First quarter is closed as of today, Friday, October 28. A few students still need to clear up work missed during absences. You must do this by Monday, October 31.

US History:
1. Your T-chart on Reconstruction is due on Monday, Oct. 31.
2. Please bring your book on Monday and to block. We'll finish our discussion of Reconstruction, and then start a couple of review projects for the Civil War unit.
3. If you have any old magazines (the kind with lots of pictures, such as entertainment, sports or fashion magazines) that you'd like to get rid of...bring them to class on Monday!
4. The test for the Civil War unit will take place on Thursday, November 3.

World Civ.:
1. "Build Your Own Vehicle" is due at block! Have fun -- we'll vote for the best vehicles.
2. Text assignment entitled "Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution" due on Monday, October 31! This date has been changed since the last posting! Sorry for the error.

APEH:
1. Continue reading McKay. Bring the book to class next week.
2. Work on the Study Guide...don't leave it until the last minute. Remember to do the "Review Questions" and the fill-ins.

Friday, October 28, is the end of the first quarter! The grading period closes Friday. Grades will be posted for comment on Monday, October 31, and then turned to the office in on Tuesday, November 1.

US History:
1. The worksheet on the Gettysburg Address is due on Friday.
2. If you didn't complete the Civil War timeline in class on Thursday, it is also due on Friday.
3. Please bring your book to class on Friday.
4. If you didn't get a thumbs up on your binder check, you have until Friday afternoon to show me your cleaned up binder for full points.

World Civ.:
1. Our new unit is the Industrial Revolution (new divider in your binder).
2. Due at block period next week: your hand-made vehicle. Use any materials you have handy. It doesn't have to actually move...
3. I'll hand out a text assignment on Friday: "Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution." Due on Monday, October 31.
4. Please bring your books to class all week next week.

APEH:
1. Keep reading McKay.
2. Reading notes on the Thirty Years' War.
3. Notorious French Kings test is coming...be very afraid.
4. Bring your book, so you can meet in groups to discuss the Dutch uprising and the shifts in English foreign policy.

US History:
1. Be sure to have your book today! (Thursday) We'll work on a timeline in class.

World Civ.:
1. We'll be in the computer lab today, writing the essay on Napoleon. Be sure you have your notebook and your outline.
2. Tomorrow: the Industrial Revolution!

APEH:
1. Our first DBQ (Causes of the Protestant Reformation) today in the computer lab. Bring your notes from Tuesday's group discussions.
2. Keep up with readings in McKay.

US History:
1. Due Thursday: reading notes on Dred Scott. We'll compare notes and try to help those of you who are taking notes, but still doing poorly on quizzes.
2. Due at block next week: Slavery dialog. Use the primary source readings and pictures/ads as your resources.


World Civ:
1. Due Thursday: Test assignment entitled "Napoleon's Empire Collapses."
2. Stay on the lookout for examples of the ways in which Napoleon was a democratic reformer, like the French revolutionaries, and ways in which he was autocratic, like the monarchs of old! The more examples you can think of, the easier it will be to write your essay (in the computer lab next week)!

APEH:
1. Test on Reformation is Thursday.
2. Study Guides are due at the time of the test.
3. You will be writing a DBQ in the computer lab next week.

I will be absent on Friday, October 21st and Monday, October 24. Lucky for you, you will have an experienced sub, Janet Groome, as well as my student teacher, Janna Brown to minister to your needs.

US History:
1. Due at block: reading notes on the text section entitled "Slavery and Politics."

World Civ:
1. Due at block: the map of Napoleon's empire we started Monday in class.
2. As we go through our short unit on Napoleon, remember to notice everything about him that seems either democratic and revolutionary or that seems autocratic, like the kings of old.
3. Bring your books for the rest of the week!

APEH:
1. Due at block: Thesis statement, topic sentences and bullet point facts/examples for the question I gave you in class about Martin Luther and John Calvin, and their views on political autonomy and social order.
2. Multiple choice test on the Reformation will take place on Thursday. Study Guides will be due on Thursday. You will be handing in the review questions, the fill-ins, and definitions for the additional terms I gave you in class.

US History:
1. Students took the unit test on Expansion of the USA and handed in a packet of work from the notebook.
2. I handed out the first assignment of the Civil War unit. Read the selections and answer the questions on the back of the sheet (answer in complete sentences, on a separate sheet of paper). Pay special attention to the chart on sectionalism. This is due on Monday, Oct. 17.
3. Be prepared for a notebook check. All papers must be in the rings, and all items should be in the right sections.

