Ms. Cox's Classes

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

Monday, April 30, 2018

Fourth quarter progress report period ends on Friday. Check with me if you have any questions about your grade.

US History:
1. Be ready for a quiz at block!  You should have good notes for "Cold War: New Battleground," and you should be able to help your group answer the questions.

EL World History:
1. Due at block: notes and questions on the fall of the USSR.

APEH:
1. Read Chapter 30 carefully and be prepared for a Study Guide/Test later this week or early next week.
2. Study the two LEQ prompts and come up with a strategy for composing a response that will check off all the boxes on the rubric.  Remember that your examples must be concrete and you must be able to explain how they support your thesis (historically defensible claim).  How will you approach contextualization?

Friday, April 27, 2018

US History:
1. Due on Monday: "Cold War: New Battleground."
2. Your quiz on "New Battleground" will take place at block period (Wednesday). 

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. You will have time in class on Monday to work on the Cold War people. The full SG will be due at block (Tuesday).
2.  Review the LEQ rubric (the one with the check boxes), and the handout showing how the rubric was applied to a sample question.
3. Choose one of the LEQ topics and make a rough outline. Be ready to discuss your outline in a small group in class.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

US History:
1. Open-Note Quiz: "Cold War Begins" and "Cold War Deepens." 
2. Due Monday: "Cold War: New Battleground." 
3. See me immediately if you still need to make up the essay! 

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. First section of the SG is due on Wednesday.
2. I will be collecting the Chapter 28 SG on Wednesday, including some of the review sheets and the practice SAQ on "Uncertainty."
3. Don't forget to bring $6 by this Friday if you want to buy a cord for graduation.
4. Was the Marshall Plan an example of US imperialism? Or...was it an effort toward recovery -- one which brought benefits rather than merely US dominance to Western Europe?  What evidence could you introduce on each side of this issue?

Monday, April 23, 2018

US History:
1. Due on Tuesday: Korea worksheet. This includes the map and your answers to the primary source questions on the back.

EL MWH:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Questions 4 and 8 (Chapter 29) are due on Wednesday.
2. I will collect the Chapter 28 SG at the beginning of the period on Wednesday. Since there was so much in-class work time, I'm not expecting any of this material to come in late. 
3. If you are planning to re-take (or make up) the Cold War map quiz, you have until the end of this week to do so.

Friday, April 20, 2018

We will be on the SBAC schedule again next week....block days Monday through Thursday. 

US History:
1. Due Tuesday: Your answers to the worksheet on the Korean Conflict.  Please write your answers to the primary source questions on a separate sheet of paper. 
2.  I'll hand out a review sheet on Tuesday, and if we have time, you will be taking the open-note quiz. If not, the quiz will take place on Thursday. 

EL World History:
1. We'll finish the Stalin reading in class on Monday. 

APEH:
1. Last part of the Chapter 28 SG is due on Monday. 
2. We'll have some work time on Monday to complete some of the review sheets.
3. More lectures!
4 If you plan to retake the map quiz, you have until Friday. 

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

US History:
1. If you did not finish the textbook notes, you should go ahead and finish them, even if you don't get the stamp. You will need them for an open-note quiz. 
2. If you missed the essay, see me immediately to arrange a makeup.
3. You should have handed in a binder packet for for WWII. See me if you still need to do this.

EL World History:
1. Review your vocabulary words for this unit.

APEH:
1. First section of the Chapter 28 SG is due on Wednesday.
2. Get ready for a Cold War map quiz.

Friday, April 13, 2018

US History:
1. Due at block: "Cold War Deepens." 
2. If you missed the essay, see me immediately to arrange a makeup.

EL World History:
No homework.

APEH:
1. Start reading Chapter 28!
2. If you missed the DBQ on Friday, see me immediately to arrange a makeup.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

US History:
1. On Friday, you will have time to work on your reading notes: "Cold War Begins" and "Cold War Deepens".   You should have "Cold War Begins" completed by Friday.  "Cold War Deepens" will be due at block period next week.

EL World History:
1. If you miss the quiz on Friday, see me right away to arrange a makeup.

APEH:
1. Start reading Chapter 28.
2. If you miss the DBQ on Friday. see me right away to arrange a makeup.

Monday, April 09, 2018

US History:
1. You will be writing your essay in class on Wednesday.  During the essay, you may have your chart and your outline (not a draft) out on your desk.
2. You will be handing in material from your binder on Thursday.

EL World History:
1. Quiz at block! 

APEH:
1. Be ready to share/discuss the SAQ on "Uncertainty."
2. Check Aeries...many students have missing assignments. As the year comes to a close, I will be increasingly unable to take late work.