Week of 10-25 to 10-29

 Important Information for All Students: 

Schedule for this week: 

Tuesday's Trojan Time is "open."  On Wednesday, Trojan Time is "closed."  

Virtual College Fair:

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rYJf2Ch3LQLjFRqdIWCHPjTeV7aTnKUq/view

Learn how to apply for financial aid. Pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/cvusdc4c2021reg

Financial Literacy Workshops in the College and Career Center: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MZPNe6aYMKV67uuZ5DvZcyCUdLT0m3FC/view

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. 

Yearbook is asking for photos of pets and their people!  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuxbBCT62B4-RzB1-V42nNxuzhQzRkqQ9aoKvUr0zGqqKw5Q/viewform

Classes:

EL World History:

Last Week: 

For review, you watched an Edpuzzle video about the French Revolution, and try to answer the questions in the video. You will need to listen carefully!

We continued to cover the events of the French Revolution, including the National Assembly, the Reign of Terror, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. 

Project!  You started a book about the French Revolution.

This Week:
You will complete your book about the French Revolution.

We'll review our unit on the French Revolution to prepare for the unit test. 

 

US History:

Last Week: 

We started a unit on Industrialization, Immigration and the Progressives. 
You created a new divider for your binder. 

Edpuzzle Video: Overview of the Gilded Age.

Introduction: I showed slides on the changes that took place during the period of industrialization, and you took notes about whether these changes were good or bad for America. 

Padlet: You posted your evaluation of whether "What's Good for Business Is Good for America." 

Textbook Assignment: Rise of Industrialism.  The textbook chapter and the questions were posted in GC. This was due at block and we reviewed it in class. 

This Week: 

On Monday, you will take a quiz on "Rise of Industrialism."  On the quiz, you may use your textbook notes, as well as any notes you took in class during the review. 

Edpuzzle Videos for this week: There are two videos, one on Irish immigration and the other on Chinese immigration.  

You'll take notes about the "New Immigration," which came mainly from Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia. 

Acculturation and Assimilation: You'll create your own analogy to explain what happens when people from all over the world come together in America. 

We'll use political cartoons to analyze the reaction of Americans to the wave of immigration that arrived in America in the late 1800s. 

AP Euro:

Last Week:

Time to sign up for the AP European History Exam!  You should have received an email about the two-step process for registering for the AP Exam in May.  

I assigned the last two sections of the Chapter 14 SG. 

AP Videos for this week were posted in GC. 

We discussed settlement patterns in European settlements in the New World. 

We wrapped up unit 14, and you received some handouts for Chapter 15.  You were assigned a topic for a presentation about the rise of the modern nation-state, with emphasis on the development of absolutism and constitutionalism. 

You filled in a map of the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia. 

This Week: 

We reviewed the SG for Chapter 14. 

I stamped the 4 review questions from the Chapter 15 SG. 

Lecture: Thirty Years' War. 

You will have a bit more time to work on your presentations. I will be presenting on French absolutism and English constitutionalism. 

Map Quiz (1648) on the way. 

Week of 10-18 to 10-22

Important Information for All Students: 

Schedule for this week: 

This is a regular week, except for Thursday's "Great Shakeout" drill. 

All periods will meet on Thursday, but they will be slightly shorter to make time for the drill. The drill will take place right after break, in your 3rd period class. 

Virtual "Cash for College" Night!

Learn how to apply for financial aid. Pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/cvusdc4c2021reg

First Quarter Grades were submitted to the office on Monday, October 11th.  Check your grade in Aeries and see me asap if you have any questions about your grade. 

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. 

Yearbook is asking for photos of pets and their people!  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuxbBCT62B4-RzB1-V42nNxuzhQzRkqQ9aoKvUr0zGqqKw5Q/viewform

Classes:

EL World History:

Last Week: 

You took a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday. 

You completed a chart of Causes of the French Revolution, and wrote a paragraph explaining the most important cause of the French Revolution. 

I showed slides on the beginning of the Revolution, and you answered questions.

This Week:

For review, you'll watch an Edpuzzle video about the French Revolution, and try to answer the questions in the video. You will need to listen carefully!

We'll continue to cover the events of the French Revolution, including the National Assembly, the Reign of Terror, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. 

Project!  You will be creating a book about the French Revolution.

 

US History:

Last Week: 

Reconstruction Project.

You researched the successes and

 failures of Reconstruction, and recorded your evidence on a T-Chart. Sources: Textbooks and Edpuzzle video (What Was It Like in The South during Reconstruction?)

Political Cartoon: You analyzed a political cartoon about Reconstruction, using the 3-step method. 

Paragraph: Reconstruction -- Success or Failure?  You wrote a paragraph in which you evaluated whether Reconstruction was a success or failure, basing your evaluation on the information you discovered in your research. 

Civil War Review: Crossword Puzzle. The puzzle is due on Monday, October 18th. 

This Week:
We are moving on to a new unit on the period of industrialization in America. You will need to create a new divider for your binder. 

Edpuzzle Video: Overview of the Gilded Age.

Introduction: I'll show slides on the changes that took place during the period of industrialization, and you'll take notes about whether these changes were good or bad for America. 

Textbook Assignment: Rise of Industrialism.  The textbook chapter and the questions are posted in GC. This is due at block. 

AP Euro:

Last Week:

Your responses to the questions on the first two sections of pages in Chapter 14, were due on Thursday, and your responses to the questions on the next two sections are due on Monday, October 18th. 

AP Videos for this week were listed in GC. 

I stamped your annotations on the excerpt from the Perry book (pages 331 and 332).  We reviewed this together.  Main focus: development of the modern nation state and the rise of the global economy. 

