Welcome to 8th Grade American history with Mrs. Guthoff. We have only two more weeks left before the second quarter 5 weeks progress report cards get exported home. Many of you are Not doing your homework and your grades have suffered because of that. Look below and follow this important advice. The following is a quick advice list to help you improve your average: 1. Read the textbook to find the correct answers to your homework questions. 2. Complete homework ON TIME ON A DAILY BASIS. 3. Review and study your notes from class every night before going to sleep. 4. Take notes in class. 5. Participate in class discussions. 6. Study for quizzes and tests by rewriting the notes, reanswering the HW questions, and making flash cards for the vocabulary terms, events, and people from each of the chapters that will be tested. Remember, I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE HW. These missing homeworks add ZEROs to your quarterly average. Even though I allow three zeros on HWs each quarter not to reduce your HW average, I recommend that you save those for really important times. Also, GET TO CLASS ON TIME AND BE PREPARED. Being prompt and ready to participate will improve your learning and your quarterly average. I am looking forward to a really great year. I already know that you are all going to learn alot and have fun in the process. Onward Young Historians! -Mrs. Guthoff