If you didn't already get the call, school is also closed tomorrow, Tuesday 10/30.
All work due tomorrow will be due Wednesday upon our return to school (because I simply cannot imagine we'll be closed for a 3rd day, but I guess "never say never.")
While many of you may be excited over another day off, keep in mind that there are many people who had to leave their homes and may suffer significant loses due to the storm. Please take a moment to think of them before celebrating another day off.
I will see you Wednesday...I hope.
PS - In the past Mr. Loeschner has allowed costumes to be worn at school (this was not allowed for many years.) here are some general rules to follow should you decide to dress for Halloween to come to school. Keep in mind that you can (& likely will) be sent home if you violate any of these items:
1. Dress codes still apply. Nothing too low cut, too high cut, missing pieces of clothing in "strategic areas," and nothing sheer. Same dress code rules apply to costumes as all other school outfits.
2. You must be able to sit in your desk as you would any other day, and you re must not impede the view of those behind you.
3. You must be able to get to classes on time.
4. Violence-themed is not allowed. Ditto for "props."
5. Masks and face paint are not allowed. The general rule with make-up is "if ti disguises who you are you can't wear it."
I hope this is helpful as you make your wardrobe choice for Wednesday!
For Mrs. Ramo's Global H&G II & US History & Govt classes at Brentwood High School.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Homework & School Closings
By now you have received the call that we are closed tomorrow. First and foremost, stay safe.
Homework that WAS due tomorrow is due TUESDAY, ALONG WITH the work ALREADY DUE Tuesday. Any quizzes scheduled for Tuesday will STILL BE GIVEN on Tuesday.
US History students - Castle Learning has some issues so your test is still not activated. Once up, you'll see it. As I said in class, due dates will be extended. I am not posting dates at this time just in case we lose power. Last time mine was out for 7 days. Let's see what happens this time.
Homework that WAS due tomorrow is due TUESDAY, ALONG WITH the work ALREADY DUE Tuesday. Any quizzes scheduled for Tuesday will STILL BE GIVEN on Tuesday.
US History students - Castle Learning has some issues so your test is still not activated. Once up, you'll see it. As I said in class, due dates will be extended. I am not posting dates at this time just in case we lose power. Last time mine was out for 7 days. Let's see what happens this time.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Extra Credit - ALL Subjects
It's been quite a week - 2 tragic deaths, 2 funerals, "my" wedding anniversary, and my birthday all rolled into one very busy 8 days. No time to post extra credit this week, but time is also short on the marking period. As a result of my lack of time, here is one final extra credit for the marking period, due Thursday, 11/1. Find your class subject to find your assignment.
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I was very lucky to have Gram. She was my great-grandmother and lived until the end of March of my Senior year of HS. She was in her late 90s. She was the only living grandparent who took a true interest in any of us kids, and I was the oldest. That means I got a lot of her time as well as became the closest great-grand kid to her.
Throughout her life Gram told me stories of HER life - as a kid, as a teenager, as an adult. The time I spent with her was filled with these stories - her father's line-of-duty death at the turn of the (last) century (he was NYPD in the 1800s until his death in 1904); living on Columbus Circle in Manhattan during the 1900s & 1910s; experiencing the "American melting pot" first-hand; working in a factory during the latter years of the Industrial Revolution and hating it; getting a job at Western Union to help support her family; watching a husband of 6 months go off to war (WWI) only to come home and die of the "Spanish Flu" he caught in the trenches of the Western Front; to watch a second husband almost get called into WWII...and so much more.
Gram taught me history. Not from a book, not from TV, but from her life. It wasn't history to HER, it was HER LIFE EXPERIENCES. In the end, that's all history really is - the experiences of those who have come before us. What did I learn? Three things. 1. Gram was an amazing woman well ahead of her time, all the time. 2. That Morse code she taught me...it helped me talk to her under the table at Sunday dinners so no one else could "hear" us. It was awesome. :) 3. History was not boring at all. You just have to think of it as one big story with lots of plots, twists, characters, protagonists, and antagonists...like any good book.
ASSIGNMENT #1 (ALL SUBJECTS):
Are you lucky enough to have a "Gram" in your life? If so, what has this special person taught YOU about history? ANY period of history that they have first-hand knowledge or family history passed down to them about counts. Write a 1-3 page paper about what they have taught you about history. Haven't thought about doing this before with a grandparent or great-grandparent? Now is the perfect time. They'll probably be thrilled you asked. :) Remember, this must be handwritten.
