Greater New Orleans Parish Chart

We will soon cover the parishes of Greater New Orleans:
http://www.paulblankenship.com/gle04GreaterNewOrleansParishesChartKey.pdf

Florida Parishes Chart

Next week we will examine the Florida Parishes.

http://www.paulblankenship.com/gle04FloridaParishesChartKey.pdf

Acadiana East Parishes

We will go over the Acadiana East parishes this week. If you miss that day you can get the answers here:
http://www.paulblankenship.com/gle04AcadianaEastParishesChartKey.pdf

Weekly Preview

Monday
Bellringer: 7 Facts on Amorite
Test Review -- Test 1.6, GLEs 12-17 and review
GLE #16

Tuesday
Bellringer: 7 Facts on Lagash
Test 1.6, GLEs 12-17 and review
Due: 1600s timeline and take-home test assigned 4 weeks ago

Wednesday
Bellringer: 7 Facts on Sargon
Geography Unit Test Review

Thursday
Bellringer: 7 Facts on Babylon and Babylonia
Geography Unit Test (200 pts.) -- review of geography GLEs covered this grading period

Friday
Bellringer: 7 Facts on Hammurabi and the Code of Hammurabi
GLE #18
Acadiana East -- GLEs 2 & 4

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.

Help with the GLE #2 Maps and other GLE Activities

Scroll down on this blog to see the maps I posted to aid you on GLE #2 and the GLE #3 Art Map Project.

To see all blog entries on GLE #1, click here.
To see all blog entries on GLE #2, click here.
To see all blog entries on GLE #3, click here.
To see all blog entries on GLE #4, click here.

Lost a worksheet? Download it from the iDisk.

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.

Weekly Preview

What's up for next week?

Monday

• Issue textbooks
• Watch a film about longitude (reviews prior learning on map skills)
  
• GLE #1 Presentation and Worksheet

Tuesday

• More longitude film
• Finish the GLE #1 presentation and time zone activity

Wednesday

• GLE #2 presentation and map activity
• More of the longitude film

Thursday

• Finish the longitude film
• More class time for GLE #2 map activity
  
• Class time to work on the Art Map of Louisiana

Friday

• The GLE #4 presentation
• The GLE #4 chart on northwest Louisiana
• More class time for GLE #2 map activity
• Class time to work on the Art Map of Louisiana