Today in Class (October 31, 2008)

Latin I: of, 's, s' - the genitive, start Lesson V.

American History Honors: Editorial cartoons handed in. 270 to win - who is going to win the presidential election? Electoral College in depth.

Today in Class (October 30, 2008)

Latin I: Genitive, genitive, genitive.

American History Honors: Test. Start on the Gilded Age, Captains of Industry, Robber Barons, Industrial Revolution.

Today in Class (October 29, 2008)

Latin I: Tomorrow we move on to Chapter 5 - the genitive case.

American History Honors: Quiz today, test tomorrow - 2000 election.

Today in Class (October 28, 2008)

Latin I: More reinforcement of Unit I; abus ending for dative and ablative.

American History Honors: Election of 2000; Quiz tomorrow.

Today in Class (October27, 2008)

Latin I: We are at review chapters in both the textbook and the overhead information. Students need to concentrate on the correct endings for each grammatical usage.

American History Honors: The election of 2000 - Florida's embarrassment. Test on Friday. Editorial cartoon due on Friday.

Today in Class (October 17, 2008)

Latin I: Finished overhead story 4. Vocabulary and content test. Bring both book and Overhead Exercise sheet to class on Wednesday and Thursday.

American History Honors: Editorial cartooning. Your editorial cartoon (on one sheet of computer paper) is due October 31. It needs to deal with some aspect of the 2008 election.

Today in Class (October 16, 2008)

The start of the second nine-weeks grading period.

Latin I: We worked in class on the overhead story 4. The use of the genitive in a sentence was introduced. Tomorrow: Check up Overhead Vocabulary 4.

American History Honors: Test on impeachment. Tomorrow: PowerPoint presentation on editorial cartoons.

Today in Class (October 14, 2008)

Latin I: Drill on Overhead Exercises; HOMEWORK: Overhead Exercises 4: 1A - 3, 5, 6

American History Honors: Review tomorrow for TEST on Thursday - Impeachment of Johnson and Clinton, Reconstruction.

Today in Class (October 10, 2008)

Latin I: A check up on first and second declensions. Finished story 4. Reviewed use of endings.

American History Honors: Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate.

Today in Class (October 9, 2008)

Latin I: There was some difficulty understanding the homework assignment so we worked on how to determine what ending a noun or adjective takes; also, Second Declension test. Tomorrow: 1st and 2nd declension test.

American History Honors: The disaster of Bill Clinton's first year.

Tomorrow the undefeated Bulldogs take on undefeated Pensacola Catholic.

Today in Class (October 7, 2008)

Latin I: Story 4; Homework Page 29 Exercise 33b 2, 4 Exercise c 1)

American History Honors: Bill Clinton, the Comeback Kid.

Today in Class (October 7, 2008)

Latin I: Review of declining; worked on Story IV. Homework - Page 29 Exercise 33a 2, 6, 8 (4 instead of 2 for period 5).

American History Honors: Quiz; Reconstruction; Grant's presidency; the Tweed Ring and Thomas Nast. Long term assignments - editorial cartoon; Is War a Necessary Evil?

PICTURE: Thomas Nast's rendition of Santa Claus.

Today in Class (October 6, 2008)

Back again after Homecoming Week.

Picture of the Appian Way.

Latin I: Review of declining first and second conjugation. Started translating Lesson IV about Roman roads. Word Wall words due on TUESDAY.

American History Honors: A quick highlight of Reconstruction and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

Today in Class (October 1, 2008)

Latin I: Vocabulary quiz Overhead chapter 3. Introduction to Second Declension.

American History Honors: The Causes and Effects of the American Civil War. Test tomorrow for first period, on Friday for 6th and 7th. 6th and 7th participated in Activity Day today.

For Dress-up Days for Homecoming week, today was Crazy Hair Day.