US History:
1. Homework "Facing a New Order" is due Friday.
2. Writing on "Models of Acculturation" is due at block next week.
3. Get your notebook in order!

World Civ:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Second outline is due Friday.
2. PERSIA.
3. Work on your Study Guide.

US History:
1. Due Friday: "Facing a New Order."
2. The secret word is snowflake.

World Civ:
1. Please finish the reading and questions on imperialism in the Congo, if you didn't do this in class.
2. The secret word is peppermint.

APEH:
1. Second outline is due Friday. Make sure you have a copy of both outlines in your notebook when you come to class on Monday.
2. Work on your Study Guides! This is a short unit. Read both chapters (16 and 17 carefully).

US History:
1. If you missed the quiz on "Populism and Protest," please plan to make it up by the end of the week.
2. Due Friday: "Facing a New World Order."
3. There will be a notebook check sometime during this unit.

World Civ:
1. If you didn't finish the reading and questions on imperialism in Africa during class at block, please have this ready to be stamped on Thursday.
2. Notebook check is coming...SOON!

APEH:
1. I'll hand out the Study Guide for Chapter 16 on Thursday.
2. Your second outline is due on Friday.
3. I'll hand out some additional reading material on absolutism on Thursday.
4. I'm considering a notebook check (people with organized notebooks really do have an advantage when studying for exams!). You have been warned....

US History:
1. "Populism and Protest" notes are due at block. We'll review the notes and take the quiz.

World Civ:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. Your second outline is due on Friday.
2. If you haven't given me your Montaigne/Malebranche notes, do so immediately.
3. You should have finished reading Chapter 16. I won't spend much time on it in class, since you covered much of the material in World Civ. We're going to blast through this unit (Chapters 16 and 17), so keep up!!
4. If you missed the test on Chapter 15, you should make it up before the end of the week.
5. The secret word is "figgy pudding."

Happy Thanksgiving!

US History:
1. Your text assignment "Populism and Protest" is due at the block period following the break (November 28 and 29).
2. Get your notebook in order...
3. The secret word is "leftovers."

World Civ:
1. No homework! Bring your book to class on Monday, November 27.
2. Notebook check is coming...
3. The secret word is "stuffing."

APEH:
1. Read all of Chapter 16 on Absolutism and Constitutionalism.
2. If you were going to give me a re-written essay outline, it's due on Monday.
3. The second outline is due on Friday, December 1.
4. Briefly characterize POV on the three readings about the slave trade. No summaries...just POV; two or three sentences max for each reading!
5. I hate to say it, but I think there will be a notebook check soon...
6. The secret word is "pie."

US History:
1. Writing assignment (What's Good for Business is Good for America?) is due on Friday.
2. Text assignment entitled "Populism and Protest" is due at block the week after the Thanksgiving break.

World Civ:
1. The Industrial Revolution test is Friday...be sure to bring your notebook.
2. Please bring your book to class on Monday after the Thanksgiving break.

APEH:
1. Test on Chapter 15 is Friday. Study Guides are due.
2. If you are re-writing your essay outline, please give it to me by Monday after break.
3. Thanksgiving reading (to help you digest your Turkey): Chapter 16 -- Absolutism and Constitutionalism. We will do Chapters 16 and 17 together as a single unit.

US History:
1. Due Friday: Writing assignment. Use what you've learned in our unit so far to evaluate the validity of the following statement: "What's good for business is good for America."

World Civ:
1. Study for the test on Friday.

APEH:
1. Read all handouts; finish Study Guide.
2. Prepare for test on Friday.
3. I will give new reading pages to keep you busy over the holiday!!

US History:
1. Due at block: "Rise of Industrialism."
2. Due on Friday: Writing assignment based on the slides we've been viewing in class.
Evaluate the validity of the following statement: What's good for business is good for America. Begin with a topic sentence that strongly asserts your opinion, but remember that there will be some evidence on both sides. Refute the opposing position in a sentence or two, then give the arguments in support of your assertion.
(As always: about 250-300 words, typed, double-spaced, 12pt font, one-inch margins.)
3. Straighten up your notebook if necessary...there will be a notebook check soon.

