Monday night hw

English
revise your persuasive speech for presentation tomorrow

History
documents and questions for WWI, answer the following question in paragraph form (and have it prepared to turn in): WHY DID THE UNITED STATES, AFTER REMAINING ISOLATIONIST FOR SO LONG, ENTER WWI?

WWI websites to explore

http://themetapicture.com/if-wwi-was-a-bar-fight/
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_overview.html
http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/exhibition/flash.html

Top 10 Speaking Mistakes

Replace the rookie mistakes:
http://blog.prezi.com/latest/2014/2/7/10-most-common-rookie-mistakes-in-public-speaking.html/?rc=email

Hw: 3 min persuasive speech (remember to run your topic by Mrs. Martin)

Homework Tuesday March 25

English
No hw

History
find out what a "rough rider" is (chapt 27)
read chapter 28 though section titled "Roosevelt and the Panic of 1907"
come prepared to explain Roosevelt's relationship to the Panama Canal

Homework Monday March 24

English
1) find at least 2 value criteria to evaluate the resolution "American students ought to attend college."
2) select three debate topics from the list below, and rank them in order of preference

EDUCATION
		D.A.R.E.
		Standardized Tests
		Tablets vs. Textbooks
		Teacher Tenure
ELECTIONS & PRESIDENTS
	9.	Felon Voting
	10.	Ronald Reagan
	11.	Voting Machines
	14.	Medical Marijuana
	15.	Milk
	16.	Obamacare / Health Care Laws
	17.	Obesity
	18.	Prescription Drug Ads to Consumers
	19.	Right to Health Care
	20.	Vaccines for Kids
	21.	Vegetarianism
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
	22.	Social Networking
	23.	Video Games and Violence
MONEY & BUSINESS
	24.	Big Three Auto Bailout
	25.	Corporate Tax Rate & Jobs
	26.	Gold Standard
	27.	Insider Trading by Congress

POLITICS
	28.	ACLU
	29.	Concealed Handguns
	30.	Death Penalty
	31.	Drinking Age
	32.	Illegal Immigration
	33.	Social Security Privatization
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
	37.	Alternative Energy vs. Fossil Fuels
	38.	Animal Testing
	39.	Cell Phones
	40.	Climate Change
SPORTS
	44.	College Football Playoffs
	45.	Drug Use in Sports
WORLD / INTERNATIONAL
	47.	Cuba Embargo
	48.	Drones
	50.	US-Iraq War

Humanities Homework for tonight

English
remember the 5 parts of effective textual analysis:
1) understand definitions of the words in the resolution
2) understand the type of resolution (comparative, absolute, superlative)
3) understand context, if any, in provided by the resoultion
4) understand the actor and action
5) recognize the evaluative term in the resolution


History
complete your 2 minute presentation for the "imperialism town hall meeting" tomorrow

Good job on you tests today ladies

For fun and info: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/historical-facts-time_n_4832325.html#slide=1115596


Hw: Finish The Grapes of Wrath
complete the page of your take-home test

Honors: African American inventions project
read chapter 1 and 3 in your Different Mirror text