Sunday, September 28, 2008

IB English:Yeats test

Weekly Update!

Is everyone ready for another exciting week of the I.B. Program? :D Leave any additions as a comment, and we'll work to add them to the post.

I (this is Seth now) would like to apologize for not posting a weekly update last week. I'm not sure how many people were affected, but I promise never to do that again (thank you Autumn for updating BC Calculus in my color last week).

Helie here. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're going to try to organize items on the Weekly Updates in terms of level. So Pre-IB/Honors will be at the top, followed by AP, and IB will at the bottom of each day's agenda. We hope this helps everyone stay organized!

This week's agenda:

Monday -
  • EVERYONE will be going to alpha homeroom first thing in the morning, and ALL sophomores will be going to the auditorium during alpha homeroom as a "practice" for Tuesday.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - We will be continuing the presentation of our population geography projects. Be prepared to give a five minute max oral presentation.
  • AP Human Geography (Mr. Sutton) The project on a Sub-Saharan African country is due today. You should have a poster with population pyramids, maps, and a three-paged, double-spaced paper. Refer to the handout for full requirements.
  • AP English Language and Composition (Ms. Harvilchuck) - You should have about one page of information on participial phrases printed out and ready to be turned in.
  • AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - There is an in-class essay based on "The Shattering" from A World Lit Only By Fire.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The homework from Sections 3.4 to 3.10 will be due.
  • AP Chemistry (Mrs. Smith) - The lab on titration will be due. Be sure to follow the IB rubric.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry (Ms. Smith) - There is a test on molar quantities.
Tuesday -
  • ALL sophomores will be missing first, second, and third periods (and possibly the beginning of fourth period/A lunch) to take the PLAN (practice ACT) test.
  • AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The microscopy lab is due today. Make sure you have six sketches, all labeled with field of view, magnification, and structures identified. Remember that this is a purpose lab; no hypothesis is required.
Wednesday -
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - We will be continuing the presentation of our population geography projects. Be prepared to give a five minute max oral presentation.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - We will be having an AP-style test on Chapter 3 from the Calculus book. As per standard, it will be 15 multiple-choice questions and 2 free response questions. It will be graded on the AP scale.
  • AP English Language and Composition (Ms. Harvilchuck) - You should be able to recite the auxiliary (helping) verbs to the class today.
  • Pre IB Biology (Mr. Robinson) - We are turning in the cell functions/organelle worksheet
Thursday -
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - We will be continuing the presentation of our population geography projects. Be prepared to give a five minute max oral presentation.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The review on Polynomials will be due.
  • AP Chemistry (Mrs. Smith) - The worksheet/"quiz" on redox reactions that we started on Wednesday will be due.
  • AP Statistics (Ms. Li) - Test on Sections 1.1 and 1.2
  • AP Calculus AB (Ms. Paedae) - Test on the Chain Rule and the sections of chapter 2 before it.
Friday -
  • ALL JUNIORS need to report to the auditorium at 2 PM for a class photo. At 2:30 PM, EVERYONE needs to report to the auditorium to begin the junior IB induction ceremony. Juniors should dress appropriately, as should the IB Student Life Committee, as we will be introduced to the program at that time.
  • IB Spanish III (Sr. Alemañy) - We will be having a quiz on the vocabulary from Capítulo 2.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - We will be having a test on Population Geography. To prepare, study your typed notes, as well as the vocabulary if you wrote any of it down. The test will be purely written responses, save for a matching section on the vocabulary.
  • AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - We will be having a quiz on Unit 4 of Vocabulary Workshop.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - Calculator labs #1, 2, and 4 will be due if you want them graded and given back before the 10 October due date.
  • AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The water potential lab is due today.
  • Geometry Honors (Mr. Naes) - We are having a quiz today.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Weekly Update! (Delayed)

Sorry this post is late! I hope its delay hasn't caused any difficulties. Oh, and please feel free to submit new items for the Weekly Agenda and

This week's agenda:

