Ms. Cox's Classes

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

Monday, April 27, 2015

US History:
1. Vocabulary Quiz at block: Vietnam terms/concepts.
2. If you were absent last Friday, you missed the Cold War unit test and binder check. See me immediately to arrange a makeup.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH;
1. If you need to give me any Study Guides or other assignments, do so asap.
2. We will continue to practice our writing skills in class.  We will also try some practice multiple choice tests.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

US History:
1. Unit test Friday -- Cold War.  Be sure to bring your binder, including your review sheets and the extra credit sheet, if you did it.

EL World History:
No homework.

AP Euro:
1. Unit test Friday -- Chapters 30 and 31.  Bring the Cold War review sheets.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

US History:
1. Unit test is Friday!

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Review sheets!  Random selection will be due Friday.
2. Unit test on Chapters 30 & 31 on Friday.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

US History:
1. You will need your responses to "Cold War: A New Battleground" in class on Wednesday.
2. We will review our "Cold War" unit on Wednesday and Thursday, and take the unit test on Friday.

EL World History:
1. Quiz on Lenin and Stalin on Thursday.

APEH:
1. I'll collect your POV on the collapse of communism on Thursday.
2. Do the Cold War review sheets.
3. Let's try to take a unit test (Chapter 30 and 31) on Friday.


Friday, April 17, 2015

US History:
1. Due Monday: Answers to the questions on Korea (Truman and MacArthur).

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Finish up the Chapter 31 SG and the review sheets.
2. Read the primary sources for the POV comparison.
3. Start reviewing for the AP exam.  Get your binder in order.  Look at some review books.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

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

EL World History:
No homework.
5th period: You will be writing a paragraph in class on Thursday.  Make sure your chart contains as much information as possible about the ideas of Marx and Lenin.

APEH:
1. First two sections of the Chapter 31 SG are due Friday.
2. Map Quiz!  Cold War Europe.  Friday.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

US History:
1. O-N Quiz at block!  "Cold War Begins," "Cold War Deepens" and video notes.
2. Due Friday: "Cold War; A New Battleground."

EL World History:
1. Quiz at block: Russian Revolution and Civil War.

APEH:
1. Keep working on Chapter 31 SG.  Two sections are due on Friday.

Monday, April 13, 2015

US History:
1. O-N quiz at block: "Cold War Begins" and "Cold War Deepens."  You may also use your video notes.
2. Due Friday: "Cold War: A New Battleground."  You will have some time to work on this in class, but you should definitely get started on it.

EL World History:
1. Quiz at block: The Russian Revolution and the Civil War.

APEH:
1. You should be working on the Chapter 31 SG.
2. Map quiz Friday: Cold War Europe.

Friday, April 03, 2015

US History:
1. No homework.
2. There will be an open-note quiz on the first two reading outlines (Cold War Begins and Cold War Deepens) at block period on April 15th.
3. If you need to re-take the Cold War Concepts Vocabulary Quiz, you may do that during the week of April 13.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Chapter 30 SG due on Monday, April 13th. This includes the Cold War review sheets.
2. Start working on the Chapter 31 SG.
3. We should be ready for a map quiz soon -- Cold War Europe.

Thursday, April 02, 2015

US History:
1.Due Friday: Cornell notes on "Cold War Deepens."
2. Vocabulary Quiz Friday: Cold War concepts.  This is a matching quiz.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Last SG question is due Friday.  The whole SG is due on Monday the 13th.
2. POV comparison due Friday.  Churchill, Khrushchev and Djilas. For Churchill and Khrushchev, read between the lines.  Who was the intended audience?  What was the larger historical context? What was the speakers purpose?  For Djilas, consider the events he had lived through...what had he been hoping for? What was the outcome?
3. Review sheets for the CW will also be due on Monday.

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

US History:
1. Due Friday: Cornell notes on "Cold War Deepens."
2. If you were not in class on Wednesday, you will need to get a Cold War map from me and complete it, using page 571 in the textbook.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. You should be working on the Chapter 30 SG and the Perry readings.
2. POV comparison (Churchill, Khrushchev and Djilas) is due on Friday.
3. Review sheet mania!!