Well, this is it. The end of our time together in World History is now at hand. I just wanted to take a moment to tie up some loose ends. First of all, please remember to bring your books back to my class on Monday. We need them for next year’s students. Also, if you [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Fare thee well, noble voyagers
Posted in Good Luck, tagged Adios, Adjö, Allaha ismarladik, Arrivederci, Au revoir, Auf Wiedersehen, Bayartai, Cheerio, Ciao, De kuday pa aman, Do svidanja, Giga-waabamin, Goodbye, Khairete, Khoda hafaz, Laagan, Lehitra'ot, M'a ssalama, Namasté, Salang sentlê, Sayonara, Slán libh, Usale kahle, Valete, Zai jian, Zayt gesunt on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Period 9, your finals have been graded
Posted in Finals, tagged 9th periods final tests on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Awesome Students: With 9th period’s final tests graded, nearly everyone can refer to PowerSchool to find their 4th marking period and final grades for the year. The only students that do not have finalized grades are those who have not given me back their books. PLEASE RETURN YOUR BOOKS TO MY CLASSROOM ASAP ON [...]
Period 8′s final exam grades are done
Posted in Finals on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Again, I have been pleasantly surprised. 9th period has a lot of competition from the other classes. You awesome students have been just killing these final exams. Please continue to study for all your finals. You are all so close to the top of the mountain. Don’t give up now. Anyway, here’s some more cool [...]
Period three’s finals are done
Posted in Finals, tagged Finals on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Students, check PowerSchool for more details. Period 2 and 3 should both have final test scores posted. Again, I saw some very encouraging signs. Many students scored nice high grades, which makes me think that you’ve been studying. That remains a good plan for those who haven’t yet taken the final. Keep studying for all your finals, [...]
Finals: So far, so good
Posted in Work Schedules, tagged Final test on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My second period class took their final test today. The tests have been graded. I am seeing good grades from a lot of the students. That is a very encouraging sign. Don’t get complacent. Study hard for this final (as well as all the rest of your finals, of course) and you should do [...]
Revised Schedule For 6/8-6/11
Posted in Work Schedules, tagged Final Review Notes Download link, New Schedule on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My awesome students, I will not be in this Friday. Please make note of the following schedule changes. Monday 6/8: WWI Test. Be sure to get the notes from this link. Also study your vocabulary and open-ended questions from the centers. Tuesday 6/9: Prescription Sheet is due/Turn in textbooks Wednesday 6/10: Final Review Thursday 6/11: [...]
War or Peace?
Posted in Discussion on June 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve assembled some famous quotes about the nature of war. Read ahead. ——————————————- Only the dead have seen the end of war. ~ Plato War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much [...]
Notes for World War I test scheduled for 6/5/09
Posted in Notes on June 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Cut and paste these notes into a Word or Notepad document. Use these notes as part of your test preparation. Remember to look over your vocabulary and centers as well. Good luck on Friday. World War I Notes • Causes of the War: 1-Nationalism=Many ethnic groups in Europe wanted their own countries, were angry at [...]
