Archive for May, 2007

Lesson Plans: Last Week of School

And yes, I do plan on getting some work done. This week we’ll be watching an exciting reality show called “Colonial House.” A history buffs dream, the show places a number of families in the New England wilderness and makes them live as if it’s 1610. We’ll watch clips of it throughout the week. While [...]

Posted on May 29, 2007 at by Mister V · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Cat Magnet

We’re covering the Enlightenment in class (which includes bits of the scientific revolution). To have a good lead in, I found this great commercial by the ad council called “Cat Magnet“. Topic 21 covers it in greater detail!

Posted on May 20, 2007 at by Mister V · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Lesson Plans: Week of May 21st

We’ll be continuing both the enlightenment and colonization (and how to two connect)! Note: This week I’ll be out Monday and Friday. Objectives: H.7SS.7; P.7SS.3; GEO.7SS.3; GEO.7SS.4; GEO.7SS.5 Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 5/21 WU Worksheets and Crosswords Reading on the Enlightenment (core 2-4)   5/22 WU Map Assignment Review of Grades   [...]

Posted on May 20, 2007 at by Mister V · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Yep, you can do that project again!

We recently completed a project that compared the Printing Press with the Internet. For the most part, I’ve been happy with the grades. Still, for the students who would like to get a better grade: Yes you may do it again! And no, you don’t need to do all of it. Just fix the parts [...]

Posted on May 14, 2007 at by Mister V · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Lesson Plans: Week of May 14th

This week we focus on the discovery of America as well as the enlightenment. Objectives: H.7SS.7; P.7SS.3; GEO.7SS.3; GEO.7SS.4; GEO.7SS.5 Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 5/14 WU Refresher: How we did on last week’s test Intro: The King and Queen United Streaming Video: Queen Isabela   5/15 WU Introduce the concept of the [...]

Posted on May 13, 2007 at by Mister V · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Lesson Plans: Week of May 7th

Testing is finished and we’re wrapping up the last few weeks of the year. This week we’ll conclude our study of the Renaissance/Reformation (and take a test!). We’ll also start a wonderful section on a period of time called the “Enlightenment”. Objectives: P-A&C; H-C; G-A; C-B; S-B,C,A; Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 5/7 [...]

Posted on May 6, 2007 at by Mister V · Permalink · Leave a comment
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