Monday -
  • AP English Language and Composition (Ms. Harvilchuck) - There will be a test today on everything we've covered so far. Be sure to know the aims of the course, the grading policies, the rationale for the notebook set-up, the literary aspects discussed in the epigraphs, the themes literary aspects, and rhymes of the Frost poem, the relationship between Frye's essay and Yeats' poem, the image systems in "The Rocking-Horse Winner", the grammar we cover in class, vocabulary (both sheets, unless she doesn't return the first in time), and know how to talk about literary aspects in relation to their meaning.
Tuesday -
  • AP European History (Mr. Jones) - There will be a test on sections 8-15 in Palmer and Colton, chapters 13, 14, and section 1 of chapter 15. Also, there may be questions from the lecture notes.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry (Ms. Nagel) - There is a test today on chapter three. There will be multiple-choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, a chart, and math questions. Be sure to know the five points of Dalton's atomic theory.
  • AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The Catalysis lab is due today. There are many requirements; please refer to the sheet she gave us at the beginning of the year and anything you may have copied from what she said class.
  • IB TOK (Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Benson) - Journal Entries (all eight of them) are due today.
  • IB French IV (Mrs. May) - Vocab lists from that imperative exercise are due today, and the "Conseils" oral is today as well--have five affirmative statements of advice and five "what not to do" statements, from your partner-chosen topic.
Wednesday -
  • Pre-IB Chemistry (Ms. Nagel) - All science fair paperwork as specified on the handout is due today. If it is not in today, you may not get to do the project you want to, as many need to be approved by the school district.
  • AP Human Geography (Mr. Sutton) - It has been hinted that there will by a "pop" quiz today. Look over your notes; be prepared.
  • Algebra II Honors (Mr. Bobbitt) - There is a review quiz today on all of the chapters that have been covered.
  • Spanish II (Sra. Martelli) - There is a quiz today on vocabulary. Memorize ten vocabulary words from the section "Antonyms and Synonyms" on the packet.
  • IB Pre-Calculus (Li) - There is a test on Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions. Be sure to review the examples from class.

Thursday -

  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The review on Graphing and Transformations (#5) is due today. There will be a test on Oct. 1, heads up.
  • IB French IV (Mrs. May) - Vocabulary and Grammar (the imperative) test today.
  • AP Statistics (Ms. Li) - The take-home quiz is due today.

Friday -

  • Spanish II (Sra. Martelli) - Memorize ten more vocabulary words from the section "Antonyms and Synonyms" on the packet. Make sure they are different from the ones you used on Wednesday.
  • Spanish II (Sr. Alemañy) - There is a quiz.
  • AP European History (Mr. Jones) - There is a quiz on the map. Make sure to know all the countries, their capitals, and their locations!
  • AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - There is a test on the English Reformation and parts of the Catholic Reformation.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - Presentations are due today.
  • AP Chemistry (Ms. Smith) - There is a quiz on chapter five.
  • AP U.S. History (Mr. Rose) - Test on chapters 10-11.
  • AP Calculus AB (Ms. Paedae) - Test corrections are due today.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry (Ms. Nagel) - The density lab is due today.

Mr. Jones' European History Quiz

The quiz on the European countries and their capitals is, as you should know, on Friday. Many of us have not yet memorized the capitals and their locations, so I have found several useful sites to remedy that. (Juniors and seniors--if you, by chance, still have a good website that's not on here, please leave it in the comments!)

  • For this one, you have to click "next question" each time you answer correctly, but I think this may be the best overall.
  • This one is a little annoying--it says the names of the countries and there's no way to mute it. Also, you do not have to register to use it. Just click "Maybe Later".
  • This one is good, but it only does ten at a time, and if you do more than one session, it tends to repeat a little.
Oh, and thanks to Jennie for recommending the second site and motivating me to find some more! :)

ALSO: Jemimah has recommended another site. It's good for reference and a little review if you don't want to play an entire game. It shows the country and capital when you hover over that section of the map.

IB French IV

Here's a simple guide for the sudden French test tomorrow. We don't normally do guides in foreign language because of the character and accent complications, but this one was mostly vocab so I tackled it.

I probably won't be doing another one. This was not fun to make. And as you can see, the accents were very much ruined by scribd (they should not be capitalized or accent grave, that's some default character). But I hope you get what use you can, seniors.



Sunday, September 14, 2008

Weekly Update!

Midterms come out this week. Hope everyone does well!

This week's agenda:

