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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Test - Date Change
Due to music rehearsals, the English Colonization Exam will be moved to Wednesday, 12/10. Please remember, REVIEW SHEETS MUST BE SIGNED!
Review Sheet
Review Sheet
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Crossword Puzzle Homework
Crossword Homework:
Due: Friday, 12/5
Please view the following websites, as they may be helpful in creating your puzzle.
Crossword Site # 1
Crossword Site # 2
Crossword Site # 3
Crossword Site # 4 - My Favorite!
Due: Friday, 12/5
Please view the following websites, as they may be helpful in creating your puzzle.
Crossword Site # 1
Crossword Site # 2
Crossword Site # 3
Crossword Site # 4 - My Favorite!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Tuesday, December 2
TEST REVIEW SHEET
Please review using schoolisland.com.
This will provide an excellent 35 question review test on English Colonization.
Please review using schoolisland.com.
This will provide an excellent 35 question review test on English Colonization.
Monday, December 1
Congratulations to the classroom winners of the National Geography Bee.
Section A - Josh K.
Section B - Tariek H.
Section C - Mike C.
Section D - Kaitlin W.
Section E. Ryan H.
National Geography Bee
Section A - Josh K.
Section B - Tariek H.
Section C - Mike C.
Section D - Kaitlin W.
Section E. Ryan H.
National Geography Bee
Monday, November 24, 2008
Tuesday, November 25th
Thirteen Colonies Map Quiz
Take a look at the links below as you prepare for tomorrow's quiz:
Blank Map for Practice
13 Colonies with Labels
13 Colonies with Labels
Take a look at the links below as you prepare for tomorrow's quiz:
Blank Map for Practice
13 Colonies with Labels
13 Colonies with Labels
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Thursday, November 13
English Colonization
What are the three biggest reasons for English colonization in the 17th century?
What are the three biggest reasons for English colonization in the 17th century?
Wednesday, November 12
The Dutch in New York
Why do some say that New York's roots are steeped in real estate?
How did geography influence the settlement of New York?
How does geography continue to impact New York?
Why do some say that New York's roots are steeped in real estate?
How did geography influence the settlement of New York?
How does geography continue to impact New York?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Thursday, November 6
Taboo Review
Good luck to you all as you continue reviewing for tomorrow's Exploration Exam!
Good luck to you all as you continue reviewing for tomorrow's Exploration Exam!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Castle Learning - Test Review
As an additional means to review for Friday's Exploration Exam, all students are encouraged to visit castlelearning.com to take a practice test.
Once here, you must enter your username and password.
Username = ocean-school id
Password = Your creation
If you forgot your password, please contact me through e-mail (dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us) and I will re-set.
Once here, you must enter your username and password.
Username = ocean-school id
Password = Your creation
If you forgot your password, please contact me through e-mail (dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us) and I will re-set.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3
The 2008 Presidential Election
As you set out to make your predictions regarding Tuesday's Presidential Election, you may find it helpful to review the following webistes:
Electoral Votes - Past 4 Elections
270 To Win
CNN
NPR
As you set out to make your predictions regarding Tuesday's Presidential Election, you may find it helpful to review the following webistes:
Electoral Votes - Past 4 Elections
270 To Win
CNN
NPR
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, October 31
Happy Halloween!
1. Review Sheet
2. PowerPoint Review Packet
3. Notes Packet
4. Review of African Slave Trade Homework
1. Review Sheet
2. PowerPoint Review Packet
3. Notes Packet
4. Review of African Slave Trade Homework
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 27
Good Morning Team 7-2
Welcome to Election Monday!!!
I am sorry I can't be with you all today. I am home sick, but fairly certain I will be healthy enough to return tomorrow. I expect each of you to be respectful toward our substitute teacher and responsive toward today's lesson.
Today we will be examining political cartoons, and the role these cartoons play in our political process. As a means to warm up, let's discuss a few questions and examine a few cartoons. Please go to Cartoon # 1.
Cartoon # 1
Questions:
Who is the subject of the cartoon?
Does the artist use exaggeration? Explain.
What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?
Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.
Cartoon # 2
Questions:
What is the subject of the cartoon?
What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?
Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.
How do we know the man in the suit is going through a tough time?
Cartoon # 3
Questions:
What is the subject of the cartoon?
What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?
Does the artist use any symbols to send a message?
Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.
Now that we have warmed up, let's examine some important political cartoons from the 2008 Presidential Election. After examining cartoons 4, 5, & 6, we will complete a full evaluation in the Cartoon Analysis packet. Please bring this packet to ELA today and be sure it is in social studies tomorrow.
