Ms. Thompson

ALL STUDENTS:

TEXTBOOK ACCESS: www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com  ACCESS CODE: (see green handout sent home)

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Week of 1/23 - 1/27

Monday through Wednesday this week, AC/Gifted Students will be gathering research and developing a PowerPoint Presentation to share with the class.  ALL work is to be completed IN CLASS.  This IS NOT an out of school project!

Monday, 1/23

CW/HW:  Africa's Diversity

HW:  Study/review for Africa Geography Standards Test this Friday

• Review Interactive Notebook pages 4 - 49
• Reread Textbook ONLINE Ch 1 p. 42-59 and Ch 2:2 p. 72-81

Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Tuesday, 1/24

Africa's Diversity: Speaking of Tribes

CW/HW:  Speaking of Swahili

HW:  Study/review for Africa Geography Standards Test this Friday

• Review Interactive Notebook pages 4 - 49
• Reread Textbook ONLINE Ch 1 p. 42-59 and Ch 2:2 p. 72-81

Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf 

 

Wednesday, 1/25

Traditional Religions

CW: Periods 1 and 2 - CRCT Reading p. 31-33 (review questions #76 - 99)

ALL CLASSES HW:  Study/review for Africa Geography Standards Test this Friday

• Review Interactive Notebook pages 4 - 49
• Reread Textbook ONLINE Ch 1 p. 42-59 and Ch 2:2 p. 72-81

Organize IN: Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf 

 

Thursday, 1/26

Review for test tomorrow on all Geography of Africa Standards

HW:  Study/review for Africa Geography Standards Test this Friday

• Review Interactive Notebook pages 4 - 49
• Reread Textbook ONLINE Ch 1 p. 42-59 and Ch 2:2 p. 72-81
• Want more?  See study guide items on Judy Elwood's teacher blog

 

Friday, 1/27

Geography and Culture Test

HW:  Organize IN  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

Have a nice weekend!

Week of 1/16 - 1/20

Monday, 1/16  MLK Holiday - No School

 

Tuesday, 1/17

"Geography of Africa: The People" notes (open-notes quiz tomorrow)

CW/HW:  Read Chapter 2 Section 2 (p. 72-80) and Complete Section Review 1-6 (p. 80)(quiz Friday on this 2:2)

Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Wednesday, 1/18

Open Notes Quiz

African Land Use

HW:  Crossword Puzzle due tomorrow

HW:  Study Chapter 2 Section 2 (p. 72-81) Quiz Friday

 

Thursday, 1/19

African Culture - Background Information

Africa: People and Places

HW:  Study Chapter 2 Section 2 (p. 72-81) Quiz tomorrow

Organize IN  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

Announcing:  Geography Test next Friday, 1/27

 

Friday, 1/20

Periods 1 and 2:  Quiz on Chapter 2 Section 2 , A Bantu Tale

Periods 3,4,5:  Africa Research  HW: Have form signed over the weekend

ALL STUDENTS:

Organize IN Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf  

Geography Test next Friday, 1/27.  Begin reviewing your Interactive Notebook pages 4-48

 

 

Week of 1/10 - 1/13

Happy 2012!

The 7th Grade Geography Bee is tomorrow morning, 1/11, at 8:00am.  Please wit in the cafeteria until you are called at 8:00.  The bee will be held in Mrs. Mire's room, 7D1.  The following classroom winners are requested to attend:  Emily Webb, Greg Babic, Harper Melnick, Cameron McKelvey, Chase Caffrey, and alternates are welcome to attend (participate if someone is absent):  Merrill Jackson, Patrick Guthrie, Alex Volkov 

Tuesday, 1/11

CW:  Environmental Issues in Africa

HW:  Organize your IN (interactive notebook) tonight.  There will be a NOTEBOOK QUIZ this week (as early as tomorrow)  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Wednesday, 1/12

Geography Bee Winners are:  Merrill Jackson, Caroline Hakes, and Ross Holt  CONGRATULATIONS!  These students will participate in the DMS Schoolwide Geography Bee (date to follow).

CW:  Environmental Issues in Africa

HW:  Organize your IN (interactive notebook) tonight.  There will be a NOTEBOOK QUIZ this week Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Thursday, 1/12

CW:  Environmental Issues in Africa

HW:  Organize your IN (interactive notebook) tonight.  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf  There will be a NOTEBOOK QUIZ tomorrow, Friday, 1/13!

