Mrs. Howe

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May 17: Open campus tomorrow. Exam schedule for tomorrow is 1st period (7:55-9:41) 4th period (9:51-11:30) 7th period (1:31-3:10) May 15; No homework. Friday is open campus. If you are exempt from all three exams, there is no need for you to come to school on Friday. Your final exam for my class in on Tuesday. On Thursday, I will hand out a final exam review and tell you whether you are exempt or not.   May 14: No homework! Weekend of May 11: Over the weekend, prepare one page of prewriting notes for your Animal Farm in class writing assignment. You will have all class period on Monday to complete this assignment; however, I expect you to come in with some thinking already on paper. For your prewriting notes, I would recommend making a detailed outline that includes the quotes you want to use from the novel. May 10: Tonight finish reading Animal Farm. You have a quiz on chapters 8-10 tomorrow. May 9: Tonight finish your chapter 13 and 14 questions. Be prepared to use these on your open note quiz tomorrow and to then turn them in. May 8: Chapter 22 Idiot's Guide quiz tomorrow. May 7: Tonight work on reading, taking notes, and rereading chapter 22 of your Idiot's Guide. You will have a quiz on this chapter on Wednesday. Weekend of May 4: Animal Farm quiz on chapters 5-7 on Monday. May 3: Continue reading Animal Farm. You will have a reading quiz covering chapters 5-7 on Monday. May 2: Tomorrow you have a reading quiz on the Introduction and chapters 1-4 of Animal Farm. May 1: See homework for April 30. April 30: Work on reading through Animal Farm this week. You will have a quiz on the Introduction to the book and chapters 1-4 on Thursday. Weekend of April 27: Unit 3 test MONDAY. April 26: Chapter 12 quiz tomorrow! April 25: Study for your chapter 12 quiz on Friday. April 24: Study for your chapter 12 quiz on Friday. April 23: Begin studying for your chapter 12 quiz. I would take time to go through the list of potential i.d.s for sections 1 and 2 tonight. Weekend of April 20: Over the weekend, make plans to go pick up a copy of Animal Farm and begin reading it. You will have a quiz on the introduction and chapters 1-4 on May 3. April 19: Your current event is due tomorrow. Also, start making plans to get Animal Farm at Books-A-Million. Your first reading quiz on May 3 will cover the introduction and chapters 1-4. April 18: Work on your current event due Friday. I would also advise you making time this week to pick up a copy of Animal Farm. The books are in at Books-A-Million, but you need to go to the information counter and ask for the book under my name. You must have the introduction and first 4 chapters of the book read by May 3. April 17:  Tonight work on your current event for the week. Your current event needs to be about Europe. Weekend of April 13: No homework. April 12: Chapter 21 Idiot's Guide quiz tomorrow. April 11: Begin reading and studying for your chapter 21 Idiot's Guide quiz on Friday. This chapter is lengthy and complex, so I would recommend looking through the material more than once. April 10: Chapter 20 Idiot's Guide quiz tomorrow. April 9: Tonight begin studying for your chapter 20 Idiot's Guide quiz on Wednesday. I would recommend reading the chapter, taking notes on what you read, and then reviewing and studying your notes. Weekend of April 6: Over the weekend, finish your chapter 12 questions. These are due on Monday. Happy Easter!  April 5: Current event due tomorrow. April 4: Tonight study for your chapter 11 quiz tomorrow. April 3: Your test has been postponed until Thursday. Use this extra night to study your potential i.d.s. April 2: Tonight study for your chapter 11 quiz on Wednesday. I would recommend going through each potential i.d. and answering who? what? where? why? how? significance? for each. Then, study these notes. Potential i.d.s for 11.3 are below. 1. Napoleon's background and rise to power 2. Napoleon's domestic policy 3. Napoleon as fulfillment of the French Revolution 4. Napoleon as betrayer of the French Revolution 5. Decline and fall of Napoleon's empire  Spring Break: On the Wednesday you get back, you will have a quiz on chapter 11. You have potential i.d.s for sections 1 and 2. Take some time over the break to study these i.d.s for sections 1 and 2. On Monday and Tuesday when you get bacck, we will wrap up section 3. Enjoy your break!  