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31 Wednesday
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1st Day for Teachers!
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1 Thursday
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Teachers Only
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2 Friday
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No School
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5 Monday
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No School - Labor Day
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7 Wednesday
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Student introduction survey
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8 Thursday
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Ancient Civilizations Review Test
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9 Friday
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7th Grade Cookout! 9/11 Current Event article
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12 Monday
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Book Fair
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13 Tuesday
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5 Themes of Geography Poster
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14 Wednesday
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5 Themes of Geography Poster
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15 Thursday
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5 Themes of Geography Poster/ Back To School Night 6pm
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16 Friday
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Constitution Day
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19 Monday
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National Geographic Student Atlas Hunt
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20 Tuesday
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National Geographic Student Atlas Hunt
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21 Wednesday
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National Geographic Student Atlas Hunt
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22 Thursday
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Continents LP /Computer Lab
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23 Friday
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Continents & Oceans Quiz/ Continents LP continued/ Computer lab
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26 Monday
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Latin American Geography- Latitude/Longitude, Cardinal Directions
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27 Tuesday
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Latin American Geography- Reading about the Andes, Amazon Rainforest, or Los Gauchos
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28 Wednesday
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Latin American Geography - Read about the Amazon rainforest depletion or life in the Andes
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29 Thursday
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Latin American Geography - Complete all work above
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30 Friday
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Latin American Geography Quiz, review, hand in work
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3 Monday
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South American political map, Latin American History - Powerpoint presentation
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4 Tuesday
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Latin American History - Film with questions on Aztecs, Incans, Mayans
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5 Wednesday
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Latin American History - Read various materials about Incans, Aztecs, Mayans
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6 Thursday
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Latin American History - Columbian Exchange assignment
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7 Friday
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Review all work, hand in packet, answer objective questions, quiz on South American political map
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10 Monday
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No School - Columbus Day
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11 Tuesday
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Latin American Culture - Race (Why are we unique?) powerpoint, study Central America map quiz
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12 Wednesday
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Latin American Culture - Music
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13 Thursday
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Latin American Culture
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14 Friday
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quiz on Central American political map, Review work
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17 Monday
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Intro to Government & Economics of Latin America Checklist. Film on governments and economies
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18 Tuesday
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Reading about Latin American governments
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19 Wednesday
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Reading about Latin American economies
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20 Thursday
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Reading about independence movements in Latin American nations
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21 Friday
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Banana Bonanza
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24 Monday
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Newspaper article about corrupt governments in Latin America
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25 Tuesday
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Review all work on Governments and Economies packet
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26 Wednesday
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Passports and placemats for Culture Night
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27 Thursday
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Computer Labs to work on Brochure for Culture Night
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28 Friday
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Culture Day!
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31 Monday
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No School - Snow Day
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1 Tuesday
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No School - Snow Day
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2 Wednesday
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No School - Snow Day
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3 Thursday
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No School - Snow Day
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4 Friday
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No School - Snow Day
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7 Monday
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Library - Culture Night brochures
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8 Tuesday
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Library - Culture Night brochures
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9 Wednesday
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Library - Culture Night brochures
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10 Thursday
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Last day for Culture Night brochures/ Empty out Binders for Term 1
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11 Friday
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No School - Veteran's Day
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14 Monday
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Review Latin American SG for Test/
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15 Tuesday
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Latin American Test for Term 1/SG on Euorpean Geography
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16 Wednesday
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European Geography Packet
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17 Thursday
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Library to work on Geography Packet
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18 Friday
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Quiz on European Geography/Geography Packets
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21 Monday
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Geography Packets
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22 Tuesday
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Last day to complete geography packet
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23 Wednesday
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Hand in European Geography Packet/Review work from the week
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24 Thursday
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No School - Happy Thanksgiving! Go Tantasqua Football!
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25 Friday
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No School - Thanksgiving Break
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28 Monday
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Begin European History Packet/Study Guide for European Political Map Quiz
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29 Tuesday
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Work in small groups researching your era in history
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30 Wednesday
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Continue your research in small groups on your era in history
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1 Thursday
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Get into larger groups to share your information and create the large timelines.
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2 Friday
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Review all work for History Packet/Quiz on European Political Map
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5 Monday
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Begin European Culture Packet/Study Guide on European Map Quiz
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6 Tuesday
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1/2 the class is working on their PowerPoints, other 1/2 working on Catherine the Great sheet.
