The Purple Notebook is a day to day summary of what we did in class. If you have any questions, please call 824-7036, ext. 7323.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

American Government: 1. Watched The Colorado Juror in Third Hour. This is shown to prospective jurors before they begin picking the jury. 2. All classes went over the questions on the study guide dealing with jury duty. 3. Handed back the Legislative/Executive test and went over. Updated gradesheets.

U.S. History: 1. No Seventh hour due to Battle of the Bands. 2. Fourth hour played the Focus on the News current events quiz game for a grade.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed back jury summons. This was used as a grade, so we updated gradesheets. 2. Those who attended last night's City Council meeting reported what they had observed and heard. 3. Third hour only - Notes and discussion covering Colorado v. Spring. 4. First, Second, and Fifth hours watched The Colorado Juror. This is shown to prospective jurors before they begin picking the jury. 5. First, Second and Fifth hours filled out the questions on the study guide dealing with jury duty.

U.S. History: 1. Finished watching Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam followed by a brief discussion about the video. 2. Took a video grade.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed back the Bill Assignment to Second, Third and Fifth hours. Updated gradesheets. 2. Finished notes with discussion/stories concerning the Colorado Court System in Third and Fifth hours. Get the information from a friend. 3. Notes and discussion covering Colorado v. Spring in all classes. Will finish the information in Third hour tomorrow.

U.S. History: 1. Continued watching Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam.

Monday, May 12, 2008

American Government: 1. Announcements concerning Local Government meetings, the class rules extra credit, video grade makeups and test makeups - if you are a Senior these items are due on Friday, May 16. If you are a Junior these items are due on Friday, May 23. 2. Handed back Gideon's Trumpet video grade and added it to the gradesheet. Please bring the gradesheets to class the next couple of days. 3. Continued taking notes with discussion/stories concerning the Colorado Court System. Get the information from a friend. Finished these notes in First and Second hours.

Advanced U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - NAFTA. 2. Announcements concerning the class rules extra credit, video grade makeups and test makeups. These items are due by Friday, May 23. 3. Handed back the Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights video grades and added these to the gradesheet. Please bring your gradesheet to class on Thursday. 4. Took the Vietnam chapter reading quiz. 5. Began watching Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam.

Friday, May 9, 2008

American Government: 1. Took notes with discussion/stories concerning the Colorado Court System. Get the information from a friend.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Headliner question in the History category from this week's Focus on the News current events quiz game. The question dealt with the anniversary of the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu. Get the information to write down from a friend. 2. Continued working on the Vietnam reading assignment (chapter reading assignment). There will be a reading quiz on Monday.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

American Government: 1. Collected jury summons at the door just as the court clerk does in real life. 2. Celebrated April, September, October and November birthdays. 3. Discussed the questions that dealt with Gideon's Trumpet on the study guide. 4. Worked on the study guide questions that could be answered using the textbook. Circle the following questions to be answered using the textbook: 12, 13, 14, 16, 26, 27, 30, 39.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - end of Communism in Europe. 2. Finished going over the Vietnam pre-test questions, writing the questions and answers in our notes. (Get these from a friend.) 3. Worked on the Vietnam reading assignment (chapter reading assignment).

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

American Government: 1. Finished watching Gideon's Trumpet. 2. First hour was the only class to have time to take a video grade.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Reagan's South and Central American policy. 2. Celebrated April, September, October and November birthdays. 3. Took a pre-test dealing with Vietnam. 4. Went back over the pre-test questions, writing the questions and answers in our notes. (Get these from a friend.)

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

American Government: 1. Continued watching Gideon's Trumpet. 2. Took a video grade for yesterday and today.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Civil Rights Test. 2. Reading assignment - write the following down in your notes: When finished with the test please begin reading about Vietnam (Chapter 24, pp. 790-817) in the following order: 1. timeline, 2. maps, 3. photos, 4. charts, 5. graphs, 6. tables, 7. sidebars and 8. text.

Monday, May 5, 2008

American Government: 1. Wrote an evaluation of Law Week. 2. Handed out a copy of a blank jury summons. This is to be filled out and brought to class on Thursday, May 8. 3. Handed out the study guide. Note - question #9 is missing on purpose. Please read through questions #32 - 37 in preparation for the video Gideon’s Trumpet. 4. Began watching Gideon’s Trumpet.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Camp David Accords. 2. Broke into reading pairs. 3. Worked on Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka; Soul Force; Amendment 24; Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. 4. Reminder that the best way to study for tomorrow’s Civil Rights test was to follow the directions on the study guide.

Friday, May 2, 2008 - Law Week

American Government: 1. Finished the Legislative/Executive Branch test that we began last Friday. 2. Wrote down memories of each day this week in relation to Law Week activities.

U.S. History: 1. Handed back the Cold War tests and went over. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. Read outloud - the March 30, 2008 Denver Post article titled "What might MLK have to say today?" with brief discussion. 4. Touched base with the study guide. 5. Announced that the Civil Rights test will be Tuesday, May 6.

Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Law Week

American Government: 1. Guest speaker Assistant District Attorney Ed Veronda. Subjects - mock trial, mock jury, questions and answers.

U.S. History: 1. Finished watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we finished watching the episode showing Martin Luther King's stand against the Vietnam War, the poor person's march on Washington, D.C., and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. 2. Wrote down memories of the videos we watched Tuesday, Wednesday and today. 3. Took the final video grade. If you missed just today, you do not have to makeup up today's video. If you missed one of the two days we watched the Freedom Riders and lunch counter sit-ins you do not have to makeup the video. See Mrs. Weible in the library for a time to makeup the videos. (Because the videos are part of a series, you will not be allowed to take them home.) She has a list of those who were absent.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - Law Week

American Government: 1. Question and answer session with Jane Harmon, Travis Jensen and Thom Schnellinger. (Principal and Assistant Principals of Moffat County High School)

U.S. History: 1. Continued watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we began watching the episode showing Martin Luther King's stand against the Vietnam War and the preparation for the poor person's march on Washington, D.C.. 2. Handed out a copy of the March 30, 2008 Denver Post article titled "What might MLK have to say today?" Fourth hour began reading it to themselves.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - Law Week

American Government: 1. Question and answer session with guest speakers: Brett Williams, Storm Fallon, Dale Secules, Tim Jantz and K.C. Hume. (State Patrol, Craig Police, Moffat County Sheriff's Department)

U.S. History: 1. Continued watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we watched the episode showing the creation of the Black Panthers. 2. Took notes with discussion covering where the Black Panthers fit on the political scale. (Get these notes from a friend.)

Monday, April 28, 2008 - Law Week

American Government: 1. Field trip to the jail. 2. Questions were written for the Sheriff's, Police and State Patrol officers; Mr. Schnellinger and Mr. Jensen; and Assistant D.A. Jeremy Snow in preparation for the next couple of days.

U.S. History: 1. Continued watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we watched the episode showing Malcolm X. 2. Took a video grade. 3. Wrote down what we remembered about today's video.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

American Government: 1. Took the Legislative/Executive branch test. Will finish the test on Friday, May 2. 2. Announcement that we will meet on the bus on Monday, April 28 to begin Law Week. Monday we will tour the jail.

U.S. History: 1. Continued watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we watched the episode that showed the student demonstrators being hosed by the firefighters in Birmingham, the March on Washington where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. 2. Wrote down reaction/memory notes to today's video.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - Juniors took the ACT Test

American Government: 1. Seniors had class in the library. 2. Worked on the Legislative/Executive branch study guide.

U.S. History: 1. Fourth hour met with Ms. Sweet in her room. 2. Both classes took the Third Quarter Common Assessment. 3. Both classes worked on the Civil Rights study guide. 4. Seventh Hour played the American History Jeopardy game. Topic: "Prejudice."

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

American Government: 1. Reminder of ACTs and where Seniors were to go while the Juniors are taking the test. 2. Reminder about tonight's City Council Meeting. 3. Finished taking notes, with discussion, covering Congress. The test is on Thursday, April 24.

U.S. History: 1. Continued watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we finished the episode that showed the first sit-ins and Freedom Rides. 2. Took a video grade. 3. Wrote down reaction/memory notes covering Little Rock Nine, sit-ins in Nashville and the Freedom Riders. 4. Reminder to Fourth hour to meet in Ms. Sweet's room tomorrow during the ACT test. 5. Reminder that we will take the Third Quarter Common Assessment tomorrow.

Monday, April 21, 2008

American Government: 1. Announcements concerning City Council and School Board meetings this week, the Holocaust Survivor presentations and the Legislative/Executive test (Thursday, April 24). 2. Took notes with discussion finishing the powers and duties of the president, impeachment, the Executive Office of the President, Executive Departments, Regulatory Commissions, and Government Corporations. 3. Assignment: Bring the diagram of how a bill is passed through the state legislature tomorrow to class.

U.S. History: 1. Announcements concerning the Holocaust Survivor presentation and the 3rd Quarter Common Assessment (Wednesday, April 23). 2. Continued watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we watched the episode that showed the first sit-ins and Freedom Rides.

Friday, April 18, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed back Political Parties test and the "I Want to be President" board game rubrics. Went over these in class. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. Took notes, with discussion, covering the President's powers, duties and examples of these. (Get these notes from a friend.) 4. Announcement that we will take a test on Thursday, April 24 covering the Executive and Legislative branches.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - end of the Vietnam war. 2. Continued watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we watched the episode that showed the Little Rock High School crisis. 3. Took a video grade covering both Wednesday and today's videos.

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Large Group Music Festival

No class due to Large Group Music Festival.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

American Government: 1. Bill assignment was due today. If turned in tomorrow - Thursday - 10% off; Friday - 20% off; Monday - 30% off; Tuesday - 40% off. 2. Finished notes, with discussion, covering Colorado's Congressional delegation. Get these notes from a friend. 3. Took notes, with discussion, covering President Bush's cabinet. 4. Began going over the study guide beginning with the terms/years in office for the president as cited in the Constitution.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - antiwar student activists (Vietnam era) 2. Checked off the topics/vocabulary/people listed on the Civil Rights study guide that are found in the U.S. History textbook. If they are not in the textbook, we will pick them up on the videos or class discussion. 3. Began watching the Eyes on the Prize PBS video series that covers "America's Civil Rights Years." Today we watched the episode that showed the background behind the Civil Rights movement and the first event - the murder of Emmett Till.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

American Government: 1. Reminder that the bill assignment is due on Wednesday, April 16. 2. Took notes, with discussion, covering Colorado's Congressional delegation. Get these notes from a friend.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Cold War test. 2. Worked on the Civil Rights study guide after finishing the test.