ASSIGNMENT #2 (US HISTORY)
Gettysburg & Antietam were turning points in during the Civil War. Pick one and write a 2-4 page paper including the following: state, date of battle, causes of battle, details about the battle, who "won" the battle, and the results of the battle. Remember, this must be handwritten. Typed assignments will not be accepted. Don't copy & paste from books or websites - I am very familiar with resources regarding these battles so will know if you copied from somewhere. :)
ASSIGNMENT #2 (GLOBAL II)
The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in World History. Pick four inventions created during this time period and write a 2-4 page paper (for all combined, not for each!) including the following: inventor, date invented, when first used, why it was invented, how it affected factories, people, or businesses, how did it affect society. Remember, this must be handwritten. Typed assignments will not be accepted. Don't copy & paste from books or websites - I know if you copied from somewhere. :)
ASSIGNMENT #2 (GLOBAL I)
Ancient Greece had a major impact on World History, especially Athens & Sparta. Write a 2-4 page paper that compares Athens & Sparta, including the following: type of government used, art, culture, military, slavery, social classes, role & rights of women, & citizenship. Remember, this must be handwritten. Typed assignments will not be accepted. Don't copy & paste from books or websites - I know if you copied from somewhere. :)
And yes, you-know-who...you CAN do both. :) Yes, you. You know who you are. :)
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I was very lucky to have Gram. She was my great-grandmother and lived until the end of March of my Senior year of HS. She was in her late 90s. She was the only living grandparent who took a true interest in any of us kids, and I was the oldest. That means I got a lot of her time as well as became the closest great-grand kid to her.
Throughout her life Gram told me stories of HER life - as a kid, as a teenager, as an adult. The time I spent with her was filled with these stories - her father's line-of-duty death at the turn of the (last) century (he was NYPD in the 1800s until his death in 1904); living on Columbus Circle in Manhattan during the 1900s & 1910s; experiencing the "American melting pot" first-hand; working in a factory during the latter years of the Industrial Revolution and hating it; getting a job at Western Union to help support her family; watching a husband of 6 months go off to war (WWI) only to come home and die of the "Spanish Flu" he caught in the trenches of the Western Front; to watch a second husband almost get called into WWII...and so much more.
Gram taught me history. Not from a book, not from TV, but from her life. It wasn't history to HER, it was HER LIFE EXPERIENCES. In the end, that's all history really is - the experiences of those who have come before us. What did I learn? Three things. 1. Gram was an amazing woman well ahead of her time, all the time. 2. That Morse code she taught me...it helped me talk to her under the table at Sunday dinners so no one else could "hear" us. It was awesome. :) 3. History was not boring at all. You just have to think of it as one big story with lots of plots, twists, characters, protagonists, and antagonists...like any good book.
ASSIGNMENT #1 (ALL SUBJECTS):
Are you lucky enough to have a "Gram" in your life? If so, what has this special person taught YOU about history? ANY period of history that they have first-hand knowledge or family history passed down to them about counts. Write a 1-3 page paper about what they have taught you about history. Haven't thought about doing this before with a grandparent or great-grandparent? Now is the perfect time. They'll probably be thrilled you asked. :) Remember, this must be handwritten.
ASSIGNMENT #2 (US HISTORY)
Gettysburg & Antietam were turning points in during the Civil War. Pick one and write a 2-4 page paper including the following: state, date of battle, causes of battle, details about the battle, who "won" the battle, and the results of the battle. Remember, this must be handwritten. Typed assignments will not be accepted. Don't copy & paste from books or websites - I am very familiar with resources regarding these battles so will know if you copied from somewhere. :)
ASSIGNMENT #2 (GLOBAL II)
The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in World History. Pick four inventions created during this time period and write a 2-4 page paper (for all combined, not for each!) including the following: inventor, date invented, when first used, why it was invented, how it affected factories, people, or businesses, how did it affect society. Remember, this must be handwritten. Typed assignments will not be accepted. Don't copy & paste from books or websites - I know if you copied from somewhere. :)
ASSIGNMENT #2 (GLOBAL I)
Ancient Greece had a major impact on World History, especially Athens & Sparta. Write a 2-4 page paper that compares Athens & Sparta, including the following: type of government used, art, culture, military, slavery, social classes, role & rights of women, & citizenship. Remember, this must be handwritten. Typed assignments will not be accepted. Don't copy & paste from books or websites - I know if you copied from somewhere. :)
And yes, you-know-who...you CAN do both. :) Yes, you. You know who you are. :)
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Global I Homework: 10/24-11/2/12
Global H & G I 10/24 – 11/2/12
Homework Assignments
All assignments
are due by the date listed in the “date due” column.
