Ms. Cox's Classes

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

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

World History:
1. Due Thursday: Social Studies categories. On the back of the sheet, you should have a well-written topic sentence and a thesis statement. 
2. Due Friday: Binder (with dividers and paper) and permission slip.

US History:
1. Due Thursday: Social Studies categories. On the back of the sheet, you should have a well-written topic sentence and a thesis statement. 
2. Due Friday: Binder (with dividers and paper) and permission slip.

EL World History:
1. Due Friday: Binder with paper and permission slip.

AP European History:
1. Map quiz Friday -- use your summer homework to study.  There will be some countries, a few mountain ranges, a few rivers and some cities.
2. On Friday, you'll be back in groups to see if you can do a bit more on the Western Civ review sheets.  We'll also continue with the introductory PowerPoints.
3. Hub Dates: we'll try to review them at block period next week.  You need at least 3 important events for each general time period on the chart.  Try to have events/trends/people from different countries.
4. Keep thinking about the 100 Years' War.  It exemplifies the changes going on during the early modern period in Western Europe.  What changes???  Think social/political/economic.  

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Greetings!  Welcome to the 2012 - 2013 school year.  Please email me or come in to see me in room 122 if you are confused about anything. 

Modern World History:
1. Due Friday: 3-ring binder (with dividers and paper); permission slip. 

US History:
1. Due Friday: 3-ring binder (with dividers and paper); permission slip.

EL World History:
1. Due Friday: 3-ring binder (with dividers and paper); permission slip.
2. Vocabulary quiz Wednesday -- 5 basic history terms.  

AP European History:
1. Due Friday: Binder, permission slip.
2. Map quiz Friday -- study the maps from the summer homework.
3. Due at block period next week: Hub Dates for the first semester.  Try to get dates/events of different types, and from different parts of Europe.