June 11th, 2010-Exam Outline

Exam Outline:

• Old Tests (All questions, wording may be slightly different, Mapping? 1 or two questions)
• History Happening Today (From the beginning of the school year[fill in the blanks or true or false])
• Geography 30% of total test mark! (Projects(underlined sections), fill in the blanks, True or false, or multiple choice)

Tests that we have wrote, (you need in your binder to study):

• Middle Ages Test-October 14th, 2009
• Vikings Open Book Quiz-October 20th, 2009
• Timeline Hunt-November 4th, 2009
  
• Renaissance Test-December 9th, 2009
• Reformation Test-January 27th, 2010
• Age of Revolutions Test - March 8th, 2010
• Industry and Empire Test-April 27th, 2010

What the Exam will Look like:

• True or False
• Multiple Choice
• Fill in the Blanks
• Definitions
• Short Answers
• Long Answer
• Maps

Exam is Thursday, June 17th, 2010. Everyone study hard and ace the exam!

BP needs to bring in his Mexico project ASAP!

Today we highlighted the new Zealand project!

Monday, June 7, 2010-Leslie

Today we finished reading the Australia booklets. We also did History Happening Today.

• Chicago Blackhawks beat Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 in the 5th game of the Stanley Cup finals.
• Lakers lost to Boston 103-94 in the NBA finals. The series is tied1-1.
• Parents are being advised to have a secret password for children due to an attempted abduction near Dauphin.
  
• A 13 year old boy from the U.S.A. climbed Mount Everest last month. It took him 51 days. He has climbed 5 out of the 7 continents tallest mountains.
• A severe tornado hit a small Ontario town last night (June 6).
• Another Canadian soldier was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend.
  
• McDonald's recalls over 1 million Shrek glasses due to toxic paint found on the cups.
  
• OLCS grade 7 student received 2 firsts(bull riding), a second and a third in shutedogging. Way to go!
  
• 4-H rally day was held in Oak Lake on Saturday, June 5. Oak Lake 4-H beef club won for the best marching.