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7 Wednesday
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1/2 the class is working on their PowerPoints, other 1/2 working on winemaking in France sheet
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8 Thursday
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1/2 the class is working on their PowerPoints, other 1/2 working on the Vatican sheet
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9 Friday
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1/2 the class is working on their PowerPoints, other 1/2 working on running with Bulls in Spain
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12 Monday
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1/2 the class is working on their PowerPoints, other 1/2 working on religious strife in Ireland
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13 Tuesday
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1/2 the class is working on their PowerPoints, other 1/2 working on genocide in the Balkans
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14 Wednesday
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1/2 the class is working on their PowerPoints, other 1/2 working on "the British Invasion"!
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15 Thursday
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Everyone finishing up any incomplete work.
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16 Friday
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Review all work and hand in packet on European Culture. Geography Quiz.
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19 Monday
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Tantasqua Union
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20 Tuesday
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Tantasqua Union
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21 Wednesday
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Tantasqua Union
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22 Thursday
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Christmas Carol field trip!
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23 Friday
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Tantasqua Union...Happy Holidays!
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26 Monday
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No School- Christmas Vacation!
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27 Tuesday
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No School- Christmas Vacation!
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28 Wednesday
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No School- Christmas Vacation!
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29 Thursday
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No School- Christmas Vacation!
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30 Friday
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No School- Christmas Vacation!
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2 Monday
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No School - Christmas Vacation!
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3 Tuesday
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Geography Bee!
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4 Wednesday
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European Government and Economies Checklist- read background info and outline main ideas
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5 Thursday
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Continue checklist- Governments of Europe map
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6 Friday
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Checklist - Economies backgroun info and outline main ideas/Quiz on Central European countries
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9 Monday
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Checklist - information about governments of Russia, Great Britain, and Germany
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10 Tuesday
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Checklist - Graph about GDP countries in Europe or Compare/contrast governments of GB, Germany, USA
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11 Wednesday
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Checklist - finish any uncompleted work
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12 Thursday
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Continue work on Government and Economies Checklist
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13 Friday
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Continue work on Government and Economies Checklist
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16 Monday
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No School - MLK Day
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17 Tuesday
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Review all work on Government/Economies Checklist
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18 Wednesday
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Jeopardy!
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19 Thursday
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Review Study Guides
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20 Friday
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Test on all of European Term 2 material
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23 Monday
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Cold War
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24 Tuesday
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1/2 Day: Film review of Term 2
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25 Wednesday
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Cold War
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26 Thursday
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Dollars to Donuts
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27 Friday
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Clean out binders, organize class portfolios.
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30 Monday
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African Atlas Hunt
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31 Tuesday
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African Physical Features Video with Questions
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1 Wednesday
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Outline African Geography reading and answer questions
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2 Thursday
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Outline African Geography reading and answer questions
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3 Friday
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Map Quiz on African Physical Features, Latitude/Longitude on African Map
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6 Monday
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Library to work on African physical features assignments
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7 Tuesday
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Library to work on African physical features assignments
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8 Wednesday
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Last day to work on any physical feature assignments
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9 Thursday
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Review all work on African physical features, hand in packet
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10 Friday
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Map quiz, quiz on African physical features. Homework read primary resource and answer questions
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13 Monday
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Reading on 2012 Olympics
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14 Tuesday
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PowerPoint presentation on the Olympics
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15 Wednesday
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Flags around the world for the Winter Olympics
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16 Thursday
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Cool Runnings
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17 Friday
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Winter Olympics!
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20 Monday
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February Vacation!
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21 Tuesday
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February Vacation!
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22 Wednesday
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February Vacation!
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23 Thursday
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February Vacation!
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24 Friday
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February Vacation!
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27 Monday
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African History PowerPoint presentation/Parent Signatures on TOC due
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28 Tuesday
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Computer lab- Genocide in Darfur Research
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29 Wednesday
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African Colonialism Map
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1 Thursday
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No School - Snow Day!
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2 Friday
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Map Quiz North Africa/Nelson Mandela Hmwk.Reading Due/Finish Colonialism Map
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5 Monday
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Video on Apartheid in South Africa
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6 Tuesday
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Hand in Africa History Packets
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7 Wednesday
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Begin African Cultures Group assignment
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8 Thursday
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Take notes on Cultures section assigned to you (North, West, East, or South Central)
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9 Friday
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map quiz/ Continue note-taking and answer questions from section only using your notes
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12 Monday
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Build a "Shamba" (ruarl house in villages) using art supplies
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13 Tuesday
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Complete review of packet, answer ticket to leave, hand in homework
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14 Wednesday
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Begin African Government & Economies Packet
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15 Thursday
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Library to work on Government & Economies Packet
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16 Friday
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Finish PowerPoint presentation on Government & Economies
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19 Monday
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B320 Computer lab to work on Packet
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20 Tuesday
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MCAS ELA Long Comp- Blocks G/B/C/D...Good Luck!