Monday, April 14, 2008

American Government: 1. Met in Room 218 - computer lab. 2. Worked on the bill assignment using the Library of Congress website. This assignment is due on Wednesday, April 16. 3. Also worked on identifying the people in President Bush's cabinet and the Colorado members of Congress.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog I - Vietnam War. 2. Mindjog II - Today is the anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination in 1865 and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. 3. Worked on the Cold War study guide in preparation for tomorrow's test. 4. Handed out the Civil Rights study guide so that student's who were finished with the Cold War study guide could begin working on the next unit - Civil Rights.

Friday, April 11, 2008

American Government: 1. Continued working on the study guide. 2. Began an activity classifying current news events dealing with government with the executive or legislative branches.

U.S. History: 1. Finished the appointments with McCarthy today. Played the trailer for Good Night and Good Luck to emphasize the fear of McCarthy. 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game. 3. Decided to take the Cold War test on Tuesday, April 15.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

American Government: 1. Worked on the study guide in class using the following criteria: A. Read the Chapter...in Brief for Chapters 10 through 15; B. Reacquaint yourself with Articles I and II of the Constitution. C. Then begin answering the questions on the study guide.

U.S. History: 1. Continued with appointments. The topics each appointment dealt with included the "Hollywood Ten," McCarren Act, Alger Hiss, the Rosenbergs and we began McCarthy.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

American Government: 1. Continued playing American History Jeopardy focusing on the topic "Politics." Added Presidential quiz questions to it from an article out of the Reader's Digest. 2. Handed out the Executive/Legislative Branch study guide. On the back side of this study guide is an assignment that we will not work on until Monday, April 14 in the computer lab.

U.S. History: 1. Set up appointments. 2. Moved to two appointments. The first appointment dealt with the Loyalty Review Board and the second appointment dealt with the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

American Government: 1. Reminder about tonight's City Council Meeting. 2. Played the board games titled "I Want to be President" for the last time. 3. Filled out individual and group grade sheets for the board games.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Native Americans. 2. Both classes took notes with discussion covering the major events of the Korean War. 3. Fourth hour - notes/discussion covering the results of the Korean War. 4. Handed out the Cold War study guide to both classes. 5. Began working on numbers 7 & 8 using pp. 649-651 and 657-658 in the textbook.

Monday, April 7, 2008

American Government: 1. Took the Political Parties test.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Cesar Chavez. 2. Fourth hour - handed out W. W. II Events test and updated gradesheets. 3. Both classes took notes covering the causes of the Korean War. 4. Seventh hour took notes covering the results of the Korean War. (If you were gone from either class, get the notes from a friend.)

Friday, April 4, 2008

American Government: 1. Took notes with discussion covering minor political parties and suffrage. Get these notes from a friend. 2. Third hour finished the notes on how Jefferson and Hamilton caused political parties to form in the U.S. 3. Reminder of the Political Parties test on Monday, April 7.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Women's Rights movement of the 1960s. 2. Fourth hour read using the textbook, handout and discussion dealing with the Berlin Airlift. Handed out a copy of questions asked Air force pilot Halvorsen and the timeline of the Korean War. 3. Seventh hour received W. W. II tests. We went over them and then updated gradesheets.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

American Government: 1. Celebrated December, January, February and March birthdays. 2. The board games titled "I Want to be President" were due. We played those that were brought to class.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Cuban Missile Crisis. 2. Celebrated December, January, February and March birthdays. 3. Fourth hour began going through "We Didn't Start the Fire" lyrics in detail in relation to the Cold War. Pick up the notes from a friend. 4. Seventh hour read using the textbook, handout and discussion dealing with the Berlin Airlift. Handed out a copy of questions asked Air force pilot Halvorsen and the timeline of the Korean War.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - CSAP

No classes due to CSAP tests.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed out the rest of the political parties packet including Thomas Nast and Wiley Miller's political cartoons. 2. Used this information to work on the "I want to be President" board games. They are due and we will play these games in class on Thursday, April 3.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Medicare/Medicaid. 2. Handed out copies of Billy Joel's lyrics to "Leningrad" and "We Didn't Start the Fire." 3. Analyzed these lyrics in regards to the Cold War.

Monday, March 31, 2008

American Government: 1. Announcements dealing with when last week's City Council meeting paper is due, when the board games are due and when the political parties test will be taken (next Monday, April 7). 2. Handed out the Chapter 2 & 3 test and went over it. 3. Updated gradesheets. 4. Handed out the reading titled "Why didn't Jefferson like Hamilton?" from Don't Know Much About History by Clark. Ms. Davis-Kling read it outloud to the class. This ties in to the notes we took on Friday dealing with the origination of the political parties. 5. Wrote down the directions for and began working on the board games titled "I Want to be President."

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Johnson's Great Society. 2. Wrote down notes covering the Marshall Plan, NATO, collective security, and the Warsaw Pact. 3. Began analyzing "Leningrad" by Billy Joel.

Friday, March 28, 2008

American Government: 1. Reports from last night's School Board meeting and Wednesday night's Community Recreation Center Steering Committee meeting and MCHS Faculty meeting. 2. Took notes with discussion covering how political parties began in the U.S. - please get these notes from a friend. 3. Handed out a copy of the Political Parties/Voting study guide. Announcement concerning the making of a board game (please be thinking about how you can make one - you may have one partner) about the steps it takes to become President of the U.S. 4. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Black Panthers. 2. Reports from last night's School Board meeting and Wednesday night's Community Recreation Center Steering Committee meeting and MCHS Faculty meeting. 3. Took notes with discussion covering Cold War terms and institutions. 4. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game. 5. Handed out the Semester Extra Credit to Seventh Hour.

Thursday, March 27, 2008 - CSAP

No classes due to CSAP tests.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

American Government: 1. Report on last night's City Council meeting. Notified all classes of the change of date (tonight) for the Community Recreation Center Steering Committee. 2. Briefly discussed the HBO miniseries John Adams. 3. Read silently the "Chapter ... in Brief" pp. 115, 147, 177, 207, 235. 4. Notes/discussion covering the political scale. Get these notes from a friend.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - dealt with Malcolm X. 2. Began the Cold War unit with notes and discussion covering the results of W. W. II. Get these notes from a friend.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

American Government: 1. Took the Chapter 2 & 3 Test. 2. (Most classes did not finish the test with enough time left to finish the entire assignment.) Reading assignment to begin the Political Parties unit: "Chapter ... in Brief" pp. 115, 147, 177, 207, 235. "John Adams" - a handout previewing the miniseries that is currently showing on HBO.

U.S. History: 1. Took the W. W. II Events test. 2. (Fourth hour did not finish the test with enough time left to finish the entire assignment.) Reading Assignment: Cold War - Chapter 19, pp. 634-661. "John Adams" - a handout previewing the miniseries that is currently showing on HBO.

Monday, March 24, 2008

American Government: 1. Met in the computer lab. 2. Announcements concerning this week's City Council, School Board, and Recreation Center Steering Committee meetings. 3. Reminder about tomorrow's test covering Chapter 2 & 3 - Constitution. 4. Finished taking the notes on informal ways of amending the Constitution in Third hour. 5. All classes used the typology.org website to answer questions on issues that basically helps them decide what political party they belong to. The full web address is typology.people-press.org/typology. Wrote down the definition of liberal using the website. First and Second hour used the website to write down the definition of conservative. Third and Fifth hours used the dictionary.com to find a better definition for conservative.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog dealing with the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 2. Went over the events that should be studied for tomorrow's W. W. II test. 3. Handed back all papers. Went over how the W. W. II Book Projects were graded. 4. Updated gradesheets.

Friday, March 14, 2008

American Government: 1. Finished notes and discussion covering informal amendments (all classes except for Third hour). 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog: Freedom rides. 2. Finished notes/discussion covering chronologies - Battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and VJ day. 2. Handed out the story about The Doolittle Raid from the cv6 website. 3. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

American Government: 1. Continued notes/discussion/checking the study guide answers for ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, formal ways of amending the Constitution and informal ways of amending the Constitution (First and Fifth hours only). 2. Checked planners and decided to take the Chapter 2 & 3 test on Tuesday, March 25.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Martin Luther King. 2. Checked planners and textbooks and decided to take the W. W. II events test on Tuesday, March 25. 3. Notes/discussion/chronologies covering the Battle of Stalingrad, North Africa invasion, D-Day invasion, Battle of the Bulge and end of the war in Europe. Began the Pacific theater with island hopping.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

American Government: 1. Notes/Discussion covering the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Connecticut Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise. Began ratification of the Constitution.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - Fourth Hour: Soviets gaining political control in postwar Europe, Truman Doctrine goal, North Korean invasion, Effects of the Korean War. Both classes: McCarthy tactics and accusations, U.S. vs. USSR. 2. Fourth Hour: Combination of checking for the planner and textbook, in addition to the chronology assignment from Monday. Handed back the W. W. II Book Project tests and went over. 3. Seventh hour: Class rule of game day on topics being studied if class average on most recent test was 80% or better. Ended up playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire - W. W. I."

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

American Government: 1. Sub report. 2. Combination of planner and study guide answers grade. 3. Checked textbook numbers during 2nd hour. Missing #75-04. Ouch! 4. Handed back 1776 video grades and updated gradesheets. 5. Introduction to the Constitutional Convention. (Third hour will get this tomorrow - they worked on the advantages and disadvantages of the Articles of Confederation.)

U.S. History: 1. No Fourth hour due to CSAP Science test. 2. Seventh Hour: A. Mindjogs - Soviets gaining political control in postwar Europe, Truman Doctrine goal, North Korean invasion, Effects of the Korean War. 2. Sub report. 3. Combination of checking for the planner and textbook, in addition to the chronology assignment from yesterday. 4. Handed back crossword puzzles, test questions and the W. W. II Book Project tests and went over. 5. Updated gradesheets.

Monday, March 10, 2008 - Substitute

American Government: Students are working on the Constitution unit. Have them continue working on the study guides for Chapter 2 & 3 (Constitution). An addition to the study guide is written on the board. They may work with a partner on these study guides. This is the last day we will work on the study guides in class. They should get as close to finished as they can today. I will check the study guides on Tuesday for a grade. Remind them that the textbooks are attached to the chair. Please do not let any of the government textbooks leave the room. Thanks!

Advanced U.S. History: Students are working on W. W. II chronologies. Using their textbook they are to make sure they write a chronology on the following topics: Battle of Stalingrad, North Africa invasion, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, End of the war in Europe, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, Hiroshima/Nagasaki, End of the war in the Pacific. (The topics are written on the board.) They may work with a partner on these chronologies. This is the last day we will work on the chronologies in class. They should get as close to finished as they can today. I will check the chronologies on Tuesday and Wednesday (4th hour) for a grade. Please leave me names of those who do not bring textbooks or choose to not work on the chronologies with the excuse that they are going to work on it at home.

