Tuesday, November 10, 2009

You all did a great job starting on your posters today.  They are due at the end of the period on Friday.  Many of you took them home to work on them. Most of you will need to take them home for HOMEWORK on Thursday if you didn’t take them home tonight.

The vocabulary test has been postponed until Monday, Nov. 16. Study every day.

Honor a Veteran. Enjoy the holiday.

Monday, November 9, 2009

We had a very busy day. Students received their written instructions for the poster assignment. Posters will be due Friday, November 13. They will require some work to be done at home.

The vocabulary test has been postponed due to shortened classes this Monday and Tuesday. STUDY!! I will let you know when it will be given.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Tomorrow is the last day of the first quarter. Most of you have done a great job getting all of your assignments turned in. Those that have not been turned in will not be able to be counted. Monday we will start a new quarter. Tomorrow is also a 1/2 day. Only periods 1,3,4 will meet. We will see the rest of you Monday.

Test… do not forget, your chapter 3 vocabulary test will be Tuesday.

Have a great weekend.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The end of the quarter is this Friday. Wow! Did it go fast or what?  Today we got back to the Coastal and Plateau chart. We read together so that you could each see the kinds of things you needed to put on the chart. Tomorrow I am going to let you work in small groups to continue collecting the data. By Friday some of you will be able to start on the actual project. 

Remember to study your vocabulary words for chapter 3.  The vocabulary test will be Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Vocabulary test that was planned for Friday is rescheduled for Tuesday. Friday, only 3 classes will meet so it will not be possible for everyone to take the test.

Remember tomorrow (Wednesday) is the last day for late work before the quarter ends. Tomorrow in class we will continue with the reading and gathering data for the comparison and contrast visual presentation.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Today we continued to read the chapter together. Students received the first part of their upcoming project, a reading note guide. This has the information that they will be comparing and contrasting listed down one side and spaces for them to take notes about the Coastal Indians and the Plateau Indians.  These notes will have to be turned in with the final product  when it is turned in.  I will give students due dates next Tuesday as well as the poster board for the visual part of the assignment. 

Please Note: the written test for this chapter will be only a matching vocabulary test. That will be given on Friday (the half day) of next week. The grade will be registered in next quarters grades.

Tomorrow students will work on a new vocabulary assignment. It should be fun for them. I will be out of the building tomorrow so there will bo no blog post.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Most students have turned in their vocabulary definitions for chapter 3. They were due today. If you have not finished the words are posted on a previous day this week. Use those words to finish your assignment. We began reading the chapter together today. If you have been absent plan to check out a textbook from the library when you return so you can get caught up on the reading.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Intorduction to American Indians of the Pacific Northwest.

Chapter 3 vocabulary.

Ch 3 Words to understand

1. animism – a belief that both living and non-living things have spirits
2. cache – a large supply hidden from view
3. Caucasian (Caucasoid) – of European ancestry; non-Indian, non-African, non-Asian
4. coroner – a person who investigates unusual deaths
5. Dentalium shells – long thin shells worn as jewelry and used for trade by Native Americans
6. decimate – to kill a large number of the population (discuss “population”)
7. desecrate – to treat with lack of respect
8. forensic anthropologist – a person who determines the cause of death of ancient humans
9. immortality – (immortal) exempt from death; living forever

10. materialism – a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters.   

11. paleo-Indian – the first peoples who lived on the American Continent

12. potlatch – a large celebration of feasting and gift giving held to celebrate a special event

13. protohistoric – the time when there was a drastic change in the lifestyle of the American Indians.

14. relief(art) – where a design stands out from the background

15. repatriate – to return artifacts to the place of origin

16. resurrect – to rejoin the spirit and the body

17. spawn –(as relates to salmon) to produce and deposit large numbers of eggs

18. spoils – goods taken from an enemy of war

19. tule – bulrushes used by Native Americans to make mats and houses

20. weir – a type of fence across a stream that aids in catching fish

Thursday, October 22, 2009

You all did a great job participating in the small group activity. I hope it added to your review materials in a positive way.

The Chapter 2 test is tomorrow.  There should be no surprises, you know exactly what will be on the test. Come to class prepared for the test and bring a book to read when you are finished with the test.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Today we established that the purpose in studying how the land was formed and what it is like is important because many of the same forces that formed the land in the past are still active today, and the land forms contribute to how or if people can live in certain areas.

Good job with that information and with the Chapter Review Questions.

The test is still planned for Friday.