And They're Off!

      Last night's class got the Summer Sessions off to a good start!  Thank you to those who were able to make it!  We had a chance to work with the new classroom laptops and posted to the class blog.  Then we learned about Native American civilizations in North and South America, snacked on corn chips and salsa to mark the importance of maize to these indigenous peoples, and discussed the impact of Columbus' arrival in the "New World."

      Even though you're trying to squeeze every last minute of enjoyment out of the remaining vacation time, it's not a good idea to put off doing APUSH homework until next Tuesday morning!  One of the reasons for having the summer session is to get you started with good homework habits before you have regular classes and sports to deal with, too.  Here are two suggested ways to break up the assignments so you aren't left cramming frantically before the next class.

HOMEWORK SCHEDULE A:

On Wednesday OR Thursday --> Read the first half of Chapter 2 (p. 25 - 35), and read over the Chapter Outline for those sections.  Then outline Section 4 and 7 yourself and and answer Section II, Question #1 (from the Chapter 2 NOTES, backside).

Take Friday OFF!  :)

On Saturday OR Sunday --> Read the last half of Chapter 2 (p. 35 - 42), along with the rest of the Chapter Outline.  Answer Section II, Question #5 (from the Chapter 2 NOTES, backside).  Read Documents 1 - 2A in the purple packet.


On Monday OR Tuesday --> Re-read Part I through Part VIII of the Outline and answer Section III, Question #2 (from the Chapter 2 NOTES, backside).  Proof read all of your typed responses and outlined sections for typos, then save the file to a USB drive. Check the class blog for new posts and answer the Weekly Question.


HOMEWORK SCHEDULE B:

On Wednesday OR Thursday --> Read all of Chapter 2 (p. 25 - 42) and then read through the Chapter Outline you received in class.

Take Friday OFF!  :)

On Saturday OR Sunday -->  Re-read Part I through Part VIII of the Outline.  Then outline Section 4 and 7 yourself and answer Section II, Question #1 (from the Chapter 2 NOTES, backside).   Read Documents 1 - 2A in the purple packet.

On Monday OR Tuesday --> Re-read Part VIII through Part XVI of the Outline.  Then answer Section II, Question #5 and Section III, Question #2 (from the Chapter 2 NOTES, backside).  Proof read all of your typed responses and outlined sections for typos, then save the file to a USB drive.  Check the class blog for new posts and answer the Weekly Question.