Friday, September 26, 2014

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
"There are 70 pieces of wood in a typical Violin!"

QUIZZAM DAY!!!!!

-Current Event due!
-Notebooks turned in...make certain your name is on it!!!!
-Take QUIZZAM...gotta luv Homecoming!

GO PACK!
You have zero homework...except paying attention to the news!

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

 9/25- DOLPHINS SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN

LOOKS LIKE I AM ON THE BLOG!!!  TODAY WE FINISHED THE FOREIGN POLICY SPECTRUM, AND YOU WERE ASSIGNED A CURRENT EVENT ON U.S. ACTION IN THE "ISIS CRISIS." ASSIGNMENT IS DUE FRIDAY...NO EXCEPTIONS.

TOMORROW...SOME/MOST OF YOU WILL BE GONE FOR COLLEGE FAIR...THOSE OF US IN THE ROOM WILL REVIEW FOR THE TEST ON FRIDAY....BETTER STUDY!

FRIDAY'S TEST/QUIZZAM = 100 POINTS

10 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS - 2 PTS. EACH = What is History?  What are the 5 Ideals? Study your notebook materials carefully. (20 Points)
 10 MATCHING TERMS...FROM NOTES... Examples:  History...Historiography...Zeitgeist...Ism's of Foreign policy...Ideals...P's??? (10 Points)
 ALL-OR-KNOWTHING...the very same sheet I gave you Monday...better have it down Americans!!!!
(50 Points)
 COWBELL SECTION - (20 Points) 2 paragraphs..9/11...Facts and The Significance!!!

INTERACTIVE NB'S WILL BE COLLECTED ON FRIDAY AS WELL...BETTER BE ORGANIZED... COLORFUL...
GLUED ACCORDINGLY!!!! (20 POINTS) 

GRADES ARE POSTED ON POWER SCHOOL...IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TALK WITH ME IF YOU SEE A GLITCH!!!  COME TALK WITH BEFORE SCHOOL!!


Friday, September 19, 2014

Happy Friday :)! Today we finished the "All-or-Knothing-All-American-Teenager Challenge"

 HOMEWORK: ALL CLASSES

A. Get your Interactive Notebooks organized...colored...all materials up to now glued in.  I will collect notebooks on test day!
B. Study everything in your notebook for test next week.

2nd Hour- Glue all the materials for the Foreign Policy Spectrum in your notebook...under your 5 P's notes...read each "Foreign Policy Action", put an "X" in the column (s) you feel best explains U.S. actions, and then which "P" or "P's" do you think are reasons for the action.  DONE ON MONDAY.

UNIT 1 TEST NEXT WEEK...INTERACTIVE NB'S SHOULD BE COLORED, ORGANIZED, AND COMPLETE...STUDY ALL MATERIALS...I WILL COLLECT NOTEBOOKS TOO! 

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Today Mr. Avery talked to all of you about College Day and ACT/SAT testing.  If you have not completed the 5 Ideals Chart...it must be done/turned in tomorrow at the start of class.  We will go over the timeline and make certain you have a few "basic" facts down.  Our next focus will be on American Foreign Policy Actions...this activity will introduce the FIVE P's of American Foreign Policy...why did they fly planes into our buildings in 2001???  Get ready to think...You will be given a Current Event assignment tomorrow! STUDY YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS!

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Hello Gang...Looks like I will be gone on Monday as well.  5th Hour...you have pictures on Monday...packets are in my room!  Periods 2 and 6...your pics are on Tuesday.

If you did not get the 5 Ideals packet complete...make certain you do so...I will collect them on Tuesday if you haven't turned them in yet.

On Monday you will watch a video: "America: The Story of Us"..."Millenium"...you will see how it relates to our 5 Ideals activity and 9/11!  

I got a great report from Friday's subsitute!  Keep it up please!  I am gone for a very good reason!


Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Today you worked with a partner looking at the development of the 5 Ideals in American History.  We will discuss 9/11 tomorrow...it happened 13 years ago!  How old were you? What do your parents remember about that day?  Why did they attack us on 9/11/2001?

We will resume the 5 Ideals Activity on Friday!

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Today you were working on the Ch. 2 Ideals reading packet filling in the chart...graphic organizer...in your notebook...you had better know the following when you walk into the room tomorrow:

1. What is an ideal?  Define it?
2. What is the 'focus question'?
3. What are the FIVE IDEALS?
4. Did you finish the chart from the reading?  If not finish it tonight!

Tomorrow you will be placed with a "random" partner and "take a walk" through American History tracing the pursuit of the 5 Ideals in history...!

OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!!