Thursday, August 28, 2008

Assignment for August 28th

Tonight's assignment is due tomorrow; 1.3 Worksheet which includes 9 questions and 4 ID's (Terms). Terms should be in a Who, What, When, Where, and Why format.

Today in class we looked at the Protestant Reformation and focused in on Martin Luther & King Henry VIII. A good quiz we looked at was http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/wife/index.html

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

No Assignment for August 27th

Today in class we took a look at the different inventions that Leonardo Da Vinci sketched during his life. With those we compared them to today's inventions to see their worth.

Tomorrow we will be going into the Protestant Reformation. Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Assignment for August 26th

Writing Assignment: Renaissance Men & Women


•In this writing assignment you are a man or woman during the Renaissance Era. Write a journal entry (minimum of ¾ page) about a typical day during the Renaissance:

–Tell us where you are located (what city)

–Use at least 4 terms that are used in Sec. 1 & 2

–p. 52-53 helps a lot

Studying for Europe Map

Make sure you know that the www.ilike2learn.com website is on the right side of this blog. It takes you directly to the correct Europe Map. Going over this 10-15 minutes a night will really help you out!

Monday, August 25, 2008

Computer Lab Assignment Due Tuesday by Midnight!!!

For 1st & 7th hours only!!

Computer lab assignment on McCain & Obama are due anytime Tuesday. Send them to jhcooley@hotmail.com

Keep working hard!

-Mr. Cooley

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Assignment for August 22

After looking at several issues yesterday with the Democratic and Republican parties, we are going to look at the main figures of each party; John McCain (Republican) and Barack Obama (Democratic).

Assignment:
1.) Go to http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/
2.) On the issues page, pick five (5) issues of your choice
3.) Make a PowerPoint presentation explaining the views of each candidate (similarities or diferences)

Example
Slide #1 = Intro Slide (With a picture of each candidate)
Slide #2 = Issue #1 (Afghanistan)
Slide #3 = Issue #2 (Economy)
Slide #4 = Issue #3 (Homeland Security)
Slide #5 = Issue #4 (Education)
Slide #6 = Issue #5 (Iraq)
Slide #7 = WHAT YOU LEARNED & YOUR OWN OPINION ON THE CANDIDATES


When you are finished, you need to send the assignment to jhcooley@hotmail.com

If you do not finish today, you may save it to your file OR you may send it to your email so you can work on it at home

Bookcovers for Textbook

Remember that all textbooks must be covered by Monday! If you need a cover, TitanTown has them available for a cheap price.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Opening Day

Hello parents and students! My name is Mr. Cooley and this is my 4th year at PLSHS teaching World Civ. Hopefully this blog will help you alot with keeping track of what is due and when it is due for class. Overall, I'm really excited to start the school year and look forward to meeting all of you at Open House or Parent Teacher Conferences.

-Mr. Cooley