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I'M SO PROUD OF THE
STUDENTS THIS WEEK!
THEY DID AN AWESOME
JOB ON THE STATE EXAM!
LOOK WHAT
PEOPLE ARE SAYING!-The list is growing FAST!
"I DID know about
your dazzling new webpage, it was on the news just last night.
I'm very much looking forward to checking it out!" Mrs.
Thompson
"I love this
website!!" Mr. Vunk
"I checked out your webpage
today as soon as I got home from school. It was
everything I imagined it to be and more. I love the
pictures, election news, weird facts, and the link to a
fun and exciting interactive history jeopardy game! It's
one of the best teacher pages I've seen."
Rebecca
Kruger- Future History Professor at Mayfield University and
former student of Team Star.-Go Panthers!
FINAL EXAM 6/24
STUDY IN ALL DIRECTIONS!!!
Students should
study:
vocabulary- Civil War
through Cold War
textbook- look at
pictures, charts/graphs &headings
notes- use blank,
opposite pages to reinforce the notes
projects/activities- use
these to 'jumpstart' thinking
permanent folders- study
quiz/tests from the year
150 Questions,
comprising of:
multiple choice, t/f, matching,
critical thinking, time line, comparison thinking, famous people
HINT OF THE
DAY
Hint of the Day-this
hint will be scattered throughout the site starting tomorrow. It
will start off with the words "Know what......" Check each
day!
1. Know what each president
is known for!
BOOKMARKS
WEIRD FACTS
An
Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
History is
soooo
much FUN AND INTERESTING!
(Above link is to
review Jeopardy games! Play them!)
Let's Get
Started!
*8th Grade*
-
Reconstruction to
2008
-
Geography of the
world
-
Current Events
-
Essay writing
-
State Exam
Preparation
-
Historical Novels
-
Visual Projects
*Skills*
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Hint*** 2. Know what Reconstruction terms are: 13, 14, 15
amendments and scalawags, carpetbaggers, Jim Crow Laws and Black
Codes!
Fascinating
Fact!
Friday the 13th is an unlucky day in much of
Western Europe, North America, and
Australia. Many people avoid travel and
avoid signing contracts on Friday the 13th.
Floors in tall buildings often skip from 12
to 14. And while the superstition is
believed to be fading, it nonetheless has
deep roots in both
Christian and pagan
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PROJECTS/UNITS/TESTS?
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Cold War and
Civil Rights!! An awesome unit, utilizing a novel on Civil
Rights, concludes today with a unit test! What is the unit
test? Kids will have to design a book jacket for the
novel with a summary, a review, quotes, teasers,
illustrations and more!
(Click book for a
link to a site dedicated to TOLERANCE)
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ELECTION NEWS!!
OBAMA DOES IT!
Obama wins enough delegates!
BYE, BYE HILLARY
OR HILLARY FOR
VP?
STAY TUNED FOR MORE POLITICS!
**MCCAIN WON THE REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION**
Republican Nominee, John McCain
Is Obama ready for the fight??
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3. Know what different
forms of government there are, such as communism, anarchy,
democracy, capitalism etc.
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Thursday 6/5 is 'One'
Make a difference and donate one
dollar to the Africa Cause!
Students raised 100 dollars!!!
**********SPECIAL ALERT*********
OUT OF AFRICA!!!
A
SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS WILL BE PLAYING AN
APPRENTICE
STYLE GAME WHERE THEY RAISE MONEY FOR AFRICAN CAUSES.
MS.
VELEZ, 7TH GRADE ELA TEACHER, WILL BE TRAVELING TO AFRICA AND
WILL BE THE AMBASSADOR FROM FFCS!!! SHE WILL PERSONALLY DELIVER
THE CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED BY THE STUDENTS.
Click
HERE
to get more information
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HELP NOW!!
HELP AFRICAN
FARMERS!
BY CLICKING
THE ELEPHANT BELOW AND SIMPLY GOING ON THE SITE, A
GROUP OF STUDENTS WILL DONATE ONE CENT, FOR EACH CLICK, UP TO 1,000 DOLLARS!
(YOU CAN HELP OTHERS BY SURFING!)
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WHAT IS MR. VUNK
THINKING OF NOW??
State exam is over, and now students prepare for final exams.
Students also have to finish learning about the Cold War!
And don't forget bowling!!!
Team Star Teachers Have NEVER Lost!!!!
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READ THE SUMMARY OF THE
NOVEL, JUST FINISHED, BY
TEAM STAR!
An
honor student, Sylvia Patterson is thrilled when she is chosen
as one of the first black students to integrate all-white
Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. But the
racism in her town is terrifying, and she is not sure she can go
through with it. Unlike her older brother, she does not want to
be a hero and change the world. Besides, many in her black
community are against integration; why not stay with her
friends, concentrate on academics, and get to college? With
stirring complexity, Draper personalizes the civil rights
struggle beyond slogans and politics.
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COULD YOU PASS A
CITIZENSHIP
QUIZ?
click the link above to find out!
Well? How did you do? Should you be living in America
according to your answer?
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A MUST READ!!!
Celia reveals more information about her Holocaust experience in
this interview!!! Click
HERE
to discover what she says!
4. Know what each war, we learned about, was fought for.
ex. cold war= anti-communism
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Patriotic
ART
GALLERY
America The Beautiful!
Martin Luther King
Iwo Jima
Little Rock, Ark
 Ben
Franklin, of course! Mrs. T's Favorite!
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 Check
out the links below!
LINK IT!
State Information/Almanac
http://www.shgresources.com/resources/almanac/
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
Lat/Longitude- Fun!
Check to see if your coordinates are
correct!
http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/latlong.adp
Geography Fun-Only When You Are Done!
http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF#
Monday's Lessons
Independence Quiz
http://games.toast.net/independence/
Jeopardy
http://www.spsk12.net/schools/btwes/Jeopardy/JeopardyHomeEdition/
PlayGame5.html
Patriotic Movies
http://objflicks.com/
Hillary sits dejected knowing that she is at the end of my
website. Sorry Hill!
TEAM STAR STUDENTS
ARE GOING DOWN!!!
MR. VUNK KNOCKS DOWN THE COMPETITION
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