Tuesday, 1/18 Please get the following materials: final exam review sheet (terminology) a blank sheet of paper something to write with (pencil or pen)

Basic Supply/Demand Graph

Ford unveils new car that gets 97 mpg!

Graphing a Shift in Demand of Fords (show the new price/quantity) P2 Q2 D2

Protected Owls Discovered in Lumber Forest! Companies told to discontinue logging.

Graphing a Shift in Supply of Lumber Lumber is the market It is a shift in supply The supply decreases Supply curve shifts to the left

Medical research announces health benefits of eating ice cream EVERYDAY!

Graphing a Shift in Demand of Ice Cream Ice cream is the market It is a shift in demand The demand increases Demand curve shifts to the right

Two Major Computer Manufacturers Build Five New Factories

Graphing a Shift in Supply of Computers Computers is the market It is a shift in supply The supply increases Supply curve shifts to the right

Thursday 1/13/11 Pick-up a note sheet in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

Friday 1/07 Be prepared to hand-in your WWI packet after we finish the video and before the quiz. You can also review for your quiz.

Thursday, 1/06 Pick-up the material in the bins in Mrs. Parker’s desk. Follow the directions to complete. When finished, work on your WWI packet.

Wednesday, 1/05 - CP Get your WWI packet out. Complete the two pages about Trench and Gas Warfare (these pages follow the video questions, pp. 3-4)

Wed., 1/05 Please get The Trenches: Symbol of the Stalemate and read it silently. Is the movie accurate according to what you just read?

All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Remarque – author of book Paul Baumer – narrator, about 18 and recent graduate Franz Kemmerich – fellow school student Stanislaus Katczinsky – “Kat” in question #5 Himmelstoess – “By the book soldier” who trains Paul and others. Teased by the boys before the war

Tuesday, 1/04 Please pick-up a worksheet in the bin up front. Begin checking your notebook.

All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Remarque – author of book Paul Baumer – narrator, about 18 and recent graduate Franz Kemmerich – fellow school student Stanislaus Katczinsky – “Kat” in question #5 Himmelstoess – “By the book soldier” who trains Paul and others. Teased by the boys before the war

Monday, 1/03/11 List what you already know about WWI. How might this war be the same and/or different from previous wars you have studied?

Serbia

Wednesday 12/22/10 Please pick-up a worksheet in the bin up front.

Tuesday, 12/21 Review your notes in preparation for the test. We will go over any questions you may have prior to testing.

What do you think the proverb means? What was the “stick” used by Roosevelt? Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy was called the “big stick policy” because it referred to an old African proverb he was fond of - “speak softly, and carry a big stick and you will go far” Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy was called the “big stick policy” because it referred to an old African proverb he was fond of - “speak softly, and carry a big stick and you will go far” Monday, 12/20

Create the Following Three-Column Chart on a Blank Sheet of Paper Title Facts Included in the Cartoon Cartoonist’s Interpretation of US Foreign Policy

How Some Apprehensive People Picture Uncle Sam After the War

Friday, 12/17 It is 1900 and you want to sell Hawaiian products in your New York City business. List the different paths of travel for your products. What is good/bad about them?

Thursday, 12/16 Please pick-up the two papers (reading and questions) in the bins upfront. Please pick-up the two papers (reading and questions) in the bins upfront.

Wednesday 12/15/10 How do you get your news and how do you know that it is reliable?

Tuesday 12/14 Based on the info you read Monday, answer the three questions (below) in your notebook: What is a colony? Why did so many countries want colonies? What colonies did (or does) the United States possess?

Friday, 12/10/10 Test Today Describe one Progressive Era problem, describe the efforts taken to change it and explain the final reform(s) that addressed the problem.Describe one Progressive Era problem, describe the efforts taken to change it and explain the final reform(s) that addressed the problem.

Thursday, 12/09 Please pick-up the worksheet called, “Taft Versus Roosevelt.” Review it and fill-in the blanks. Versus

Wed., 12/08 You are a member of an immigrant family in New York City, December Write a letter to someone back home describing your life. Include some of the problems in society that we recently discussed in class.

Warm-Up 12/07/10 Pick up both papers in the bin. Create a Venn Diagram in your notebook. Compare and contrast the Vin Vitae ad with the two ads from present day.

Monday, 12/06/10 Imagine you want to make a change in school policy (add time each class day for physical exercise, etc.) Note the ways that you can get attention and make the change.

Friday, 12/03/10 Describe a time when you or someone you know purchased food that was of poor quality or unfit to eat. What did you do?

Thursday, 12/02/10 Pick up a copy of the reading in the bin on the front desk. Imagine you found this among your great-grandparent’s things. Based on what you read, what can you determine about their life?

Carrie Nation a.k.a. “The Hatchet Lady”

Wednesday, 12/01/10 Please pick-up the worksheet in the bin up front.

Monday, 11/29/10 If given the opportunity to go back in time (temporarily) to live, what time period would you like to experience and why? If you are not interested in going back in time explain your reasoning.

Tuesday, 11/23/10 Look over your notes!

Fri. 11/19 Please write the red part but read the rest! Read the following sentence: The promise of his $20 allowance was enough incentive to get Bob to take out the trash. Now answer the following question: What is an “incentive”? What incentives are there for people to create new inventions?

Tuesday, 11/16/10 Please graph the following headline: Chesapeake Bay Crabbers report blue crab harvesting in record numbers! Start with both supply and demand curves. You will show a shift in only one. Check your notes for how it starts!

Massive explosion causes an ongoing oil spill off the Louisiana coast. Fishing is not allowed!

Monday, 11/15/10 Think back to Halloween! What was the price of Halloween candy on Sunday afternoon, compared to Monday afternoon? What is the need for Halloween candy on Sunday afternoon, compared to Monday afternoon?

Wed. 11/10/10 Which of the following inventions do you feel has had the greatest impact on society? Why? Telephone Barbed Wire Refrigerator Light Bulb Phonograph Camera Electric Sewing Machine

Tuesday, 11/09/10 Pick up a packet in the bin upfront. Read the “Preview” Activity and use that as your warm-up for today!

Monday, 11/08/10 Have you ever played the board game Monopoly? If so, what would make you successful at the game?

Wrap-up 1.What are some specific job-related problems that Charlie encounters? 2.How do the business leaders try to increase production and make more money? Give examples.

Thursday, 11/04/10 Review your notes for a few minutes before we start the exam. Please get out a pencil (sharpen it if needed).