Thursday, September 17, 2015

TODAY CLASSES WORKED ON THE FIVE IDEALS READING PACKET AND COMPLETED THE YELLOW CHART IN THEIR NB'S.  THOSE WHO FINISHED ARE WORKING WITH A PARTNER ON THE ACTIVITY "IN PURSUIT OF THE 5 IDEALS" IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

TOMORROW IS PICTURE DAY...IF WE FINISH EARLY...WORK ON IDEALS...AND/OR STUDY FOR TEST.

TEST IS BUMPED TO TUESDAY NOW!!!! COUNSELORS ARE COMING IN ON MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT COLLEGE FAIR.  IF TIME REMAINS...WE REVIEW FOR TEST

UNIT I QUIZZAM - TUESDAY, SEPT. 22 = 100 POINTS...here are the details:

"HISTORY, 9/11 & THE FIVE IDEALS"

"History" = 5 Multiple Choice Questions...from class lecture and discussions.
"9/11" = 10 Multiple Choice Questions ...Ch. 23, Sect. 3 materials.
5 Ideals = 5 Multiple Choice Questions...Ch. 2 reading...yellow chart...activity. YOUR MUST DEFINE "IDEAL"!!!!!!!!
Analyzing Sources - 10 Points ...sourcing skills.
GOTTA KNOW ALL 5 OF THE IDEALS (all or knothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

50 Point Historical Identification (ID)...see rubric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 "9/11" ...FACTS + "The Significance is..."...2 paragraphs...one full page!!!

No way history...we love history....LET'S STUDY!!!!!! 
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
"A cow spends 18 hours of every day chewing!"

THE 5 IDEALS:

*Reading Packet and Interactive NB  chart completed!
*Partner Activity: The Pursuit of the 5 Ideals in U.S. History: from 1607-9/11. 2001

PICTURES FRIDAY

TEST AND NOTEBOOKS MONDAY!!!

STUDY!

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Wednesday, Sept. 16
"It would take 268 Rhode Islands to make one Texas!"

 TODAY...BLOCK WEDNESDAY
FIVE IDEALS 
-Notes
-Preview...class poll/survey
-Reading...NB entry
-Partner Activity (Finish Thursday)

CHECK POWER SCHOOL...GRADES ARE BEING ENTERED AS WE SPEAK!

QUIZZAM AND INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS FOR UNIT I WILL BE MONDAY, SEPT. 21

OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT

PICTURES FRIDAY...SEPT. 18

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
"Each year, more people are killed by bee stings than by sharks!"

Today is BLOCK schedule!!! Classes will be working on THE 5 IDEALS materials...we will finish up on Thursday...

PICTURES are FRIDAY...Sept. 18 for all my U.S. history classes...comb your hair and brush your teeth!

TEST will be on MONDAY, Sept. 21= 100 Points...specifics soon to come.  NB's will be collected as well= 50 Points!!! BGTD!!!!

 

Thursday, September 10, 2015

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10
"You swallow and recycle about a quart of mucous a day!"

SIGNATURE FORMS TURNED IN BY FRIDAY..or "NO POINTS FOR YOU!"

CH. 23, SECT 3, PP. 739-746 ASSIGNED "9/11"...INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT

LECTURE: 9/11...SIGNIFICANCE????

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Today...Wednesday...we got our textbooks and continued to discuss "why we should study history!"

Tomorrow I will give lecture notes on 9/11...and will assign Ch. 23, section 3...pp. 739-746.  Read these five pages carefully...I will give you the section review questions found on p.746 as your first Interactive Notebook assignment!  Oh the joy!!!

"LET'S STUDY!"
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
"The average human body has about 100 milliliters of bowel gas at one time:(!"

TEXTBOOK DAY!! 

You need your Student ID...heading up to library to get textbook!  

READING ASSIGNED: 9/11 Section of Text...due FRIDAY..

Glue Section Review Questions in NB...have at "WHEN I HAVE A FEVER...THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION...IS MORE COWBELL!!!!!!"