US History:
- December 3 -- Section 1, Chapter 8. Read pages 254 - 260. Page 260, answer questions 1, 4, 5, and 6.
- December 4 -- Section 2, Chapter 8. Read pages 261 - 269. Page 269, answer questions 1, 4, 5, and 6.
- December 5 -- Video: The Great Depression: The Road to Rock-Bottom No assignment today
- December 6 -- Read pages 272 - 276. Complete Note Taking Study Guide (handout available in class). Page 276: Questions 2, 4, 5, and 6
AP Economics:
CHAPTER 15 ASSIGNMENT: Read/Outline Notes on pages 286 - 299; Page 300 -- Questions 3, 4, 6, and 8. This assignment is due Wednesday, December 5.
December 6: Practice Test
Practice test answers: BDCDCBDCDCBDABA
December 7: Test, Chapter 15
US History:
- November 13 -- Section 2, Chapter 6. Complete handout on the Home Front. Answer questions 1 and 4, page 187
- November 14 -- Section 3, Chapter 6. Complete Handout in class, and answer 1, 2, 4, and 5, page 197
- November 15 -- Section 4, Chapter 6. Complete Handout in class, and answer 1, 4, 5, and 6, page 203
- November 16 -- In-Class Review: Complete the Chapter 6 "Standards Assessment," 1 - 17, page 206
- November 19 -- Students prepared notes on "Americans' contributions to the WW1 effort on the Home Front" in order to study for tomorrow's in-class paragraph writing. There was also a short quiz on Chapter 6.
- November 20 -- In-Class Paragraph assignment. Begin Chapter 7. Read pages 212 - 217, complete "Note Taking Study Guide" handout (available in class), and answer question 2, page 217.
AP Economics:
Chapter 12 Test: Tuesday, November 13 (partner test, absent students are excused)
November 14 -- Read 245 - 249, page 256 questions 1, 2, and 3
November 15 -- Read 249 - 251, page 256-257 questions 4 thru 8
November 16 -- Read 251 - 254, page 257 questions 9 thru 13
November 19 -- Begin Chapter 14
CHAPTER 14 ASSIGNMENT: Read/Outline Notes on pages 259 - 279; Page 282 -- Questions 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11. This assignment is due Tuesday, November 27.
US History:
- October 29 -- Students will begin covering Section 1 of Chapter 5.Page 143: 1, 4, 5, and 6
- October 30 -- "Mix it Up Day" -- guest teacher Mr. John Bartke. No assignment.
- October 31 -- Video on the Spanish-American War. No assignment
- November 1 -- Students read section 2 of Chapter 5. Complete graphic organizer on The Spanish-American War, answer questions 1, 2, 4, and 5, page 150
- November 2 -- Students will be participating in a school-district administered career interests inventory. No assignment
- November 5 -- Read Section 3, Chapter 5 (pages 151 - 155), Complete Note-Taking Study Guide handout, answer questions 1, 2, 4, and 5, page 155
- November 6 -- Read Section 4, Chapter 5 (pages 156 - 163), Complete
Note-Taking Study Guide handout, answer questions 1, 2, 4, and 5, page
163
- November 7 -- Students completed the following table as a study guide for an in-class paragraph scheduled for November 8: Column 1 -- Progressive Ideals -- The Jungle, Settlement Houses, The Temperance Movement, Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, The Sixteenth Amendment. Column 2 -- For each of the items listed in Column 1, write some notes on the effects of each on American Society.
- November 8 -- In-Class Paragraph on the Progressive Era. We begin Chapter 6 (World War 1)
- November 9 -- Chapter 6, Section 1: From Neutrality to War. Students complete Note Taking Study Guide handout (available in class), and answer questions 1 and 2, page 179.
AP Economics:
- Chapter 11 Homework due Wednesday, October 31
- Chapter 11 Practice Test Wednesday, October 31
- Chapter 11 Test Friday, November2
- November 5 -- BRING BOOKS TO CLASS -- Read pages 71 - 75, answer questions 8, 9, and 10, page 82
- November 6 -- BRING BOOKS TO CLASS -- Read pages 89 - 94, answer questions 4, 5, 6, and 7, page 102
- November 7 -- Begin Chapter 12
- CHAPTER 12 ASSIGNMENT: Read and take Outline Notes, pages 229 - 240. Page 243, answer questions 4, 5, 6, and 11. Due date: Tuesday, November 13.
