United States History: Next Exam Day is Tuesday September 9th.
Notes 2.1-2.4
Discussion Topics: European factors leading to exploration, names and nations of explorers, the Columbus myth and reality, other nautical accomplishments of the era, and the Columbian Exchange.
On Friday time will be allotted for discussion of current events and their relationship to the United States. Specifically the Presidential Election, Iran, Russia and the Olympics.
World History: Next Exam Day is Tuesday September 9th.
Now don't be scared, this isn't for this week only. For the next large chunk of time the World History courses will be Russia/Soviet Union/Cold War Centric. Here is a complete list of all applicable text spots.
10.2 (240-243), 17.5 (431-435), 19 Enrichment (491), 23.5 (584-589), Chapter 28.1 - 28.3 (700-719), pg 773 Non-Aggression Act, pg 778 Leningrad, pg 785 Red Army, 31.5 (791-795), ph 807 Global Cold War, 33.4 (843-848), 33.5 (849 - 855). FIN.
This week's focus will be on assessing the classroom's knowns and unknowns about Russia/Soviet Union/Cold War and coming up with detail oriented discussion points for your dinner tables.
On Friday current events of the globe will be entertained with specific focus on Georgia and the Olympics.
Geography: Next Exam Day is Tuesday September 9th.
Chapter 1.1 to 1.3 Notes, and 4.1 and 4.2 Notes.
The class will be led through the note expectations by me on Tuesday. Details such as running page numbers, specific headings and how to critically assess detail with the utmost haste.
Wednesday will be an opportunity for the class to demonstrate their residual geography skills by trying out their luck on a United States map and a world map.
Chapter 1 will be addressed on Tuesday - Thursday, Chapter 4 will begin on Thursday and be addressed during Friday leading into a discussion on Global current events.
8th Grade Religion: Next Exam Day is Wednesday September 3nd.
Workbooks will be distributed on Tuesday the 26th of August. We will be diving right into its Catholic vocab and discussions and the natural processes of the Church and its faith formation.
Chapter 1 will be exhausted this week and tested on Wednesday.
