First Quarter ends this Friday, November 6th. Be sure you check you grade, and see me if you have any questions or need to make up recently missed work.

US History:
1. You should finish the T-Chart on Reconstruction for Monday. Remember, you are looking for evidence that Reconstruction was successful, and evidence that it was a failure. Check the definition of Reconstruction (you wrote in on the back of the half-sheet) to make sure you're finding the right kinds of evidence.
2. On Monday, we'll review the chart and discuss essay structure. You'll have a chance to write your thesis statement and topic sentences.

World History:
1. Due Monday: Your handmade vehicle. Any kind of vehicle, made of any materials.
2. Due at block: Cornell notes on the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

APEH:
1. Keep reading, and keep thinking about the relationship between religion and politics. This is a period in which kings continued the trend of gaining control of religion within their borders...but they did it in various ways. In the long run, the outcome was some degree of separation of church and state. Spain, France, England, Russia...all emerged from this period with more centralized states...but Germany did not. Why?
2. Notorious French Kings Quiz next week...say, Thursday?

US History:
1. You'll have time in class Friday to research Reconstruction, and we'll do essay preparation on Monday. The essay will be written in class at block.

World History:
1. Due Monday: Your own hand-made vehicle. It can be any kind of vehicle, built with materials of your choice. No paper airplanes or models you've already made.

APEH:
1. Read all that stuff I handed out.

US History:
1. If you didn't finishe the Gettysburg Address sheet in class at block, please have it finished for Thursday. Remember that you can get 10 extra credit points for reciting the Gettysburg Address any time between now and Nov. 6th.

World History:
1. Be sure you have your binder with you to hand in work on the Napoleon unit. If you missed the essay at block, you must make immediate arrangements to make it up.

APEH:
1. Start reading Chapter 15 in McKay: Religious Wars and Expansion.

US History:
1. We'll finish the Civil War timeline in class at block.

World History:
1. Napoleon essay in the computer lab at block. You may bring your outline form, your T chart and the sheet on which you ranked examples of Napoleon's policies. Do not bring a draft of the paper...you are writing the paper in class.

APEH:
1. DBQ in class on Wednesday.

US History:
1. Due Monday: Letter to the editor opposing Senator Hammond's argument that slavery is good for blacks and whites.

World History:
1. You'll be writing your essay on Napoleon in the computer lab at block. You should be very familiar with examples from your notes that show ways in which Napoleon was autocratic (like a king), or democratic (like the French Revolutionaries).
2. I will give you time in class to work on your outline.

APEH:
1. Test on the Reformation on Monday. If we have time after the test, we can further discuss the DBQ.

US History:
1. Due Friday: text notes on "Slavery and Politics."
2. Due Monday: letter to the editor -- argue against Senator Hammond, who claimed that slavery was a positive good. Use the other sources you were given for your information about slavery.

World History:
1. Due Friday: Rank Napoleon's actions on the "Autocracy/Democracy" spectrum.
2. Carefully read the prompt and review the scoring rubric. Study the outline form.
3. The essay will be written in class at block period next week.

APEH:
1. OK, so the test is Monday.
2. We'll start preparing for the DBQ on Friday. You'll write the DBQ in the lab on Wednesday.

US History (Ms Cox)
1. Due Friday: Text notes on "Slavery and Politics."
2. Due Monday: Letter to the editor opposing the views of Southerners who justified slavery as a good thing for both whites and blacks.

World History:
1. If you didn't finish the map of "Napoleon's Empire" and the textbook assignment on "Napoleon's Rise and Fall" in class at block, you should have these finished for class on Thursday.
3. If you missed the test on the Expansion unit, you should arrange to make it up before the end of this week.

APEH:
1. You should have finished both the timeline of the English Reformation and the chart showing causes and consequences of the Reformation. We'll go over them on Thursday. Any remaining time can be used to work on Study Guides.
2. Test is Friday.
3. Keep thinking about the causes of the Reformation. We'll be writing an DBQ in class at block next week.

US History:
1. If you missed Monday's unit test, please make arrangements to make it up asap.
2. Due at block: "The Civil War" reading with questions.

World History:
1. Unit test on the French Revolution is at block.
2. Due Thursday: Map of Napoleon's Empire and reading notes on "Napoleon's Rise and Fall."
3. Keep in mind that you will be writing an essay on Napoleon. The key issue is whether Napoleon followed the ideals of the French revolutionaries, or whether he was really more like a monarch of olden days.

APEH:
1. Hub Dates at block!
2. More Reformation! What caused it?
3. Test on Friday?? Be sure you know the 1555 map.

US History:
1. Due at block: "The Civil War" reading questions. Be sure to do the chart for question number four.
2. If you missed Monday's unit test, please make arrangements to make it up immediately.

World History:
1. Unit test on the French Revolution at block. Be sure to bring your book and binder to class.

