(All grades have been converted to the 7-point scale).
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY:
Average score: 90 (B)
Top scorers: Caleb, Lawton, Sydney
HONORS WORLD HISTORY:
1st hour:
Average score: 86 (B-)
Top scorers: Lauren, McKenzie, Corey, Sam
2nd hour:
Average score: 92 (B+)
Top scorers: Shane, Lawton, Logan, Anna, James (all 100%)
7th hour:
Average score: 85 (B-)
Top scorers: Keels, Morgan, Mason
ENRICHED WORLD HISTORY:
5th hour:
Average score: 85 (B-)
Top scorers: Aaron, Ryan, Addison
6th hour:
Average score: 78 (C-)
Top scorers: Jake, Josh, Jonathan
Congratulations on completing 9th grade, and thank you all for a great year! Please feel free to email and say hello at any time.
Sincerely,
--Mr. M
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
ENRICHED + HONORS: Final exam study guide
The study guide for the Honors World History exam is here.
While I do not have an electronic copy of the Enriched study guide to upload, it is just a shortened version of the Honors study guide, so that will work if you need it until you get another copy of the handout.
Good luck, and happy studying! Remember that Cold War reading notes are due Tuesday, and Tuesday is also the non-negotiable LAST day to turn in any late work or extra credit. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
ALL: Summer opportunity: Free half-day economics seminar in Auburn, Alabama 6/10
Students who enjoy social studies, want to learn more about economics (which you take next year), and want a credential to add to their resumes and college applications should consider the following opportunity:
Auburn, Alabama
How Markets Work: High-School Seminar in Auburn (Sponsored by Jeremy Davis)
June 10, 2011Auburn, Alabama
"The Mises Institute educates young students through our website and publications. Here is a half-day seminar just for high-school students...
There is no charge at all for this event for high-school students and their chaperones/teachers. It does provide an excellent introduction to the whole field of economics and why it matters to understand history and society and the ups and downs of civilization itself. Without economic understanding, we are left without a critical tool for understanding vast amounts of the social sciences.
The high-school years are the perfect time to begin to introduce economic logic as a discipline. But too often, economics is presented as if it has nothing to do with real life. In fact, it is important to every area of life, as this seminar will show.
Come join us to discover the theory and application of such critical concepts in economics as exchange, opportunity cost, the division of labor, entrepreneurship, and inflation.
Sessions take place in Condon Lecture Hall of the Mises Institute, 518 West Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, Alabama. Go here for driving directions."
There is no charge at all for this event for high-school students and their chaperones/teachers. It does provide an excellent introduction to the whole field of economics and why it matters to understand history and society and the ups and downs of civilization itself. Without economic understanding, we are left without a critical tool for understanding vast amounts of the social sciences.
The high-school years are the perfect time to begin to introduce economic logic as a discipline. But too often, economics is presented as if it has nothing to do with real life. In fact, it is important to every area of life, as this seminar will show.
Come join us to discover the theory and application of such critical concepts in economics as exchange, opportunity cost, the division of labor, entrepreneurship, and inflation.
Sessions take place in Condon Lecture Hall of the Mises Institute, 518 West Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, Alabama. Go here for driving directions."
More information: http://mises.org/events/151
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
ENRICHED: Deadlines and Reminders, 5/17
Enriched Deadlines:
Weds 5/18 - World War II "Global Conflict" reading notes due
Fri 5/20 - World War II timeline due; test corrections due
Tues 5/24 - The Nuclear Age: Cold War reading notes due; last day to turn in any late/missing work
A study guide for the final exam will be passed out tomorrow. The final exam will cover the following topics:
* = Especially large portion of exam
-Renaissance
-Reformation
-Age of Exploration
-Scientific Revolution
-Enlightenment
-French and American Revolutions
-Imperialism
-World War I*
-Post-WWI depression and the rise of fascism*
-World War II*
-Cold War*
Weds 5/18 - World War II "Global Conflict" reading notes due
Fri 5/20 - World War II timeline due; test corrections due
Tues 5/24 - The Nuclear Age: Cold War reading notes due; last day to turn in any late/missing work
A study guide for the final exam will be passed out tomorrow. The final exam will cover the following topics:
* = Especially large portion of exam
-Renaissance
-Reformation
-Age of Exploration
-Scientific Revolution
-Enlightenment
-French and American Revolutions
-Imperialism
-World War I*
-Post-WWI depression and the rise of fascism*
-World War II*
-Cold War*
HONORS: Deadlines and reminders, 5/17
Deadlines:
Weds 5/18 - World War II reading notes due
Fri 5/20 - World War II timeline due; test corrections due
Tues 5/24 - The Nuclear Age: Cold War reading notes due; last day to turn in any late/missing work; Big Era 9 optional extra credit reading notes due
A study guide for the final exam will be passed out tomorrow. The final exam will cover the following topics:
* = Especially large portion of exam
-Renaissance
-Reformation
-Age of Exploration
-Scientific Revolution
-Enlightenment
-French and American Revolutions
-Imperialism
-World War I*
-Post-WWI depression and the rise of fascism*
-World War II*
-Cold War*
Weds 5/18 - World War II reading notes due
Fri 5/20 - World War II timeline due; test corrections due
Tues 5/24 - The Nuclear Age: Cold War reading notes due; last day to turn in any late/missing work; Big Era 9 optional extra credit reading notes due
A study guide for the final exam will be passed out tomorrow. The final exam will cover the following topics:
* = Especially large portion of exam
-Renaissance
-Reformation
-Age of Exploration
-Scientific Revolution
-Enlightenment
-French and American Revolutions
-Imperialism
-World War I*
-Post-WWI depression and the rise of fascism*
-World War II*
-Cold War*
Monday, May 16, 2011
HONORS + ENRICHED: Last-minute extra credit opportunities
All extra credit must be turned in no later than Weds, 5/25.
