Friday, February 12, 2010

February 12--Three Day Weekend!!

Adv. US History
Focus:
Gilded Age

CW:
notes: The Politics of the Status Quo (1877-93)
notes: The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s (from the following textbook reading: pp. 534-40; was not assigned)
background on Wizard of Oz allegory
begin watching The Wizard of Oz

HW:
Text pp. 525-31; 534
Litwack reading in reader: Hellhounds (read entire reading)***
***BOTH READINGS WILL BE DISCUSSED ON WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK!!**
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Psychology (12; 16)
Focus:
The Brain

CW:
student info sheet (4A)
review approaches and goals
group research: parts of the brain
groups present
video #1: interaction among the parts of the brain
video #2: concussions and brain damage (60 Minutes news story)

HW:
TQ-Limbic system and split brain

4 Comments:

Blogger Rimma said...

I tried reading the Hellhounds reading and I can't get past the first page. I start gagging.

3:19 PM

 
Blogger Mr. Carlisle said...

I know it's a hard reading to get through, but try to push on. There's really important information about your country's past in that reading.

3:25 PM

 
Blogger Rimma said...

Its disgusting. Kyler told me Friday that there's a part where they cut out a pregnant lady's baby. I want to throw up.

3:27 PM

 
Blogger Mr. Carlisle said...

It is indeed, however, it's important to know and understand what African Americans went through in order to understand present day race relations.

4:43 PM

 

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