Friday, March 7, 2008

American Government: 1. Read through, followed by a brief discussion - "Draft - Regulation/Handbook Statement: Electronic Devices in School." 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game combined with American History Jeopardy: "Politics."

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - result of prejudice against Japanese-American citizens and war efforts on the home front. 2. Read through, followed by a brief discussion - "Draft - Regulation/Handbook Statement: Electronic Devices in School." 3. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game combined with American History Jeopardy: "W.W. II."

Thursday, March 6, 2008

American Government: 1. School Board meeting papers are due. 2. Discussion covering the Second Continental Congress, State Constitutions, and the Articles of Confederation. Handed out a copy of the advantages and disadvantages of the Articles of Confederation and began analyzing the Articles.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - dealt with the Nazi persecution of the Jews and island hopping. 2. Took the W. W. II Book Project test.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed out the Chapter 2 & 3 study guide to Fifth hour. 2. All classes worked on the study guide using the textbook.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - U.S. enters W.W. II after Pearl Harbor; Battle of the Bulge is the event marking the en of the German offensive in Europe. 2. Worked on chronologies covering the Battle of Stalingrad, North Africa campaign, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, and Hiroshima/Nagasaki using "Chapter 12: Aggression's High Tide: 1942" from America at War: World War I and World War II textbook and Chapter 18 out of the U.S. History textbook. 3. Had to postpone the W. W. II Book Project Test until tomorrow due to technical difficulties with the copy machine.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

American Government: 1. If you attended last week's City Council meeting your paper is due today. 2. Handed out questions to 1776 to First and Third hours. Worked on these questions in all classes while checking out textbooks. 3. Assigned textbooks per seat - so each student chose the seat they want to sit in for the rest of the semester. The book is now assigned to that seat. If any damage is caused to the textbook during the rest of the semester, all four students (one per class) will be fined. Please treat your textbook with care. 4. Finished the 1776 video grade in Third hour. 5. Handed back papers. Went over the "Why Government?" test. Explained how spelling corrections could be made. 6. Updated gradesheets. 7. Handed out the Chapter 2 & 3 study guide dealing with the Constitution to every class except Fifth hour.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog dealing with isolationism and Japan's military expansion. 2. Read the story about The Doolittle Raid from the cv6 website. Wrote notes in the chronology about the raid. 3. Handed out a copy of "Chapter 12: Aggression's High Tide: 1942" from America at War: World War I and World War II textbook. This will bring details on the Battle of Midway and strategy in Europe beginning with Africa.

Monday, March 3, 2008

American Government: 1. Finished watching 1776. 2. Answered the question "Whatever happened to...?" with readings out of the encyclopedia. Persons we looked up were Caesar Rodney, John Dickinson, Stephen Hopkins, Lewis Morris, James Wilson, and Edward Rutledge. 3. Took a video grade in all classes except Third hour. 4. Handed out questions to 1776 to Second and Fifth hours.

U.S. History: 1. Mindjog - an introduction to an activity that we will be using at the beginning of the hour every day until the end of the school year. These are designed to prepare you mentally for lessons in history. We will fill out the answers to the mindjog in our planners. Today's questions dealt with Italy and Germany during W. W. II. 2. Continued with notes/discussion covering the chronology of W. W. II. events. Today's notes covered the Battle Midway. 3. Handed out copies of maps showing the amount of territory covered by Japan and Germany before the Allies began to push them back. 4. Moved into birthday groups which are being permanently designated as study groups for the rest of the school year. The purpose of the study group is to help each other understand and be able to apply learning. Today the study groups were asked questions dealing with Pearl Harbor and Doolittle's raid.

Friday, February 29, 2008 - Leap Year!

American Government: 1. Reports from the students dealing with last night's school board meeting. 2. Continued watching 1776. 3. Video grade.

U.S. History: 1. Handed in the W. W. II European and Pacific crossword puzzles. 2. Report on last night's school board meeting. 3. Last day for W. W. II Book project presentations. 4. Began notes/discussion covering the chronology of W. W. II. events.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

American Government: 1. Continued watching 1776. 2. Took a video grade. 3. Reminder in regards to tonight's School Board meeting.

U.S. History: 1. Broke into birthday groups. Continued working on the "across" clues in the crosswords covering W.W. II in both the European and Pacific theaters. Tomorrow the "down clues" in both crosswords are due. 2. Continued with W. W. II book project presentations.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

American Government: 1. Report concerning last night's City Council meeting. 2. Continued watching 1776. 3. Took a video grade.

U.S. History: 1. Fourth hour only - continued with W. W. II book project presentations. 2. Handed back the Chapter 18 reading quiz. Went over the quiz. 3. Updated gradesheets. 4. Broke into birthday groups. Continued working on the crosswords covering W.W. II in both the European and Pacific theaters.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

American Government: 1. Announcements: A. City Council meeting tonight. B. School Board Meetings on Thursday evening - handed out the cell phone policy that will be addressed at the 4:00 p.m. meeting. The policy will be up for a second and final reading at the 6:30 p.m. meeting. 2. Continued watching 1776. 3. Took a video grade.

U.S. History: 1. Announcement: A. School Board Meetings on Thursday evening - handed out the cell phone policy that will be addressed at the 4:00 p.m. meeting. The policy will be up for a second and final reading at the 6:30 p.m. meeting. 2. Continued with W. W. II book project presentations. 3. Fourth hour: broke into birthday groups to work on the crossword puzzles handed out yesterday. 4. Seventh hour: filled out the self-grade rubrics for the book project. Broke into birthday groups. Received a copy of the crosswords covering W.W. II in both the European and Pacific theaters. Began working on these puzzles in the birthday groups.

Monday, February 25, 2008

American Government: 1. Announcements concerning this week's City Council and School Board meetings. A final announcement dealing with the VFW's essay contest covering the Vietnam Moving Wall. 2. Began watching 1776 after a brief introduction.

U.S. History: 1. Continued with the presentation of W. W. II book projects in both classes. 2. Fourth hour filled out a rubric for self-grading on the book project. 3. Fourth hour received a copy of crosswords covering W.W. II in both the European and Pacific theaters. 4. Seventh hour received their copy of their class rules. 5. Seventh hour will change their seating chart tomorrow due to their ability of talking to their neighbor when they are supposed to be listening to the speaker.

Friday, February 22, 2008 - George Washington's Birthday

American Government: 1. Catch up day on notes and discussion covering Chapter 2 and 3/Constitution. 2. Moved into groups according to birthdays. 3. Played the "Politics" section of American History Jeopardy. Added a "Presidents" category today using the "Presidential Trivia" article from the Saturday, February 22, 2008 edition of American Profile.

U.S. History: 1. Continued presentations with the W. W. II book projects. 2. Played the "W. W. II" section of American History Jeopardy. Added a "Presidents" category today using the "Presidential Trivia" article from the Saturday, February 22, 2008 edition of American Profile.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed out a copy of the Sunday, February 17, 2008 Parade Magazine article titled "The World's 10 Worst Dictators" by David Wallenchinsky. Briefly went over it and then stored it in the plastic folder to save until we get to the executive branch. 2. Continued with notes and discussion covering Chapter 2 and 3/Constitution. Get these notes from a friend. Covered the Stamp Act Congress and the First Continental Congress. 3. All but First hour have watched the short clip from School House Rock! titled "No More Kings." This deals with the beginning of the U.S. government.

U.S. History: 1. Continued presentations with the W. W. II book projects.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

American Government: 1. Continued with notes and discussion covering Chapter 2 and 3/Constitution. Get these notes from a friend. Covered the English Bill of Rights and Albany Plan.

U.S. History: 1. Took a reading quiz covering Chapter 18 (W.W. II). 2. Began book project presentations. Remember to bring both your book and your project to class.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

American Government: 1. Began notes and discussion covering Chapter 2 and 3/Constitution. This unit deals with the background behind the Constitution. Pick these notes up from a friend.

U.S. History: 1. Continued with the silent reading of Chapter 18. There was a five minute question and answer period before the end of class. 2. Homework assignment - finish reading Chapter 18 if you have not done so already. 3. Reading quiz covering Chapter 18 tomorrow.

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - Advisory Schedule for 2008-09 scheduling

American Government: 1. Moved into groups according to birthdays. 2. Played the "Politics" section of American History Jeopardy.

U.S. History: 1. Began reading Chapter 18 silently in class. 2. Took the last ten minutes of class to answer any questions that had come up during the reading.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - Advisory Schedule for 2008-09 scheduling

American Government: 1. Took the "Why Government?" test. 2. Fifth hour finished with enough time to attack a reading assignment within the We the People book (classroom set).

U.S. History: 1. Set up a seating chart for this semester. 2. Handed out the new class rules to Fourth hour. (Will hand out Seventh hour's tomorrow.) 3. Handed back the Causes of W. W. II retake tests and went over the tests. 4. Handed out second semester gradesheets and set them up. 5. Ms. D-K read "Knockout" by David Margolick (Reader's Digest, February 2006) outloud while students followed along silently. This is the story of the 1938 boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Lincoln's Birthday - Advisory Schedule for 2008-09 scheduling

American Government: 1. Fifth hour finished working on the critical thinking exercise dealing with the Preamble of the Constitution by going over the answers written on the poster paper. A vote was then taken to decide which poster would be posted outside in the hallway. 2. All classes wrote down the study guide in preparation for the "Why Government?" test. The test will be taken tomorrow. 3. Reminders about the Colorado Caucus extra credit paper due today and the Craig City Council meeting taking place tonight.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Causes of W. W. II test again. 2. Handed out a class copy of "Knockout" - an article dealing with the fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling in 1938. Students were to read the article while waiting for the rest of the class to finish the test.

Monday, February 11, 2008 - Advisory Schedule for 2008-09 scheduling

American Government: 1. All classes finished working on the critical thinking exercise dealing with the Preamble of the Constitution, working in the previous groups and writing the group answers on poster paper. Fifth hour did not get a chance to go over the posters. We will do this tomorrow. 2. All classes voted on posters to be hung in the hall. 3. Second hour finished work with enough time to begin playing the second set of questions on politics from the American History Jeopardy game. 4. Reminders about the Colorado Caucus extra credit paper due tomorrow and the Craig City Council meeting taking place tomorrow evening.

U.S. History: 1. Finished the tardy part of the class rules. 2. Examined the documentary photos from W. W. II. 3. Reminder that we will retake the Causes of W. W. II test tomorrow exactly as we did it last week.

Friday, February 8, 2008

American Government: 1. Fifth hour finished working on the critical thinking exercise, using the Constitution competition books on the Declaration of Independence, and working in our groups. 2. All classes began working on the next critical thinking exercise dealing with the Preamble of the Constitution, working in the previous groups and writing the group answers on poster paper. 3. Second and Third hours finished with enough time to play the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

U.S. History: 1. Worked on finishing the class rules. Fourth hour will finish the tardy rule on Monday. 2. Both classes answered yes/no questions in regards to how they studied for the Causes of W. W. II test.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

American Government: 1. Continued the critical thinking exercise, using the Constitution competition books on the Declaration of Independence, and working in our groups. 2. First, Second, and Third hours finished the Declaration of Independence and began working on the Critical Thinking Exercise for the Constitution.

U.S. History: 1. Continued with class rules process.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

American Government: 1. Reports from students who attended last night's precinct caucuses. 2. Continued the critical thinking exercise, using the Constitution competition books on the Declaration of Independence, and working in our groups. Each group began filling out poster paper with the answers to the critical thinking questions.

U.S. History: 1. Brief discussion concerning the implications of last night's primaries and caucuses around the nation in regards to U.S. History. 2. Fourth hour - continued with class rules process. 3. Seventh hour - Housekeeping duties: A. Checked textbook numbers, checked planners, wrote down CSAP dates and began the class rules process.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - Inspiration Speaker at 12:45-1:45 for Juniors and Seniors; 2:10 - 3:10 for Freshmen and Sophomores

American Government: 1. Housekeeping: A. Collected parent permission slips. First hour is at 100%. B. Handed out papers to those absent yesterday. 2. Handed out newspaper articles from yesterday and today's Craig Daily Press in regards to tonight's Colorado Caucuses. Read through each and then reminded of the time and place to show up tonight for extra credit. 3. First, Second and Third hours only: Continued the critical thinking exercise, using the Constitution competition books on the Declaration of Independence, and working in our groups. Each group began filling out poster paper with the answers to the critical thinking questions. 4. Fifth hour went to the auditorium for the inspirational speaker.

U.S. History: 1.Fourth hour only – Housekeeping: A. Checked book numbers and took a planner grade. B. Began the process of making the class rules for second semester. 2. Seventh hour went to the auditorium for the inspirational speaker.

Monday, February 4, 2008

American Government: 1. Dealt with "housekeeping" issues: bring planners for the planner grade beginning tomorrow; check the purple notebook when you come back from an absence to find out what we did while you were gone; collected parent permission slips for field trips; handed out gradesheets and began filling them out; handed out class rules to Second, Third and Fifth hour classes and went over them. 2. Extra Credit: handed out the Colorado Caucus information article out of last week's Craig Daily Press and read through it. We'll save this for future reading when we get to the Political Parties unit. In addition, handed out the Colorado Caucus extra credit assignment sheet for what to do if you can go to the February 5 caucus meetings. 3. Continued the critical thinking exercise, using the Constitution competition books on the Declaration of Independence, and working in our groups.

U.S. History: 1. Both classes took the Causes of W. W. II test.

Friday, February 1, 2008

American Government: 1. Collected parent permission slips. 2. Brain refresher - used yesterday's thought on how humans are all basically leaders or followers. Then finished the notes on the theories behind the origin of the state. 3. Broke into groups. 4. Began a critical thinking exercise, using the Constitution competition books, on the Declaration of Independence.

U.S. History: 1. Announcements dealing with the inspirational assembly coming up on Tuesday, February 5 and the Causes of W. W. II test on Monday, February 4. 2. Brain refresher - used the last part of the U.S. chart on "why the U.S. was not involved in Europe or Japan during the 1930s. Question: What event caused us to look outside of our life in the U.S.? Then finished the chart. 3. Wrote down the study guide. Get this from a friend. 4. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed out completed class rules to First Hour. 2. School Board meeting papers are due (if you attended last week's school board meeting). 3. Discussion covering next year's school calendar and the first reading of the cell phone policy. 4. Began notes and discussion covering the four theories behind the origin of the state.

U.S. History: 1.Went over the list from the library of who had checked out W. W. II books for the book project and who needed to get their IDs to the library to check out the book. 2. Discussion covering next year's school calendar and the first reading of the cell phone policy. 3. Continued notes filling out the chart on why the U.S. was not involved in Japanese or German affairs during the 1930s.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

American Government: 1. Catch up for all classes. Finished the notes/discussion covering the State of the Union and Monday's vocabulary terms. 2. Met in groups to finish the Why Government? vocabulary. 3. Second and Fifth hours played a modified version of American History Jeopardy with "Politics" as the topic.

U.S. History: 1. Took notes with discussion covering Hitler's rise to power in Germany. Get the notes from a friend. 2. Handed out a timeline for Mussolini and Hitler.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

American Government: 1. What were you doing during "The Great Blizzard of '08?" 2. Began collecting parent permission slips for field trips. 3. Watched the beginning of the State of the Union address. 4. Notes and discussion dealing with the State of the Union address.

U.S. History: 1. What were you doing during "The Great Blizzard of '08?" 2. Announcement/reminder dealing with when the W. W. II book project is due and to bring your student ID's to get the books on reserve checked out. 3. Brain refresher: notes on Japan. 4. Began Germany and the causes of W. W. II by handing out a copy of the results of the 1919 Versailles peace conference and going over them. 5. Notes and discussion covering Germany.

Monday, January 28, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed out parent permission slips for field trips. These are worth 15 points and due back by Friday, February 1. 2. Handed out the spring course syllabus. Went over briefly. 3. Announcements concerning school board meeting papers due on Thursday (if you attended last week's meeting), extra credit for attending next week's Colorado caucuses, and to view (for at least five minutes) the State of the Union address tonight. 4. Took notes with discussion covering dictatorships, democracy, sovereignty and state.

U.S. History: 1. Met in the library. 2. Handed out copies of the spring course syllabus and the W.W. II book project. 3. Checked out books dealing with W. W. II for the project and began reading. The project is due February 20, 2008.

Friday, January 25, 2008

American Government: 1. Checked to see who had attended last night's Moffat County School Board meeting and then had them report. 2. Continued the process of creating the class rules using the Colorado General Assembly's diagram of how a bill is passed in the legislature. Second hour finished their class rules. 3. Second and Fifth hours played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

U.S. History: 1. Finished notes with discussion covering Japan's rise to power as a cause of W. W. II. 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

American Government: 1. Handed out a copy of the Local Government Meetings sheet and over it. Reminder that there is a school board meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. 2. Handed out plastic covers for the extra credit to be stored in for the semester. 3. Continued the process of creating the class rules using the Colorado General Assembly's diagram of how a bill is passed in the legislature. All classes passed three bills (class rules) today.

U.S. History: 1. Continued notes with discussion covering Japan's rise to power as a cause of W. W. II.

Wednesday, January 23. 2008

American Government: 1. Handed out the Survival Skills Sheet and went over it. 2. Briefly discussed the semester requirement of attending one local government meeting. The paperwork will be handed out in the next couple of days. 3. Brain refresher: Each student checked with another student on what we had taken notes over yesterday. 4. Began the process of creating the class rules using the Colorado General Assembly's diagram of how a bill is passed in the legislature.

U.S. History: 1. Went over the Survival Skills Sheet using last semester's copy. 2. Took notes with discussion covering Japan's rise to power as a cause of W. W. II.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Beginning of Second Semester

American Government: 1. Called roll. 2. Began the first unit "Why Government?" with notes and discussion.

Advanced U.S. History: 1. Handed back papers. 2. Updated and finalized the first semester gradesheets. 3. Began the W. W. II unit by setting up a chart for the causes of W. W. II.

Monday, January 22, 2008 - Teacher Workday

No school for students.

Friday, January 18, 2008

First Semester Finals - American Government 1st and 2nd hours; Geography 3rd hour; U.S. History 4th hour.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

First Semester Finals - American Government 5th hour and U.S. History 7th hour.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

American Government: 1. Took the Judicial Branch test. 2. Turned in textbooks. 3. Handed in Class Rules extra credit. 4. Handed in D-K's extra credit if not taking the final.

Geography: 1. Took the Asia test. 2. Handed in D-K's extra credit if not taking the final. 3. Turned in textbooks.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Second Quarter Common Assessment. 2. Handed in D-K's extra credit if not taking the final. 3. Handed in Class Rules extra credit. 4. Handed out all graded papers in Seventh hour. (Ran out of time in Fourth hour.)

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

American Government: 1. Guest speakers: Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Hess, Craig Police Office Storm Fallon and Colorado State Patrol Captain Brett Williams. Topic: Any questions and answers that the students wanted to ask a law enforcement officer. 2. Handed out the Study Guide for the Final to First and Second hour. Will hand out Fifth hour's tomorrow.

Geography: 1. Continued answering the Asia, Australia/Oceania questions from The Great Geography Review. 2. For tomorrow's Asia test answer the rest of the questions in the Asia, Australia/Oceania packet and bring it to class tomorrow.

U.S. History: 1. Handed out the class rules extra credit - "Makeup - "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" W. W. II style". This is due tomorrow. 2. Handed out the Study Guide for the Final. 3. Fourth hour filled out the video grade for Life in the Thirties. 4. 1930s group presented. 5. Remember that if you need to see Ms. D-K about your grade to bring your gradesheet and plan on talking to her before or after school.

Monday, January 14, 2008

American Government: 1. Students told Ms. D-K who was taking the final and she agreed or disagreed. 2. Guest speaker: Jane Harmon. Topic: School rules.

Geography: 1. Answered the final set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper) from January 13, 2008. 2. Continued answering the Asia, Australia/Oceania questions from The Great Geography Review. 3. Students told Ms. D-K who was taking the final and she agreed or disagreed.

U.S. History: 1. Began watching Life in the Thirties in Fourth hour and finished watching it in Seventh hour. 2. Took a video grade in Seventh hour. 3. Students told Ms. D-K who was taking the final and she agreed or disagreed.

Friday, January 11, 2008

American Government: 1. Field trip to tour the jail at the Safety Center.

Geography: 1. Continued answering the Asia, Australia/Oceania questions from The Great Geography Review combined with Focus on the News current events quiz questions that dealt with Asia, Australia/Oceania.

U.S. History: 1. Played Monopoly as part of the 1930s unit.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

American Government: 1. Guest speaker Assistant D.A. Jeremy Snow. 2. Topic: Jury duty. 3. Filled out and handed in jury summons. 4. Mr. Snow questioned the students as if they had actually been called to jury duty.

Geography: 1. Continued answering the Asia, Australia/Oceania questions from The Great Geography Review.

U.S. History: 1. Fourth Hour: A. Finished the 1920s notes. B. Played a stockmarket game. 2. Seventh Hour: A. Added page numbers to the 1920s notes. B. Began the 1930s by beginning to watch Life in the Thirties.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

American Government: 1. Finished notes/discussion covering the Colorado Court System. 2. Found and revisited the notes we took at the beginning of the school year dealing with Colorado v. Spring - the only Supreme Court Case to come out of Moffat County. 3. Handed out an article from yesterday's Craig Daily Press titled: "Total judicial caseload decreases: District sees modest reduction in 2007" by Joshua Roberts. First and Fifth hours received these at the end of the hour. We read through the article in Second hour followed by a brief discussion. 4. Handed out a copy of a real Jury Summons (minus the name and juror number) to First and Second hour. Due to copy machine difficulties, Fifth hour will receive their copy tomorrow.

Geography: 1. Answered the third set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper) from January 6, 2008. 2. Continued answering the Asia, Australia/Oceania questions from The Great Geography Review.

U.S. History: 1. The 1920s expert group presented to the 1930s expert group. Check with a friend for notes.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

American Government: 1. Wrote a set of questions to ask the principal and assistant principals in regards to school rules and a set of questions to ask the police, sheriff and state patrol. 2. Continued working on notes/discussion of the Colorado Court System.

Geography: 1. Answered the second set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper) from December 30, 2007. 2. Began answering the Asia, Australia/Oceania questions from The Great Geography Review.

U.S. History: 1. Finished watching The Jazz Age. 2. Took a video grade. 3. The 1920s expert group began their presentations.

Monday, January 7, 2008 - Happy New Year!

American Government: 1. Announcements: A. School Board Meeting Essays are due Thursday, January 10. B. Local Government Meeting option is due Friday, January 11. C. Last day for acceptance of makeup tests is Friday, January 11. D. Notification of who is taking finals will be Monday, January 14. 2. Handed back papers and updated gradesheets. 3. Began notes and discussion covering the Colorado Court System.

Geography: 1. Announcements: A. Last day for acceptance of makeup tests is Friday, January 11. B. Notification of who is taking finals will be Monday, January 14. 2. Answered the first set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper) from December 23, 2007. 3. Handed out the Asia, Australia/Oceania page questions from The Great Geography Review.

U.S. History: 1. Announcements: A. Last day for acceptance of makeup tests is Friday, January 11. B. Notification of who is taking finals will be Monday, January 14. C. Only Yesterday books are due when finished with presentation. D.1930s textbooks are due when finished with presentation. 2. Handed back papers. 3. Began watching The Jazz Age as part of the 1920s group presentation.

Friday, December 21, 2007

American Government: 1. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game. 2. Read my Christmas card to everyone and handed out a gift.

Geography: 1. Guest speaker Chloe Gilchrist. Power point presentation on her Semester at Sea through Latin America, Africa, India, Southeast Asia, China and Japan. 2. Read my Christmas card to everyone and handed out a gift.

U.S. History: 1. Checked out Contrasting Decades: The 1920s and 1930s to the 1930s expert group members who desired a copy for research. 2. Each member of the 1920s expert group received a copy of Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen for research. 3. Read outloud the Editors Preface, Foreword and Chapter 1 of The Autobiography of Santa Claus as told to Jeff Guinn. 4. Read my Christmas card to everyone and handed out a gift.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

American Government: 1. Finished watching Gideon's Trumpet. 2. Took a video grade and finished answering the study guide questions dealing with the video.

Geography: 1. Handed back the Africa Test and went over.

U.S. History: 1. Met in the library. 2. 1930s expert group worked the computers, researching information dealing with the causes of the depression, Hoover's answers and FDR's answers. 3. 1920s expert group worked on finding information on their study guides using the library books.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

American Government: 1. Continued watching Gideon's Trumpet after reviewing the questions dealing with the video that are on the study guide. Also took the time at the end of class to answer more questions.

Geography: 1. Finished answering the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). 2. Began East Asia by checking out the current events occurring in that part of the world from the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

U.S. History: 1. Met in the library. 2. Filled out the Expert Group rubrics for Imperialism and World War I. One was for an individual grade on research and presentation. The second was a group grade in which the person graded the entire group (this one is confidential between the teacher and the student). 3. Handed out the following papers for 1920s and 1930s: study guides for both decades, 1930s terms and New Deal information. 4. 1920s expert group worked on a Facts on File trial database dealing with American History. 5. 1930s expert group worked on finding information using the library books.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

American Government: 1. Began watching Gideon's Trumpet after reviewing the questions dealing with the video that are on the study guide.

Geography: 1. Finished the Africa test. 2. Began answering the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper).

U.S. History: 1. Filled out the Expert Group rubrics for the Industrial Era and Westward Expansion. One was for an individual grade on research and presentation. The second was a group grade in which the person graded the entire group (this one is confidential between the teacher and the student). 2. Began working on the 1920s/1930s. Ms. D-K met with each group, explaining the timeline, showing the appropriate chapters in the textbook and sharing activities that have been done in the past. 3. Played American History Jeopardy: "America at Home, 1920-1940".

Monday, December 17, 2007

American Government: 1. Handed back the Legislative/Executive tests and went over them. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. Handed out the Judicial Branch study guide. 4. Played the "Bill of Rights" Millionaire game.

Geography: 1. Continued working on the Africa test.

U.S. History: 1. Handed back the Civil War, Industrial Era, Westward Expansion, Imperialism and World War I tests. Went over each one. (Also handed back any other papers that were still in the Fourth and Seventh hour folders.) 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. Will use the expert groups one more time - decided which group would teach the 1920s and which group would teach the 1930s.

Friday, December 14, 2007

American Government: 1. Finished the Legislative/Executive Branch test.

Geography: 1. Continued with the Africa Test. 2. Used this week's Focus on the News current events questions dealing with Africa for extra credit points on the test.

U.S. History: 1. Took the World War I test.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

American Government: 1. Took the Executive/Congress test. Will finish test tomorrow.

Geography: 1. Continued working on the Africa test.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Imperialism test today. 2. Fourth hour - handed back the video grade for A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama and updated gradesheets. 3. Seventh hour - began updating gradesheets.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

American Government: 1. Report from those who attended last night's City Council meeting. 2. Finished going over the Parade Magazine articles and connecting them to government. Added the following question to the study guide: Which four major rivers begin in Colorado? 3. Second hour took out the diagram - Passing a Bill in Colorado - and linked it to how bills are passed in Congress.

Geography: 1. Began the Africa test. Will continue tomorrow.

U.S. History: 1. The W. W. I expert group continued teaching the Imperialism expert group.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

American Government: 1. Reminder about tonight's City Council meeting and the MCHS Choir Concert. 2. Brain refresher: Turned to a neighbor to identify the Executive Office of the President, Executive Departments/Cabinet, Executive Agencies, Executive Regulatory Commissions and Government Corporations. 3. Notes/discussion covering qualifications to be in Congress and Colorado's Congressional delegation. 4. Handed out a series of articles from the Sunday Parade Magazine (November 18 & 27, December 2 subtitled "Your Money, Government Watch, The Environment, Newsmakers, Election Watch, and What Do You Think?" Read these outloud, to ourselves and underlined key terms relating them to Congress and the Executive branch.

Geography: 1. Continued playing The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Took a video grade over A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama. 2. W. W. I expert group began teaching W. W. I information to the Imperialism group.

Monday, December 10, 2007

American Government: 1. Announcements concerning this week's City Council and School Board meeting. 2. Handed back the Bill Assignment and The American President video grade. Went over these. 3. Updated gradesheets. 4. Took notes with discussion covering the federal bureaucracy.

Geography: 1. Decided to schedule the test over Africa on Wednesday, December 12. 2. Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper).3. Continued playing The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Watched A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama.

Friday, December 7, 2007 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

American Government: 1. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game. Wrote down key terms from government questions dealing with Congress or the Executive branch. Get these from a friend.

Geography: 1. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game using this week's questions in addition to the Africa questions from previous quiz games.

U.S. History: 1. Imperialism expert group continued teaching their information to the W. W. I expert group. 2. Seventh hour word search puzzles on Imperialism were due.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

American Government: 1. Finished notes/discussion covering the powers and duties of the president (including examples). 2. Set the seating chart in second hour. 3. First and Second hours began working on the federal bureaucracy question on the study guide.

Geography: 1. Met in the computer lab. 2. Worked on finding answers to The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Imperialism expert group began teaching their information to the W. W. I expert group.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

American Government: 1. Wrote down the requirements for makeup tests on the backside of the Survival Skills sheet. Please get these notes from a friend. 2. Public service announcement dealing with registration for caucuses. Today is the last day to register to vote in order to participate in the February 5, 2008 political caucuses. 3. Notes/discussion covering presidential succession, the use of the president's cabinet, and powers/duties of the president. Get these notes from a friend.

Geography: 1. Continued playing The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Met in the computer lab to work on Imperialism and World War I. 2. Ms. D-K spent half of the hour working with the Imperialism expert group and the second half working with the World War I expert group. 3. Tomorrow, both classes, the Imperialism expert group will begin to present.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

American Government: 1. Finished watching The American President. 2. Took the video grade.

Geography: 1. Continued playing The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa. 2. Enjoyed the treats that brought in by students today.

U.S. History: 1. Ms. D-K used half of the class to meet with the Imperialism expert group and the second half to meet with the W.W. I expert group. Please pick up any notes from a friend. 2. Handed out the Imperialism notes/assignment and W. W. I packet to Fourth hour. Handed out the Imperialism notes to Seventh hour.

Monday December 3, 2007

American Government: 1. Continued watching The American President.

Geography: 1. Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). 2. Continued playing The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa. 3. Signed up to bring treats for tomorrow.

U.S. History: 1. Wrote down the requirements for makeup tests on the backside of the Survival Skills sheet. Please get these notes from a friend. 2. Began the next units: Imperialism and World War I -- a. Handed out the Imperialism & W.W. I study guide. b. Decided who should be the leader of each expert group and which group was going to teach first. c. Doublechecked the time frame and decided to drop the day in the library–will split the day in the computer lab with the library. d. The extra day will be used to watch The Panama Canal video.

Friday, November 30, 2007

American Government: 1. Met in the computer lab to research a bill in Congress. 2. The bill research was an assignment that was due today unless you were field tripped out of class or absent. (Speech, Girl's Basketball and Cheer & Dance Teams)

Geography: 1. Played this week's edition of Focus on the News current events quiz game along with the compilation of quiz questions gathered from previous copies of Focus on the News dealing with Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Westward Expansion test.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

American Government: 1. Met in the computer lab to answer study guide questions dealing with the President's Cabinet, Colorado's delegation to Congress and research a bill in Congress. Will meet in the computer lab again tomorrow.

