Tuesday, August 28
Students were given a Unit Dictionary which lists many important terms for their unit on the three major world religions. When complete, the paper will be graded as a test. Due date to be announced.
A short quiz on some textbook reading was given in class today.
Tomorrow there will be a short map quiz on North Africa and the MIddle East.
Our 3rd week of school! I-Parent and homework hotline should be running smoothly by now.
Social Studies students will have a short quiz tomorrow (Tuesday) on a textbook reading assigned for homework last week.
Wednesday students will take their first map quiz on the Middle East.
On Friday I'll be grading their notebooks. This should be an easy 100 grade for all. By Friday their notebooks should contain these pages:
1. Standards page
2. Map of the Middle East
3. Textbook notes on pages 420-425
4. Notes on the Islam video (8/24)
5. Unit Dictionary
6. Handout: Birthplace of Three Religions
7. Notes of Judaism video (8/28)
8. Notes on Christianity video
9. OH notes on Sunni/Shiites
10. 2 column notes on Ottoman Empire
11. Directions for the Religion project and rubric
Social Studies classes are up and running! The new text books have been issued and MUST have a cover on them. We are so hoping to get a class set so the students can keep at least one heavy text at home.
Our first unit is the Middle East and researching these three religions: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The new books introduce the information students will be learning.
These are sites you can refer to all year!
picasso website/GA standards
CIA World Factbook -critical information about the countries we study
