US History:
1. Your answers to the questions on the Gettysburg Address are due at block.
2. Please bring your book to block.
3. Third quarter ends on Friday, November 3rd. I will not be adding any additional scores to the gradebook between now and then, unless you decide to recite the Gettysburg address for extra credit. Please see me immediately if you think there are errors in the grade printout, or if you think there is work that you are entitled to make up.

World Civ:
1. Your handmade vehicle is due at block.
2. Also due at block: Cornell-style notes on the "Industrial Revolution in Great Britain."
3. First quarter ends on Friday, November 3rd. We will probably be able to take the open-note quiz on the reading notes (see #2 above) by Friday, and this will go on the 1st quarter grade. Otherwise, no new scores will be added this quarter. Please see me immediately if you think there is an error in the grade printout, or if you think there is work you are entitled to make up.

APEH:
1. Let's get those timelines finished, so we can move on to some serious bloodshed -- the French Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years' War.
2. Keep working on your Study Guide for this chapter!

Some people are "forgetting" to prepare their current event presentations, or have been absent on their assigned day. If you have an excused absence, you should be prepared to do the presentation as soon as you return. If you simply forget or don't prepare for your assigned day, there is no guarantee you will be able to make it up. Generally, Mondays are available for makeups, but students with excused absences have the first right to sign up for Monday spaces. Please check the posted list of presentation dates to make sure you don't miss your date!

US History:
1. Please bring your book to class on Monday.
2. Due at block: read the Gettysburg Address and answer the questions. Be careful! The speech is short, but complex.

World Civ:
1. Due at block: Split-page reading notes on "Industrial Revolution in Great Britain," pages 254-257.
2. Also due at block: Build Your Own Vehicle! Use any materials you like...but build it yourself; do not use pre-made parts.

APEH:
1. Work on the Study Guide for Chapter 15.
2. Choose one topic and outline it. As your sources, use McKay and the articles in Perry. You are free to use other reputable sources as well. Use MLA format for in-text cites and create a short "Works Cited" list.

US History:
1. Your writing assignment on "Two Views of Slavery" is due on Friday.
2. Please bring your books to class on Friday and Monday.
3. We should be ready for an open-note quiz by Friday.

World Civ:
1. Split-page reading notes on the Industrial Revolution in Britain are due at block next week.
2. You need a new divider for the Industrial Revolution unit.

APEH:
1. Choose an outline topic from the list I gave you. Look at the sample outline on the back of the page. Your outline should be like the sample.
2. You should be reading Chapter 15 in McKay and starting the Study Guide.

US History:
No homework

World Civ:
1. Read the rubric carefully and try to grade the sample essays using the rubric.
2. Use the outline form to begin drafting your essay. Try to write a thesis statement that will let the reader know that you will be weighing the ways in which Napoleon preserved and advanced the goals of the French Revolution against the ways in which he reversed those goals. Try to write your thesis so that it takes a position on the issue.
3. Come to class at block with your notes. You may try a rough draft at home if you want, but the only thing you can bring into the lab are your notes and the outline sheet I gave you. (No book and no rough draft.)

APEH:
1. Get started reading Chapter 15 in Mckay. I'll hand out the new Study Guide at block.
2. Start learning the French kings!
3. Read the instructions for essay outlines. At block, we'll do essay outlines in small groups as the written portion of our test for Chapter 14.
4. Why did religious division lead to war? To what extent were religious motives behind the wars, and to what extent were they political in nature? What were the political and religious consequences of the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries?

US History:
1. Finish the yellow sheet ("Civil War") for Monday.

World Civ:
1. Due Monday: T-Chart on autocratic and democratic things Napoleon did. Include both domestic and foreign policy actions. Remember, you are looking for evidence that he preserved the gains of the French Revolution, and evidence that he reversed the gains of the French Revolution.
2. Be sure to bring all notes to class on Monday and at block! You'll need them for the essay.

APEH:
1. Reformation test Monday.

US History:
1. I'll stamp your answers to the questions on the yellow handout on Monday. Pay special attention to question #4 (chart on sectionalism).
2. You need not bring your book or notebook to class tomorrow, Friday.

