THURSDAY, JAN. 29

"The original Godzilla costume weighed 220 lbs. It was made of urethane and bamboo!"

FDR's ...War Messages
U.S. Options...Dec. 1941?
Sing A Long
WWII From Space
Ch. 14 Stuff

Bottom Line #7:
        Don't lose to that other team: Crosstown

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28

"Ants don't sleep!"

Finish "Tora, Tora,Tora!" ...Why did they do it?

FDR's War Messages

WWII SING-A-LONG!

Maps:
What is our "situation" as a country in Dec. 1941?

TUESDAY. JAN. 27

"The most men ever to rid on one motorcycle: 47 (Army Corps of Brasilia team, 1995)

WATCHING: WWII FROM SPACE

GLUE WORLD MAP IN NOTEBOOK AND PINPOINT PLACES...EVENTS...WITH DATES...AS IT GOES.

"TORA...TORA...TORA!!!

Review through Ch. 13 materials

Use your textbook and identify...outline the extent of Axis Power aggression and control in Europe/North Africa and Asia/Pacific.  Pearl Harbor should be right in the middle.

Monday, January 26

"If your bed is 'typical', there are 6 million dust mites living there!

 

GET YOUR NOTEBOOKS

PASS BACK...DISCUSS FINALS

 

NOTEBOOKS NEW TITLE PAGE:

Bold and Beautiful

 

2nd SEMESTER STARTS NOW:

*Re-supply...new spiral?...glue sticks?

 

NEW POLICIES:

*B.I.C.= Body In Chair... 50 Points per quarter

-5 for every Tardy and Absence (School Sponsored do not count)

-50 for Cell Phone violation

 

*MAKE-UP DAY- Show up with assigned materials...work on unit material we are covering that day...for entire period... 3% will be awarded.  YOU MUST EARN IT!

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMS ARE DONE!

I HAVE CORRECTED ALL NOTEBOOKS...CH. 13 = 50 POINTS IS THE LAST GRADE FOR 2ND QUARTER.

175 POINT - SEMESTER ASSESSMENTS - BREAK DOWN

50 POINTS - Assignment Portfolios
50 POINTS - Semester Timeline & F Ideals
75 POINTS - Exam...25 Points="All or Nothing"...ID = 50 Points

A PRETTY SOLID FINISH...HOWEVER, THOSE WHO DID NOT DO EITHER OF THE NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENTS...LOST  100 POINTS...SEMESTER GRADES AND CREDIT ARE IN SERIOUS RISK.  STAY TUNED AS I GET EXAMS CORRECTED AND GRADES ENTERED.

ON MONDAY...WE START A FRESH...YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET A NEW SPIRAL NB AND RESUPPLY!!!!

"THANK YOU, MR. ARMSTRONG!"

TUESDAY...1/20

 

PREPARE...STUDY FOR EXAM!

Today...Friday, Jan. 16...we handed back Assignment Portfolios...and distributed the "worksheet" for the "All or Nothing" section of the exam.

In class today we watched and discussed "Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream" speech...in honor of MLK Day Monday.

HOMEWORK OVER THE WEEKEND AND MONDAY:

1. Make certain all of Ch. 13 is complete and in your notebook.
2. Work on Semester One Timeline...in your notebook...
3. NOTEBOOKS COLLECTED ON YOUR EXAM DAY
3. Start organizing...reviewing...studying...prepping for Exam...ID's. See handout or blog for details.

TUESDAY:  Review...prepare for exam
WEDNESDAY: Periods 1-4
THURSDAY:  Periods 5-7