Friday March 30 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do Review G P.508
Grapes of Wrath Ch 23 & 24 Quiz
Grapes of Wrath Reading Review Assignment Ch 18-22 Due Monday
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 25 & 26 (Be advised, Approx. 75 Pages)

AP US History
Daily Geography P.820
1. Name the states that Willkie won?
2. Who won the election?
Ch 33 & 34 Quiz (Finally!)
Ch 34 IDs & Questions Due
Current Events

AP US Government & Politics B
Current Events
Unit 3 Test & Free Response (Take home over the weekend)

"Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it."
~Mark Twain

Thursday March 29 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do Review F P. 507
Grapes of Wrath- Grade 1st Vocab Assignment
Grapes of Wrath Ch 22 Quiz
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 23 & 24

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 791
1. Name the states of the TVA.
2. What is the main river used by/controlled by the TVA?
Ch 34 Discussion
Ch 33 & 34 Quiz Friday
Current Events Friday

AP US Government & Politics B
Work on Unit 3
Current Event Friday

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
~William Shakespeare

Wednesday March 28 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do Exercise 6 P. 504
Grapes of Wrath Quiz Ch 20-22
Grapes of Wrath Vocab ~ 1st Assignment

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 791
1. How many states were included in the 'TVA'?
2. What does 'TVA' stand for?
Continue Ch 33 Discussion
Ch 33 IDs & Questions Due
Work on Ch 34 IDs & Questions Due Thursday 3/29
Ch 33 & 34 Quiz Thursday 3/29

AP US Government & Politics B
Discuss Free Response
Work on Unit 3

"I am not bound to please thee with my answers."
~William Shakespeare

Tuesday March 27 2007

Honors English 11
Gramar Do Review E P. 502
Grade/Discuss Grapes of Wrath Reading Review Assignment (Ch9-17)
Grapes of Wrath Quiz Ch 17-20
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 21 & 22

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 789
1. Which states were affectd by the 'Dust Bowl'?
2. In what years did the 'Dust Bowl' take place?
Ch 32 & 33 Discussion
Ch 33 IDs & Questions Due Wednesday

AP US Government & Politics B
Discuss Unit 2 Test

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
~Voltaire

Monday March 26 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do Exercise 5 P. 501 & Review D P. 501-2
Grapes of Wrath Review Assignment Ch 9-17
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 19 & 20

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 766
1. Which part of the country was Smith able to win in 1928?
2. Who won the election?
1930s Video: 1-2 Pages of Notes Required
Work on Ch 33 IDs & Terms

AP US Government & Politics
Begin work on Unit 3 Reading & Terms

"One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards."
~Oscar Wilde

Friday March 23 2007

Honors English 11
No Class/No Assignments

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 762
1. Who won the south?
2. In which part of California did LaFollette pick up votes?
Current Events
Ch 32 Quiz
Ch 32 IDs & Questions Due

AP US Government & Politcs B
Current Events
Unit 2 Test (& Free Response) Take-home, Due Monday

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
~Mark Twain

Thursday March 22 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do #1-10 P. 499
Grapes of Wrath Ch 16 Quiz
Read Grapes of Wrath Ch 17 & 18

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 725
1. How many electoral votes did California havein 1920?
2. Which state had the most?
Video : The 1920s NO NOTES REQUIRED
Pass Back Papers

AP US Government & Politics
Do Reading & Terms Ch 3, 4 & 5

"The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky."
~Solomon Short

Wednesday March 21 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do #1-10 P. 495
Grapes of Wrath Ch 15 Quiz
Read Grapes of Wrath Ch 16

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 725
1. What region of the country did Cox win in 1920?
2. Who won the election?
Ch 31 Quiz
Ch 31 Questions & IDs Due
Work on Ch 32 Questions & IDs Due Thurs 3/22
Pass Back Papers

AP US Government & Politics
Do Reading & Terms Ch 3, 4 & 5

"There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again."
~Clint Eastwood, American movie actor & director (1930 - )

Tuesday March 20 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do #1-10 P.494
Grade Grapes of Wrath Ch 1-8 Reading Review
Grapes of Wrath Ch 11-14 Quiz
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 15

AP US History
Daily Geography P.700
1. When was the Lusitania sunk?
2. ... off the coast of __________?
World War I - cause and effect discussion
IDs & Questions Ch 31 Due Wed 3/21
Reading Quiz Ch 31 Wed 3/21

AP US Government & Politics
Do Reading & Terms Ch 3, 4 & 5
Free Response Discussion

"I think that parents only get so offended by television because they rely on it as a babysitter and the sole educator of their kids."
~Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Death, 1997

Monday March 19 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do #1-20 P. 484
AND Do #1-20 P. 486
Ch 1-8 Reading Review Assignment
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 11-14

AP US History
Daily Geography P.695
1. In what years did the US maintain financial supervision over Haiti?
2. In what years did the US maintain financial supervision over Nicaragua?
1910-1919 Video Take Notes (1-2 Pages)

