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The Old Pitsligo Church, 1634, Pitsligo, Scotland
We will be studying Europe and Australia this trimester.
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If for the review, you seek a clue,
select the link that's #2.Fun Fact > Oh, Did you know that constitutional monarchy is lead by a hereditary king or queen, but that the real power is almost always in a parliament?
Fun Fact 2 > Do you remember that the United Nations was formed just as WWII was coming to a close, and it was designed to promote peace by helping the nations of the world communicate without going to war?
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The Class PRE CECA
Any score you get is extra credit! It is only available in class.
Click here.
One, Geography Essentials
08/28 or TBA
Two, The British Isles
9/06
Three, The United Nations
9/13
Click here for the article about the United Nations. Read the first three sections: Introduction, Charter and Membership, Origin and Development.
Four, Northern and Western Europe
9/18 or TBA
Five, Scandinavia
9/28
Europe, The Big Picture
10/13, or 10/12 for extra credit
Six, Southern Europe
10/20
Seven, Eastern Europe
10/30
Eight, The Pacific Islands of Oceania
11/03
Nine, Australia
11/10
Your Trimester Project
11/13 - 11/17
Course Review
11/17
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Journal Items
Remember -
We evaluate review a news article or fact piece about one of our topics every day. You will keep a journal with your evaluations in it.
You will submit your daily journal entries from each week Friday. Please, submit only the items for that week each Friday.
You will keep your journal entries on 8 1/2" x 11" three hole punch paper.
When your journal entries are returned, keep them in your class binder.
The links to the journal entries we use for each day are found next to the date for it.
If you want to see an example of how your journals should be formatted, click here. This is also included in the class syllabus.
For the week ending 08/25
08/23 Japan to Release Radioactive Water
08/24 Meteoric Iron Arrowhead
08/25 Frozen Worms
Vocabulary for the week: Isotope, Negligible, Meteoric, Smelt
For the week ending 09/01
08/28 Williamsburg Civil War Dead Identified
08/29 UNESCO Recommends Limiting School Tech.
08/30 Hurricane Idalia
08/31 Drones Scan Battle of the Bulge Site
09/01 3000 Year Old Grass Weavings in Alaska
Vocabulary for the week: Inter
For the week ending 09/08
09/05 Dog Search Case Appealed to Supreme Court
09/06 High Tech Sails
09/07 Russian Missile Attack on Ukrainian Market
09/08 Norwegian Man Finds Treasure
For the week ending 9/15
09/11 9/11 Attacks Remembered
09/12 Earthquake in Morocco
09/13 Danish Man Visits Every Nation
09/14 Remains of U.S. Airman from WWII Found Near Malta
09/15 Tragic Flooding in Libya
Vocabulary for the week: Indigenous, Picturesque, Beleaguered, Succumb, Meticulous
For the week ending 9/22
09/18 Hopewell Mounds Likely to Receive Heritage Status
09/19 Air Taxi Construction to Begin in Ohio
09/20 Longest Time for and American in Space
09/21 President Biden to Create Climate Corps
09/22 NASA to Land Space Capsule in Utah Desert
For the week ending 9/29
09/25 Ukraine Uses Drones to Defend Against Russian Invasion
09/26 Anniversary of Little Rock Nine
09/27 NASA Spacecraft Makes Safe Landing in Utah
09/28 Teen Texting
Vocabulary for the week: Stymie, Jim Crow, Segregation
For the week ending 10/13
10/09 Hamas, Israel at War
10/10 White Sands Footprints
10/11 Bedbugs in Paris
10/12 Leonardo di Vinci's Paint
10/13 Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse
Vocabulary for the week: Megafauna, Congruent
For the week ending 10/20
10/16 Archeologists Find Iron Age Shoe
10/17 Slow 2023 Fire Season
10/18 Benefits of Bicycling for Middle School Students
10/19 Barbie Movie Could Boost Halloween Sales
10/20 President Biden's Speech to the Nation
Vocabulary for the week: Panacea
For the week ending 10/27
10/23 Ukraine Uses US - Supplied ATACMs
10/24 Major News Outlets Backtrack Stories about Gaza Blast
10/25 Varied Opinions over Candy Corn
10/26 Video of Sunken Midway Ships
10/26 Hurricane Otis
Vocabulary for the week: Fog of War, Illustrious, Scuttle, Awry
For the week ending 11/3
10/30 Trick or Treat Bans in Some Cities
10/31 History of Halloween
11/01 Air Dropping Rabies Vaccine
11/02 Day of the Dead
11/03 Eight Year Old Student Finds Roman Coin in Sandbox
For the week ending 11/10
11/06 Daylight Saving Time
11/07 Tomb Found on Orkney Island
11/08 Mapping the Ocean Floor
11/09 Pandas Leaving D.C. Zoo
11/10 Teen Sleep Needs
For the week ending 11/17
11/13 Apparently Starfish Don't Have Arms
11/14 Metal Detector Reunites WWII Descendants
11/15 Life Expectancy Gap Between Men and Women Widens
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