Friday, October 26

Government students had a quiz on section 1. If you missed it, you need to see me BEFORE school next week. I will not be available after school next week. We also watched a video called "The Almost Painless Guide to the U. S. Congress". If you missed it, you have until next Friday, November 2nd, to turn in a one page report on the U. S. Congress. Your Thematic ABC book project is due on October 15th. For more information, check out your wiki page or look under the "forms" link on my Carver webpage. U. S. History students will have a test on chapter 16 next Tuesday. There WILL NOT be a re-test this time so please study! Your study guide is online on your wiki page or under the "forms" link on my Carver webpage.

Thursday, October 25

Government students received the Thematic ABC Book project today. The project descvription and reubrics can be found on your wiki page and under the "forms" link on my Carver webpage. You will have a quiz tomorrow on chapter 5 section 1. I have read through some of the "Controversial Statements" My Big Campus assignments and have sent several back to be re-written and re-submitted. Please check you MBC account. U. S. History students will be doing a simulation activity for the next two days. This will count as a major grade and can NOT be made up. You need to be in class. Your chapter 16 test will be next Tuesday.

Wednesday, October 24th

U. S. History students will have a quiz tomorrow on chapter 16, section 3. If you missed the mini project, then you have until Friday to turn it in. You need to design a campain button, bumper sticker, or poster supporting one if the candidates for the 1892 election. It must be colorful and have a slogan that has something to do with the party platform and names the candidate. For background information, make sure you have the assignment called "Political party Platforms in 1892" from off of the absentee board. The four candidates were Grover Cleveland, Democrat; Bejamin Harrison, Republican; John Bidwell, Prohibition; and James Weaver, Populist. If you missed class you missed notes called "Race Relations in the Gilded Age". These are on your wiki page and under the "presentations" link on my Carver webpage. **IMPORTANT NOTE** All U. S. History students need to purchase Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston. We will start reading these books as soon as we return from Thanksgiving break. Government students need to turn in Vocabulary activity 5. Also, your next project is already on your wiki page and under the "forms" link on my Carver webpage. It is the ABC book. Thank you to the Government students who participated in the presidential debate live chat on My Big Campus Monday night. Those of you who made significant contributions to the conversation all received 25 extra credit test points.

Homecoming week changes

Due to this week's homecoming activities and PLAN testing, our classroom schedule will change. U. S. History students will have a quiz on chapter 16 section 1 tomorrow, but the mini project scheduled to be given out on Friday will be moved to next week. Both Government and U. S. History will have their notebook test this Friday. Because Friday is the last day of the nine weeks, there will be no make-up day for the notebook test. If you will not be here Friday, then you MUST take your notebook test Thursday after school. Make-up day will be tomorrow (Wednesday) during class for those of you who are in class. Those students taking the ASVAB or attending the Homecoming Coronation ceremony will need to come before or after school this week to make up any missed tests or quizzes. Government students please remember that your current My Big Campus assignment is due tomorrow before midnight.

Friday, October 12

Government students: I have reset the MBC assignment on Controversial Statements. The new due date is Wednesday, but it now will NOT go on the first nine weeks grades. Your schedule for the next week is as follows: Monday-- Revolutionary Rap performances. Tuesday-- We will have a senior assembly Tuesday morning with visitors from the Montgomery County Elections Board. Wednesday-- The ASVAB will be administered in the morning, but you also need to get your folders prepared for your notebook test. Thursday-- Notebook test. Friday-- We will (a week behind schedule) finally begin Unit 2 on the legislative branch. U. S. History:you will have a test and quiz makeup day on Wednesday, and your notebook test will be Thursday. On Friday you will be given a weekend "mini- project."

Wednesday, October 10

U. S.History students took a test today on chapter 15. If you missed the test, makeup will be tomorrow after school. We also did chapter 16 vocabulary. This can be found on the class wiki or on the CHS webpage under the "assignments" link. Please remember your project is due Friday, NO EXCUSES. You must submit it on a flash drive. U. S. Government students will have a guest speaker in class tomorrow, therefore your chapter 4 re-test will be this Friday. Your Revolutionary War project due date has been moved to Monday, October 15th. I by 8 am.have placed another assignment on My Big Campus. The title is "Controversial Statements". The assignment is a major grade. The discussion linked to the assignment is a minor grade. You have until this Sunday at midnight to submit your response to Schoolwork on MBC. The discussion thread will be ended Monday morning

Monday, October 8th

U. S. History: Your chapter 15 test is this Wednesday. There is a study guide online on the Carver webpage under the "forms" link and on the class wiki page. Your PhotoStory project is due this FRiday. Late projects will not be accepted. Several of you have been bringing your projects early and they are not saved correctly so they won't show. Remember, if you are using Movie Maker, you MUST click "Save Movie File", NOT "save project" or "save project as". The you must right click and send it to your flash drive. If you are using PhotoStory, you have to save for playback on your computer, then send it to your flash drive. You CANNOT click "save project" or it will save incorrectly. Remember you MUST turn in your rubric when you submit your project or I will deduct five points. No you may not go and get it from your locker, your last period class, copy somebody's in the library, etc. Have all your materials together when you turn in your project. Government: Many of you did not submit your last MBC assignment. This was a major grade, and those who did not submit that assignment have received a zero as a major grade. I will be posting a new assignment online Wednesday. Do not fail to submit this one, or your grade will not be able to recover this nine weeks. Your chapter 4 test is tomorrow. IMPORTANT NOTE: Your rap project due date has been changed to Monday October 15th.

October 4

U. S. History: Students took a quiz on Chapter 15, section 1. If you missed it, please see me before or after school. We also took notes on "Urbanization". These notes are on the wiki and the webpage under the "presentations" link. You have homework on immigration due tomorrow if you have not already turned it in. Your chapter 15 test will likely be next Wednesday. I will put a study guide online by Monday. Do not forget that your project is due next Friday. Government: Complete your debate evaluation and turn it in tomorrow. Your Chapter 4 test is scheduled for next Tuesday. The date of your project has been changed from October 16th to October 17th.

Wednesday, October 3

U. S. History: Students today did a geography activity, a reading about the Statue of Liberty, and a timeline activity. WE did not turn them in. I also gave out a homework activity about immigration. It's due Friday. All of those activities are on the absentee board. There will be a quiz tomorrow on Chapter 15, Section 1. Government: Students copied lecture notes called "Federalism and the Public Good". These can be located on the class wiki. We also did Chapter 4, Section 1 guided reading and a political cartoon. These are on the absentee bulletin board. WE did not turn them in. On yesterday Government students were given a new project: The Revolutionary Rap project. The project description is on the class wiki. The due date of teh project was originally October 16th, but I have moved it to October 17th.

U. S. History 11 Project update

**IMPORTANT** I have removed the prezi option from this project. You will need to use either PhotoStory or Windows Movie Maker for this project. We will use prezi for our 2nd nine weeks project. If you have already completed your project and you used prezi, please see me.