We discussed POV -- you are practicing POV analysis using 4 sources on the Atlantic Slave Trade. 

Montaigne: Read him.  Query: What is "cultural relativism?"  

This Week:

Time to sign up for the AP European History Exam!  You should have received an email about the two-step process for registering for the AP Exam in May.  

I'll assign the last two sections of the SG. 

AP Videos for this week are posted in GC. 

We'll discuss settlement patterns in European settlements in the New World. 

Let's wrap up this unit and move on to Chapter 15. 

Week of 10-11 to 10-15

 Important Information for All Students: 

Schedule for this week: 

Monday: All periods meet as usual.  

Tuesday: PSAT Prep: Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4 meet.  PSAT prep will take place after 2nd period. Check the school website for start times:   https://cvhs.cv.k12.ca.us/apps/bell_schedules/

Wednesday: PSAT testing in the morning, followed by periods 5 and 6. 

Check the school website for start times:   https://cvhs.cv.k12.ca.us/apps/bell_schedules/

Thursday and Friday: All periods meet as usual. 

Virtual "Cash for College" Night!

Learn how to apply for financial aid. Pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/cvusdc4c2021reg

First Quarter Grades will be submitted to the office on Monday, October 11th.  Check your grade in Aeries and see me asap if you have any questions about your grade. 

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: 

You completed a set of Cornell textbook notes on the French Revolution. 

You completed a chart and an illustration on the "Three Unequal Estates." 

You took notes on the situation in France right before the Revolution. 

This Week: 

Causes of the French Revolution!  You are reviewing your notes to find social, political and economic causes of the French Revolution.

You will complete a chart of Causes of the French Revolution, and write a paragraph explaining the most important cause of the French Revolution. 

US History:

Last Week: 

Videos for this week were posted in GC.  Included: Dred Scott, Secession, and the Gettysburg Address 

You finished the Timeline of Sectionalism, and you completed a reading outline on the Dred Scott decision. 

You took notes on significant events of the Civil War. 

This Week:

Reconstruction!

You'll research the successes and failures of Reconstruction, and record your evidence on a T-Chart.

Sources: "American Odyssey" textbook, pages 184-191.

"United States History" textbook, pages 50-59.

Edpuzzle Video: What Was It Like in the South during Reconstruction? 

Political Cartoon: You may choose either of the cartoons posted in Google Classroom. Review the instructions for analyzing political cartoons -- you should have a copy in the "Reference" section of your binder. Use the 3-step method. 

Paragraph: Reconstruction -- Success or Failure? Begin your paragraph with a topic sentence that clearly states your historical evaluation of Reconstruction. Support your claim with examples from your research. 

Civil War Review: When you finish the Reconstruction assignments, try your hand at the crossword puzzle. 

AP Euro:

Last Week:

AP Videos for this week were posted in GC.  You watched a few of the videos in class, to review the requirements for a DBQ. 

Other videos were due at the end of the week. All of the videos were listed in GC. 

You turned in the SG for this unit, as well as the chart showing causes and consequences of the Reformation. 

Your wrote a Mini-DBQ in class on Tuesday. 

You took your best shot at the MC test for Chapter 13.  

This Week: 

I assigned the first two sections of pages in Chapter 14, together with questions from the Study Guide.

AP Videos for this week are listed in GC. 

I stamped your annotations on the excerpt from the Perry book (pages 331 and 332).  We reviewed this together.  Main focus: development of the modern nation state and the rise of the global economy. 

We discussed POV -- you are practicing POV analysis using 4 sources on the Atlantic Slave Trade. 

Montaigne: Read him.  Query: What is "cultural relativism?"  

Week of 10-4 to 10-8

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 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sign up in TeachMore. 

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 started a new unit on the French Revolution. 

The Sun King: you read about Louis XIV and answered the questions. 

We previewed the causes and consequences of the French Revolution. 

You took notes on the conditions in France in the 1600s. 

You put some new vocabulary words for this unit in your vocabulary notebook. 

You started a set of textbook notes on the French Revolution. 

This Week:

We will complete and review your textbook notes. 

You will complete a chart and an illustration on the "Three Unequal Estates." 

You will take notes on the situation in France right before the Revolution. 

You will be preparing to write about the causes of the French Revolution. 

US History:

Last Week: 

We started a new unit on the Civil War.  You should have a new divider in your binder for this unit. 

Overview Reading (secondary source) with questions and a chart of sectional differences. 

You took some notes on Civil War Basics - who fought; who won. 

Edpuzzle video: The Abolitionist Movement. 

You'll be starting a Timeline of Sectionalism -- Events Leading to the Revolution. 

This Week:

Videos for this week are posted in GC. 

We'll finish the Timeline of Sectionalism, and you'll complete a reading outline on the Dred Scott decision. 

You'll take notes on significant events of the Civil War. 

You'll gather evidence on the successes and failures of Reconstruction, and prepare to write about it. 

AP Euro:

Last Week:

AP Videos were listed in GC. 

We covered the outbreak Witch-hunting. 

The French Wars of Religion, aka The French Civil Wars.  Primarily religious or primarily political?  

The Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation, including Baroque Art. 

Chart: 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.  What were the Catholic responses? 

Chapter 13 SG -- You had some work time on this. 

This Week: 

AP Videos for this week are posted in GC.  You'll watch a few of the videos in class, to review the requirements for a DBQ. 

Other videos are due at the end of the week. All of the videos are listed in GC. 

Also in AP Classroom: we'll take a look at some AP-style Multiple Choice Questions. 

You should be finished with the SG for this unit, as well as the chart showing causes and consequences of the Reformation. 

You'll be writing another Mini-DBQ in class on Tuesday. 

We'll move on to Chapter 14.