“The house was very quiet, and the fog—we are in November now—pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.” ― E.M. Forster, Howards End

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This week's schedule:
Monday- Late Start A Day
Tuesday- B Day
Wednesday- A Day
Thursday- B Day
Friday- A Day


U.S. History=
  • If you missed the Chapter 4 Quiz, your ONLY make-up opportunity will be this Wednesday, 11/28 at lunch in our classroom.
  • Your Annotated Bibliography, assigned nearly 2 weeks ago, is due to be uploaded to turnitin.com by 8am on 11/26 or 11/27. 
    • Step by step directions were emailed to you prior to the Thanksgiving Break.
  • Please bring your comp book to class EVERYDAY this week!
  • By the end of the week we will go over how to do your Outline for the Research paper.
  • Expect to receive a new Study Guide for Chapters 5 & 6 later this week as well.
    • This Study Guide is due on 12/6 & 12/7.
  • ***4th period…please start setting aside/saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family.
A.P. Euro=
  • Nicely done with the group projects! Those of you who were in class should have your Chapter 20 Study Guide pretty much complete after all of the presentations.
  • There will be a Chapter 21 Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday, 11/27!
  • Hopefully you took some time over the break to get started on the Chapter 21 Study Guide (it’s a jam packed chapter on the French Revolution & Napoleon). Here is a link to the Chapter 20 & 21 study guides.
  • The Chapter 20 & 21 exam is scheduled for Monday, 12/3...please be keeping up with the reading schedule!

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