APEH:
1. Hub Dates quiz at block. Two events for each date!
2. You can continue to work on your timeline of the English Reformation at block, and also get started on a list of Catholic responses to the Reformation.
3. What were the causes of the Protestant Reformation? When you think of causes, be sure to include long term and short term factors. What problems or trends had been developing during the later Middle Ages that help account for the split in Christendom? What were the more immediate triggers that helped get the Reformation started and gave it momentum?

US History:
1. Unit test is Monday. Bring your binder, so you can hand in work from the unit.

World History:
1. We'll finish our review on Monday, and take the unit test on the French Revolution at block period.
2. Please bring your textbook and your binder to class at block.

APEH:
1. How was the English Reformation different from the Reformation in Germany? Why was there no Reformation in France or Spain?
2. After its initial state of denial, in what ways did the Catholic Church respond to the Reformation (two basic types of response)? Were these responses successful?
3. You should have finished reading Chapter 14 in McKay.

US History:
1. No homework.

World History:
1. No homework.
2. Quiz at block: Background to the Revolution/Estates General to National Assembly.

APEH:
1. Keep reading McKay, and the Perry handout. You should have a list of Lutheran and Calvinist beliefs.

US History:
1. Due Monday: "New Era in Politics." (Part B only)

World History:
1. We'll work on the "Causes of the French Revolution" chart in class on Monday. You should have filled some of it in on Friday.

APEH:
1. Start reading Chapter 14 in McKay, and begin working on the Study Guide.
2. Read the assigned sections in the Perry handout, and make a list of Lutheran and Calvinist beliefs.
3. Fill in the 1555 map, using the textbook and other sources (you can use www.euratlas.com if you want).
4. Read the handout on the Renaissance papacy. Why do you think popes and other leaders of the church acted as they did? What were the political pressures and social ideas that influenced them?

US History:
1. Due Thursday: Cornell-style notes on "Territorial Expansion." Pages 130-35
2. If you missed block period, you missed the quiz on "Washington and the Government," please make arrangements to make it up as soon as possible. We also watched a video on relations between settlers and Indians in the early contact period. You'll need to get the questions from me and copy notes from a classmate.

World History:
1. Due Thursday: Reading guide "Background to the Revolution."
2. If you didn't finish the "Three Estates" review sheet in class at block, please finish it for Thursday.

APEH:
1. We'll do some essay practice on Thursday. And maybe some short IDs?
2. Unit test is Friday.

1st quarter progress report grades were sent to the office this morning, and will be mailed home on Thursday. Please see me if you have any questions, or would like an individual grade printout.

US History:
1. Due Thursday: Cornell-style notes on pages 130-135, "Territorial Expansion."

World History:
1. Due Thursday: Reading guide: "Background to the Revolution."

APEH:
1. We'll finish Mach & More on Wednesday.
2. We're almost done with this unit. Can you identify the essential traits of the Italian Renaissance and give examples (literature, painting, architecture)? The Northern Renaissance?

Sophomores and Juniors: Don't forget to sign up for the PSAT. It will be given at CVHS on Oct. 17.

US History:
1. At block, you'll take an open-note quiz on "Washington and the Government."

World History:
1. Due Thursday: "Background to the Revolution."

APEH:
1. Mach/More answers will be due on Thursday. How were they alike? How were they different? Each man wrote in a period of great change, but each man reached very different conclusions about how a government should be run. On the other hand, how could you say their goals were similar??
2. You should be finishing up your Study Guide for Chapter 13! We should be ready for a test by the end of the week.

The 1st quarter progress report period has ended. I'll post grades on Monday, so you can take a look and speak with me about any questions you might have. Grades will be submitted to the office on Tuesday, and mailed home by Friday.

US History:
1. Due Monday: "Washington and the Government."
2. Remember to sign up for the PSAT. Go to the finance office, or sign up online at the CVHS student webstore.

World History:
1. Due Thursday (Oct 8): "Background to the Revolution."

APEH:
1. Machiavelli and More were both Renaissance men...but one was Italian, and one was English. How do their ideas reflect the contrast between the Italian Renaissance and the Christian Humanism of the north?

Signups for the the October 17 PSAT are now open to all students. It's a great way to see how well prepared you are for the SAT! Go to the Finance Office, or sign up online at the CVHS Student Store. Check with your counselor for more info.

US History:
1. Due Friday: Physiographic Map of the United States.
2. Due Monday: "Washington and the Government."
3. You should have a new divider in your binder labeled "Expansion of the US."

World History:
1. Due Friday: The Sun King. Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
2. If you missed the unit test on Thursday, see me immediately to arrange for a makeup.

APEH:
1. You should have a copy of your Renaissance art project for me on Friday.
2. You should be ready to discuss the assigned sections of Machiavelli and More.
3. I'll hand back your essays on Friday.