Yesterday in History we spent the class taking notes on the beginning of the civil war and the emancipation proclamation. I was really glad we had second lunch because taking notes for the entire class makes me want to sleep on the desk, no offence Mr.Boyle, your powerpoints are quite lovely.
Today in history we made a billboard about the battle of Vicksburg. It wasn't exactly pretty but it got done with no time to spare at the end of class. my group had attention span issues. Last period when its almost vacation getting work done is a struggle.
Who knows if this will be my last blog post because according to the psychotic population of the US the world ending tomorrow...ill believe it when i see it...
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tuesday December 18th
Yesterday in class we did a QR code scavenger hunt which I thought was really fun. My team split up to go downstairs and upstairs and we got it done rather efficiently and quickly.
Today in class we had a bit of a debate about habeas corpus. Last year I won a lot of arguments with mr Richards but mr Boyle puts up a good fight. Then we read a document about a man who was arrested and it reminded me a lot of something that would happen in Nazi Germany. I think debating was my favorite part of the class
Today in class we had a bit of a debate about habeas corpus. Last year I won a lot of arguments with mr Richards but mr Boyle puts up a good fight. Then we read a document about a man who was arrested and it reminded me a lot of something that would happen in Nazi Germany. I think debating was my favorite part of the class
Tuesday December 18th
Yesterday in class we did a QR code scavenger hunt which I thought was really fun. My team split up to go downstairs and upstairs and we got it done rather efficiently and quickly.
Today in class we had a bit of a debate about habeas corpus. Last year I won a lot of arguments with mr Richards but mr Boyle puts up a good fight. Then we read a document about a man who was arrested and it reminded me a lot of something that would happen in Nazi Germany. I think debating was my favorite part of the class
Today in class we had a bit of a debate about habeas corpus. Last year I won a lot of arguments with mr Richards but mr Boyle puts up a good fight. Then we read a document about a man who was arrested and it reminded me a lot of something that would happen in Nazi Germany. I think debating was my favorite part of the class
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 14th
Yesterday in class we did some more work with documents about slavery and how the constitution pertained to them now. One of the main focuses was on the south wanting to secede from the nation and wether or not that was okay.
Today in class we went to the computer lab which always makes for an interesting class. We divided up into groups and completed a powerpoint as a class that we can go back and reference later on for notes instead of having to sit in the class and take them which is nice. Hopefully this will remain on the wiki so we can always look at it especially with midterms coming up.
Today in class we went to the computer lab which always makes for an interesting class. We divided up into groups and completed a powerpoint as a class that we can go back and reference later on for notes instead of having to sit in the class and take them which is nice. Hopefully this will remain on the wiki so we can always look at it especially with midterms coming up.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday December 11th
Yesterday we started off the new section by learning about president Lincoln and what happened after his election. Per usual we were given documents and answered question and then talked about them
Today in class we did something very similar to yesterday and read documents and answered questions about South Carolina. My group was me Sarah Ganzenmuller Matt nick and Sam. We actually got a lot done which was good.
Today in class we did something very similar to yesterday and read documents and answered questions about South Carolina. My group was me Sarah Ganzenmuller Matt nick and Sam. We actually got a lot done which was good.
Friday December 7th
I completely forgot to post this over the weekend with my show so here it goes haha
Thursday during class we took our test which was exact to the study guide and I thought was very straight forward and on friday we didn't have class because of the half day.
Thursday during class we took our test which was exact to the study guide and I thought was very straight forward and on friday we didn't have class because of the half day.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Wednesday, December 5th
Yesterday in class we looked at the different candidates for president in the 1860 election. We started off by looking at a picture in which the 4 candidates were showing their ideas of slavery and such metaphorically by either tearing down the picture, or trying to glue it back together. I thought this was interesting because parts of it was open to interpretation and some was very straight forward and there was also some humor built in with making fun of the height of one of the candidates. (short people are the bomb, just sayin'...sorry Boyle...)
Today we had an Ed Cafe on the people that we did our voice threads. I think it would have been much easier to have this closer to when they were due because I was rather rusty on the facts of my person but I think i did a fairly good job explaining myself. Daniel Webster wasn't all that important so I didn't have much to argue. I also wish we had some class time to ask some questions about the study guide for tomorrows test. I personally had some things to ask but since we weren't given time i stayed a little later to ask and I am very glad I did because the essay questions make a lot more sense now and I feel more comfortable knowing that I will have less surprises.
The 30 day challenge officially ended and I am kinda disappointed in myself for not committing better to it. With school and dance and Nutcracker rehearsals whenever I had a day off from dance the last thing I wanted to do was stretch. I should have picked something I could have done better. Oh well.
Now to go study for the test tomorrow!
Today we had an Ed Cafe on the people that we did our voice threads. I think it would have been much easier to have this closer to when they were due because I was rather rusty on the facts of my person but I think i did a fairly good job explaining myself. Daniel Webster wasn't all that important so I didn't have much to argue. I also wish we had some class time to ask some questions about the study guide for tomorrows test. I personally had some things to ask but since we weren't given time i stayed a little later to ask and I am very glad I did because the essay questions make a lot more sense now and I feel more comfortable knowing that I will have less surprises.
The 30 day challenge officially ended and I am kinda disappointed in myself for not committing better to it. With school and dance and Nutcracker rehearsals whenever I had a day off from dance the last thing I wanted to do was stretch. I should have picked something I could have done better. Oh well.
Now to go study for the test tomorrow!
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Friday, November 30th
On Thursday in class we learned about John Brown and Harpers Ferry. This was an even that happened on Oct. 16th 1859 and was led by John Brown and 18-21 other people that were supporting him in an effort to free the slaves. This didnt work and then John Brown was hung for murder and treason against Virginia. Then in the second half of class we looked at different testimonies of the case and their opinions.
We did not have class on friday because of the PLAN testing.
As for my 30 day challenge, I did stretch when I got home on Friday and I had dance on Thursday. On Saturday I had nutcracker rehearsal for my show next weekend so in order to not injure myself, I obviously stretched out before rehearsal began.
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