Ms. Cox's Classes

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

Thursday, February 28, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block next week: Cornell notes on "The War and Civil Rights."

World History:
No homework.

EL World History:
1. Due Friday: answers to the questions on "War in the Pacific"

APEH:
1. Due Friday: first installment of Study Guide for Chapter 27.
2. Essay tomorrow in the computer lab. 
3. Be prepared with 19th century people and ideas...

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block next week: Cornell notes on "The War and Civil Rights." 

World History:
1. Unit test on World War II on Thursday.  Be sure to bring your binder. 

EL World History:
No homework.  If you want to retake the quiz, you must do so by Friday. 

APEH:
1. Get started on Chapter 27. 
2. Due on Thursday: DBQ practice sheet on attitudes toward work in the 19th century. 
3. Be ready for a quiz on 19th century people.  
4. On Friday, you will be in the computer lab, writing your little hearts out. 

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block: "Mobilizing the Home Front."
2. At the beginning of block, we'll go to the library to hear about programming for next year from the counseling department.  Have your questions about graduation, SATs, college admission, voc/tech programs, military, etc. ready! 

World History:
1. Unit test is Thursday.
2. Your review sheets (crossword and map) are due on Thursday, along with other items from your binder. 

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Unit test on the 19th century at block.  Study for the test...you've already handed in your Study Guides, so you have time on your hands! 
2. What were the M-A-I-N causes of WWI??

Monday, February 25, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block: "Mobilizing the Home Front." 
2. We will go to the library to hear from the counselors about programming for next year!  Have your questions ready. 

World History:
1. Be ready for a unit test on Thursday.  We may postpone to Friday if I feel that you need more review. 

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Unit test on the Looooooong 19th Century on Wednesday.  Study with your review sheets, Study Guides and the online resources for the textbook. 
2. If you need to make up the Hub Dates quiz or hand in a Study Guide, do it immediately...the 3d quarter progress report period ends this week. 

Friday, February 22, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block: Cornell notes on "Mobilizing the Home Front." 

World History:
1. Unit test next week on World War II. probably on Thursday.
2. Permission slip for "Schindler's List" should be handed in as soon as possible. 

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Review day on Monday; unit test on the 19th century at block.
2. We'll write on Thursday and Friday. 
3. If you want to get ahead, start reading Chapter 27 (World War I).  We won't spend a lot of time on this unit. 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

US History:
1. Due Thursday: Review Crossword.
2. Test Friday!

World History:
No homework.

EL World History:
1. Due Thursday: Finish your map of Europe in 1939.

APEH:
1. Due Friday:  Last section of Chapter 26 Study Guide.  Don't forget the fill-ins. 
2. Hub Dates Friday!  No "World War II" or "Stock Market Crash." 
3. Keep making notes on those 19th century thinkers and ideas.  We'll have a fun quiz at some point.
4. We should be ready for a big ol' 19th century test next week at block. 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block: "Impact of the New Deal."  Your char of New Deal programs should also be finished.
2. We're almost finished with this unit.  We'll review New Deal programs and how they changed the USA.  After that, it will be time for review and then a test.

World History:
1. By block period this week, you should have stamps on all your Cornell notes for this unit.
2. If you missed the quiz at block, come in at lunch on Wednesday or Thursday to take it.

EL World History:
1. Maps are due on Thursday.

APEH:
1. You should be working on Chapter 26.  Answers for the first two Review Questions are due at block.
2. We'll have a Hub Dates quiz this week...Friday?
3. You should have finished your 19th century political spectrum.  You should also be mostly finished with the "categories" worksheet.  This is DBQ prep.  

Friday, February 15, 2013

US History:
1. If you didn't finish your chart of New Deal programs in class on Friday, have it finished for a stamp at block.
2. Due at block: "Impact of the New Deal."
3. We'll review New Deal Programs and try to wrap up this unit by the end of next week. 

World History:
1. Due at block: "The Last Days of the War."  This is the last text assignment of the unit.
2. You'll take a quiz at block.  The quiz will cover essential vocabulary and the beginning of the war (not including US entry). 

EL World History:
1. Vocabulary quiz at block -- World War II terms.

APEH:
1. Due at block: Read the next section of Chapter 26 and do the two Study Guide questions.  The last part of the chapter and the IDs will be due on Friday.  Don't neglect the Perry readings -- especially the people listed on the handout of 19th century people.  There will be a quiz on these people at some unexpected point. 
2. We should have a Hub Dates quiz, right?  So much to do, so little time...

