Thursday, March 15th

Beware the Ides of March!

• Today we spent some time getting organized. We had a test review and binder scores were handed back. Students had a chance to see their updated third quarter grades. 
• We talked about the Lee Miller book Rethinking Roanoke. After determining what may have happened to the "Lost" colonists and who, if anyone, was to blame - we took a look at their videos from yesterday. These videos had their research responses to the question of the Lost Colonists. Interestingly, some actually got it! Others were way off!

Thursday, March 15th

Beware the Ides of March!

• Today we spent some time getting organized. We had a test review and binder scores were handed back. Students had a chance to see their updated third quarter grades. 
• We talked about the Lee Miller book Rethinking Roanoke. After determining what may have happened to the "Lost" colonists and who, if anyone, was to blame - we took a look at their videos from yesterday. These videos had their research responses to the question of the Lost Colonists. Interestingly, some actually got it! Others were way off!

Wednesday, March 14th

Happy Pi Day. Our agenda for today was this:

• Students spent the entire class working on their Cold Case File for the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke. Tomorrow we will see what they found and how close they came to the strongest possible reason why they disappeared. Be sure to check the homework tonight!

Tuesday, March 13th

Today our agenda was:

• Moved on to our next unit - E Pluribus Unum!
• Learned what E Pluribus Unum means and what it stands for in our country's history.
• Background information given for why the English will be coming to the New World. 
• Focused on the search for the "Northwest Passage".
• Learned about the importance of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada!
• Introduced the special "Inquiry" activity for the next day - Cold Case Detectives (The "Lost" Colony of Roanoke) - explained what they would be doing and showed a short video clip.

Monday, March 12th

Test on Pre-Columbian America and Contact with Europeans! See you Tuesday!

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Baseball review game today for the test on Monday!

Thursday, March 8th

Today we wrapped up the Pre-Columbian America and Great Age of European Exploration unit:

• First, we talked about the end of the Cortes story.
• Next, we acted out the play "Spanish American Society in America"
• Finally, Mr. M closed it out by explaining the Treaty of Tordesillas and answering questions for the test.

The Treaty of Tordesillas!