Reminders:
Finish reading the chapter on Mexico.
Mexico Quiz MONDAY AFTER SCHOOL
Extra Credit CE due Saturday at noon.
Extra Credit Essential Readings due January 9th.
Test - Week of January 5th (Wednesday/Thursday).
Notes on Mexico
Reminders: Finish reading the chapter on Mexico. Mexico Quiz MONDAY AFTER SCHOOL Extra Credit CE due Saturday at noon. Extra Credit Essential Readings due January 9th. Test - Week of January 5th (Wednesday/Thursday). We continued our notes on Mexico. If you were absent, get the notes from a friend.
Mexico Quiz was available in class today OR you can take it tomorrow after school OR Monday, January 5th after school. EC is due Saturday at noon. Received a second EC assignment due on January 9th. Test is Wednesday, January 7th and Thursday, January 8th. Today in class we took the UK content quiz and started our study of Mexico. If you were absent you will need to make arrangements to take the quiz and you will need to get the notes from a friend.
Reminders: Mexico vocabulary quiz on Thursday. EC CE due on Saturday 12/20 by noon. Required topic is the UK, Iran, or Mexico. Comparative Unit II Test is on Wednesday and Thursday - January 7th and 8th. Today in class we finished our study of the UK.
The UK content quiz is tomorrow. The Mexico vocabulary quiz is on Thursday. Extra Credit CE project is due on Saturday at noon -- required topic is UK, Mexico, or Iran. Today in class we took notes on Great Britain.
We also identified characteristics of the political parties in the UK. Be sure to do this if you were absent. Reminders: UK Content Quiz on Tuesday. Mexico Vocab Quiz on Thursday. CE (for Extra Credit) due Saturday at noon. Required topic: Mexico, UK, or Iran. Today in class we:
1. Completed the UK Vocabulary Quiz. 2. Finished the notes on UK institutions. 3. Watched a video about the UK Supreme Court. The video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt 4. Reviewed UK institutions. 5. Took notes on the electoral system. Homework: UK CE project due tomorrow. In your notes, describe the policy-making process. Read the Civil Society handout. Today in class we reviewed the history of the UK, discussed events that led to the democratization of the UK, and took notes on the Cabinet and Parliament. We also watched about 10 minutes of the 12.3 PM Question Time. You can view this at:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?323029-1/british-prime-ministers-questions Please remember the following: - Vocabulary Quiz is tomorrow. - CE (topic: UK) is due Friday. - ONE extra credit CE is due at noon on 12/20. Topic is Mexico, UK, or Iran. Today in class we finished our notes on UK History AND started our notes on the political regime.
If you were absent, please watch the following video clips: The 2014 Opening of Parliament/2014 Queen's Speech https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/queens-speech-2014 History of the Queen's Speech: http://www.pbs.org/opb/monarchy/educators.html (2 clips at the above site) Homework: Answer the following question using complete sentences: Short Writing: In your opinion, what are the top three events/policies that led to the democratization of the UK? Defend your answer. Also - the vocabulary quiz has been moved to THURSDAY. CE due on Friday; Topic = Great Britain Today in class we started our study of Great Britain. If you were absent:
Watch this video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 And get the notes from a friend. Reminders: UK Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday. UK CE Project due on Friday. Today in class we:
- Shared summaries of the articles we read in groups yesterday. - Took the Iran Quiz (content quiz). - Reviewed the charts on pages 34-40, looking for information regarding Great Britain. - Received vocab terms for Great Britain. Homework: - 1 CE due December 12th - Topic is Great Britain. - Britain Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday. - It is recommended that you read as much of the Special Report on Iran as possible. |
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