Grsmith’s Weblog
Just another WordPress.com weblogArchive for September, 2009
For Friday October 2
AP US History
Read pp. 162-165 in text and answer the questions on the “John Adams’ Administration Questions” sheet as you read.
There will be an exam on CH 4-5 on Tuesday.
For Thursday October 1
Honors Government
Use your textbook as well as the two provided handout packets to complete the entire 3 page assignment (the one with the Venn Diagram on page #1). That assignment is worth over 50 points.
Remember, essays are due next Wednesday!!!!!
After Katie M. completes her current event–remember to do the required reaction paragraph at the end of this set of current events notes. You can respond to just one, to a theme that grew out of the current events, to several that seem to be linked. etc. At the end of your reaction paragraph, write down your choice for best catchy title. Have this done for Monday–you will be turning in the notes, reaction paragraph, and vote on Monday for a grade. If you missed any of the current events presentations, be sure to get photocopies of someone else’s notes to insert into yours.
For Monday, Sept. 28
AP US History
Group #5 will present on their Revolution Topics on Monday.
We will then quickly review information about the Constitutional Convention and take the open-note quiz.
Be sure you have read over and even highlighted important information on the two handouts related to the Constitutional Convention you received in class on Thursday.
For Wednesday, Sept. 23
Honors Government
Complete your assigned work on the two scenarios dealing with problems presented to the Articles of Confederation Congress.
Start doing research for your essay topic.
Six of you have current event presentations to prepare for.
Looking ahead, there will be a quiz on the Articles of Confederation on Friday.
For Tuesday Sept. 22
AP US History
Work on your assigned topic for the group project. All the reading, note-taking, and organizing of ideas for your part of the group’s presentation should be done when you come to class. If your reading left you with questions that need to be addressed, be sure to write then down so they can be addressed before the presentation. Your visual aid, if your group decided to do separate visual aids for each topic, should also be done or close to it when you come to class.
After we finish the notes for the war, your group will have some organization time before we begin the presentations.
For Thursday, September 17
Honors Government
Read Chapter 2, Sec. 3 and the handout you received in class.
Come to class with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd topic choices from the Topic Summary sheets.
Forgue, Geyer, Griparis, Grutzius, Halaska, and Hallihan have current event presentations. Bring a back-up article just in case someone else presents on yours before you get a chance to.
For Wed. September 16
AP US History
Complete the first 3 bullets on the Chapter 4 assignment sheet. Read only pp. 114-118 in the textbook at this time.
For Monday, September 14
AP US History
You will have an exam on CH 2,3, and the very beginning of CH 4.
6 single-sided pages of notes will be allowed to be used on the test–choose wisely!!!
These six pages, colonial regional characteristics chart, Chapter 3 packet, and the Legislation/ACT chart will be collected as notes after the exam.
Chapter 1-2 timeline and the “Common Sense” assignment will also be collected.
STUDY!!!! You will have 40 minutes maximum to take the exam so won’t be able to look up everything you want to in your six pages of notes.
For Friday, September 11
Honors Government
You have your 2nd political cartoon analysis due.
You also need to have completed the brainstorming sheet (the one with the columns on it).
Group 4 will present in class, we will watch a portion of “1776″ and you will receive information about what to expect on Tuesday’s exam.
For Wed. September 9
Honors Government
Complete the Newsweek Assignment on the article in the September 7 issue “Why President Obama should learn to love the bomb”
Come to class prepared to present your section of the Declaration of Independence information to the class.
