May 31 - Study for Finals!

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back and great to see you!  Today in class is another day to work on any outstanding assignments as well as prepare yourself for finals.  We are so close to the end, don't slack off now!  Remember that Finals start next week!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Study

Agenda:

1. Work/Study for Finals

Homework:

1. Current Event Map due to Google Classroom tonight!

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen.  Have a great weekend!  Make sure you study for Final Exams!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

May 29 - Prepare for Finals!

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back from a three day weekend!  Today in class I will be collecting your History Today Journals and you will have time to work, study, and prepare for Finals and the End of the Year.  Don't forget that your Current Event Maps are due on Thursday!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Study

Agenda:

1. Turn in History Today Journal
2. Work/Study for Finals

Homework:

1. Current Event Map due Thursday

That's all for today folks!  Hope you have a great rest of your day and that you are ready for the end of the year and Finals!  Have a great evening!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

May 24 - Immigration Project Presentations

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back!  Today in class you will have a little time to finish and prepare for your presentation.  These presentations should only be about 2-3 minutes long.  I look forward to seeing what you all produce today!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Design a PPT style presentation
2. Agenda:Communicate to the class your family's immigration story and the history of the U.S. at the time period in which your family member entered the country

Agenda:

1. Work Time: Immigration Project
1. Review Rubric!
2. Presentations: Immigration Project

Homework:

1. Current Event Map due Thursday!
2. Study for Final Map Test
3. History Today Comp Book due Tuesday!

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  Hope you have a great day and see you all tomorrow!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-24-2018 PPT

Weekly Announcements

May 22 - Immigration Waves

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back after the weekend!  Hope that you had a great one!  Today in class we will be reading a few documents on the different waves of immigration.  You will be examining the history of the various immigration groups that came to the United States.  Should be an interesting historical read!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Read and discuss the 4 waves of immigration in collaborative table groups

Agenda:

1. History Today
2. Reading Collaboration: Waves of Immigration
1. Waves of Immigration Graphic Organizer
1. Pre-Wave Reading
2. 1st Wave Reading
3. 2nd Wave Reading
4. 3rd Wave Reading
3. HTC

Homework:

1. Immigration Project due Thursday!
2. Current Event Map
3. Study for Final Map Test
4. History Today Comp Book

That's all for the day folks!  Hope that you had a great day!  Take care and have a wonderful evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-22-2018 PPT

May 17 - Religion Quiz and Start Immigration Unit

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back once again.  Today in class we will have our religion quiz and then we will be starting our last unit of the year, which is on Immigration.  Should be an interesting way to finish everything off.  Don't forget that Finals are just around the corner and you should keep studying your maps!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate content knowledge on world religions through answering questions on a quiz.

Agenda:

1. Religion Quiz
2. History Today
3. Immigration; Reading and Annotation
4. HTC

Homework:

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

That's all for today folks!  I hope that you have enjoyed everything so far and you feel good about the quiz today!  We will keep on trucking through next week!  Take care and have a great weekend.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-17-2018 PPT

May 15 - Finish Promises

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back!  Today in class we will be finishing the documentary Promises and then writing a short reflection on it.  If you finish the video and the reflection early, then you will have time to work on stuff for your other classes.  Make sure that you work diligently and turn in all assignments today!  Also don't forget that we have our Religion Quiz on Thursday, so you could study for that as well.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze the Israel/Palestine conflict through the documentary Promises and reflect on its relevance in today's world

Agenda:

1. Finish: Promises
2. Reflection Paper: Promises
1. Paper must be 2-3 pages and follow all standard formatting rules
1. Title Page
2. Page numbers (that skip the title page)
3. Times New Roman 12 pt font
4. Include a bibliography
2. Answer these questions
1. Summarize the documentary Promises
2. What do you think about the Israel/Palestinian conflict?  Are there any easy solutions?
3. Why do you think this conflict has gone on for so long?
4. What is the situation in Israel/Palestine today? (look at current news)
3. Turn in to Google Classroom by midnight tonight.
3. Study for Religion Quiz on Thursday
4. Work on other assignments

Homework:

1. Study for Religion Quiz on Thursday!

That's all for today folks!  Hope you had a great one and that you got all your work done!  Take care and I will see you on Thursday!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

May 14 - Asia Map Test

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back from the weekend!  It is so great to see you all after being away for a couple of days!  Today in class we have our Asia Map Test, our last map test for the year (besides the Final Exam).  It is a bit of a tough one but if you have been studying for the past few weeks you should be ready to go!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

• Locate political and physical features of Asia

Agenda:

• Map Test: Asia

Homework:

• Religion Quiz on Thursday
• Bring Headphones tomorrow!

