Important Information for All Students:
Schedule for this week:
Monday, Thursday and Friday: all periods meet.
Tuesday: Periods 1, 3, 5 and Trojan Time.
Wednesday: Periods 2, 4, 6 and Trojan Time.
Open Trojan Time has started. Make appoints in TeachMore.
CV in DC: Sign up for Ms. Frasca's Trojan Time this week for more information.
Covid testing at the CFA, Monday - Friday. If you get a 10 day quarantine due to symptoms, get tested so you can return to school asap.
Bring your computer and charger to school every day.
Absences: if you are absent, it is your responsibility to check this weblog and Google Classroom for assignments. If you need assistance accessing assignments, email me for support.
Classes:
EL World History:
Last Week:
We'll finished the chart on the Philosophers of Government, and reviewed their ideas.
You completed review activities on the philosophers: Venn diagrams, philosophers' statements, boxes.
You worked on a rough draft of your paragraph on one of the philosophers.
This Week:
You will finish and print your paragraph on "The Wisest Philosopher."
You'll be taking notes on the rise of democracy in the West.
Review: Types of Government and Philosophers of Government.
Coming up this week: unit test on Types of Government.
US History:
Last Week:
Test corrections on the Colonies to Constitution test took place at Trojan Time.
You finished your notes on the in-class videos ("Baffin Land" and "Pilgrims and Indians").
We reviewed the Cornell notes on pages 130 to 135, and you took an open-note reading quiz during block period. Points for stamped notes were added to the quiz score.
Edpuzzle Video: Indian Removal.
You took notes on the new US government under President George Washington and Early US Policies, including the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine.
On Friday, you analyzed a political cartoon about the Monroe Doctrine.
Due Friday: Textbook Reading Guide, "New Era in Politics."
This Week:
We'll review the textbook assignment on Andrew Jackson ("New Era in Politics).
You will complete a chart and map of territories added to the United States between 1776 and 1898.
We'll try another political cartoon: "American Progress."
Edpuzzle Video: Expansion and Texas.
We'll continue our coverage of the conflict between European settlers and Native Americans.
We'll review for the unit test -- Friday?
AP Euro:
Last Week:
We started the Reformation. AP Daily videos - numbers were posted in GC. I showed some overview slides.
We reviewed your mini-DBQ.
Chapter 13 SG is posted in Google Classroom. Assigned questions are italicized.
We discussed the materials handed out last week: Readings/chart of Reformation religions, map of Europe in 1555, Renaissance/Reformation review sheet.
We discussed Luther's "95 Theses." You read an excerpt from Luther's letter "To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation. " You answered some questions and wrote an AP-style SAQ.
This Week:
We'll discuss the Renaissance/Exploration Study Guide, and review the SAQ.
New Monarchs at War: War, Politics and Religion.
AP Videos for this week: numbers are posted in GC.
The Calvinist "TULIP."
The Twelve Articles of the Peasants of Swabia -- what triggered the Peasants' Revolt of 1525, and what was Luther's response?
Radical Anabaptists.
The Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation, including Baroque Art.
How many different causes of the Reformation can you identify? Include social, political and economic causes. What were the short-term and long-term consequences.
Don't forget to work on Hub Dates.
