Thursday, December 1, 2011

Holiday Trolley and Thank you parents!

I thought this was cool. Hope you guys are enjoying not having homework. Do you miss it?

Be prepared to get some work done tomorrow since we have a full schedule, no more of this half day non sense.

Thanks to all the parents who came to parent night! It was great to see you all!

Veronica!

African Kingdom Posts!

You will research about Ghana, Mali, or Songhai and post information!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Wednesday

Because of the half day, NO HOMEWORK! Make sure you are finishing Monday and wednesdays homework!

Make sure to see me for any grade questions!

Classwork 11-30

Mr. Harris and Mr. Hicks showing off theirs and Ms. Chen's and Mr. Smith's African Kingdom of Songhai.

Well done!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tuesday Homework Post Here!

How do you think the world would be different if the Columbian Exchange had never happened?
Include details about food and items we saw in class today.
Post your comment below

Monday, November 28, 2011

Post Homework Here! 11-28

Hey All -
Post this weeks Homework assignments here by clicking 'comment' below.

Make sure you put your name in your post by selecting name/URL on comment. You don't put a URL down.

Happy posting and extra credit for all those who post on the website!

Word Wall - Exploration and Exploitation

This Unit's Key Vocabulary

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Encomienda, Columbian Exchange and Western Africa Kingdoms!

Ecomienda System
This week we are going to discuss some very interesting topics. We will examine how Europeans begin to enslave natives in the Ecomienda System.


Columbian Exchange


Did you know bananas didn't come from America? This week we will learn where these foods come from and how new types of food came to America in the Columbian Exchange.

Mansa Musa

What was going on in Africa during this time period? What was the economic, social, and political parts of their Kingdoms?