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Friday, June 12, 2015

History Final Exam Study Tips!

History Final Exam Study Tips!
1. Study
2. Know the Eight Steps.
3. As you study from the 10 Essay Questions on the Study Guide, you'll will automatically be studying for the topic on the Paper 1.
4. Know the Eight Steps.
5. Study
6. Remember, doing average work on Paper 1 and Paper 2 will still earn you a B to B+ so don't sweat the small stuff between now and Monday night. 
7. I'll see you Tuesday! Good luck on your Monday exams.  
8. Know the Eight Steps.
9. Oh, make sure you are familiar with the timeline we went over today! See below.
10. Study

Know your Timeline to do well on ANY question. Definitely KNOW your Eight Steps.

To my juniors SL1 students: I love my job as it is the best in the world because I am able to teach young people a subject I absolutely love - the Cold War! Thank you all for making it such a fun year. I will miss you next year but I know that you will do great when studying the evil dictators of the 20th century.

Period D History SL1

Period E History SL1
Unicorns may be magical but they still need to study for final exams!





Monday, June 8, 2015

Vietnam War: In-Class & Homework Due Wednesday

Vietnam War: 1968 to the End of the Conflict

Back to Google Classroom One More Time!

Please log in to your school e-mail account and complete the following assignment on Google Classroom: "1968: The Turning Point."


Period D you will have Monday and Tuesday to complete this during class. Period E you may begin today and finish it tomorrow in class. Either way it is to be completed by Wednesday at 8:20 a.

Due to unforeseen medical circumstances, I will not be in class Monday or Tuesday. However, I will be here Tuesday morning if you need to see me. Or, simply e-mail me.

There are NO quizzes this week. 

I WILL be in class for ALL of the 
Review Days this week. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Finish Footnotes - Section F Tonight!!

Finish Footnotes - Section F Tonight!!
Old School jhyer in 2005 Prior to Using Google Docs. Yes, I Used to Write Assignments on the White Board
Finish your footnotes and Section F tonight. Tomorrow, ONCE you've told me that you are ready to submit the formal FINAL FINAL IA, I will share a Template with you. Then, you will copy and paste your information from your working document to the template I've shared with you. 

See you Tomorrow. Happy IA dreams!




Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Finish Footnotes / Works Cited by Wednesday

Complete your Works Cited page & Footnotes 
by Wednesday at the end of class

- TIPS / REMINDERS BELOW IMAGE

Perhaps you can be inspired by this classic comic book cover. Think of your IA as a commie and you are Cap'n 'Merica.  Repeat. Enjoy the release of tension. 

Issue #78. September 1954
- For Works Cited Entries: Use Times New Roman 12 pt. Font
- For Footnotes: Use Times New Roman 10 pt. Font. 

First Citation Reference: Full Record
Second Citation: Last Name, Shortened Title, pg. number

If the second citation immediately follows previous, it is Ibid., pg. number. If it is the same page as the previous then it is Ibid. 




Monday, June 1, 2015

Complete Section E by 8:20 a. Tuesday

By 8:20 a. Tuesday: Finish Your Section E
At this Point Your Entire EE Should be Ready for Final Grading
Finishing Your Section E is like Enjoying Fried Chicken. It's Easy.
Tomorrow we begin going over final formatting. 
The final final copy is due Friday.