Again, I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused.

I will not be in school on Monday and Tuesday.

World History 9

I had made a mistake with the online test.  The wrong test was posted.  I fixed it now and extended the due date until Wednesday.  Please take the test.

AP World History

The Chapter 14 test is live.  There are 2 short answer questions that do not need to be written as essays.

I thank everyone for their understanding.

To my AP students:

I apologize for any inconvience, the online test will be live when I get a chance.

I am currently at the hospital for a debilitating pain in my lower back. I hope it turns out to be nothing bad.

World History 8

Enjoy Thanksgiving.

World History 9

Please keep working on the take home assignment.  The online test is currently live.

Enjoy Thanksgiving.

AP World History

Keep working on Ch. 14.  The online test will be live later tonight.

Enjoy Thanksgiving.

World History 8

We explored the early history of the Israelites and kings David and Solomon.

HOMEWORK:  Please read pge. 46-51 and answer questions 4 & 5 on pg. 51.

World History 9

We discussed the beginning of the Scientific Revolution.

HOMEWORK:  Please work on the Chapter 8 take home assignment.  It culminates with an online test and is due on Monday, November 30th.

AP World History

Work started on a large time line of events from Chapter 1.

HOMEWORK:  Keep creating a list of important events and people to be put on a large time line.

HOMEWORK 2: Keep working on Chapter 14.  The online test will be live on Tuesday.

World History 8

We used GoogleEarth to follow in the footsteps of Moses and the Hebrew people through the desert.

World History 9

We viewed a film on the Age of Enlightenment and on Sir Isaac Newton’s 3 laws of motion.

AP World History

Today was the Chapter 13 Test

HOMEWORK:  Due to the short week, you will be working on Chapter 14 at home.  Begin reading the chapter.  There will be an online test due Monday November 30th.

HOMEWORK 2:  Begin looking through the previous chapters identifying important events, technologies, people, etc.  We will be creating a large timeline over the next 2 and 1/2 days of class.

World History 8

We viewed a film on Judaism today in class.

World History 9

Today, we took the Chapter 7 (Crisis and Absolutism) Test.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow the Comics Project is due.

AP World History

We finished up discussing feudal Japan and SE Asia.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow is the Chapter 13 test, be sure to have read the chapter.

World History 8

We continued, today, reading the summary of the Book of Exodus.

World History 9

Today was Crisis and Absolutism Trivia Challenge.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow is the Chapter 7 test.  Please be sure to have read the chapter and study for the test.

AP World History

We created a list of similarities and differences between Samurai and Feudal Knights.  We then began a PPT on visual differences between Knights and Samurai.

World History 8

We continued comparing Prince of Egypt to the Book of Exodus.

World History 9

We discussed Russia’s version of Absolutism.

HOMEWORK:  Please read and take notes on pgs. 236-241

REMINDER:  Tomorrow is Crisis and Absolutism Trivia Challenge.  Thursday is the Crisis and Absolutism test.

AP World History

We viewed a film on Tokugawa Japan.

World History 8

We began reading a summary of the Book of Exodus.  Please don’t lose your reading packets.

World History 9

Today we examined Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe.

REMINDER:  Wednesday we will be playing our trivia review game and Thursday will be our test.

REMINDER 2: Keep working on the comics project, it is due Friday.

AP World History

We discussed Medieval Japan in class today.

HOMEWORK:  Please read the European Knight and Samurai reading tonight.  It is available on the files page.

Triskaidekaphobia is nothing to worry about.

World History 8

We completed viewing Prince of Egypt. We will begin reading a summary of the Book of Exodus on Monday.

World History 9

Today was a work period for the Comics Project.  It is due on Friday, November 20th.

HOMEWORK: Please read and answer the questions to the readings on Louis XIV and Peter the Great.  Answer the questions in 3-5 sentences.  It will be collected on Monday.

REMINDER:  We will be having a test on Crisis and Absolutism on Wednesday or Thursday next week.

AP World History

Today was the Chapter 12 test.

HOMEWORK:  Please answer this question:  At a similar time, Europeans and the Chinese were exploring previously unknown parts of the world.  Both the Europeans and Chinese had their motives.  Compare and contrast the European and Chinese motives and goals in exploring during the 15th and 16th Centuries.