MONDAY...MARCH 1...WWII CH. 14 EXAM...OPEN NOTE...

30 MULTIPLE-CHOICE= 2 PTS. EACH= 60 POINTS...Really great notes rock!!!!!!
20 VISUAL LITERACY
20 Point ID: American in WWII

FRIDAY, FEB. 27

"50% of all the pizzas sold in the U.S. have pepperoni on them!"

WWII EXAM!

NOTEBOOKS OPEN...GLUE STICKS OUT!

WWII OPEN NOTEBOOK TEST ON CH. 14 AND WWII TOMORROW...

FRIDAY, FEB. 27

30 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS - 2 PTS. EACH = 60 POINTS

20 - VISUAL LITERACY ITEMS...WE WENT THROUGH THEM TODAY...I WILL MIX UP THE NUMBERS WITH THE IMAGES...THE IMAGES ARE THE SAME!

20 POINT ESSAY

WE STILL HAVE A SOME INTERVIEWS COMING IN...WE WILL WATCH THEM AS THEY ARRIVE...

I WILL BE BUSY GRADING ALL THE PROJECTS...

WE WILL START THE NEXT UNIT: "THE COLD WAR" ON MONDAY!

THURSDAY, FEB. 26

"When an old person dies...a library burns to the ground!"

WWII MUSEUM...Watching Interviews!...

FRIDAY...WWII Open Note Test...Ch. 14, all materials...look over section quizzes, handouts, notebook materials!

30 M-C Questions...2 points each... AND ...MCB!

Academic Catch Up...Next Friday... 3%

TUESDAY, FEB. 24

"Take your height and divide by eight. That's how "tall" your head is!"

WWII PROJECTS DUE TOMORROW!

TODAY: FINISH WATCHING "CIVILIANS AT WAR"...VIDEO NOTES...AGAIN!

MONDAY NIGHT HOMEWORK:

Today we watched "Civilian At War" and took viewing notes and will be awarded 10 points for your effort.  IF YOU WERE ABSENT, YOU MAY WATCH THE EPISODE ON LINE...check the ABC America's Time...find "Civilians At War.." watch parts 1 and 2...take notes and bring them into me for points.  Each "part" is 15 minutes ...we just started part 3...will finish up tomorrow...take/turn in more notes!

WWII PROJECTS ARE DUE WED.

MONDAY, FEB. 23

"DOLPHINS NAP WITH ONE EYE OPEN!"

HOPEFULLY, YOU WORKED ON HISTORY OVER THE WEEKEND?

WWII PROJECTS DUE WED. = D-DAY

TODAY:  WATCHING "CIVILIANS AT WAR"...YOU WILL TAKE NOTES DURING THE VIDEO...TURN THEM IN AT END OF THE PERIOD!

TUESDAY:  FINISH VIDEO...WORK ON PROJECTS

WEDNESDAY:  PROJECTS TURNED IN...SET UP MUSEUM!!

THURSDAY: BROWSE...

FRIDAY:  WWII ...CH. 14 ...OPEN NOTEBOOK EXAM

TODAY WE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA...HANDED BACK NB'S AND HOMEFRONT STUFF...FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...INDIVIDUALS WORKED ON THEIR PROJECTS.

HOMEWORK OVER THE WEEKEND...WORK ON WWII PROJECTS

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WE ARE WATCHING "CIVILIANS AT WAR"...YOU NEED TO BE DOING YOUR PROJECT WORK OUTSIDE CLASS TIME...

PROJECTS DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

"Today is 3rd Quarter Mid-Term"

PICK UP NOTEBOOKS
MID-TERM GRADES POSTED...WWII PROJECT (WED.) IS HUGE FOR SOME OF YOU!

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:

A. ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 70 YEARS AGO...YESTERDAY, FEB. 19, 1945?
       
A LITTLE TRIBUTE!!!

B. FOR REMAINDER OF THE CLASS PERIOD...WORKING ON WWII PROJECT

WORKED ON WWII PROJECTS IN LIBRARY...LAST DAY IN LIBRARY

TOMORROW WE WILL WORK IN POD/CLASS...THIS WILL BE THE LAST CLASS PERIOD YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK ON PROJECT.