Geography: 1. Continued and finished the simple debate using the two articles handed out yesterday: "UN: Only swift action can alter climate's course" by Laurie Goering of the Chicago Tribune, published in The Denver Post on Sunday, November 18, 2007 and "Battle line drawn along routes for Western energy corridors" by Steve Lipsher of The Denver Post on Sunday, November 18, 2007. 2. Handed out a compilation of quiz questions gathered from the Focus on the News current events quiz game that deal with Africa. These were written up in assignment format.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Industrial Era Test. 2. The Westward Expansion Test is tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

American Government: 1. Checked on who went to last night's City Council meeting. Those who went (first and fifth hours) gave a report of what happened at the meeting. 2. Shared the information that Ms. D-K found out after school last night that the regularly scheduled school board meeting for Thursday had been moved back to last night. 3. Fifth hour - finished notes/discussion covering the qualifications to be President. Get these notes from a friend. 4. All classes began watching The American President. 5. Reminder that we will be meeting in the computer lab for class tomorrow.

Geography: 1. Worked on setting up and running the simple debate using the two articles handed out yesterday: "UN: Only swift action can alter climate's course" by Laurie Goering of the Chicago Tribune, published in The Denver Post on Sunday, November 18, 2007 and "Battle line drawn along routes for Western energy corridors" by Steve Lipsher of The Denver Post on Sunday, November 18, 2007.

U.S. History: 1. Using the overhead, showed Ms. D-K's observations and suggestions for expert groups. 2. The expert group on Westward Expansion finished their presentation to the rest of the class. Get the notes from a friend.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

American Government: 1. Announcement concerning progress reports on Friday - If you have not attended a City Council or School Board meeting with a paper handed in, then you will receive a zero out of fifty points. There are two City Council and three School Board meetings left. 2. Took the "How Well Do You Know Your Presidents?" Quiz Feature by Ken Levine that was published in the November, 1984 Reader's Digest. This quiz was taken just for fun. Wrote notes dealing with impeachment during the quiz. (Get these from a friend.) 3. Handed out the President/Executive/Congress study guide. We will be going to the computer lab on Thursday, November 29 to fill out questions 4, 14 and 16. 4. Began answering questions using the Constitution in regards to the presidential terms and years in office. Also the qualifications of the office.

Geography: 1. Finished playing The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa - occupations of Northern Africa and the Middle East. 2. Handed out two articles for reading tonight to prepare for a debate tomorrow: "UN: Only swift action can alter climate's course" by Laurie Goering of the Chicago Tribune, published in The Denver Post on Sunday, November 18, 2007 and "Battle line drawn along routes for Western energy corridors" by Steve Lipsher of The Denver Post on Sunday, November 18, 2007.

U.S. History: 1. Announcements concerning progress reports on Friday, November 30; the Industrial Era test on Thursday, November 29; and the Westward Expansion test on Friday, November 30. 2. The Industrial Era expert groups finished their presentation today. 3. The Westward Expansion expert groups began their presentations today. Please pick up the notes from a friend. 4. This was the last day of acceptance for the Civil War take home test.

Monday, November 26, 2007

American Government: 1. Wrote an evaluation of the field trip to the Wastewater Management plant (Sewer plant). 2. Wrote and signed a Thank You note to Mike Frazier for giving us the tour. 3. Handed back the State and Local government tests and went over. 3. Updated gradesheets. 4. Began notes covering Presidents.

Geography: 1. Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). 2. Continued playing The Great Geography Review game - focus on Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Wrote an evaluation of the field trips to the Museum of Northwest Colorado and the Wyman History Museum. 2. Wrote and signed Thank You notes to Jan Gerber, Lou Wyman and Mary Patt Dunn for giving us the tour. 3. Continued with the notes/discussion taught by the experts on the Industrial Era.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

American Government: 1. Field trip to the Craig Wastewater Management plant (Sewer plant).

Geography: 1. Handed out cookies in celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. 2. Handed out copies of The Great Geography Review and spent fifteen minutes reading through the questions, writing down the answers. 3. Continued playing the game.

U. S. History: 1. Field trip to the Wyman History Museum. 2. Handed out the Civil War tests. Decided that a student may work with one partner who was in class today. Must have both names on both tests. Reminder that the tests are due on Monday, November 26 with the final acceptance being Tuesday, November 27.

Monday, November 19, 2007

American Government: 1. Took the State and Local Government Test. 2. Reading Assignment – Please read the following "Chapter-in-Brief" to prepare us for the legislative and executive branches of government: Chapters 10 (p. 261); 11 (p. 289); 12 (p. 319); 13 (p. 353); 14 (p. 389); 15 (p. 413).

Geography: 1. Handed back the Latin America Tests and went over. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper).

U.S. History: 1. Field trip to the Museum of Northwest Colorado.

Friday, November 16, 2007

American Government: 1. Finished notes/discussion over state government. Covered: powers, succession of the governor; qualifications, powers of the state legislature; how to pass a bill; initiative and referendum. 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Geography: 1. Continued playing The Great Geography Review: The Middle East and North Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Both classes: the Industrial Era experts began teaching the Westward Expansion experts about the industrial era. 2. Reminder to meet Ms. D-K on the bus on Monday to go to the museum.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

American Government: 1. Brief discussion covering Craig Daily Press articles dealing with Colorado, Craig and Moffat County government issues. 2. Ms. D-K read the following editorial from Denver Post's Editorial Page Editor Dan Haley outloud: "Dressed for Success" followed by a brief discussion. 3. Students took notes and answered questions dealing with where the states are given directions in the Constitution, how a territory becomes a state, and the qualifications and powers of the Colorado's governor.

Geography: 1. Winner of yesterday's secret ballot on the next unit to study was Africa. 2. Began working on the five themes of the Geography in relation to the African continent. 3. Played a bit of The Great Geography Review in regards to Africa.

U.S. History: 1. Met in the library. 2. Worked on adding information to the topics of Western Expansion and the Industrial Era. 3.Handed back Civil War Summaries – some that were graded and some that need to be rewritten.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

American Government: 1. City Council report - who went and what happened. 2. Field trip information - the water plant is under construction so we can't go this fall. We will be going to the Sewer plant on Tuesday, November 20. 3. Took notes and had discussion covering bonds, parishes/boroughs/counties, zoning and weak/strong mayors.

Geography: 1. Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). 2. Voted (secret ballot) on which geography unit to study next.

U.S. History: 1. Met in Rm. 218 (computer lab). 2. Worked on researching answers to the Westward Expansion and Industrial Era study guides.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

American Government: 1. Handed back the property tax assignment in Second and Fifth hours and went over. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. First and Fifth hours worked on the study guide questions for state government. 4. Second hour: notes/discussion covering zoning and bonds.

Geography: 1. Finished the Latin America Test.

U.S. History: 1. Each group in each class worked on the questions assigned to them by their group leader. 2. Wrote down the dates in planners for when we will be going to the computer lab and the library.

Monday, November 12, 2007

American Government: 1. To recognize Veterans Day students read "Great leaders. Great words." (USA WEEKEND, November 9-11, 2007) dealing with the top five speeches with the most impact on our times. Ms. D-K then read outloud – "The retired and the rescued: Local veterans pay proper thanks to worn, torn and tattered American flags" by Joshua Roberts. (Craig Daily Press, Monday, November 12, 2007) Brief question and answer session followed both readings. 2. Took notes and had discussions covering Special districts and tax exempt status.

Geography: 1. Took the Latin America test as a class. Will finish the test tomorrow.

U.S. History: 1. To recognize Veterans Day students read "Great leaders. Great words." (USA WEEKEND, November 9-11, 2007) dealing with the top five speeches with the most impact on our times. Ms. D-K then read outloud – "The retired and the rescued: Local veterans pay proper thanks to worn, torn and tattered American flags" by Joshua Roberts. (Craig Daily Press, Monday, November 12, 2007) Brief question and answer session followed both readings. 2. Ms. D-K then handed out a copy of the Humor page in the (USA WEEKEND, November 9-11, 2007) titled "Bad rap? Hire a publicist! If history's most infamous characters lived today, no doubt they'd employ people to spin their story. Perhaps like this..." by Bryan Tucker. A spin on the following characters: Genghis Khan, John Wilkes Booth and Cleopatra. 3. Split the classes into two expert groups. 4. Handed out the Westward Expansion study guide and the Industrial Era study guide. 5. Each side picked which study guide they were going to become an expert on to teach the other side their information. 6. Both sides began working on splitting up the study guide questions among each other.

Friday, November 9, 2007

American Government: 1. Finished going over election results dealing with school board members. Get the notes from a friend. 2. First hour - notes/discussion covering income tax. 3. Handed out gradesheets left over from Parent-Teacher conferences to Second and Fourth hours. 4. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Geography: 1. Handed out gradesheets left over from Parent-Teacher conferences. 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game for a grade.

U.S. History: 1. Finished going over elections results dealing with school board members. 2. Handed out gradesheets left over from Parent-Teacher conferences. 3. Fourth hour finished going over the 14th and 15th amendments. 4. Continued playing the Who Wants to be a Millionaire - Focus on W.W. II as part of the class rules extra credit.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

American Government: 1. The property tax assignment was due. 2. Worked on researching the types of local governments used in the U.S. 3. First and Second hours played the "Who Wants to be Millionaire – Bill of Rights" game as part of the class rules extra credit.

Geography: 1. Finished going over the Latin America Study guide. 2. Decided to take a whole class test next Monday or Tuesday.

U.S. History: 1. Changed the seating chart in Fourth hour. 2. Set the time to take the Civil War test. It was decided to be a take home test; handed out November 20 - worked on over Thanksgiving vacation - and due Monday, November 26 (last day of acceptance for the test is Tuesday, November 27). 3. Notes/discussion covering the results of the Civil War.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

American Government: 1. Discussed the election results. Compared the class results with the Moffat County results. 2. Notes/discussion covering property taxes. 3. Handed out an assignment dealing with property taxes. Worked on it a bit in class. Due tomorrow.

Geography: 1. Began going over the Latin America study guide.

U.S. History: 1. Discussed the election results. Compared the class results with the Moffat County results. 3. Checked pages numbers in the textbook with the Civil War results question on the study guide. 4. Began playing the Who Wants to be a Millionaire - Focus on W.W. II as part of the class rules extra credit.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - General Election Day

American Government: 1. Used copies of the sample ballot and voted. 2. Briefly discussed the processed to vote. 3. Notes/discussion covering services received from Craig, Moffat County and Colorado. Also sales, income, and property taxes to pay for those services. Not finished with property taxes. Will work on tomorrow.

Geography: 1. Wrote down questions relating to Latin America from the November 6th edition of the Focus on the News current events quiz game. 2. Expert groups met with each other to share information about their country. 3. Brief notes covering coffee/Brazil – #14 on the study guide.

