May 30

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be continue playing the Dominaria game!  This is going to be good!  This is the last week we will play.  Don't forget to study for the Map Final!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Participate in a creative simulation that demonstrates how government and economic systems work in a real world situation

Agenda:

1. Dominaria Game

Homework:

1. Study for Final Map Test (FINALS next week!)
1. 1st Period - Tuesday
2. 3rd Period - Wednesday
3. 5th Period - Friday
1. Mr. Thiemann's Mapping Resources
2. Current Event Map due June 1 (Thursday)

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  Hope that you enjoyed the first day of the dame!  Have a wonderful evening!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Current Event Map Directions

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Don't forget your Current Event Maps due this Thursday!  Below you can access the PPT from earlier this semester so that you can look over the directions if you need to.

Hope you are enjoying your 3 day weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Current Event Map PPT instructions

May 25

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be continue playing the Dominaria game!  We will briefly present our nations and then review the rules and then play!  This is going to be good!  This game will be played over the next several block days.  Don't forget to study for the Map Final!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Participate in a creative simulation that demonstrates how government and economic systems work in a real world situation

Agenda:

1. Dominaria Game

Homework:

1. Study for Final Map Test
1. Mr. Thiemann's Mapping Resources
2. Current Event Map due June 1

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  Hope that you enjoyed the first day of the dame!  Have a wonderful three day weekend ladies and gentlemen!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

May 23

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be starting the Dominaria game!  We will briefly present our nations and then review the rules and then play!  This is going to be good!  This game will be played over the next several block days.  Don't forget to study for the Map Final!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Participate in a creative simulation that demonstrates how government and economic systems work in a real world situation

Agenda:

1. Dominaria Game

Homework:

1. Study for Final Map Test
1. Mr. Thiemann's Mapping Resources
2. Current Event Map due June 1

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  Hope that you enjoyed the first day of the dame!  It only gets better 😉.  Have a wonderful evening ladies and gentlemen!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

May 22

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be taking our Religion quiz and continue working on Dominaria.  Remember that Part I of Dominaria is due tonight!  Hope you guys are enjoying the project so far!  We start playing tomorrow.  Sorry I missed you on Friday!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Respond to a select response assessment regarding religion

Agenda:

1. Religion Quiz
2. Continue Dominaria Part I

Homework:

1. Submit Dominaria Part I to Google Classroom

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  Hope that you had a great day and have a wonderful evening!  Take care everyone!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-22-17 PPT

May 19

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Sorry to miss you all today!  Today in class you will be working on Part I of the Dominaria Project (due Monday evening).  It is also a rally day!  Huzzah!  I hope that you have all studied, this quiz should not be very hard!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Respond to a select response assessment regarding religion

Agenda:

1. Work on Dominaria Project Part I
1. Dominaria Project Folder
1. Dominaria Project Rulebook 
2. Dominaria Map
3. Dominaria Resource Maps

Homework:

1. Religion Quiz on MONDAY
2. Current Event Map due June 1
3. Study for Final Map Test

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen.  Have a wonderful weekend!  I look forward to starting the Dominaria game next week!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-19-17 PPT

May 18

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we are really going to get into the Dominaria Project!  We will finish going over the rules and then establishing our groups and territories (if we didn't get this done on Tuesday).  Then you and your group will have the first opportunity to really start figuring out your strategy and work on Part One of the Project.  We will begin playing next week!  Crazy right?  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Participate in a creative simulation that demonstrates how government and economic systems work in a real world situation

Agenda:

1. Start Dominaria Project
1. Dominaria Project Folder
1. Dominaria Project Rulebook 
2. Dominaria Map
3. Dominaria Resource Maps

Homework:

1. Study for Religion Quiz ON MONDAY
2. Current Event Map due June 1
3. Study for Final Map Test

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you and your groups have figured out everything you need to do to be successful in this project.  Don't forget about the Religion Quiz tomorrow!  Take care ladies and gentlemen!  Have a wonderful evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-18-17 PPT

Weekly Announcements

May 16

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be taking our Asia Map Test, this is one of the harder ones!  Asia is a pretty big continent so I hope that you have all been studying!  After we finish the test we will begin reviewing the directions for the Dominaria project!  This is a large and complex task, it will take a good deal of time to go over the directions.  If we have time we will start establishing groups and national territories.  Its going to be great!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Identify locations of political and physical features in Asia
2. Review directions for Dominaria project to establish expectations and clarify questions

Agenda:

1. Turn in Map Packet
2. Asia Map test
3. Start Dominaria Project
1. Dominaria Project Folder
1. Dominaria Project Rulebook 
2. Dominaria Map 
3. Dominaria Resource Maps

Homework:

1. Current Event Map due June 1
2. Study for Final Map Test
3. Religion Quiz on Friday

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you are as excited for Dominaria as I am!  Be patient this project takes a lot of effort but it is also a lot of fun!  Always wonderful to see you all ladies and gentlemen!  Take care and have a wonderful day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-16-17 PPT