You must write out
all questions AND answer in complete sentences for work to be accepted!
All work must be on
loose-leaf or notebook paper. Typed work
will not be accepted.
OBJECTIVE
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ASSIGNMENT TITLE
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DATE
DUE
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Content Review
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Chapter 5 Section 1 Questions
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Wed.,
10/24
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Content Review
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Chapter 5 Section 2 Questions
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Thursday, 10/25
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Content Review
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Chapter 5 Section 3 Questions
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Friday, 10/26
|
Content Review
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Chapter 5 Section 4 Questions
Chapter 5 Section 5 Questions
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Monday, 10/29
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Content Review
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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
(words
due and quiz on them today)
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Tuesday, 10/30
QUIZ TODAY!!
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Content Review
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Belief Systems & Chapter
5 Test Review Sheet
(attached, counts as a test grade,
not accepted late.)
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Wed., 10/31
TEST GRADE!!
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Content Review
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Belief Systems &
Chapter 5 Test
You
must have a standard blue or black pen to take exam. Make-up date is Thursday, 11/18 in 2534.
Door locked at 2:05 PM.
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Friday, 11/2
TEST TODAY!!
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Extra Credit: http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/
US History Homework: UPDATED DUE DATES
The code I gave out in class yesterday must have worked...no one complained about it today! Here are the updated due dates.
WAS DUE on 10/15 is NOW DUE on 10/19 (assigned on 10/17 with new due date)
WAS DUE on 10/16 is NOW DUE on 10/22
WAS DUE on 10/17 is NOW DUE on 10/22
WAS DUE on 10/18 is NOW DUE on 10/22
WAS DUE on 10/19 is NOW DUE on 10/23
Chapter 5 Section 3 Questions are NOW DUE on 10/24
Regents Connections & packet questions 4-6 are NOW DUE on 10/25
Vocabulary is NOW DUE on 10/26, Quiz same day
Castle Learning Test remains unchanged at this time.
WAS DUE on 10/15 is NOW DUE on 10/19 (assigned on 10/17 with new due date)
WAS DUE on 10/16 is NOW DUE on 10/22
WAS DUE on 10/17 is NOW DUE on 10/22
WAS DUE on 10/18 is NOW DUE on 10/22
WAS DUE on 10/19 is NOW DUE on 10/23
Chapter 5 Section 3 Questions are NOW DUE on 10/24
Regents Connections & packet questions 4-6 are NOW DUE on 10/25
Vocabulary is NOW DUE on 10/26, Quiz same day
Castle Learning Test remains unchanged at this time.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
School House Rock -The Preamble...Again
Want some extra credit? One last chance for this excellent video. Using this video as a basis for your work, write a 1-3 page paper on the meaning and importance of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. This is due no later than Thursday, 10/25. It must be handwritten and remember...if you copy from somewhere I'll know! Use your own words based on what you've learned!
US History HW updates
Parents & Guardians ~
The due dates for the current homework sheet have changed thanks to my absences & a non-working code for the online textbook. Please check with your student for the dates given out in class today. I will post them here tomorrow (I left them at school and don't want to guess.)
There IS homework due tomorrow!
Sorry for any confusion.
The due dates for the current homework sheet have changed thanks to my absences & a non-working code for the online textbook. Please check with your student for the dates given out in class today. I will post them here tomorrow (I left them at school and don't want to guess.)
There IS homework due tomorrow!
Sorry for any confusion.
