Friday, November 30

World History - Students in world history classes have begun working there way through chapter thirteen.  This chapter begins our look into the Renaissance.  Students have worked on a worksheet for sections two and three.  They also have a small project in which they need to create a visual display on a given individual.  Each student should know who they are doing their work on.  These projects will be presented on Monday, December 3.

Government - Students in government classes are making their way through chapter eight, which is about the Judicial Branch.  Once we finish that chapter, which should happen today, students will have a test over chapters seven and eight.  Students also have a short quiz over readings from Lanahan today in class.

In other news...
-The first freshmen boys' basketball game is tomorrow at 11.  Come support the Trojans as we take on Heritage Christian here at BCHS!

Monday, November 26

Hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving!  We are coming down the homestretch for the first semester.  Here is what's on tap.

World History - Students in world history are finishing up some work through chapter twelve.  We have breezed through a couple chapters quickly, in order to get us where we need to be.  We will be starting chapter thirteen which is on the Renaissance tomorrow.

Government - Students in government had just completed chapter seven prior to Thanksgiving break.  We will begin chapter eight which is about the judicial branch today.  Once finished with chapter eight, we will take another test over chapters seven and eight.  From there, we will be pushing to complete units on Civil Rights as well as Public Policy.

In other news...
-Congrats go out to our football team as the captured the 3A state championship on Saturday!
-Good luck to the girls' freshmen team tonight as they play Tech.

Thursday, November 15

World History -  7th period world history has today to review and prep for the next test, which they will take tomorrow.  2nd period world history will take their test over chapter seven and eight this afternoon.

Government - Both classes will be taking their tests today.  The test is over chapter five and six.

Monday, November 12

World History - Today in world history, we began chapter eight section five, which is titled a time of crisis.  The first part of this section is about the Black Death and that is what we covered in class today. Students should know where it came from and should understand the impact it had on day-to-day life.  Students should also know that the midterm for the quarter is this Wednesday.  Students also know that when we finished chapter eight there will be a test over chapter seven and eight. Students should also be looking for a current events article that will be due at the end of the week.

Government - Today in government, students will get a bit of practice on the FRQs that will be on the AP Exam.  Students were given sample answers to an old question, and will grade the question based on the scoring guide.  When finished with all three, students will be given an FRQ to respond to, and will grade their based on the scoring guide provided.  Students here should be aware that the midterm for the quarter is Wednesday.

In other news...
-Congrats to our football team who won Regionals, and will move onto Semi-State this coming Saturday!
-The girls freshmen basketball team is in action tonight at 6:00 at home vs. Fishers.  Good luck!

Friday, November 9

World History - In world history today, classes are finishing up a guided notes worksheet that was worked on yesterday.  We also started chapter eight section four, which is about the expansion of education and culture of the high Middle Ages.  We will finish chapter eight the first part of next week, and once finished will have our next test.  The test will be over chapters seven and eight.

Government - In government today, we will finish some work looking at what makes a great president. We will have a few minutes of notes to continue working through chapter six.  And at the end of class, we will take a look at some sample FRQs again, and look a little closer at how those are graded.  For homework, students need to finish reading through chapter six.  In this class, we will be taking a test as well over chapters five and six, and that will probably happen next week.

In other news...
-Good luck to our football team this evening as they play Greensburg in the Regional and look to move on in the 3A State Tournament.  Go BC!
-Thanks to all who visited last night for our open house, and good work by all those students involved in guiding families through on your tours.

Monday, November 5

World History - We talked a little news to get things started in class today.  Naturally, a fair amount of the attention was focused on tomorrow's election.  After some news, we worked through chapter seven section four, which is the last section of chapter seven.  This is about the economic advancements made during the middle of the Middle Ages.  Students then worked on the chapter assessment, answering questions 9-17.

Government - We talked about the election as well.  We watched a couple of videos from CNN explaining the course of the election as well as the way the electoral college works.  Students were then given a prompt asking them to predict the winner of tomorrow's election, and provide an arguable reason for making that choice.  We then started notes from chapter six, which happens to be about the presidency.  For homework, students need to read pages 222-242 from the textbook.

In other news...
-Congratulations to our volleyball team who defeated Yorktown to win the 3A State Championship!
-Congratulations as well to our football team who won the sectional, and will move on to the regional this Friday!

Get out there and vote tomorrow everyone!

Friday, November 2

World History - We are making our way through chapter seven currently.  Classes will be through section three today, which is about the role of the church during the Middle Ages.  We have covered some introductory info on the Middle Ages as well as gone in depth about Feudalism.  We will finish chapter seven next week, and move into chapter eight.  The next test will come after chapter eight.  Students also had to turn in a current events article today.

Government - Students have presented their sections of either chapter five or chapter six, and now we will go back and highlight a few key pieces of information.  Today, we will focus on chapter five, which is about Congress.  We also will take a look at how an AP Exam Free Response Question is scored to better acquaint the students with that type of question.  Homework for the weekend will be to read the entries in Lanahan on pages 199, 205, and 212.

In other news...
-Good luck this weekend to our volleyball team as they go to Ball State University tomorrow to compete for a State Championship!
-Good luck as well to our football team tonight as they play for a sectional championship!