Wednesday, September 30, 2009

European History

Homework due Thursday, October 1

AP: Making Europe, pp 351-356

Reg: World History, pp 403-406

Both: AP Achiever, pp 86 (bottom) - 88
“New Monarchs” outline, pp 5-7 (up to III)
Complete the chart, “The Commercial Revolution”, which was e-mailed to you

Economics

Homework for Thursday, October 1

Study for Unit Test ☺

United States History

Homework due Thursday, October 1

AP: Making America, pp 127-136
Answer questions 1-4 at the end of “Letters…”. Answers MUST be typed and double- spaced

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 112-115 (up to The Fighting at Lexington & Concord)
Answer question 1 at the end of “Letters…”. Answer MUST be typed and double- spaced

Both: Start the Road to Revolution chart as instructed in class
Read "Letters From a Pennsylvania Farmer" and answer questions as instructed above

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

European History

Homework due Wednesday, September 30

AP: Making Europe, pp 361-365
BRING “THE RENAISSANCE” OUTLINE AND “WESTERN CIVILIZATION” HANDOUT TO AP ELECTIVE

Both: review AP Achiever, pp 67-69
New Monarchs outline, p. 4
Complete the New Monarchs chart

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, September 30

Economics in Our Times, pp 100-101, 104, 107-109

Review p. 110: “Build Your Economic Vocabulary”

Term to Know: rationing device

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, September 30

AP: Making America, pp 121-127
Answer questions 1-4 at the end of “Declaration of Rights….” Answers MUST be typed and
double spaced

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 110-112

Both: Read “Declaration of Rights & Grievances” and answer questions as instructed above
Complete the term chart, “The Stamp Act” (sent to you by e-mail)

Friday, September 25, 2009

European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 29

AP: Making Europe, pp. 357-361

Both: AP Achiever, pp 67-69
“New Monarchies” outline, pp 1-4
Chart terms
Start filling in The New Monarchies chart

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, February 29

Economics in Our Times, pp 97-100

Write the answers to p. 100, Questions 2 & 3

Terms to Know. Be prepared to define them without referring to the textbook.

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 29

AP: Making America, pp 116-121 (up to “Demanding More From the Colonies”)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, review pp 106-108; read pp 109-110 (up to “Britain’s
Financial Problems”)

Both: Terms to chart

Thursday, September 24, 2009

European History

Homework due Friday, September 25

Both: Study for Unit Test

Economics

Homework due Friday, September 25

Study for Quiz: Review Chapter 3
Review all PowerPoints

United States History

Homework due Friday, September 25

Both: Study for quiz

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

European History

Homework due Thursday, September 24

Both: AP Achiever, pp 65-67
“The Renaissance” outline, pp 1-4
Chart terms

Economics

Homework due Thursday, September 24

Economics in Our Times, pp 92-97

Terms to Know. Be prepared to define them without referring to the textbook.

United States History

Homework due Thursday, September 24

AP: Making America, pp 105-114

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 102-108

Both: Terms to chart

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

European History

Homework due Wednesday, September 23

AP: Review Making Europe, pp 335-337
Read Making Europe, pp 338-342

Reg: Review World History, pp 336-337

Both: AP Achiever, pp 64-67
“The Renaissance” outline, pp 15-17
Read “A Woman’s Defense of Learning”
Read “Excerpts from Christine de Pisan”
Review chart terms

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, September 23

Economics in Our Times: review p. 86
Write the answers to the following
p. 87, Build Your Economic Vocabulary
pp 87-88, Review Questions 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 22, 23

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, September 23

AP: Making America, pp 100-105

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 83-93

Both: Terms to chart

Monday, September 21, 2009

European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 22

AP: Review Making Europe, pp 331-335

Reg: Review World History, pp 342-345

Both: Read Machiavelli and Erasmus handouts and complete worksheet
Review AP Achiever, pp 69-70 (Northern Renaissance)
Renaissance outline, pp 11-15 (up to Women)
Review chart terms

Weekly Homework Assignments

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 22

Economics in Our Times, pp 75-82

Terms to Know (see over). Be prepared to define them without referring to the textbook.

