D.B.Q. Alert!

Alright guys, we have a problem...  I've spent the past few days grading D.B.Q.s and I'm finding that almost everyone has failed.  As this is a test grade, I'm thinking you will all need some chance for recovery.  So, here's what we're going to do.  I will hand back D.B.Q.s in class Tuesday (not all will have been graded).  I will then give you the basic outline I want your D.B.Q. to follow (so that everyone should easily be able to earn at least all 7 D.B.Q. points).  If you feel comfortable with the way your D.B.Q. is you may turn it back in on Tuesday and I'll have yours graded by Wednesday, otherwise you may take home your essay, rewrite it and turn it in by Friday in which case you'll get it back in class the following Monday.

If your D.B.Q. has not been graded and you would like me to review it with you, or you would just like to review why you scored what you did, I will be available during the following times in my classroom:

Wednesday morning: 7:30am - 8:25am

Wednesday afternoon: 3:35pm - 5:00pm

Thursday morning: 7:30am - 8:25am

Also, if you would like to come in Tuesday morning to go over your D.B.Q. leave a comment and I will make sure that I have looked it over.

Reminder!

Tuesday is going to be a busy day!  Remember, if you'd like to see your graded D.B.Q. from the Unit 3 Test, come to the room at 8:00am.  Also, signed progress reports will be due in class on Tuesday (5th period, your correct socratic seminar grades should be up on Parent Connect sometime this weekend).  Don't forget to complete the primary source activity on child labor that was distributed Thursday in class and finally, extra credit from both the Princeton Review Booklet (part 2) and Marie Antoinette are due on Tuesday.  Busy, busy.

The Urban Game

Today we reviewed some of the major events and inventions of the Industrial Revolution.  Students created their own rural village and watched it expand and transform into a bustling city filled with factories, tenements and railroads!

Andrew and Sara Lynn working away.

Alicer and Will carefully plot a place for their next factory.

Trevor and Ebeth place graveyards in their towns for those afflicted with the black lung!

Karina draws 50 trees... then erases them to build the new town jail.

The joy of urban planning was just too much for Debbie.  Jess was in shock when she realized town would receive 1,000 new immigrants as a result of the Irish potato famine!

Chapter 23 Guided Reading

That's right... it's the Chapter 23 Guided Reading! Get excited! It's due Friday, February 20th. This time it's all about independence movements in South America.

Working in the Lab

Working hard in the computer lab on our Haitian Revolution Webquest.

Claire finds something amazing about the Haitian Revolution!  Leaf and Erin smile as knowledge is gained.

Patrick and Charlie work diligently... Austin looks on in suspicion!

No one is more happy to do a webquest than Josh.

Correction.  No one is more happy to do a webquest than Savannah.  Will is inspired.

Even basketball players find the Haitian Revolution intriguing!

Napoleon Bonaparte

I will show a brief documentary about Napoleon (pictured above... remember he was a bit conceded) this Thursday morning from 7:30am - 8:20am in my classroom. The film will act as a review for this past Monday's lecture. Please comment if you think you will attend (it is fine if you're late).

Haitian Revolution Webquest

Link to Tuesday's Haitian Revolution class activity by clicking here.