A print by Austin Kleon, that our discussion 3rd period reminded me of.....

do the course evaluations, below!!

Course Evaluations

Please find some time over the next few days to fill out a course evaluation. Thanks! I really do appreciate and try to adapt to your feedback.

Link to evaluation (again).

Some random questions that you guys asked...

• What are your political views? I leave that up to you guys to figure out. 
• Magnolia grill is closing!! Do you like Magnolia Grill, Ms. Harris? Of course. Especially if other people are taking me there. 
• What does it take to become an FBI agent? Guts. And a badge. See this link.
• Will ya gurl Iz-e succeed in her future rappess career? Of course.
• Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea: who will win? Chelsea. In PKs. 
• Name 5 hobbies of yours. Running and going to the gym, cooking and baking, (the first two cancel each other out), reading, sewing/making things, and traveling. 
• What’s up Connor?
• When does the alien invasion start? Ask Mr. Clark.
• For real though, is the world gonna end? See above. 
• What is the annual income of an urban bartender? Google tells me it ranges from $13,000 to $48,000.
• Is going to war a possibility in the next decade? Yes.
• Can we talk about wars? Can we talk about WWII? Is my name Kevin?
• Why did you hit me with a marker? I don't know what you are talking about. That never happened.
• What is outside the universe? I'm not sure. Erin might be able to tell you what is across it, however. 
• Who is going to win the most gold medals at the Olympics? U-S-A!!!
• Do you rap? Can you rap real quickly? Fo-shizzle. But not as well as Ms. Hurley.

Okay, with those out of the way, we will talk about some of the more in-depth questions in class over the next week!

Good luck tomorrow, kiddos...

You'll do GREAT!

Extra Credit

Lovely students,

Finishing the purple packet questions by Friday at 2:35 p.m. will earn you +5 on your 4th quarter practice exam grade.

Fine print:

• Questions must be hand-written, not typed (unless, like C. Shaw, you have already shown me some typed answers). 
• ALL questions must be answered. Complete sentences are not necessary, but make sure you answer the questions fully.
• You should come by my room before school, during lunch, or immediately after school on Friday in order to deliver your questions. There will be no partial credit for late work or incomplete work. 

Also....can you match the following clever titles with their time period?? (Just for fun! Four are from the same era...)

1. The Gold Beneath our Fingernails
2. What’s Mine is Mine and What’s Yours is also Mine
3. From Hermits to Heroes…then back to Hermits Again
4. Who you gonna call??? Trustbusters!!
5. The United States vs. The United States…we won!!!
6. The Era of Good Profits (and Bad Paychecks)

Homework after Practice Exam

Pulling it together: Timeline Events & Big Ideas

Using the topic your group answered questions about in class (on the purple sheets), create a one-page, typed summary of that era's Big Ideas. Your one-pager should include:

1) A clever title
2) A paragraph describing the major social, economic, and political trends of the time period.
3) A list of key individuals during the time period (at least five) and what they are known for.
4) A list of what you consider to be the 5 most important events during the time period and an explanation of why those events are important as well as when they occurred. (You may use the events on the timelines OR other events that you consider meaningful).

Formatting and organization are up to you--the point of this assignment is to use the MANY events on the timeline to help develop a succinct AND accurate portrait of each topic.