HONORS:
-Optional reading notes on Big Era 9 (1945-present).
-Extra work / going above and beyond on WWII timeline assignment.
-Optional map test with final exam.
ENRICHED:
-Extra work / going above and beyond on WWII timeline assignment.
-Optional map test with final exam.
HONORS:
-Optional reading notes on Big Era 9 (1945-present).
-Extra work / going above and beyond on WWII timeline assignment.
-Optional map test with final exam.
ENRICHED:
-Extra work / going above and beyond on WWII timeline assignment.
-Optional map test with final exam.
ENRICHED: 1800s + WWI test corrections
All test corrections are due Friday, 5/20. You must attach a copy of your original test to the corrections to receive credit - no exceptions! If you've lost the original test, you will need to do corrections for the entire test.
Test corrections offer students an opportunity to earn back up to half of the points they missed (excluding the map section) and dramatically improve their grade. Standards for test corrections are very high - "winging it" or rushing isn't enough; I have to see clear evidence that you have invested additional time in understanding the concept tested in order to give you credit.
-**IMPORTANT: If you use an online dictionary or other source, you must put the definition in your own words and cite the source - anything else is plagiarism and will receive no credit. The only sources you should need are the study guide and the reading packets.**
-For each matching question you are correcting, provide a definition in your own words of the key concept listed below as well as either (a) an extended explanation (more detail) of that concept or (b) an example of that concept.
-For each multiple choice question you are correcting, write the correct answer and explain why it is correct.
-For each short answer / essay question you are correcting, rewrite your entire answer after researching the topic.
I. Matching
1. Zionism
2. racism
3. nationalism
4. U-boat
5. blockade
6. arms race
7. stalemate
8. armistice
9. Anti-Semitism
10. alliance
11. suffrage
12. imperialism
13. Bolshevik
14. abolition
II. More Matching
15. Woodrow Wilson
16. Vladimir Lenin
17. Franz Ferdinand
18. Czar Nicholas II
III. Short Answer
19. Name/describe one major human migration since 1500, and describe one push factor and one pull factor motivating the migration. (If you can’t think of any migrations, try to use your reasoning; look for possibilities in this test). (3 points)
20. For each of the following countries, write “A” if they fought on the side of the Allies and “C” if they fought on the side of the Central Powers in World War I (1914-19). (.5 each, 3 total) [NOTE: IF YOU ARE DOING CORRECTIONS ON THIS SECTION, YOU MUST EXPLAIN HOW EACH COUNTRY YOU GOT WRONG BECAME INVOLVED IN THE WAR].
a) Germany
b) U.S.
c) Russia
d) Austria-Hungary
e) Great Britain
f) France
Test corrections offer students an opportunity to earn back up to half of the points they missed (excluding the map section) and dramatically improve their grade. Standards for test corrections are very high - "winging it" or rushing isn't enough; I have to see clear evidence that you have invested additional time in understanding the concept tested in order to give you credit.
-**IMPORTANT: If you use an online dictionary or other source, you must put the definition in your own words and cite the source - anything else is plagiarism and will receive no credit. The only sources you should need are the study guide and the reading packets.**
-For each matching question you are correcting, provide a definition in your own words of the key concept listed below as well as either (a) an extended explanation (more detail) of that concept or (b) an example of that concept.
-For each multiple choice question you are correcting, write the correct answer and explain why it is correct.
-For each short answer / essay question you are correcting, rewrite your entire answer after researching the topic.
I. Matching
1. Zionism
2. racism
3. nationalism
4. U-boat
5. blockade
6. arms race
7. stalemate
8. armistice
9. Anti-Semitism
10. alliance
11. suffrage
12. imperialism
13. Bolshevik
14. abolition
II. More Matching
15. Woodrow Wilson
16. Vladimir Lenin
17. Franz Ferdinand
18. Czar Nicholas II
III. Short Answer
19. Name/describe one major human migration since 1500, and describe one push factor and one pull factor motivating the migration. (If you can’t think of any migrations, try to use your reasoning; look for possibilities in this test). (3 points)
20. For each of the following countries, write “A” if they fought on the side of the Allies and “C” if they fought on the side of the Central Powers in World War I (1914-19). (.5 each, 3 total) [NOTE: IF YOU ARE DOING CORRECTIONS ON THIS SECTION, YOU MUST EXPLAIN HOW EACH COUNTRY YOU GOT WRONG BECAME INVOLVED IN THE WAR].
a) Germany
b) U.S.
c) Russia
d) Austria-Hungary
e) Great Britain
f) France
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