How do you like your trade? Well... triangular, of course!

So it was all about international trade in class today! I love it when everything comes together. Today's CE article was made possible by the very ideas that we are studying in our current unit. SO TEACHER EXCITED!

As we mentioned in class, the Columbian Exchange is one of the most pivotal events we'll study. Its impact can be seen in so many different ways - economics (obviously), socially (Latin America alone will develop a completely new social hierarchy due to the Exchange), religiously (how do you think South America ended up with the highest concentration of Catholics on the planet), biologically (pumpkins to Europe - coffee to the Americas - disease for everyone!), culturally (pick your musical genre - reggae, jazz, blues, hip-hop). In so many ways, our modern multicultural world is forged, in good ways and bad, through this time period. Plus, you know... COFFEE. 

THAT'S AN IMPRESSIVE LIST OF DISEASES. WELL DONE EUROPE!

Tomorrow we're going to leap into the warm, comforting waters of AP writing. Feel the relaxation. We're starting with everyone's favorite - the DBQ (document based question). Ninth graders, don't forget to print off a copy of the DBQ materials from the website for class tomorrow. In addition, everyone has a WHAP reading due on Thursday... sorta.

More sweet, sweet sounds from an artist performing at the ACL Festival this weekend. 

Here's your musical soundtrack for Tuesday: