No Test this Week

We will not have a test or binder check this week.

Binder Check Monday

We will have a binder check on Monday. The binder check was scheduled for Friday and was listed on the board in class.

Weekly Preview -- 26-30 January 2009

If some of this week's Weekly Preview looks familiar it is because we are covering lessons that were scheduled for last week but not completed due to my unexpected absence.

Monday: 26 January 2009
GLE #81 -- Louisiana's culture
GLE #73 -- Events in Louisiana's history (late 19th/early 20th century)

Tuesday: 27 January 2009
GLE #26 -- Evaluating Rules and Laws
GLE #25 -- Part 1, How to Write a Law (assignment)
GLE #73 -- Events in Louisiana's history (early 20th century)

Wednesday: 28 January 2009
GLE #73 -- Events in Louisiana's history (early to mid 20th century)

Thursday: 29 January 2009
GLE #27 -- Formation of Public Policy
GLE #73 -- Events in Louisiana's history (early to mid 20th century)

Fabulous Friday #2: 30 January 2009
Test on this week's lessons (GLEs #26, #27, #73, & #81)
Binder Check
GLE #28
GLE #73 (if time permits)

Weekly Preview -- 20-23 January 2009

Weekly Preview, 20-23 January 2009

Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Some classes may watch portions of the Inauguration, depending on the schedule of events and the time of the class.
GLE #73 -- Late Civil War, early Reconstruction
GLE #81 -- Culture of Louisiana

Wednesday, 21 January 2009
GLE #73 -- Reconstruction
GLE #26 -- Evaluating Rules and Laws
GLE #25 -- Part 1, How to Write a Law (assignment)

Thursday, 22 January 2009
Test/Binder Check
GLE #73 -- Reconstruction & its aftermath
GLE #27 -- Formation of Public Policy

Friday, 23 January 2009
GLE #73 -- Late 19th Century
GLE #28 -- Taxes: Need & Purpose

Reminders as Posted on the Board in Class

Thursday -- Binder Check (possible items include GLE worksheets 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 77 for the portions covered in class)

Friday -- Test

Both these items have been on the board since Tuesday.

Test 1.3 & Binder Check 1.3 on Tuesday

The binder check will be on your mind maps and bellringers not previously checked.

The test covers GLEs 1-8, except 3. We reviewed for the test today. If you were absent please look over the outlines for GLEs 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8; the map for the NW and NE parishes for GLE #2, and the charts for the NW and NE parishes on GLE #4.

Remember, the Art Map is due 02 October 2008.

Test & Binder Check 1.2 on Wednesday

We will have the test & binder check Wednesday. Study GLEs 5, 6, 7, and 8. Review materials from the previous test, such as vocabulary cards.

The binder check includes:

• GLE #5 -- mind map & worksheet
• GLE #6 -- mind map
• GLE #7 -- mind map & worksheet
• GLE #8 -- mind map and video notes on the Great Flood of 1927
• Bellringers
• Vocabulary Cards from GLE #2, assigned two weeks ago

No GLE #2 maps are due. No GLE #4 charts are due.

Test Wednesday, Binder Check Tuesday

I rescheduled them to allow a second day of review before the test.

Binder Check 1.1

Binder Check 1.1 on Monday will include:

• The GLE #1 Worksheet
• The GLE #2 maps (waterways and parishes/parish seats) for week 1: northwest Louisiana parishes (see page 3 of the GLE #2 worksheets)
• The GLE #4 chart on northwest Louisiana parishes
• The Longitude Crossword
• The GLE #2 Vocabulary Cards
  

The Map Basics Crossword is not yet due.

Binder Check and Test: Storm Delay

Because of the unexpected school closure we will have the following due/test dates:

• Nothing is due the day we return to school, on Thursday. I want everyone to have a chance to get things together before I start taking grades.
  
• The Social Studies Fair Category and Project is due on the school day after we return to class, on Friday.
• The Binder Check will be on Monday.
• Test 1.1 will be on Tuesday.

Of course, the first point sheet will be delayed until the first test is graded. There would be little reason to issue a point sheet with no test grade.

Binder Check on Wednesday, Test 1.1 Thursday

The binder check will be on Wednesday -- I have delayed it to give students another class day to trace their art maps (GLE #3). Test 1.1 will be on Thursday.

The binder check will include any bellringers not collected in class, the GLE #1 worksheet, and the northwest Louisiana parishes listed on page #3 of the GLE #2 worksheets should be added to your maps for waterways and parishes/parish seats.

Map Basics Crossword

We will review previous learning about maps and introduce time zones through the Map Basics Crossword. Some of the clues are brainteasers. I'll check your work on the puzzle on the first binder check on 02 September 2008 (more about binder checks later).

Printable Version
http://www.paulblankenship.com/MapBasicsCrossword2008.pdf

Interactive Version
http://www.paulblankenship.com/map-basics-crossword