Miss Kirby Tells All About Class

YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO EARN SOME EXTRA CREDIT...CHECK OUT LAST WEEK'S BLOG POST BELOW! U.S. History=   Expect a quiz on Chapter 3 on 10/27 & 10/28...be reading the chapter in addition to looking over your notes that we have covered in class in order to be prepared!   Your 1st Quarter project was introduced & assigned last week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Tuesday, 11/4 for 2nd period & Wednesday, 11/5 for 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods. Additionally, your 1st Quarter Study Guide is due Wednesday, 11/5 (for 5th period) and Thursday, 11/6 (for 2nd period). A.P. Euro=   Your Chapter 16 & 17 Study Guides (with maps) are both due on Tuesday, 10/28 (test day). Be sure to check your email for updates from me including review links! Expect your first DBQ assignment this week...more info on that in class.

U.S. History=   Expect a quiz on Chapter 3 on 10/27 & 10/28...be reading the chapter in addition to looking over your notes that we have covered in class in order to be prepared!   Your 1st Quarter project was introduced & assigned last week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Tuesday, 11/4 for 2nd period & Wednesday, 11/5 for 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods. Additionally, your 1st Quarter Study Guide (given out this week) is due Wednesday, 11/5 (for 5th period) and Thursday, 11/6 (for 2nd period). A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 17 Reading Quiz this week! We will continue working on different aspects of writing & introduce DBQs in class this week in preparation for writing your first DBQ (Document Based Question) essay. Your Chapter 16 & 17 Study Guides (with maps) are both due on Tuesday, 10/28. Extra Credit Alert...as mentioned in class here are two options you have to earn extra credit for class to make-up some points or pad your grade a ...

U.S. History=  Your 1st Quarter project will be introduced this week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Tuesday, 11/4 for 2nd period & Wednesday, 11/5 for 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods. Expect to see a new Study Guide this week since we are starting Chapter 3! A.P. Euro=   You have a Chapter 16 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday, 10/16!  Your Chapter 16 Study Guide (with map) was passed out last week and by the end of the week you will also have one for Chapter 17. They are both due on Tuesday, 10/28.

Check out the flier below for info about Wednesday's College & Career Night at the Fairgrounds. U.S. History=   You have a Chapter 2 reading quiz in class on Tuesday, 10/7 & Wednesday, 10/8. Additionally, you should be working on your Chapter 2 Study Guide (to be completed in your composition book and Civil War Map they are due on your test day...Monday, 10/13 (for odd periods) and Wednesday, 10/15 (for even periods). 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=   You have a Chapter 15 Reading Quiz on Monday, 10/6.   Your Chapter 14 & 15 Study Guides (with maps) are due on the day of your test, which is Wednesday, 10/8! Check your School Loop email for several helpful links to use to help prepare for the test. If you have questions please be sure to ask in advance so I can help you; we will make plans in class on Monday for an "after hours" Chapter 14 & 15 r...

Thursday, October 2nd is Back to School Night! U.S. History=  A Missouri Compromise & Kansas-Nebraska Act worksheet will be give out in class this week...it is due Wednesday for odd periods & Thursday for even periods. You will receive your Chapter 2 Study Guide and Civil War Map in class this week and they are due on your test day...Monday, 10/13 (for odd periods) and Wednesday, 10/15 (for even periods). 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=   Expect a Chapter 14 Reading Quiz on Tuesday, 9/30.   Your Chapter 14 & 15 Study Guides (with maps) are due on test day, which is Wednesday, 10/8! If you have questions please be sure to ask in advance so I can help you!   Truth...especially if you cut my class on a test day!

U.S. History=   Your Chapter 1 Study Guide  (to be completed in your composition book)  is due on Thursday, 9/25 (for odd periods) and Friday, 9/26 (for even periods)... this is a date change! Additionally the "Events Leading to the American Revolution Timeline" assignment is also to be completed in your composition book. There will be map questions on the original 13 colonies (which became the first 13 states) on your test! Also, you can write out the Preamble to the Constitution for extra credit on the test. Here is a link to the School House Rocks song. A.P. Euro= Remember that your Chapter 12 & Chapter 13 study guides are due on Monday, 9/22  (in your composition book) . Don't forget to also bring the Chapter 13 map. After our test on Monday, 9/22 we will be moving on to Chapter 14 & the Reformation...expect a new study guide on Wednesday.

U.S. History=   Your Chapter 1 Study Guide  (to be completed in your composition book)  is due on Tuesday, 9/23 (for odd periods) and Wednesday, 9/24 (for even periods). Additionally the "Events Leading to the American Revolution Timeline" assignment is also to be completed in your composition book. A.P. Euro=  The Europe Map assignment is due on Tuesday, 9/16...there will also be a reading quiz in class that day. Please keep up with the reading schedule & do your best to answer the Study Guide questions  (in your composition book)  as you are going through the reading; remember that you now have both the Chapter 12 & Chapter 13 study guides and they are due on Monday, 9/22 (test day). September 17th is Constitution Day, marking the 227th anniversary of the supreme law of the land. For more information, check out this link .