Winter Break

  Important Information for All Students: 

Schedule: There are no block periods during the week after the holiday break.  All days will be "regular" schedule (not modified). 

There are no open Trojan Times during the first two weeks of the new semester.  If you have unresolved issues from last semester, see me immediately when school starts to arrange makeup times.  

Grades: I will report your grades for 2nd quarter and 1st semester to the office on Tuesday, January 10. 

Missed Finals: If you were unable to come to the final exam due to illness (or another reason excused by the office), you will receive an "Incomplete" for the 2nd quarter and also for the 1st semester.  You will need to make an appointment with me when you return to make up the missing work (the exam and any work that was due at the time of the exam).  If you do not make up the work, the "Incomplete" designations will be changed to reflect your grade with the final exam and final binder check calculated as zeroes.

Trojan Time Calendar 

Class Expectations: Please come to class on time every day, with your computer, binder, paper and pen/pencil.  Your computer should be charged, or you should have your charger with you. (Most teachers do NOT have "extra" chargers.) Please turn your phone off and put it away at the beginning of the period. 

Many assignments will be posted in Google Classroom, but others will be distributed in class.  If you are absent, email me to see whether I have a GC version of work that you missed.  Check Aeries for your current grade. Aeries is the official gradebook. 

If you have an excused absence, see me to get your work stamped when you return to school. 

COVID Precautions:  Public health experts are recommending masks (again).  Masks are available in the front office. 

CLASSES

EL World History

Don't throw away materials from your binder.  

US History

When you return to class on Tuesday, January 10, we'll discuss binder cleanup. Until then, please don't discard anything from your binder. 

Note on Edpuzzle videos: As I have mentioned in class, I'm deleting the links for Edpuzzle videos after a 2-3 weeks.  The videos are intended as reinforcement of material being covered in class. You should plan to complete the videos during the time that we are covering the associated subject matter in class.  

AP European History

This Week

First six questions on the Chapter 19 SG are due on January 10. 

There are a few AP vids, and also a Crash Course video (edpuzzle).   

AP Daily Vids: AP Videos should be watched during the week they are assigned.  If you want to watch old videos (or complete any work that is more than a couple of weeks old) you will need to communicate with me directly for my approval. 

AP MCQs: AP-style MCQs are being assigned in AP Classroom. They must be completed by the designated due date; once the due date passes, you will not be able to access the questions. 

Week of Dec. 19 to Dec. 22

 Important Information for All Students: 

First semester finals week: December 20, 21, 22. There is no school on December 23rd. 

1st and 2nd period finals on Tuesday.   3rd and 4th period finals on Wednesday.  5th and 6th period finals on Thursday. 

Schedule: There are no block periods during the week after the holiday break.  All days will be "regular" schedule (not modified). 

Grades: I will report your grades for 2nd quarter and 1st semester to the office on Tuesday, January 10. 

Missed Finals: If you are not able to come to the final exam due to illness (or other reason excused by the office), you will receive an "Incomplete" for the 2nd quarter and also for the 1st semester.  You will need to make an appointment with me after you return to make up the missing work (the exam and any work that was due at the time of the exam).  If you do not make up the work, the "Incomplete" designations will be changed to reflect your grade with the final exam and final binder check calculated as zeroes.

Trojan Time Calendar 

Class Expectations: Please come to class on time every day, with your computer, binder, paper and pen/pencil.  Your computer should be charged, or you should have your charger with you. Please turn your phone off and put it away at the beginning of the period. 

Many assignments will be posted in Google Classroom, but others will be distributed in class.  If you are absent, email me to see whether I have a GC version of work that you missed.  Check Aeries for your current grade. Aeries is the official gradebook. 

If you have an excused absence, see me to get your work stamped when you return to school. 

COVID Precautions:  Public health experts are recommending masks (again).  Masks are available in the front office. 

CLASSES

EL World History

This Week:

We'll review for the final on Monday. 