Thursday, February 14, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block: "Impact of the New Deal."

World History:
1. Due Friday: "The Allies Advance."
2. If you didn't finish your map in class on Thursday, have it ready for a stamp on Friday. 

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Due on Friday: first part of Chapter 26 Study Guide. 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block next week: "Impact of the New Deal." 

World History:
1. Due Friday: "The Allies Advance." 
2. We'll work on the map in class. 

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. You should be reading Chapter 26 and the Perry selections. 

Monday, February 11, 2013

US History:
1. If you didn't finish the reading outline for "Hoover and the Failure of Conservatism to End the Great Depression,"  have it ready for a stamp on Wednesday.

World History:
1. Vocabulary quiz at block.
2. You'll work in groups to identify causes of WWII. 

EL World History:
1. Be ready to write a paragraph on dictators.  You may bring your topic sentence and examples to the computer lab, but you must write the paragraph in class.

APEH:
1. Start reading Chapter 26.  Please don't neglect the Perry selections...they will really help you understand the text, and they will also help you on the AP exam.
2. We should finally get to our Hub Dates at block. 

Friday, February 08, 2013

US History:
1. You do not have homework.  On Monday, you will work in groups to identify the main ideas in the reading "Hoover and the Failure of Conservatism to East the Great Depression." 

World History:
1. If you didn't finish the review sheet in class on Friday, have it finished for a stamp on Monday. '
2. Due at block: "The War in Europe." 

EL World History:
1. At block, you will be writing a paragraph on the rise of dictators during the interwar period. 

APEH:
1. Due Monday: Remaining Study Guide sections for Chapter 25.
2. Are we going too fast?  I don't want you to get bored. 

Thursday, February 07, 2013

US History:
1. Quiz Friday:  be sure to have all notes for this unit!

World History:
1. Due at block: "The War in Europe."
2. If you didn't finish analyzing the excerpts from Mein Kampf in class, finish them as homework.   

EL World History:
1. Quiz Friday: Totalitarians -- Fascists and Communists.

APEH:
1. Due Friday: POV comparison of Ure, Engels and Dickens.
2. Also due Friday: Hub Dates.  Have a couple of events for each date ready to share with the class. 
3. Keep working on Chapter 25 -- you should have the final installment finished by Monday. 
4. I will take your Romanticism notes on Friday if you have them. If you had a problem in the computer lab, I'll take them Monday. 

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

US History:
1. If you didn't finish the chart on "Impact of the Great Depression on American Social Groups" in class at block, finish it as homework.  Please REMEMBER to bring back the readings.  I will trade you a stamp for the readings. 

World History:
1. Due Thursday: "Japan's Path to War."
2. You will have time to finish analyzing "Mein Kampf" in class on Thursday.

EL World History:
1. If you didn't finish your Cornell textbook notes in class at block, finish them as homework.  Remember that you must include the vocabulary words in your notes, and highlight them. 

APEH:
1. Due Thursday: One Study Guide question and two IDs. 
2. Due Friday: POV comparison and Hub Dates for second semester. 
3. Due Monday: more stuff. 
4. We have another day in room 306.  If you finish your art notes, you can work on your Study Guide, Hub Dates, etc.  

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

US History:
1. Due at block: "Dream on Hold."

World History:
1. Due Thursday: "Japan's Path to War."

EL World History:
1. If you didn't finish your Cornell notes in class at block, finish them as homework. 

APEH:
1. You should be working on Chapter 25 and the Study Guide selections. 
2. Hub Dates for second semester are due Friday.
3. Also due Friday: POV comparison for Ure, Engels and Dickens. 

Monday, February 04, 2013

US History:
1. If you didn't finish your graphs of Depression statistics in class on Monday, have them ready for a stamp at block.
2. Due at block: Text notes for "Dream on Hold."  Remember that we are heading toward an open-note quiz on the first part of this unit, so keep your binder in good order.

World History:
1. Due on Thursday: "Japan's Path to War." 

EL World History:
1. If you didn't finish the summary on totalitarianism in class on Monday, finish it as homework.

APEH:
1. You should be reading Chapter 25 and working on the Study Guide selections.
2. Hub Dates for second semester are due Friday.
3. Also due Friday: POV comparison of Engels, Ure and Dickens.