 

Friday, 1/13

CW:  Environmental Issues in Africa

Notebook Quiz was given today.  If you were absent, please turn in your notebook Tuesday morning between 8:50am and 9:10am.

Schoolwide Geography Bee will be held next Friday, 1/20 at 8:15am in Mr. Anthony Foti's room 8B3 (good luck, Merrill!)

Have a nice weekend - no school Monday to honor Martin Luther King (MLK) - see you Tuesday

Week of 12/19 - 12/22

Monday, 12/19

Geography Bee

 

Tuesday, 12/20

Finish Geography Bee

Environmental Issues in Africa

Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Wednesday, 12/21

Geographic Understandings & Water in Africa

CW/HW:  Complete Anchor Activity

Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Thursday, 12/22

Journey Through Africa

Parents and Students,

Thank you for all the well-wishes and lovely gifts!  May you and yours have a wonderful holiday break!

Joy Thompson 

Week of 12/12 - 12/16

Monday, 12/12

CW:  Driving Article (assignment as per Dr. Brink) - Paragraph summary and opinion 

CW / HW:  Chapter 1 Section 2 (read p. 52 -56)  Complete questions:  Map Skills p. 53 and Section 2 Review (p. 56)  Write answers on IN p. #23 using complete sentences

TONIGHT'S HW: INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK COVER DUE TOMORROW TAPED DOWN SECURELY

Assignment Dates (recorded in your agenda):

1.  Geography Post-test this Thursday

• Study Physical and Political Maps
• Review Textbook Chapter 1 Sections 1 & 2 (p. 40 - 57)
• IN - review physical features and handouts beginning with page 10

2.  Where do they live?  (Anchor Activity) due Friday, 12/16

 Organize IN: Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

  

Tuesday, 12/13

AFRICA INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK COVER WAS DUE TODAY!!! (Quiz Grade)

Checked homework - climate and time zones

HW:  Study/Review for Geography Test this Thursday

• Study Physical and Political Maps
• Review Textbook Chapter 1 Sections 1 & 2 (p. 40 - 57)
• IN - review physical features and handouts beginning with page 10

  CW:  Where do they live?  (Anchor Activity) due Friday, 12/16

 Organize IN: Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Wednesday, 12/14

Farmland to Desert / More Farmland to Desert (desertification)

CW / HW:  Chapter 1 Assessment #1 - #15 (p. 28-29 in complete sentences)

HW:  Study/Review for Geography Test TOMORROW

• Study Physical and Political Maps
• Review Textbook Chapter 1 Sections 1 & 2 (p. 40 - 57)
• IN - review physical features and handouts p. 10 - 28

  CW:  Where do they live?  (Anchor Activity) due Friday, 12/16

Organize your IN:  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

Thursday, 12/15

Geography of Africa Post Test (see me, if you were absent - makeup during class tomorrow)

 

Friday, 12/16

"Voices of the Forest" note-taking

 

Week of 12/5 - 12/9

Thank you for bringing games for the Powers Ferry Elementary students!

Don't forget - IN Cover is due next Tuesday - TAPED DOWN securely!  Lost the directions?  See me for another copy.

 

Monday, 12/5

The Longest River

Assess Physical Maps - Physical Map Quiz this Thursday

CW/HW: Political Map of Africa due Wednesday - Political Map Quiz next Thursday, 12/15

HW: Interactive Notebook Cover due next Tuesday, 12/13

 

Tuesday, 12/6

Characteristics of the Sahara, Sahel, Savanna, and Tropical Rain Forest (Venn diagram: note taking and Think/Pair/Share)

Where do they live? (Anchor Activity) 7th Period will receive this tomorrow.  Due Friday, 12/16.

CW/HW:  Complete Physiographic Map due tomorrow (colored based on regions - see map on back page)

 Assignment Dates (record in your agenda):

• Political Map due tomorrow
• Physical Map Quiz this Thursday (Periods 3, 4, 5 will have no word bank – spelling counts)
• Interactive Notebook Cover due Tuesday, 12/13
• Geography Post-test Thursday, 12/15 (including political map locations)
• Where do they live?  (Anchor Activity) due Friday, 12/16

 

Wednesday, 12/7

Honoring Pearl Harbor

The Great Rift Valley

HW: Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to bring in a game for a Powers Ferry Elementary student!

