Mr. Jarboe's BLOG

So it has been two months since I have posted on the blog and for that I am sorry. As you all know there has been a lot going on in my life. That of course is no excuse but it is the truth. So for those of you who have been coming here looking for updates and comments I’m sorry.

Hamlet has the longest of Shakespeare’s speaking parts with 1530 lines.

Wow! What an amazing job by the cast and crew of the Wizard of Oz! I went to see the dress rehearsal. It was amazing. It is impressive how talented you guys are. Give yourselves a big pat on the back, you deserve it!

If you could go back to any civilization in history which would you go to and why?

Fact:
The most commonly used word in English conversational language is “I”

Quote:
“It is white.” President George W. Bush describing The White House

A big Team 7-2 Welcome to all of the 5th Grade Students and Parents who are here for orientation tonight!

My name is Mr. Jarboe and I teach Social Studies on Team 7-2

The Social Studies Curriculum in 7th grade focuses primarily on examining ancient cultures. We examine the following aspects of these ancient cultures:

• How geography influenced the development of the particular civilization.
• The cultural and technological achievements of the civilization.
• The influence of that civilization on our modern world.

In addition to examining these characterisitics we focus on parcticing/mastering the following skills:

• Primary Source Analysis
• Research Skills
• Persuasive writing
• Preparing our students for success on the CMT

Two students of mine have volunteered to submit a fact of the week and quote of the week. Here is the first weekly installment of “Emiko and Abby’s Fun Fact and Quote of the Week”

• Scientists in Canada discovered during tests that chickens increase their egg output while pop music is being played.

• “I love California! I practically grew up in Phoenix.”
  - former Vice-President Dan Quayle

In class we discussed how humans impact the environment. Most of you came up with lists of how we negatively impact the environment. So my question to you is:

“Can we still enjoy modern luxuries and still be friendly to the environment?”

Is the population change you graphed this week a positive or negative thing? What are some of the consequences of continued population increase? How do you think continued population increase will affect our future? Please comment and continue the discussion!

1) what word would you use to describe the population change that occurred between 400 CE and 2000 CE?

2) Identify two factors that might have influenced population change over 1600 years and why those factors have influenced the change.

3) In your opinion is the population change that you noticed a positive or negative thing? Using evidence please support opinion.