Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Chapter 4 Test on Friday!!

A reminder to students that we have the Chapter 4 Test on Friday. By the end of today students will have everything they need to help them prepare for this exam (study guide, crossword, notes, etc).

Make sure to take some time and study it up!

Also, we are turning in 4.3 & 4.4 assignments today in class

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Middle Passage Assignment

Using the handouts on the middle passage I want you to make a PowerPoint on each topic:

Slide 1: Name & Title
Slide 2: The Toll of the Trip
Slide 3: Brutal Voyage
Slide 4: Hell Below Deck
Slide 5: Fighting Back

When you are finished, you may print them off. Make sure that you print all 5 slides onto ONE PAGE.

When done with everything, navigate through the following Jamestown Websites:



Jamestown Websites

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

http://www.time.com/time/2007/jamestown/

http://jamestown.invioni.com/real_index.html

http://www.apva.org/jr.html

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone?fs=mountain.nationalgeographic.com

http://www.jamestown1607.org/

http://www.virtualjamestown.org/

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1615180,00.html




Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Assignment for Wednesday, September 24

p.131 questions & Id's

-Have a great night!

Mr. Cooley

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Assignment from Monday, Sept 22nd

Forgot to put this up, sorry!

p.125 questions 4,5,7, and 8 along with the ID's

-Mr. Cooley

Computer Lab Assignment

Go to the following site: http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/home.htm

*You will be making a PowerPoint over the daily life of either the Aztecs or Incas. The website has plenty of information that will help you get a better feel for these cultures. Your PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides with at least 5 pictures.

*If you get done there is tons of information on the site so keep going through that.

*Next section we talk about Jamestown so feel free to go to this website and play the game: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

-Send assignment to jhcooley@hotmail.com

-Mr. Cooley

Plan for this week

Monday- Go over section 4.1; assignment- questions & id's on p. 125
Tuesday- Computer Lab Assignment
Wednesday- Section 4.2
Thursday- Section 4.3

Have a great week!

-Mr. Cooley

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Test Tomorrow!

Chapter 3 Test is tomorrow, it consists of 40 multiple choice questions. Make sure to bring everything with you tomorrow!