AP US Government & Politics B
Begin Reading & Terms Ch 3, 4 & 5
Free Response Discussion Tuesday 3/20

"It is only the ignorant who despise education."
~Publilius Syrus

Friday March 16 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar 1-10 P.564
Collect Grammar 3/5-3/16
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 11-14

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 695
1. When did the US seize Veracruz?
2. In what years did US troops occupy Haiti?
Collect Daily Geography 3/6-3/16
Current Events Due
Ch 29&30 Quiz
Read Ch 31
Do IDs & Questions Due Tues 3/20

AP US Government & Politics
Current Events Due
Self-Evaluation for Free Response

"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."
~Diogenes Laertius

Thursday March 15 2007

Honors English 11
No Class/No Assignments

AP US History
Daily Geography
1. When did the US obtain the 'Canal Zone'?
2. In what years did us troops occupy/fight in Cuba?
Finish 1900s Video/Collect Notes
Ch 29 & 30 IDs/Quesitons Due

AP US Government & Politics
Discuss Unit One Quiz

"The wisest men follow their own direction."
~Euripides, Greek Dramatist

Wednesday March 14 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do #1-10 P. 559-560
DBQ Essay Due
Grapes of Wrath Quiz Ch 9 & 10

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 690
1. What did TR call his politcal party?
2. How many states did he win?
Do IDs and Quesitons
Ch 29&30 Reading Quiz Thursday

AP US Government & Politics
Constitution & Federalsim Quiz w/ 1 Free Repsonse
Terms Check Ch 1 & 2

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
~Benjamin Disraeli, British politician (1804 - 1881)

Tuesday March 13 2007

Honors English 11
Grammar Do #1-10 P. 573
Grapes of Wrath Quiz Ch 7 & 8
Grapes of Wrath Read Ch 9 &10

AP US History
Daily Geography P.690
1. Name the two states voting for Taft.
2. How many electoral votes did Taft win?
Do IDs and Quesitons
Ch 29&30 Reading Quiz Thursday

AP US Government & Politics
Ch 2 Federalism DO TERMS
Constitution & Federalsim Quiz Wednesday
Terms Check Ch 1 & 2 Wednesday

"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
~Abraham Lincoln

Monday March 12 2007

English 11
Grammar 1-10 P.490 Pronouns
DBQ Rough Drafts Due
Quiz Ch 5&6 Grapes of Wrath
Read Ch 7&8 Grapes of Wrath

AP US History
Daily Geography P.656
1. Which country experienced an Anglo-German blockade?
2. In what year did TR intervene in Cuba? Dominican Republic?
Ch 28 Reading Quiz
Read Ch 29&30
Do IDs and Quesitons
Ch 29&30 Reading Quiz Wednesday

AP US Government & Politics
In-class discussion of Ch 2 Federalism
Constitution & Federalsim Quiz Wednesday

"Whoever said, 'Might does not make right,' obviously was on the losing side."
~Jerome Winson

Friday March 9 2007

English 11
No Grammar
Reading Period

AP US History
Current Events
Study Guides/Review Questions Due

AP US Government & Politics
Current Events

"Who listens to their parents? Look at Romeo and Juliet, they worked out fine..."
~Vinne Brazelton

Thursday March 8 2007

English 11
Grammar Do #1-10 P. 487
Quiz Ch 3 & 4 Grapes of Wrath
Read Ch 5 & 6 Grapes of Wrath

US History
Daily Geography (P. 656)
1. In what year did the US obtain a naval base in Cuba?
2. Name the base.
Work on IDs and Questions

AP US Government & Politcs
Discuss Ch 1 Terms

"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life."
~Plato

Wednesday March 7 2007

English 11
Grammar #1-20 P. 486 Nouns!
Quiz on Ch 1 & 2 of The Grapes or Wrath

AP US History
Daily Geography P. 647
1. When did the US purchase Alaska from Russia?
2. When did Alaska become a US Territory.
Work on IDs and Questions
Intro first DBQ Essay.

AP US Government & Politics B
Ch 1 Terms

"We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate."
~Thomas Jefferson

Tuesday March 6 2007

English 11
Grammar:
Read/Do #1-6 P.18-22
Read Ch 1 & 2 The Grapes of Wrath

AP US History
Daily Geography (P.647):
1. When did the US obtain the Virgin Islands?
2. In which ocean were most US possessions located?
Read Ch 28 do all IDs and Study Questions

AP US Government & Politics B
Read Ch 1 Study Book
Do all Terms

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
~George Carlin

Monday March 5 2007

English 11
Grammar Book:
Do #1-8 P.5-6
Do #11-17 P.9-10

AP US History
Intro/ In-Class Discussion

AP US Government & Politics
Read Ch 1 Blue Book
Do All Terms P. 11

"By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher."
~Socrates, Athenian Greek Philosopher