Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Friday Review Reminders

If you signed up fir review & want pizza, please remember you need EXACT CHANGE.  It is $1.25 per slice.  It is plain/cheese pizza.  You can order as many slices as you want.

The doors/halls to the lobby may or may not be open, but there is a water fountain just outside the Senior Cafeteria.  Feel free to bring a refillable water bottle, or remember to bring extra singles/change for the machine.  We will not be ordering drinks with the pizza.

You must be there not later than 2:10.  Release time is 5:15 for the 5:30 bus.  If someone is picking you up, please be sure they arrive between 5:15 & 5:30 so you are not waiting outside by yourself, especially if it is cold or raining.  I leave at 5:30, and you cannot stay in the building without adult supervision.

You do not need to bring anything else to review.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Regents Review Supplies

All required Regents Review Supplies are due in class on Wednesday, May 1st  

You MUST have 100 index cards, highlighter, dividers, & pens (NO GEL PENS ALLOWED) 
at ALL TIMES 
from this date until the end of the year.

Not having these items will cause you to have a 0 for classwork on any day we use them.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Quizlet

Quizlet may not be available for your upcoming exams.  You have notes & videos to use in its place.

DUE 5/13: Ch 30 Sec 5 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 5/10: CH 30 Sec 3 & 4 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 5/9: Ch 30 Sec 1 & 2 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 5/8: Ch 29 Sec 2 & 3 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 5/7: Ch 29 Sec 1 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 5/2: Ch 28 Sec 2 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Last chance for extra credit if failing...

In danger of failing for the year and still didn't bother with the extra credit?

You can earn HALF of what everyone who did it on time will earn.

Here's how, and NO MORE EXTENSIONS WILL BE GIVEN!
1.  Follow all steps in the original post.
2. Write out your plan for earning the grade you need for the 4th MP.
3. Show up by 7:10 am SHARP to room 1823 with the completed paper.  Anything after 7:10 will not be accepted.  

If any of the steps from the original post or here are missing, or you are late, you have lost your 3rd & final chance at extra credit.


This is only for students in danger of failing for the year unless they earn a 75 or better for the 4th MP.  No one else qualifies for this "last chance."  


Reminder for 4th MP

As a reminder, any "grade disputes" for an assignment in Thinkwave must be made, in writing, no later than 5 school days past the entry of that assignment.  No requests will be honored after that time has passed.  You must submit your inquiry by email before the deadline.

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Chapter 26 Videos

The Cold War: US vs. USSR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI&t=5s


The Cold War: Asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0


McCarthyism in 10 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix5OScqjpRo




McCarthyism & the 2nd Red Scare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shie_JD9qEs

Absent when review books were handed out? Read this...

Review books were handed out at the start of class Friday.  If you were absent or late to class, you will need to come to 1823 before 7:15 before Thursday of this week to sign for your book.  Time was already taken out of class Friday, no further time will be spent distributing review books during class.

Starting Thursday I will be swapping extra books with other teachers, so be sure you follow these instructions.  

As stated Friday, do not lose our book as no extras will be given out.  Keep them home until I tell you to start bringing them to class, and do NOT do the Regents Exams  in the book, also as discussed.

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Extra Credit Opportunity - Read to the End

UPDATE 4/14: All grades are finalized & entered into your report card based on your Thinkwave average for the 3rd MP.

Do this exercise:
1. Open up Thinkwave & go to your 1st MP average.  NOT YOUR REPORT CARD GRADE.  The actual, mathematical grade you earned, which is what Thinkwave has.
2.  Get out your phone or calculator.
3.  Take a full sheet of paper & put a heading on it (your name, my name, your course, & put "What I Need" instead of the date/as the assignment 
Ready?

