TUESDAY SEPT. 30

"A female flea can drink 15 times her weight in blood a day!"

Pass back tests

Armstrong-power lecture:

America Before 1900

Presidents

War

Society

We are heading for the V!!!!

MONDAY SEPT. 29

"When a car air bag goes off, it expands at a rate of 150 mph"

PICK UP NOTEBOOKS

HAND BACK CURRENT EVENTS

MAKE-UP TESTS FOR ABSENTEES

QUIZZAMS WILL BE POSTED BY TOMORROW

NOTEBOOKS OPEN

NEW TITLE PAGE...TOP OF PAGE...BIG AND BEAUTIFUL

AMERICA BEFORE 1900!

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!

 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!!

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! 

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!

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!