Mrs. Kemper

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Welcome to Mrs. Kemper's Weblog!

Here you will be able to find some very valuable information regarding our class.  Whether you are in World Geography or Economics/American Government, you will want to visit this site often for important announcements, homework assignments, etc.

Please use the "Pages" in the righthand margin for your respective class for updates.

American Government

We will be having a Judicial Branch quiz first thing in the morning.  After that, I am going to give you the opportunity to work on your Presidential Scrapbook, so bring materials if you have them to work on.  Don't forget that this project is due Friday and I  will NOT be accepting late work!

American Government

This week we will be studying the Judicial Branch.  Vocabulary was assigned on Monday and due on Wednesday.  You can find the vocab here Download Vocabulary for Judicial System. You will have a quiz  on Thursday over the Judicial Branch.  In addition, your Presidential Scrapbook is due Friday at the beginning of class.  Due to the amount of time spent in class on this, I will NOT accept this project after Friday, May 8th.

World Geography

End-of-Semester Regional projects are due this week. We began presentations on Monday and will continue through next week.  Don't forget that if you are absent on your groups' day, you will be required to complete a research essay in place of the presentation.

World Geography

This week we have been studying Southeast Asia, Oceania and Antarctica.  We also have been working on our end-of-semester regional project.  Due date for these projects is Monday May 4th!!

American Government

This week we have been studying the Executive Branch of the federal government.  An open-note quiz was taken on Thursday and a Presidential Scrapbook is due Friday May 8th.  Project description for the Scrapbook can be found here Download Presidential Scrapbook.  Next week we will be studying the Judicial Branch and final exams are the following week!

World Geography

You will have a word bank for your map test tomorrow.  I will give it to the class to copy from a transparency (conserving my paper!).  However, if you would like to print out a copy prior to the test, you may do so by clicking here (thanks Sarah!) Download Word Bank for East Asia Map Test 4

World Geography

April 20-24th  This week in Geography we will be finishing our unit on East Asia.  We will be having a test on East Asia on Thursday April 23rd, it will cover Chapters 27 and 28 and will include a political/physical map to be labeled. We will spend Friday working on our Regional Projects. These projects are due May 4th.  Be sure to keep referring back to the project description and rubric given at the beginning to keep track of your progress.

American Government

April 20-24th  This week in Gov we will be finishing our unit on the Legislative Branch. Topics covered are the Organization of Congress, the Powers of Congress and Congress at Work.  On Thursday, a test will be given covering Ch 5-7. 

Many students are missing some major assignments.  I will allow these to be made up according to the following schedule:
Unit 1 Test (Foundations) will be given on Wednesday April 22 after school.
3 Branches Flip Book will be accepted until Friday April 24th.
Bill of Rights Photo Essay will be accepted until Monday April 27th.
After these deadlines, work will not be accepted.

Economics

Bill of Rights Photo Essay is due Monday April 13th.  If you need another copy of the description/rubric you can get one here Download Bill of Rights Photo Essay

World Geography

"Natural Disasters" project is due Monday April 13th!  You can see/download the rubric here Download Natural Disasters Rubric