Global II Extra Credit: The Industrial Revolution
I know, I know...I can hear you now: "Where's the video Miss?" Well, it's like this. I can barely work a computer. I didn't grow up on them - you did. I bet YOU can download the video...but alas, I cannot. So, here it the LINK to the video. You will have to copy & paste it. I tried it (mostly because the spell "revolution" wrong...don't get me started...), it works, so you should have no problem with it.
http://www.history.com/videos/the-industrial-revolition
Want some extra credit? Using this video as a basis for your work, write a 1-3 page paper on the Industrial Revolution & its effects on societies. This is due no later than Thursday, 10/25. It must be handwritten and remember...if you copy from somewhere I'll know! Use your own words based on what you've learned!
http://www.history.com/videos/the-industrial-revolition
Want some extra credit? Using this video as a basis for your work, write a 1-3 page paper on the Industrial Revolution & its effects on societies. This is due no later than Thursday, 10/25. It must be handwritten and remember...if you copy from somewhere I'll know! Use your own words based on what you've learned!
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Quiz & Test Updates
Hello Students & Parents!
Since I have been home sick for the last 2 days all quizzes & tests scheduled through Wednesday, 10/17, will be pushed back. The new dates will be given to students in class when I return & will be posted here for your convenience by Friday.
All homework, including test review sheets, are still due as scheduled. The only homework that is not due on the date specified is vocbaularly, sicne I like for students to hold on to that until the quiz date. Vocabularly work will not be marked late unless it is not turned in on the new quiz date.
Since I have been home sick for the last 2 days all quizzes & tests scheduled through Wednesday, 10/17, will be pushed back. The new dates will be given to students in class when I return & will be posted here for your convenience by Friday.
All homework, including test review sheets, are still due as scheduled. The only homework that is not due on the date specified is vocbaularly, sicne I like for students to hold on to that until the quiz date. Vocabularly work will not be marked late unless it is not turned in on the new quiz date.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
US History Homework: 10/15-10/29/12
U.S History & Govt 10/15
– 10/29/12
Homework Assignments
All assignments
are due by the date listed in the “date due” column.
YOUR
NAME SUBJECT
ASSIGNMENT
TITLE (on each assignment) CLASS PERIOD
You must write out
all questions AND answer in complete sentences for work to be accepted!
All work must be on
loose-leaf or notebook paper in standard blue or black pen.
Typed work will not
be accepted.
OBJECTIVE
|
ASSIGNMENT TITLE
|
DATE
DUE
|
|
Content Review
|
Chapter 4 Section 1 Questions (in this packet)
Chapter 4 Section 2 Questions (in this packet)
|
Monday, 10/15
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Content Review
|
Chapter 4 Section 3 Questions (in this packet)
|
Tuesday, 10/16
|
|
Content Review
|
Chapter 4 Section 4 Questions (in this packet)
|
Wed., 10/17
|
|
Content Review
|
Chapter 5 Section 1 Questions (in this packet)
|
Thursday, 10/18
|
|
Content Review
|
Chapter 5 Section 2 Questions (in this packet)
|
Friday, 10/19
|
|
Content Review
|
Chapter 5 Section 3 Questions (in this packet)
Regents Connection Questions
Chapter 5 Reading Packet Questions 4-6 (front cover)
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Monday, 10/22
|
|
Content Review
|
Vocabulary (words due and quiz on them today)
Blue or Black pen required to take
quiz! Make up for legal absence is
Thursday, 10/25 in 2534. Door locked
at 2:05.
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Tuesday, 10/23
QUIZ TODAY!!
|
Content Review
|
Castle Learning:
Chapter 5 Test
Since
this test is online there is no make-up exam.
Either you complete the test in the time allowed or you take the zero
for not doing the exam. This test will
open on Wednesday, 10/24 and will close on Monday, 10/29.
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Monday, 10/29
ONLINE TEST LOCKS UP TODAY!!
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Global I Extra Credit: Confucius
Want some extra credit? Using this video as a basis for your work, write a 1-3 page paper on Confucius, his ideas, & how he affected China. This is due no later than Thursday, 10/11. It must be handwritten and remember...if you copy from somewhere I'll know! Use your own words based on what you've learned!
Global II Extra Credit: Nationalsim
Want some extra credit? Using this video as a basis for your work, write a 1-3 page paper comparing & contrasting the unification movements in Germany & Italy, paying particular attention to the role of nationalism. This is due no later than Thursday, 10/11. It must be handwritten and remember...if you copy from somewhere I'll know! Use your own words based on what you've learned!