Monday -
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - We will be having a quiz on the climate map. Be sure to study the various climate zones and key cities.
  • IB Theatre I (Mrs. Brooks) - The journal entry on Commedia dell'Arte will be due. Be sure to mention all of the activities that we did, including but not limited to the exaggerated movements, the research papers, the video in class, the character status exercise with the cards, etc.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The homework for Sections 2.3 through the rest of Chapter 2 will be due. We will also almost surely be having a quiz on related rates. Be sure to study up on these types of problems, as well as implicit differentiation in general.
  • AP U.S. History (Mr. Rose) - The first 31 questions in the Chapters 6-9 packet will be due as a quiz grade. Remember that all quiz grades for the quarter will be averaged as a test grade.
  • AP Chemistry (Mrs. Smith) - The homework for Section 5.2 will be "due for discussion". Interpret that as you wish, but since nothing was done with the Section 5.1 homework, it's unclear as to what will happen with this section.
  • AP English Language and Composition (Ms. Harvilchuck) - The first thirty prepositions should be memorized.
  • French II (Mme. May) - There is a test on chapter one today.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry (Ms. Nagel) - The questions from page 89 are due today. Also, for some classes, she will be checking the homework that was due Friday.
  • AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The Catalysis pre-lab will be due today.
  • AP European History (Mr. Jones) - The study questions for section 15 (Palmer and Colton) will be due today.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry (Ms. Smith) - We are having a test on significant digits as well as metric conversions. Look over the review sheet from class on Friday.
  • AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - Remember to complete the homework on the Protestant Reformation in complete sentences.
Tuesday -
  • Pre IB Spanish I (Sra. Martelli) - Test on body and school items vocab plus a little bit of masculine/feminine pronouns.
  • AP U.S. History (Mr. Rose) - The second 31 questions in the Chapters 6-9 packet will be due as a quiz grade. Remember that all quiz grades for the quarter will be averaged as a test grade.
  • AP European History (Mr. Jones) - There will be a quiz on the summer reading today.
  • Pre-IB Spanish II (Sra. Martelli) - There is a test on Los Dos Reyes y Los Dos Laberintos as well as Jorge Luis Borges. Review any notes you may have taken on the test.
  • IB TOK (Mrs. Brooks) - Journal Entry: "How issues of perception can affect a specific area of knowledge" due today. It is suggested that personal experience or reading be implemented.
Wednesday -
  • AP World History (Mr. Rose) - We are going to do our Chapter 3 test.
  • AP U.S. History (Mr. Rose) - We will be taking the multiple choice part of the test on Chapters 6-9. Be sure to study by reading the chapters and reviewing the question packet.
  • IB Biology III (Ms. Bidwell) - Test today? Unconfirmed.
  • IB Theatre II (Mrs. Brooks) - Two-page (double-spaced) background paper on your folktale tribe. Must include descriptions of culture, native dress (male and female), color of clothing, and one drawing of costume design based on research. Paper should include four outside sources, cited internally (with parentheticals) and in a bibliography.
Thursday -
  • AP World History (Mr. Rose) - He will start checking notebooks randomly, so make sure yours is in order. The order is: In front pocket, important papers, like the syllabus, essay tips, etc. Next is a section fro the lecture notes, then a section for study questions and responses, (remember on your inquiry questions that you highlight your thesis), last is a maps and charts section.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The review on Logarithms will be due. We will also be having a test on Chapter 2. You can prepare, of course, by studying your notes and doing the homework. The test will be 15 multiple-choice questions and two free-response questions. No calculators will be allowed.
  • AP U.S. History (Mr. Rose) - We will be taking the DBQ part of the test on Chapters 6-9. This will not be a full DBQ, but a "mini-DBQ".
  • AP Chemistry (Mrs. Smith) - The precipitation lab will be due. Be sure to follow the IB Rubric.
  • AP European History (Mr. Jones) - There will be at test on chapters 13-15 in The Western Experience, sections 8-15 in Palmer and Colton, and any notes.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Nagel) - Environmental Chemistry Review Questions due, completed, this morning. Review will continue based on the answers to this sheet.
Friday -
  • AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - There is a test on the New Monarchies and the Protestant Reformation.
  • IB History of the Americas (Mr. Bullington) - Test on the early part of WWI, the race for allies, and American causes of entrance to the war; plus anecdotes, as will be noted.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Nagel) - Environmental Chemistry test today. It will be similar to last week's test, including definitions, lists, formulas, and explanations of gas and pollutant chemistry.
  • IB Spanish III (Sr. Alemañy) - We will be having a test on Capítulo 1. You can study by looking over your notes and the chapter in the textbook.
  • IB Theatre I (Mrs. Brooks) - Be sure to bring your Commedia dell'Arte notes for an in-class test, where you will write an essay of sorts regarding how Moliere took what he learned from a Commedia troupe and applied it to his play, The Miser.
  • AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - We will be having a test over Vocabulary Units 1-3. You can study by looking over your old quizzes.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Biology, Chapter Six, An Introduction To Metabolism

Those of you in AP Biology: remember to prepare for the free-response essay question tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Pre IB Biology 1 Chapter 3 Lecture Notes

Hey everyone! These are the Chapter 3 Lecture Notes for Mr. Robinson's class.

