Monday, October 26, 2015

BLACK MONDAY for some...50 Point Interactive NB on Gilded Age was due today.


Watched Story of US...Heartland, and finishing up Cities

NB's are corrected...grades/scores entered in Powerschool...some of you better check grades!

Tomorrow we finish up videos...Armstrong fills in the boxes on Gilded Age Title Page...then breaks class into 5 groups...one group per Crashcourse topic...in-class activity worth 20 Points...you must be present!!

See you tomorrow!!!
Monday, October 26
"50% of U.S. pizzas sold have pepperoni on them!"

GILDED AGE INTERACTIVE NB's DUE NOW...TURN TO TITLE PAGE...@ TURN THEM IN UP FRONT!

Watching/finishing: America: The Story of US...Westward...Cities!

Friday, October 23, 2015

MR. ARMSTRONG KEPT QUIET TODAY!...THOSE THAT WERE HERE...WE WATCHED "HEARTLAND" ...THE STORY OF US.

HOMEWORK:  GILDED AGE INTERACTIVE NB ASSIGNMENT DUE THE START OF THE HOUR ON MONDAY...50 POINTS...CHECK EARLIER POSTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

ALL RE-TAKES ARE IN THE BOOK...ABOUT 15 STUDENTS CARED ENOUGH TO TRY AND REDEEM THEMSELVES...GREAT STUFF!! CHECK POWER SCHOOL...WE HAVE ABOUT A WEEK LEFT IN FIRST QUARTER.

WE WILL WATCH "CITIES" ON MONDAY...LECTURE ON TUESDAY...BUCKLE UP...YOU MIGHT GET BUFFALO PANCAKED!!!

GO WOLFPACK!
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
"Half of all Americans over the age of 55 have no teeth!"

YOU HAVE UNTIL 3:30 TODAY TO RE-TAKE "ALL OR NOTHINGS!!!"

We are watching America: The Story of US..."Heartland"...someone has to duct tape Armstrong's mouth!

GILDED AGE Interactive NB Crashcourse Assignment due Monday...50 Points

I have "pasted" the assignment that was posted  Tuesday, Oct. 20



Homework:Interactive NB Note-taking activity Go to "Crashcourse" link on the blog.  Watch the following episodes at home.  For each episode make a title in your Notebook...watch and take notes...one page per episode. Provide historical details (Cowbell)and then locate 3-5 Google images and glue them in the margin...50 points...10 Points per episode/page

Episodes:
#23- The Industrial Economy
#24- Westward Expansion
#25- Growth of Cities
#26- Gilded Age Politics
#27- Progressive Era

Due: Monday, Oct. 26

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Thursday, Oct. 22
"Take your height and divide by 8, That's how "tall" your head is!"

ONE PERSON RE-TOOK THEIR TEST YESTERDAY...DEADLINE IS APPROACHING

GILDED AGE: Chocolate-Covered-Spinach...etc.

Reconstruction--Expansion--Industry--Empire

Check Interactive NB assignment...Crashcourse U.S. History episodes covering Gilded Age topics.

TODAY:  Story Of Us: Heartland

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

HOMEWORK: GO TO CRASHCOURSE U.S.HISTORY LINK...START WITH INTERACTIVE NB ASSIGNEMENT...CHECK EARLIER POST FOR DETAILS...DUE MONDAY...50 POINTS

THERE IS STILL TIME FOR RE-TAKES...BEFORE SCHOOL...LUNCH...AFTER SCHOOL...OPPORTUNITY EXPIRES FRIDAY, OCT. 23 @ 3:30 Mountain Standard Time
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21
"A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body!"

ONE PERSON CAME IN YESTERDAY...4 TOTAL...?????

BLOCK WEDNESDAY: SODA CRACKER ACTIVITY & CHOCOLATE-COVERED-SPINACH

PERIODS 5 & 6 - CHECK YESTERDAY'S POST FOR GILDED AGE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

PERIODS 2 & 3 - YOU ARE ALREADY ON IT...RIGHT????

Tomorrow: We watch "Story of US"...Heartland
Friday: We watch "Story of US" "Cities"

FRIDAY...3:30 PM (Mountain Standard Time) IS THE LAST DAY FOR MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES