Week 36: May 24-28

I am available before school on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for tutorials.

We are spending the week working on a review packet for the final exam.

Week 35: May 17-21

I will be available for morning tutorials this week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

WE WILL BEGIN REVIEWING FOR FINALS NEXT WEEK!

Mon: Writing Civil War diaries or letters. HW: Work on diary/letters as needed.

Tues: Continue writing Civil War diairies or letters. HW: Work on diary/letters as needed.

Wed: Finish Civil War diaries or letters (due at the end of the period....TEST grade). HW: none

Thurs: Peer evaluation of diaries/letters. HW: none

Fri: Year-end Social Studies evaluation. HW: none

Week 34: May 10-14

I am available for morning tutorials on Monday and Tuesday this week.

Mon: We are in the computer lab, researching Civil War diaries and letters. HW: none

Tues: Continue researching Civil War diaries and letters. HW: Finish "research sheet," which counts as a QUIZ grade.

Wed: Turn in research sheet from 10 websites at beginning of class. Begin "information sheet" on one specific Civil War diary/letters. HW: Work on information sheet.

Thurs: Continue working on information sheet (due at the end of the period. This counts as a QUIZ grade). HW: none

Fri: Main Event Day...yeah!!

Week 33: May 3-7

I am available for morning tutorials on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of this week.

Mon: View videos from Civil War projects. HW: none

Tues: View installment from Ken Burns' Civil War documentary. HW: none

Wed: Discuss the rise of "Jim Crow" laws in the post-Reconstruction era. HW: none

Thurs: Presentation and Q&A with School Resource Officer Wilson on our rights and roles as U.S. citizens. HW: Finish KWL sheet, if necessary.

Fri: Continue study of "Jim Crow" laws by analyzing Supreme Court decisions. HW: none

Week 32: April 26 - 30

I am available every day before school this week for tutorials.

Mon: Review for Social Studies TAKS. HW: Work on TAKS notecards and/or project as needed.

Tues: Review for Social Studies TAKS. HW: Work on TAKS notecards and/or project as needed.

Wed: TURN IN CIVIL WAR PROJECT! Review for Social Studies TAKS. HW: Review TAKS notecards.

Thurs: Science TAKS test. HW: Review TAKS notecards.

Fri: Social Studies TAKS test. HW: none

Week 31: April 19-23

This week I am available for morning tutorials every day EXCEPT Thursday.

Mon: Continue to work on Civil War project (due April 28). HW: Work on project, as needed.

Tues: Last day to work on Civil War project in class (due April 28). HW: Work on project, as needed.

Wed: Begin Social Studies benchmark test as preparation for TAKS. HW: Work on project, as needed.

Thurs: Finish benchmark test. HW: Work on project, as needed.

Fri: TAKS review. HW: Work on project, as needed.

Week 30: April 12-16

This week I am available for tutorials before school on MONDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY.

This is the last week of the Six Weeks period, so all missing tests/quizzes MUST be made up this week!!

Students will begin working on a Civil War project this week.

Mon: Discuss 18.3 (the end of Reconstruction). HW: none

Tues: Review concepts from Chapter 18. HW: Study for tomorrow's test over Chapter 18.

Wed: Take Chapter 18 TEST. Receive Civil War project packet. HW: Work on Civil War project as needed.

Thurs: Work on Civil War project all period. HW: Work on Civil War project as needed.

Fri: Work on Civil War project all period. HW: Work on Civil War project as needed.

Week 29: April 5-9

This week I am available for tutorials before school on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Many students are missing tests and quizzes, so please schedule a time with me to make them up! Thanks!!

Mon: Discuss 18.1 (Reconstruction and the 14th Amendment) and complete 18.1 summary check. HW: Read/take summary notes on 18.2...this is due on Thursday, April 8!

Tues: TAKS Day (classes will be short)

Wed: TAKS Day (classes will be short)

Thurs: Discuss 18.2 (how African Americans rebuilt their lives during Reconstruction) and 18.2 summary check. HW: Study for tomorrow's QUIZ over 18.1 and 18.2.

Fri: Take QUIZ over 18.1/18.2. Read/complete notes on 18.3 in class. HW: none

Week 28: March 29-April 2

This week I am available for tutorials before school on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Mon: Take QUIZ over 17.1 and 17.2. Read/take summary notes on 17.3. HW: Finish 17.3 summary notes.