Be sure to bring your binder to the final.  You may also bring your 4x6 card! 

US History

This Week

We'll review for the final on Monday. 

Bring your binder and your 3x5 card to the final.  You will be handing in work from your binder at the final.  

Note on Edpuzzle videos: As I have mentioned in class, I'm deleting the links for Edpuzzle videos after a 2-3 weeks.  The videos are intended as reinforcement of material being covered in class. You should plan to complete the videos during the time that we are covering the associated subject matter in class.  

AP European History

This Week

First six questions on the Chapter 19 SG are due on January 10. 

There are a few AP vids, and also a Crash Course video (edpuzzle).   

AP Vids: AP Videos should be watched during the week they are assigned.  If you want to watch old videos (or complete any work that is more than a couple of weeks old) you will need to communicate with me directly for my approval. 

Week of 12-12 to 12-16

 Important Information for All Students: 

Schedule: Both TTs this week are open. You will need appointments for Tuesday and Wednesday. 

First semester finals week: December 20, 21, 22. There is no school on December 23rd. 

Trojan Time Calendar 

Class Expectations: Please come to class on time every day, with your computer, binder, paper and pen/pencil.  Your computer should be charged, or you should have your charger with you. Please turn your phone off and put it away at the beginning of the period. 

Many assignments will be posted in Google Classroom, but others will be distributed in class.  If you are absent, email me to see whether I have a GC version of work that you missed.  Check Aeries for your current grade. Aeries is the official gradebook. 

If you have an excused absence, see me to get your work stamped when you return to school. 

COVID Precautions:  Public health experts are recommending masks (again).  Masks are available in the front office. 

CLASSES

EL World History

Last Week:

You took notes on the many problems that arose during the Industrial Revolution. 

We began our coverage of new ideas that appeared during the Industrial Revolution, including liberalism and Marxism. 

You took a vocabulary quiz on Industrial Revolution #1 - #3.  

Check to make sure you have watched the Edpuzzle video on the Industrial Revolution. 

This Week:

We'll review the new political and economic ideas of the Industrial Revolution. 

We'll start reviewing for the final.   You may bring a 4x6 card to the final exam. 

If we have time, we'll start our coverage of WWI.  

US History

Last Week: 

On Monday, we continued to prep for the essay.  

At block period, you will wrote the essay in class. 

We began our brief coverage of American involvement in World War I.

Textbook Notes: WWI There and Here. Pages 314 to 319 in the textbook section posted in Google Classroom. 

Edpuzzle Vid: American involvement in World War I. 

This Week:

We'll conclude our coverage of WWI and the 14 Points.  We'll review the map, and add some annotations to it. 

I will hand out some review materials for the final. You may bring a 3x5 card to the final. 

Edpuzzle Video: Wilson's 14 Points. 

Textbook Reading Questions: "Postwar Turmoil." Pages 338 to 345.  Due Monday, December 19. 

You will be handing in a binder packet (Foreign Policy) at the Final Exam. Be sure to have your binder with you. 

 Note on Edpuzzle videos: As I have mentioned in class, I'm deleting the links for Edpuzzle videos after a 2-3 weeks.  The videos are intended as reinforcement of material being covered in class. You should plan to complete the videos during the time that we are covering the associated subject matter in class.  

AP European History

Last Week:

You worked hard on your presentations!  They were great. 

New AP Vids were posted. 

Also in GC: AP-style MCQs.  There are 6 sets of these, for a total of 18 questions.

Work on the assigned sections in the Chapter 17 and 18 Study Guides.   

This Week: 

I'll collect both the Chapter 17 and Chapter 18 Study Guides. 

We'll discuss the wars of the 18th century.  

AP Vids are posted.  There is also an Edpuzzle Vid on 18th Century Warfare. 

MC test on Chapters 17 and 18. 

It would be great to get started on the French Revolution.  I will hand out the new Study Guide, and you will start working on it over the break. Bummer. 

