Usually I try my best to not repeat any of our former band of the week selections, but with a music video as cool as the one above I had to make Black Keys the band of the week despite being a BOTW in the past. The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting…
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Lesson One – Don’t Let Your Babies… This entire week has been our spirit week at school as we prepare to play our cross town rival Ramay Jr. High. Students this week have been dressing up in all kinds of ridiculous outfits to show their Woodland Cowboy pride…just like Thursday, which was cowboy day. Lesson…
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Today in class we discussed the effects of the conference of Berlin that would ultimately decide what portions of Africa would belong to whom in Europe. In class we talked quite a bit about how the balanced relationship between Africa and Europe became so imbalanced over time. On Thursday we will discuss what happens next in the…
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In the past week we have been focusing on writing professional letters. We have been using this method of writing to contact schools, local businesses, and leaders in our community to help us with several upcoming projects that we have going on. Students have been working together on service learning projects and have discovered how…
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Yesterday in class we began our conversations about imperialism and the scramble for Africa. We talked about the rise of kingdoms in Africa and how Africa became such a huge center for trade and commerce…now for today we talk about the imperialistic grab for land and resources in Africa. Today in class we will begin…
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I’ve been a bit behind, but not too long ago my students finished up their create your own country project. In this project students were given the opportunity to create a country that had the style of government and economy of their choice. Students were asked to create a PowerPoint presentation for their country. They…
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Benjamin Scott “Ben” Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five in addition to performing as a solo artist and in collaboration with many other musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor and “Weird Al” Yankovic. Ben also contributed to…
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Lesson One – Beard Me This week we started our annual fundraiser for the United Way. In the past we have raised money for this organization by having teacher competitions; one year we had a sexy legs contest followed the next year by a flex off. This year, we have the beard off. Teachers volunteered…
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Today in class we will be using a website called Timetoast to help us build a historical time line. Please use the link provided to visit the website and watch the instructional videos below on how to create an account, time line, and event. How to Sign Up: Creating a New Time Line: Creating a…
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