World Civ:
1. Students took the unit test on the French Revolution and handed a packet of work from the notebook.
2. I handed out the first assignment of the mini-unit on Napoleon, a textbook assignment including a timeline on crucial events in the rise of Napoleon. This is due on Monday, Oct. 17.
3. Be prepared for a notebook check. Get all papers into the rings, and get items into the right sections.

APEH:
1. You should be reviewing the chapter on the Reformation, re-reading the text if necessary, and using the Study Guide for review.
2. Work on the Review Questions (1-15) and define the additional terms I gave you. Do the fill-ins. There will be a map on the test -- 1555.
3. We'll discuss Luther a bit further, then look at some examples of Baroque art on Monday and Tuesday.
4. Then, it's time for the test! This should happen at block or on Thursday.
5. By the end of next week, you'll be preparing to write our first DBQ, on the causes of the Reformation.

Sorry for not blogging...I promise I'll be better!

US History:
1. The unit test will take place on Friday, Oct. 14 (Expansion of the US). The test includes the material on territories of the US and how they were added, as well as early US politics (Hamilton, Jefferson), Native Americans and the Jackson presidency.
2. Be sure to bring your notebook to class on Friday.
3. Our next unit is the Civil War.

World Civ:
1. Due on Thursday: review sheets for the French Revolution (crossword puzzle and fill-in-the-blanks).
2. We'll wrap up the French Revolution on Thursday, and so some additional review.
3. Test on the French Revolution is Friday, October 14. Be sure to bring your book and notebook to class.

APEH:
1. You should have finished reading the Reformation, doing the Study Guide as you go along. Do the "Review Questions" and the fill-ins.
2. I'll give you an additional list of terms to define and hand in with the Study Guide questions for this chapter.
3. We'll test on the Reformation next week, and then begin working on our first DBQ.

US History:
1. Due at block -- primary source readings entitled "Native American Testimony" and the attached questions. Be sure to write the paragraph (question #6).
2. Study the map showing territories acquired as the US expanded...we'll have a practice quiz on Monday.
3. We'll finish this unit and take the test before the end of next week.

World Civ:
1. Due Monday: Chart showing the social, political and economic causes of the French Revolution.
2. Bring your books to class on Monday and to block.

APEH:
1. Finish the readings in McKay and the copied handout.
2. Finish the three charts (comparing religious beliefs; causes and consequences of the Reformation; timeline of English history).

US History:
1. On Friday, we'll finish the chart on expansion of the USA.
2. If we have time, we'll do another political cartoon on Iraq -- this time from the pro-invasion point of view.
3. We'll review a possible alternative format for reading notes.
4. I'll hand out a primary source assignment entitled "Native American Testimony."

World Civ:
1. Your reading notes for pages 195-198 are due; I'll stamp them to show they were done on time. Then, we'll review them so you can see whether you're choosing the right things to put in your notes. You may correct your stamped notes, or add to them if you wish, during the review. We will then take an open-note quiz. You may have stamped notes out on your desk during the quiz.
2. With a partner or in a group of three, you'll be completing the chart entitled "Causes of the French Revolution."
3. Be sure to bring your books tomorrow (Friday) and Monday.

APEH:
1. Continue reading McKay and the copied handout. Work in your Study Guide as you go along, so you don't have to complete the entire SG the night before the next test!
2. You'll continue to work with a partner on the chart comparing belief systems, the chart showing causes and consequences of the Reformation and the timeline of English history from Henry VIII to 1563.
3. Can you answer the question, "Was the Reformation primarily a religious or a political event?" What evidence or examples would you present in answering the question?

US History:
1. We'll take an open-note homework quiz on pages 130-135 on Thursday (today...sorry I haven't blogged in a couple of days!).

APEH:
1. I'm grading your tests and the results are very mixed...
2. You should be reading the chapter on the Reformation.
3. Bring your book to class to work on your charts comparing Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist and Anabaptist beliefs.
4. We'll fill in the 1555 political map in class together.

World Civ:
1. We'll review the sheet on the three estates of France and work in pairs/groups to fill in a chart showing the causes of the French Revolution.
2. I'll introduce an assignment of reading notes (as opposed to a study guide), and we'll discuss how to take reading notes.