Friday, February 26, 2010

Thursday February 25, 2010

Economics
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:Completed the study guide to Market Equilibrium.

AP World History
In Class:
Completed the Identifications for Chapter 28.

Homework:Read Chapter 28.

World History

Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:Watched a video over the French Revolution and took notes

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Wednesday February 24, 2010

Economics
Questions:
Draw a supply and demand, then increase demand.
What happens to price and quantity?
What happens to price and quantity when demand decreases?

In Class:Discussed the market equilibrium and contributing factors to keep the market balanced. Completed a study guide.

AP World History

In Class:
Unit Three Examination

Homework:
Read Chapter 28 by Monday.

World History
Questions:
Who was the leader of the Reign of Terror?
What was the Paris Massacre?

In Class:
Lectured on the events of the Reign of Terror and the decline.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Tuesday February 23, 2010

Economics
Questions:
What is market equilibrium?
How is market equilibrium achieved?

In Class:
Completed a study guide to the introduction of market equilibrium.

AP World History
In Class:
Continued to prep for Unit Three Exam.

Homework:
Study for the exam.

World History
Questions:
What was one failure of the constitutional monarchy?
What is the Directory?

In Class:
Discussed the decline of the constitutional monarchy and the developments of the Reign of Terror.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Monday February 22, 2010 - Week 24

Economics
Questions:
What causes a change in quantity supplied?
What causes a change in quantity demanded?

In Class:
Discussed supply and completed a study guide.

AP World History
In Class:
Began Test prep for Unit Three Test.

Homework:
Prepare for the exam over Unit Three.

World History
Questions:
What is the purpose of a guillotine?
What is a better form of criminal execution, a guillotine or lethal injection and why?

In Class:
Finished the model guillotines.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Friday February 19, 2010

Economics:
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
Took a vocabulary quiz over the Microeconomics unit and reviewed a Suppy/Demand study guide.

AP World History
In Class:
Finished discussing Chapter 27 and outlined an essay comparing and contrasting the Chinese and Japanese from 1450-1750.

Homework:
Read Chapter 27 and finish the essay outline.

World History
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
Began work on a model guillotine.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Thursday February 18, 2010

Economics
Questions:
What is the law of supply?
What is the law of demand?

In Class:
Finished a study guide to the basics of supply and demand.

AP World History
In Class:
Finished our identifications over Chapter 27.

Homework:
Read Chapter 27.

World History
In Class:
3rd: Finished a discussion of the Constitutional Monarchy during the first stage of the French Revolution.
7th/8th: Completed a study guide to Chapter 11 Section 1.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Wednesday February 17, 2010

Economics
Questions:
What is demand?
What is a change in demand?

In Class:
Lectured on demand and completed a worksheet over the lecture.

AP World History
In Class:
Discussed Ming China and Hungwu…and took an identification quiz over Chapter 26.

Homework:
Read Chapter 26.

World History

Questions:
What is the one place in the world you would want to visit and why?
Would you rather have loved and been hurt or never loved?

In Class:
Lectured on the development of the constitutional monarchy during the first stage of the French Revolution.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tuesday February 16, 2010 - Week 23

Economics
Questions:
What is microeconomics?
What is supply?

In Class:
Completed the vocabulary over the Microeconomics unit.
Macroeconomics
Trade Union
Industrial Union
Strike
Right-to-Work Law
Closed Shop
Union Shop
Agency Shop
Mediation
Arbitration
Injunction
Seizure
Unskilled Labor
Skilled Labor
Professional Labor
Traditional Theory of Wage Determination
Signaling Theory
Glass Ceiling
Comparable Worth
Minimum Wage
Constant Dollars
Sin Tax
Individual Income Tax
Payroll Withholding System
Tax Return
Payroll taxes
Excise Tax
Luxury Good
Gift Tax
Customs Duty
User Fees
Private Sector
Transfer Payment
Fiscal YearDeficit Spending

AP World History
In Class:
Finished discussing Chapter 26 and began critically looking at Chapter 27.

Homework:
Read to Page 509 and study for the Identification Quiz.

World History
Questions:
What was the outcome of the Seven Years War?
Who is Robbespiere?

In Class:
Created a poster over the origins of the French Revolution.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Thursday February 11, 2010

Economics
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
Finished the Grocery project.

AP World History
In Class:
Discussed the Safavid Empire and finished the Identification Cards to Chapter 26.

