on Friday.

Homework: complete worksheets if not finished in class. Study for quiz on Friday

6th Grade World Geography, Travel Brochure directions

you can print the assignment directions here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_50n3b9bmxg

7th grade World History 1/12/09

Focus: Ancient Greece

Class Work: (1) Read your text pages 371-375, describing the forms of government found in ancient Greece. In your journal write the vocabulary words and definitions found on page 371.
vocabulary:
aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, polis, tyrant, citizen.

(2) Read pages 379-383 describing the lives of the citizens of Athens and sparta. In your journal draw a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Spartan society with the society of Athens.

Students need to bring home their history journals each night to review material covered in class.

Homework: Review material covered in class.

6th Grade World Geography 1/12/09

Focus: Chapter 8, Guatamala

Class Work: partner reading, comprehension check pages 221-225.
Complete work book pages 64-65 (individual work)

Home Work: Complete work book pages 66-67. Due: Tuesday (tomorrow)

7th Grade World History 1/8/09

Focus: Ancient Greece: Geography, Customs and beliefs

Class Work: (1) Read Text p 355-359--- wtih a partner. Read pages 361-365./PowerPoint
(2) Complete first 5 items on the chapter 11 study notes handout.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhx4bxv_46f78scjhm

(3) Begin working on vocabulary foldable.

Homework: no written homework. Students should review work covered in class.

Pictures from Powerpoint and vocabulary available here:
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhx4bxv_39dnwcq7cj

6th Grade World Geography 1/8/09

Focus: Chapter 8, Central and South America

Classwork: group reading in text pages 203-207.
and pages 208-213.

Work Book: pages 58-61.

Home Work: Any work not completed in class should be finished for home work.
Due: tomorrow, Friday.