Complete your essay by Monday, 9/30. Use the documents you received in class to support your argument. (the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights. the philosophies of Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut) … [Read more...]
Senior English Language Arts, Periods 1 & 4
Just a reminder to hand in your assignment on Monday, September 30th. You should have finished reading "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. On Monday please be prepared to discuss and compare it to our class reading of Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. … [Read more...]
Gathering Jobs Leads
Today we will be discussing the various ways of finding job leads. The students were required to bring in the "Classified Ad" from a daily newspaper. We will find different ways of gathering job leads. … [Read more...]
Freshmen: 2 quizzes Thursday!
Freshmen, please remember to prepare for quizzes tomorrow in both Ms. Taylor's Living Environment and Ms. Jufer's Algebra class. To ace the Living Environment quiz you'l need to study the information that we've been covering under the topic of "Chemistry of Life." This includes (but is not limited to): elements, atoms, subatomic particles, atomic charges and the two types of atomic bonding. HINT: Bring your worksheet from Wednesday's class to class tomorrow in case it is an open-note test. You can prepare for Ms. Jufer's Algebra quiz by reviewing the Order of Operations, (or PEMDAS), memorizing the words that we use for the functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; and the 'turn around' and 'parenthesis' words. Also … [Read more...]
Planning your career
Today we will talk about making a career plan using short, medium and long term goals. Each student will organize their career plan putting in their short-term, medium term andlong term goals … [Read more...]
Chapters 1, 2, and 3 test
Today the students took the test for chapters One, Two and Three … [Read more...]
AIM: How did the political philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries impact the creation of the early colonial governments?
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Senior ELA Class Periods 1 & 4
Please don't forget to study for the Wednesday Vocabulary Test! We will review words tomorrow (Tuesday). Please ask questions if you have any doubts about a word or term's meaning. This is your last chance to bring up or improve your ELA grade before Progress Reports are sent to your home. Keep showing us how well you can do! … [Read more...]
AIM: How and why do we question historical documents?
Come up with three questions you have about the U.S. Constitution. … [Read more...]
Participation in Government Class (Period 2) & Senior English Language Arts (ELA) Classes (Period 1 & 4)
'Participation in Government' students, please keep up with going to this website and checking out Mr. Bruno's postings. We are covering these topics in September: - Morals, Ethics, and the Creation of Laws, -The Meaning of Government, -The Various Types of Governments and -The Principles of an American Democracy. If you have any questions please let me know. Senior ELA students, please don't forget to check Mr. Key's postings as we read 'Fahrenheit 451'. It is a pleasure to see your enthusiastic response to this novel of a dystopian society (written by author Ray Bradbury). Keep up the good work! Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. … [Read more...]