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21 Wednesday
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B320 Computer lab to work on Packet
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22 Thursday
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Finish Government & Economies Packet
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23 Friday
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Review and hand in African Government & Economies Packet/Map Quiz/Homework Due
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26 Monday
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Play Game about African Government Struggles/Hotel Rwanda Permission Slips due
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27 Tuesday
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Movie - Hotel Rwanda/MCAS
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28 Wednesday
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Movie - Hotel Rwanda/MCAS
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29 Thursday
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Movie - Hotel Rwanda
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30 Friday
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Movie - Hotel Rwanda
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2 Monday
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Finish KONY 2012 film/ Play on African continent's struggles
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3 Tuesday
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Term Project- Create Board Game about Africa
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4 Wednesday
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Term Project- Create Board Game about Africa
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5 Thursday
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Term Project- Create Board Game about Africa
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6 Friday
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No School - Good Friday :)
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9 Monday
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Term Project- Create Board Game about Africa
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10 Tuesday
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Study Guide for homework/Last day to work on board game
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11 Wednesday
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Play Board Games Created
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12 Thursday
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Jeopardy Game to Prep for Africa Test
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13 Friday
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Test on Africa
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16 Monday
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No School - April Vacation!
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17 Tuesday
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No School - April Vacation!
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18 Wednesday
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No School - April Vacation!
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19 Thursday
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No School - April Vacation!
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20 Friday
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No School - April Vacation!
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23 Monday
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Empty Binders/Portfolio Term 3 Grade
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24 Tuesday
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Geography of Middle East and Central Asia video
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25 Wednesday
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Power Point presentation Middle East Geography/History/Culture/Government/Economics
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26 Thursday
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Power Point presentation Middle East Geography/History/Culture/Government/Economics
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27 Friday
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Arab Spring/Map Quiz/Homework due
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30 Monday
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Computer Lab- Learn more about the Middle East
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1 Tuesday
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Learn about water scarcity in Middle East
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2 Wednesday
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Learn about the Sharia and its impact on Middle Eastern countries
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3 Thursday
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Learn about Israeli-Palestine Conflict
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4 Friday
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1/2 Day- Computer Lab/homework due/Map Quiz
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7 Monday
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Finish any incomplete work from Middle East Unit
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8 Tuesday
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MCAS- Math (Asian Atlas Hunt)
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9 Wednesday
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MCAS- Math (Asian Atlas Hunt)
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10 Thursday
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Open notebook Quiz on Middle East Unit
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11 Friday
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Finish Latitude/Longitude of Asia map/Map Quiz of Central Asia
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14 Monday
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Begin Unit on India (Textbook read and answer questions)
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15 Tuesday
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PowerPoint presentation on India
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16 Wednesday
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Read about life of Gandhi and impact on India
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17 Thursday
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Read about Child Labor in India and answer questions
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18 Friday
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Finish PowerPoint presentations/homework due/quiz South Asia
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21 Monday
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Read an article about India and summaize it
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22 Tuesday
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Continue work on article summaries
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23 Wednesday
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Day to finish work on India
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24 Thursday
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Open notebook quiz on India/Visit from Mr. Armin
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25 Friday
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Memorial Day Ceremonies
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28 Monday
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Memorial Day - No School!
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29 Tuesday
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Begin Unit on East Asia- read textbook and answer questions
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30 Wednesday
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PowerPoint presentation on East Asia
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31 Thursday
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Finish Powerpoint/textbook questions
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1 Friday
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Watch film on government of North Korea/homework due/Map quiz SE Asia
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4 Monday
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Work on map of Asian governments
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5 Tuesday
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Life in a capitalist vs. socialist economy
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6 Wednesday
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Day to finish all materials
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7 Thursday
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East Asia open note quiz
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8 Friday
|
7th Grade Boston Field Trip
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11 Monday
|
Video on SE Asia and Oceania
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12 Tuesday
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Create your own country project
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13 Wednesday
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Create your own country project
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14 Thursday
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Create your own country project
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15 Friday
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Create your own country project
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18 Monday
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Create your own country project
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19 Tuesday
|
Present countries
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20 Wednesday
|
Jeopardy review for Geography final
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21 Thursday
|
Geography Final
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22 Friday
|
Last Day of School for students!
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25 Monday
|
Teacher Professional Development Day
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