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“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say...” --Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! U.S. History=  Your 2nd Quarter Study Guide is due Thursday, 1/22/15 for odd periods & Friday, 1/23/15 for even periods; you will be taking the first part of your final (the district portion covering Chapter 5-9) on that same day. Please also bring your stamped work to class on Thursday and Friday ...it's extra credit toward your final grade! AP Euro=  This week we will be wrapping up Chapters 24 & 25 and elaborating on writing techniques and tips for AP Euro (on Friday). On Tuesday, 1/27/15 your Chapter 24 & 25 Study Guides are due...you will be taking a multiple choice test and writing a couple of essays during the final period. Please bring all stamped work to class with you on your final day ...Tuesday, 1/27...stamps are extra credit.

"Progress is progress, no matter how small."

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U.S. History=     You have a study guide (that was passed out in class & emailed to you prior to the break) that is due on your test day...1/13 & 1/14! Your 2nd Quarter project, that was also assigned before the break, is due on Thursday, 1/15 for odd periods & Friday, 1/16 for even periods. There is only  A.P. Euro=     Your Chapter 22 & 23 study guides are due Monday, 1/12...test day! Chapter 24 has a little partner presentation and you will receive that info on class on Monday as we move on to cover the next two chapters this semester.

“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'...” ― Alfred Tennyson

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U.S. History=     You have a new study guide (that was passed out in class & emailed to you prior to the break) that is due on 1/13 & 1/14! Your 2nd Quarter project, that was also assigned before the break, is due on Thursday, 1/15 for odd periods & Friday, 1/16 for even periods.  A.P. Euro=     Your Chapter 22 & 23 study guides are due Thursday, 1/8. And don't forget that the take home DBQ (assigned before the break) is due Friday, 1/9/15 by 11:00pm to  www.turnitin.com ...remember a minimum of 5 paragraphs (the DBQ prompt is on pages A38-A43 in your textbook). 

“I heard the bells on Christmas Day their old, familiar carols play, and wild and sweet The words repeat of peace on earth, good-will to men!” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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U.S. History=   Your 2nd Quarter project will be assigned this week before the break. If you have missed a quiz or test it MUST be made up before the break! A.P. Euro=   You will receive a a take home essay assignment later this week that is to be completed over the break. You will also have the Chapter 22 & 23 Study Guides due on Thursday, January 8, 2015.

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ― Winston S. Churchill

U.S. History=     There is  a Chapter 7 Quiz on Thursday, 12/11 (for odd periods) & Friday, 12/12 (for even periods). Be sure that you read through the chapter (especially the vocabulary) & your notes to be prepared! ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we have a family of 5 (3 kids) and the plan is to have everything (money & gifts) brought in by Thursday, 12/11!   A.P. Euro=     Monday is the 3rd annual Let Them Eat Cake Day...don't forget what you signed up to bring! We will wrap up our notes & start to review for the Chapter 20 & 21 exam. Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Wednesday, 12/10...your test day.

"God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December." --James M. Barrie

U.S. History=   Your Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide is due on Wednesday, 12/3 (for odd periods) & Thursday, 12/4 (for even periods)...expect a test on that day!  ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we will receive our family information this week!     A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 21 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday, 12/4.  Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Monday, 12/8. P.S. Nicely done on the group projects!  

"As a token of our gratitude for God's gracious gift of abundance, let us share generously with those less fortunate than we at home and abroad. Let us at this season of thanksgiving perform deeds of thanksgiving; and, throughout the year, let us fulfill those obligations of citizenship and humanity which spring from grateful hearts." --President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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If you did the last minute Extra Credit last week, be sure to  turn in your write up by Tuesday! U.S. History=     A new Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide was passed out in class last week, it is due on Wednesday, 12/3 (for odd periods) & Thursday, 12/4 (for even periods)...expect a test on that day!  ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we will receive our family information the first week of December!    A.P. Euro=   Your   group project, relating to Chapter 20 is due...Tuesday, 11/25. Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Monday, 12/8.  "If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share."  - W. Clement Stone