Mr. Waxler's Class

Hi,

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

After our test early last week we started our next unit on the Age of Exploration, focusing mostly on the causes of European exploration.  This week we will continue that unit by examining many of the explorers of the time, including Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Ponce de Leon, Ferdinand Magellan and others.  We will also study how joint-stock companies were formed and how the kings of Europe used mercantilism to increase their profit and power.  By the middle of next week students should be ready for their next exam on the Age of Exploration.

Homework

Monday 9/21
Complete worksheet: The Voyage of Magellan (read and answer questions 1-3)

Tuesday 9/22
No Homework

Wednesday 9/23
No Homework

Today: Students will receive their current 1st quarter grade in social studies and revisit their goals set at the beginning of the school year.

Thursday 9/24
No Homework

Today: Progress Report Day

Friday 9/25
No school for students

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Hi,

This week we will wrap our unit on Early Native American Cultures with a test on Tuesday.  On Wednesday we will start learning about the Age of Exploration.  We will take a look at the causes of European exploration (particularly the connection between the Renaissance and exploring), as well as the effect that European exploration had on various groups of people.  We will also identify a number different European explorers and their role during this time period.

Homework

Monday 9/14
Ticket-to-the-Test: This is an optional homework assignment that I give the night before EVERY test. Students are to create their own test questions AND answers (minimum of 10) based on the content of the unit. Those students who create the Ticket-to-the-Test can hand it in BEFORE the test and receive 3 Bonus points on the test.

Tuesday 9/15
*Test Today: Early Native Americans
*No Homework

Wednesday 9/16
No Homework
**Bring in colored pencils for tomorrow’s class

Thursday 9/17
Color map from packet: The Explorers Game (p. 4D)

• Use four different colors for each of the following countries: Portugal, France, Spain, and England.
• Color each country’s colonial land claim with the same color.  Use the chart on 4B to identify the area that each country explored and claimed.

Friday 9/18
No Homework

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This week will start on our next unit: Early Native Americans.  This next unit will be quite short as we will touch upon Native American cultures throughout many of our other units this year.  Actually, much of this unit is really an extension of the first unit on geography as the main focus this week will be on how Native Americans adapted to eight different geographic regions in what is now the United States.

By early next week we should be ready for our second test.  Don’t worry, the class will not simply be test after test, but the first two units just happen to be quite short.

Have a great week!

Homework

Tuesday 9/8
Complete worksheet: The First Americans

Wednesday 9/9
Imagine you are a Native American from the specific geographic region you studied in class today.  Write a 1/2 – 1 page journal entry about how you have adapted to your environment.  Your journal entry must be written in the present tense–as if you were there.  Journals must also include:

* The name of the geographic region.

* A description of some of the physical features where you live.

* At least three ways in which you have adapted to your environment.

Do not just list the physical features and adaptations.  Instead, write a creative journal entry that draws from the information learned in class.  Use handouts/notes from today’s class to help you write your journal entry.

Thursday 9/10
Create 1 test question and 1 test answer for each of the 8 different geographic regions studied in class today.  Questions must address how Native Americans adapted to the 8 different regions.

Friday 9/11
No Homework

**Don’t forget: Friday is Picture Day!

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