World Civ:
1. Due Friday: Cornell-style notes on the policies of Napoleon.
2. We're getting ready to write a major essay...We'll write in the computer lab at block next week. Be alert for facts about Napoleon that show him to be either democratic or autocratic.

APEH:
1. MC test on the Reformation is Monday. Study Guides will be due. Remember that I will give EC for the vocabulary IDs on the Study Guide. Be sure to identify the significance of the term (not just a dictionary definition!).

US History:
1. If you missed the Expansion test, please make arrangements with me to make it up asap.
2. Completed in class during block: Text notes on "Slavery and Politics" and a handout with questions entitled "The Civil War."

World Civ:
1. Please see me right away if you missed the unit test on the French Revolution.
2. Completed in class at block: map of Napoleon's empire in 1812 and a short reading guide on Napoleon. We reviewed the reading guide in class; I'll stamp the map on Thursday.
3. Due on Friday: Cornell-style notes on Napoleon's domestic and foreign policies. Remember that you are looking for ways in which Napoloen was democratic and liberal, and also ways in which he was autocratic and authoritarian.

APEH:
1. We'll finish our charts and timeline in class on Thursday and Friday.
2. Test on the Reformation on Monday! Study Guides will be due then.

US History:
1. After the test at block, students handed in a packet of items from their notetooks.
2. Two assignments were handed out after the test: Text notes on "Politics and Slavery," which are due on Thursday, Oct. 19, and the yellow sheet entitled "Civil War," which is due on Friday. Note that question number 4 on the yellow sheet requires you to create a chart.
3. There will be an open-note quiz on "Politics and Slavery" on Friday, Oct. 20.

World Civ:
1. After the test at block, students handed in a packet of work from their notebooks.
2. Two assignments were completed in class after the test: Reading guide on Napoleon and a map of Napoleon's empire in 1812. We reviewed the reading guide in class, and I will stamp the map on Thursday.
3. Due on Friday: Cornell-style notes on Napoleon's domestic and foreign policies. (There were also some questions at the bottom of the assignment sheet.) Don't bother to write anything in the left-hand column of your notes...we'll do this in class together on Friday!

APEH:
1. We'll finish our group work at block, and then discuss Baroque art.
2. We're nearing the end of the Reformation chapter...you should have finished your Study Guide for this chapter.
3. Be sure you know the difference between the Catholic Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. What were some of the things the RC Church did to reform itself and to return Protestants to the faith?
4. What was the significance of the fact that Martin Luther and others accused the Church not only of corruption, but of heresy?
5. You should be able to explain the connection between the Reformation and the trend toward the nation state.
6. Why did peasants think Luther would support them?

US History:
1. We'll review on Monday and take the test at block.
2. Bring your notebook to block to hand in a packet of homework.
3. Time to put a new divider in your notebood: Civil War!

World Civ:
1. We'll have a little more review of the French Revolution and take the test at block.
2. Bring your textbook and notebook to block!
3. Our new mini-unit is on Napoleon Bonaparte. Like all the other World Civ classes, we'll write an evaluative essay on Napoleon. This essay will challenge you to pull together the things you have learned in the year so far about the advantages and disadvantages of different types of governments. We;ll spend about a week preparing, then write the essay in the computer lab during the week after homecoming.

APEH:
1. Groupwork on Monday, I promise.
2. I hope you're done with your Study Guide.
3. We'll have more about Martin Luther and the big, difficult question of how the Reformation helped lead to nation states.
4. We should definitely be ready for a multiple-choice test next week.

Don't forget to sign up for the PSAT, which will be given on October 21.
Also, remember that next week, homecoming week, has a different schedule so that everyone can have the same lunch time for fun and games. I'll give information about the schedule in class.

US History:
If you missed Monday's class, you'll need to get notes from me or a classmate. We worked on the timeline entitled "Native Americans and the Conquest of North America" and the chart of territorial acquisitions of the USA. We also took a page of lecture notes on important terms and concepts related to US expansion.
1. Seventh period is behind, due to the lockdown. We'll review "A New Era in Politics" on Friday. I hope we can watch some of the video segments from "500 Nations."
2. We'll review for the unit test, which will take place on Monday if the 7th period class is ready. Otherwise, we'll postpone it to block.
3. The assignment entitled "Native American Testimony" is due Monday, Oct. 16.