Assignment Dates (record in your agenda):

• Physical Map Quiz this Thursday (Periods 3, 4, 5 will have no word bank – spelling counts)
• Interactive Notebook Cover due Tuesday, 12/13
• Geography Post-test Thursday, 12/15 (including political map locations)
• Where do they live?  (Anchor Activity) due Friday, 12/16

 

Thursday, 12/8

Physical Map of Africa Quiz

CW/HW:  Taking Measurements of Africa  and  Organization of Interactive Notebook  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

Assignment Dates (these should have been recorded previously in your agenda):

• Interactive Notebook Cover due Tuesday, 12/13
• Geography Post-test Thursday, 12/15 (including political map locations)
• Where do they live?  (Anchor Activity) due Friday, 12/16

 

Friday, 12/9

Physiographic Map (note-taking)

Time Zones 

CW/HW:  Time to Leave – World Time Zones 

(Not HW!)  Work on your Anchor Activity – follow directions - analyze all maps before answering questions

Assignment Dates (record in your agenda):

• Interactive Notebook Cover due Tuesday, 12/13 TAPED DOWN
• Geography Post-test Thursday, 12/15 (including political locations)
• Where do they live?  (Anchor Activity) due Friday, 12/16

 Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012  Download Table of Contents for Africa Unit 2011 2012 pdf

 

 

 

Week of 11/28 - 12/2

Monday, 11/28

Images of Africa / Africa Pretest

CW/HW:  Africa Geography Background Information (read and highlight) Periods 3,4,5 complete Frayer Model

HW:

Notebook Cover due 12/13

Tomorrow is the last day to bring your Middle East Interactive Notebook to class Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 

 

Tuesday, 11/29

CW:  Notebook Check  /  "Regions of the World: Africa"

HW:  Notebook Cover due 12/13

 

Wednesday, 11/30

"Regions of the World" Part 2

CW/HW:  Physical map of Africa due Friday

HW:  Notebook Cover due 12/13

Announcing:  PHYSICAL Map Quiz Thursday, 12/8

 

Thursday, 12/1

Physical Geography and Regions of Africa (map, chart, and graph assessment)

HW:  Notebook Cover due 12/13

PHYSICAL Map Quiz Thursday, 12/8

Period 7 HW: Return your signed progress report tomorrow!

 

Friday, 12/2

Physical Map due today

Read Chapter 1 Section1 "Physical Geography"

"Fearless Planet: Sahara Desert" (sandboarding)

HW:  Notebook Cover due 12/13

PHYSICAL Map Quiz Thursday, 12/8

Period 7 HW???  Have you returned your signed progress report?

Week of 11/14 - 11/18

Monday, 11/14

Review for Middle East Unit Test (test will be given this Thursday, 11/17)

CW:  Complete 25 Review Statements from the Middle East Questions given in class.  We will check these on Wednesday, as part of our review.

HW:  Complete "Monday Study Guide" - use your IN and review pages 11-90 - You may write directly on the Study Guide, also on the back  Download Study Guide for Middle East Final

HW?:  New Interactive Notebooks (1-subject, 8 1/2 x 11, college rule) were due TODAY.  Please bring your new notebook to class tomorrow. 

 

Tuesday, 11/15

Review for Middle East Unit Test (test will be given this Thursday, 11/17)

CW:  Complete 50 Review Statements from the Middle East Questions given in class.  We will check these on Wednesday, as part of our review.  Download Study Guide for Middle East Final  Download Study Guide for Middle East Final ('97 - 2003 version)

HW:  Complete "Tuesday Study Guide" - use your IN and review pages 11-90 - You may write directly on the Study Guide, also on the back HW?:  New Interactive Notebooks (1-subject, 8 1/2 x 11, college rule) was due YESTERDAY.  Please bring your new notebook to class tomorrow.  Available at DMS School Store tomorrow morning for $3.00

 

Wednesday, 11/16

CW/HW:  Review for tomorrow's UNIT TEST (checked review statements Download CRCT WB PRACTICE TEST KEY FOR FINAL ) Review IN pages 11 - 90 and complete Wednesday Study Guide.  Have a parent "quiz" you AFTER you have studied

