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U.S. History=  We are still covering the World War II era. The homework assignment was given out well before the break; it is a study guide & map tasks. UPDATE...your test is being pushed back to Friday, 2/27 & Monday, 3/2...your Chapter 10 & 11 Study Guide and maps are due the same day. Don't forget you also need to complete the World War II Leaders worksheet & bring that to class on 2/23!  AP Euro=  Tuesday you will be doing an in-class DBQ and then reviewing for your Chapter 26 & 27 Test on Thursday, 2/26. Don't forget to be working on your Chapter 26 & 27 Study Guides (and maps...there are 3 of them) are due on Thursday, February 26th!  Check your email after the break for review links.

"It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together… and I knew it." – Sleepless In Seattle

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U.S. History=   There is a Chapter 10 Quiz in class this week; be sure to read the chapter so you are prepared! We are currently studying the World War II era. A new homework assignment was given out last week in class; it is a study guide & map tasks. This assignment is due Wednesday, 2/25 for odd periods & Thursday, 2/26 for even periods; you will be taking the Chapter 10 & 11 test on that same day.  AP Euro=  You now have a new reading schedule in hand, outlining our agenda up to the AP Euro Exam in May. Don't forget that you have a Chapter 26 Reading Quiz on Monday 2/9! Your Chapter 26 & 27 Study Guides (and maps) are due on Thursday, February 26th!

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Your final grades for the 1st Semester were posted on-line last Friday. To see your grades log in to School Loop & then click on "previous schedule" located under your current schedule and above the calendar portion. Thank you for your patience, allowing me to get the grades finalized! Let the new Semester begin! U.S. History=   We are starting the new semester studying World War II. A new homework assignment will be given out at the start of the week in class; this assignment is a study guide & map tasks. This assignment is due Wednesday, 2/25 for odd periods & Thursday, 2/26 for even periods; you will be taking the Chapter 10 & 11 test on that same day.  AP Euro=   After reviewing a few things from last semester, we will moving on and starting Chapter 26 this week. You now have a new schedule in hand, outlining our agenda up to the AP Euro Exam in May; brace yourself, it's going to go quick! There will be a Chapter 26 Reading Quiz on Monday, 2/9....

“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.