Miss Kirby Tells All About Class

US= On the day that you will be in class this week you will be given an extra credit assignment that you have the choice to do. You MUST be in class to get the assignment. This assignment is due Monday, 5/5 for 6th period & Tuesday, 5/6 for periods 1, 3, & 5. PacRim/IR= If you want to earn some extra credit you can do a write-up after viewing the documentary entitled "Miss HIV" this Thursday, 5/1 from 7-9pm at RockHarbor (located at 3080 Airway in Costa Mesa). YOUR REVIEW OF THE FILM IS DUE MONDAY, 5/5! Please check out the website www.misshiv.com for more information. I do not know of another location where you might see this documentary, but it ties in nicely with the next unit we will be moving into in the coming weeks. Here is what you should include in your minimum of 1 type written page review of the documentary:  The plot...what is the film about, what is the story line, what is it all about? The "main idea"...what is the message, what did you lear...

US= We are wrapping up Chapters 15 & 16 this week...be sure to read all of 15 and the first 4 sections of 16. The following workbook pages are due THIS week 123, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, & 137. I have purposely left out one section from chapter 16. There will be a test on the day your workbook pages are due...Thursday, 4/ 24 for 6th period and Friday, 4/25 for 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods. Pac Rim/IR= No homework this week. We are starting a new unit on Poverty & Hunger. If you did the extra credit assignment that was posted last week be sure to turn it in!

US= We have started a new unit...we will be covering the majority of chapters 15 & 16. The following workbook pages are due next week 123, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, & 137. I have purposely left out one section from chapter 16. There will be a test on the day your workbook pages are due...Thursday, 4/ 24 for 6 th period and Friday, 4/25 for 1st, 3rd, & 5 th periods. PacRim /IR= We will be wrapping up our Human Rights Unit with Apartheid this week. There will be a Human Rights Quest (longer than a quiz, but shorter than a test) on Friday, 4/18. Extra Credit= If you attend the Autism Awareness Movie Night on Wednesday 4/16 in the Main Gym from 7-8pm you can earn extra credit. In order to receive the extra credit you will write a movie review for the short film shown using the following format: Opening: Catch the Reader's Attention Think about how advertisements sell movies: "trailers" show you a few seconds of the movie to get you interested. When you begin yo...

US= You must turn in your Civil Rights written or artistic project on Monday, April 14th before the end of lunch to receive full credit. Projects must be turned in to Miss Kirby...no leaving them in the classroom or the mailbox in portable #3. Projects will be marker down 1 full letter grade for each day they are late (not each class period...therefore if it is due on Monday & you turn it in on Wednesday you will be marked down 2 full letter grades). PacRim/IR= No homework over the break & no extra credit assignment. be looking for an extra credit opportunity in the next 2 weeks. Check out the trailer at the bottom of the website!

Isn't that quote so fitting for our weather right now? Well one more week before our Spring Break and here is what we have going on: US= We are working on Chapter 14 dealing with the Civil Rights Movement. Don't forget that you have workbook pages 117, 119, & 121 due this week (Thursday for 6th period & Friday for 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods). Also on that day you will take a Quest (longer than a quiz, but shorter than a test) on chapter 14 & the Civil Rights Movement. In terms of your project...I have made a concession, you may turn it in on the original due date given & receive 10 extra credit points (these points will go toward you project & are therefore worth more than "normal" extra credit points due to how the grades are weighted) or you may turn it in on Monday, April 14th before the end of lunch to receive full credit. Projects must be turned in to Miss Kirby... no leaving them in the classroom or the mailbox in portable #3. Projects ...

I hope you all enjoyed the Easter weekend! Remember...if you went to Peer Court last week you need to turn in your write-up. US= 6th period has a homework packet due on Monday & the Chapter 12 and 13 Test to take. This week you will receive the 1st of your two semester projects...it is never too early to start working on a class project! It's due next week ...Thursday, April 3rd for 6th period and Friday, April 4th for periods 1, 3, & 5. We will be starting a new unit as well, so be expecting a new homework packet assignment (workbook pages 117, 119, & 121 are due on next Thursday & Friday) PacRim/IR= Your Eastern Europe Map is due on Monday...label all countries & capitals listed on the back and don't forget to use color! The test on that map will be this coming Friday, March 28th. MAP TEST CHANGED TO NEXT TUESDAY, DUE TO MISS KIRBY'S JURY DUTY. This week we are continuing with Human Rights, the focal point this week will be Women's Rights. We wi...

FOR ALL CLASSES: You all have an extra credit opportunity tomorrow(Tuesday, March 18 th ) by attending Peer Court after school in portable #9 from 3:15-5:15. To earn the extra credit (and even some community service hours) you must be there the entire time! To get the extra credit answer the following questions about each case (there will be a maximum of 4 cases): a- What was the case about? (i.e. what are they in trouble for doing?), b- What was the jury's decision & did the judge change anything?, and c- Did you agree or disagree with the outcome? Why? Additionally some of you will have the opportunity to be jurors and ask questions (if you end up being chosen for that please answer the above questions for your case only AND write about what the jury experience was like...hard, easy, confusing, etc.) This write up on Peer Court will be due 1 week after the event (Tuesday, March 25 th ). US= A quiz this week before the Chapter 12 & 13 Test...Homework Packets are due Frid...