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