World Civ:
1. We'll continue to discuss the "reign of terror."
2. We'll also begin our review of the French Revolution. The test will take place on block day next week.

APEH:
1. We'll be in groups on Thursday and Friday to compare religions and to discuss the causes and consequences of the Reformation.
2. Map of 1555 and Hub dates (two events) on Friday!!
3. Looking ahead: we need to cover the "far left" Protestants.
4. Baroque Art!! Yaayyy!!

US History:
1. Writing assignment entitled "Native American Testimony" is due on Monday (7th period hasn't received this yet, due to the lockdown).

World Civ:
1. Finish the "Causes of the French Revolution" chart. Think of as many causes of the Revolution as you can, and then try to decide which box each cause should go in.
2. We'll go over the worksheet on "Conflicting Goals" and finish our PowerPoint review.
3. The test on the French Revolution will take place on Monday or at block next week.

APEH:
1. Work on your Study Guide. We'll work in groups on Thursday. Have plenty of ideas about the different religious beliefs and about the causes and consequences of the Reformation.
2. Test on the Reformation will be next week, possibly at block?

PSAT registration ($25 in the finance office) is now open to all students. The test will be given on October 21.

US History:
1. Due at block: "A New Era in Politics."
2. We'll be wrapping up this unit on Expansion by the end of the week.

World Civ.:
1. No homework.
2. Start studying for the unit test on the French Revolution. We should be ready for the test by Monday.

APEH:
1. We'll work in groups on religious beliefs and on causes and consequences of the Reformation.
2. Work on your Study Guide questions...we should be ready for a test by the end of this week or early next week.

US History:
1. Reading guide "A New Era in Politics" is due at block.

World Civ:
1. Reading notes (Cornell-style) on page 214 are due on Monday.
2. We'll finish the French Revolution by the end of this week.

APEH:
1. In the lab on Monday: DBQ on the Origins of the Protestant Reformation.
2. Groups at block: Essential beliefs of different religious groups and maybe even a little bit of lecture.
3. Query: why did the Reformation begin in Germany? What is the relationship between the Christian humanism of the Northern Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation?
4. Work on your Study Guide! Do the Review Questions...we'll vote on the extra credit/curve choice this week!

Juniors! Be sure to sign up for the PSAT. Bring a check for $25 to the Finance Office.

US History:
1. Your Cornell-style notes on pages 130-135 are due on Friday, Oct. 6. We will take an open-note quiz on this material.

World Civ:
1. Fill out the back of the sheet entitled "French Revolution" (the one with the three columns that review the Three Estates) for Friday, Oct. 6.
2. Your Cornell-style notes on page 214 are due on Monday, Oct. 9.

APEH:
1. You should be finishing up the McKay chapter on the Reformation.
2. Read the assigned sections in the photocopied handout I gave you. As you go, make a list of essential Lutheran and Calvinist beliefs.
3. Read the handout for the DBQ on the "Origins of the Protestant Reformation." Make sure you understand each of the documents. Most of the authors should be familiar to you.
4. Read the "Point of View" review sheet. For each example, see if you can choose which writer handled the POV analysis correctly.

US History:
1. If you missed the quiz on "Washington and the Government," please arrange with me for a retake as soon as possible.
2. Reading notes (Cornell format) are for pages 130-135 are due on Friday.

World Civ:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. Same as Monday.

First quarter progress report grades will be filed on Tuesday morning. They should be in your mailboxes by the weekend. If you are already "in trouble" as far a your grade is concerned, please see me for advice and help. Don't let yourself get so far out of the game that you can't make a comeback.

US History:
1. The open-note quiz on "Washington and the Government" will take place at the beginning of block period. If you have stamped homework, you can have it out during the quiz. If you didn't get a stamp, study your notes tonight so you can still try for a decent quiz score.
1. We'll finish reviewing the map of the US at block.

World Civ:
1. Due a block: "Background to the Revolution" (textbook).

APEH:
1. Start reading McKay and the handout of reading from Perry that I gave you in class. Identify as many essential beliefs of Lutheranism and Calvinism as you can.
2. Read the "95 Theses." Which ones made the church mad?