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen.  Don't forget we have the Religion Quiz on Thursday!  I may not be here tomorrow because of this cold I picked up, if not just follow the directions on the blog.  Take care and have a great day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-14-2018

May 10 - Israel/Palestine Conflict

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back!  I will miss you all today and hope that you have a great day!  Today in class you will be watching two videos.  The first is a Crash Course on the Israel/Palestine conflict and the second is the video Promises.  This is the last topic of our religion unit.  I hope you enjoy the videos while I am away!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Empathize with the situation in Israel/Palestine by viewing the experiences of children in the area

Agenda:

1. Crash Course World History: Israel and Palestine
1. Answer EdPuzzle Questions on a Separate piece of paper

1. Start Promises
1. You are required to take notes!
2. Please make sure you:
1. Have 25 or more bullet points (number them)
2. Get down information from beginning, middle, and end of the film
3. Be prepared to share out the most interesting or impactful information from the film

Homework:

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

That's all for the day folks!  Hope you were able to accomplish your tasks without me!  Have a great weekend!  Take care all!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-10-2018 PPT

May 8 - Christianity in America

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back!  Today in class we will be watching some videos and discussing Christianity in American culture and society.  This is a pretty interesting topic that is relevant all throughout American society today.  It should be a great discussion!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

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 on Monday
2. Current Event Map
3. Study for Final Map Test
4. Bring Headphones on Thursday!

That's all for today folks!  Hope you enjoyed our discussions and the videos we watched.  Have a great evening and remember that I won't be here on Thursday!  Have a great weekend and I will see you next week!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-8-2018 PPT

May 7 - Mapping Monday

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back from the weekend!  It is great to see you beautiful people!  Today in class we have one of our last Mapping Mondays!  That means you need to work on either your Current Event #11 (from Asia) or your Asia Maps!  Remember that your Asia Maps are due and we have our Asia Map Test one week from today (May 14)!  I look forward to our work today!  Below you will find 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. Current Event #11 - Asia
2. Asia Maps

Homework:

1. Submit CE #11
2. Continue working on and studying Asia Maps for test on Monday May 14!
3. Bring Headphones on Thursday!

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you have a great evening!  Don't forget to keep studying your maps!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-7-2018 PPT

May 3 - Religion Similarity Discussion and Asia Map Work Day

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will finish presentations (if we need to), then we will be discussing the similarities of religions, and then you will finish out wit ha work day on your Asia Maps.  A lot going on but none of it should be difficult.  I hope you guys are keeping up with all your work!  We are getting so close to the end of the year!  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. Finish Presentations (if necessary)
2. History Today
3. Watch: TED Talk
4. HTC
5. Workday: Finish Asia Map
1. Map Test May 14th

Homework:

1. Current Event Map
2. Study for Final Map Test
3. Finish Asia Map

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have had a great week!  Take care and have an even better weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-3-2018 PPT

May 1 - Start Religion Presentations

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back!  Today in class we will be presenting our Religion Research Projects.  Remember to be respectful and confident in your presentation.  The goal of this is to be informative and teach your fellow students about various religions.  I hope that you have reviewed the rubric that you will be scored on.  I look forward to seeing your presentations!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Discuss various religious faiths and compare their attributes through questioning and unique characteristics

Agenda:

1. Start Presentations
1. Notetaking Guide

Homework:

1. Work on Asia Maps
1. Map Test May 14!
2. Don't forget to print them out!
1. If you can't print out, email me so I can print for you!

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you feel like you learned a good deal about the various religions that are around us in the world.  If we need to, we will finish presentations on Thursday.  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

5-1-2018 PPT