AP Vids: AP Videos should be watched during the week they are assigned.  If you want to watch old videos (or complete any work that is more than a couple of weeks old) you will need to communicate with me directly for my approval. 

Week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 9

Important Information for All Students: 

Schedule: Both TTs this week are open. You will need appointments for Tuesday and Wednesday. 

First semester finals week: December 20, 21, 22. There is no school on December 23rd. 

Trojan Time Calendar 

Class Expectations: Please come to class on time every day, with your computer, binder, paper and pen/pencil.  Your computer should be charged, or you should have your charger with you. Please turn your phone off and put it away at the beginning of the period. 

Many assignments will be posted in Google Classroom, but others will be distributed in class.  If you are absent, email me to see whether I have a GC version of work that you missed.  Check Aeries for your current grade. Aeries is the official gradebook. 

If you have an excused absence, see me to get your work stamped when you return to school. 

COVID Precautions:  Public health experts are recommending masks (again).  Masks are available in the front office. 

CLASSES

EL World History

Last Week:

You took notes on the Industrial Revolution in Britain. 

Social Pyramid: social classes during the Industrial Revolution. 

More vocabulary!

We covered the "Second Industrial Revolution" and the importance of coal and steam.  

Textbook Notes: Effects of the Industrial Revolution. 

This Week:

If you were absent on Friday, December 2nd, you will need to make a TT appointment, so you can complete the textbook notes. 

You'll take notes on the many problems that arose during the Industrial Revolution. 

We will cover some of the new ideas that appeared during the Industrial Revolution, including liberalism and Marxism. 

We will begin reviewing this unit. 

Check to make sure you have watched the Edpuzzle video on the Industrial Revolution. 

US History

Last Week: 

Notes: US Foreign Policy in the 19th Century.  

We began our coverage of the Spanish-American War, a major event that signaled the emergence of the US as a global player. 

You annotated a handout with basic facts about the war.

You will analyze primary sources supporting and opposing US annexation of the Philippines. You began your preparations for an essay. 

Edpuzzle Vid: The Spanish-American War. 

You took a short quiz on the events of the Spanish-American war. 

This Week:

On Monday, we'll continue to prep for the essay.  You should finish taking notes on all the primary sources.  You will also receive an outline form, and a sheet with the prompt and the grading standards for the essay. 

At block period, you will write the essay in class -- it's due at the end of the period. 

We'll wrap up this unit with brief coverage of American involvement in World War I.

Textbook Notes: WWI There and Here. Pages 314 to 319 in the textbook section posted in Google Classroom. 

Edpuzzle Vid: American involvement in World War I. 

 Note on Edpuzzle videos: As I have mentioned in class, I'm deleting the links for Edpuzzle videos after a 2-3 weeks.  The videos are intended as reinforcement of material being covered in class. You should plan to complete the videos during the time that we are covering the associated subject matter in class.  

AP European History

Last Week:

You met in groups to discuss the sources related to women, and the extent to which ideas about women did/did not change from the Reformation to the Enlightenment. 

We wrapped up the 17th century, including a multiple choice test.  

You handed in the Chapter 16 Study Guide. 

New AP Vids were posted. 

We started our coverage of Chapters 17 and 18.  You received both Study Guides; assigned questions are shown in highlighting in GC.  

We broke into pairs/trios for presentations on 18th century developments. 

This Week: 

You'll have time in class to work on your presentations. Reminder: use the SG questions as a guide to the subject matter, but don't merely answer the questions. Any relevant IDs should be included in your presentation. 

New AP Vids are posted. 

Also in GC: AP-style MCQs.  There are 6 sets of these, for a total of 18 questions.

Work on the assigned sections in the Chapter 17 and 18 Study Guides.   

AP Vids: AP Videos should be watched during the week they are assigned.  If you want to watch old videos (or complete any work that is more than a couple of weeks old) you will need to communicate with me directly for my approval.