Ms. Cox's Classes

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

Saturday, September 28, 2013

First quarter progress report period is over, and I will be submitting grades to the office on Tuesday morning. If you have questions about your grade, see me immediately.

World History:
1. You should finish the review sheets that were handed out in class on Friday.  Use the word bank and your notes to help you fill in the answers.  We'll continue our review on Monday.
2. Unit test will take place at block.  The test covers everything in our first unit, including types of government, philosophers, and our overview of periods of Western history (Greeks/Romans, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment).

EL World History:
1. We will review for the unit test on Monday.
2. Unit test at block.

APEH:
1. Due at block: first section of the Study Guide for Chapter 14 (the Reformation).
2. On Monday, we'll talk about short-answer questions, and maybe have a little time to finish the DBQ outline.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

World History:
1. Quiz Thursday: Types of government and philosophers of government.  The quiz will include only the philosophers on the chart you completed at block.

EL World History:
1. You should have finished the questions on the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.

APEH:
1. Due Thursday: your notes on Machiavelli and More.
2. Friday: Multiple choice test on Chapter 13.  We may not be completely done with the entire chapter, but we should be able to take the MC test.

Monday, September 23, 2013

World History:
1. You should have filled in at least the first three sections of the philosophers chart.  I'll give you a little time to finish at block, but you will not have the whole period to finish the chart, so try to get about half of it completed as homework. 

EL World History:
1. If you didn't finish the questions on the Renaissance in class on Monday, finish them as homework and have them ready on Wednesday.
2. Big vocabulary quiz on Wednesday!!

APEH:
1. Due at block: the last section of your Chapter 13 Study Guide questions.  Remember that you also need to do the fill-ins and the "new monarchs."  The whole Study Guide will be due on Friday.
 2. You will have some time in class at block to finish your group discussion of Machiavelli and More.  You will need to arrange the typing within your group.
3. We should be ready for a multiple choice and/or short answer test by Friday.  

Friday, September 20, 2013

World History:
No homework.  On Monday, you'll be giving a short presentation on the philosopher whose excerpt you read in your group.

EL World History:
1. Study for a vocabulary quiz at block.

APEH:
1. You should be ready to discuss Machiavelli and More in groups on Monday.
2. Due at block: Study Guide selections for Chapter 13, including the fill-ins.
3. We should be ready to take the multiple choice test on Chapter 13 by Friday.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

World History:
No homework.

EL World History:
1. Finish the notes on the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution, and answer the first two questions on the back of the page. 

APEH:
1. Due Friday: Renaissance Web Notes and Art Notes.
2. You should be ready to start discussing Machiavelli and More on Monday.
3. The next Study Guide questions are due at block -- these are for the last part of Chapter 13.  We should be ready to test on the Renaissance by the end of next week.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

World History:
1. If you didn't finish your paragraph on the political cartoon, have it ready on Thursday.
2. If you were absent on Tuesday, see me right away to make up the review sheet/questions on the Enlightenment and also the political cartoon.

EL World History:
1. Finish the questions on the ancient Greeks.  Remember to use the words in the question to help you form the answer.

APEH:
1. Due Thursday: Study Guide selections for the assigned section of McKay.  I'll stamp them before we go back to the lab.
2. You should be reading the assigned sections of Machiavelli and More.  We'll have discussion groups early next week.  As you read, compare the two authors.  What seems to be the main concern/goal of each writer?

Monday, September 16, 2013

World History:
1. If you didn't finish the questions on Machiavelli in class on Monday, you should finish them as homework and get them stamped at block.

EL World History:
1. Finish the questions on the ancient Greeks.  Remember to use the words in the question to help you form your answer.

APEH:
1. Due Thursday: the next section of the Study Guide for Chapter 13.
2. Read side one of the Art Chart for semester 1, to help you prepare for the Renaissance art project.
3. Get started on Machiavelli and More.  You can get online versions or you can come in and borrow a copy from me (I have a limited supply!).  You'll be discussing and answering the questions in groups, so you don't need to do those on your own, but feel free to look them over so you will be ready for group discussions.  

Friday, September 13, 2013

World History:
1. If you didn't finish your paragraph in class on Friday, finish it and have it ready for my stamp on Monday.  Topic: How did the Renaissance and/or Reformation help lead to democracy in Western Europe?  Brainstorming: Why were European nations so undemocratic in the Middle Ages?  How did people in the Middle Ages view people in authority?  What happened during the Renaissance and Reformation to change the way educated people saw themselves and their rulers? 

EL World History:
1. If you didn't finish your reading notes in class on Friday, finish them over the weekend.  I will stamp them on Monday.

APEH:
1. You should be reading the next section(s) of McKay, and completing the associated Study Guide selections. 

Thursday, September 12, 2013

World History:
No homework.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Due Friday: the first Study Guide section for Chapter 13.  
2. If you missed either the Chapter 12 MC test or the Hub Dates quiz, see me asap for a makeup appointment.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

World History:
No Homework.

EL World History:
1. Vocabulary Quiz: Types of Government (and other government-related words).

APEH:
1. You should be reading the first section of Chapter 13 (The Renaissance) and answering the assigned Study Guide questions.  You should also read pages 5-9 in the Perry book.  (This includes the introduction to the section on the early modern period, and excerpts from Petrarch and Bruni.) This first set of questions is due Friday -- typed, of course. 
2. Be sure to bring your essay back to class on Thursday, so we can continue our revisions.
 3. Hub Dates on Thursday!  You will need to write the dates down the left side of the page, and then provide a key event for each date, with a brief statement of significance.  If your event is on a slightly different date from the Hub Date, you will need to specify the actual date of the event. 

Monday, September 09, 2013

World History:
No homework.

EL World History:
1. Fill in the rest of the "Types of Government" chart. Use your notes for clues.

APEH: 
1. Multiple Choice test at block: Chapter 12. 
2. We'll have a Hub Dates quiz on Thursday -- you'll need to write the dates down the left side of the page, then give one key event for each date.  If your event did not take place in the exact year of the Hub Date, you'll need to include the actual year, e.g, "Machiavelli's The Prince is published; first work of secular political science; shows new secular spirit of the Renaissance. (1527)"
3. We'll review your essays at block. 

Wednesday, September 04, 2013

World History:
1. If you have still not had your binder checked by me, please come to see me immediately so we can get your binder properly set up.
2. There will be a quiz on vocabulary related to types of government on Thursday.

EL World History:
1. Vocabulary quiz Thursday (six new words).

APEH:
1. We will finally go over the Hub Dates on Thursday.  We probably won't have time for a quiz, but it will happen soon...when you least expect it.
 2. You will be writing an essay on the Hundred Years' War.  Think about the transitions of this period, and how/why England and France moved in the direction of modern nation states as a result of the war.