September 28

Government students started chapter 4. You need to get he notes entitled "Federalism" off the class wiki. We also turned in bellringers and chapter 4 vocabulary. I have opened the MBC assignment up so that you can resubmit if necessary. U.S. History students received a project. This is the Puoto Story project that is located on the class wiki. The Duroc I will use for grading is also on the wiki. You can see examples as well. This project is due October 12. Late projects will not be accepted.

Thursday, September 27

Government: Students took a test on the Constitution and did chater 4 vocabulary today. The vocabulary words are located on the wiki and the Carver webpage. On the CHS webpage, look under the assignments tab. If you missed the test, you need to see me after school next week to make it up. Also, please remember that you assignment on political campaign platforms is due by this Sunday. You must submit it through My Big Campus. You also muct post on the discussion board. U. S. History 11: We did review work for the Chapter 14 test. The re- test will be tomorrow. Also, you will be getting a project tomorrow. It is called the Turn of the Century PhotoStory project and you can see details, rubrics, and examples on the class wiki.

Tuesday, September 25

U. S. History 11- Today students did Bellringer #5: Analyzing Tabular Data, a biographical reading on Samuel Gompers, and Guided Reading 14-4. They turned in the guided reading activity, so if you were absent, you need to get one off the absentee board when you return and turn it in. They also turned in bellringers today. Your test on Chapter 14 is tomorrow. If you want to get ahead for the next chapter, your Chapter 15 vocabulary and lecture notes are already posted on the class wiki and my Carver webpage. You will be given a project this Friday entitled "Turn of the Century PhotoStory Project". The details of the project, the rubrics I will use for grading the project, and some examples of the project done by students last year are posted on the wiki. To find the project and rubrics on the Carver webpage, Look under "file manager". The due date for this project will be October 12th, NO EXCEPTIONS, NO EXCUSES. If you will not be here on that date, turn your project in early. If you have questions about it, do not wait until the last minute to ask me. Government- Students did a biographical reading on Thurgood Marshall, Worksheets 13 and 14 from "The Living Constitution" workbook, Interpreting the Bill of Rights, and a worksheet on the amendments. If you were absent you need to do and turn in The Amendments. Your test on the Constitution will be this Thursday. Your My Big Campus assignment and discussion posts are due by this Sunday at 10pm. At that time I will close the discussion and not allow the submission of any more assignments. Remember to post your answer to the discussion topic on YOUR class page in MBC, NOT on your wall. To find the assignment, simply log into MBC and click the number next to your "schoolwork" link *Important News* Each MPS student has been issued a school email account. Your email address is as follows: firstname.lastname@carversr.mps-al.org. To access it go to the Carver website: www.carversr.mps-al.org and click on the link that says "student email."

Friday, September 21

U. S. History:If you missed class today, you missed a quiz on Chapter 14, section 2. You may make this up before or after school next week. Remember progress reports go home next Thursday and if you haven't made it up you will have a zero in for this grade. We also took notes entitled "The Rise of Big Business". These notes are on the Carver webpage under the "presentations" link and on the class wiki. We will finish this chapter by Tuesday and your test on chapter 14 will be Wednesday. If you missed the video presentation and quiz on Tuesday, please make sure that your one page report on industrialization in America is turned in by Tuesday, September 25th. That is the ONLY way to make up a video quiz. Government: Today we had a bellringer on the three branches of government. We turned in Vocabulary activity 3, which was given to you as homework yesterday. We also did worksheets 7 and 9 from "The Living Constitution" workbook. These worksheets are on the absentee bulletin board. Your test on the Constitution will be next Thursday. there is a possibility that you will not have an opportunity to have a re-take on this test, so please be prepared! make sure you check My Big Campus for information on your wiki project.

September 20

U. S. history students did a map activity and a primary source reading today. These are located on the absentee bulletin board. We also took notes entitled "The Growth of Railroads". You can find these on the class wiki or my Carver we page. You will have a quiz tomorrow on chapter 14 section 2. Government students did a vocabulary activity which they had to turn in. They also did an activity on how a bill becomes a law. Both of these are on the absentee bulletin board.

Tuesday, September 18

Government students today started their second set of bellringers with a bellringer entitled "The Three Branches of Government". We also did a partner activity involving the preamble to the Constitution. If you were not here you will have to do this activity on your own and turn it in. It is on the absentee bulletin board. U. S. History students watched a video called "Industrialization and Urbanization". If you missed it you will have to write a one page report on the American Industrial Revolution. This report is due next Tuesday. We also did Timeline Activity 14 and a Then and Now activity. These can be found on the absentee bulletin board. You will have a quiz Thursday on Chapter 14 section 2.

September 14

Government students had a test in chapter 2. If you missed it their will be a makeup opportunity on Tuesday. U.S. History students did guided reading 14-1 and vocabulary activity 14. If you were not in class these are on the absentee board. Make sure you get it when you return. Any wiki administrators who have not yet started their wiki need to see me on Monday. Also the first My Big Campus assignment is due for government students this weekend.