- November 9 -- BRING BOOKS TO CLASS
US History:
- October 22 -- We begin covering Section 4 of Chapter 4. Video on Theodore Roosevelt. Assignment: Outline Notes, Section 4
- October 23 -- Students drew and completed the "Note Taking" concept web at the lower left on page 121. Page 127 -- Answer questions 1 and 2, using the completed concept web as a guide.
- October 24 -- Covered section 5 of Chapter 4 -- Wilson's New Freedom.
- October 25 -- Review. All homework assignments for Chapter 4 are due today. Students are assigned the following review: "Standards Assessment" 1 - 20, page 134.
- Chapter 4 Test -- October 26
AP Economics:
Practice Test: Wednesday, October 24
Chapter 9 Test: Thursday, October 25
Assignment information:
Take Outline Notes on the Chapter 10 (pages 188 - 202)
Pages 203 - 204, Answer Questions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Due Wednesday, October 24
October 25 -- Chapter 11 (pages 209 - 222)
Outline Notes for the Chapter
Page 225 - 226 Questions 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 13
Due Date TBA
US History:
- October 15 -- In-class paragraph writing: Describing the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Great Compromise, and the compromise to include a Bill of Rights and how these played a role in the ratification of the US Constitution. Outline Notes -- Section 1 of Chapter 4.
- October 16 -- In-class paragraph writing: Why Abraham Lincoln decided to fight the Civil War, and why slavery was not an issue until 1862. Graphic Organizer Activity (handout in class): "The Drive for Reform" Reading of excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, page 108 -- answer two questions on the page. Outline Notes, Section 2 of Chapter 4.
- October 17 -- In-class paragraph writing: List and explain the three Civil War Amendments. Begin Section 3 of Chapter 4 -- Read "Comparing Viewpoints," page 117 and answer the two associated questions.
- October 18 -- In-class paragraph writing: 2 Prominent Abolitionists, what they did, and how they contributed to the Abolitionist Movement. Complete Outline Notes on Section 3, Chapter 4 (pages 116 - 120), Answer questions 1 and 4, page 120
AP Economics:
Practice Test: Tuesday, October16
Chapter 9 Test: Wednesday, October17
October 18 -- Begin reading Chapter 10 (pages 188 - 202)
Take Outline Notes on the Chapter
Pages 203 - 204, Answer Questions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Due Date TBA
US History:
- October 8 -- Review Chapter 3. Page 94 "Standards Assessment" Answer questions 1 - 16
- October 9 -- Test, Chapter 3, Students also hand in Outline notes from sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 3.
- October 9 -- Read Section 1 of Chapter 4 and take outline notes on the section. Be prepared to answer homework questions, or write a paragraph from your notes at the start of class tomorrow.
- October 11 -- In-Class paragraph on Enlightenment values present in the Declaration of Independence, Graphic Organizer Activity on Section 1, Chapter 4
- October 12 -- In-Class Paragraph on THREE major causes of the American Revolution, reading from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Answer questions 1 and 2, page 108
AP Economics:
- Practice Test: Monday, October 8
- Chapter 8 Test: Tuesday, October 9
- October 10 -- Begin reading Chapter 9 (pages 167 - 183)
- Take Outline Notes on the Chapter
- Pages 184 - 185, Answer Questions 2, 7, 9, 12, and 13
- Due Date Tuesday, October 16
US History:
- October 3 -- Read section 3 of Chapter 3 (pages 80 - 86) and complete Outline notes on the section. Students should be prepared to answer Homework Questions at the beginning of class on Thursday, October 4.
AP Economics:
The assignment for the week is:
- Read and complete outline notes for Chapter 8 (pages 147 - 162)
- Page 163, answer questions 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9
- Due date is Monday, October 8
- Practice Test: Monday, October 8
- Chapter 8 Test: Tuesday, October 9
