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Scheffler Blog - US History Test

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:07pm

There will be a test for US History next Thursday. To help you study, I have created a study session on Quizlet.com.  Look for Mr. Scheffler's US History Test #2.

Let me know if you have questions!

Thanks!

Scheffler Blog- Western Civ Test

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 12:50pm

To help prepare for next week's Western Civ. test, a Quizlet study guide has been prepared. Go to Quizlet.com and look for Mr. Scheffler Renaissance/Reformation test.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Group Presentations!

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 12:54pm

Tomorrow and Friday, we will be having our first group presenations! Be ready to go! I am looking forward to it!

Western Civ: Leondardo da Vinci

US History: Chief Joseph

Social Stuides: Mexico

Let me know if you have any questions!

Scheffler Blog - Reading Journals

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:40pm

All Classes!
I will be checking reading journals on Wednesday for “A” days and Thursday for “B” days. Make sure your journals are brought to class on those days. This is an easy assignment and is worth a lot of points so make sure you fill out a good one every day!

CWI Spring Registration

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:09am

All of my students in US History and Western Civ. will have the opportunity to earn three more college credits by signing up for the spring courses. A representative of CWI will be here on February 9th to give out forms and answer questions. Let me know if you have any questions!

Extra Credit! Scheffler's Class

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:05am

All of my students can earn extra credit tonight by watching the President's State of the Union address. To claim the extra credit the student will have to write one paragraph summarizing what was said and write one paragraph detailing their own thoughts. Let me know if you have any questions!

Social Studies Group Presentations!

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:51am

Each student has been assigned to a group that will give a presentation on a country during the upcoming semester.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Presentation dates (A days, B-days):

Mexico - Feb. 2nd, 3rd

Brazil - Feb. 9th, 10th

Germany - Feb. 16th, 17th

Ukraine - Feb. 23rd, 24th

Egypt - March 1st, 2nd

Kenya - March 8th, 9th

US History Group Presentations!

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:10am

Each student has been assigned a major historical figure from the events that we will be studying during the upcoming semester.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Presentation dates:

Chief Joseph - Feb. 2nd

Mark Twain - Feb. 9th

JP Morgan - Feb. 16th

Samuel Gompers - Feb. 23rd

Theodore Roosevelt - March 1

Franklin Delano Roosevelt - March 8

Martin Luther King Jr. - March 15

Western Civ Group Presentations

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 9:25am

Each student has been assigned a major historical figure from the events that we will be studying during the upcoming semester.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Presentation dates:

Leonardo da Vinci - Feb. 2nd

Martin Luther - Feb. 9th

Sir Isaac Newton - Feb. 16th

Louis XIV - Feb. 23rd

Napoleon Bonarparte - March 1

Karl Marx - March 8

Otto von Bismark - March 15

Woodrow Wilson - March 22

Benito Mussolini - April 4

Scheffler Blog! New Semester

Submitted by Kurt Scheffler on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:06pm

Scheffler Blog!

Welcome to 2ndsemester!

We will be offering dual credit again in Western Civ and American History. I will have registration sheets for all students who have not already registered.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Western Civ:

This semester we will be starting with the Renaissance and will try to move all the way to the modern day. Early topics will include the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution.

American History:

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