http://dorrough.edublogs.org It's Our Story Not Just His Story Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:14:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Reformation was a time when the religious change.  The root word for "Reformation" is reform.  To reform something means to change it with out throwing it away. In class today we answered the Pre Reading questions. Pre-Reading Questions http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/chapter-31-the-reformation/ Nicolaus Coperemicus Lived (Years he was alive) 1473 to 1543 Place (Where he was from) Torun, Poland Personality and Training Creative and Free thinking Studied at the University of Kraow Studied Medicine, law and astronomy in Italy Talents and Achievements Was good at observations Wrote about what he really saw not just what he was supposed to see Introduced the idea that ... http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/science-during-the-renaissance/ I will be collecting your text books tomorrow.  Bring them to class with you. http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/textbook-collection/ Michelangelo Lived (Years he was alive) 1475 to 1564 Place (Where he was from) Florance, Italy Personality and Training Ambitious religious Had a temper Studies Art particularly painting and sculptur Talents and Achievements Talented painter and Sculptor Expressive His sculptures such as the Pieta, David, and Moses were life like His masterpiece was the celling of the Sistine Chapel Titan Lived (Years he was alive) 1488 to ... http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/artists-of-the-renaissance/ imagine that you were going to give an award to the most important person who lived in the 20th century.  What criteria would you use to select this person?  Who would you choose.  Rosa Parks?  Nelson Mandela?  Walt Disney?  Your parents?  Martin Luther King Jr.?  Winston Churchill?  Cesar Chavez? Pick any ... http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/important-people/ In class today we did the pre reading questions for chapter 30. Pre-Reading Questions For Home Work I assigned essential questions #3 and 4. http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/chapter-30-pre-reading/ This week we will be looking at ten people who had a major impact on world history during the Renaissance. In class today we will be working on our key terms for chapter 30. Downloads Budget Vocabulary Matrix chapter-30-standard-guide http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/27/leading-figures-during-the-renaissance/ Due to the seventh grade field trip this wee we had the same agenda today as yesterday.  Most of you missed one day or the other.   By Wenseday you must complete the pre-reading questions, and have at least 5 key terms done. http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/junior-achievement-field-trip/ Florance Epitomizes the Renaissance. It was the home of inventors, architects, painters, and merchants. This week we will will be examining this city in more detail. In class today we did the pre-reading questions for chapter 29. We also did the key terms for chapter 29. I assigned essential question # 1 for ... http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/19/florence-city-of-the-renaissance/ We are testing this week.  There will not be any posts to the website this week. http://dorrough.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/cast-testing-week/