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Today and Yesterday, we critically viewed campaign ads for their tone, hidden and explicit messages.

Homework: CE Log Due tomorrow.

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Today, we reviewed last night's homework and discussed some of the issues of this upcoming election.

Homework: Current Event Log.

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Today, we used maps to briefly explore past Presidential Elections. We also discussed voter registration and voter age limits.

Homework: Comparisons between the two major candidates for President were given out to each class. These comparison can be found here.

1st pd had schools
2nd pd had kids health
3rd pd had wars in Iraq and Afganistan
4th pd had high prices
5th pd had global warming

Also, there is ALWAYS the current events log.

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Today, we continued taking notes on time and timelines.

Definitions and Notes:

There is no year "0" on a timeline. Most historians say that the year that followed 1BC was 1AD.

B.C. - Before Christ. Time and Events that occurred before the birth of Jesus
A.D. - Anno Domini. Time and Events that occurred from the birth of Jesus to today.
B.C.E. - Before the Common Era. The same time as B.C. but without the Christianity.
C.E. - Common Era. The same time as A.D. but without the Chrisitianity.

Homework: Current Events Log.

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Today we took notes on time and timelines.

Definitions:

Time - Manmade measurement of past, present, and future.
Timeline: An easy of seeing time and organizing events.

Homework: Curent Events Log due tomorrow; Personal timeline with 7 events. The three most significant events need to be sketched. Due tomorrow.

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Quiz today.

Homework: CE Log

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Today, we reviewed for our quiz tomorrow.

Homework: Study and Current Events Log.

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Today, we reviewed vocabulary using a crossword puzzle.

I have postponed our quiz until Tuesday.

1st - 4th periods set up bingo boards for review on Monday.

Homework: Current Events Log.

Students were asked to write the following question on the back of there logs:

Which current event that you reported on do you think is the most important? Why?

Remember - Don't just write down headlines. READ. Also, No weather, No personal stories (like b-day party invites) and give detail in your sources.

No class today

Due tomorrow:
a. Progress Reports for period 1-3
b. Current Events Log
c. Presidential Debate viewing form.

Tomorrow, we will be reviewing for a quiz on Monday.

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Today, for bellwork, we added time. The hope is that this will help us when reading a time zone map. Also, we looked at different kinds of maps and interpreted them.

Homework: Current Events Log -- Due Friday
Extra Credit: Watch the debate and take notes on this form.

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Today, progress reports were given out to periods 1-3. They are to be returned signed by Friday, 10/17. Progress reports for periods 4-5 will be given out tomorrow. They will be do back on Monday, 10/20.

Also, a Current Events Log was due today. Few students turned it in. Another, for this week will be due on Friday the 17th.

The last Presidential Debate will be held on tomorrow evening. This is an extra credit opportunity for all.

There will be a quiz on 10/20 going over the geography that we have learned.

Homework: Correct Map Activities from 10/06 for half credit.

Have a good day.

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Today we looked at three different maps to understand what role geography plays in the real world.

Terms:

Literacy Rate: Amount of people able to read
Life Expectancy: How long, on average, a person can expect to live.
GDP: Gross Domestic Product> The amount of money that a country makes in one year.
GDP Per Capita: The GDP divided by that population. This number shows how well off or poor a county is.

Homework: All periods - Current Events Log; 1st period - fix worksheets that were given to you by the guest teacher. These worksheets will be given back to other classes on Tuesday.

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Today, we discussed last night's Presidential Debate after going over the bellwork.

Homework: Current Events Log

Also, the last Presidential Debate will be held on October 17th. A debate sheet can be printed from the "Important Documents" section.

Lesson Log: Today, we went to the computer lab to finish typing our letters to elected officials.

The Current Events Log was given out on Friday and serves as homework for this week.

Tomorrow, there will be an opportunity for extra credit by watching the presidential debates.

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Today we finished working out the Rand McNally Classroom Atlas. We are learning to interpret and analyze data from various kinds of maps.

Last night, if you watched the debates, you could turn in four questions for extra credit.

Homework: Current Events Log and news article from the Wall Street Journal.