As Thanksgiving approaches, so does the end of the marking period. Over the next week or so, all of my classes will have an exam. For the US History classes, you’ve already begun with the Document Based Essay on Friday, Nov. 7th.
Here’s what’s coming up for each course:
Here’s some interesting things (well, I think so) coming up on television this month. As I find out about more programs, I’ll add them to the list.
Having absolutely nothing to do with my classes, except maybe government, there is a multi-part series this month on PBS (Channel 13) about the British Monarchy, called, Monarchy: The [...]
As promised, all thirteen assignments for class are now online here. You can access them here, or just move your mouse over the Government title on the top menu.
Please be sure to keep up to date on the homeworks. Falling behind in handing them in will result in penalties to your report card [...]
Don’t be fooled by the word “geography.” This is more than about maps! Learning about the world, where people live and why they live there. This is a course about almost everything.
For my senior government classes, this is a big year…the Election, community service, etc.
The story of our nation…just for my Junior classes. Homeworks, exam information, projects, Regents review, and more…all here.
Here’s the link to the US History textbook’s companion website:
This Tuesday and Wednesday (September 23 & 24) will be the first exam for my US History classes. On Tuesday, there will be a Document Based Essay worth 40 points. On Wednesday, thirty multiple choice questions will make up the remaining 60 points of the exam.
More about the exam below.
If all goes as planned, two of my five classes will be the required US History & Government courses for juniors. The class name pretty much says it all, it is the story of all of us.
This being New York State, the class ends with a Regents exam. In short, if you want a diploma, you need to pass this exam. (A note, for students who entered high school in New York in 2006 you must have a 65 or above on at least three Regents exams.) I try as much as possible not to teach for the test. There are many events in American history that will never be seen on the Regents exam, but often they are far too important and often interesting to leave out of class.
My own little area of interest is the history of technology and how it has changed life in the US and the world over the centuries. You can expect to hear me make a lot of references to such things.
Later this summer, I’ll post the homework assignments online as well as a term project of some sort. Also, I’ll try to keep people informed about television programs that will add to what we learn in class.
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