HOMEWORK -due March 14th
Here is our awards document that has the records of what you have completed to earn your rewards. It is ordered by the last four of your phone number. Check to make sure what we have on our records is what you have completed and let us know if we need to update anything.
Presentations
Andrew Bruening, Cameron Barney, and Shandiin Yesslith are giving presentations next week.
Don’t leave your presentation until the last minute. Work on it early!
HERE is a link to google doc version of your presentation guidelines. Make sure you know what date you are presenting, check HERE.
Movie Night
Our class movie night will be March 22nd. Put it on your calendars!
Required Reading Book
Start reading our last book for the semester, The Yanks Are Coming, by Albert Marrin. The book needs to be finished by April 11th. That means you should read about 40 pages a week.
Weekly Readings
Don’t forget to write out your summaries of the readings in the NOTEBOOK we gave you. This will help you participate more fully in class.
- Weekly Reading in History of Us:
- An Age of Extremes:
- The Fourth Estate
- Some Political Theory (A Discussion) (This is not a chapter it is just a short insert in the William Howard Taft section. In my book it’s page 187)
- An Age of Extremes:
Videos
Watch these videos to prepare for class.
Supplemental reading/watching
Don’t forget to choose 1 book and 1 documentary from the second semester of the Supplemental reading/watching list. Remember that everyone’s family standards are different so make sure the book/documentary you choose is appropriate for your family standards.
Check-in
Go to this link and print out and fill out your check in sheet for the week.
Bonus Level
Don’t forget to work on your bonus level. Look HERE again if you need to be reminded about what the awards and requirements are for the class. The bonus level is completely optional but is a great way to learn more about something that interests you.