March 19: No homework. Weekend of March 16: No homework :) March 15: Your Idiot's Guide chapter 19 quiz has been postponed until tomorrow. Go back and reread the chapter, taking notes as you read. Then, study your notes. You ALSO have a current event due tomorrow. Your current event can be about Europe or the United States, but just remember that your article must be a global issue. March 14: Read and study for your chapter 19 Idiot's Guide quiz tomorrow. Spend some time focusing on the turnover of the numerous legislative bodies during the French Revolution and why a new body would emerge. March 13: Because of our shortened class time today, be preapred to take the second half of your chapter 10 quiz tomorrow. 2nd period will be writing on i.d.s taken from sections 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4. 5th period will be writing on i.d.s taken from 10.3 and 10.4. March 12: Study for your chapter 10 quiz tomorrow. You will have 4 i.d.s worth 15 points each and no map questions. You will only be quizzed on sections 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 tomorrow due to time. Scroll down to see the list of potential i.d.s below. Weekend of March 9: Over the weekend, begin studying your chapter 10 notes. Your quiz will be on Tuesday. A list of potential i.d.s are below. 10.1: Scientific Revolution and Astronomy Isaac Newton Scientific Revolution and Medicine/Chemistry Rene Descartes Francis Bacon 10.2: Background to the Enlightenment Montesquieu Voltaire Diderot Adam Smith Rousseau Wollstonecraft How Enlightenment Ideas Spread Religion in the Enlightenment 10.3: Impact of the Enlightenment on Culture Enlightened Absolutism War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War 10.4: Colonial Empires in Latin America Colonial Empires in North America March 8: American Revolution handout questions are due tomorrow. Check to make sure each of your answers is in your own words and constitues a complete sentence. March 7: Work on your American Revolution handout questions. This assignment is due Friday. March 6: Find time tonight to start reading the American Revolution handout and answering the questions. I will give you about 10 minutes to work on this assignment in class tomorrow, but this will NOT be enough time to complete all 25 questions. So....find time to start on the assignment tonight. These questions are due on Friday. March 5: No homework Weekend of March 2: No homework. Enjoy your weekend. :) February 29: Come to class tomorrow prepared for our mock summit. Anticipate how others on your panel may respond to your viewpoints. Remember that you must have answered the questions outside of class in order to participate. February 28: See homework for February 27. I also added more websites to the ones below. February 27: Take some time tonight to begin working on your responses for the mock summit on Thursday. Remember that you must have these completed BEFORE class on Thursday to get credit for this assignment. Take time on each of these questions to research and predict how others on your panel may respond to your ideas. Helpful websites are listed below. Credible websites on the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment: http://ap_history_online.tripod.com/apeh6.htm http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/science/ http://history-world.org/age_of_enlightenment.htm http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-20-2-c-hobbes-locke-montesquieu-and-rousseau-on-government.html Weekend of February 24: No homework :) February 23: Study for your Unit 2 test tomorrow. February 22: Study for your Unit 2 test on Friday. February 21: Begin studying tonight for your Unit 2 test on Friday. Remember that this test serves 45% of your grade. Don't wait to study for this test the night before. The test will consist of multiple choice, fill in the blank, and one 8 sentence essay. If you know the terms on the pink sheet I gave you today in class, you will be preapred for all portions of the test. February 20: No homework :) Weekend of February 17: Read and study chapter 18 of your Idiot's Guide text this wekend. You have a quiz on this chapter on Monday. February 16: Tonight finish your chapters 9 and 10 questions. Be prepared to turn these in tomorrow. February 15: Study for your chapters 8 and 9 vocabulary quiz TOMORROW. Be prepared for a variety of types of questions. You also need to continue to work on your chapters 9 and 10 questions that are due Friday. February 14: Take time to start studying tonight for your chapters 8 and 9 vocabulary quiz on Thursday. Remember that this quiz will consist of multiple choice, matching, and fill in the blank. You also need to make time to continue chipping away at your chapters 9 and 10 questions. This assignment is due Friday.   
