Monday, April 30, 2018

Chapter 24/25 Videos


Chapter 24 & 25

WWII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Objoad6rG6U


WWII: The Home Front
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofnGQwPgqs


Korematsu v. U.S. Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxaSrMQtME




Chapter 23 Videos


Chapter 23

The New Deal in 3 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvcWeNf9g6A


Alphabet Soup: The New Deal “for Dummies”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X60Nei2560w


FDR Fireside Chat 9: On “Court Packing”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUBH1dygxyE


FDR Supreme Court Packing Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQazijqXsCE



Chapter 23 Packet needed in class on 5/1, handed out last week

You were given the Chapter 23 Video packet last week by a sub.  You will need it tomorrow in class.  There are no extras that I have found as of this posting.  It starts with this:

Chapter 23

The New Deal in 3 Minutes

1.    When was Hoover President?    ____________________________________


2.    What were FDR’s 3 Goals of the New Deal?  _________________________


3.    What was the first program of the First Hundred Days?  _____________


4.    What New Deal program helped build roads?  _________________________


5.    What New Deal program helped plant trees?  __________________


6.    What New Deal program helped artists? __________________________


7.    Unemployment never dropped below ________ until WWII.



"Amnesty" & Last Chance Reminder

Just a reminder...if you have not done your job as a student this year & are now in significant danger of failing the course, you shoudl be following the "amnesty" program I posted last week.  If you don't, you have used all of your chances.  There are barely 25 classes left before Final Exams.

Sunday, April 29, 2018

DUE: Mon., 5/14, Ch 26 All Sec AND Ch 24/25 Video Packet

You Chapters 24/25 Video Packets are due at the start of class.

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HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Wed., 5/16 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 26 Sec 1 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-24-sec-1-notes.html

Ch 26 Sec 2 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-26-sec-2-notes.html

Ch 26 Sec 3 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-26-sec-3-notes.html

Ch 26 Sec 4 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-26-sec-4-notes.html

DUE: Thurs, 5/10, Ch 25 Sec 4 & Ch 26 Sec 1 Notes

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Fri., 5/11 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 25 Sec 4 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-25-sec-4-notes.html

Ch 26 Sec 1 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-26-sec-1-notes.html

QUIZ TODAY: Fri., 5/11, Ch 22 Vocab

Vocabulary Quiz on these on Friday, 5/11.  Your words will be due at that time.  You may write them out as a list on paper OR you may write each on a flash card (use a flashcard for the required homework heading.)   Required homework heading must be used.  Use your knowledge, notes, online textbook, handouts, or the Internet to find the definitions.

Homework Heading (required on all work submitted):

Your Name                                                   Global II
Class Period                                                Assignment
(in this case, your assignment is Ch 22 Vocab)

If you are making flashcards they MUST be rubber-banded together BEFORE submitting AND BEFORE the bell rings (there are rubber bands behind my desk - ask me!), and you top card must be a heading card (see above.)  You will get extra credit for making flash cards.

Copy & paste the link below for the Vocab List (scroll past questions):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-chapter-22-questions.html
Make up for legal absences is before school (per my make-up policy), last day to make up is Tuesday, 5/15.

REMEMBER!!!  All words from all previous chapters are also fair game on this quiz!

DUE: Wed., 5/9, Ch 25 Sec 2 & 3 Notes

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Fri., 5/11 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 25 Sec 2 & 3 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2015/04/us-history-ch-25-sec-2-3-notes.html

QUIZ TODAY: Tues 5/8, Ch 21 Vocab

Vocabulary Quiz on these on Tuesday, 5/8.  Your words will be due at that time.  You may write them out as a list on paper OR you may write each on a flash card (use a flashcard for the required homework heading.)   Required homework heading must be used.  Use your knowledge, notes, online textbook, handouts, or the Internet to find the definitions.

Homework Heading (required on all work submitted):

Your Name                                                   Global II
Class Period                                                Assignment
(in this case, your assignment is Ch 21 Vocab)

If you are making flashcards they MUST be rubber-banded together BEFORE submitting AND BEFORE the bell rings (there are rubber bands behind my desk - ask me!), and you top card must be a heading card (see above.)  You will get extra credit for making flash cards.

Copy & paste the link below for the Vocab List:
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2015/04/us-history-chapter-21-vocabulary.html
Make up for legal absences is before school (per my make-up policy), last day to make up is Thursday, 5/10.

REMEMBER!!!  All words from all previous chapters are also fair game on this quiz!

