Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Modern World History: Debrief AMFAS; pick up notebooks.
Use textbooks and notes to help build a Jeopardy Board: 30 questions and answers on Renaissance/Reformation/AMFAS with one "fluff" category like "sports" or "newsmakers".
Test is Thursday.

Government: "Presidents" video; continue taking notes. Test is Thursday over Chapter 1 and "Presidents". Today: Grover Cleveland.

APUSH: Notes on the Gilded Age.
Quizzy on The Era.

Monday, Feb. 8th, 2010

Mr. Wilson is at the Knowledge Bowl Tournament at Bethel Church.

Modern World History: Test over Renaissance/Reformation/AMFAS this Thursday.
Today-Finish AMFAS and complete your notes (notebooks are NOT ready for pick-up)

Government: "Presidents" Video continue taking notes
Government Test 1: Chapter 1 plus Presidents this Thursday

APUSH: Wheeler-Becker Chapter 10
"Reconstructing Reconstruction" pp. 188-212
Thomas Nast

Friday, Feb. 5th, 2010

Government: Knowledge Bowl today
over the POTUS material
Crosswords due today.

Modern World History: Knowledge Bowl today
over AMFAS, Protestant Reformation
Turn in NOTEBOOKS on the counter

APUSH: Evaluate the quote by Carnegie from "The Gospel of Wealth" in regards to the nation's rich and poor. Is his view justifibale? Why or why not?

"The problems of our age is the proper administration of wealth, that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and the poor in harmonious relationship." Andrew Carnegie, 1889


Monday the Knowledge Bowl team meets at Bethel Church at 8:45. The team members excused to get themselves there are: Michael, Andrey, Ruifeng, Andrew, Natalie, Audrey, Akhila, Sarita, and Eric. See you there this coming Monday, Feb. 8th!

Thursday, Feb. 4th, 2010

Modern World History: AMFAS Study Guide
"A Man for All Seasons" Day Two
Notebook check tomorrow (15 points)
Leave notebooks with me over the weekend

Government: "Presidents" Video
Start at John Quincy Adams
Taking down video info in your "Presidents" notes
Crosswords due Friday

APUSH: Andrew Carnegie
The Gilded Age 1880's 1890's
"The Richest Man in the World"
Writing Assignment due Friday

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Modern World History: Reformation England
"A Man for All Seasons"= AMFAS
Notebook check Friday

Government: "Presidents" video; take down info on each President, continue
filling in crossword puzzle; tip: Monroe not Madison
(Madison was actually the shortest President, but the puzzle wants Monroe)

APUSH: "The Richest Man in the World"
Writing Assignment
The Gilded Age / The Era of Good Stealings

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Mr. Wilson was ill today.
Periods 2 & 4: Modern World History
Students should read pp. 54-60 "Luther Leads the Reformation". Students should take notes on "Protestantism" on page 57- they should be able to differentiate Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Calvinsts, and Anglicans by their beliefs and their origins.

Periods 3 & 6: Government
In their Government books, which are stacked on the counter near the windows, students should work with their seatmates to take notes on the Presidents--on pages 754-755. They should copy down the following info about the Presidents, leaving about three lines under each President for information to come later from a video: Name, Party, State, Year entered office. (Each student will need a list of Presidents for themselves, although they are working together.)
On the front table under the whiteboard, there is a crossword about Government that they should complete. There is a little over 60 in the stack, so it's enough for 3rd and 6th periods. Some of the info they need to complete the crossword will come in tomorrow's class session....but they can get started.


APUSH: Video: "The Richest Man in the World" (Andrew Carnegie) This VHS is in the Social Studies media room in the AP cabinet. Ask Bertha Rachinski next door to unlock the cabinet and get the video for you. The video will last the entire hour. Students should take notes.
Carnegie was the classic "rags to riches" story where a poor Scottish immigrant became the multi-millionaire owner of a steel company. After selling off to J.P. Morgan (U.S. Steel) he spent the last half of his life endowing libraries, concert halls, and other institutions for the public good. Bill Gates has followed that example today, retiring from Microsoft and leading the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Were there some aspects of Carnegie's business operations and his relationships with his workers that were less than honorable?

Monday, Feb. 1st, 2010

Mr. Wilson was out sick today.

Periods 2 and 4: Modern World History
Read pp. 44-51 "The Northern Renaissance" and answer questions on the Section 2 Assessment 1, 3-8 on page 51. The purple history books are in the bookshelf along the inner wall.

Periods 3 and 6: Government
Read pp. 12-16 "Forms of Government" and assign Section 2 Assessment on page 16. (Questions 1-6)
Government books are stacked on the counter by the window.


Period 5: APUSH
Students read Chapter 23 of their Bailey text expecting a quiz. We will have it when I return. Today they can free read or work on other homework (there are only 10 students in period 5.)