Friday, May 29, 2015

Friday, May 29, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Final Review - "Challenges" & "Religions" 
  • News
  • Packet Work
Homework...
  • None - unless you are far behind on packet
Today in History...
  • In 1848, Wisconsin was admitted as the 30th U.S. state

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Europe Map Test
  • News
  • Packets - if time
Homework...
  • None
Today in History...
  • In 1937, Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, was founded

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Reviewed "Key Geographic Features" for Final Exam
  • Studied Europe Map Keys
  • Continued work on New Ages in Europe Packet
Homework...
  • Study for Europe Map Test
Today in History...
  • In 1933, the Walt Disney Company released the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Began Final Review
  • Handed back test results
  • Handed in Heraldry Project
  • Worked on New Ages Europe packet
Homework...
  • Europe Map Test on Thursday!!!
Today in History...
  • In 1906, the Vauxhall Bridge was opened in London
Image result for Vauxhall Bridge

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Today in Class...
Homework...
  • Heraldry Project is due next Tuesday
  • Europe Map Test is next Thursday
  • Middle Ages Graphic Organizer is due tomorrow
Today in History...
  • In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on the world's first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo (give me the capital cities & latitude and longitude of those cities for the following countries: Italy, Moldova, and Latvia)
  • News
  • Worked on our Heraldry Project
Homework...
  • Heraldry Project is due next week Tuesday (May 26)
  • Europe Map Test is next week Thursday (May 28)
Today in History...
  • In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for adultery and treason

Monday, May 18, 2015

Monday, May 18, 2015

Today in Class...
Homework...
Today in History...
  • In 1953, Jackie Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier

Friday, May 15, 2015

Friday, May 15, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Finished Robin Hood
 Homework...
  • None
Today in History...
  • In 1940, McDonald's opened its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Robin Hood
Homework...
  • None
Today in History...
  • In 1796, Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox inoculation

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Robin Hood
Homework...
  • None
Today in History...
  • In 1888, the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law") abolished slavery in Brazil

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo (what are the capital cities of Ukraine and Ireland PLUS what are their latitude and longitude coordinates)
  • Handed out Robin Hood study guide
  • Robin Hood - key focus on the themes and realities of medieval England that correspond with actual history (ie...Magna Carta, Baron's War against King John, the animosity between England and France, etc...)
Homework...
  • None
Today in History...
  • In 1926, the Italian-built airship Norge became the first vessel to fly over the North Pole

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo
  • News
  • Begin discussion of England/France in Middle Ages
Homework...
Today in History...
  • In 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey killing 36 people.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Monday, May 4, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Daily Geo #29 ("panhandle")
  • Bubonic Plague Video Clip from Mankind: The Story of Us All
  • Finish & hand-in Stained Glass Project
Homework...
  • None
Today in History...
  • In 1970, Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the United States' invasion of Cambodia.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Friday, May 1, 2015

Today in Class...
  • Finished Middle Ages Society Discussion
  • Started our Stained Glass Picture Story Assignment
  • Handed in our Daily Geo #28
Homework...
  • Begin studying for Europe Map Test
  • Stained Glass Picture Story Assignment
Today in History...
  • In 1956, the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was made available to the public
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Salk_headlines.jpg