Wednesday, October 30, 2019

October 28 - November 1

Monday & Tuesday

Debrief and Wrap up indigenous peoples of Latin America, Pre-Colombian and Colonial Latin America, and Bolivar/Rebellions.

  • notes on ISN pages 27 &28 - please get a copy from me or a classmate if you were out
  • Watch the BrainPop on Simon Bolivar
  • Review Colombian exchange

Wednesday

The Royal Tour: Mexico - can be found on YouTube if you are absent.  Page 32 ISN: Jot down at least 3 "cool" things you encounter on the tour and why you think they are cool.  Reflection Question: What surprised you most about Mexico?

Thursday

Fall Death Celebrations Around the World (aka Mrs. Connor does Halloween right!) And, an extra credit opportunity.

Friday

Background information about Brazil in preparation for the Brazilian Rainforest Conference.

Looking ahead:  Next week we will do a few "snap shots" of Latin America history - like the Panama Canal, then we will start preparing for our Rainforest Conference - a major grade.  The Latin America Unit test will be after the Conference, the week before the Thanksgiving Break. The Latin America section of the ISN will be a quiz grade this 9 weeks.