Wednesday, January 17

Economics students: If you missed class today we had a test on chapter 1. We will have a re-test on Tuesday. Remember the re-test is a one off-- if you are not there to take it, you lose your opportunity to take it. We also did chapter 2 vocabulary. These are on the wiki ONLY. Important reminder: Your $5 fee for the Alabama Stock Market Game is due on January 24th. U. S. History students: If you missed the documentary entitled "Russia's Last Tsar" you have until next Wednesday to turn in a one page report on the Russian Revolution. Today wwe took notes entitled "America Mobilizes." These are located on the wiki and the webpage. We also did Guided Readimg 19-3. You can get this off the absentee bulletin board when you return. We did not turn it in, but we will after we complete the back side of the paper.

Thursday, January 10th

Important Notice for ALL students and parents: Report card distribution has been pushed back until tomorrow!!! U. S. History students: Took a test on Their Eyes Were Watching God. If you missed it, you must see me BEFORE school to make it up. Tomorrow you will have a quiz on Chapter 19, section 1 of the textbooks. Refer to your notes fron Tuesday and to the chapter 19, section 1 guided reading. Economics students: Took notes entitled "Trade-offs and opportunity costs". These are located on the wiki and the webpage. You might also want to look at examples of production possibilities curves (production possibilities frontier) online. We also did a bellringer and an assignment entitled "Looking at Alternatives". You can get this off the absentee board when you return to school. I did NOT take it up. Please Rememeber: you need to bring $5 for participation in the Alabama Stock Market Game by January 24th.

Tuesday, January 8th

U. S. History students-- Should have completed and turned in Chapter 19 Vocabulary. These terms are online on the wiki. If you missed class today, please be aware that we finished Their Eyes Were Watching God and you will have a test on the book (not the movie) this Thursday. We will NOT have the previously planned quiz. If you missed school Friday you should have gotten Vocabulary Activity 19 yesterday. That needs to be turned in by tomorrow. You DO need to complete the map activity from Thursday as well, but I will not be taking that assignment up for a grade. Your first set of notes for chapter 19, "The Start of World War I" are already online on the wiki and the webpage. Economics students-- Should have completed and turned in Chapter 1 vocabulary. These terms are online on the wiki and the webpage. All Economics students need to bring $5 for participation in the Alabama Stock Market Game by January 24th. The simulation runs from January 28- April 5th. You will be in teams of three for this simulation, and you are welcome to pick your own teams. Participation is NOT an option. This simulation will represent two major project grades and two participation grades.

Their Eyes Were Watching God chs. 17 & 18

Janie and Te Cake have made a life for themselves down on the "Muck" and janie is happier than she has ever been. The only hiccup in their happy life is Mrs. Turner's plans for Janie and her brother. When Tea Cake explains Mrs. Turner's plan to Sop-de- Bottom the men devise a plan of their own. What do they decide to do? What is the end result of their plan? In chapter 18 the seminal event of the book occurs when a hurricane hits the Everglades. What do Janie and Tea Cake decide to do in the face of the hurricane initially? Who is with them? What eventually changes their mind regarding their previous actions? Later, Janie nearly drowns in flood waters and Tea Cake has to save her from a vicious dog that is standing on the back of a cow. Tea Cake kills the dog, but not before he gets bit. Predict what you believe the outcome of the flood events will be in chapter 19. Please phrase your response in complete sentences. Spelling and grammar will count. You have until January 2nd to complete this assignment.

Next Week's Schedule

Because I will not be at school on Friday, I am making some changes to the original information I gave out in class. Note book tests for all classes will be Thursday instead of Friday. This means that 11th grade students will be reading and watching Their Eyes Were Watching God on Friday instead of the regularly scheduled Thursday reading. Organization day for all classes will be Tuesday. 11th grade students will still have a test on chapter 17 of the textbook on Wednesday. On Tuesday in class we will discuss chapter 13 of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Chapters 14- 16 will be discussed here.

Thier Eyes Were Watching God, chs. 11 & 12

In chapter 11 Janie and Tea Cake begin to grow closer, and Janie comes to see that Tea Cake really does care for the person that she is. What are some of the fears she expressed in chapter 11 about Tea Cake? In chapter 12 we see some of the town's reaction to the two of them dating. What is that reaction, and what do you think lies behind it? Phoeby is sort of appointed the town's representative to go talk to Janie. How does Janie explain her idea of love to Phoeby? What surprising news does Janie share with Phoeby about her future plans in Eatonville and her future plans with Tea Cake? You must post your comment by Monday at midnight. Remember to phrase your response in complete sentences. Spelling and grammar will count.

Their Eyes Were Watching God, chs. 6 & 7

In chapter 6 of the book we see more of Janie and Joe's relationship, and how and why Janie comes to resent the store. Joe thinks she should look around at all he has given her and be happy to have it. "Here he was just pouring honor all over her; building a high chair for her to sit in an overlook the world and she here pouting over it!" How does this sentence show a contrast between what Joe views as happiness and what we discussed in class as Janie's idea of happiness? How does Joe view women's roles in general? Explain how his ideas caused a lot of disagreement between him and Janie. Be specific by giving examples. What does Janie mean by this statement: "The spirit of the marriage left the bedroom and took to living in the parlor. It was there to shake hands when people came to visit, but it never went back inside the bedroom again." In what way does Janie deal a tremendous blow to Joe in chapter 7? What does she take from him, or what does he feel he has lost by her actions? To receive full credit you must answer all the questions in complete sentences in your own words. You may respond to classmates by adding to what they say, but you will recieve no credit for repeating another poster's comments. You may also ask questions of each other that seek clarification of previous comments. Please remember that you are writing for an audience; spelling and grammar count. Comments must be posted by Monday at midnight. Late comments will not be graded.