Welcome to Election Monday!!!
I am sorry I can't be with you all today. I am home sick, but fairly certain I will be healthy enough to return tomorrow. I expect each of you to be respectful toward our substitute teacher and responsive toward today's lesson.
Today we will be examining political cartoons, and the role these cartoons play in our political process. As a means to warm up, let's discuss a few questions and examine a few cartoons. Please go to Cartoon # 1.
Cartoon # 1
Questions:
Who is the subject of the cartoon?
Does the artist use exaggeration? Explain.
What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?
Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.
Cartoon # 2
Questions:
What is the subject of the cartoon?
What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?
Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.
How do we know the man in the suit is going through a tough time?
Cartoon # 3
Questions:
What is the subject of the cartoon?
What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?
Does the artist use any symbols to send a message?
Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.
Now that we have warmed up, let's examine some important political cartoons from the 2008 Presidential Election. After examining cartoons 4, 5, & 6, we will complete a full evaluation in the Cartoon Analysis packet. Please bring this packet to ELA today and be sure it is in social studies tomorrow.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Friday, October 24
RAP:
What strategies do you use when reading a textbook?
KUDOS!!!
A special thank you to all students who shared their TDC paragraphs on exploration. Your writing continues to impress, and the comfort with which you presented was very impressive!
What strategies do you use when reading a textbook?
KUDOS!!!
A special thank you to all students who shared their TDC paragraphs on exploration. Your writing continues to impress, and the comfort with which you presented was very impressive!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 22
European Explorers: Discoverers or Conquerors?
While the question is provocative and forces each of us to examine our personal point of view, I think it is helpful to examine exploration with a critical lens and from multiple perspectives.
BIG QUESTIONS
Why do people explore?
What would lead you to risk your life to explore a foreign land?
What can happen to a culture when it is exposed to another culture?
Is the exchange of culture always positive?
While the question is provocative and forces each of us to examine our personal point of view, I think it is helpful to examine exploration with a critical lens and from multiple perspectives.
BIG QUESTIONS
Why do people explore?
What would lead you to risk your life to explore a foreign land?
What can happen to a culture when it is exposed to another culture?
Is the exchange of culture always positive?
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, October 14
Presidential Debates
As a means to prepare for Wednesday's Presidential Debate, students on Team 7-2 will be evaluating the debate performances of a select number of political candidates. These candidates will be judged based upon their poise, knowledge of the issues, and ability to communicate their vision to the American people. Following these clips, students will evaluate Candidates A & B as they attempt to win the Presidency of Oceanside Middle School.
It should be a fun and rewarding day.
Presidential Debate Scorecard
John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) (1960)
Overview
2:00
John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
8:07
Ronald Reagan (R) vs. Jimmy Carter (D) (1980)
Vice Presidential Debate
Dan Quayle (R) vs. Lloyd Bentsen (D)(1988)
George H.W. Bush (R) vs. Bill Clinton (D) (1992)
As a means to prepare for Wednesday's Presidential Debate, students on Team 7-2 will be evaluating the debate performances of a select number of political candidates. These candidates will be judged based upon their poise, knowledge of the issues, and ability to communicate their vision to the American people. Following these clips, students will evaluate Candidates A & B as they attempt to win the Presidency of Oceanside Middle School.
It should be a fun and rewarding day.
Presidential Debate Scorecard
John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) (1960)
Overview
2:00
John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
8:07
Ronald Reagan (R) vs. Jimmy Carter (D) (1980)
Vice Presidential Debate
Dan Quayle (R) vs. Lloyd Bentsen (D)(1988)
George H.W. Bush (R) vs. Bill Clinton (D) (1992)
Friday, October 10, 2008
Review Sheet for Friday's Exam
Don't forget, you can get a wonderful review for Friday's test at:
http://www.castlelearning.com
Once here, you must enter your username and password.
Username = ocean-school id
Password = Your creation
If you forgot your password, please contact me through e-mail (dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us) and I will re-set.
Mr. Keegan
Don't forget, you can get a wonderful review for Friday's test at:
http://www.castlelearning.com
Once here, you must enter your username and password.
Username = ocean-school id
Password = Your creation
If you forgot your password, please contact me through e-mail (dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us) and I will re-set.
Mr. Keegan
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
RAP:
In what ways did the geographical conditions of their region impact the cultural characteristics of different groups of Native Americans?
Review - Election Commercials - Paragraph
Review - Iroquois Cartoon # 1-10
Comparing Cultures - Iroquois & Americans (2008)
Native American Culture - Museum Tour
Key Vocabulary
culture, nomadic, nuclear family, extended family, matrilineal, representative democracy, platform, stockade, propaganda
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
An Introduction to the Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands
RAP:
In what ways, if any, are the Iroquois and American cultures similar?