DUE: Mon, 5/7, Ch 24 Sec 2-4 & Ch 25 Sec 1 Notes

REMEMBER!  Due today:
1. Notes posted below
2. Online exam closes
3. Packets due

See the post for 2&3 if you have questions.

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HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Wed., 5/9 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 24 Sec 2 & 3 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-24-sec-2-sec-3-notes.html

Ch 24 Sec 4 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-24-sec-4-notes.html

Ch 25 Sec 1 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-25-sec-1-notes.html

Thursday, April 26, 2018

EXAM CLOSES & Video Packet DUE 5/7, Chapter 21 Online Exam

Your Chapter 21 Castle Learning Online Exam will open at on Monday, 4/30 & closes at 7 pm on Monday, 5/7.  This gives you 8 to complete, with 6 days on school computers.

First try only counts.  Test is not timed, which means you can sign out & go back to it later.  No make-ups since it is online.  If you don't finish (deadline locks it, etc.), anything unanswered is wrong, just like if you left it blank in class.  Quizlet for this exam is also open, but you are best using your notes & video sheets to help you answer the questions for this exam.

You Chapter 21 Video Packet(s) are due at the start of class on 5/7 as well.

EXAM CLOSES & Video Packet(s) DUE: 5/3, Ch 20 Online Exam

Your Chapter 20 Castle Learning Online Exam will open at 5 pm on Thursday, 4/26 & closes at 7 pm on Thursday, 5/3.  This gives you 7.5 to complete, with 5 days on school computers.

First try only counts.  Test is not timed, which means you can sign out & go back to it later.  No make-ups since it is online.  If you don't finish (deadline locks it, etc.), anything unanswered is wrong, just like if you left it blank in class.  Quizlet for this exam is also open, but you are best using your notes & video packet to help you answer the questions for this exam.

You Chapter 20 Video Packet(s) are due at the start of class on 5/3 as well.

DUE Friday, 5/4: 3 Document Packets AND Notes

DUE:
1. Notes
2. Packets handed out in 4/27 & 5/1.
Details beow.

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Friday, 5/11 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 24 Sec 1 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-ch-24-sec-1-notes.html

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You received the following Document Packets in class on Friday, 4/27.  They are both due at the start of class on Friday, 5/4, in addition to any other work that may be due since you will have 7 days to compete the work.  If you are legally on 4/27 absent you can pick them up from the bin your fist day back to school.

1. 18th Amendment
2. Butler Act
2.  Henderson Letter (handed out 5/1)

Be sure your first & last name with your class period are clearly written at the top of the first age of each packet.

Work submitted late because you couldn't find it, didn't have it ready, are late to class, are illegally absent, etc. will not be accepted for credit.  You are welcome to turn either or both of them on early if you finish them before the due date & don't want to hang on to them.  If you are legally absent on the due date you must turn them in at the start of class the next day you are back or they will not be accepted.


One. Final. Chance. Starts 4/27. You need to read this, NOW

Read this very carefully, some of you may be able to save yourselves.  It starts tomorrow, so it is urgent you read it now!

If you:
1. Are prepared daily with all work done, notes, highlighter, handouts (this means all questions answered on all handouts, video packets, vocab - absolutely complete work)
AND
2.  Score a 90 or higher on the Regents Exam

I will consider a passing course grade for you if you are currently failing.  This will be on a case by case basis and does not mean I will grant a passing grade, only that I will consider it based on your effort starting tomorrow, Friday, 4/27.  If you see me before 1st period on a day you are attending US History Regents Review, I will give you a slip for that teacher to complete for a chance to earn extra credit points for your 4th MP average.  (My review, if you are eligible, will also earn you extra credit points for your 4th MP average, 1 point per hour of review so sign up when the sheet goes up if you're allowed to join me.)  If you don't get the slip prior to 7:25 am on that day, you missed your chance.

Now...for those of you who are already passing, know you do all of the above and none of what's listed below, I'm not leaving you out.  On a case by case basis, I will consider "bonus points" to boost your course average.  You did the right thing, you deserve the chance to earn a perk more than anyone!  Same for the Regents Review perk.

However, if you fall into any category below, you will not be eligible for anything above except the Regents Review credit:
1.  Chronic cutting this year (or cutting any day moving forward)
2.  Chronic lateness (or late any day moving forward)
3.  Homework not done or incomplete (document packets, vocabulary, video packets - anything assigned)  
4. Not paying attention in class
5. Unprepared for class (no notes, highlighter, review supplies, can't find handouts, didn't get a text book, etc.)
6.  Failing Quiz or Exam grades, since you need to be studying to pass the Regents
7.  Failure to turn in phone or turn off phone

Any of these items will cause you to disqualify yourself.  It will take only 1 violation on one day.  This is a last chance gift, not something I am required to do.  If you fall into the "I did nothing & now I can't pass the course" category, you might want to seriously consider this.

