Michael Irving

Week of May 11

Only two weeks left----

Last Friday we watched most of a video about he Vietnam War and completed the map and writing activities about the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Monday IS FIELD DAY (weather permitting)

Tuesday we will review the writings done by students about these two wars and finish watching the remainder of the video.  We will also begin a couple of days in Japan.  Work in class and complete as Homework...Ancient Japan ---Read pp 690-694 and complete answers to Main Idea and Critical Thinking on p. 694.

Wednesday: Establishing Modern Japan---Read pp 722-726 and complete answers to Main Idea and Cultures---Read pp. 716-721 and complete answers to Main Ideas on p 721. 

***Begin bringing in Textbooks from home***

Introduce writing Haikus and Tanka (this was also introduced in Ms. Mahre's L. Arts class); folding origami and eating with Chop Sticks (popcorn, jelly beans, rice crispies/coco puffs)

Thursday:  Begin Economics "Risk" Activity...pick teams, fill out data sheet, come up with strategy.

Friday:  Economic "Risk" Activity...establish trade partners or go to war?

If you miss a day, the items from textbook will be due, if you miss either Thursday or Friday, you will have to complete and alternative of this activity as the full activity is a class activity and cannot be made up.  Stay tuned for update.  Over and out.

Week of 4-27

Monday---So here it is the last day of CRCT and the Social Studies portion of these tests.  Good luck and make yourself proud.  As for what we are doing in class?  We will be completing all the work that was not completed during testing week

1.  Read p. 609-613 Complete items # 2 Graphic Organizer and # 4 Critical Thinking (#144 NB)

2. Read p. 622-625 Complete items # 2 Graphic Organizer and # 4 Critical Thinking (#145 NB) 

3. Read p. 643-647 Complete items # 2 Graphic Organizer and # 4 Critical Thinking (#146 NB) 

4. Read p. 655-659 Complete ALL of Section 3 Assessment items # 1, 2, 3, and 4 (#147 NB) 

5. Read p. 631-635 Complete "Taking Notes" organizer shown on page 631 and # 4 Critical Thinking on page 635 (#148 NB)  

We will begin viewing and assessing the Religions of Asia Movie Maker Projects daily until we get through them.

We will be looking more at the cultures of Asia and how they have shapped the economies of the region.

We will have an activity that will be graphing the populations of selected Asian nations and looking at positive and negative population growth and how this affects economies.  Neatness will count on this so practice coloring inside the lines.

Sometime, depending on the completion of all of the above, we will be having a class activity that will allow students to make trade and military alliances based on specific factors and see if we can bring peace to the region or will chaos reign supreme?

Oh, if you look, this is not really all going to take place on Monday as the Monday heading at the top of the page might suggets.

If you have read this far and come in and tell me you have read this far and identify the person in the picture, you will get 5  extra points.

Week of 4-20

 This is going to be a strange week.  It is the week of CRCT Testing, plus next Monday which is of course the most important because it is Social Studies---why do they put it last and on a Monday, so you can get plenty of sleep over the weekend and be ready to shine!!!

This week we will be doing some reading from the text in class and viewing your Religions Movie Maker Projects.  Here's what the week looks like on my lesson Plan.

Download LP 4-20-09

Multi-Media Religions Project

Download Plan a project

Asian Governtments

Download Governments

Make corrections to quiz by writing the number of the question you got wrong, the words to the question and also the word to the correct answer.

More about movie maker project

Download Plan a project

Check this out for plan for project and storyboarding template to plan you indivdual work.

Lesson Plan 3-16

Download LP 3-16-09

Those who scored less than 80% on Asian Nations & Geography Quiz will retake it on Tuesday.

Those working on 'Climbing Everest', the National Geographic link is http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0303/games/game.cgi

Once we get through Cornell Notes, we will have anoter QUIZ.

Only 3 weeks to SPRING BREAK-then one more week and it's CRCT Testing Time!!!

handy web sites

CIA World Factbook

Download central_intelligence_agency_world_factbook.doc

World Atlas

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

 

 

Global Issues

http://www.globalissues.org/article/87/the-democratic-republic-of-congo#globalissues-org

 

New York Times-for current events

 

http://www.nytimes.com/

 

freerice.com

Parents and students should check out this site.  It is a vocabulary builder that adjusts to the student's level and for every correct answer, a portion of rice is donated to the United nations to help end world hunger.  A fine educational tool and a humanitarian effort to boot. 

http://www.freerice.com

Welcome to my blog---my ride's here!

So here we go on the BLOG----this is Mr. Irving's first 'blogging".  Think to your self, "He has no secretary, so any and all mistakes must be excused."  What do you need to know?  Mr. Irving teaches Advanced Content 7th Grade World Cultures and Geography.  He likes you to be responsible for yourself and work hard.  "Good---better---best.  Never let it rest.  Until your good is better, and your better BEST!"

I plan to post assignments and my weekly lesson plans on this Blog, so if you are absent or forgetful, check here first.  I will try to also put things on the Homework Hotline  770-795-5720  # 2370, but this should be your first line of defense.

What do I do when I am not at school.  Bicycle riding to stay fit and trim, scuba diving to be in a different environment , kite flying to let the wind take me where it will, and reading a good historic novel. My favorite author is Robert Louis Stevenson, but he hasn't written anything lately.  I do enjoy a good cup of freshly brewed coffee.  Favorite band-Crosby, Stills and Nash...old hippie music.

To contact me. michael.irving@cobbk12.org or

770-591-5020 ext. 424

so begins the task...                                       

M. Irving