Attention 6th Grade!

6th Grade Chapter 4 Exam will be on Wed. Dec. 5

Study Guides were given out today in class.

Study Chapter 4 notes (4.1, 4.1 Continued and 4.2)

Think about what creations you made for our Sumerian/ Mesopotamia Bulletin Board

Chapter 4 will officially DIE on Thursday Dec. 6, which means that I will no longer be accepting work from Chapter 4 at any point after Thursday Dec. 6.  Please be sure that each of your Chapter 4 note sheets are completed and ready to be turned in by then.

2nd Hour Extra Credit

Dear 2nd Hour,
  If you'd like some extra credit, please do your current event for this week with focus on the debates.  We will dedicate the class period to the three presidential debates and the one vice-presidential debate.  The last one is tonight, check it out!

-If you missed an assignment or lost points for some reason, this is the time to make up a few of those points!!

Government Exam!

Attention Seniors:

Your Chapter 2 Exam will be on Tuesday, October 30th

Your review session will be held on Monday, October 29th
      -You should come to the review session prepared to ask questions (this means study ahead of time)
      -Study guides were handed out during Monday's class.  See me if you need one.

Current Events- Voter's Guide

Voting in November?  Here's Some Tips for You!

http://michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8716---,00.html

Current Events Articles

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

 Current Events Assignment Sheet!  How handy is this?!?!

                                                Current Events Assignment                          Name____________

                                                                                                                                                                     Date_____________

                                                                                                                                Source:________________________

Find and read one current event article from a newspaper, an online news source, radio or TV

1.  Summarize the article: (3-6 sentences explaining what happened, who was involved, where it happened, why it happened, outcomes etc.)

2.  Categorize the article according to PERSIG  (circle all that apply to your article)

                                P             E              R             S              I               G

3.  Recognize any bias presented in article.  If you think any bias was presented, describe it below.  If no bias, defend your position.  *Do not leave this blank!

4.  Try to compare this article to something we are studying in class.  (give it your best shot!)

5.  What region(s) of the world does your article deal with?

**** Due every Friday at the beginning of class.  Does not apply to Fridays when we don’t have school

6th Grade-
 - Did you PERSIG anything today? 
 - The bulletin board project is off to a great start!