Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Black Death

If you were absent yesterday, here's a link to a video about the Black Death. Please watch this before the exam on Friday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAsTHkkm_kI

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Test tomorrow!

Hello, WHAP warriors-

You have an exam tomorrow, October 18th. There will be reviews both today after school in 2316 and 2313 and tomorrow morning beginning at 6:30 AM in the Teaching Theater. Make sure you complete your review sheet to increase your chances of success on the exam.

The test will cover the following topics:
-Byzantine Empire
-Rise and Spread of Islam
-Africa gold/salt trade
-Crusades

Post on the blog with any questions, and come in prepared for world domination tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The Crusades

1st and 2nd period WHAP students- If you missed class today due to the PSAT, you will need to watch the following video about the Crusades. All WHAP students should finish this video if there was not time to get through it during class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLSCMeP4si0

There's also a crash course on the Crusades- a good way to get the basics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zudTQelzI


We will be reviewing tomorrow in class for the test on Friday. There will be review sessions after school and on Friday morning in the Teaching Theater.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Africa and Islam-October 15, 2013

Click on the following link or copy/paste into a new tab. Follow the instructions to learn all about the African gold/salt trade and the impact of Islam on Africa.

Pay special attention to specific places and names.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/lesson-2-trekking-timbuktu-trade-ancient-west-africa-student-version#sect-activities

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

EXAM TOMORROW!

You have your first multiple choice exam tomorrow. 50 questions, multiple choice. If you turn in a COMPLETED review at the beginning of class tomorrow, you can get +5 on your test.

Ms. Jones and I will both be holding review sessions after school today (Tuesday), and there will be a large review in the Teaching Theater tomorrow morning from 6:30-7:15 AM.

Post on here if you have questions! I'll be on here tonight to anwer any questions left in the comments, but you can also comment back and forth with each other and help each other out.

:)