Mrs. Conn's History Blog

Regents Review Schedule

sms2053 — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:51:06 +0000

Review reading schedule
Here’s the reading schedule to prepare for the Regents next month.

World War I Extra Credit

sms2053 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:38:49 +0000

This extra credit assignment is due March 4. You may do this assignment for only one book or one movie.

Extra Credit WWI

DBQ Essay

sms2053 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:17:30 +0000

Your first DBQ essay of the semester is due soon after your February break. Make sure you answer the questions following each document AND write the actual essay (the essay task is on the first page of the packet). If you need another copy of the assignment, the .pdf file of it is in the link below. Enjoy your vacation!

Global History DBQ Essay 1

Homework for 2/6: Review book reading

sms2053 — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:51:23 +0000

Your current homework is to read pages 186-189 in the review book. If you don’t have a review book, you may borrow a friend’s or download the pages from this .pdf file. You may also see Mrs. Conn on Monday for an older edition of the book. Be ready to answer questions about this reading.

Review book pages 186-189

Revised Friday Presentation Schedule

sms2053 — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:45:23 +0000

Due to today’s school closing, the Portfolio presentation schedule has been changed. Anyone who was originally scheduled to present on Thursday is now scheduled for Friday. If you were scheduled to represent on Friday, you are still scheduled for Friday, but at a different time. The updated scheduled is in the file below. Please double check your new time before you leave for your presentation. The judges have changed some as well and will likely change more tomorrow. Be ready to present to whoever is in the room. Enjoy your day off!

Updated Portfolio Defense schedule Friday

Portfolio Schedule

sms2053 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:37:59 +0000

The latest schedule for your portfolio presentation is here. Please be sure to arrive early enough for your presentation to get settled and to get some final practice in.

Portfolio Defense schedule

Presentation Questions

sms2053 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:01:00 +0000

The list of question that judges will use in your Portfolio presentation is in the Word file below. Please be sure to bring your written answers with you to your presentation.

Questions for Global Portfolio Presentation

Portfolio Artifact 5

sms2053 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:39:40 +0000

This is your last Artifact for the Portfolio. You will be writing letters expressing the benefits of capitalism and communism and how they value individual worth. The details of the assignment are in the link below. Be sure to include all three paragraphs for each letter.

Portfolio Artifact 5

Extra Credit Flash Cards

sms2053 — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:18:48 +0000

For extra credit make flashcards from the attached file. Each square should go on a different card. The square’s title should go on the front of the card. Each square has a number in the upper right corner. Use the same color for the same number (representing the same time period.)

Global History flashcards

Portfolio Artifact 4

sms2053 — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:49:04 +0000

Your fourth Portfolio Artifact is a newspaper about the Industrial Revolution. Be sure to write in present tense and to follow all instructions in the following document. Portfolio Artifact 4