Here is what you need to do:
1. Write 260 on your paper.
2. Subtract your 1st MP average from Thinkwave from 260 (write "1st MP" next to it.)
3. Subtract your 2nd MP average from Thinkwave from that remainder (write "2nd MP" next to it.)
3. Subtract your current 3rd MP average from Thinkwave from that remainder (write "current 3rd MP" next to it.)  Your 3rd MP grade isn't finalized yet, so this is an estimate.  This can go up or down depending what you do this week as far as HW, online exams, participation, etc.
4.  Write "What I need to pass the course" next to the final remainder.  That number right there is what you need to earn the 4th MP to pass the course.  This also assumes a passing regents Score, since 260 is 65x4...so you need to get at least a 65 on the Regents for this to be accurate.
5.  Have your parent sign it



I will hold it for extra credit.  I am not announcing what the credit is at this time.  Whether you do this is up to you to you know where you stand.  If all of the steps above are not done, no credit will be granted.


EXAMPLE: 

If you have "already passed" - EXCELLENT WORK!  Don't screw up the 4th MP because you still need to pass the Regents Exam, and it will look bad to colleges!

If you need a grade that is a failing grade any other MP - GOOD WORK! Don't screw up the 4th MP because you still need to pass the Regents Exam, and it will look bad to colleges!

If you need a 65 or better - THAT'S NORMAL!  Don't screw up the 4th MP because you still need to pass the course AND Regents Exam!

If you need a score that's over 100...you are mathematically our of luck when it comes to passing.  I highly suggest coming to school from 6:45- 7 am on Monday, 4/15 to have a conversation about this.  Depending on you, there may be a way for you to salvage your year, but this is your one shot.
 There will be no other day we can have this chat.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

If you were absent today (4/11), read this

If you were absent today, you missed required classwork on Korematu v. US (1944.)  You are not exempt.  You must pick up the work from the Absent Bin tomorrow and turn in the question sheet no later than the start of your class on Monday, 4/15.  Failure to do so will result in a 0 for this assignment.

Thinkwave Report due back 4/15

Tomorrow in class you will get a printout of your Thinkwave report for the 3rd MP.  It is due back Monday, 4/15. signed by your parent/guardian.  This will count as a test grade for the 4th MP.  I will not take it late.  100 or 0.  You are 100% in control of this grade.

If you are absent from school tomorrow, your deadline is Monday, just like everyone else.  You will ave to print out your 3rd MP grades & average at home, have your parent/guardian sign it, and hand it in Monday.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

If you did flashcards for vocab...

If you made flash cards for your vocab HW this year, put them in your Regents Review Flash Card box.  You have already started your review!  Take a divider card/tab & label it "VOC."  Start studying!  Knowing vocabulary is the easiest way to get the correct answer on more than half of the Regents questions!  Plus, you can give definitions of words & events in essays, which means a higher score.

Chapter 24 Videos

Copy & paste the link:
http://mrsramoushistory.blogspot.com/2018/04/chapter-24-videos.html


Chapter 23 Online Exam Info

Your Chapter 23 Exam goes live on Tuesday, 4/16 at 2 pm .  It will close on Thursday, 5/2 at 4 pm.  It is posted in Castle Learning.

Your Chapter 23 video packet(s) is due no later than the start of class on Tuesday, 4/30.  It will not be accepted late since you had weeks to complete & turn in.  If you procrastinated despite weeks of warnings of getting it done & then are absent on 4/29, that's the consequence of your actions.

A few reminders about your online exams:
1.  There is no make up exam.  You do it online by the time is closes or you miss the exam & will receive a grade of 0.
2.  You can do the exam at school on your free period OR after school when the library is open.  If you need a pass, please bring your agenda book.
3.  "First try only" counts, no partial credit for 2nd choices...because the Regents has & will never work that way.
4.  Any unfinished portion of the exam once it is locked will be like not finishing am exam in class - anything left unanswered will be marked wrong.
5.  Chronic & habitual cutters will receive no credit for online exams.  You must be in class regularly to receive credit.  You will NOT be allowed to earn grades while cutting, since any exam given in class you'd also likely cut (based on your current behavior.)

Monday, April 8, 2019

Absent Today? Read this post.