U.S. History: 1. Used copies of the sample ballot and voted. 2. Briefly discussed the processed to vote. 3. Notes/discussion/stories covering Andrew Johnson's impeachment and how Arlington Cemetery began. 4. Located page numbers for several of the rest of the results of the Civil War.

Monday, November 5, 2007

American Government: 1. Handed back the Political Parties and Voting test and went over. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. First hour, due to a 40% absentee situation, played the Focus on the News current events quiz game. 4. Second hour took notes, with discussion, covering sales and income taxes. 5. Fifth hour took notes, with discussion, covering the services they received from the City of Craig, Moffat County and Colorado.

Geography: 1. Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). 2. Participating in expert groups, continued sharing information on Latin American countries.

U.S. History: 1. Handed back the common assessments and went over. These were then handed back in to Ms. D-K. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. Began notes/discussion covering the results of the Civil War.

Friday, November 2, 2007

American Government: 1. Notes/discussion covering Moffat County School Board, County Commissioners and Craig City Council. 2. Discussion regarding off-campus lunch and cell phone usage.

Geography: 1. Discussion regarding off-campus lunch and cell phone usage. 2. Expert groups – moved around the room sharing information on their Latin American country with another group.

U.S. History: 1. Finished with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #3 – Iraq war (2003-), #2 – 9/11 terrorist attacks (2001) and #1 – Fall of Communism (1989). 2. Discussion regarding off-campus lunch and cell phone usage. 3. Assignment to be worked on over the weekend– Summary of Civil War Events. Write a general summary of the events using your notes and the visual memories of the photos. Format: loose-leaf paper, ink, every other line, front side of the page only. Due Friday, November 2, 2007. Worth 50 points.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

American Government: 1. Met in the computer lab. 2. Worked on answering question #3 on the State Government study guide dealing with information covering the following state officials: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Colorado State Representative District 57 and Colorado State Senator District 8. Use Colorado.gov to answer the question.

Geography: 1. Worked on sharing information about each Latin America country with each other.

U.S. History: 1. Finished CSI: Civil War (examining and analyzing the Civil War photos) in Fourth hour. Continued with the activity in Seventh hour. 2. Fourth Hour: Assignment to be worked on tonight and in class tomorrow – Summary of Civil War Events. Write a general summary of the events using your notes and the visual memories of the photos. Format: loose-leaf paper, ink, every other line, front side of the page only. Due Friday, November 2, 2007. Worth 50 points.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - Happy Halloween!

American Government: 1. Asked the question: If you could wear costumes today, what costume would you wear? 2. Took the Political Parties test. 3. Worked on the State and Local governments study guide when finished with the test (First and Second hours only).

Geography: 1. Played last week's Focus on the News current events quiz game while having a "potluck."

U.S. History: 1. Asked the question: If you could wear costumes today, what costume would you wear? 2. Continued with the "CSI: Civil War" activity.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

American Government: 1. Bell Ringer from the October 30, 2007 Focus on the News current events quiz game: Comedian Stephen Colbert, who says his presidential campaign is serious business, may be violating FEC laws by being sponsored by: Doritos, Pepsi, or Coors? (Doritos - FEC rules strictly prohibit corporations from backing political campaigns.) While many question the validity of Colbert's bid for the White House, he has begun collecting signatures to get on both primary ballots in what state? (South Carolina - he is trying to get on both the GOP and Dem primary ballots and has talked about trying to get delegates for the Democratic National Convention.) 2. Turned in the Elections, Interest groups and Opinion polls "retake" assignment during first and second hour. Fifth hour picked up the assignment - it is due on Thursday, November 1. 3. Went over the Political Parties study guide for the rest of class. 4. First and Second hour touched base with yesterday's local government notes and added a couple more points. (Get these from a friend.)

Geography: 1. Wrote down the two questions dealing with Latin America from the October 30, 2007 Focus on the News current events quiz game. 2. Formed expert groups to deal with the last study guide question. 3. Each group chose one of the twelve countries surrounding Brazil and began working on becoming an expert on that country.

U.S. History: 1. Took the First Quarter common assessment. 2. Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #5 – O.J. Simpson (1994-95) and #4 – Hurricane Katrina (2005). 3. Formed expert groups to study the Civil War. 4. Each group was given a set of Civil War documentary photos and asked to interpret the photos in relation to the study guide questions. Titling this activity "CSI: Civil War."

Monday, October 29, 2007 - First Day of Second Quarter

American Government: 1. Reviewed Survival Skills sheet, Class rules, cell phone rules, water allowed in the classroom and leaving backpacks/book bags out in the hall. 2. Notes/discussion covering members of Craig's City Council and the Moffat County Commissioners.

Geography: 1. See number 1 above. 2. Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper).

U.S. History: 1. See number 1 above. 2. Fourth hour continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #7 – Clinton Impeachment (1998-99) and #6 – 2000 Presidential Election. Seventh hour - #5 – O. J. Simpson (1994-95). 3. Seventh hour drew a harbor in notes titled Start of Civil War.

Friday, October 26, 2007

American Government: 1. Handed back Right to Vote/Political Parties assignment and went over. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. First and Second hour began to share information gathered from expert groups that met on Tuesday.

Geography: 1. Worked on a review for the Latin America Test with The Great Geography Review game.

U.S. History: 1. Handed back the John Marshall crossword puzzle and went over. 2. Handed back the Marbury v. Madison to Causes of Civil War test and went over. 3. Updated gradesheets. 4. Seventh hour continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #7 – Clinton Impeachment (1998-99) and #6 – 2000 Presidential Election.

Thursday, October 25, 2007 - Substitute

American Government: Students are at the end of the Political Parties unit and the beginning of the Local/State Government Unit. Please hand out the copies of the study guide for Local/State government. They may work with a partner on these study guides or finish up the political parties unit study guide.

Geography: Students are finishing the Latin America Unit. Please have them play The Great Geography Review , Topic - Latin America – to see what they have learned so far.

U.S. History: Students are doing two things: 1. Taking the common assessment test. Check in the library for the scantrons. Thanks. 2. Please hand out a copy of the Civil Rights study guide. Have them work on it after they have finished with common assessment.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

American Government: 1. City Council meeting follow up in First hour only. 2. Notes/discussion covering the Election process in Colorado - get these notes from a friend.

Geography: 1. Ms. D-K has no voice so students worked on the Latin America study guide today.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Marbury v. Madison through Civil War Causes test today.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

American Government: 1. Reminded students about tonight's City Council meeting and Thursday's School Board meeting. 2. Handed out two rubrics for each student to fill out for their board game. One was an individual grade and one was for the group grade. 3. Broke the class into Expert groups of five. 4. The expert in each group assigned themselves to one of the last five questions on the study guide. They researched the question and then taught the information to the rest of the group.

Geography: 1. Handed back the Map/Graph skills papers for Latin America and went over them. 2. Updated gradesheets. 3. Worked on finishing the study guide questions covering Latin America in class.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #8 – Afghanistan invasion (2001). 2. Classes broke back into the groups of three from yesterday. 3. Today each group became experts on causes of the Civil War. They researched each cause, taught it to each other and then shared the information with Ms. D-K at the end of the hour.

Monday, October 22, 2007

American Government: 1. Announcements dealing with this week's City Council and School Board meetings. 2. Played "I Want to be President" board games created by student groups.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Students answered the set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). 2. Wrote down three questions from last week's Focus on the News current events quiz game that dealt with Latin America.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #9 – Oklahoma City bombing (1995). 2. Brain refresher: Share with each other what notes we took last Friday. 3. Broke into expert groups (three per group). 4. Each person in each group chose one of the following three topics to become an expert on, researched that topic and finally taught the rest of the people in their group that information. Topics: Causes, events and results of the War with Mexico.

Friday, October 19, 2007

American Government: 1. First Hour: looked at the definitions of liberal and conservative on p. 209; story/notes/discussion covering the minor parties beginning on p. 132; drew a timeline in notes using the amendments and dealing with right to vote. 2. Second and Fifth hours: Planned for board games on Monday. 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Geography: 1. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game - planning on writing down any questions pertaining to Latin America in our notes.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #10 – Chernobyl disaster (1986). 2. Notes/discussion covering the War of 1812 results, manifest destiny, four elements of the Monroe Doctrine, and the Alamo. Get the notes from a friend. 3. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

American Government: 1. First Hour class rule of class average being 75% or more at the fourth week of the quarter - Ms. D-K will bring breakfast. She did. First hour began playing the "Bill of Rights" version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" game. 2. Second and Fifth hours: looked at the definitions of liberal and conservative on p. 209; story/notes/discussion covering the minor parties beginning on p. 132; drew a timeline in notes using the amendments and dealing with right to vote.

Geography: 1. Began today's activities with the partners that were picked yesterday. 2. Spent a couple of minutes working with partners on each study guide question before the class discussed the question. Worked through number 9 on the study guide.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #11 – Columbine Massacre (1999). Lead to a class discussion in Seventh hour. 2. Brain refresher - "Battle of New Orleans" sung by Johnny Horton. Defined the five themes of geography, listened to the song and then analyzed the song using the geography themes.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

American Government: 1. Met in the computer lab (rm. 218). 2. Opened up typology.peoplepress.org/typology to fill out a survey dealing with issues facing Americans today. Each student then placed their result on their political scale they have in their notes. 3. Students read the article from the Sunday, September 2, 2007 edition of the Denver Post (given out yesterday) titled "Politics weds Net, for better or worse" and looked up some of the sites listed in the article to check on the current political campaigns vs. the internet.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Finished asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37) – questions #15, 16 and 17. 2. Worked on the study guide silently for fifteen to twenty minutes. 3. Broke into pairs based on answering questions from Newsweek.

U.S. History: 1. Handed out the front page of the Political Parties packet which illustrates the symbols of the Republican and Democratic parties and the chronological chart of the history of the two-party system in the U.S. 2. Added a fact to the notes we took yesterday dealing with Stephen Long's expedition. 3. Brain refresher: What was the significance of Marbury v. Madison? 4. Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #12 – Death of Diana (1997). 5. Broke into groups of four. 6. Worked on the causes and events of the War of 1812. Will begin tomorrow with the Battle of New Orleans.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

American Government: 1. Handed out the political parties packet and went over it, reading outloud the political parties section from "Don't Know Much About History..." 2. Reminder about meeting in the computer lab tomorrow. 3. Worked on the "steps-it-takes-to-become-a-president" board game. Reminder that the game is due on Monday.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37) – question #14. 2. Finished writing down the most recent questions dealing with Latin America from last week's Focus on the News current events quiz game. 3. Worked on the study guide for approximately fifteen minutes. 4. Using a partner, began going over the study guide questions for the last fifteen minutes of class.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #13– Asian tsunami (2004). 2. Notes/story covering Lewis & Clark, Zebulon Pike, Stephen Long. 3. Worked with a partner to research Marbury v. Madison.