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 22

AP: Making America, pp 97-100 (top)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 70-82

Both: Terms to chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

Thursday, September 17, 2009

European History

Homework due Monday, September 21

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, pp 335-337
Spielvogel handout, pp 340-344, 352-353

Reg: World History, p. 345 “The Printing Revolution”

Both: “Some Renaissance Attitudes Toward Women” handout
“The Renaissance” outline, pp 15-17
Leonardi Bruni excerpt
#7 Castiglione excerpt
Chart the terms

Economics

Homework due Monday, September 21

Economics in Our Times, 69-75

Terms to Know. Be prepared to define them without referring to the textbook.

Be prepared to answer questions 1-6 on p. 75.

United States History

Homework due Monday, September 21

AP: Making America, Ch. 4, 85-97

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, Ch. 3, 70-75

Both: Read and learn the colony chart handout
Terms to chart

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

European History

Homework due Thursday, September 17

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, 331-335 (up to “Printing”)

Reg: World History, pp 342-345

Both: AP Achiever, pp 69-70
“The Renaissance” outline, pp 11-15
Chart the terms
Review all Renaissance terms for term quiz

Economics

Homework due Thursday, September 17

Economics in Our Times, 63-69

Terms to Know. Be prepared to define them without referring to the textbook.

Be prepared to answer questions 1-5 on p. 69.

United States History

Homework due Thursday, September 17

AP & Reg: Study for unit test (see Study Guides)

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

European History

Homework due Wednesday, September 16

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, 327-331

Reg: World History, pp 338-339

Both: AP Achiever, pp 62-63
“The Renaissance” outline, pp 7-11
Read Vergarius handout and complete worksheet
Chart the terms

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, September 16

Economics in Our Times, 60-62

Terms to Know. Be prepared to define them without referring to the textbook.

Be prepared to answer questions 1-5 on pp 62-63.

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, September 16

AP: Making America, Ch. 3, 78-85
Read Captain John Smith and Richard Frethorne handouts

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present 62-63

Both: Read “Gentlemen in the Wilderness”
“Captain John Smith”
Colonial sales brochure due
Terms to chart

Monday, September 14, 2009

European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 15

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, 325-327 (up to “from Artisan to Artist”)
Read “A Brief Rehersall of the Chiefe Conditions and Qualities in a Courtier”

Reg: World History, 337-338, 340-341

Both: AP Achiever, 60-62, 63-64 (“Education and the Printing Press”)
“The Renaissance” outline, pp 4-7 (up to “Art”)
Finish reading Innocent III/Pico della Mirandola handout
Chart the terms

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 15

Study for quiz on Chapter 2. Review:
Chapter 2
Circular Flow of Economic Activity handout
Reffonomics lesson (at www.reffonomics.com, Basic Concepts, Second Edition, Circular Flow)

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 15

AP: Making America, Ch. 3, 74-78

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 59-62 (up to The Southern Colonies)

Both: American Colonies handout, 278-285
Read San Francisco Chronicle, 9/12/09, “Retracing the Route of Famed Explorer”
Terms to chart

Friday, September 11, 2009

European History

Homework due Monday, September 14

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, 322-325 (up to “A New Climate”)

Reg: World History, 334-337 (up to “What Was the Renaissance?”)

Both: AP Achiever, 59-60
“The Papal States” handout
“The Renaissance” outline, 1-4 (top)
Chart the terms (blank chart has been e-mailed to you)

Economics

Homework due Monday, September 14

Economics in Our Times, 51-53

Terms to Know (see over)

Study the Circular Flow of Economic Activity for brief quiz on Monday

United States History

Homework due Monday, September 14

AP: Making America, Ch. 3, 66-74

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present handout, Ch. 2, 50-578

Both: Read “Mayflower Compact”
A Model of Christian Charity”
On the blank chart e-mailed to you, fill in the terms and define/explain

Thursday, September 10, 2009

European History

Homework due Friday, September 11

AP & Reg: Study for quiz: review
Making Europe, Ch. 11 handout
your term chart
handouts on what is history and analysis of primary sources
class notes

Economics

Homework due Friday, September 11

Economics in Our Times, 44-51

Terms to Know

Bring calculator to class on Friday

United States History

Homework due Friday, September 11

AP: Making America, Ch. 2, 56-66

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 62-63 (Maryland)

