Saturday, February 26, 2011

APGov Homework

Week of February 28 - March 4

PERIOD 3
Monday: No Homework
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 313-321
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 322-325
Thursday: Study for Presidency Exam
Friday: Sabato pp. 325-333

PERIOD 5
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 322-325, Study for Presidency Exam
Thursday: Sabato pp. 325-333

PERIOD 6
Monday: Sabato pp. 313-321
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 322-325, Study for Presidency Exam
Friday: Sabato pp. 325-333

Friday, February 25, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011

HoA - Homework

Week of February 22 - February 25

PERIOD 1
Wednesday: America's History pp. 457-466
Friday: America's History pp. 466-476

PERIOD 4
Tuesday: America's History pp. 457-466
Thursday: America's History pp. 466-476

APGov - Presidency Exam Review

The review session for the Presidency Exam will be held after school on Tuesday, March 1st in Room 3011.  See you there!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

APGov - Presidency Exam

The dates of the Presidency Exam have been moved.  The new dates are as follows:
Period 3 - March 4th
Period 5 - March 3rd
Period 6 - March 4th

A review session will be held after school next week.  The date will be announced soon.

APGov Homework

Week of February 22 - February 25

PERIOD 3
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 300-305
Wednesday: No Homework
Thursday: Sabato pp. 306-309
Friday: Sabato pp. 309-313

PERIOD 5
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 306-313
Friday: Sabato pp. 313-321

PERIOD 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 300-305
Thursday: Sabato pp. 306-313

Monday, February 14, 2011

Civil War Generals (Military Leadership)

As you watch the videos on four generals of the Civil War, record the following information in your notebook (about a half page per general):
1.  Name
2.  Date of Birth
3.  Which army did the lead?
4.  What was their military experience before the war?
5.  What important battles did they participate in?
6.  How did their actions affect the course of the Civil War?

When you have completed the videos and recorded the required information, rank the generals from "biggest impact on the war" to "smallest impact on the war" and add explanations for each of your rankings.

Friday, February 11, 2011

APGov Homework

Week of Feb. 14 - Feb. 18

PERIOD 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 280-288
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 288-291
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 291-295
Thursday: No Homework
Friday: Sabato pp. 295-299

PERIOD 5
Monday: Sabato pp. 280-291
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 291-299
Friday: Sabato pp. 300-305

PERIOD 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 280-291
Thursday: Sabato pp. 291-299

F.Y.I., I will not be in school Friday this week.  Make sure I've initialed your CRF form before Friday.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

APGov Homework [UPDATED 2/10]

Week of February 7 - February 11

THIS WEDNESDAY: Federalism Exam review after school in Room 3011

PERIOD 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 111-115
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 115-120
Wednesday: Review for Exam
Thursday: Review for tomorrow's exam
Friday: Sabato pp. 272-280

PERIOD 6
Monday: Sabato pp. 111-120
Wednesday: Review for Exam
Friday: Sabato pp. 272-280

PERIOD 5
Tuesday: Review for Thursday's Exam
Thursday: Sabato pp. 272-280

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

HoA - Homework

Week of Feb. 7 - Feb. 11

PERIOD 1
Tuesday: America's History pp. 434-444
Thursday: A.H. pp. 444-454

PERIOD 4
Monday: America's History pp. 434-444
Wednesday: A.H. pp. 444-454, Friday is Current Events Day
Friday: A.H. pp. 444-454

Friday, February 4, 2011

Analyzing Civil War Data

If you did not complete the "Analyzing Civil War Data" worksheet in class, you'll need to complete it over the weekend.  Here are all 15 questions:
1.  How many more people lived in Union states than in Confederate states?
2.  About how many times more square miles of land did Union states have compared to Confederate states?
3.  How many more troops did the Union states have than the Confederate states?
4.  Which side - the Union or the Confederacy - had greater manufacturing and iron production/
5.  About how many times more railroad track did the North have than the South?
6.  Which side - the Union or the Confederacy - had greater financial resources?
7.  Who had more war casualties, the North or the South?  How many more did they have?
8.  About how many total people were killed at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and Antietam?
9.  Looking at the graphs on population and troops, why do you think Union states were able to raise a much larger army than the Confederacy?
10.  The Union had far greater industrial production than the Confederacy.  In what ways do you think this helped the Union?
11.  The Union had about 13,000 more miles of railroads than the Confederacy.  In what ways do you think this helped the Union?
12.  The Union had far greater financial resources than the Confederacy.  In what ways do you think this helped the Union?
13.  List at least two ways in which the Union's large population gave it an advantage in the Civil War?
14.  How many people died in the Civil War?  More than half of those deaths did not occur on the battlefields.  What do you think caused the majority of soldiers' deaths?
15.  The North won the Civil War, even though it lost over 100,000 more soldiers than the South.  How can you explain this?

HoA - Homework [UPDATED 2/4]

Week of January 31 - February 4

PERIOD 1
Monday: Study for Wednesday's quiz
Wednesday: "Last Chance for Compromise", "A Short Stay - and a Long Jump", "A Blot on Lincoln Historians", and "Sam Houston, We Have a Problem", Friday is Current Events Day!
Friday: Complete the "Analyzing Civil War Data" worksheet

PERIOD 4
Tuesday: "Last Chance for Compromise", "A Short Stay - and a Long Jump", "A Blot on Lincoln Historians", and "Sam Houston, We Have a Problem"
Thursday: No Homework

Thursday, February 3, 2011

APGov Homework [UPDATED 2/3]

Week of January 31 - February 4

PERIOD 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 94-97
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 97-102
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 103-106
Thursday: No Homework
Friday: Sabato pp. 106-111

PERIOD 5
Monday: Sabato pp. 94-102
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 103-111
Friday: Sabato pp. 111-120

PERIOD 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 94-102, Constitution Exam Thursday
Thursday: Sabato pp. 103-111

Federalism Exam is currently scheduled for February 10th (Periods 3 and 5) and February 11th (Period 6)

Wednesday, February 2, 2011