Have a Great Summer Break!

Classroom Update (6/5/2020)

Friday, June 5, 2020

Happy Last Day of School!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events
• This Day in History - Robert F. Kennedy is mortally shot

Assigned Coursework:

• All missing assignments were supposed to be turned in by 8:00 a.m. today! Email Mr. Molitor if you have any questions or concerns!

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Build Mental Resiliency in Young Readers
• Science fiction offers readers a way to rethink social dilemmas.
2. Interesting Video: Here's How the Six-Day War Changed the Map of the Middle East
• On this day in 1967, the Six-Day War begins.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
1. How do you go to the bathroom in Space? | National Air and Space Museum (posted 6/4)
2. A World Tour of Impressionist Paintings

Daily Gator Posting:

Working at an Alligator farm can be very dangerous

Classroom Update (6/4/2020)

Thursday, June 4, 2020

School closes tomorrow!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events
• This Day in History - Battle of Midway begins
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About the Battle of Midway

Assigned Coursework:

• No New Assignments, Complete Any Missing Coursework!
• All missing assignments needed to be turned in by 8:00 a.m. Friday, June 5th. This will give me enough time to get all the late grades in.

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: Mail Handlers Used to Poke Holes in Envelopes to Battle Germs and Viruses
• The postal service and scientists say there’s no need to sanitize the mail today
2. Interesting Video: The 19th Amendment Explained
• Congress passes the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote on this day in 1919.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
1. How do you go to the bathroom in Space? | National Air and Space Museum
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Be alert on walks!

Classroom Update (6/3/2020)

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

School closes June 5th!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events
• This Day in History - Rock 'n' roll is banned in Santa Cruz, California

Assigned Coursework:

• No New Assignments, Complete Any Missing Coursework!
• All missing assignments needed to be turned in by 8:00 a.m. Friday, June 5th. This will give me enough time to get all the late grades in.

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: Martin Luther’s Monsters
• Prodigies, or monsters, were opaque and flexible symbols that signaled that God was sending some message.
2. Interesting Video: How Anti-Mexican Racism in L.A. Caused the Zoot Suit Riots
• On this day in 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
1. NASA's 10 Most Requested Photos (posted 6/2)
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Who is trespassing on my property?

Classroom Update (6/2/2020)

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

School closes June 5th!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events
• This Day in History - Babe Ruth retires

Assigned Coursework:

• No New Assignments, Complete Any Missing Coursework!
• All missing assignments needed to be turned in by 8:00 a.m. Friday, June 5th. This will give me enough time to get all the late grades in.

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S.
• A 1963 protest placard in the Smithsonian collections could almost be mistaken for any of the Black Lives Matter marches of today
2. Interesting Video: McCarthyism Explained: US History Review
• On this day in 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy charges communists are in the CIA.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
1. NASA's 10 Most Requested Photos
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

What you miss if you sleep in!

Late Work Due by 8:00 a.m. Friday!

All late assignments needed to be turned in by 8:00 a.m. Friday, June 5th. This will give me enough time to get all the late grades in.

Classroom Update (6/1/2020)

Monday, June 1, 2020

School closes June 5th!

Be sure ALL of your assigned work has been completed in your Grading Spreadsheet to earn course credit!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events
• This Day in History - CNN launches

Assigned Coursework:

• No New Assignments, Complete Any Missing Coursework!

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: A Brief History of Comfort Food
2. Interesting Video: Benedict Arnold: The Revolutionary War in Four Minutes
• On this day in 1779, Benedict Arnold is court-martialed.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Dog attacked by Gator