Weekend of February 10: Finish reading and answering the questions for the TIME article you got after your quiz on Friday. Answer these 10 questions on the same sheet of paper as your quickwrite that you did for a warm-up Thursday. Be prepared to discuss your responses on Monday and to turn in your answers on Monday. February 8: Your chapter 7 quiz has been postponed until Friday. However, you ALSO have a current event due Friday. Take time tonight to study for sections 1 and 2 of chapter 7. Remember that you will have 4 ids on the quiz and 2 map questions that ask you about a person from a specific country on a map. Therefore, you need to know all the countries in Europe as well as where each person we talked about in chapter 7 is from. February 6: Finish your chapter 8 questions tonight. Remember to ALWAYS answer each question in a complete sentence. Copy and paste the link below to access the online textbook. Weekend of February 3: Over the weekend, work on your chapter 8 questions. They are due on Tuesday. Next week's schedule is hectic, so find time to work on these this weekend. Below is access to the online textbook along with the username and password. I think some of you need a refresher on how to get here: <a href="http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/ose/national.html">http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/ose/national.html</a> username: WHMTAL05 password: xacre6eb 
January 30: Tonight begin reading and studying Chapter 14 of your Complete Idiot's Guide text. You will have a quiz on this chapter on Friday. This is a difficult chapter, so I would suggest taking notes or outlining as you read. Then go back and reread the chapter. Focus on people and places in your reading.     Weekend of January 27: No homework....enjoy it while you can! :)
January 25: Tonight begin working on your current event. You are welcome to choose an article about any country in Europe, and I don't mind if you choose an article that is about America. However, if your article is about America, you MUST write about how it is a global issue. January 24: Finish reading and annotating Queen Elizabeth's speeches. Come prepared tomorrow to turn in your answers (with direct quotes) and discuss them as well. January 23: Tonight work on reading and studying both of Queen Elizabeth's speeches. The questions that accompany the reading are due Wednesday. I also expect you to come to class on Wednesday prepared to discuss what type of leader Elizabeth was after reading more about her. Making annotations on the text in the margins will help faciliate this discussion. Weekend of January 20: Over the weekend, find time to read and study Queen Elizabeth's speeches to have a better understanding about what type of leader she was. Be sure to read all directions on the handout. This assignment is due Wednesday (1/25). I expect thorough and well-prepared responses for each question with quotes incorporated smoothly within your response. The last question on the handout is your opinion; threfore, it is not necessary for you to include a direct quote in this response.   January 18: See homework for January 17. January 17: Tonight work on your chapter 7 questions. Your answers are due on Friday.   Weekend of January 13: This weekend, study for your chapter 6 quiz on Tuesday. Study your notes and the list of potenial i.d.s as well as your map. Remember that for EVERY i.d. you must be able to answer who?what?when?where?why/how? significance? January 12: Finish your current event tonight. Remember that if you choose an article on America, the article must be about a global issue. January 11: See homework for January 10. January 10: Tonight begin finding a current event article for Friday. Remember that for this week you can find an article about America; however, the subject of the article MUST be a global issue. If you choose an article about America, in your write up you need to argue why the subject matter of the article is a global issue. January 9: Tonight finish labeling and shading your chapter 6 map. I will take up this assignment tomorrow for a daily grade. Weekend of January 6: Over the weekend, work on your chapter 6 map assignment. I will take up this assignment for a daily grade on Tuesday. January 5: Finish your chapter 6 questions tonight. They are due tomorrow. January 3: Tonight read chapter 16 of your Complete Idiot's Guide book. You will have a quiz on this chapter on Thursday.  I recommend taking notes or annotating as you read tonight. Tomorrow night go back and study what you read.  Christmas holidays: No homework. Merry Christmas! Weekend of December 9: Over the weekend, study for your midterm exam. 2nd period's exam is on Tuesday, and 5th period's exam is on Thursday. December 8: Current event due tomorrow. Your current event needs to come from Europe. Try to find something interesting...challenge yourselves! December 7: See homework for December 6. December 6: You have a current event due on Friday. This current event needs to be from Europe. I am tired of reading how everyone in Europe is bankrupt. I challenge you to find more interesting articles! December 5: Finish your 5.3 timeline tonight. Remember that I am more concerned with events than dates. Do not focus on making this assignment look good; the purpose of this assignment is to facilitate our discussion of the Reformation tomorrow. You need 10 events on your timeline, along with a one-sentence explanation about why each event is significant.  