Words of wisdom from the desk of Donald Trump. He speaks truth to power!

IB HUMANOIDS--ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

1. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DROP THE PCC CREDIT. HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOING SO:

• Login to MyPCC using your PCC user name (firstname.lastname) and password
• Click on the My Courses tab
• In the Get Started column, click on Register for Classes
• Click on Add or Drop Classes

·    In the Registration Term screen, select SPRING, click submit/continue.

• In the Add or Drop Classes screen, under Current Schedule, you’ll see the class(es) you are currently registered for.  In the Action box for the course you wish to drop, pull down and select Web Drop and then click on Submit Changes
• Be sure to click on the Submit Changes to complete your Drop request.
• Your screen will refresh and will tell you that your registration changes were processed and to look for any Registration Errors.  The course you just dropped should be removed from your list of courses.

2. YOUR OHP IS DUE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT YOUR VERIFICATION FORM WITH YOUR PAPER. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POINTS. 
ENJOY PROM. 

Oh, if your prom is anything like this, you had a great night.

April 29

IB US History
Focus:

CW:
DBQ essay

HW:
Text pp. 754-55; 758-62; 762-67
WWII BEGINS ON MONDAY!!
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Psych (29; May 2)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
case study: Reggie
discuss conformity and compliance
video clip: foot in the door technique
discuss obedience
video clip: Milgram experiment

HW:
review notes

IB US History

Focus:

CW:
DBQ-Part I

HW:
Essay prep

April 26

IB US History
Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
New Deal debate

HW:
OHP
DBQ PREP
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Psych (26; 28)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
discussion: racial prejudice and bias
video: A Class Divided
video: hidden camera clips of racial bias
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discuss: schemas

HW:
TQ-Group Influence

Psych students

Take the IAT on race and post your results and some commentary about your results. Thanks.

If learning about Canada in the Depression frightens you, you're living a fairly charmed life.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

IB US History

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
DBQ info sheet
notes: Canada Develops Depression
work time for debates

HW:
DEBATE PREP
DBQ PREP
OHP

April 22

IB US History
Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
notes: FDR's Court Packing Plan
notes: Legacy of the New Deal
letters to the Roosevelts

HW:
Reader: Bennett pp. 457-68; 469-479**
THERE WILL BE A READING QUIZ  ON MONDAY
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Psych (22; 25)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
discussion: "Black Name"
racial stereotypes: Stuff White People Like
nuclear war simulation
begin discussion of racial prejudice and discrmination
video clip: A Class Divided

HW:
TQ-Schemas

IB US History

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
finish Cinderella Man

HW:
see previous assignment

April 20

IB US History
Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
forecasting info (2nd period only)
"Cinderella Man"

HW:
see previous night's assignment
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Psych (20-21)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
new seating chart
return old work
discuss Unit 3 exam
discussion: person perception-beauty bias
fill out stereotype questionnaire

HW:
Reading: Can a "Black Name" Affect Job Prospects?

TRUMP/BUSEY 2012

They would make an unbeatable ticket.

IB US History

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
seating chart
notes: critics of FDR
Share Our Wealth
notes: The Second New Deal: 1935-38
discussion: Social Security
political cartoons: FDR and Court packing (if time)

HW:
Text pp. 732-35; 738-41; 743; 745-46**
**DUE FRIDAY

April 18

IB US History
Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
notes: Hoover Confronts the Depression
video clip: Bonus Army (youtube)
notes: FDR's New Deal
video clip: from Century series

HW:
Text pp. 728-32
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Psych (18-19)
Focus:

CW:
Unit 3 exam


HW:
TQ-Social Psych 101

SEATING CHART UPDATE

IB HISTORY WILL GET NEW SEATS ON TUESDAY. 

PSYCH: WED-THURS.


Did this today. I hurt.




Due to today's ride I will most likely show up to school tomorrow with one of these:

IB US History

THERE WILL BE A READING QUIZ ON MONDAY. READ CAREFULLY.