Remember, this starts tomorrow. 
Fail a HW quiz tomorrow?  Disqualified.
No Vocab/incomplete vocab?  Disqualified.
Fail the quiz tomorrow?  Disqualified.


Start doing something to redeem your year.  
This is it.  
No more chances if you blow it.

Chapter Video Packet Reminder

Any video on any Chapter packet that we do not do in class but is posted on the blog is required to be completed.  You will lose credit on your work if any video is left unwatched, just like you lose credit for all unanswered questions.  If the video is not posted, it will not be counted against you.

Voc Quiz Make-Up Udates

Ch 19 Voc Quiz make-ups end tomorrow (Friday, 4/27.)  Ch 20 Voc Quiz make-ups will be Mon & Tues (4/29 & 30.)  Usual room & time applies.


Thinkwave Updates

I am just starting to catch up with grading from 4/16-4/25.  As I get an assignment graded I am putting it into Thinkwave.  If you turned something in late, or it went to Resource, it will show up as a 0 at first because it is not with the rest of the assignments.  Check daily to see what is posted & what, if anything, you are missing in case you think you were legally absent for classwork or tuned something in.  All of the work from this time frame should be in Thinkwave by next Friday.  Once I am done with that work, I will start grading & entering the work from 4/26-5/4.

Remember, it is your responsibility to do your work, have your name/class period on top, & turn it in on time.

Anything we did last week but I have not yet collected  hold onto it.  I may collect it as I finish up a couple of the large piles of grading I already have in front of me.

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Ths Week's HWQs Update

All HWQs from this week will be given after your Vocab quiz in Friday, 4/27.

All of last week's vocab will be given back at the start of class tomorrow, if your class did not already receive back that work last week.

Any other work due (packets, etc.) is due at the start of class tomorrow, 4/26.

Friday, April 20, 2018

Review Books

Review books were handed out in class today.  If you were absent from class, you must come to Room 1825 before 7:30 am to sign for your review book.  No class time will be used for this as we did it in class today.  There is no time before or after the bell rings, so prior to 7:30 am is your only option.

Chapter 22 Videos


The Dust Bowl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guTek7ipD4U


The Great Depression: Causes


The Great Depression: Hoover Responds


The Great Depression: Human Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-aiuxeh5A


The Great Depression: President Roosevelt Responds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTODvG-_ID0



Chapter 21 Videos

Prohibition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CE4u6jI_rc


The Scopes “Monkey” Trial



“Take the A Train”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY


The Harlem Renaissance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ozfYC9CZE


Langston Hughes: The Negro Speaks of Rivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFp40WJbsA


Langston Hughes: I, Too, Sing America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rti7vmujaL4

1920s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOR1XCMf7A


Regents Review Supplies

  Please note that notes are done IN CLASS and NOTHING is posted online.  There are no make-ups during Regents Review.

Required Supplies as of May 14th!


You must have the following items with you in class
EVERY DAY in order to
fully participate in your review & to be
considered prepared:


  • Lined (ruled) 3x5 Index cards
NO LESS THAN 300 & ONLY 3x5 SIZE.  You will likely use them all for US History (Global students may need 100-200 additional cards depending on your Global I knowledge.)  You need roughly 50 per day in class.
  • 3x5 index card dividers (1 pack)

These are usually manila colored, alphabetical tabs are fine.  Plastic is not a good option as you will be unable to write on it & are not allowed to have Sharpies in school. Post-it’s or any similar items are not acceptable substitutes.  You need roughly 5 per day in class.

  • AT LEAST 2 identical, standard blue ink pens OR 2 standard black ink pens
NO GEL PENS since they CANNOT be used on the State Answer Sheet for the Regents Exam.  Erasable ink is NOT permitted.
  • Binder with paper for charts, essays, and handouts
  • 3x5 index card holder to keep review flashcards organized
  • Highlighter
The District has graciously bought books for our use.  

PLEASE NOTE:  White out in ANY FORM is not permitted in the Regents Exam.  Do not bring it to class or use it on your assignments – get used to crossing out any errors you make!