Both: On the blank chart e-mailed to you, fill in the terms and define/explain

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

European History

Homework due Thursday, September 10

AP & Reg: Read Aish Part 46, “Blood Libel”
Review Making Europe, Ch. 11 handout, 312-319
Review terms from chart

Economics

Homework due Thursday, September 10

Economics in Our Times, 39-44

Terms to Know

United States History

Homework due Thursday, September 10

AP: Making America, Ch. 2, 49-55 (be sure to read 53-54)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present 42-47 (up to Conflict with the Native Americans)

Both: On the blank chart e-mailed to you, fill in the terms and define/explain

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

European History

Homework due Wednesday, September 9

AP: AP Achiever, 58-59 (Upheavals of the 14th Century)

Reg: World History, 225-229

Both: Review terms from chart

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, September 9

Economics in Our Times, 32-38 and Analyzing Primary Sources, 46. Be sure to read 36-37.

Be prepared to answer: p. 37, Questions 1, 2, & 4
p. 46, Q’s 1 & 2

Terms to Know

Study for quiz on Chapter 1

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, September 9

AP: Making America, Ch. 2, 43-49

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 36-41, 49-50 (The French in North America),
59-60

Both: On the blank chart e-mailed to you, fill in the terms and define/explain

Friday, September 4, 2009

European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 8

AP & Reg: Review Making Europe Ch. 11 handout, pp 308-312
Read “The Hundred Years’ War, 1336-1453” at www.vlib.us/medieval/lectures/hundred_years_war.html

NOTE: Binder check and book cover check on Tuesday, September 8. Be prepared or lose points.

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 8

Economics in Our Times, 21-23

Read handouts

Case study: interview a family member or friend from the former Soviet Union, or listen to Russian TV, on the subject of Russia’s challenges in its transition from a command economy to a free enterprise economy.

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on.

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 8

AP: Making America, Ch. 2, pp 30-43. Do not ignore pp 30-32

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, Ch. 1, Secn 4, pp 22-28, also pp 32-33

Both: Complete the Colonizing America chart


QUIZ ALERT: Quiz on Making America, Ch. 1 on Tuesday, September 8

Thursday, September 3, 2009

European History

Homework due Friday, September 4

AP & Reg: Review Making Europe Ch. 11 handout, pp 300-304
Read “The Arrival of Gunpowder”
Know the chart terms and be prepared to recite

Economics

Homework due Friday, September 4

Economics in Our Times, pp 17-20

Find an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about one of the four resources. Print it out and be prepared to report on it in class.

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on.

United States History

Homework due Friday, September 4

AP & Reg: Review Making America handout, pp 19-29
Read “The European Discovery of America”, marked passages only
Start the Colonizing America chart
Study for quiz

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

European History

Homework due Thursday, September 3

AP & Reg: Review Making Europe Ch. 11 handout, pp 292-299, 304-308
Read the following handouts:
Aish Part 47, “The Black Death”
Jewish History Sourcebook: The Black Death and the Jews, 1348-1349 CE
Know the chart terms and be prepared to recite

AP only: Read “The Statute of Laborers”

Economics

Homework due Thursday, September 3

Economics in Our Times, pp 9-16

Be prepared to answer Learning Check # 1 & 3, p. 16

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on.

United States History

Homework due Thursday September 3

AP & Reg: Review Making America handout, pp 17-19
Read “Columbus blamed for syphilis spread”
Complete the “Know Your Explorers” chart

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

European History

Homework due Wednesday, September 2

AP & Reg: Read the following handouts:
Peter Stearns, “Why Study History?”
“The Historian’s Toolbox”
“Section 2: Analysis of Primary Sources”
Be prepared to discuss:
What is history?
Why should we study it?
What are primary sources and how should they be assessed?

Weekly Homework Assignments

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, September 2

Economics in Our Times, pp 2-8

Benefit/opportunity cost chart: Choose an activity or hobby in which you participate. Prepare a two-column chart that lists the benefits and opportunity costs of this activity or hobby.

Be prepared to answer Learning Check #1, p. 9.

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on.

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, September 2

AP & Reg: Review Making America handout, pp 2-17
Study “First Americans” chart terms and be prepared to recite
Letter of advice to current 10th graders: How to Succeed in Mrs. Real’s Class

Weekly Homework Assignments