Ms. Cox's Classes

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

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

US History:
1. Due Friday: "Cold War: New Battleground."

World History:
1. Due Friday: "Rise of Stalin."

APEH:
1. Review Thursday, test Friday.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

US History:
1. Due Friday: "Cold War: New Battleground." We'll have some time in class to work on this.

World History:
1. Due Friday: "Rise of Stalin."

APEH:
1. The test on the Interwar Period and WWII will be on Friday. We'll have Thursday for review.

Monday, March 29, 2010

US History:
1. You should have finished outlines for "Cold War Begins" and "Cold War Deepens." We'll review these at block and take a quiz.

World History:
1. You should have completed outlines for "Background to the Revolution" and "Civil War in Russia." We'll review these and take a quiz at block.

APEH:
1. DBQ (YAY!) on Wednesday. Review on Thursday. Test on Friday.
2. The questions on DeGaulle and Churchill are due at block.

Friday, March 26, 2010

US History:
1. You'll be writing your essay on the atomic bomb in class on Monday. Be sure to bring the chart you prepared.
2. At block, we'll review "Cold War Begins" and "Cold War Deepens."

World History:
1. You should be ready for a quiz on "Background to the Revolution" and "Civil War and Triumph of the Communists" early next week.

APEH:
1. Map quiz Monday.
2. What similiarities and contrasts can you find between WWI and WWII? What could you use as categories of comparison?
3. We should be ready for the unit test on Friday.
4. Why are people attracted to authoritarian governments?

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Third quarter ends Friday! See me with any grade questions.

US History:
1. Due Thursday: "Cold War Begins." If you didn't finish the Cold War map of Europe in class at block, finish it at home and have it ready on Thursday.

World History:
1. Due Friday: first section of reading notes on background to the Russian Revolution.

APEH:
1. Finish reading Chapters 28 and 29 and work on the Study Guides. Do the review sheets.
2. You should know the map of Europe at the outset of WWII and the areas taken over by Germany and Italy by 1939.

Monday, March 22, 2010

US History:
1. WWII test at block! Bring your binder.
2. "Cold War Begins" outline due on Thursday.

World History:
1. Due at block: "Growth of Russia" questions and map of Tsarist Russia, 1914.

APEH:
1. You should be reading Chapters 28 and 19 and the Perry readings, and working your way through the Study Guides.
2. Gather up your review sheets and read/complete them! Read the biographies of Churchill and De Gaulle and answer the questions.
3. Know the map of Europe in WWII -- we'll take a quiz soon.

Friday, March 19, 2010

The fourth quarter ends on March 26th (this Friday). Please see me if you have any questions about your grade.

US History:
1. Your unit test on WWII will take place at block.
2. You need a new divider for the Cold War.

World History:
1. Due at block: "Growth of Russia." Read the article carefully -- use your highlighter. Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper.
2. You should have a new divider in your binder: Russia

APEH:
1. You should be working your way through Chapter 29 and the associated Perry readings.
2. Your notes on modern art are due on Monday.
3. We'll begin going over the review sheets as we have time.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

US History:
1. Due Friday: answers to the questions on the back of "History without Hiroshima?" You should have lots of things on your chart by the time you're finished with the article.

World History:
1. Test on Holocaust/genocides is on Friday. Bring your binder!

APEH:
1. Move on to Chapter 29 and the Perry readings. You should know chapters 28 and 29 really well. Don't neglect them just because you covered WWII in World History.
2. Modern art notes will be due on Monday. Look for trends...toward abstraction, political content, psychological message, lack of any message at all....

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

US History:
1. Due Friday: Read the handout "History without Hiroshima?" and answer the questions on the back (separate sheet of paper).
2. Work on your chart...fill in any ideas you have as you read our sources on the atomic bomb over the next few days.

World History:
1. No homework.
2. Test on Holocaust/Genocide is Friday.

APEH:
1. On Wednesday, we'll be back in the computer lab for a DBQ.
2. You should be finishing up the chapter on the interwar years and the Perry readings.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

US History:
No homework.

World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Start reading McKay Chapter 28 and the Perry readings.
2. Read Hardy's "Channel Firing" and the excerpts from Eliot's "Waste Land." Were these people depressed, or what??

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

US History:
No homework.

World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Chapter 27 test is Thursday.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

US History:
1. No homework.
2. If you missed the homework quiz on "Mobilizing the Homefront" and "War and Civil Rights" please see me immediately about a makeup.

World History:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. Review at block; test on Thursday.

Monday, March 08, 2010

US History:
1. No homework. We'll finish the presentations at block.
2. If you missed Friday's homework quiz, please see me to make an appointment for a makeup.

World History:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. You should be finishing Chapter 27 and polishing off your Study Guide and review sheets. We'll go over the review sheets at block. The test will take place on Thursday.

Friday, March 05, 2010

US History:
No homework

World History:
No Homework

APEH:
1. Due Monday: POV comparison.
2. Map quiz Monday -- before and after WWI.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

US History:
1. Open-note reading quiz on "Mobilizing the Homefront" and "War and Civil Rights" on Friday.
2. If you didn't finish the WWII timeline in class on Thursday, have it ready for a stamp on Friday.

World History:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. POV comparison is due on Monday.
2. Read all the WWI stuff in McKay and Perry, and work on the Study Guide.
3. We should do Hub Dates soon.
4. You should be able to label a "before and after" map of WWI.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

US History:
1. Due Thursday: "The War and Civil Rights."
2. We'll finish the timeline in class; it's not homework.
3. Expect a quiz on "Mobilizing the Homefront" and "War and Civil Rights" on Friday.

World History:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. Read Chapter 27 and the associated Perry readings.
2. POV comparison of Wilson, Clemenceau and the German delegation is due Monday.

Monday, March 01, 2010

Progress report grades will be filed with the office on Tuesday morning. The grades will include all work due for 3rd quarter through Feb. 26th.

US History:
1. Due Thursday: Cornell notes on "The War and Civil Rights."

World History:
1. If you missed Monday's test, see me immediately for a makeup.

APEH:
1. Start working on Chapter 27 and the associated Perry sections.
2. Due Monday, March 8th: POV comparison for Wilson, Clemenceau, and the German delegation to the Versailles conference.