Congrats on Awesome Unit 2 Tests!

Ladies-
I'm so proud of your hard work this past week in preparing for the Unit 2 Test. You guys really impressed me and I'm so excited to put overall class mastery averages on the posters in the room. Keep working hard and doing what you're doing - at this rate you'll be more than well enough prepared both for the CRCT and high school social studies!

Just remember, we're on track to meet our goal of 80% mastery!

Below is the link to the newest webquest. We've started Unit 3: Statehood! I have begun to create a website that hopefully will encompass all of the material covered during this unit. I have the first two lessons up there now, so feel free to check it out.

http://sites.google.com/site/georgiaintheamericanrevolution/

As always, happy studying.
love, Ms. Sundius

Items due Monday

Please have quizzes signed and corrected ready to turn in Monday for a homework grade.

Smart Girl Study Guides are due Monday as well. If you did not receive a study guide, please see me after class.

Just a reminder, our Unit Two test will be Tuesday. We will also have a notebook check Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!
Ms. Sundius

Monday Night Homework

Ladies-
I apologize for not being in class today. I had a training that I had to attend. Please make sure that you have completed the Smart Girl Study Guide and that you completed the homework that was written on the board: Questions 1-6 on page 93 in your textbook.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

love, Ms. Sundius

Virtual Field Trip - Savannah, Georgia

Ready for our tour of Savannah? Let's get started visiting some of the places we've been talking about in class....

Can you see how the streets are set up in a grid pattern? The houses are set up on the block system. And the clumps of green trees are the public squares Savannah is so famous for. Now they are small parks, but Oglethorpe designed them as gathering places for people living in the town.

Savannah’s First African Baptist Church traces its roots to December 1777 and is officially designated the oldest African American church in the United States. Once part of the Underground Railroad, it has served as home to the congregation ever since.

Juliette Gordon Low's Birthplace. She was the founder of the Girl Scouts.

Tomochich's gravesite.

Typical houses in Savannah. These were built after Oglethorpe's time.

What river do you think that is?!

Savannah - a Planned City

Here's a picture of one of the public squares in Savannah. The statute in the middle is of James Oglethorpe. Notice the old trees and grassy area, the square is surrounded by streets set on a grid pattern, just like the maps we studied in class.

Astronomy Club

This post is specifically for my homeroom ladies, Miss Cadidra Pitts in particular.....

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/


An astronomy picture of the day. Take a look at today's picture, because its pretty cool!

Homework for the weekend and important dates

It's been awhile since I've posted!! Sorry ladies.....!

Homework due on Monday for everyone EXCEPT second period: Please complete the guided notes we discussed in class, "What was the Trustee Period"

Continue to bring in Progress Reports and signed quizzes. Remember, these are for a homework grade, so think of it as an easy 100!

Next Thursday: Unit Two Test over Exploration and Colonization AND Notebook Check #3.

Progress Reports

Progress reports were passed out today at the end of the day. Please take them home to show your parents and have them signed. If you are interested in making up missing work, you may come see me in the morning prior to homeroom or at the end of the day during dismissal. No make-up assignments will be given during class.

For those of you who I won't see tomorrow... have a great weekend!

Thanks to the two ladies in my 5th period who turned in an answer to last week's extra credit opportunity. This week's extra credit opportunity is non-social stuide related... answer the questions below in complete sentences.
- Who is the University of Georgia's quarterback?
- Who is the University of Georgia's head coach?
- Which team does UGA play this weekend?
- Who ended up winning the game?

Notebook Check Thursday

Please have all notes, sponges/exit tickets and handouts in your notebooks. I will tell you tomorrow how to organize them.

Quiz Thursday

Quiz Thursday over the following material:
- Guided notes over the Age of Discovery from last Thursday
- Classwork from Tuesday over Hernando de Soto and impact of European exploration (check out the URL posted below for a great review of Hernando de Soto)
- Article and Graphic Organizer from class today over reasons for European settlement
- Spanish missions in Georgia

Happy Studying,
Ms. Sundius

Tuesday Webquest

Here's the website for the webquest we'll be using in class on Tuesday. It will be a great study tool for your quiz on Thursday.

http://sites.google.com/site/impactofeuropeanexploration/

Unit Two: Exploration and Colonization

Overall, awesome job on your Unit One Tests! For the most part, I am incredibly impressed with your grades and can tell that you each spent time studying and preparing. Test grades will be given back Monday at the end of class. Please make sure that you are bringing them home to show off to your parents (and to get them signed!).

We started Unit Two: Exploration and Colonization today in class. Get ready to delve even deeper into the relationship between the Native Americans and the Europeans.

Extra Credit question: The Age of Discovery took place in Europe during the 15th century. What was being "discovered"? What were the dates of the fifteenth century in years?

Turning in an answer will result in an emergency "Get out of Homework Free" Pass.

Thursday Night Homework

Pretend you are a teenage girl living in Georgia during the Mississippian period. European explorers have just arrived for the first time at your village. Either draw a picture illustrating this encounter OR write a journal entry describing your reaction. Illustrations need to be on plain white paper or construction paper and must be bulletin board worthy. Journal entries must be at least a full page.