Read this document on Scribd: LECTURE NOTES CHP 3
Read this document on Scribd: LECTURE NOTES CHP 3

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

IB Chemistry III: Option E Test

Here's a (rather late) guide for the Environmental test on Wednesday!

Read this document on Scribd: Environmental Chemistry Guide

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Weekly Update!

Another week has passed. It won't be too long before midterms come out!

This week's agenda:

Monday -
  • IB Theatre I (Mrs. Brooks) - The research paper on your chosen topic in Commedia dell'Arte will be due. Keep in mind that it must be one to two pages, typed, double spaced, with a bibliography (with four or more book/Internet sources). We will also be doing an oral presentation on your chosen topic.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - Homework from Sections 1 and 2 in Chapter 2 of the Calculus book will be due.
  • Drama I (Mrs. Brooks) - We will be going over our group skits today.
  • AP World History (Mr. Rose) - Chapter 3 notes will be due.
  • AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - Classes were to read "The New Monarchies" section in Chapter Two of the Palmer & Colton textbook.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry I (Ms. Nagel) - There will be a quiz on all of the math in chapter two. Also, the safety lab is due.
  • Algebra II (Mr. Bobbitt) - There will be a quiz on chapter three.

Tuesday -
  • TONIGHT IS OPEN HOUSE!
  • IB Theatre I (Mrs. Brooks) - We will be continuing the oral presentations on Commedia dell'Arte.
  • IB Pre-Calculus (Ms. Li) - The test that was postponed on Friday will be today. Also, homework will be due.
  • Algebra II (Mr. Bobbitt) - There will be a test today.
  • Drama I (Mrs. Brooks) - We are doing our group skits and possibly our pantomimes.
  • Pre IB Biology I (Mr. Robinson) - Chapter 3 review due.
Wednesday -
  • Pre-IB Chemistry I (Ms. Nagel) - There will be a test on chapter two today.
  • AP Chemistry (Mrs. Smith) - We will be doing a lab on precipitation. Please prepare by wearing appropriate lab clothing.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Nagel) - There will be a comprehensive test on environmental chemistry.
  • IB Theory of Knowledge (Mrs. Benson/Mrs. Brooks) - Presentations on the Ways of Knowing continue.
  • NHS Members: RECYCLING STARTS TODAY! Check Mrs. Benson's room for your assignments.
Thursday -
  • AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - We will be writing an essay in class on the rhetorical strategies that Elizabeth Bishop employs in her poem, "The Fish". In addition, the worksheets on "Symbolism and Tone" and "Assonance and Denotation/Connotation" will be due.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The review on Exponents will be due.
  • Geometry Honors (Mr. Naes) - Chapter 2 Test.
  • Pre-IB Biology I (Mr. Robinson) - Test on Chapter 2.
  • IB English III (Mrs. Benson) - All current English journals due. (List on Mrs. Benson's board)
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Nagel) - The Acid Precipitation lab is due today.
Friday -
  • ALL JUNIORS - CAS books, including the reflective essay, will be due in English. Be sure to have them ready!
  • IB Spanish III (Sr. Alemañy) - We will have a quiz on the vocabulary from Capítulo 1, which can be found in your book. It will be the same format as the last vocabulary quiz: 25 words written in Spanish and English.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - We will be having a quiz on population geography. To prepare, be sure to study all of your notes on the subject.
  • AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - We will have a quiz on the vocabulary from Unit 3 assigned on Monday. Keep in mind that all vocabulary quizzes are cumulative, so expect to see a few Unit 1 and Unit 2 words splashed in randomly. We will also be having a scene analysis quiz on Oedipus Rex (or as Mr. Murray calls it, Oedipus the King).
  • Pre-IB Spanish II (Sr. Alemañy) - There will be a quiz on the vocabulary from page 40.
  • Pre-IB French II (Mme. May) - There will be a test on chapter one today.
  • AP Human Geography (Mr. Sutton) - There is a quiz on population geography. Be sure to review your notes, the relevant information in the chapter, and the maps.
  • AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - We are having a free-response essay question on metabolism. The four prompts to choose from will be related to either energy, ATP and work, enzymes, and/or metabolic pathways.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry I (Ms. Smith) - The density labs are due today.
  • Pre IB English I (Mr. Murray) - There is a "quest" today so make sure and study before Friday!

History of the Americas Study Guide

Please Note: The test is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 8, but some classes may be testing on Tuesday due to the Senior Assembly. Please refer to your specific class for dates.

And don't forget the Gringo essay due Monday as well!

