Finals Week Exam Schedule for Wallis Annenberg High

Monday - Regular Monday Schedule

Tuesday (1/27):
Period 1 8:00-10:10
Break 10:10-10:40
Period 4 10:45-12:45
Lunch/Dismissal 12:45-1:30

Wednesday (1/28):
Period 2 8:00-10:10
Break 10:10-10:40
Period 5 10:45-12:45
Lunch/Dismissal 12:45-1:30

Thursday (1/29)
Period 3 8:00-10:10
Break 10:10-10:40
Period 6 10:45-12:45
Lunch/Dismissal 12:45-1:30

Stay positive this week and don't forget to study!

Agenda: Thursday the 22nd

1. Review any "Key Terms" the students are unsure of
2. HW: Study for final exam
3. Be ready to play Jeopardy Review game tomorrow

Agenda: Wednesday the 21st

1. Review "Key People" on the final exam study guide
2. HW: Study guide is due tomorrow.

Agenda: Tuesday the 20th

Inauguration Day!

During Period 2 and 3 students watched the Inauguration in the gymnasium.

Classwork and Homework: Continue filling in study guide. It is due on Thursday.

Agenda: Friday the 16th

1. Work on Final exam study guide
2. HW: 1st 26 Key People due Tuesday
3. HW: Study for test

Agenda: Thursday the 15th

1. Notes: Miguel Hidalgo, Simon Bolivar, Jose San Martin Independence leader of Mexico and South America

2. Handout: Final exam study guide

3. HW: Complete 10 of the terms/key people on the study guide

Agenda: Wednesday the 14th

Substitute teacher today. I was away at a social studies seminar at the Los Angeles County of Education

1. Create an outline of Chapter 7 Sec 3. Below is an example of how to complete the assignment. Find 3 facts for each heading and subheading in the section, and use those facts as the points on the outline. The title of the section is Roman Numeral I.

I. Foreign Relations
1. Relations with European Powers
A. Americans were proud of their country after 1812
B. President Monroe expressed hope for the country
C. "We cannot fail to attain the high destiny which awaits us

2. Era of Good Feelings
A. President Monroe symbolized this era
B.
HW: Summary of the War of 1812

Agenda: Tuesday the 13th

I am away at a Social Studies conference today and tomorrow. You will have a substitute teacher for the next two days.
1. Video: History in the Making "Star Spangled Banner
A. Take notes during the video
B. Quiz: Over the material covered in the video

2. Tuesday's tutoring has been reschedule for Thursday at 3:30 til 4:30.

Agenda: Monday the 12th

1. Video: War of 1812
2. Complete video guide during video

Agenda: Friday the 9th

1. Pop quiz chapter 7 notes
2. Classwork: Create a chart of three major battle of War of 1812: include a description, key people, and outcome for each battle
A. Lake Erie
B. Washington DC
C. New Orleans
3. Classwork: Pg 368-369 read and answer ques 1-6

Agenda: Thursday the 8th

1. Causes of the War of 1812
2. Handout: Analyze and discuss Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner"
3. Handout: Analyze and discuss Oliver Wendel Holmes "Old Ironsides"
4. HW: Periods 4, 5, 6 only - Finish both handouts

Agenda: Wednesday the 7th

1. Notes: Tecumseh, "The Prophet", William Henry Harrison
2. Classwork: Short Story "Crossing the Panther's Path" Pgs 346-351
3. HW: Pg 351 questions 1-5 and using pg 350 answer the following 2 questions
A. According to Billy, why ahd Tecumseh come to the meeting?
B. Write a paragraph explaining why this was either a realistic or unrealistic goal. Support your answer w/ evidence from the story.

Agenda: Tuesday Jan 6th

1. Notes: Barbary Pirates, Neutrality violated
2. Exit Ticket: Write a news headline about the incident involing Stephan Decatur and the USS Philadelphia
3. HW: Guided Reading activity 7.3
4. Pg 345 ques 1-5 5th period only

Chap 7 Sec 1 Big Idea: Political ideas and major events shape how people form government: As the US expanded its trade around the world, it faced a number of foreign challenges

Agenda: Monday the 5th of Jan

1. Guided Reading Activity Chap 7 Sec 1 and Sec 2
2. Finish for Homework

Wallis Annenberg High School recieves Bronze medal!

US News and World Report awarded Wallis Annenberg High School with a Bronze medal for student achievement. This is based on standardized test scores. This award can be accessed by going to http://www.schoolmatters.com/americasbest.

Valkyrie

The movie "Valkyrie" starring Tom Cruise was recently released It is the story of the underground German resistance movement who's goal was to assassinate Adolf Hitler

Above are three pictures of me and the other California teachers with whom I traveled to Germany with this past June I am standing at the German Resistance Museum where the movie "Valkyrie" was filmed I walked around the grounds of the building as well as inside while the museum director told us the story of Colonel Stauffenberg's attempt to assassinate Hitler