End of August

Greetings to all! I hope your week is off to a great start and school is continuing to go well for you.

American government students will be working on Missouri government all week. We have an inclass assignment on Tuesday 8/30 that is homework for anyone not finishing. Likewise, our plan is to test Missouri Constitution on Wednesday 9/7. Reviews will be assigned no later than Friday of this week.

Sociology students have an observation project due tomorrow 8/31. We are working on culture this week. Wednesday we are in the LMC locating urban legends. The end of the weeks topic is the paradigms used in studying sociology. Intro Test will happen no later than next Thursday 9/8.

IB Psycho's are working on psychological research. IE. learning the process used by psychologists specifically. The reading for the week out of the text is p. 17-37. Two additional readings will be forthcoming on Tuesday out of the 40 Studies book that will be due on Friday 9/2. Descriptive Research projects will also be launched on Friday in class. More information TBA. History/Research quiz will happen next week as we won't be ready by this Friday.

Have a great week!!

Updates

Hope all is well - school is definitely off to a good start! American Government classes have started their Missouri State government studies. We will complete an in class assignment over Missouri history/ background on Wednesday 8/24. Students that don 't get it done will have homework that night due the next day!

Sociology students have an observation project due on 8/31. Extra credit if it is typed. Their intro assignment out of the book will be completed in class on Thursday 8/25. We plan to finish the week with Freaks and Geeks!

IB Psycho's have completed a historical background of psych. Reading page 1-16 out of the text has been assigned. We are considering the case study of Temple Grandin for an in-class socratic seminar later this week. This case study will serve as a basis for all of first semester.

Welcome Back Titans!

Hope you all enjoyed a terrific summer vacation and are excited for the upcoming school year! I know you are pumped up if you are part of the class of 2012!!

This week is a short week and in all classes we will cover the syllabus and the usual getting to know each other type activities. American Government students need to get a government specific folder purchased asap. IB Psycho's biographical introductions are due on Monday, August 22.

I will update this blog weekly (for the most part) and hopefully this will be helpful to you. Best wishes for a super school year!