If you were legally absent today you have until Wednesday, 4/10, to make up the quiz you missed.  Bring your HW due today.  You must arrive by 7:05 to start the quiz, it will be collected at 7:15.  Failure to make up the quiz by 4/10 will result in a grade of 0.

Regents Exam Info

Your Regents Exam is on 
Tuesday, June 18th
at 8 am
(NOT 9:15 as the state has posted on it's schedule.)  
Take your regular bus to shool at the regular time.

Remember,, if you are late, you do not get that time back - you lose that time on the Exam.

You MUST have:
- This year's school ID
- At least 2 identical standard blue or black pens (no gel pens or erasable ink!)
- Your seating assignment

You CANNOT have:
- Electronics of ANY kind, including wireless earbuds
- Backpacks or large pocketbooks (you will be required to check them with Security at the Front Lobby & pick them up later)
- Review books, notes, flashcards, etc. in the gym (toss them on your way out if you brought them to study with before your exam)


Be sure to follow the school dress code but dress for the weather.  The gym gets very stuffy & hot, but all school dress codes apply.  Don't get sent out of a Regents Exam for inappropriate clothing!  

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Chapter 21 Videos

Copy & paste link:
http://mrsramoushistory.blogspot.com/2018/04/chapter-21-videos.html

Scopes Trial if the embedded video doesn't work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9IO4dj_BqQ

Chapter 22 Videos

Copy & paste link:
http://mrsramoushistory.blogspot.com/2018/04/chapter-22-videos.html

Chapter 23 Videos

Copy & paste link:
http://mrsramoushistory.blogspot.com/2018/04/chapter-23-videos.html

Chapter 22 Online Exam Info

Your Chapter 22 Exam goes live on Monday, 4/15.  It will close on Tuesday, 4/30 at 5 pm.  It is posted in Castle Learning.

Your Chapter 22 video packet(s) is due no later than the start of class on Tuesday, 4/30.  It will not be accepted late since you had weeks to complete & turn in.  If you procrastinated despite weeks of warnings of getting it done & then are absent on 4/29, that's the consequence of your actions.

A few reminders about your online exams:
1.  There is no make up exam.  You do it online by the time is closes or you miss the exam & will receive a grade of 0.
2.  You can do the exam at school on your free period OR after school when the library is open.  If you need a pass, please bring your agenda book.
3.  "First try only" counts, no partial credit for 2nd choices...because the Regents has & will never work that way.
4.  Any unfinished portion of the exam once it is locked will be like not finishing am exam in class - anything left unanswered will be marked wrong.
5.  Chronic & habitual cutters will receive no credit for online exams.  You must be in class regularly to receive credit.  You will NOT be allowed to earn grades while cutting, since any exam given in class you'd also likely cut (based on your current behavior.)

Chapter 21 Online Exam Info

Your Chapter 21 Exam goes live on Monday, 4/15.  It will close on Tuesday, 4/30 at 5 pm.  It is posted in Castle Learning.

Your Chapter 21 video packet(s) is due no later than the start of class on Tuesday, 4/30.  It will not be accepted late since you had weeks to complete & turn in.  If you procrastinated despite weeks of warnings of getting it done & then are absent on 4/29, that's the consequence of your actions.

A few reminders about your online exams:
1.  There is no make up exam.  You do it online by the time is closes or you miss the exam & will receive a grade of 0.
2.  You can do the exam at school on your free period OR after school when the library is open.  If you need a pass, please bring your agenda book.
3.  "First try only" counts, no partial credit for 2nd choices...because the Regents has & will never work that way.
4.  Any unfinished portion of the exam once it is locked will be like not finishing am exam in class - anything left unanswered will be marked wrong.
5.  Chronic & habitual cutters will receive no credit for online exams.  You must be in class regularly to receive credit.  You will NOT be allowed to earn grades while cutting, since any exam given in class you'd also likely cut (based on your current behavior.)

Chapter 20 Online Exam Info

Your Chapter 20 Exam goes live on Monday, 4/15.  It will close on Monday, 4/29 at 5 pm.  It is posted in Castle Learning.

