Week of Oct. 14 to Oct. 18

This Week's Schedule: Both TTs are open this week. Make appointments for Tuesday and Wednesday. 

First Quarter ended on October 10th.  Check Aeries and see me about grade issues. I will submit your grades electronically on Wednesday, Oct. 16. 

Sub Alert: I will be absent on Thursday, Oct 17, Friday, Oct. 18 and Monday, Oct. 21.  Mr. Matossian will be your sub.  Mr. M will stamp your work, and I will score it when I return.  

Great Shake (Earthquake Drill) will take place on Thursday, Oct. 17.  This is a full drill -- you will evacuate and then go to the stadium WITH YOUR CLASS.  Please remain with your class throughout the drill. 

Classes will be a bit shorter.  The drill takes place during your 3rd period class. School is out at the usual time. 

Earthquake Drill Schedule

Reminder: if you come to TT in room 122, you MUST bring academic work.  If you don't have homework or studying to do, bring a book to read.  

EL World History

You'll take notes and answer questions on France before the Revolution.

More vocabulary -- French Revolution #2. 

Reading: Three Unequal Estates.  Poster: The Three Estates. 

Vocabulary Quiz!

Edpuzzle Video for this unit: The French Revolution. 

US History

We finished our unit on the Civil War.  If you missed the unit test or the writing assignment, make a TT appointment for Tuesday or Wednesday. 

You will make a new divider for our new unit: Industrialization, Immigration and the Progressives. 

We'll start with an overview of the transformations that took place during the era of industrialization in the US.  These changes were good for American businesses - but were they good for American society as a whole? 

Textbook Questions: The Rise of Industrialism. The textbook section for this assignment will be posted in Google Classroom. 

This week's Edpuzzle video: You will be watching a full-length video in class while I'm absent. You'll  receive video notes for this video ("Our Plan"), which I will post as an Edpuzzle.

Quiz: Rise of Industrialism (includes the text notes and the video). 

Week of Oct. 7 to Oct. 10

This Week's Schedule: There are no open TTs this week.  Tuesday and Wednesday are PSAT days.  Check the schedule on the CVHS website. 

Friday, Oct. 11th and Monday, Oct. 14 are no-school days 😀

Tuesday Pre-Psat

Wednesday PSAT

Student testing locations are in Teachmore. 

Thursday is a "modified" regular day.  All periods meet; school is out at 2:30. 

First Quarter ends on October 10th.  Check Aeries and see me about grade issues. 

Reminder: if you come to TT in room 122, you MUST bring academic work.  If you don't have homework or studying to do, bring a book to read.  

EL World History

We've started a new unit on the French Revolution.  You should have a new divider for this unit in your binder. 

This week, we'll cover the situation in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s.

You'll read about Louis XIV, the "Sun King," and take notes on France before the Revolution, including the three estates. 

Edpuzzle Video for this unit: The French Revolution. 

US History

We're wrapping up our unit on the Civil War. 

You'll finish your T-chart identifying the ways in which the Northern Republicans attempts to reform the South were successful and/or unsuccessful. 

You'll write a rough draft of a paragraph on the success/failure of Reconstruction, supported by evidence from your T-chart. 

Review sheet: Civil War Crossword. 

Final draft of your paragraph: Tuesday or Wednesday (see schedule).

Civil War unit test: Thursday. 

This week's Edpuzzle video: The South during Reconstruction.