United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 4

Both:   Study for quiz on First Americans and Explorers

            Review:

Making America, Ch. 1

1491 handout

America: Pathways to the Present, all assigned pages

First Americans chart

Columbian Exchange handout

Amerigo Vespucci worksheet

Know Your Explorers chart

         Correct any errors in your binder 

European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 4

AP:   AP Achiever, pp 58-59 (up to “The Setting of the Renaissance”)

Reg:  CIG, pp 7-11

Both: Complete The Hundred Years War:  A Webquest

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 4

Study for quiz

            Review

                        Chapter 1

                        All handouts

                        Interactive exercises

BRING CALCULATOR TO CLASS (not for quiz) 

United States History

Homework due Friday, August 31

Both:   Read “The European Discovery of America” handout

         Complete the Amerigo Vespucci worksheet

         Be prepared for:

            Binder check

            School supplies check

European History

Homework due Friday, August 31

Both:   Read the following handouts: 

                        Aish Part 47, “The Black Death”

                        Jewish History Sourcebook: The Black Death and the Jews, 1348-1349 CE,

                                    first 3 paragraphs in Italics and I. The Confession of Agimet. . .

            Write:  Describe two incidents of Jews being blamed for the Black Death and the

                        outcomes

            Know the following chart terms

                        Little Ice Age

                        Black Death

            Be prepared for:

                        Binder check

                        School supplies check

Economics

Homework due Friday, August 31

Economics in Our Times, pp 20-23

Terms to Know

            Economic system

            Free enterprise

            Socialism

            Economic plan

            Income distribution

            Mixed economies 

Read the following three handout articles and complete the Study Questions

         “Pride and Power”

         “A Business Martyr in Putin’s Russia”

         “Russia to Sell Assets, But Maintain Control”

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, August 29

AP:      Read America: Pathways to the Present, Chapter 1, Section 1 online.  (See handout for instructions on accessing the textbook online.)

            Read “1491” handout and write answers to Study Questions

Reg:     Read America: Pathways to the Present, pp 2-9

Both:    America: Pathways to the Present, p. 9: Write answer to Reading Comprehension question #4

European History

Homework due Wednesday, August 29

Both:  Read the following handouts:

                Peter Stearns, “Why Study History?”

                “The Historian’s Toolbox”

                “Why Study History?” from Hanover.edu

            Complete the worksheet, “What is History and Why Study It?”

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, August 29

Economics in Our Times, pp 9-16

Terms to Know

            Wants

            Utility

            Resources

            Scarcity

            Economics

Read:   “Is the Dismal Science Really a Science?” & Wall Street Journal letter to the editor, 3/4/10 Answer the following question in writing: In what ways do these readings modify the textbook’s definition of economics?

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, August 28, 2012

AP:   Read “Early Americans Arrived in Three Waves” handout

         Write or type answers to Study Questions

Reg:  Cover your textbook (you MUST bring your covered book to class on Tuesday, Aug. 28)

         Complete the Book Damage Report

        

Both: Read the advice packet

         List three pieces of advice from the letters that resonate with you and that you will implement

European History

Homework due Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Reg:    Cover your textbook (you MUST bring your covered book to class on Tuesday, Aug. 28)           

            Inspect your copy of World History from p. 334 to the end.  Complete the Book Damage Report by listing, by page number, EVERY page that has ANY damage whatsoever. 

Both:   Read the advice packet

            List three pieces of advice from the letters that resonate with you and that you will implement

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, August 28

Economics in Our Times, pp 2-8.   

COMPLETE THE BOOK DAMAGE REPORT.

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

            Opportunity cost

            Global economy

            Microeconomics

            Macroeconomics

Learning Check p. 9, #1, 2, 3