DECEMBER
...QUIET ON THE SET! SPEED! ACTION!....

We will continue analyzing the Age of Absolutism as well as the Age of the Enlightenment - an National Revolutions (including our own). 

STARRING the acting styles of Peter the Great, Maximilien de Robespierrend, and Jean Rousseau. All vying for an OSCAR of Historic Proportions!

REMEMBER - READING QUESTIONS will be passed out each week and will be due at the beginning of class EACH TUESDAY. The following is the reading for DECEMBER:

DECEMBER

Nov. 29 - Chapter 24 - Nationalist Revolutions DUE 12/6
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 24
6 -  The Declaration of Independence DUE 12/13
13 -  NO READING [enjoy the holiday]



TESTS
KEEP GOING OVER YOUR NOTES 3-5 MINUTES DAILY.
You will have a test every two or three weeks - over each major section (you will have one before the Christmas break, by the way). So keep going over your notes...

THERE WILL ALSO BE A 100 POINT TEST OVER THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!

QUIZZES
YOU MAY USE NOTECARDS ON WEDNESDAY, WEEKLY VOCABULARY QUIZZES!!!

We will continue daily quizzes over class notes, but you MAY use notecards for weekly Vocabulary Quizzes (from your reading) so I highly recommend it....come on! It's like having the notes right in front of you!!!

As we pass out maps in class you may get a copy on the blog, in case you lose yours.

• The Atlantic World
• Absolutism Europe

REVIEW THE PAST CLUES - here's another clue...

"Île-de-France"

TEST CORRECTIONS
SEE the previous entry for details - or remember - just study BEFORE the test and you won't have to worry about them!

TAKING A STAND IN HISTORY

REGIONAL CONTEST DATE & LOCATION CHANGE!

• Saturday, February 25th
• Time: TBA
• Location: Western Washington University, Cheney, WA

NOTECARD COMPILATION ASSIGNMENT - if you need another rubric CLICK HERE.

THREE MORE WEEKS - YOU SHOULD BE FINISHING UP YOUR RESEARCH for the NHD project - if you have not started yet, begin assorting your cards in your notecard box according to your outline. Follow the NOTECARD COMPILATION ASSIGNMENT rubric for your organization.
Remember there is only ONE WAY to earn your 10 points each week - you MUST have 10 notecards each week. Otherwise, it is a zero - stay on top of your research, folks!

We will go over your project concepts the next two weeks.

Here's another clue...

"Latona"

NOVEMBER
QUIET ON THE SET...ROLL 'EM!

We will continue our analysis of the Age of Absolutism - and if we have time we will move into the Age of the Enlightenment - the philosophical foundation that lead to America. 

STARRING such creative artists like Toussaint Louverture, King Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, and John Locke. And wait until you see the wonderful Co-Stars!

REMEMBER - READING QUESTIONS will be passed out each week and will be due at the beginning of class EACH TUESDAY. The following is the reading for NOVEMBER:

NOVEMBER

1  -  Napoleon's Civil Code (EXCERPTS) DUE 11/8
8  -  Chapter 25 - The Industrial Revolution DUE 11/15
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 25
15 -  NO READING [enjoy the holiday]
29 - Chapter 24 - Nationalist Revolutions DUE 12/6
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 24



TESTS
KEEP GOING OVER YOUR NOTES 3-5 MINUTES DAILY.
You will have a test every two or three weeks - over each major section (one will be on Thursday, November 10th, by the way). So stay on top of your notes....and use the daily quizzes as a guide to know what to study.

QUIZZES
YOU MAY USE NOTECARDS ON WEDNESDAY, WEEKLY VOCABULARY QUIZZES!!!

We will continue daily quizzes over class notes, but you MAY use notecards for weekly Vocabulary Quizzes (from your reading) so I highly recommend it....come on! It's like having the notes right in front of you!!!

NEW CLUE TOPIC - here's a clue to get you started for November...

"architecture"

TEST CORRECTIONS
SEE October's entry for details - or just avoid them by studying BEFORE the tests!

TAKING A STAND IN HISTORY

The final competition will be in March - mark you calendars!

• Saturday, March 11th
•  9:00 am
•  9:30 am - 1:30ish pm
• Location: North Idaho STEM Gym/Music Room

NOTECARD COMPILATION ASSIGNMENT - if you need another rubric CLICK HERE.

WEEKLY - until Christmas Break you will be required to have 10 notecards with 10 facts on your topic EACH THURSDAY! You must have your THESIS STATEMENT (typed - and your OWN copy) handy when I check your notecards, and remember to have a BIBLIOGRAPHY CARD for each fact you find.
Remember there is only ONE WAY to earn your 10 points each week - you MUST have 10 notecards each week. Otherwise, it is a zero - stay on top of your research, folks!

We will go over your project concepts soon - wonderful beginnings of ideas, folks!