Ms. Simonsen\’s World History Class

Here’s the PPT with the new changes that will be taking place immediately regarding grading.

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The scantron machine is out of ink and I was only able to grade half of your tests. We’ll see if they get refill it tomorrow.

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Our first test will be on Wednesday. We will have a review day on Tuesday and I will explain how you will turn in your notebooks. No notes allowed.

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Today we talked a little bit about the Dead Sea Scrolls which comprise of many documents from the Hebrew Bible. The Natural History Museum in San Diego is having an exhibition until December of the manuscripts. A wonderful opportunity to see history come to life!

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I announced today that Terms paragraphs have been officially canceled. If you turned in a satisfactory paragraph last week you will receive credit, for those of you who didn’t, you won’t receive credit. This assignment will neither hurt nor help your grade. Please do not turn in a paragraph on Friday.

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Our first test on Greece, Rome, Judaism, and Christianity is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday the 4th.
Tips for studying:
1) reread your Terms paragraphs
2) review your Terms
3) reread section summaries from your new workbooks
4) answer the questions at the back of each chapter section
5) answer the questions at the back of the unit section
6) use the [...]

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I couldn’t grade your quizzes on Friday afternoon because our scantron machine was acting up. I will grade them Monday morning but I might not have your grades ready for viewing until Tuesday.

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