Ms. Cox's Classes

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

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

US History:
1. Unit test (Industrialization, Immigration and the Progressives) on Thursday.  Be sure to bring your binder!

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. We'll finish the presentations on Thursday and have some short lecture notes.
2. Unit test on Friday.
3. Due Friday: Answers to the questions on the gender sources.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

US History:
1. Due at block: Chart of Progressives.
2. Unit test on Thursday.  Be sure to bring your binder, so you can hand in homework/classwork.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Due Friday: Answers to questions on gender sources.
2. We'll finish presentations on Thursday, followed by brief lecture notes.
3. Multiple choice test on Chapters 18, 19 and 20 on Friday.

Monday, December 15, 2014

US History:
1. Due at block: Chart of Progressives.  Focus on the problems they wanted to solve, and how they tried to solve them.
2. Test on Thursday: Industrialization, Immigration and the Progressives.

EL World History:
1. If you did not finish the map of the British Empire in class on Monday, finish it as homework. I will collect it at block.

APEH:
1. Choose one of the essay topics and study the FRQ rubric.  We will be writing in the computer lab on Tuesday.
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Friday, December 12, 2014

US History:
1. Due Monday: Answers to 4 questions about Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
2. We will finish this unit next week and take the unit test on either Wednesday or Thursday.

EL World History:
1. Quiz Monday: Imperialism. Review your notes.

APEH:
1. Your presentations should be ready on Monday. You will have about 10 minutes to prepare your overhead transparency. If you decide to use PowerPoint for your presentation, please bring it on a flash drive or use Google drive (don't attach it to an email).
2. Multiple choice test for this unit (18-20) will take place on Thursday.

Tuesday, December 09, 2014

US History:
1. Due Wednesday: "Facing a New Order."

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Due Thursday: brief notes on the list of scientists and philosophers you were given in class.
2. I've uploaded a couple of new PowerPoints to the CVHS website.  One is a general overview of the Scientific Revolution and the other, entitled "Twenty Scientists" gives brief descriptions of some major scientists and their significance.

Monday, December 08, 2014

Grades will be submitted on Tuesday morning. If you need to discuss your grade with me, do so before 1st period on Tuesday.

US History:
1. Due Wednesday: "Facing a New Order."  As you work, think about the value of your notes in the context of an open-note quiz. Will you have notes that you can really use?

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Bring Perry to class on Tuesday.
2. Lectures coming.  More writing on the way.
3. Presentations.  Busy, busy, busy.

Friday, December 05, 2014

2nd quarter progress report grades will be filed on Tuesday.  Check your grade on Monday, and see me right away if you have any questions.

US History:
No homework.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. I'll stamp timeline/chart of monarchs on Monday, as well as the Candide questions.
2. Don't forget to bring the Perry book on Monday, so we can summarize some of the important sources for this period.

Thursday, December 04, 2014

US History:
1. Due Friday: "Populism and Protest."

EL World History:
1. Unit test on Friday -- Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions.  Be sure you binder is in order.

APEH:
1. Due Friday: Chapter 19 SG.
2. Work time to finish up the timeline/chart and the questions on Candide.
3. Next week: Presentations on 18th century social history (Chapter 20).

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Don't forget that Friday is the end of the 2nd quarter progress report period. See me immediately if you have blank spots in the gradebook.

US History:
1. Due Friday: "Populism and Protest."

EL World History:
1. Unit test on the Industrial Revolution will take place either on Friday or Monday.

APEH:
1. You should be finishing Chapter 18, including the SG questions, IDs and Fill-ins.
2. You will have class time to work on the timeline and Candide.


Tuesday, December 02, 2014

2nd quarter progress report period ends this Friday; please see me immediately to make up any missing work. 

US History:
1. We'll finish reviewing "Rise of Industrialism" at block, and take a quiz.
2. If you missed the Civil War unit test, binder packet or essay, see me on Wednesday to arrange a makeup.

EL World History:
1. We will be reviewing for the unit test on the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions this week. We should be ready to take the test by Friday.

APEH:
1. Finish reading Chapter 18 and do the SG questions and IDs.
2. You will have time in class to work on the Scientific Revolution timeline, the chart of "Enlightened Monarchs" and the Candide questions.
3. Read all of Chapter 19, and do the SG questions and IDs that were assigned.
4. We will be covering Chapter 20 through presentations.

Monday, December 01, 2014

US History:
1. If you didn't finish your political cartoon write-up in class on Monday, finish it at home and have it ready for a stamp on Wednesday.
2. We'll finish reviewing "Rise of Industrialism" in class on Wednesday and take a quiz.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Read the second part of Chapter 18 and do the SG questions and IDs that were assigned in class.
2. On Thursday, you'll continue working on the Scientific Revolution timeline and the questions on Voltaire's Candide.