Ms. Cox's Classes

Daily log for Ms. Cox's social studies classes.

Friday, April 28, 2006

US History:
1. Reading notes for the section entitled "1968: A Year of Crises" are due next week at block period.

World Civ:
1. You'll take the open-note homework quiz on "The Cold War" on Monday.
2. We'll wrap up the Cold War and the fall of the USSR next week and take the unit test (Russian Revolution to the Fall of the USSR) on Friday, May 5! Be sure to bring your notebook on Friday to hand in a packet.

APEH:
One week to the AP Exam!!
1. Test on Chapters 30 and 31 at block. You will also hand in Study Guides then.
2. We'll be reviewing as much as possible in the coming week. Use your Study Guides and the review sheets I gave you, as well as all handouts you've received this year! I will arrange review sessions after school, at lunch or tutorial if you want. We'll discuss this on Monday.
3. The LBP will be due in final form after the AP Exam, but you should have an idea of the significant issues raised.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

US History:
1. Your writing assignment on US policy in Vietnam is due on Friday.
2. The reading on the Gulf of Tonkin incident (questions on the little white sheet) is due next week...Monday if you are in 2nd period, Tuesday if you are in 3rd period.

World Civ.:
1. We'll review the "Cold War" assignment on Friday.
2. We might have time to do a map together in class (it's a short period)

APEH:
1. Cold War map quiz Friday.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

US History:
1. Your writing assignment on US policy in Vietnam is due on Friday.

World Civ.:
1. Text assignment on "The Cold War" is due on Thursday.
2. You should fill in the front side of the pink study guide sheet (The Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin) by Thrusday.
3. Please bring your book to class on Thursday.

APEH:
1. We may be ready to take the test on Ch. 30 & 31 this week, but we still have some ground to cover, so we may have to put it off until after STAR tests.
2. You should definitely have finished reading Chapters 30 and 31 and the associated material in Perry.
3. I will give you more time to work on the LBP in class next week.
4. We will have a quiz on the map of Cold War Europe...study the map in the book!
5. If you haven't already done so, START REVIEWING FOR THE EXAM!!

Monday, April 17, 2006

US History:
1. Vietnam vocabulary quiz at block this week.
2. Bring your books to block, for map work.
3. Your writing assignment (letter to President Truman) is due Friday.

World Civ.:
1. Homework quiz on Totalitarianism Parts I and II at block period this week.
2. Text assignment "Cold War" is due on Thursday.
3. I'll stamp the reading notes on Stalin's Purges at block.

APEH:
1. We'll test on Chapters 30 and 31 by the end of this week if possible. I will lecture on the Cold War and contemporary issues.
2. You'll work on the LBP in the computer lab at block. This time is for group discussion and word processing. Please do not divide the questions among yourselves.
3. Study Guides on Chapters 30 and 31 will be due Friday.

Friday, April 07, 2006

US History and World Civ:
No homework -- have a restful holiday!

APEH:
The AP Exam is closer than you think!! Finish Chapters 30 and 31, and the Study Guides. Be attentive to the reading, as we won't have much time to go over this stuff in class!
When you get back, we'll briefly review the Cold War and then go on to contemporary issues.
If you haven't started reviewing for the AP Exam, you should do so immediately. Use your green Study Guide...the Chapter Outlines, Review Questions and vocabulary lists are excellent. Look up anything that stumps you. I will hand out additional review sheets in the week after the break.
Remember -- your holiday comes after the Exam...don't slack off now.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

US History:
1. Unit test on the Cold War is Thursday. Don't forget to bring your notebook.
2. Last chance to take the Cold War vocab. quiz is at tutorial on Wednesday.

World Civ.:
1. Totalitarianism Part II is due on Friday.
2. Bring your book to class on Friday.

APEH:
1. Bring your outline for the Interwar DBQ to class on Thursday; I will collect them.
2. You should finish reading the Cold War chapter this week. We'll finish reading Chapter 31 during break and the week thereafter. After that....it's review time!

Monday, April 03, 2006

US History:
1. Finish the Korea map puzzle and questions. Please record your answers to the questions on a separate sheet of paper...complete sentences!
2. We'll talk a bit more about Korea at block, then review for the test (Thursday, if all goes as planned)!

World Civ.:
1. Please bring your books to class for block period.

APEH:
1. If you missed the WWII test, please make arrangements to take it asap...tutorial on Wednesday is best.
2. Study Guides for Chapters 28 and 29 were due last Friday...see me if you are having problems keeping up! We are almost finished with the curriculum for the year; you need to stay with us and be ready for the review.
3. Don't forget the POV assignment based on the Perry readings...250 - 300 words characterizing POV (don't merely summarize) for the three authors.
4. We'll continue with our practice DBQ, as well as some notes on post-WWII Europe.

Saturday, April 01, 2006

US History:
1. Reading notes on the Korean conflict are due Monday.
2. We will try to take the test for this unit (Cold War not including Vietnam) on Thursday! Be sure to bring your notebook to class that day.

World Civ.:
1. "Totalitarianism Part II" is due at block. Bring your book on Monday and to block, in case you end up having homework time due to the weirdness of next week's schedule.

APEH:
For god's sake, learn the map of Europe.