World Civ:
1. Finish the worksheet entitled "Patterns of Thought." Be sure to answer all the questions. Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary.
2. We should be ready for a test on Friday.
3. Get your notebook in order! There will be a notebook check soon.

APEH:
1. Make sure you've read all of McKay and all handouts. Study the map for 1648.
2. Be prepared to discuss Malebranche and Montaigne in small groups.
3. Is your Study Guide finished?
4. Be prepared for a test on Friday.

Happy Veterans' Day! Remember that the men and women in the military serve their country, not any particular political party. We respect and honor their service and their sacrifice.

US History: "Rise of Industrialism" is due at block.

World Civ: Be ready for a test on the Industrial Revolution at the end of next week.

APEH: No new assignments. I'll collect your essay outline on Monday.

US History:
1. We're starting a new unit: Industrialization, Immigration and the Progressives. You need a new dividerfor this unit in your notebook.
2. "Rise of Industrialism" is due next week at block (November 14 and 15).

World Civ:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. Wasn't that a good movie?
2. Don't forget to do the questions I gave you on that globalism handout.

US History:
1. Be sure to turn in a packet from your notebook before the end of the block period.
2. Text assignment "Rise of Industrialism" is due next week at block. Do it a section at a time, to make it less burdensome.

World Civ:
1. We will be ready for the test on the Industrial Revolution next week. Keep your notebook in order...I'll try to to a notebook check soon.

APEH:
1. We'll start the dreaded Thirty Years' War notes at block.

I will turn in the first quarter grades to the office on Tuesday morning at 9:00. I'm assuming that all issues have been resolved. Grades will be mailed on Thursday.

US History:
1. Finish your Civil War poster, if you didn't finish it in class.
2. Do the review crossword puzzle.
3. Come to class prepared to take the scantron test and write the essay! You may use the pink sheet with your thesis statement and topic sentences on it and your T-chart on Reconstruction as you are writing.
4. Remember to bring your notebook; I will collect a packet.

World Civ:
1. We'll be in the computer lab during the block period. Come to class first so I can take attendance.
2. We should be ready for a test on the Industrial Revolution by the end of next week (before the Thanksgiving holiday).

APEH:
1. Keep up with your reading and Study Guide.
2. Both the Huguenot Wars and the Thirty Years' War were civil wars that combined both religious and political motivations and consequences. How would you compare/contrast the two?

US History:
1. Look up material for your poster. Be creative...the posters are supposed to be a Civil War review, but they're also supposed to be funny.
2. If you are feeling uncertain about the essay, please see me on Monday for advice. Bring your notes (T-chart) and your outline (the pink half-sheet) and we'll work on your thesis statement and topic sentences!

World Civ:
1. Create 5 quiz questions to give to a fellow student. No trick questions! Create questions that really test whether the person taking your quiz knows the content of the reading.

APEH:
1. Be sure to take reading notes on the Thirty Years' War, so we can cover it speedily.
2. Work on the "globalization" handout/questions.
3. Keep up with your Study Guide for this chapter...don't leave it until the night before the test!

Remember that Friday is the last day of the first quarter. I will be in Room 122 at lunch if you need to see me!

US History:
1. Check through your US History text to locate the information related to the topic you chose for your poster. If you have magazines at home with splashy ads and pictures (People, E, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Cosmopolitan, etc.) please bring them in if your parents don't object. They are good sources of illustrations for our "Creative Anachronism" posters.
2. Our Civil War test will take place at block period next week.

World Civ.
1. No homework.
2. Please pick up your car if you want it!

APEH:
1. Finish McKay Chapter 15 and work on your Study Guide.
2. I should have the English foreign policy timeline by Friday...keep it simple...everyone is making way too big a deal out of it.
3. We'll start reviewing the Thirty Years' War next week. You should have your own reading notes on this.
4. Read the handout on globalization and answer the questions I gave you in class.