PASSING COURSE GRADE: 65+                  PASSING REGENTS SCORE: 65+

Chapter 20 Videos

“Red Scare for Dummies” Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IavxgMZA-0


The Palmer Raids



Sacco & Vanzetti


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vU0LdSYB84


Boston Police Strike of 1919


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STqbfjCYmnw


Immigration Act of 1924 Video WS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJUCPq7wJH4

Monday, April 16, 2018

DUE: Monday, 4/30: Ch 23 Sec 5 Notes

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until 5/2 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 23 Sec 5 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-chapter-23-section-5-notes.html

DUE: Thursday, 4/26 QUIZ TODAY

Vocabulary Quiz on these on Friday, 4/30.  Your words will be due at that time.  You may write them out as a list on paper OR you may write each on a flash card (use a flashcard for the required homework heading.)   Required homework heading must be used.  Use your knowledge, notes, online textbook, handouts, or the Internet to find the definitions.

Homework Heading (required on all work submitted):

Your Name                                                   Global II
Class Period                                                Assignment
(in this case, your assignment is Ch 20 Vocab)

If you are making flashcards they MUST be rubber-banded together BEFORE submitting AND BEFORE the bell rings (there are rubber bands behind my desk - ask me!), and you top card must be a heading card (see above.)  You will get extra credit for making flash cards.


Make up for legal absences is before school (per my make-up policy), last day to make up is April 30th.

Copy & paste this link (only the Ch 20 words are due.)
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/03/us-history-ch-20-ch-21-vocab-regents.html

DUE: Wednesday, 4/25 Ch 23 Sec 3 & 4 Notes

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until 4/27 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 23 Sec 3 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-chapter-23-section-3-notes.html

Ch 23 Sec 4 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-chapter-23-section-4-notes.html

DUE: Tuesday, 4/24 Ch 23 Sec 2 Notes

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until 4/25 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 23 Sec 2 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-chapter-23-section-2-notes.html

DUE: Monday, 4/23 (Part 2): Ch 23 Sec 1 Notes

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until 4/25 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Copy & paste the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Ch 23 Sec 1 (copy & paste link):
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-history-chapter-23-section-1-notes.html


DUE: Monday, 4/23 (Part 1): Ch 19 Video Worksheets

You have notes due this day as well.  They are posted separately!

Fear on the Homefront
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_gj4UFegBQ

Schenck v. US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VBWec3L6K8

Abrams v. US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2cLvu-I17k

America in WWI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59wErqg4Xg

DUE: Friday, 4/20 QUIZ TODAY & Document Packet due

1.  Packet given out in class n Friday, 4/19 & available in the absent bin every day since (until they run out): "The Case Against the Reds."  All documents/writing assignments are to be competed.  First & last name along with class period on top of the front page.  Due at start of class.


2.  Chapter 19 Vocab quiz.  See below.


Vocabulary Quiz on these on Friday, 4/20.  Your words will be due at that time.  You may write them out as a list on paper OR you may write each on a flash card (use a flashcard for the required homework heading.)   Required homework heading must be used.  Use your knowledge, notes, online textbook, handouts, or the Internet to find the definitions.

Homework Heading (required on all work submitted):

Your Name                                                   Global II
Class Period                                                Assignment
(in this case, your assignment is Ch 19 Vocab)

If you are making flashcards they MUST be rubber-banded together BEFORE submitting AND BEFORE the bell rings (there are rubber bands behind my desk - ask me!), and you top card must be a heading card (see above.)  You will get extra credit for making flash cards.


Make up for legal absences is before school (per my make-up policy), last day to make up is April 24th.

Copy & paste this link (only the words are due, not the questions above them.  Scroll past section questions.)
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/03/us-history-chapter-19-questions-vcab.html

UPDATED EXAM INFO DUE: Sunday, 4/22 TEST CLOSES at 7 am

I don't know what happened to Castle Learning this week.  It seems  given you an extra one with the same title but different exam & deleted the Global kid's exam entirely.  Your test has been updated, the incorrect one removed, so be sure you have completed the exam that is posted.  The other one no longer exists.  The rest still applies.

Your Chapter 19 Castle Learning test is now open & closes at 7 am on Sunday, 4/22.  This gives you 4 days on school computers & a day at home, plus the day this is posted.  And yes, I know we're off on the due date, but that's the beauty of online exams.

First try only counts.  Test is not timed due to it's length, which means you can sign out & go back to it later.  No make-ups since it is online.  If you don't finish (deadline locks it, etc.), anything unanswered is wrong, just like if you left it blank in class.  Quizlet for this exam was opened last week.

