"We Are the World" and Global Village Trip

DAY 1 - THEME

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

“We cannot all do great things, 

But we can all do small things with great love.”  

"THEY" COULD BE "US"

    

~  Mother Teresa  

                  

"There, but for the grace of God, go I.”  

~ Anonymous

Real world problems?

            DAY 2 – THEME

"If you give a man a fish he can eat for a day.
If you teach a man to fish he can feed his village for a lifetime." ~ Proverb

"I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere

can have three meals a day for their bodies,

education and culture for their minds,

and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits."

~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

EDUCATION

MAKES A DIFFERENCE

                                                         

SELF-RELIANCE & DIGNITY

BEATRICE BIIRA                       WHERE IS SHE NOW?

WORLD FOOD 

CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

(How many graham crackers did you have?)

DAY 3 - THEME

Causes of Conflict and Poverty in America and the World

(Living on the edge and invisible poverty)

"We have learned to fly the air like the birds

and swim the sea like fish,

But we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers." ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day 3 Video - 60 Min. "Hungry in America"
(13 min. video)
The World's Fair and
AT THE GLOBAL VILLAGE

More photos at 8th Grade Announcements Page

Just for Fun! (And review, too!)

ROME

BY MR. NICKY

  THE HISTORY TEACHERS!

ROME!                              

                                                                                                

HANNIBAL!

  JULIUS CAESAR!

CONSTANTINE!

Rome!

Roman Colosseum, google images. https://www.google.com/search?q=google+images+colosseum&safe=active&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=wQFjU7HiCIKGoQTTqICICA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=632, 1 May 2014.

Monarchy                

Republic

Empire

Decline/Division/Destruction

The Eighth Grade Ancient History Scholars are:

  

   *Digging into the last research project-due May 11 

(This takes the place of an essay on the unit test over Rome and the Final Exam)

  - See research paper requirements on One Note/Rome/Research. Research documentation information can also be found at the top of this page under Other Resources.  There are also approved research links on the Rome Resources page.

   *Rome Unit Test - May 16 

MATERIALS/INFO TO STUDY FOR ROME UNIT TEST

        1) Know five dates from timeline and which events mark these dates (see timeline)       

      2) Know the map of the Roman Empire

      3)  Study all bold vocabulary words from Ch. 6 – definitions can also be found on the BYR worksheets                 

      4) Study all worksheets for Ch. 6 – (BYR, Quiz, Reteaching)  

      5) Be able to list the evolution of Roman government – Mr. Ed

**There will not be outside materials on this test.

***There will not be an essay on this test.

   *Second Sem. Final Exam - May 23, 8:00-9:00

Use second semester tests and quizzes for review - Egypt Unit Test, Bronze Age Aegean Unit Test (Minoans, Phoenicians, Hebrews), Ancient Greece Unit Test (I will give you a copy for review), and Ancient Rome Unit Test