Your Chapter 20 video packet(s) is due no later than the start of class on Monday, 4/29.  It will not be accepted late since you had weeks to complete & turn in.  If you procrastinated despite weeks of warnings of getting it done & then are absent on 4/29, that's the consequence of your actions.

A few reminders about your online exams:
1.  There is no make up exam.  You do it online by the time is closes or you miss the exam & will receive a grade of 0.
2.  You can do the exam at school on your free period OR after school when the library is open.  If you need a pass, please bring your agenda book.
3.  "First try only" counts, no partial credit for 2nd choices...because the Regents has & will never work that way.
4.  Any unfinished portion of the exam once it is locked will be like not finishing am exam in class - anything left unanswered will be marked wrong.
5.  Chronic & habitual cutters will receive no credit for online exams.  You must be in class regularly to receive credit.  You will NOT be allowed to earn grades while cutting, since any exam given in class you'd also likely cut (based on your current behavior.)

Chapter 19 Online Exam Info

Your Chapter 19 Exam goes live on Monday, 4/15.  It will close on Monday, 4/29 at 5 pm.  It is posted in Castle Learning.

Your Chapter 19 video packet(s) is due no later than the start of class on Monday, 4/29.  It will not be accepted late since you had weeks to complete & turn in.  If you procrastinated despite weeks of warnings of getting it done & then are absent on 4/29, that's the consequence of your actions.

A few reminders about your online exams:
1.  There is no make up exam.  You do it online by the time is closes or you miss the exam & will receive a grade of 0.
2.  You can do the exam at school on your free period OR after school when the library is open.  If you need a pass, please bring your agenda book.
3.  "First try only" counts, no partial credit for 2nd choices...because the Regents has & will never work that way.
4.  Any unfinished portion of the exam once it is locked will be like not finishing am exam in class - anything left unanswered will be marked wrong.
5.  Chronic & habitual cutters will receive no credit for online exams.  You must be in class regularly to receive credit.  You will NOT be allowed to earn grades while cutting, since any exam given in class you'd also likely cut (based on your current behavior.)

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Clarifications for 3rd & 4th MP

1.  All Vocab Quizzes & Vocab HW will count for the 4th MP.
2.  All Participation grades through 4/12 will count for the 3rd MP.
3.  All HWQs through 4/12 will count for the 3rd MP, UNLESS we don;t finish a section on 4/12 & it carries over to 4/15.  If that happens, that section will count for the 4th MP.
4.  All Castle Learning Online Exams due up to & including 4/12 will count for the 3rd MP.  Any due 4/15 or later will count for the 4th MP.  The same goes for the video packets that go with those chapters, due n exam days.

DUE 5/6: Ch 28 Sec 3 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Label the notes as indicated in the link:
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/05/us-history-chapter-28-section-3-notes.html

YES, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WRITE OUT EVERYTHING ON THE CHARTS.
NO, YOU CANNOT BRING ANYTHING PRINTED TO CLASS.
This was posted 33 days before it was due!

DUE 5/1: Ch 28 Sec 1

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 4/29: Ch 26 Sec 2, 3, 4 AND Ch 27 (all)

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 4/17: Ch 26 Sec 1 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 4/15: Ch 25 Sec 2, 3, 4 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 4/11: Ch 25 Sec 1 Notes

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

DUE 4/10: Ch 24 Notes (all)

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 
COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  
YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!
THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 
THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will be USING THESE NOTES DURING CLASS.  Since it is participation based until further notice, thee are no make-ups for missing class.  You simply lose the participation point for the day(s) you missed.


Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school using Explorer (NOT CHROME!) if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

CL Update

FYI, the Castle Learning issue was resolved before the end of 4th period today.

As suggested by your classmates if your MMDD of birthday doesn't work and you have a single-digit birthday try it with MMD.

For example, if your birthday is April 3rd...
(your regular username)0403
OR
(your regular user name)043