 

Thursday, 11/17

Middle East Unit Test

  

Friday, 11/18

Begin Africa Unit

Notebook Cover due 12/13

Interactive Notebook Quiz after Thanksgiving Break  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 

 

 

Week of 11/7 - 11/11

Monday, 11/7

Tourism and Terror

Country Data on Literacy Rate and GDP

Economic Terms to Know

CW/HW:  Economy of the Middle East note-taking - through SLIDE 19 ONLY (stop at "Human Capital")  Download Economy of the Middle East  Download Economy of the Middle East  Economics Quiz Thursday, 11/10

Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 ('10 version)  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 ('97-2003 version)

Remember:   Middle East Unit Test Tuesday, 11/15

 

Tuesday, 11/8  No School

 

Wednesday, 11/9

Finish Economy PowerPoint Notes

Economic Terms Crossword (optional Study Guide)

HW:  STUDY for QUIZ TOMORROW on Middle East Economy: Interactive Notebook p. 78-89 and PowerPoint    Parent, please "quiz" your child from the PowerPoint AFTER they have studied.  Download Economy of the Middle East  or  Download Economy of the Middle East

MIDDLE EAST UNIT TEST Thursday, 11/17  (Note date change)

 

Thursday, 11/10

Middle East Economy Quiz

HW:  Organize any loose papers in your IN  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 (2010 version)

 

Friday, 11/11

Veteran's Day - Guest Speaker, Sgt. Hill

Week of 10/31 - 11/4

7th Grade YEARBOOK SALES THIS WEEK ONLY!  $30  USE ENVELOPE PROVIDED THIS MORNING

 

Monday, 10/31

Review Middle East Government Terms  Download World_governments_at_a_glance study guide

CW/HW: Finish "Reviewing Terms - Middle East Government" Crossword Puzzle 

HW:  STUDY forTEST THIS THURSDAY ON GOVERNMENT  Review the following:

• Interactive Notebook starting with page 63
• Textbook pages 16 and 17 (Government/Civics Understandings)
• Textbook p. 172 and 173 (Israel and Saudi Arabia)
• Textbook p. 182 and 183 (Iran)

 

Tuesday, 11/1

Checked Homework (Crossword Puzzle of Government Terms) for a grade

Middle East Economics Background Information (read and highlight)

CW/HW: Finish Economic Understandings Textbook Outline from p. 18 and 19

HW:  Economics definitions and questions due Friday (on separate paper)  Words and questions found on back of "Middle East Economics Background Information" handout 

HW:  STUDY forTEST THIS THURSDAY ON GOVERNMENT  Review the following:

• Interactive Notebook starting with page 63
• Textbook pages 16 and 17 (Government/Civics Understandings)
• Textbook p. 172 and 173 (Israel and Saudi Arabia)
• Textbook p. 182 and 183 (Iran)

Organize IN  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 ('10 version)  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 ('03-2009 version)

 

 Wednesday, 11/2

Check HW (Outline)

HW:  Economics definitions and questions due Friday (on separate paper)  Words and questions are located on the back of "Middle East Economics Background Information" handout 

HW:  STUDY for Government Test tomorrow!  Review the following:

• Interactive Notebook starting with page 63
• Textbook pages 16 and 17 (Government/Civics Understandings)
• Textbook p. 172 and 173 (Israel and Saudi Arabia)
• Textbook p. 182 and 183 (Iran)
• Study Guide (Parents, please use this to "quiz" your child - AFTER they have studied)  Download Middle East Government Study Guide prepared especially for YOU  Download Middle East Government Study Guide prepared especially for YOU ('03-2009 version)

 

Thursday, 11/3

Middle East Government Test

HW:  Economics definitions and questions due tomorrow (on separate paper)  Words and questions are located on the back of "Middle East Economics Background Information" handout 

 

Friday, 11/4

Where is the Oil?

CW/HW:  Economy of the Middle East note-taking - through SLIDE 7 ONLY  Download Economy of the Middle East  Download Economy of the Middle East

Announcing:  Economics Quiz Thursday, 11/10 AND Middle East Unit Test Tuesday, 11/15

Organize IN:  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 (97-2003)  Download Table of Contents for Middle East Unit 2011-2012 ('10 version)