PROJECTS DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25

THURSDAY, FEB. 19

"BLUEBIRDS CANNOT SEE THE COLOR BLUE!"

LAST DAY IN LIBRARY...WWII PROJECTS...GIT 'R DUN!!!

WE WILL BE IN THE LIBRARY TOMORROW...LAST DAY...

HOMEWORK:  WWII PROJECTS

PROJECTS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY

Friday...hand back NB's and Homefront Worksheets...work on projects. LAST DAY TO WORK.

Monday-Tuesday - Watch "Civilians At War"

WEDNESDAY: WWII projects displayed/shared...set up "Museum"...browse

THURSDAY: TEST... Ch. 14...open notebook Quizzam.

TODAY WE FOCUSED ON THE HOMEFRONT DURING WWII.

WE WATCHED THE ABC VIDEO

HOMEWORK: TURN IN AMERICAN HOMEFRONT WORKSHEET...COMPLETED  FIRST THING TOMORROW

CH. 14 INTERACTIVE NB'S ARE DUE TOMORROW

WE GO UP TO LIBRARY...WWII PROJECT MODE!

SEE PREVIOUS POSTS FOR FURTHER/LOST INFORMATION!

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

"all the insects on Earth weigh 3 X's as much as all the other animals combined!"

CH. 14 INTERACTIVE NB'S DUE TOMORROW! 50 POINTS

Today:  -ABC...Homefront  1941-45

              - Document Study...Due Tomorrow

WED:   - Turn in stuff...Library...Last day!

THUR: - ABC..."Civilians At War"

FRIDAY: "Civilian At War"...Battles to Remember!

WEEKEND: WORK ON PROJECTS

MONDAY: Work on Projects...

WWII PROJECTS DUE NEXT WED...Feb. 

TODAY...FRIDAY, 2/13...WE HANDED BACK ALL CH. 14 QUIZZES...STAPLE THEM TOGETHER AND KEEP THEM TO HELP YOU STUDY FOR CH. 14 WWII TEST LATER NEXT WEEK.

HOMEWORK OVER LONG WEEKEND:

A. CH. 14 INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK WILL BE COLLECTED ON WED. = 50 POINTS...LOOK AT EARLIER POST FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.

B. WORK ON YOUR WWII PROJECT...MAKE HEADWAY!  OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THEM FINISHED AND UP IN THE ROOM BY NEXT FRIDAY!!!!

HAVE A GOOD VALENTINES DAY WEEKEND...AND HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY

SEE YOU TUESDAY!

THURSDAY, FEB. 12

JEANNETTE RANKING PRESENTATION

2ND PERIOD

PERFORMANCE HALL

BRING YOUR "Jeannette Rankin Question Notecard!"

GO STRAIGHT TO THE PERFORMANCE HALL!

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

"Drivers kill more deer than hunters!

Yesterday we took the Ch. 14 Sect. 5 Quiz and went to library...if you were gone...you will take it today!

2nd Period: Jeannette Rankin Prep...WWII Projects (tomorrow you are in Performance Hall for registration stuff!)

5th/6th: Reference/Library... WWII Project...

WEDNESDAY: Prep for Jeannette Rankin program on Thursday

THURSDAY: Period 2...go straight to Performance Hall with 5 Questions to ask Ms. Rankin!!!!

(Debrief in class...link to WWII)

FRIDAY: Work on WWII Projects

MONDAY, FEB. 9

"A Koala bear sleeps 22 hours every day!"

We take Ch. 14, Section 5 Quiz now!

Heading up to start WWII Projects:  MAKE DECISION TODAY

2nd Hour = Writing Center
5th/6th = Library Reference

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY - Library (we will set you up for the quest speaker!)

REMINDER: Jeannette Rankin is coming to GHS! Thursday...Period 2...Auditorium...you are required to be there...school-sponsored!  We will prep you before she comes!  All Juniors are attending!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Today we took the Ch. 14, Sect 4 Quiz and you were given time to look through project ideas, and/or work on Section 5.