Read this document on Scribd: History According to Bullington

Staff

Hey, everyone. We at Guides by Julie are delighted to finally have a full staff! Here's the breakdown:

Senior Staff: Autumn McConnico
Junior Staff: Seth Friedman
Sophomore Staff: Julie Vu and Helie Dharia
Freshman Staff: Gabe Friedman

We will obviously be needing a new freshman staff member every year, but even with a full staff, you are still more than welcome to become a contributor of guides. You just need to follow the contributing guides on the blog, and contact one of us (preferably Julie, Helie, or me).

Hope everyone's doing well so far this year!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

AP Bio, Chapter Three

The other chapters will follow shortly. Good luck studying!

Weekly Update!

Hope school's going well for everyone. Update time!

This week's agenda:

Monday - LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (NO SCHOOL)

Tuesday -
  • ALL Sophomores have an assembly to attend third period. It will be held in the auditorium.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - The articles on the five themes of geography will be due.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - Homework from Chapter 1 of the Calculus book will be due.
  • AP Chemistry (Mrs. Smith) - The worksheet that was given to us on Friday regarding the reactions will be due.
  • Pre-IB Biology I (Mr. Robinson) - We will be finishing up the in-class project and turn in or go over our worksheets, sections 1-3.
  • AP Human Geography (Mr. Sutton) - The articles on the five themes of geography are due today. Be sure as always to review your notes from class.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry I (Ms. Nagel) - Questions 16-21 from page 59 are due today.
Wednesday -
  • AP U.S. History (Mr. Rose) - We will have a test on Chapters 1-5. You can prepare obviously be reading the chapters, studying your notes, and of course studying the pre-test answers. Remember to bring your pre-test question packet to class because you will be giving it back to Mr. Rose.
  • AP World History (Mr. Rose) - We have a test on Chapters 1-2. Prepare by reading the chapters, obviously. Also, the Technology Chart for Mesopotamia is due.
  • AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The model lab is due today.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry I (Ms. Nagel) - The penny lab is due today. Make sure all your tables are formatted correctly and have the proper information.
  • Pre-IB Spanish I (Sra. Martelli) - We will be going over pages 3 and 4 that we did for homework.
Thursday -
  • ALL juniors have an assembly to attend fifth period. It will be held in the auditorium.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - We will have a test on Chapter 1 of the Calculus book. The review on Sequences and Series will also be due. Juniors, keep in mind that we will be called out of fifth period to attend the assembly, so you will be responsible for letting Mr. Bobbitt know when you're going to make up the test, be it Thursday afternoon, Friday morning, Friday afternoon, etc.
  • Doing Honest Work in College (All History Classes) - Along with a re-signing of the IB Honor Code, everyone will be taking a short multiple-choice quiz on pages 3-48 of the previously mentioned book.
  • Pre-IB Chemistry I (Ms. Smith) - There is a safety quiz that you must get an A on to do labs. To study, review the safety lab and the review sheet. Be prepared for the practical section.
  • Pre-IB Spanish II (Sra. Martelli) - We are having a quiz on the differences between SER and ESTAR. Review your notes.
  • Pre IB Spanish I (Sra. Martelli) - We will be having a test on telling time.
Friday -
  • IB Pre-Calculus (Ms. Li) - THIS TEST HAS BEEN MOVED TO TUESDAY. Homework is due then as well.
  • AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - We will have a test on all of the material covered so far. Be sure to review the notes you have taken, the worksheets, and your quiz.
  • AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - We will have a quiz on vocabulary that was given out on Tuesday by the substitute. Keep in mind that vocabulary quizzes are cumulative, so be sure to review last week's vocabulary as well.
  • AP Chemistry (Mrs. Smith) - We will have a test on Chapters 3 and 4 of the textbook. You can prepare by doing the homework and practice problems. Homework will also be due at the beginning of class.
  • AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - We are having a test on the Renaissance, including Manchester's dragons, the PRAISE model, and concepts covered during lectures. Remember to carefully read over sections 5-7 in your Palmer & Colton (9th edition).
  • Pre IB Biology I (Mr. Robinson) - We will have a test on Chapter 2 of the textbook.
  • Drama I (Mrs. Brooks) - We are doing our pantomime scene today.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Hello Everyone!

Hey, freshmen!

My name is Gabe (Seth's brother), and I am the freshman correspondent. I'm here to cover any freshman subjects, including APWH and Biology I - Pre IB. I hope to cover more! I will remind you all of tests, quizzes, projects, etc. I hope to cover more subjects, but it is IB...

I'm honored to be part of GuidesByJulie!