Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Unit from 12/2-12/18: The New Government

We are now moving on to chapter 8 in our textbook-- it starts with the great question of "what now"? 

George Washington, our first president, faced the arduous task of establishing a working government. Arduous means tough-- and it WAS tough. He established an inner core of friends called the "cabinet" that would advise him through his many decisions. 

Today, 12/2, was a busy day. We: 
*took notes
*completed chapter 8 vocab
*watched news (some classes)
*took a pretest on chronological thinking

If you were absent, please see me! I have work for you. 

Our quizzes & tests will be on these dates: 
12/8: open note vocabulary and person quiz
12/10: quiz on US states
12/16: open note vocabulary and person quiz 2 (with some content questions to prepare for the summative)
12/18: SUMMATIVE exam