april 26, 2012

US History:

Students are starting Chapter 18 today, A Crisis in Confidence, 1968 - 1980


Today's assignment is:

• Read Section 1 (Nixon and the Watergate Scandal), pages 598 - 605
• Page 605: Answer questions 1, 4, 5, and 6
• Complete the Note Taking Study Guide (handouts available in class)

Economics:

Students are reviewing Chapter 12 in class today


The assignment is:

• Complete Guided Reading Handouts and Vocabulary Review
• Handouts are available in class
• Test on Chapter 12, Friday, April 27

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april 25, 2012

US History:

Students are testing on Chapter 17 today.

Economics:

Students are covering Section 3 of Chapter 12 in class today, which deals with Economic Growth.


The assignment is:

• Read pages 329 - 335
• Page 335: Answer questions 1 - 6
• Tomorrow, there will be a review of Chapter 12 in class
• Test on Chapter 12 will be Friday, April 27

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april 24, 2012

US History:

Students are reviewing Chapter 17 today


Today's assignment is:

• Page 594: Answer questions 1 - 16 on the Standards Assessment
• Test on Chapter 17 is tomorrow, April 25

Economics:

Students are reviewing Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 12 in class today


The assignment is:

• Complete Guided Reading Handouts on the 2 Sections from Chapter 12
• Handouts are available in class

Reminder: Tomorrow, April 25, 2012 is a Late-Start Wednesday.

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april 23, 2012

US History:

Students are reading Section 4 of Chapter 17, which deals with The Environmental Movement


Today's assignment is:

• Read pages 586 - 591
• Page 591: Answer questions 1, 4, 5, and 6

Economics:

Students are working on Section 2 of Chapter 12, which deals with The Business Cycle


The assignment is:

• Read pages 323 - 328
• Page 328: Answer questions 1 - 5

STAR Schedule for Monday and Tuesday:

Period 2 will begin at 10:31 both days

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april 20, 2012

US History:

Students are reading Section 3 of Chapter 17, which deals with The Rights Movement Expands


April 20's assignment was:

• Read pages 580 - 585
• Complete Note Taking Study Guide (available in class)
• Page 585: Answer questions 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Economics:

Students are working on Section 1 of Chapter 12, which deals with Inflation and Deflation


The assignment is:

• Read Section 1 of Chapter 12
• Page 322: Answer questions 1 - 5

STAR Schedule for Monday and Tuesday:

Period 2 will begin at 10:31 both days

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april 16 - 19, 2012

US History:

Students are beginning Chapter 17, which deals with An Era of Protest and Change, 1960 - 1980


April 16's assignment was:

• Read pages 570 - 573
• Complete Section Summary Handout (available in class)
• Page 573: Answer questions 1, 4, 5, and 6

Assignment for April 17 - 19 (only one class period those days):

• Read pages 574 - 578
• Page 578: Answer questions 1, 4, and 5

Economics:

Students are working on Section 3 of Chapter 11, which deals with Adjusting GDP


The assignment is:

• Complete the review handout on Section 4 of Chapter 11 and a Vocabulary Review for the chapter. Handouts are available in class. 
• Test on Chapter 11 will be Tuesday, April 17.
• Next Econ class after Tuesday will be on Friday, April 20

Schedule for Tuesday:

STAR Testing 8:00 - 10:30
Period 4: 11:01 - 11:40
Period 5: 11:46 - 12:25 


Schedule for Wednesday:

STAR Testing 8:00 - 10:30
Period 3: 11:01 - 11:40
Period 6: 11:46 - 12:25 


Schedule for Thursday:

STAR Testing 8:00 - 10:30
Period 2: 11:01 - 11:40
Period 7: 11:46 - 12:25

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april 12 - 13, 2012

US History:

Students took the test for Chapter 16, which deals with The Vietnam War Era, 1954 - 1975

Tomorrow will be our Chapters 11 - 16 Benchmark Exam.

Economics:

Students who check this website will not be surprised that there is a pop quiz on the first sections of Chapter 11 today.

Students are working on Section 4 of Chapter 11, which deals with Unemployment and Changes in the Price Level


The assignment is:

• Read Section 4 of Chapter 11 (pages 301 - 307)
• Page 307: Answer questions 1 - 5

Tomorrow, April 13, there will be a review handout on Section 4 of Chapter 11 and a Vocabulary Review for the chapter. Handouts are available in class.

Test on Chapter 11 will be Monday, April 16.

STAR TESTING IS NEXT WEEK. SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED MONDAY.

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april 11, 2012

US History:

Students are reviewing Chapter 16, which deals with The Vietnam War Era, 1954 - 1975


Today's assignment was:

• Page 566 Standards Assessment -- Answer questions 1 - 5, and 11 - 16
• Chapter 16 Test is tomorrow -- Thursday, April 11
• Friday, April 12 -- Benchmark Exam (Chapters 11 - 16)

Economics:

Students are working on Section 3 of Chapter 11, which deals with Adjusting GDP


The assignment is:

• Read Section 3 of Chapter 11 (pages 297 - 300)
• Page 300: Answer questions 1 -6

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april 10, 2012

US History:

Students are reading Section 5 of Chapter 16, which deals with Richard Nixon and the Cold War


Today's assignment was:

• Read Pages 560 - 563
• Complete Note Taking Study Guide (handouts available in class)
• Page 563: Answer questions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6

Economics:

Students are working on Section 2 of Chapter 11, which deals with Measuring GDP


The assignment is:

• Read Section 2 of Chapter 11 (pages 293 - 296)
• Page 296: Answer questions 1 -6
• Also, complete the handout on the section (handouts are available in class)

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april 9, 2012

US History:

Students are reading Section 4 of Chapter 16, which deals with the End of the Vietnam War


Today's assignment was:

• Read Pages 552 - 559
• Complete Note Taking Study Guide (handouts available in class)
• Page 559: Answer questions 1, 4, 5, and 6

Economics:

Students are beginning Chapter 11, which deals with Gross Domestic Product


The assignment is:

• Read Section 1 of Chapter 11 (pages 288 - 292)
• Page 292: Answer questions 1 -6

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