US History & Govt Extra Credit: The Preamble...Again
Want some extra credit? One last chance for this excellent video. Using this video as a basis for your work, write a 1-3 page paper on the meaning and importance of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. This is due no later than Thursday, 10/25. It must be handwritten and remember...if you copy from somewhere I'll know! Use your own words based on what you've learned!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Global I Homework: 10/9 - 10/17/12
Global H & G I 10/9 – 10/17/12
Homework Assignments
YOUR
NAME SUBJECT
ASSIGNMENT
TITLE (on each assignment) CLASS PERIOD
You must write out
all questions AND answer in complete
sentences for work to be accepted!
All work must be on
loose-leaf or notebook paper. Typed work
will not be accepted.
OBJECTIVE
|
ASSIGNMENT TITLE
|
DATE
DUE
|
Content Review
|
Castle Learning
Assignments: Islam
(opens on 10/5, will close
automatically at the end of today)
|
Tuesday,
10/9
|
|
Content Review
|
Castle Learning
Assignments: Judaism
(opens on 10/9, will close
automatically at the end of today)
|
Wed., 10/10
|
Content Review
|
Castle Learning
Assignments: Confucianism
(opens on 10/10, will close
automatically at the end of today)
|
Thursday, 10/11
|
Content Review
|
Castle Learning
Assignments: Buddhism
(opens on 10/11, will close
automatically at the end of today)
|
Friday, 10/12
|
Content Review
|
Castle Learning
Assignments: Shinto, Animism,
& Daoism
(opens on 10/11, will close
automatically at the end of today)
|
Monday, 10/15
|
Content Review
|
Belief
Systems Test
This will be a full period ESSAY
TEST. You will have to discuss four
religions.
You must have a standard blue or
black pen to take exam. Make-up for
legal absences is Friday, 10/19 in 2534.
Door locked at 2:05.
|
Wed., 10/17
TEST TODAY!!
|
Reminders:
Online
Textbook: http://mister-moore.com/textbook.htmlWebsite: http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/
Global II Homework: 10/9 - 10/18/12
Global H & G II 10/9
– 10/18/12
Homework Assignments
All assignments are due by the date listed in the “date due” column.
YOUR
NAME SUBJECT
ASSIGNMENT
TITLE (on each assignment) CLASS
PERIOD
You must write out
all questions AND answer in complete
sentences for work to be accepted!
All work to be
complete on “loose-leaf” or notebook paper in pen!
OBJECTIVE
|
ASSIGNMENT TITLE
|
DATE
DUE
|
Content Review
Document Skills
|
Chapter 24 Section 1 Questions
Chapter 24 Section 2 Questions
Chapter 24 Section 3 Questions
HANDOUT: (all questions must be
completed on a separate sheet of paper.
Be sure to label EACH assignment!)
The Changing World: Latin America (Think About It Questions 1-6)
|
Tuesday,
10/9
|
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Content Review
Document Skills
|
Chapter 24 Section 4 Questions
HANDOUTS: (all questions can be
completed on directly ion the handout.)
Back to Europe: The Unification of
Italy & of Germany (Think About It
Questions 1-5)
|
Wednesday, 10/10
|
Content Review
|
“Regents Connections”
Questions
|
Thursday, 10/11
|
Content Review
|
Chapter 24 Vocabulary List/flash cards due
VOCABULARY
QUIZ TODAY!!!!!
Standard blue pen or black pen required to take exam.
Make-up for legal absences is only Friday, 10/19 in
room 2534, door locked at 2:05 PM. If
you can’t stay, don’t be absent!
|
Friday, 10/12
QUIZ TODAY!!
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Vocabulary Skills
|
Chapter 24 Test Review Sheet
**
Will not be accepted late even for legal absences since answer keys will be
available on the next school day starting before first period.**
|
Monday, 10/15
TEST GRADE TODAY!!
|
Content Review
|
CHAPTER 24 TEST TODAY!!!!
Standard blue pen or black pen required to take exam.
Make-up for
legal absences is only Friday, 10/19 in room 2534, door locked at 2:05 PM. If you can’t stay, don’t be absent!
|
Thursday, 10/18
TEST TODAY!!
|
Online Textbook: http://mister-moore.com/textbook.html
Website: http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/