HOMEWORK:

Ch. 14, Section 5 - We take the quiz first thing...head up to Library to research!

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN INTERACTIVE NOTBOOK WITH TITLES/NOTES/IMAGES FOR ALL 5 SECTIONS...WE COLLECT THIS AT END OF UNIT!

NEXT THURSDAY, FEB. 12...YOU WILL BE SCHOOL SPONSORED  FOR THE JEANNETTE RANKIN PRESENTATION IN THE AUDITORIUM. DON'T FORGET TO TALK WITH YOUR TEACHERS AHEAD OF TIME!

SEE YOU MONDAY!

FRIDAY: Feb. 6
"Insects outnumber humans 1 million to one!"

THURSDAY NIGHT HOMEWORK

CH. 14 - SECTION 4 QUIZZAM

Today we took, Section 3. Then introduced "WWII Projects" list.  If you were gone today...you will take both Section 3 and 4 today...OPEN NOTES!!

BRING TEXTBOOKS...Work on Section 5 in class the remainder of the period tomorrow!

When we finish...discuss topics...watch Scrap Happy Daffy!

WE WILL TAKE SECTION 5 ON MONDAY

THURSDAY, FEB. 5

"If you're over 100 years old, there is an 80% chance you're a woman!"

CH. 14. SECTION 3 OPEN NOTE QUIZZAM NOWZA

INTRODUCE....DISCUSS "PROJECTS"

WORK ON CH. 14...SECTIONS 4 AND 5 IN CLASS

OPEN NOTE QUIZZAM ON CH. 14, SECTION 3 TOMORROW...Thursday

IF YOU HAVE MISSED TAKING QUIZZAMS ON SECTION 1 OR 2...YOU WILL TAKE IT TOMORROW...ALONG WITH SECTION 3...ASSIGNED ON MONDAY!

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4

"A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body!"

 

TEXTBOOK????

 

WORKING ON CH. 14...

 

FOUR FREEDOMS...FOUR HOMEFRONT OBJECTIVES

 

PROJECT IDEAS?

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY NIGHT

CONTINUE TO WORK ON CH. 14 INTERACTIVE NB...YOU SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE SECTION 2 DONE...THAT IS NOTES IN YOUR NB.

TOMORROW WE COULD POP QUIZ YOU AGAIN...SECTION 2

BRING TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS...WORKING ON CH. 14...AND INTRODUCING PROJECT PHASE OF OUR WWII UNIT!

P.S. IF YOU WERE GONE TODAY...WE TOOK A CH. 14, SECT. 1 10 PT. MATCHING QUIZ AND FINISHED WWII FROM SPACE. 

YOU TAKE IT TOMORROW REGARDLESS!

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

"Iron weighs more when it rusts!"

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY NIGHT:

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK:

Follow instructions from previous post:

HAVE CH. 14 SECTION 1 done tomorrow...

Today we were watching WWII From Space...too many seem to tune out!  THERE WILL BE A QUIZZAM over Ch. 14 Section 1 first thing...you may use your notes!

You will have 10 minutes to take QUIZZAM...

We will finish WWII from Space after this!

EVERYONE WILL TAKE THIS QUIZZAM TOMORROW!  IF YOU WERE SCHOOL SPONSORED YOU SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BY!

YOU SHOULD HAVE CHECKED BLOG!

Monday, February 2

"Polar Bears can eat 50 lbs. of meat in one sitting!"

 

1. Ch. 14 - Interactive NB assignment. 50 POINTS. You will be given a piece of paper with the title, main idea, and brief summary for each section of the chapter.  Glue the title at the top of your first page along with "section1"... give each section a title (copy from text) and then read and take thorough notes from the text.  When you finish...glue Section 2...put the title of the section down...read and take thorough notes...repeat until all 5 sections are complete.  CREATE...DRAW OR PRINT FROM GOOGLE IMAGE AT LEAST 3 SYMBOLS OR IMAGES PER PAGE...COLOR.. HIGHLIGHT ETC.

YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES FOR QUIZZAM!

DUE THE DAY WE TAKE THE WWII

2.FINISH WWII FROM SPACE...