After-School Regents Review Dates

After-School Regents Review Dates

Friday, May 18th from 2 – 5:30 PM (late bus can take you home)

Friday, May 25th from 2 – 5:30 PM (late bus can take you home)

Friday, June 1st from 2 – 5: 30 PM (not sure about a late bus at the time of this posting)

Friday, June 8th from 2 – 5:30 PM (not sure about a late bus at the time of this posting)

Monday, June 11th from 2 – 5:30 PM (not sure about a late bus at the time of this posting)

IF YOU WALK HOME, YOU MUST PROVIDE A NOTE FROM YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WALK HOME.  it is rush hour, drivers are crazy, too much has gone on the last 2 years, and I want to be sure your parent/guardian is allowing you to walk home.

This review has been very successful over the last 17 years with students who attend them in conjunction with being in class daily, are prepared, do their review HW, and study their flash cards nightly.  No one who has done all of these things has failed the Exam to date

Here are the details:

1.     Sign up sheets will be put up on Monday of that week and taken down at the end of school on Wednesday.

2.     If you sign up, you are expected to show up.  If you sign up & don't show up or cancel last minute, you will not be permitted to attend the following week.

3.     If you are not coming to school, not coming to class, not doing all work as assigned, &/or are unprepared for class you are not eligible for these reviews.  You can & are greatly encouraged to attend the department sponsored reviews.  

4.     If you have been consistently absent, late, had behavioral issues, &/or did no work this year, you cannot attend these reviews.  

5.     If you would like to participate in the pizza ordering, please being exact change of $1.25 er slice to review with you.  It is unlikely I will have change so bringing the exact amount is important in order to place your order.  You may order as many slices as you like.

6.     You may bring a drink & your own sandwich (if you don’t want pizza.)

7.     Review is limited to 24 students per course.

Review is done in pairs by your course (Global in pairs, US in pairs.)  It is not a lecture, it is not notes.  It is you, using my personal flash cards (different from those you do in class), to study & internalize information with a partner.  It is timed & organized in a way to give you the maximum exposure to Regents topics during any review period.  You can work on your weakest areas.

Sunday, April 8, 2018

3rd Marking Period Grades Finalized

Your Chapter 18 Castle Learning Exam grades are now in Thinkwave.  That ends grades for the 3rd MP.  Your average in Thinkwave is your report card average.

All assignments due as of tomorrow count for the 4th MP.

Not surprisingly, many of you have asked about extra help.  Extra he is not a magical cure for failing.  If you aren't dong your HW, studying n Quizlet, competing your online assignments...you don't need "extra" help.  You need to do your work.  Extra help will do absolutely nothing if you aren't doing the work you have been assigned.   You can't expect to understand what you don't read, listen to, watch, participate in, or try to learn.  Coming to "extra" help won't change any of those things.

Monday, April 2, 2018

Important Updates

99% of the work from 3/29 & earlier was entered into Thinkwave before the end of the day on Thursday, 3/29.  There may be a random late assignment or Resource paper left.  Your Castle Learning Exam that closed Friday, 3/30 has not been entered yet as of this posting.

If you believe you turned in an assignment that has a 0, you must do the following:

  • Email me NO LATER THAN Friday, 4/6 with a list of the assignments you believe to be incorrectly entered.
  • You email must state what assignment you think has been entered incorrectly.
  • When you get your work back on Monday, 4/9, you must give me the work.  IF you turned it n and IF your name was on it and IF it had the assignment on top as required, I will take it for re-grading.  If any of these were not done, your grade stands.
  • If you do not get the work back, I did not get it, so your grade stands.
  • There will be no consideration past Monday since grades will be entered after school that day based on your Thinkwave average.
  • Work prior to March 9th will not be considered as you are supposed to be checking your Thinkwave weekly.


If you believe you were legally absent on a day you had a sub or a classwork assignment, you must do the following:


  • Email me NO LATER THAN Friday, 4/6 with a list of the dates you claim to be legally absent

    •  You must get a print-out from Attendance indicating you were legally absent from school for that day/those days AND bring it to me BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY on Monday, 4/9.
    • Only LEGAL absences qualify.  Cutting, lateness, music lessons, absent without a parent phone call to attendance, vacation, are all ILLEGAL absences.



    • There will be no consideration past Monday since grades will be entered after school that day based on your Thinkwave average.

    • Work prior to March 9th will not be considered as you are supposed to be checking your Thinkwave weekly.