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I hope everyone has a great vacation. See you in 2012. 

IB US History

Focus:
Disunion

CW:
John Brown graded discussion

HW:
McPherson pp. 153-69

TURNITIN.COM INFO

STUDENTS, IF YOU HAVEN'T UPLOADED YOUR IA TO TURNITIN.COM, YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. DO IT BY TOMORROW!!!!


CLASS ID:
4629481


PASSWORD:
carlisle

December 15

IB US History
Focus:
Disunion

CW:
examine a sample DBQ
notes: The Crime Against Kansas
video clilp: John Brown
begin work on graded discussion questions

HW:
finish graded discussion questions
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Psych (15-16)
Focus:

CW:
Unit 4 exam

HW:
TQ-Abnormal behavior

What up?

1. I was right Mr. Rood!!! 


2. We are playing forces we don't understand! 


Boom. Done. Two more days!!!! 


He's coming!

IB US History

Focus:
Disunion

CW:
conclusion due for IA
notes: Slavery, Rum, and Romanism
"Roots"

HW:
McPherson pp. 145-53

IA-Final Update!!!

I only need your conclusion with total IA word count, bibliography, and title page. I DO NOT WANT YOUR NOTES. DO NOT TURN THEM IN. Word count for the IA is 1500-2000 words. 


Are you working as hard as this cat?

December 13

IB US History
Focus:
Disunion

CW:
examine political cartoons from students
notes: An Empire for Slavery

HW:
McPherson pp. 117-30
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Psych (13-14)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
discuss prosocial behavior
readings/ video clips:
The Tire Iron and the Tamale
why people don't help or help; helping scenarios
discuss deindividuation and diffusion of resp.
Kitty Genovese reading
discuss group membership and reasons for joining groups

HW:
STUDY FOR EXAM

If you were absent from history today...

please make sure to get the notes from someone. Today's discussion will be very, very important for the DBQ exam coming up next year. 

IA INFORMATION

Due on Wednesday:

1. Conclusion (include total IA word count on this page)

2. Title page

3. Works cited page

4. All of your notes from your research

Turnitin.com info:

class ID: 4629481

password: carlisle

PAPER MUST BE UPLOADED BY FRIDAY!!

IB US History

Focus:
Disunion

CW:
notes: An Empire for Slavery Part I
video clip: FSA of 1850
turnitin.com info
IA work in the lab

HW:
McPherson pp. 103-16

Weekend Update

I hope everyone is staying warm this weekend. It's the perfect weekend to curl up by the fire with your history reader and read about Northern reactions to the harsh Fugitive Slave Act passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. Yeah!


Anywho, tomorrow we will discuss this weekend's reading, watch a video clip, and then head to the computer lab to finish up your IA!! The rest of week will feature your political cartoons, notes on the McPherson readings, the final viewing of Roots, and we end the week with a graded discussion on John Brown's murderous actions in the Kanas Territory in 1856.  


First period, I sincerely hope you got some sleep this weekend. I fear you may end up like this:

That is all for now. See you tomorrow. Five more days!!!

December 9

IB US History
Focus:
Disunion

CW:
discuss conclusion of the IA
notes: Mexico Will Poison US Part II
video clip: Fugitive Slave Act
create a political cartoon

HW:
THINK ABOUT YOUR CONCLUSION!!
McPherson pp. 78-103
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Psych (9; 12)
Focus:
Social Psych


CW:
Jonestown: Life and Death in the People's Temple


HW:
TQ-Prosocial behavior

IB US History

Focus:
Disunion

CW:
return/discuss Unit 4 exam
notes: Mexico Will Poison Us Part I
video clips: Guadalupe-Hildago and Effects of the War
examine political cartoons

HW:
McPherson pp. 64-77

The tests are graded!

The exam results remind me of this video.

Exam Make ups

Will begin at 0700 tomorrow morning. Failure to show up will result in a loss of points on your exam. Please contact me if you can't make it tomorrow morning due to illness.  

December 7

IB US History
Focus:

CW:
Unit 4 exam

HW:
McPherson from the reader
pp. 3-5; 47-64**
DOING THE READINGS AND TAKING GOOD NOTES WILL BE VITAL TO YOUR SUCCESS ON THE NEXT EXAM.  MORE INFO TO FOLLOW. 
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Psych (7-8)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
Unit 4 study guide
video clip/discussion: McDonald's incident
video/discussion: Stanford Prison Experiment
handout/discussion/video clip:
cults and David Koresh

HW:
review notes; begin essay prep

IB US History

Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
notes: the Industrial North
notes: Manifest Destiny
video clip: the Donner Party

HW:
STUDY

If you made an essay appointment for after school tomorrow...

I would like to see your outlines either before school or at the end of class. I need to leave school by 2:30 tomorrow for an appointment. Thanks for your understanding. 

December 5

IB US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
notes: Abolitionists
readings: obstacles faced by Abolitionists
William Lloyd Garrison
notes: Holy Warriors
video clip: Frederick Douglas' 4th of July speech from 1852
reading/discussion: What Was the True Nature of Slavery?

HW:
Text pp. 368-76
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Psych (5-6)
Focus:
Social Psych


CW:
discuss conformity: what? why?
Asch experiment and video clip
discuss compliance: foot-in-the-door technique
discuss: Milgram experiment
video: modern version of the Milgram experiment
video: interview with one of the original subjects of the Milgram experiment (if time)

HW:
review notes

MAJOR UNIT 4 EXAM UPDATE!!!

Because I am unhappy with how I worded essay on Andrew Jackson's presidency, I've decided to ELIMINATE that essay. That means you only have TWO ESSAYS to prep for the exam. 


I will also be able to see people's outlines on Tuesday morning starting at 0745. 


That is all. 

I don't know what's stranger, the host's "hair" or the Dog Disco. Choose wisely.

IB US History

Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
Roots
IA conferences

HW:
Text pp. 352-58; The Holy Warriors by Stewart from the reader

Do you want to work for British Intelligence?

Can you crack the code? 

December 1

IB US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
notes: The Slave South: An Interpretation
IA conferences
"Roots"

HW:
1. Text pp. 352-58
2. James Brewer Stewart reading from your reader
BOTH READINGS ARE DUE ON MONDAY! 
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Psych (1-2)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
discuss perceiving others: schemas
case study: "Reggie"
discuss attributions

HW:
TQ-Conformity and compliance