Thursday, February 25, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010

Vacation Assignment

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for February Break.

Textbook Assignments:

a. READ CHAPTER 14 (pp. 434-455 in the RED TB). For those of you who would like to download AUDIO SUMMARIES of each section of the chapter, click the links below.


b. Complete the Vocab "Terms and Names" on pp. 439, 446, 455

c. Complete "Main Ideas" on p. 456

d. Copy the Visual Summary on p. 456

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THIS INFORMATION UPON YOUR RETURN FROM VACATION on MONDAY the 22nd!

2. DOWNLOAD, and PRINT the "Inventor Hall of Fame" Worksheet. Please sign, and have your parents sign the project requirement sheet, and bring it with you to school on Monday. Begin working on the project as soon as possible. Please note that the project is due on FRIDAY MARCH 5, 2010. Please note that this will be your third major assessment piece of the semester. Failure to complete the project will result in a ZERO grade. Please make sure that you complete all steps of the project for maximum credit.






Friday, February 05, 2010

DBQ Assignment Due MONDAY!

Please remember that your Civil War DBQ is due on Monday February 8th.

Here is the link- DBQ Civil War -

Please complete all of the short answer questions for MONDAY!

THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE ESSAY IS DUE ON FRIDAY Feb. 12th.

Along the way...

1st Draft - Due Tuesday
2nd Draft - Due Thursday
FINAL DRAFT - DUE FRIDAY, along with SHORT ANSWER DBQs!

This DBQ is worth a FULL TEST (4.0 points). Failure to meet deadlines will have the following consequences.

No 1st draft - Reduction of 10%
No 2nd draft - Reduction of 20%
No short answers - Reduction of 10%
No Final Draft - ZERO

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Wednesday Assignment 2/2/10

Hello, RUSHers:

For those of you whom I see for the new Wednesday class, here is your assignment.

1. Review the lectures from last night's HW assignment. CLICK HERE for the link.

2. Complete the Multiple Choice Questions Below.

Civil War - Do ALL
Reconstruction - COMPLETE ONLY THE EVEN NUMBERED Questions!

You are to copy any questions (and answers) that you do not answer correctly.

Monday, February 01, 2010

Assignments 2/2/2010

Hello Regents US History (RUSH) students (AKA RUSHers):

Here are your assignments for the week of 2/2/10. Please remember that your Civil War DBQ is due on Monday February 8th. Here is the link- DBQ Civil War - Hard Copies (computer printed) must be turned in. Handwritten/Electronic copies not acceptable for submission!


1. All students are responsible for reading Chapter 12 (Reconstruction) in their RED textbooks. You can click HERE for audio links to the chapter.


2. ALL students are responsible for participating in the following lecture. It is expected that you will lesson to the lecture, and take notes.


Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction



2. All students are responsible for completing the following exercise(s):

On page 402:

a. Copy the VISUAL SUMMARY

b. Complete the "Terms and Names"

c. Answer the "Main Idea" questions (ALL)

You must turn this assignment into me by NO LATER THAN FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5th.