Hey all! I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and Iron Bowl! This week we are going to start by writing an essay on Zheng He and his voyages. On Tuesday, we are going to paint Chinese Characters and I will give you some instructions for that endeavor on Monday. We will also have a test review for our test on China. On Wednesday, we will take a look at Chinese philosophies. On Thursday, we will take our test for China. On Friday I will be out of town, but you will begin to learn about Ancient Japan with an activity centered around their version of Feudalism.
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Hey all! This week in world history we will begin out look at China. We will start by examining Chinese Dynasties. We will have notes on China on Tuesday and Wednesday. I will try to finish those notes if possible. The Zheng He DBQ will begin on Thursday and run into Friday. I will not be present on those two days as my wife has a surgery to repair a sinus issue. That also means that I will not be there to clean up any last minute work being turned in, which leads me to this next part.
I have a quite a few students that are failing and some of those have very, very low grades. I have graded everything with the exception of anything turned in late on the 10th of November and a few of the presentations that were turned in after Mr. Dean left. Why are these students failing? Students have become lax and are simply not turning work in. I give students an ample amount of time to get work completed in class and it is not getting done. As I explained to the students, I do not chase students down for work. I believe in personal responsibility as I am sure many parents feel the same way. The 8th grade, and really Jr. High in general, is a preparation grade(s) for high school. At any high school that they may attend, they will be expected to turn their work in on time. I expect the same and this expectation was explained at the beginning of the year. If you look at your student's Power School grades and see that they are very low, please reinforce this expectation. For my part, I will be combing through the grades this week to complete any grading that needs taken care of. Thank you! Hey all! This week, we will take a look at America's military branches and the different jobs that they accomplish either apart or working together. You will also get a peek at my own military career, complete with funny stories about pirates and far off ancient lands...and people trying to sell you DVDs containing 400 movies that are set to 250p resolution. On my momma, you will have the PSAT on Thursday. There is no school on Friday for Veteran's Day, so enjoy the day off and thank a veteran!
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