Mrs. Baylor

I'm coming to say "good bye" on Friday. See you soon!

The Blog is Back!!!

Dear Parents and Students,

I apologize for being off line and absent so long. Your students have been in great hands. Mrs. Glenn, Mrs. Hudson, and I have been working together on instruction and grades for the last three weeks. Enrichment lessons covering African Aids and the bombing of Hiroshima have been just a few of the topics studied.  All assignments are being posted on Mrs.Hudson's blog.
 All textbooks should have been turned in by now.
Students will be working on a mini unit: " Ethnic Conflict" for the last two weeks of school. I will be actively involved in the final grading for the year.

I wish that I could be there but I'm still under a cardiologist's care. I ignored 2 fatal signs of a possible heart attack thinking the pain was from my back problems and not the heart. After spending a week in the hospital with atrial fibrillation,(luckily, no heart attack),received a a cardioversion, then I was released to go home and rest. Unfortunately, the atrial fibrillation continues to reappear creating additional decisions to be made. Best thing about all of this: is we caught it early and I'm fixable! I do miss my wonderful students and hope I can see them one last time before the end of school. Even though I am not there I would expect them to keep up with their work and be well behaved for my substitutes.

Hope to see you soon.
Mrs. Baylor

The Count Down has begun.

Luckily, Social Studies CRCT will not be tested until next Tuesday. The students are still studying Southern and Eastern Asia Political and Economic Understandings in class.
 They have homework tonight ,a CRCT review packet with 41 questions. We will check it, review the material, and take it for a grade in class on Tuesday.
Tuesday they will receive a CRCT homework review packet on Africa and it will be due Wednesday for periods 1,4 and Thursday for periods 2,5.
I have not decided if we will need the review packet for Asia, as we still need to finish a few major topics.

The students may use any resource they have available to help answer their questions. The purpose behind review is if you don't know the answer then find out the correct answer and NOT just skip it.

Have a great Spring Break! CRCT's begin on Wednesday April 14th

Students took their test today, several were disappointed that they were not allowed to hand in their Voc for bonus points. Monday, posted on the board was: Study guide Voc. due Thursday. I explained in class that we needed to review in class on Thursday and that it was due then. If it was not finished they could finish it Thursday night for full credit on Friday. However not having it in class Thursday and then doing it last minute does not equal the bonus. I cannot be responsible to judge who was truthful and who was not. I handed the Voc out last Thursday, plenty of time to complete the assignment. This was a study guide and they are not optional.

When we return from Spring Break we will have plenty of review work to complete,again it is not optional.
Classwork grades will be taken.

Test site works! Yeah. Choose teacher created.

Don't forget to work on your vocabulary, due Thursday for test review.
Read and take notes over Modern Japan pg.722-726

CRCT tests done.

These are not as thorough as we would have liked. Look for teacher created tests. Mabry 7th Social Studies 2010 Historical understandings, Geographical, Governmental and, Economical understandings. I will have additional review packets for you before the CRCT.
TEST FRIDAY, DON"T FORGET!!! Finish your vocabulary.

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen
See the above website for great clips on China's history.
Study Guides were sent home today for History test on Friday April 2. It will be over the history of India,  Vietnam, Korea, China, and Japan.Ten bonus points will be awarded to their test if they complete all definitions and hand in the day of the test. Instructions for accessing the OAS website to take practice CRCT's was also sent home with a request for parent signature as they complete each test.They made print out their grade and attach to the form. A quiz grade will be assigned for the CRCT practice tests.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

3/22- 3/26 China: Imperialism to the 21 st Century

History of China Links

Our ppt from today on Imperialist China to the 21st Century

 

Quiz: Tues. Vocabulary

Describe the impact of Communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.

Check the links below for information on all aspects of this standard.

Modern History Timeline

Mao

Chiang Kai-Shek

Sun Yat-Sen

Read about other leaders on this site....

Notable Biographies

Asia History Through Political Cartoons: These are political .cartoons about the progress of China SINCE Deng Xiaoping.  Explore these for ideas.

China's Long March to Capitalism

Create a SIMPLE Time- line of Modern Chinese History

Free Timeline

March 15-19

SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21st century.

•  Describe how nationalism led to independence in India and Vietnam.
•  Describe the impact of Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in non-violent protest.
•  Describe the impact of communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen Square.
•  Explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of        communism.

We have spent a great deal of time covering Asia's geography, their environmental pollution problems, Asian Religions, and now the history of Asia.

This last week we discussed the rise of nationalism for India and Vietnam. Students viewed video clips covering the break between the British with India and the independence of both India and Pakistan, also the influence of Gandhi and his passive resistance on creating a democratic nation.

We then discussed the nationalism in Vietnam and its importance in US history. The students explored  the "Domino Theory" and it's impact to our involvement in the war.

Download The_Vietnam_War

China's geographical size, population, and spheres of cultural and political influence are too vast to be ignored. The People's Republic of China has the world's third largest land area and is the world's most populous nation. The various dialects of Chinese are spoken by more people than any other language, and Chinese culture has left an indelible imprint on East Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.

Chinese immigrants and their descendants have made substantial contributions to American society and culture. Chinese laborers participated in the construction of the transcontinental railroad which hastened the settlement of the American West. Chinese immigrants worked in mining operations in the West and on Southern plantations during Reconstruction. Chinese food has become as "American" as spaghetti or tacos. Today Chinese Americans are prominent in our culture. The works of Chinese American writers, have won critical acclaim and are consistently on best seller lists.

In an era in which we are coming to recognize the fact of global interdependence and the finite nature of the earth's resources, the complete integration of the PRC's one billion producer-consumers into the world economy poses a novel developmental challenge.
(ERIC Digest)

Click here to learn about an interesting project in China mountain voices
Click here to download a PowerPoint on China's Geography Download GeographyofChina.ppt
Click here to learn about Ancient China Ancient Civilizations from the British Museum

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/scrapbook.html
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/chinahunt.html
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/

The Silk Road
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3887/

History Teacher.net on China