Bell Buster: Here comes Santa Claus..Here Comes Santa Claus

1. Semester Review

Periods 2-4 Test on Wednesday

Periods 5-7 Test on Thursday

Monday 12-14-15

Bell Buster: IT"S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!

1. Grade LA Exam

2. Semester Review

Periods 2-4 Test on Wednesday

Periods 5-7 Test on Thursday

Wednesday 12-9-15

Bell Buster: Where is the most opportunity in Latin America?

1. Group work on Exam Review

2. Class Discussion over Exam Tomorrow.

LATIN AMERICA EXAM TOMORROW!!!!

STUDY!!!!!!

Tuesday 12-8-15

Bell Buster: What do you know about the Rain Forrest and its destruction?

1. Today's Issues in Latin America PPT.

2. Ch. 11 Guided Reading

3. Latin America Test Review Pass Out.

Vocabulary: Biodiversity, deforestation, global warming, debt-for-nature-swap, oligarchy, junta, caudillo, land reform.

Monday 12-7-15

Bell Buster: Study!!

1. Ch. 10 Quiz

2. Finish Ch. 10 Assessment/ Read Ch. 11

Friday 11-20-15

Bell Buster: GO EAGLES

1. Complete 9-3 Guided Reading

2. Check Missing Work

Go Eagles Boys Basketball @ Maypearl

Go Lady Eagles @ Hamilton Tournament

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Thursday 12-3-15

Bell Buster: Based on prior knowledge what do you think the economy of South America and Brazil might be based on?

1. South America, Brazil PPT

2. Guided Reading 10-3&4

3. Ch. 9 Quiz Return, Guided Reading Return, Quiz on Monday!!

4. Behavior for Substitute review.

Vocabulary: Inca, Quechua, Mercosur,Treaty of Tordesillas, Carnival, samba, capoeira.

Wednesday 12-2-15

Bell Buster: STUDY

1. Ch. 9 Quiz

2. Read Ch. 10 Sections 3&4. Pg. 230

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

Henry Miller

Tuesday 12-1-15

Bell Buster: What do you know about colonization and independence in the U.S? What similarities might there be between the United State's struggle for independence and that of Mexico.

1. Skim Read 10-1&2

2. PPT Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean

3. Guided Reading 10-1 & 2

4. Ch. 9 Quiz Review, (QUIZ TOMORROW!)

Vocabulary: Tenochtitlan, Spanish Conquest, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), mestizo, maquiladoras, NAFTA, cultural hearth, United Provinces of Central America, Panama Canal, calypso, reggae, informal economy.