Put these events on a line. Create a visual that looks like a timeline. I will take these up for a grade tomorrow. Weekend of December 2: Over the weekend, begin working on your timeline for 5.3. Read through chapter 5 section 3 and create a timeline with the important events of the section. For each entry on your timeline, you must explain why the event was significant. You need a minumum of 10 entries on your timeline. This assignment is due on Tuesday. November 30: Tonight work on the Renaissance online art assignment under the PreAP World History handouts tab. This assignment is due Friday. November 29: Tonight check to make sure you can access the Renaissance online project under the PreAP World History handouts tab. After opening the PowerPoint, thoroughly read the directions on the first slide. This assignment is due on Friday. November 28: Wrap up your visual for your project and your Works Cited page. All students need to turn in a Works Cited page and some sort of visual to me tomorrow. If you are using a PowerPoint for your visual, email it to my school account by tomorrow.  Check the rubric for all parts of the project, and finally, practice your presentation. Show me you have prepared and put time into this assignment. Thanksgiving holiday: Over the holiday, finish your chapter 5 projects and prepare for your presentations. ALL projects are due on the Tuesday you get back (11/29), even if you do not present until Wednesday. Check out the handouts tab to get information about the Works Cited page and a rubric for the entire project (I handed these out Friday in class but many of you were absent). Have a enjoyable Thanksgiving! *I just added a rubric for your chapter 5 project to the handouts section. I will give you a copy of the rubric tomorrow in class, but if you will not be here, look at it over the holiday. November 17: Tonight find and write about a current event. Your article can be about any country in Europe. November 16: Tonight study for your chapter 17 Idiot's Guide quiz tomorrow. Also make sure to refer to the handouts tab for help with your Works Cited page. ***I have just included under the handouts section what a sample Works Cited page should look like as well as instructions on how to document images on your Works Cited page. November 15: Refer to homework for November 14. Print off the directions for how to write a Works Cited page under the handouts section and bring it to class tomorrow for 5 bonus points on a quiz. November 14: Tonight read chapter 17 of your Idiot's Guide. Your quiz on this chapter will be on Thursday. I would recommend taking notes as you read the chapter and then revisting these notes tomorrow night and Wednesday night. Also continue to work on your research for your important individual in chapter 5. Remember that you need something tangible to turn in to me with your research on it. This could include a Powerpoint, poster, etc.  Read over the handout again for other specific details!!! Below are some good websites to visit for research if you have not used these already. 
Alabama Virtual Library- Encyclopedia Britannica, History Reference Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library,
 
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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 Weekend of November 10: Over the weekend, begin working on your project if you have time. Remember that we will go to the library on Monday so make sure and bring your flash drive, money, or other supplies you might need. Have a safe, long, and relaxing Veterans Day! November 9: Tonight prepare for the essay portion of your test tomorrow. You may bring in an introduction, but ONLY an introduction. Remember that you will only have 45 minutes to write two body paragraphs and a conclusion, so come ready. November 8: Your  multiple choice portion of your Unit I test is tomorrow!!! Make sure you know the main idea/importance of each term on your handout. Also go ahead and start planning for the essay portion of the test on Thursday. November 7: Tonight study and preapre for your Unit 1 test on Wednesday and Thursday. Please note  that I have changed the requirements for the in-class essay portion of the test. You are only required to write TWO body paragraphs instead of three. Please plan for this essay. Remember that you can bring in an introduction on Thursday. *If you are in my 2nd period class, please don't forget to report to M-1 on the senior hall tomorrow.  
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Weekend of November 4: Over the weekend, finish your chapter 5 questions. These are due on Monday. It would also be wise of you to begin preparing for your Unit I test next Wednesday and Thursday. Look over the list of terms I gave you, studying the main idea we discussed about each one. Be brainstorming for your essay portion of the test. Remember that you ARE ALLOWED to bring in an introduction for the essay next Thursday. November 3: Finish working on your current event tonight. Your current event can be about any country in central or South America. It could also be about England, France, or any other areas in Europe we discussed in chapter 4. Finally, study for your chapter 4 quiz tomorrow (including your map). There will be three i.d. questions and  four map questions. November 2: Tonight study for your chapter 4 quiz (including the map) and work on your current event. Your chapter 4 quiz has been postponed until Friday, BUT your current event is due on Friday as well. 
 November 1: Tonight begin studying for your chapter 4 quiz on Thursday. I would advise you to review both your notes AND the textbook AND your Complete Idiot's Guide book.

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Mrs. Howe

PreAP World History FYI