In Class - Finish political cartoon project presentations. Continue to discuss and meet with your groups concerning your educational reform bill.
Homework - Random sample survey due Wednesday, November 4. Have a safe Halloween!
Friday, October 30, 2009
World History 10/30/09
In Class - Use class time to complete Chapter 5, Section 1 summary and primary sources. This is due before you leave.
Homework - Have a safe Halloween!
Homework - Have a safe Halloween!
American Government 10/29/09
In Class - Political Cartoon Project presentations (extra credit). Turn in project along with your works cited. Also, complete educational reform bill works cited (this is due today, typed: 15 sources).
Homework - Continue to research for your bill. Random sample survey due on Wednesday, November 4.
NOTE - If you did not turn in your project today, I will still accept it through tomorrow, but I will deduct two letter grades.
Homework - Continue to research for your bill. Random sample survey due on Wednesday, November 4.
NOTE - If you did not turn in your project today, I will still accept it through tomorrow, but I will deduct two letter grades.
World History 10/29/09
In Class - Industrial Revolution simulation. Introduction to Industrial Revolution. Discuss reading strategies.
Homework - Read Chapter 5, Section 1 and summarize the section (see the section focus question for assistance). Also, I will collect the primary sources and section 1 and 2 on Friday.
Homework - Read Chapter 5, Section 1 and summarize the section (see the section focus question for assistance). Also, I will collect the primary sources and section 1 and 2 on Friday.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
American Government 10/28/09
In Class - Continue to work in groups discussing educational reform bill.
Homework - POLITICAL CARTOON PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!! If you want extra credit, give a short presentation about your project to the class. If you have a powerpoint, be sure you save it to a flash drive and bring this in. Works cited for your educational reform bill (15 sources) also due tomorrow.
Homework - POLITICAL CARTOON PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!! If you want extra credit, give a short presentation about your project to the class. If you have a powerpoint, be sure you save it to a flash drive and bring this in. Works cited for your educational reform bill (15 sources) also due tomorrow.
World History 10/28/09
In Class - Test corrections from Chapter 3 Test: French Revolution. Correct the multiple choice questions only. Find the correct answer in the book, write the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper, and turn in with your original test. Completing this with the correct answers will increase your overall test score. When you are done, work on the back side of the primary source handout (from yesterday) or complete the primary sources for tomorrow.
Homework - Complete handout for tomorrow (Chapter 6, Section 1 and 2 Quiz and Primary Sources).
Homework - Complete handout for tomorrow (Chapter 6, Section 1 and 2 Quiz and Primary Sources).
American Government 10/27/09
In Class - Continue to work in groups on Educational Reform Bill. Be sure that you are doing some outside research and prepared to work in your groups on a daily basis.
Homework - Political Cartoon Project (50) due on Thursday, October 29. Works Cited for Educational Reform Bill due Thursday, October 29.
Homework - Political Cartoon Project (50) due on Thursday, October 29. Works Cited for Educational Reform Bill due Thursday, October 29.
World History 10/27/09
In Class - Hand out Industrial Revolution Primary Sources: "Looking at London in the 1820's" and "From Hard Times by Charles Dickens." Every time a primary source is analyzed, you will highlight or underline the information from the primary source that will answer the questions. This is how these are going to be done from here on out. I will no longer accept work unless it is completed this way.
Homework - Complete analysis of these political cartoons. Answer the questions for each primary source.
Homework - Complete analysis of these political cartoons. Answer the questions for each primary source.
Monday, October 26, 2009
American Government 10/26/09
In Class - Continue to work in groups on your educational reform bill. Works cited (15 sources per group) is due by Wednesday, October 28. Also, Political Cartoon Project due on Thursday, October 29.
Homework - Continue to research for works cited. Political Cartoon project due on Thursday.
Articles to check out:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/building-a-bill-in-congress.html#
http://www.fedstats.gov/ - statistics from the US federal government
http://nces.ed.gov/Forum/nclb_links.asp - NCLB Resources
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml - official state and federal NCLB site
http://www.publicagenda.org/ - Helping Americans Explore Today's Issues
http://www.publicagenda.org/ - Find stats on student performance, spending revenue, tax data, school environment
http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/tq/tiiresources.asp -
http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/statistics -
http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/ - a central reference and referral point for government information
Homework - Continue to research for works cited. Political Cartoon project due on Thursday.
Articles to check out:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/building-a-bill-in-congress.html#
http://www.fedstats.gov/ - statistics from the US federal government
http://nces.ed.gov/Forum/nclb_links.asp - NCLB Resources
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml - official state and federal NCLB site
http://www.publicagenda.org/ - Helping Americans Explore Today's Issues
http://www.publicagenda.org/ - Find stats on student performance, spending revenue, tax data, school environment
http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/tq/tiiresources.asp -
http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/statistics -
http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/ - a central reference and referral point for government information
World History 10/26/09
In Class - Midterm Exam (Chapters 1-3). Complete midterm and turn in.
Homework - None
Homework - None
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