WRITE YOUR OHP AND/OR INTERVIEW YOUR SUBJECT. GET YOUR VERIFICATION FORM SIGNED BY YOUR SUBJECT. 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. 

I know it's a day early, but whatever. Enjoy your three day weekend.

IB US History

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
video: Scottsboro Boys

HW:
Text pp: 714-18; 722-27

April 13

IB US History
Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
notes: Hard Times
video: The Dust Bowl

HW:
Text: pp. 714-18; 722-27**
**DUE MONDAY
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Psych (13-14)
Focus:
Sleep and Dreams

CW:
small group activity: sleep problems
video clip: cataplexy and night terrors
discuss dreams
test review/essay prep

HW:
STUDY

What are your thoughts on this issue? Do you think it will make a difference. On a related note, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution premieres tonight at 8:00 on KATU. His focus this season is the L.A. School District, which banned him from their schools.

IB US History

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
return old work
return/discus Unit 9 exam
the class ahead
the economy today
notes: The Coming of the Great Depression

HW:
TEXT pp. 699; 701-07

April 11--Final week of Quarter Three!!

IB US History
Focus:

CW:
Unit 9 exam (MAKE UP EXAMS WILL TAKE PLACE TUESDAY MORNING AT 0715 FOR ABSENTEES; FAILURE TO SHOW UP WILL RESULT IN FAILURE FOR THE EXAM)

HW:
Text pp. 697-99
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Psych (11-12)
Focus:
Sleep and Dreams

CW:
Unit 3 study guide
discuss: questions about sleep
video: World of Sleep (take notes)

HW:
TQ-Dreams and sleep problems

This video is open for comments from Psych and History students--PARTICIPATION POINTS!

Essential learning tool?

IB US History

Focus:
Unit 9

CW:
review b-ball

HW:
STUDY

April 7

IB US History
Focus:
1920s

CW:
notes": Klan in America
notes: Exclusionism in Canada (Paul Bennett reading in reader; did not assign last night)
video clips: The Klan: A Secret History
handouts: Klan in OR

HW:
no reading; begin reviewing for Unit 9 exam
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Psych (7-8)
Focus:
Sleep and Dreams

CW:
discuss: jet lag and circadia rhythms
notes: world of sleep
video clip: sleep and the teenage brain
illustrate the levels of consciousness

HW:
TQ-Questions about sleep

IB US History

Focus:
1920s

CW:
notes: Dissenting Cultural Values of the 1920s
video clips: Scopes Monkey Trial
Nightline clip: Evolution, Creationsim, and Intelligent Design

HW:
Rober Moats Miller reading on the Klan

PCC REGISTRATION DEADLINE IN TWO DAYS!!!


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April 5

IB US History
Focus:
1920s

CW:
notes: A New Nat'l Culture
handout: some major social changes in the 1920s
video clip from Century series on the 1920s
1920s slang quiz

HW:
Text pp. 681-92
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Psych (5-6)
Focus:
Sleep and Dreams

CW:
return/discuss Unit 2 exam
grade reports and the class from here
sleep quiz
discuss: how much do you sleep?
levels of consciousness

HW:
read pp. 152-53 in your textbook

I hope you enjoy this trailer for an animated series about "The Governator". Words cannot even begin to describe how awful this looks.

IB US History

Focus:
1920s

CW:
test prep sheet #9
notes: An Unsettled Peace-II
discussion: Prohibition then and now
notes: Business-Gov't Partnership of the 1920s

HW:
Text pp. 673-77; 680-81

History automatons

Prepare yourselves for lots of CLASS DISCUSSION this week, and not of the graded variety. However, that's kind of misleading since any class discussion is still graded (i.e., PARTICIPATION GRADE). 

Tomorrow's topic:
Prohibition: did it work? Is it working now? 

 

April 1

IB US History
Focus:
WWI

CW:
turn in graded discussion questions
notes: An Unsettled Peace
W. Wilson graded discussion

HW:
Text pp. 666-70; 672-73
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Psych (1;4)
Focus:

CW:
Unit 2 exam

HW:
TQ-Levels of Consciousness