DUE: Wednesday, 9/12

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 

COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  

YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!

THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 

THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Friday, 9/14 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don;t have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Label the notes as indicated in the link:
Assignment 1:
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/09/global-ii-homework-chapter-22-section-1.html

Assignment 2:
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/09/global-ii-homework-due-tuesday-99.html

Also due:
1. Both forms, completed & signed by parent/guardian
2. Signed up for Quizlet before 2 pm

Due Dates & Reminders

DUE: Friday, 9/7 (start of class)
Your first notes, see the separate blog post.

DUE: Wednesday, 9/12 (start of your class period)
1. Completed & Signed Expectations Letter
2. Completed & Signed Parent letter
3. Completed & Signed Contact Form
4. Quizlet account created & join request sent, will not be approved if directions were not followed (before 2 pm.)

DUE: Monday, 9/17
1. All supplies.  If you have them before 9/17 please show me after class & I will check your name on my list! (start of your class period)
2. Logged into Thinkwave once to view your account & change your password.  Codes handed out in class on Friday, 9/7 (before 2 pm.)

Other homework is also due for dates not listed here.  Please check the class blog daily.  All sites can be accessed a school.  As f the week of 9/17, HW, etc. will be posted 1-2 weeks in advance  If you do not have internet access at home, you can go to any library or computer lab to print out all work due to complete at home.  You should never use your phone for HW purposes with the exception of Studying on Quizlet (free app.)

If your parent/guardian would like their own Thinkwave code, please have them email me at dramo@bufsd.org.  The email must include YOUR NAME & CLASS PERIOD with the request!

DUE: Friday, 9/7

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until 9/15 to come before school to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Be sure to copy them just like I have them.  t will be much easier for you to finish the quiz in the allotted time if you do.

20 Things You Should Know About Me (Mrs. Ramo):
1.  I have 2 cats, Anna & Robbie.  They are bonded siblings & litter mates.
2.  I have been a vegetarian since I was 5 years old, way before it was chic & cool.
3.  My 2 favorite hobbies are genealogy & scrapbooking.
4.  I love quick road trips to Pennsylvania.
5.  I have asthma, so sometimes you'll hear me cough a lot or wheeze in class depending on allergies & the weather.
6.  I expect as much from you as I do from myself...so A LOT!  :)
7.  I don't like "lazy" at work or at home.
8.  I am a technology moron.  You'll see...
9.  The work I give my students is because they NEED IT, not because I think they're bored or have nothing better to do.
10. I also hate wearing my ID, but it's a rule so I follow it, just like I expect you to follow it!
11. I think being late to an appointment is rude.
12. My favorite author is John Saul.
13. My favorite fruit is pears.
14. My favorite candy is Toffifay.
15. I have a triple major Bachelors in History, Political Science, & Pre-Law with an Honors Thesis, a Masters in History with a thesis, and my teaching license. 
16. I have been teaching for 21 years.
17.  I want to see you succeed with the highest grades you've achieved in your HS career so far, both in the course & on the Regents Exam.
18. I have class rules to make sure we have a classroom environment conducive to learning.
19. I love the smell of coffee, but hate the taste of it.
20. My love of history comes form my great-grandmother, who died when I was 17. 

Welcome to the High School!

Welcome to your Sophomore Year!

You have just 3 years to go until graduation - I hope you are committed to making this year your best yet in all of your classes!  Trust me, those 3 years are going to fly by so you need to do your best right from the start to be on track for college or vocational scholarships! 

As a reminder about the supplies you need for class every day:
- 1-subject binder/loose leaf with plenty of paper.
- Standard blue or black pens (at least 2 in case 1 runs out.)  Work is only accepted in standard blue or black pen.
- A working highlighter (any color!)

You need to have at least paper, pen, & highlighter starting tomorrow, 9/8, and all supplies in class as of 9/17.

Let's make it a successful year!!

Regents Scores are now in Eschool

Regents scores are now posted in Eschool.

Some of you did a really good job, and you should be as proud of yourselves as I am of you.  For many of you, your hard work - either all year or one you realized you needed to make a change - really paid off.

As a reminder, passing the Regents is separate from passing the course.  I have posted this in the past, but am reminding you of the State Examination Policies.  The ink is below, as is the paragraph that applies to passing the Regents but earning a failing grade in the course (see te last sentence below.)  I reviewed each affected student on an individual basis based on your overall performance in the categories listed in the first sentence.

Enjoy your summer!

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/sam/secondary/section6-15.pdf

SECTION SIX AWARDING OF CREDIT AND ISSUANCE OF REGENTS DIPLOMAS 
Awarding of Credit for Courses of Study
A course of study involves class attendance, homework assignments, quizzes, tests, and other instructional activities. In many instances it also involves the taking of a State exam at the end of the course. When deciding whether a student who is enrolled in a course of study has satisfactorily completed the course and is entitled to credit for such course, the teacher should evaluate the student’s performance on all these activities. In accordance with Section 100.5(a)(5)(v) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education (http://www.p12.nysed.gov/part100/home.html), passing the Regents Exam in a subject shall not be construed as having earned a unit of credit in that subject unless the student also passes the course as offered in a registered high school or meets the requirements for credit by exam. (See section below, Students Not Enrolled in Courses of Study.)

Regents Scores

We won't finish grading Global exams until Monday afternoon.  You can call your Guidance Counselor, or maybe check Eschool, Thursday or Friday for your grades.  They should be back from BOCES/NYS sometime on one of those days.  I will not have special access to them, I only get them once they're in Eschool.  I have no access to email while we grade (and once we're done with your exam, we will immediate start grading the US History Regents exams) so will not see any emails you send...which means I won't be responding to any emails you send.  Guidance, Eschool, and your report card are whee you will find your Regents score, once it becomes available.

Enjoy your summer!

Unavailable before school Monday, 6/4

Update:
There will be no make-ups tomorrow, 6/4.  You cannot come to school early on 6/5 since it is a Regents Day.  The only day left for make-ups for the Ch 35 or 36 Vocab quiz will Wednesday, 6/6, from 6:50 - 7:15 am.