Monthly Archives: September 2013

HWW- 9/30/2013

Take out your Do Now sheet and answer the following, “How do you define “truth.” Is there such a thing as “absolute truth?” (3 minutes) Pick up the Reformation packet and turn to the learning targets. Answer the focus questions … Continue reading

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APUSH- 9/30/2013

We discussed the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown and their impacts on the Revolution.

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HWW- 9/27/2013

Students wrote the Renaissance assessment. Students picked up the Reformation vocab packet. Due next Friday.

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APUSH- 9/27/2013

students took the chapter 7, 8 vocab quiz students watched the conclusion of 1776.

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HWW- Block Day, 9/25/2013 & 9/26/2013

Do Now- “Explain one reason the Renaissance started in Italy.”(3 minutes) Find page the Renaissance characters activity in the packet (pages 11, 12). Go to a computer, open Safari, and navigate to http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=23203&catfilter=23702#showDoc Use the readings to complete the chart … Continue reading

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APUSH- Block Day, 9/25/2013 & 9/26/2013

Students viewed selections from 1776. Chapter 7, 8 vocab quiz Friday. Last day to re-submit w.i.p.s and re-take quizzes is next Friday, Oct. 4. Deadline for unit 1 test corrections is Friday morning, Sept. 27. How does the Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading

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HWW- 9/24/2013

Take out your Do Now sheet and answer the following, “What is Humanism? How does it represent a paradigm shift from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?” (5 minutes) Turn to the story notes page “Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance” … Continue reading

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APUSH- 9/24/2013

We reviewed the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga.

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HWW- 9/23/2013

Take out your Do Now sheet and answer the following, “How did Savonarola’s attack on the Medici represent the conflict between the church and changes in society?”(3 minutes) Discuss “The Medici.” (10 minutes) Find learning target #13 on page 3 … Continue reading

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APUSH- 9/23/2013

Today we discussed the Declaration of Independence.

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