Debate Tomorrow!

Today in class we covered Ch 10 Sec 1. Students began a chart listing the powers held by Popes in Medieval Europe as well as the Kings of Europe during the same time period. Students need to complete at least ten reasons why popes and ten reasons why kings should have more power in Medieval Europe. If this assignment is completed by tomorrow students will divide into two groups, each side arguing in favor of popes or kings. Points will be awarded based on the written assignment, strength of arguments, and clarity of ideas during the debate which will take place tomorrow. Parents should review the ten reasons their child has written down and ensure its clarity and accuracy with the text from ch 10 sec 1. It should be fun!

Welcome to the Third Quarter!

Hello parents. Welcome to the second half of the 2007-2008 school year. It has been a wonderful first half and I'm very excited to start another excellent quarter here at Rancho-Starbuck. Please remind your child that he/she has a 100% A+ in the class right now, and will only loose that with missing or incomplete assignments. Today we completed a European Word Search, using key terms from our unit on Medieval Europe. This will be due tomorrow if it is not finished in class.

Benchmark Review - Quarter 2

Today in class we began our extensive review for the Second Quarter Benchmark Test, which will be this friday. Students were given a study guide to complete in class today and tomorrow consisting of 20 review questions covering the topics discussed in class since the start of the 2nd quarter. These topics are West Africa, China, Japan, and Europe in the Middle Ages. Each topic has 3-4 questions that students will answer and which will be graded. Additionally, current events will be given this week for the following students:
Per 1
Summer Del Real
RJ Dioneda
Erik Flores
Riley Gallagher

Per 3
Maria Covarrubias
Holly Diaz
Juliana Fierro
Oscar Gomez

Per 6
Nicholas Sauer
Allison Sherman
Emma Sluiter
Isabella Solorzano

Review Game today, Test tomorrow!

Today students will be playing the jeopardy review game for ch 9 - Medieval Europe after current events are presented. The study guide was completed and reviewed yesterday, and today's game should be an excellent preparation for the test tomorrow.

Ch 9 Test Friday

Students today were given their study guide for chapter nine, we went over the first 15 questions in class, and will complete the remainder tomorrow. Thursday will be our review game, and we will test on Ch 9 on friday of this week.

Feudalism and the Manor System

Today in class we studied the Feudal and Manor systems that developed in Europe during the middle ages. We also posted the new current event names for next thursday.
Per 1
Kaylene Brouwer
Adam Caron
Adara Cervantes
Emily Cid

Per 3
Richard Turner
Donny Van Hoogmoed
Elijah Wilson
Jacob Arce

Per 6
Marc Parra
Gavin Proctor
Alexandria Rannis
Pricilla Salceda

Medieval Europe

Today we started with a bell ringer activity where students placed in chronological order events that took place in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. We discussed life as a peasant during the middle ages and students discussed ways a peasant could improve his or her life. We also presented current events at the end of class.

Welcome to 2008

Its been a wonderful winter break but I am so ready for 2008 and all the exciting topics we will cover in world history. Yesterday we began our study of Medieval Europe. Students completed a map of the physical features of the continent and colored and labeled the major landmasses. Students turned them in today and they look great. We then began our study of Chapter 9 with section 2 and focused our discussion today on the establishment of kingdoms in Northern Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. Students completed index cards that summarized the main idea that Christianity was spread to Northern Europe in two ways: Missionaries sent by the pope and Monks living in monasteries. No homework tonight.