Finals Week!

We are reviewing all week and preparing for our comprehensive final in World Geography!

2nd & 4th blocks will take exam on Thursday, May 31st.
1st & 3rd blocks will take exam on Friday, June 1st.

Each student should have a unit outline and a set of focus questions in addition to their notes and past quizzes to help them prepare for the exam.

Mrs. Blagg will be available before school on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for anyone who would like to come in for extra study help.

All missing and makeup work must be completed and turned in no later than Friday, June 1st.

Latin America

Where is Latin America? How would you describe it?

   This week we will be doing a mapping activity, a Latin current event, and  a group activity that will culminate in Latin Fiesta Day! The groups have been assigned a common celebration from a Latin American country to research and create a poster of - each group will share a food sample and what they've learned on Friday, May 25th!

Next week we will review for our comprehensive final.

Need to Know!

Due to various End of Course testing next week, we are going to have to bump up our Africa test. Our unit test on Africa will now be on Friday, May 18th. I do not want to overwhelm you next week since your end of course exams are weighed so heavily. We have already covered all the information that will be on the test & you have the review sheets needed to prepare.


Our projects are still due tomorrow. We will get through as many presentations as we can & then briefly review for the test. On Friday, we will take the test and then do more presentations. 1st & 2nd blocks will most likely finish the movie on Monday.

Africa's Current Struggles

    This week in World Geography we will be looking at the current issues affecting many African countries. Today in our notes we discussed Africa's economy base, healthcare issues, and armed conflicts.

    Beginning on May 15th, my World Geography classes will view the movie, Hotel Rwanda. This movie deals with the holocaust of internecine tribal fighting in Rwanda that sees the killing of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children. It follows the story of one ordinary hotel manager who musters the courage to save more than 1,000 helpless refugees. The theme of this film directly correlates to the content we are learning regarding Africa’s human geography.
    Due to violence and brief strong language this movie is rated PG-13 and your student will need parental permission to view this film. A letter was sent home last week - if you have not seen this letter please ask your student for it. You may also provide written permission or email me your permission with your student's name at bblagg@lexington1.net.

Firsthand South African Experience

  Today's 1st block class enjoyed a special guest speaker from South Africa. Today's guest shared her cultural experiences and some of the country's historic legacy! We are grateful for her willingness to share about her home!

  In class we continued to research and create our project - African Country Analysis. Remember, this is an individual project with a digital presentation. The project instructions were explained in class, emailed to each student, and a paper copy was offered. Please pay close attention to the rubric - the project is worth a quiz grade!

  Tomorrow is our map quiz over Africa. We have been studying and preparing all week in (& hopefully out) of class. A concise list of the major countries and cities was provided for your study aid.

All About Africa

   We've started our Africa Unit! Our mapping activities should be turned in for grading and we've started our interactive map practice in class. The map quiz will only be over Africa's political features - it's this Friday so study, study!

   In class we are taking notes and learning about Africa's physical geography - its climate, resources, and examples of HEI. We are also beginning work on our African Country Analysis - an individual digital project (worth a quiz grade). More to come on that!

Asia Test & Asian Culture Day!

Today we took our unit test over Asia. This covered all material taught on South and East Asia.
Don't forget, tomorrow is our Asia Culture Day! If you haven't brought an item to contribute yet - its not too late! We are still needing fruit roll ups and wax paper - drop by my room tomorrow before class.
Also if you have any missing or makeup assignments and would like credit for them - please turn them in ASAP!







Thanks & enjoy your extra long afternoon!! :)