Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Sorry was late for 1.5 hours!

Alright.

P. 330-337 questions 1-7, don't read Taiwan (20th century viewpoints)


Monday, May 30, 2016

Audrey Has Reclaimed Her Soul From Jody

Class today be like


Hey all.  Today we read about China's agricultural and economic reforms by Mao, then had some time to study for our test tomorrow on the Middle East.

Tonight's homework:
Study for the test tomorrow on the Middle East!  Format is four short answer and five definitions.
Continue working on your movie and realpolitik projects

Fun Fact: There is no hidden message in this homework post.  Why would there be?  Sounds pretty fake to me, tbh.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Jody Has Bought Audrey's Soul

Hi guys,

Today we heard the responses for the homework that was due for today about the Middle East, and worked a a review worksheet that took us many years to finish; we also watched a video about the Palestinian Israeli conflict, and talked about the issue of Trudeau apologizing for the Komagata Maru, while Obama didn't apologize for the bombing of Hiroshima.

Homework (This is a long list, don't fall asleep reading it):

Test on Tuesday about the Middle East:
4 Short Answer
5 Definitions
Follow up homework from Friday for Jody and Victoria
Historical Significance chart that we received at the beginning of the chapter
A Historical Profile thing from Amos about Yassar Arafat
Movie Projects (It'd be "nice" to have them done for Monday)
Realpolitik Projects (Due date unknown, but work on them...)
Read pages 254-257 and do numbers 1-5 in Global Forces
"That's all"....

Fun Fact: Liquid oxygen is blue

Bye, don't die over the weekend everyone
(By the way; this is Jody)

Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Promised Land

Today the homework is a report! It does not have to be one page long, it simply has to be informative and you must use three sources, which do not have to be in MLA format.
You have three options:
  • #10 of the page 374 In Review questions
  • Palestinian National Charter (page 363, there is a website)
  • State of relations in the Middle East today
We finished the chapter today, so prepare for a test in the coming days. Don't forget the realpolitik and movie project.
The movie project recommended deadline is Monday.

Fun Fact: The FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms in office.

Learning  geography in elementary school in the 21st century be like





Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Fun Fact

Today we went down to the gym to watch the drama.

No homework!

Fun Facts:

Moray Eels have two jaws.

Cockroaches can survive a month without its head.

The human thigh bone is stronger than concrete.

Nepal is the only country without a rectangular flag.

The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the deepest artificial hole on earth, at over 12 km deep.

Bamboo is a type of grass.

Tardigrades can survive many extreme environments, even space.


Friday, May 20, 2016

Friday!!!

Today we took a quiz on Africa, and finished the movie "With God On Our Side". For homework, read up to the Yom Kippur War, on page 361.
Have a nice long weekend!

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Tomorrow is the judgement day


Today we went over the homework (we've almost filled the marble jar!!!), reviewed the chapter, and were introduced to the Middle East.

Homework:
The debate is tomorrow!  Come dressed in formal clothes (are formal ninjas a thing?) and be it resolved that colonialism is or is not responsible for Africa's problems.

Fun Fact: Pizza became popular in America after WWII, when veterans who had fought in Italy and acquired a taste for Italian cuisine returned home

Monday, May 16, 2016

"Do you have a six pack?!"

Hello,

Today we had an oral presentation on Nelson Mandela from Victoria, and discussed the reading that was assigned over the weekend, we also continued on to talk about the international response to apartheid, and talked a bit about the debates and some "other things" at the end of the class.

Homework:

Debates; Wednesday (wear formal clothing *not formal uniform*; we'll have an audience who will decide which side is the winning side at the end)
Homework Questions; continue reading from where we left off in the textbook (for those of you who were there), or read from the international response to apartheid until the end (for those who weren't here), and do ALL homework questions for tomorrow (Questions 1-7 somewhere after page 300 *I think...*)

Fun Fact: Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories in an hour!

That's all
See you

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Paintball=Colonialism?

Hello!
Yesterday was grad banquet! We were out all day and after grad was paintballing!


^^^ The Europeans when they colonize a country.

Thursday we worked we handed in our essays and worked mostly on our debate that'll be happening soon. Next week we will continue go through South Africa but for homework:
Read Pages 292-296 of South Africa for Monday.

Fun Fact: 2/3 of the world has never seen snow.

Happy Weekend!!

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Colonialism + Africa --> May Cause Harmful Effects

Homework is only the essay due tomorrow!
Good luck!


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Fun Fact: Crows love to pull tails. This distracts competitors when in a race to find food, but they also seem to do it just for fun!






Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Hello

Today we had a current events quiz and then watched more videos and read a few sections from the textbook.

Homework is to read up to page 292 and do questions 3-7. Also don't forget to do a short report on your leaders.

Fun Fact: Wood Frogs can survive being frozen.

Monday, May 9, 2016

The Great Debate

Today we had a test on the end of the Cold War, talked about our future debate, and started reading about Africa.
For homework, read up till page 282. For Wednesday, we have to do a small write up on whether the people we chose were good leaders or not, from page 278. Don't forget, our essays are due on Thursday.
For our future debate, the teams are as follows:
For-Amos, Maddy, Natalie, and Hannah
Against-Derek, Victoria, Audrey, and Jody

Friday, May 6, 2016

The history 12 Choir will debut soon

Only homework is to study for an hour for the test on Monday.  Rumours say it will be easy, but should we trust the words of easiness of the test?  Find out on Monday,  at 2:10 pacific time.

Fun fact:  Adult pygmy owls grow no bigger than your hand.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Please don't butcher pronunciations of slavic names

We reviewed the Yugoslavian dissolution and did some Cold War review.

HW:

Boris Yeltsin-Jody
Mikhail Gorbachev-Audrey
Goran Milović-Madison my best friend

Read Demilitarization and complete the In Review question
Cheers.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

"I knew it!" -Archduke Franz Ferdinand


Today we briefly talked about Russia and Gorbachev, then read and discussed Yugoslavia after the fall of the USSR.  

Tonight's homework:
Nothing! But essays are due by next Friday, and remember to work on your movie review and realpolitik projects.  Also, Jody, Maddy, and I have our presentations on Yeltsin, Milosevic, and Gorbachev to work on.

Fun Fact: The Force will be with us tomorrow

Monday, May 2, 2016

Post Cold War Russia

Hello,

Today we listened to an oral report on JF Kennedy done by Derek, discussed our homework questions about Germany after the Cold War and watched videos from those DVDs about the Cold War, we also did some reading about Russia, Gorbachev and Yeltsin, and Russia "Today" (more like in 2002). We were given optional homework questions that will grant us a marble if everyone does them, but will not give us a penalty if we choose not to do them.

Homework:
Review questions from the end of the reading today (optional; if everyone does them we get a marble)
Oral reports on Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Maddy's person (sorry I forgot)
Work on essays! They're due at the end of this unit/chapter!
That should be it

Fun Fact: DNA is flame retardant

Bye