Monday, October 15, 2007

American Government: 1. Wrote down the Political Parties study guide since the copy machine and riso were down. 2. Broke into groups to create a board game for number 7 on the study guide (steps in running for president).

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Students answered the eighth set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). 2. Handed out the Latin America study guide. 3. Briefly worked on the study guide.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #14 – Persian Gulf War (1991). 2. Handed out the Marbury v. Madison to causes of the Civil War study guide. 3. Notes/discussion covering Election of 1800. (Get the notes from a friend.)

Friday, October 12, 2007

American Government: 1. Reminder that the Political Parties/Right to Vote sheet is due on Monday, October 15. 2. Brief notes/discussion covering the founding of the political parties beginning with the formation of the first cabinet. 3. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37) – question #13. 2. Wrote down the second study guide question. 3. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game.

U.S. History: 1. Brief notes/discussion covering the founding of the political parties beginning with the formation of the first cabinet. 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game. 3. Seventh hour only – ended the playing of the quiz game early and drew a diagram to illustrate the formation of political parties in the U.S..

Thursday, October 11, 2007

American Government: 1. Pulled out the assignments that were handed back yesterday. Also pulled out the Survival Skills sheet and the gradesheet. 2. Using the Survival Skills sheet, discussed how to turn in spelling corrections. 3. Updated gradesheets. 4. Answered personal questions concerning the test or assignments. 5. Handed back the Political Parties/Right to Vote worksheet. Worked on it during class. It is due on Monday, October 15.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37) – question #12. 2. Finished writing down the most current Latin America current events from Focus on the News. 3. Began writing the Latin American study guide. 4. Handed back the Map/Graph skills sheets on Drawing Inferences..., Relating Elevation to....,Reading a Population Density...., and Analyzing a Pictograph. Students had finished these on Tuesday, so they handed them back in to be graded.

U.S. History: 1. Pulled out the assignments that were handed back yesterday. Also pulled out the Survival Skills sheet and the gradesheet. 2. Using the Survival Skills sheet, discussed how to turn in spelling corrections. 3. Updated gradesheets. 4. Answered personal questions concerning the test or assignments. 5. Handed back the John Marshall crossword puzzle. Worked on it during class. It is due on Monday, October 15.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

American Government: 1. Sub report. 2. Question: Did any of you make it to the City Council Meeting last night? If so, what happened? 3. Took out the Survival Skills sheet and gradesheets. 4. Handed back the Constitution/Amendment crossword puzzle, Homecoming assignment, video gradesheet for 1776, and went over them. 5. Handed back the Chapter 2 & 3/Constitution test and went over.

Geography: 1. Sub report. 2. Took out the Survival Skills sheet and gradesheets. 3. Handed back the Homecoming assignment and went over it. 4. Using the Survival Skills sheet, discussed how to make spelling corrections. 5. Updated gradesheets. 6. Bell Ringer: Students answered the eighth set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper).

U.S. History: 1. Sub report. 2. Took out the Survival Skills sheet and gradesheets. 3. Handed back the American Revolution Crossword, Homecoming assignment and the 1492 through Ratification test and went over them. 4. Fourth hour only – discussed spelling corrections using the Survival Skills sheet and updated gradesheets. 5. Seventh hour only – discussed test retakes using the Survival Skills sheet.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - Substitute

American Government: 1. Students are beginning the Political Parties unit. Please hand out a back to back copy of the word puzzles on the Right to Vote and U.S. Political parties. I would like these written in pencil and turned in at the end of the hour. Feel free to help them answer any of the questions on the puzzles.

Geography: Students are working on the Latin America Unit. Please hand out back to back Map/Graph skills sheets on Drawing Inferences..., Relating Elevation to....,Reading a Population Density...., and Analyzing a Pictograph. They may work with a partner if they would like. Final answers must be in ink. Have them turn in these at the end of the hour. Thanks.

U.S. History: 1. Students are still reviewing U.S. History from 1492 to the Civil War. Please hand out a copy of the cross word puzzle on John Marshall. I would like these written in pencil and turned in at the end of the hour. Feel free to help them answer any of the questions on the puzzles.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

American Government: 1. Took the Chapter 2 & 3/Constitution test. 2. Reading assignment: Read the "Chapter in Brief" for Chapters 5 & 6, pp. 115 and 147.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37) – question #11. 2. Continued answering the Focus on the News current event quiz questions dealing with the "World" topic to explore what has been happening in Latin America (and around the rest of the world as well) for the past four weeks. Pick these notes up from a friend.

U.S. History: 1. Took the Review 1492 through organization of the new government test. Reading assignment: Write down the following list, then locate the page number for them in the textbook. Finally, write the page number next to each item on your list. The List: 1. political parties - founding, 2. 1800 Election, 3. Marbury v. Madison, 4. Lewis & Clark, 5. War of 1812, 6. Texas Independence, 7. War with Mexico, 8. Causes of the Civil War.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

American Government: 1. Announcements concerning student election judge applications, European trip applications and tomorrow's test. 2. Notes/discussion covering "Glasser: We Learn...." 3. Using the Glasser information, worked on the informal ways of amending the Constitution.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37) – question #10. 2. Announcements concerning student election judge applications and the European trip applications. 3. Handed back the U.S. & Canada test and went over. 4. Updated the grade sheets. 5. Continued answering the Focus on the News current event quiz questions dealing with the "World" and "Roundup" topics to explore what has been happening in Latin America (and around the rest of the world as well) for the past four weeks. Pick these notes up from a friend.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #15 – Rodney King (1991-92). 2. Announcement concerning the trip to Europe applications. 3. Used the appointments method take notes and discuss the 3/5ths clause, Federalists vs. anti-Federalists, the organization of the new government and the birth of political parties.

Monday, October 1, 2007

American Government: 1. Bell Ringer/Announcements: a. reminder that school board meeting essays are due on Wednesday of this week instead of Thursday; b. student election judge applications are due by Wednesday, October 3; c. European trip applications can be picked up from either Mr. Hansen or Mr. Simon; d. there will be a test covering the Constitution (Chapter 2 & 3) on Wednesday, October 3. 2. Notes/discussion covering the 3/5ths Compromise, the Federalists vs. the Anti-federalists and the formal ways to amend the Constitution (except for 5th hour). Pick these notes up from a friend.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Students answered the seventh set of ten questions from the Denver Post's "Geo Quiz" (found in the Travel section of the Sunday newspaper). Announcements: student election judge applications are due by Wednesday, October 3 and European trip applications can be picked up from either Mr. Hansen or Mr. Simon. 2. Began the Latin America with a quick review of the five themes of Geography. Then began answering the Focus on the News current event quiz questions dealing with the "World" and "Roundup" topics to explore what has been happening in Latin America (and around the rest of the world as well) for the past four weeks. Pick these notes up from a friend.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #16 – Branch Davidians (1993). Reminder that European trip applications can be picked up from Mr. Simon or Mr. Hansen. 2. Notes/discussion covering the Constitution convention – the Virginia Plan vs. the New Jersey Plan, the Great/Connecticut Compromise and began the 3/5ths Compromise. Pick these notes up from a friend.

Friday, September 28, 2007

American Government: 1. Bell Ringer: Did you attend last night's School Board meeting? If so, please tell us what happened at the meeting? 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game, focusing on the government category for the last four weeks. 3. Fifth hour finished the notes/discussion covering the Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan and the Great (Connecticut) Compromise.

Geography: 1. Finished the U.S. & Canada test.

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #17 – Challenger Explosion (1986). 2. Played the Focus on the News current events quiz game, focusing on the history category for the last four weeks.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

American Government: 1. Announcements concerning a reminder about tonight's school board meeting, student election judges, (pick up the information from Ms. D-K), and the Europe trip, (pick up the information from Mr. Simon). 2. Notes/discussion covering commonalities of state constitutions, strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Shay's Rebellion, the set up for the Constitutional Convention and the Virginia Plan vs. the New Jersey Plan.

Geography: 1. Took the U.S. & Canada test in groups of four without notes. 2. Homework assignment - take one page of the test and become an expert on that page. Bring it back to school tomorrow.

U.S. History: 1. Seating chart in Seventh hour. 2. Notes/discussion covering "Glasser: We Learn...." 3. Using the Glasser information worked on Shay's Rebellion and the set up for the Constitution.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

American Government: 1. Bell Ringer: Who was able to attend last night's City Council meeting? 2. Finished watching 1776. 3. Held a debriefing on the movie, answering the question of "Whatever happened to..." 4. Finished the video grade for the movie. 5. First and Second hour worked on the questions covering the movie that will complete the study guide question identifying the Second Continental Congress and The Declaration of Independence.

Geography: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37). 2. Set a seating chart. 3. Finished the study guide with discussion covering the final Canadian question. 4. Played The Great Geography Review. Topic: "Canada."

U.S. History: 1. Bell Ringer: Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was # 18 – Tiananmen Square (1989): both classes; #19 – Rwandan genocide (1994): Seventh hour. 2. Notes/discussion covering the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - School Photo day

American Government: 1. Announcements: Reminders about tonight's City Council meeting and Thursday's School Board meeting. Also that applications and information on the spring break trip to Social Studies trip to Europe is available from Mr. Simon. In addition, applications for Student Election Judges will be available tomorrow from Ms. D-K. 2. Handed in the assignment to conclude Homecoming. 3. Handed back the Constitution and Amendment crossword puzzles and worked on in class while school photos were being taken. These were handed in at the end of the hour.

Geography: 1. Announcements: Applications and information on the spring break trip to Social Studies trip to Europe is available from Mr. Simon. In addition, applications for Student Election Judges will be available tomorrow from Ms. D-K. 2. Handed in the assignment to conclude Homecoming. 3. Finished notes/discussion covering U.S. & Canada. Test will be Thursday, September 27. 4. Closure: Continued asking questions from "What's Your Global IQ?" (Newsweek, July 2-9, 2007, pp.36-37).

U.S. History: 1. Announcement: Applications and information on the spring break trip to Social Studies trip to Europe is available from Mr. Simon. 2. Handed in the assignment to conclude Homecoming. 3. Bell Ringer (Fourth hour only): Continued with the page in our notebooks titled "Bell Ringer aka Letterman – Headlines that shaped history." This is from USATODAY, Monday, September 10, 2007. Today was #19 – Rwandan genocide (1994). 4. Handed out the American Revolution Crossword Puzzle makeups and Fourth hour worked on these during class. They were handed in at the end of the hour. Seventh hour picked a partner (or could choose to do the assignment by themselves) and will take the crossword puzzles home to work on. These are due on Thursday, September 27, 2007. 5. Seventh hour took notes covering the results of the American Revolution and the new U.S. governments.<