The Weekly Overview:
H/W for this week:
***Progress Reports go out this FRIDAY!!!***
Please sign them and have your student return them to Social Studies!
- Q/W #25 (done in class, turned in on Friday)
- READ / REVIEW p.298-303
- ANSWER: p.303 (#s 1-4)
- Ch. 11 QUIZ THIS WEEK
- Return signed progress reports!
Monday
- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday
- Q/W -11.1 INTRO
- Ch 11.1 Florence Introduction
- The Silk Road Notes (Key Terms)
- Closure
Wednesday (LA ZOO FIELD TRIP DAY)
- Ch 11.1 Q/W
- Compound Interest / Investing Activity
- Closure
Thursday
- Q/W 11.1
- 4 Trade Cities (Notes/Activity)
- Closure
Friday
- Collect H/W & Q/Ws
- Ch 11.1 Quiz
- Closure
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*ALL THE LEGAL STUFF*
INCLUDES 11.1 Standards 7.8.2 - 7.8.3
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Objectives Students will learn that …
1. European trade with Asia increased in the 1300s.
2. Trade cities in Italy grew wealthy and competed against each other.
3. As Florence became a center for arts and learning, the Renaissance began.
Vocabulary
- Marco Polo
- interest (specifically compound interest)
- Cosimo dé Medici
- Renaissance
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HISTORY DAY INFO
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Students, Parents and Guardians:
Students will begin their 3 week Winter Break on Friday, December 17, 2010. During this time, the may choose to begin work on their HISTORY DAY PROJECT for 2011 due in 3 weeks!
Here is a website that can guide you through what you can expect with regard to entries, requirements and rules.
http://nationalhistoryday.org/GettingStarted.htm
Here's an overview of what to do:
Documentary
Exhibit
Paper
Performance
Web Site
Everything you need to get started in linked above!
Good Luck and email with any questions to:
riste@verizon.net
Dr. Simnjanovski
Extra Credit: Watch the Video and Describe "Compound Interest" in 2-3 sentences:
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