Key Vocabulary:
matrilineal
matriarchal
extended family
nuclear family
stockade
platform
Great Law of Peace
Great Tree of Peace
Materials:
Notes - Cultural Comparisons: Iroquois and the Americans
Homework - The Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands
RAP:
In what ways, if any, are the Iroquois and American cultures similar?
Key Vocabulary:
matrilineal
matriarchal
extended family
nuclear family
stockade
platform
Great Law of Peace
Great Tree of Peace
Materials:
Notes - Cultural Comparisons: Iroquois and the Americans
Homework - The Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands
Sunday, September 28, 2008
2008 Election Commercials
2008 Election Commercials
2008 Election Handout
In a media-saturated environment in which news, opinions, and entertainment surround us all day on our television sets, computers, and cell phones, the television commercial remains the one area where presidential candidates have complete control over their images. Television commercials use all the tools of fiction filmmaking, including script, visuals, editing, and performance, to distill a candidate's major campaign themes into a few powerful images. Ads elicit emotional reactions, inspiring support for a candidate or raising doubts about his opponent. While commercials reflect the styles and techniques of the times in which they were made, the fundamental strategies and messages have tended to remain the same over the years.
The Living Room Candidate
Museum of the Moving Image
2008 Election Handout
In a media-saturated environment in which news, opinions, and entertainment surround us all day on our television sets, computers, and cell phones, the television commercial remains the one area where presidential candidates have complete control over their images. Television commercials use all the tools of fiction filmmaking, including script, visuals, editing, and performance, to distill a candidate's major campaign themes into a few powerful images. Ads elicit emotional reactions, inspiring support for a candidate or raising doubts about his opponent. While commercials reflect the styles and techniques of the times in which they were made, the fundamental strategies and messages have tended to remain the same over the years.
The Living Room Candidate
Museum of the Moving Image
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 26
Do the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas represent advanced civilizations?
Election Check-up
Electoral College TDC News
Taboo Review - First Americans
Early Civilizations in the Americas - PowerPoint
Cloze Review
Election Check-up
Electoral College TDC News
Taboo Review - First Americans
Early Civilizations in the Americas - PowerPoint
Cloze Review
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Thursday, September 25
Today's Agenda
Big Question:
Who were the first Americans and how did they get to this land?
Warm-up
Brain Pop Video (3:45)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Document Analysis - The First Americans Webquest
Big Question:
Who were the first Americans and how did they get to this land?
Warm-up
Brain Pop Video (3:45)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Document Analysis - The First Americans Webquest
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday, September 24
Congratulations on the completion of your first social studies quiz. Please remember, extra help is held on Tuesday afternoon (2:30-3:00) and Thursday morning (7:10-7:40).
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tuesday, September 23
Welcome to Castlelearning
http://www.castlelearning.com
You will be using this program throughout the next two years. It provides you with online study guides, quizzes, and unit exams.
Your Log-In Information
Go to http://www.castlelearning.com
Username: ocean-your school id #
Password for the first time, leave it blank and click submit. You will be asked to make a password and confirm it.
Once you are in your classes will be listed. When you have an assignment it will be in RED with a reminder flag. Click on the teachers name and then click on the assignment!
http://www.castlelearning.com
You will be using this program throughout the next two years. It provides you with online study guides, quizzes, and unit exams.
Your Log-In Information
Go to http://www.castlelearning.com
Username: ocean-your school id #
Password for the first time, leave it blank and click submit. You will be asked to make a password and confirm it.
Once you are in your classes will be listed. When you have an assignment it will be in RED with a reminder flag. Click on the teachers name and then click on the assignment!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Wednesday, September 17
Review Sheet for next Wednesday's quiz
If you are unable to open this link, you may want to open a free google e-mail account (G-Mail). Please see me if you have any questions.
If you are unable to open this link, you may want to open a free google e-mail account (G-Mail). Please see me if you have any questions.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday & Tuesday, September 15th & 16th
RAP:
What are the cultural characteristics that make the United States different from other nations?
What are the cultural characteristics that make the United States different from other nations?
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Friday, September 12
RAP:
Mindful that the nation is closing in on Election Day, what is the most important issues facing the United States? Please visit our poll to the right.
Key Vocabulary & Terms:
candidate, campaign, political party, federal government, democracy, propaganda
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Does geography determine (or influence) culture?
Examine the photographs found below. Do you think the geographical conditions of these regions influence or determine the culture of that region?
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