Homework:
Read Chapter 26.

World History
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
Took a vocabulary quiz over the French Revolution/Napoleon and reviewed the Origins of the French Revolution.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Wednesday February 10, 2010

Economics
Questions:
What is your most expensive meal?
What is your cheapest meal?

In Class:
Started the creation of two graphs. One the cost of each meal and the cost of each food group based upon the chart on the worksheet.

AP World History
In Class:
Took and Identification quiz over Chapter 25 and discussed the rise and fall of the Ottomans.

Homework:
Read Chapter 26 to the conclusion of the Safavid Empire.

World History
Questions:
What is the Estates-General?
What is an Estate in France?

In Class:
Concluded our discussion of the origins of the French Revolution.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Tuesday February 9, 2010

Economics
Questions:
What is your most expensive item on the grocery list?
What is the cheapest item on the grocery list?

In Class:
Continued to grocery shop on www.safeway.com and began to calculate the cost of each meal.

AP World History

In Class:
Discussed the characteristics of the kingdoms in west Africa and east Africa. Discussed the importance of the Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage.

Homework:
Study for the Identification quiz.

World History
Questions:
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
When was the Seven Years War?

In Class:
Discussed the Origins of the French Revolution and made a foldable.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Monday February 8, 2010 - Week 22

Economics
Questions:
What is your favorite meal?
Would you rather eat a cricket or a worm in a situation of survival?

In Class:
Went to the computer lab to shop for our grocery list for the a week worth of food.

AP World History
In Class:
Discussed the Identifications and the structure of colonies in Africa.

Homework:
Read to Page 550 and complete and outline comparing and contrasting colonies in the Americas and the colonies in Africa.

World History
Questions:
What is something you know about the French Revolution and Napoleon?
What is something you want to learn about the French Revolution and Napoleon?

In Class:
Completed the vocabulary for the French Revolution/Napoleon unit.

Estates
Bourgeoisie
Versailles
Estates-General
Tennis Court Oath
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Sans-Culottes
Jean-Paul Marat
Factions
Jacobin
Committee of Public Safety
Maximilien Robespierre
Reign of Terror
The Directory
Coup d’état
Consulate
Civil Code
Nationalism
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Seven Years War

Monday, February 8, 2010

Thursday February 4, 2010

Economics
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
Completed a graphic organizer base upon the maps from worldmapper.org.

AP World History
In Class:
Discussed the characteristics of the example essay for the DBQ and graded each other.

Homework:
Completed the Identification Cards to Chapter 25.

World History
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
Took a test over Unit 3.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Wednesday February 3, 2010

Economics
Questions:
1. What is the raddest car ever?
2. Where in the world would you like to live and why?

In Class:
Took an exam over the Introduction to Economics.

AP World History
In Class:
Wrote the essay to the DBQ.

Homework:
Finish the essay.

World History
Questions:
1. Who is Voltaire?
2. What did Copernicus discover about the universe?

In Class:
Reviewed the Early Modern Era of Europe in prepping for the exam tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Tuesday February 2, 2010

Economics
Questions:
What is fun about Economics class?
Would you rather have a fat ride or a sweet house?

In Class:
Reviewed for the exam on Wednesday.

AP World History
In Class:
Took an Identification quiz over Chapter 24 and began digesting a DBQ.

Homework:
Create a thesis and organize the documents to support your thesis.

World History
Questions:
What was the Enlightenment of Europe?
What are the Natural Rights?

In Class:
Discussed the Enlightenment and completed a study packet to Chapter 10.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Monday February 1, 2010 - Week 21

Economics
Questions:
What is a semi-skilled worker?
What is a professional worker?

In Class:
Went to the computer lab and filled in a chart that found job postings of various types of jobs.

AP World History
In Class:
Finished our discussion of Early Latin America and outlined an essay to one of the objectives.

Homework:
Prepare for the Identification Quiz tomorrow.

World History
Questions:
Who is John Locke?
What is the Social Contract?

In Class:
Created a poster over either the Baroque art style or Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Thursday January 28, 2010

Economics
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
1st: ICE Day
6th:

AP World History
In Class:
Discussed the societal conditions of Early Latin America

Homework:
Read Chapter 24.

World History
Questions:
See Top Ten on next page.

In Class:
3/7th: Discussed Absolute rulers of Louis XIV and Peter I. Then watched a video on Versailles
8th: Completed a study guide to Chapter 24.