"To Reach My Destination"

“You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.”...Benjamin Franklin
I am always looking for NOTEBOOK PAPER, PLASTIC FORKS/SPOONS, PAPER TOWELS, HAND-SANITIZER & KLEENEX TISSUES, and SMALL BITE-SIZE CANDIES for the class.    
Besides LECTURES, you are held accountable for any READ, REVIEW, REINFORCE or VIEW taskings which can show on QUIZZES, TESTS, or other EVALUATIONS. Any OPTIONAL resource is just that - optional and students will not be evaluated on that resource
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2020 NATIONAL EXAM

APUSH COURSE & EXAM DESCRIPTION 2019

HYPERLINK on the IMAGE [directly below] to access the 2019 APUSH  COURSE & DESCRIPTION

APUSH UPDATE


FOCUS is updated!

​Don't forget that anytime you feel there is an error in your FOCUS grade, PRINT a COPY, HIGHLIGHT the LINE ITEM, and STAPLE the EARNED GRADED PAPER to it and HAND IT to me.  Please don't place in the normal HOMEWORK TRAY.

This week we have our SECOND FRQ on MONDAY over PROGRESSIVISM which has been placed on this web page [left].  Then, on WEDNESDAY, we have our CUMULATIVE TEST.  

FOR THE FUTURE.  Despite having TWO ASSEMBLIES this week, we still are carrying forward with any assignments given, or evaluations taken because of the nature of the advanced placement exams quickly coming  

For 2/17 SAQ, everyone received 45 points who completed it in class.  I gave full-credit since we haven't done one since November.  Below you will see what COLLEGE-BOARD would be looking for in a CORRECT RESPONSE. 

Sample Answer:
(a) Beveridge provides an idea that Americans are ordained by God to take over foreign lands
(b) Beveridge’s speech does not support the idea of the USS Maine explosion as the most important cause of the Spanish-American War; instead, he cites economic and ideological reasons for imperialism
(c) The ideas of Manifest Destiny, the Monroe Doctrine, etc. support what Beveridge outlines in his speech by citing economic and moral fitness for the United States to expand
 


​Otherwise, follow the GOOGLE CALENDAR for HOMEWORK that is POSTED online.  

​SEE YOU MONDAY.
 
2020 NATIONAL EXAM

AP PSYCHOLOGY UPDATE

  
OCUS is updated!

​Don't forget that anytime you feel there is an error in your FOCUS grade, PRINT a COPY, HIGHLIGHT the LINE ITEM, and STAPLE the EARNED GRADED PAPER to it and HAND IT to me.  Please don't place in the normal HOMEWORK TRAY.

This week we have a QUIZ on MONDAY over the THEORIES OF LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT which was presented last week in class.  Then, on WEDNESDAY, we have an FRQ [.  Speaking of FRQs, our last ones were graded and placed in the appropriate class drawers for passing back.  If interested, the BUTTON [left], gives a quick look at what I was looking for when I graded the 10-ELEMENTS.   

For WEDNESDAY'S FRQ [10-ITEM RESPONSES], it would be WISE to review & reinforce the following areas:
  1. LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN CHILDREN
  2. RETRIEVAL OF MEMORY
  3. THEORIES OF EMOTION
  4. GROUPS [IN DECISION MAKING]
  5. PIAGET’S THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT
  6. LONG-TERM MEMORY
  7. METHODS OF PERSUASION
  8. STRATEGIES IN PERSUASION
  9. CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
FOR THE FUTURE.  Despite having TWO ASSEMBLIES this week, we still are carrying forward with any assignments given, or evaluations taken because of the nature of the advanced placement exams quickly coming up.  Those that may miss any can take them in the morning before school, or during power hour & lunch.

My TEST/ESSAY policy states you have until THREE DAYS prior to the END-OF-THE-GRADING PERIOD [MARCH 13th] to make them up.    I will allow any student FRIDAY to make these up [optional for Friday though], as the typical AP PSYCH FRQ is 25-MINUTES for the NATIONAL EXAM.  If you prefer, you can then make them up as any make-up.
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​​Otherwise, follow the GOOGLE CALENDAR for HOMEWORK that is POSTED online.  

​SEE YOU MONDAY.

AP PSYCH COURSE & EXAM DESCRIPTION 2019

HYPERLINK on the IMAGE [directly below] to access the 2019 AP PSYCHOLOGY COURSE & DESCRIPTION
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Should I get real comfortable with everything on your web site?    You can see (below) just about everyone knows the answer, right?

West Shore Jr. Sr. High School

Here is a video I found on YOUTUBE created by a former student at West Shore a few years ago.  You may enjoy taking a look.
Idiom of the Day

all bark and no bite

Full of talk that is more threatening or impressive than that which one can or will actually do.

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