Tues: Discuss the major battles of the last years of the Civil War. HW: Read/take summary notes on 17.4.

Wed: Discuss the results of the Civil War. HW: none

Thurs: Review material from Chapter 17. HW: Study for tomorrow's test.

Fri: Take TEST over Chapter 17. HW: Finish reading/taking summary notes on 18.1.

Week 27: March 22-26

This week I am available for tutorials before school on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Mon: Discuss Section 3 of Chapter 16 (battles from the first two years of the Civil War). HW: none

Tues: Review Chapter 16 (early stages of the Civil War). HW: Study for tomorrow's TEST over Ch. 16.

Wed: Take TEST over Chapter 16. Begin reading/taking summary notes over Section 1 of Ch. 17. HW: Finish 17.1 summary notes.

Thurs: Discuss 17.1 (the Emancipation Proclamation). HW: Read/take summary notes on Section 2 of Ch. 17.

Fri: Discuss 17.2 (economic, social, and political changes during the Civil War). HW: Study for Monday's QUIZ over 17.1 and 17.2.

Week 26: March 8-12

This week, my morning schedule is as follows: Monday - available for tutoring; Tuesday - duty (no tutoring); Wendnesday - faculty meeting (no tutoring); Thursday - Social Studies dpt meeting (no tutoring); Friday - UIL practice (no tutoring).

Mon: Review Chapters 14/15 for tomorrow's test (how slavery affected the nation in the 1850s). HW: Study for tomorrow's test over Chapters 14/15 (the majority of the questions will be from Ch. 15).

Tues: Take TEST. Begin reading and taking notes on Chapter 16, Section 1. HW: Finish 16.1 summary notes, if necessary.

Wed: Discuss 16.1 (the early stages of the Civil War, including Fort Sumpter and First Battle of Bull Run). HW: Read and take summary notes on Section 2 of Chapter 16.

Thurs: Discuss 16.2 (characteristics of the military during the Civil War). HW: Study for tomorrow's quiz over 16.1 and 16.2.

Fri: Take QUIZ over 16.1/16.2. Read and take summary notes on section 3 of Chapter 16. HW: none (unless student did not finish 16.3 in class).

Week 25: March 1-5

Mon: Discuss Chapter 15, Section 1 (issues surrounding slavery, including the Compromise of 1850). Begin reading/summarizing Chapter 15 Section 2. HW: Finish reading/taking notes on 15.2.

Tues: Discuss 15.2 (increasing tensions between the North and the South, including the Fugitive Slave Act and "Bleeding Kansas"). HW: Study Chapter 15 Sections 1 and 2 for tomorrow's quiz.

Wed: Take QUIZ over 15.1 and 15.2. Begin reading/taking notes on Chapter 15 Section 3. HW: Finish reading/taking notes on 15.3.

Thurs: Discuss 15.3 (the Republican Party, the Dred Scott case, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates). Begin reading/taking notes on Chapter 15 Section 4. HW: Finish reading/taking notes on 15.4.

Fri: Discuss 15.4 (the election of 1860 and secession of Southern states from the Union). HW: none

** Our next test will be Tuesday, March 9. **

Week 24: February 22-26 ** Please note: This is the last week of the 4th Six Weeks. If your child is missing a test or quiz, please make sure that he/she schedules a time with me to make it up this week. Also, if your child has scored below a 70 on any test this Six Weeks, please encourage him/her to re-take it this week to try to improve the grade. Thank you!!**

Mon: Take TEST over Chapter 13. Work on 14.1 and 14.2. HW: Finish Chapter 14 Sections 1 & 2 Worksheet.

Tues: Discuss American culture in the mid-1800s, including immigration. HW: Study for tomorrow's quiz over 14.1 and 14.2.

Wed: Take QUIZ over 14.1/14.2. Begin working on 14.3/14.4. HW: Finish 14.3/14.4 notes.

Thurs: Discuss reforms in American society, especially the abolitionist movement. HW: Study for tomorrow's quiz over 14.3 and 14.4.

Fri: Take QUIZ over 14.3/14.4. Begin reading/taking notes on 15.1. HW: Finish 15.1 notes.