Ms. Nix

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Jan. 30-Feb. 3:

Monday, January 30:  Check CRCT work pg. 65-74;  AC classes share economics plans from last week's activity;  All classes:  VOCABULARY!  (due Wednesday)  HWK:  Southern Africa Map Quiz tomorrow!

Tuesday, January 31:  Southern Africa Map Quiz (last one in Africa!  Hooray!);  VOCABULARY/Study Guide/Discussion/Review

Wednesday, Feb. 1:  Go over Study Guide (due today);  Go over Vocabulary (due today);  answer review questions for tomorrow's Africa Unit 2 "QUEST"/TEST

Thursday, Feb. 2:   Africa Unit 2 QUEST/TEST;   introduce upcoming Asia Research Project

Friday, Feb. 3:    Choose project topics for next week's research;  Go over project expectations

 

Upcoming Due Dates as we FINISH our study of AFRICA:

Monday, Jan. 30th:  Last Africa CRCT book work due--  pg. 65-74

Tuesday, Jan. 31st:  Last Africa Map Quiz--Southern Africa (countries include Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)

Wednesday, Feb. 1:  Study Guide Due (given out in class this week)  Review Day

Thursday, Feb. 2:  Africa Unit 2 Test

Friday, Feb. 3:   Begin our study of ASIA

History Quiz

 

  Below is a link to a 30-question test to see how well you know US Law. Not

                      exactly grade-school level. Give it a shot, and see how well you do!

Supposedly 96% of all High School Seniors FAILED this test .. AND if that's

not bad enough, 50+% of all individuals over 50 did too!! Take the test and

be surprised at what we don't know.

http://games.toast.net/independence/

 

 

January 23-27

Monday, Jan. 23:  Present African Health Speeches to the United Nations Public Health Conference (AKA your fellow students)   :)  

Tuesday, Jan. 24:  Complete Speeches;   Turn in all Health Stations 1-4;  Work on CRCT book assignments;  East and Equatorial Africa Map Quiz tomorrow (see last week's blog entry for the map or use YOUR Africa map to study!)

Wednesday, Jan. 25:  East and Equatorial Africa Map Quiz;  Reading/Mapping Activity;  CRCT pages 36-48 due tomorrow (Government, Education, & Health topics)

Thursday, Jan. 26:  Check CRCT work from yesterday;  Read/discuss economics in Africa together in class;  HW:   CRCT pages 49-64 (Economics)

Friday, Jan. 27:  Check CRCT work from yesterday;  Begin Africa Review;  HW:  CRCT pages 65-74 (History) due Monday

 

January 17-20

Monday, January 16: 

Tuesday, January 17:  AC classes:  complete case study presentations for "Hot Spots of Africa"

OL enrichment groups:  same as AC instructions above + AIDS packet (explained below) for HW

OL classes:   begin Africa's Health Stations work (HIV/AIDS on the African continent is the topic today--complete for HW if not completed in class)   Download HIVAIDS Station 3

Wednesday, January 18: Writing Test all morning--  classes shortened to 30 minutes for the rest of the day to accommodate Writing Test schedule...         

African Health Stations (AC work on AIDS station--HW if not completed)

OL classes work on TB/Malaria Stations (HW if not completed Download Tuberculosis Station 1      Download Malaria Station 2

Thursday, January 19:  AC classes work on TB/Malaria Stations (HW if not completed)

OL classes work on Health Conference SPEECHES

Friday, January 20:  All classes work on Health Conference SPEECHES--due Monday to be presented!   Download Speeches Station 4  (This speech is a stepping stone to our major presentations that we will work on in February.  The short Africa speech is a QUIZ grade. Our February projects will be a TEST grade.)  Rubric for Station 4's speech (due Monday)  Download Rubricstationfour

*****East and Equatorial Africa Map Quiz Wednesday, Jan. 25!*****

Download Eastafrica    (Practice map)

 

***ALL African Health Stations due Monday!***

 

 

January 10-13

Tuesday, January 10:   WELCOME BACK!   Today we began viewing and discussing the movie "Zulu Dawn" re: the British colonization of South Africa.   Questions to answer as you view are due Thursday in class!  Download Zulu-dawn-synopsis-1

Wednesday, January 11:  Finish viewing/discussing "Zulu Dawn" and complete questions for HWK tonight.   Questions must be handwritten or typed on a separate paper (do not hand in that half sheet of paper with your answers written in miniature script)!

Thursday, January 12:  Go over Zulu Dawn Questions & turn them in!  Apartheid Activity   Download Apartheid     Download Apartheid notes - 2 column blank   

Friday, January 13:  Begin "Hot Spots in Africa" activity re: modern conflicts in the continent.  Download Hot spots in africa activity

 

ZULU DAWN QUESTIONS (all students have a hard copy of these...)

Answer using complete sentences.  The questions may not be in order.  Write your answers (or type them if you choose) on a separate piece of paper.  

1. When/where does the movie take place?

2. Who are the main adversaries?

3. Who was trying to force a war?

4. What was the Zulu king's response to the British ultimatum?

5. What were some of the attitudes of the British towards the "Zulu Problem?"  (describe 2)

6. Describe at least 3 geographical features that you observe as you watch the movie.  Remember, describe, not just name. 

7. What were the 2 main food sources of the Zulu?

Name and draw the weapon that the British feared the most (you may want to wait until later in the movie in order to see it more clearly).

9. What clever strategy did the Zulus use to trick the British?

10. Why do you think the British wanted a war?

11. Write a paragraph describing the treatment of the black Africans by the Europeans.  Try to use examples that you saw in the movie.

12. Write a reaction paragraph on the movie.  What did you think of the British and the Zulus?  Support your opinions with facts!  

HINT:  A "paragraph" in 7th grade is 6-8 sentences long!

Thank you!!!

To my students and parents,

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the thoughtful holiday gifts that I received!   I am so blessed and overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity.   I hope that all of you have a wonderful Winter Break filled with rest, fun, and family time!   :)   I look forward to a great 2012 with all of you!   :)   THANK YOU!!!

Mrs. Nix

Map Quizzes

Map Quiz grades are a "gimme."   They are straight memorization and should always be high grades.   I will be entering today's West Africa map quiz grades tonight.   Some are awesome and some are not so hot.  

Resources for Thursday's TEST!

Help sessions:

Tuesday-Thursday starting @ 8:10. You need to bring your test study material!  One of the 7th grade social studies teachers will get you from the theater.  

 

study guide answers:

Download Unit 1 Africa Study Guide KEY 2011 Nix

study statements to help you review (care of Mr. Corbett):

Download Unit 1 Africa Test Study Statements 11-12