October 30 - Finish Biomes

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all today folks!  Today in class we will continue to work on our Biome spreadsheets and also do a little writing activity practicing our ability to compare two Biomes.  Writing is a skill that is very important to develop for our future academic careers.  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Read and annotate a text comparing biomes
2. Create a venn diagram to graphically compare a taiga and temperate forest
3. Write a comparative summary about biomes

Agenda:

1. History Today #18
2. Biome Notes
3. Finish Biomes Spreadsheet
4. Start: Reading - Comparing Biomes
1. Writing Rubric

Homework:

1. Biomes Webquest due tonight
2. Bring a recipe to class on Thursday!
1. Should be a food that you enjoy!
2. Should include at least 7 ingredients
1. Ingredients must be stand alone items (not blended)
3. Comparative Reading/Writing Assignment due Thursday

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you feel good about the work that you have done today.  Enjoy Halloween tomorrow!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-30-2018 PPT

October 29 - Start Biomes

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Happy Friday!  Also, Happy Homecoming!  I hope that you are all ready to go!  Today in class we will be starting to examine the biomes of the earth.  We will also be practicing our skills with Google Spreadsheet!  Both of these are important and biomes will cross over a bit with what you learn in biology.  I hope that you are excited for today!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create a graphic organizer by using Google Sheets
2. Research information about Biomes and enter the data into a Google Spreadsheet

Agenda:

1. History Today #17
2. Tutorial: Google Sheets
3. Discuss: Biomes
4. Webquest: Biomes

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are all excited for homecoming and the weekend!  Enjoy!  Take care and have a fabulous weekend!

10-29-2018 PPT

Start Here

Then do This

October 26 - Finish Mapping CE

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Happy Friday!  Today in class we will be finishing our maps of the Columbian Exchange!  I hope that you are all excited for the Homecoming Rally and Dance!  I am excited to work with you all again today!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Illustrate the Columbian Exchange by drawing the path of diseases, people, and other items to and from the New World

Agenda:

1. Mapping the Columbian Exchange
1. Directions
2. Maps
2. HTC #8

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you all enjoyed the rally!  Have a wonderful weekend!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-26-2018 PPT

October 25 - Mapping the Columbian Exchange

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be Finishing the Columbian Exchange Readings and we will also be mapping the Columbian Exchange.  Once again this is an important topic to understand the development of the modern world.  I hope that you are as excited as I am for today!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Illustrate the Columbian Exchange by drawing the path of diseases, people, and other items to and from the New World

Agenda:

1. History Today #16
2. Finish Readings
3. Mapping the Columbian Exchange
1. Directions
2. Maps
4. HTC #8

Homework:

1. Submit the readings to Google Classroom

That's all for today folks!  I hope that you were able to get everything done!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-25-2018 PPT

October 23 - Start Columbian Exchange Reading

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all after a long weekend apart.  I hope that everyone is ready to go!  Today in class we will be starting our look at the Columbian Exchange, one of the most important events in world history.  It should be an exciting start to our week!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze a text about the Columbian exchange with the use of annotation and completion of a graphic organizer

Agenda:

1. History Today #15
2. Readings: Columbian Exchange
1. Pre-Reading - Alfred Crosby
2. Full Annotation

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are doing well and having a great time so far.  Take care and have an awesome evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-23-2018 PPT

October 18 - History of Maps and Map Making Quiz

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be taking our quiz on the history of maps and map making and then you will have time to finish up your Court Cartographer Project (if necessary) and turn it in.  I hope that you all have had a great week, let's finish strong!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate content knowledge about latitude, longitude, map making, and time zones

Agenda:

1. History of Maps and Map Making Test
2. Submit Court Cartographer Project
1. Court Cartographer Project
2. Court Cartographer Project Rubric
3. If you finish BOTH the test and the Court Cartographer Project early you may start work on the Extra Credit Opportunity below!

1. EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY
2. Choose a Comic book available in class
1. Must choose a whole story
1. Either a trade (collection of stories)
2. Or a series of issues that make up a story
3. Read it!!!
4. Write a one (or more) page refection on what you read.  Answer the questions below
1. Why did you choose this comic book?
2. Summarize the story.
3. What did you learn while reading?
4. How does the combination of pictures and words make good literature?
5. Would you try reading a comic again?  Why?
5. DUE MONDAY
1. Remember that Extra Credit Points are completely subjective and may or may not be applied to your grade depending on the quality of your work 😜

Trade Paper Backs

Series of Issues that Make up a story

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you feel good about your quiz and your project.  Take care and have a fabulous weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-18-2018 PPT

October 16 - Court Cartographer Project Day 3

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Today in class is another full work day on the Court Cartographer Project!  I hope that everyone is working on their final draft at this point.  The CCP will be due at the end of class on Thursday so you may have more time to work on this then.  I hope everyone is enjoying the creative aspects of this project.  Let's do this!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Read and annotate a unique story from a fictional explorer and create a map based on the information provided

Agenda:

1. Day 3: Court Cartographer Project
1. Court Cartographer Project
2. Court Cartographer Project Rubric

Homework:

1. Study for the History of Maps and Map Making Quiz on Thursday

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you were able to get a lot done today!  Don't forget about the quiz on Thursday!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marhetti

10-16-2018 PPT

October 15 - Court Cartographer Project Day 2

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Today in class you will have time to work on your Court Cartographer Project, which is due at the end of the week.  I hope that you are all excited to work on this project and get some stuff done!  We will also be having our History of Maps and Map Making Quiz on Thursday, so make sure you prepare for that.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Read and annotate a unique story from a fictional explorer and create a map based on the information provided.

Agenda:

1. History Today #14
2. Day 2: Court Cartographer Project
1. Court Cartographer Project
2. Court Cartographer Project Rubric

Homework:

1. History of Maps and Map Making Quiz on Thursday

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you got a lot done.  Don't forget to study for the quiz on Thursday!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-15-2018 PPT

October 11 - History of Maps and Map Making & Start Court Cartographer Project

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back and great to see you beautiful people!  We are almost done with our first week back!  Huzzah!  Today in class we will be discussing (and hopefully reviewing) the history of early maps and map making.  Most of this should be a review from the reading and annotation assignment from before the break.  After we finish our discussion we will also be starting our Curt Cartographer project!  I love this project and always enjoy seeing what everyone produces!  I look forward to our work today!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Discuss a history of map making with an emphasis on answering questions related to the content
2. Read and annotate a unique story from a fictional explorer and create a map based on the information provided

Agenda:

1. Review the Time Zone Project
2. History Today #13
3. Discuss/Review A History of Map Making
4. Introduce Court Cartographer Project
1. Court Cartographer Project Rubric

Homework:

1. None

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have a wonderful and glorious weekend!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-11-2018

October 9 - Time Zone Project

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  I hope that you are settling back into your school routine without too much trouble!  Today in class we will be taking some of the details from our discussion yesterday and applying them in creating a Time Zone Wheel that demonstrates the ideal version of time zones, using degrees of longitude.  This is a pretty fun and entertaining project so i hope you enjoy!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create a graphic representation of all the time zones and identify the appropriate time zone of geographic locations

Agenda:

1. History Today #12
2. Time Zone Project
1. Time Zone Project Rubric

Homework:

1. Finish Classwork

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you enjoyed and were able to get most of your project done!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-9-2018 PPT

October 8 - Intro Time Zones

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back from our week off!  It was hard being apart from you all.  I hope that you had absolutely wonderful breaks and that you were able to get rest and relaxation in!  Today in class we are jumping right back into our study and examination of maps, map making, and map tools!  In particular we will be examining the role and function of Time Zones this week!  I am excited to share this all with you and so happy to be seeing you all again today.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Discuss the different time zones in the world and the history of their creation

Agenda:

1. History Today #11
2. Discuss: Time Zones

Homework:

1. Bring Protractor! (if you have one)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have had a great day back!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

10-8-2018 PPT