May 11

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be wrapping up our discussion on religion by watching a documentary on the similarities among world religions.  If we need to we will finish our discussion on science and religion.  I am looking forward to finishing our discussions!  Next week we will be starting our Dominaria Project!  I'm so excited!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Discuss religion and science, comparing their attributes and how they relate to one another

Agenda

1. Documentary: Beyond Our Differences
1. Journal Entry

Homework:

1. Study for Asia Test on May 16
2. Current Event Map
3. Study for Final Map Test!
4. Check out the Dominaria Project! 
1. Dominaria Project Rulebook 
2. Dominaria Map 
3. Dominaria Resource Maps 

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you all enjoyed the movie!  Have a wonderful weekend and take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-11-17 PPT

Weekly Announcements

May 9

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will examine the conflict between science and religion in America.  This is not intended to choose a side or prove one over the other, it is an important cultural aspect of our nation today and worthy of examination.  I am looking forward to an insightful and respectful conversation!  Always wonderful to see you all ladies and gentlemen!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Discuss religion and science, comparing their attributes and how they relate to one another

Agenda:

1. History Today
2. Front Loading: The Christian Faith in American Culture
3. View: Nye/Ham Debates (Discuss content and source bias)
4. HTC

Homework:

1. Study for Asia Map Test (Monday)
2. Current Event Map
3. Study for Final Map Test

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you all come away from our conversations today with a better understanding of this conflict.  I look forward to seeing you all again on Thursday ladies and gentlemen!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-9-17 PPT

May 8

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will watch a TED talk regarding thoughts about death and the afterlife.  After that we will be playing some Kahoots to study for your Asia Map Test next Monday!  Good work on your presentations last week!  We will be wrapping up our Religion discussion this week and will be moving towards playing Dominaria soon!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Compare common stories from religions of the world and discuss why we have religion in general
2. Locate and identify political and physical features of Asia
   

Agenda:

1. Watch: TED Talk
2. HTC
3. Kahoot! Asia
   

Homework:

1. Current Event Map
2. Study for Final Map Test
   

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen.  Hope you enjoyed the TED talk and the Kahoots!  Have a great day and I look forward to seeing you all again tomorrow!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-8-17 PPT

Current Event Update

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

There is NO Current Event due tomorrow!  We will be playing a kahoot to study for your Asia map test.  Have a good rest of your weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Free Comic Book Day this Saturday!

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Just wanted to share with you that this Saturday (May 6) is Free Comic Book Day!  If you go to your local comic book store you can get some free comics (published specifically for this day)!  Each store has a different way of doing things but it is a fun way to get introduced into comic book culture if you are interested.  Below you can see the details from the comic book store that I go to.  It is usually good to get there early as at some stores this is a big event!  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and if you go to Illusive, say hi if you see me! 😀

You can see the Free Comic Books available at this link below:

Free Comic Book Day List

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Illusive Comics and Games

May 4

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will finish our presentations!  Afterward we will discuss some final thoughts and ideas before heading out for the weekend!  I hope that we can wrap up our presentations on a strong note!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create a PPT style presentation in groups to describe a world religion to peers, field questions, and communicate complex ideas
2. Discuss various religious faiths and compare their attributes through questioning and unique characteristics

Agenda:

1. Finish Presentations
2. If Time:
1. History Today
2. Watch: TED Talk
3. HTC

Homework:

1. Current Event Map
2. Study for Asia Map Test (May 15)

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you have all enjoyed learning more about world faiths.  I know I have!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-4-17 PPT

Weekly Announcements

May 2

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today we start our presentations!  I am very much looking forward to this ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you have spent the time to ensure that you treat your religion with respect and care.  I want you to shine with these ladies and gentlemen!  This should be great!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create a PPT style presentation in groups to describe a world religion to peers, field questions, and communicate complex ideas.
2. Discuss various religious faiths and compare their attributes through questioning and unique characteristics.

Agenda:

1. Start Presentations

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen.  I hope that you all enjoyed our presentations today!  If you did not go today be ready to go Thursday!  I look forward to finishing these on Thursday!  I can't wait to see you all again!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-2-17 PPT

May 1 - Mapping Monday

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we have another Mapping Monday!  You have two things to take care of today, your Asia Map Packets and Current Event #9.  If you need the time with your groups you may also check in regarding your religion Projects.  Don't forget that presentation start tomorrow!  I am so looking forward to it!  Below you will see our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Locate and identify political and physical features of Asia
2. Research and summarize a current event from Asia

Agenda:

1. Workday
1. Current Event #9 - From Oceania
2. Asia Maps

Homework:

1. Submit Current Event #9
2. Prepare for Religion Presentations!

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you all had wonderful weekends!  I am so happy to see you all today!  Have a wonderful evening!  Don't forget about your religion presentations!  Be ready to go tomorrow!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-1-17 PPT