Wednesday, February 26, 2014

HOA Assignments

Week of February 24 - February 28

Monday: Read Williamson pp. 384-387 and Pancho Villa By John Reed
Wednesday: Read Williamson pp. 388-390 and the Plan of Ayala by Emiliano Zapata
Friday: Read the Constitution of 1917

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

IB Seniors: History Review Session

If you missed today's review session, here are the powerpoint presentations that I used:

Topic 1 - Independence Movements
Topic 3 - U.S. Civil War

Note: you'll have to be logged in to your APS Google Account to view these slideshows.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Econ Assignments

I really, really hope we're done with snow days!  The first draft of your macro I.A. commentary is due at the beginning of the week.  We'll be covering more macro topics this week: equity of income, demand-side, and supply-side policies.

Period 7
Tuesday: Read Tragakes pp. 338-346 and take notes
Thursday: Read Tragakes pp. 346-352 and take notes

Periods 2 and 4
Wednesday: Read Tragakes pp. 338-346 and take notes
Friday: Read Tragakes pp. 346-352 and take notes

HOA Assignments

Week of February 18 - February 21

Tuesday: Read Williamson pp. 258-270 and take notes
Thursday: Read Williamson pp. 378-383, Foran pp. 115-122, Creelman article and Cumberland article

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

HOA: Reconstruction PPT

If you'd like to examine the PPT on Reconstruction that I've used the past few classes, it's available on GoogleDocs by clicking here.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Econ Assignments

This week we'll be covering the macroeconomics topics of inflation, economic growth, and equity in income.  The first draft of your macroeconomics commentary (for the internal assessment) is due at the end of the week.  Stop by any time if you need advice on your article choice.

Periods 2 and 4
Monday: Tragakes pp. 320-330 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Tragakes pp. 330-338 (read and take notes); first draft of I.A. commentary due Friday
Friday: Tragakes pp. 338-346 (Read and take notes)

Period 7
Tuesday: Tragakes pp. 330-338 (read and take notes); first draft of I.A. commentary due Thursday
Thursday: Tragakes pp. 338-346 (Read and take notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of February 10 - February 14

Tuesday: Reconstruction Quiz on Thursday
Thursday: No Homework

Monday, February 3, 2014

Econ Assignments

This week begins with the Chapter 9 exam.  We'll then proceed to cover the topics of unemployment, inflation, growth, and distribution of income fairly quickly.  Chapters 10 and 11 will be combined, so there will not be another exam until both of the chapters have been covered in class.

Periods 2 and 4
Tuesday: Tragakes pp. 293-301 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Tragakes pp. 301-319 (read and take notes)

Period 7
Monday: Tragakes pp. 293-301 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: Tragakes pp. 301-319 (read and take notes)
Friday: Tragakes pp. 320-330 (read and take notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of February 3rd to February 7th

Monday: No homework
Wednesday: Read Farmer pp. 232-240 and take notes
Friday: No homework; a quiz is likely next week