Posts

Showing posts from October, 2015

"Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title." ~From Scooby-Doo

This week's Schedule: Monday– A  day Tuesday – B day Wednesday– Late Start A day Thursday– B day Friday– A day U.S. History=   Your 1st Quarter project was introduced & assigned last week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Thursday, 11/5 for even periods & Friday, 11/6for odd periods.  This project will be uploaded to www.turnitin.com & a hard copy will be turned in (more details in class). Expect a quiz on Chapter 3 at the end of this week...be reading the chapter in addition to looking over your notes in class in order to be prepared!   A.P. Euro=  There will be a Chapter 17 Reading Quiz in class on Wednesday. We will be wrapping up Chapter 17 & working on thesis writing this week. Your Chapter 16 & 17 Study Guides (with maps) are both due on Friday, 10/30 (test day). Be sure to check your email for updates from me including review links!  Remember that there is a list on the board in class of what should be in your Compos

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." -- Doc Brown (in Back the Future)

Image
This week's Schedule: Monday– B  day Tuesday – A day Wednesday– Late Start B day Thursday– A day Friday– B day U.S. History=   There will be a Chapter 2 Quiz re-take in class at the start of the week (it covers section 1-3 in the chapter & you are accountable for the entire chapter for this week's test). Your Chapter 2 Study Guide (to be completed in your comp book) and Civil War Map are due on your test day...(Odd periods are due 10/22 & Even periods are due 10/23). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  A.P. Euro=  There will be a Chapter 16 Vocabulary Quiz in class on Tuesday, please also bring your comp book to class on Tuesday. We will be moving on in Chapter 16 (so please keep up with your reading schedule) this week & you will have your Chapter 17 handouts by the end of the week. Remember that there is a list on the board in class of what should be in your Compos

“October sunshine bathed the park with such a melting light that it had the dimmed impressive look of a landscape by an old master.” ― Elizabeth Enright

Image
This week's Schedule: Monday– A  day Tuesday – B day Wednesday– Late Start A day Thursday– B day Friday– A day King Henry VIII...pretty punny! U.S. History=   Comp Books will be passed back this week. You will receive your Chapter 2 Study Guide and Civil War Map (some of you already have this) in class this week and they are due on your test day...(Odds periods are due 10/22 & even periods are due 10/23). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  Be reading the textbook (Chapter 2) because you are accountable for what is in the textbook as well as what we cover in class. There is a Chapter 2 Reading Quiz on 10/15 (for even periods & 10/16 (for odd periods) covering sections 1 through 3 in the chapter. A.P. Euro=  The written portion of the Chapter 14 & 15 exam will be in class on Monday, 10/12. Your Chapter 14 & 15 Study Guides (with maps) are due on Wednesday, 10/14! Th

"To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward." --Margaret Fairless Barber, The Roadmender

Image
If you attended Peer Court last week & did a write-up it is due by Wednesday, 10/7. This week's Schedule: Monday– B  day Tuesday – Rally Schedule A day Wednesday– Late Start B day Thursday– A day Friday– Minimum B day U.S. History=   You will receive your Chapter 2 Study Guide and Civil War Map in class this week and they are due on your test day...(due dates will be posted later this week). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  Be reading the textbook (Chapter 2) because you are accountable for what is in the textbook as well as what we cover in class. A.P. Euro=  Your Chapter 14 & 15 Study Guides (with maps) are due on test day, which is Monday, 10/12! for Chapter 14...you will receive your other Chapter 14 Handouts in class at the start of this week.    If you have questions please be sure to ask in advance so I can help you!   Make sure you keep up with the reading; you ca