Weekly Update!

Only one more week until finals! While that wasn't exactly heartening news...Winter holidays are in just two short weeks. :D This week, Science Fair set-up will be taking place on Tuesday, while the actual judging will be on Wednesday and Thursday.

This week's agenda: (also see the special senior note at bottom)

Monday -

• AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - Mr. Bullington is supposed to be back today. We are scheduled to have a test on the Enlightenment and Enlightened Despots. EDIT - This test is now indefinitely postponed.
• AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - A major work data sheet will be due today. You can pick from any one of the major works we have covered this semester: Oedipus the King (Sophocles), The Power of Myth (Campbell), or The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway).
• AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The practice AP problems from 1978 will be due today. Remember that AP requires that you round to three (3) decimal places.

Tuesday -

• IB Pre-Calculus (Mrs. Li) - There is a quiz on Sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.
• Pre-IB French II (Mme. May) - The graded homework is due today.
• IB Theatre I (Mrs. Brooks) - We will be doing memorization grades memorization grades on our Shakespeare monologues. Be sure to be prepared. Folio does not need to be ready yet.
  
• AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - A poetry analysis is due today. You can pick between one of the two poets we've covered this semester: Elizabeth Bishop of W. H. Auden. Remember that quotes are required only for the numbers outlined in class.
  

Wednesday -

• IB Theatre II (Mrs. Brooks) - Tentative outline for Research Investigation due.
• IB Chemistry (Mrs. Nagel) - Salt lab continues. Work on assessment statements!
• AP Calculus AB (Paedae) - There is a test.
• AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - A major work data sheet will be due today. You can pick from any one of the major works we have covered this semester: Oedipus the King (Sophocles), The Power of Myth (Campbell), or The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway).
  

Thursday -

• IB Chemistry (Mrs. Nagel) - Assessment statements for Option A (Analytical Chemistry) due today. They can be typed, but not copied and pasted.
• Pre-IB Chemistry I (Mrs. Smith) - Notebook checks are today.
  
• AP European History (Mr. Jones) - There is a test on sections 31-45 in Palmer & Colton and chapter 16, 18-20, 21 (I) in Western Experience. Also, go over your notes from class and the videos.
• Pre-IB French II (Mme. May) - The orals for chapter five are today.
• AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - A poetry analysis is due today. You can pick between one of the two poets we've covered this semester: Elizabeth Bishop of W. H. Auden. Remember that quotes are required only for the numbers outlined in class.
• AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - The final review for the semester (the Vectors review) will be due. Remember that IB requires you to round to three (3) significant figures.
  

Friday -

• IB French IV (Mme. May) - Take-home exam due TODAY, NOT EXAM DAY (like I assumed). This includes the 150-word and 250-word essays!
• IB Pre-Calculus (Mrs. Li) - The Pre-Calculus portfolio project is due today. Remember to define your variables, set up equations, solve the equations, and then write out your answer. There is also a quiz.
  
• AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - Ms. Bidwell recommends reading an overview of genetics in the Barron's or in Starr before attempting to study Campbell, due to the extent of the information covered in Chapters 16 - 20. In any event, be sure you study for the test today that covers all five chapters.
• AP Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The E. coli transformation lab is due.
• AP European History (Mr. Bullington) - The three study questions on the Enlightenment/Enlightened Despots are due today. Make sure you write thorough, complete answers, as this is to be a major grade.
  
• Pre-IB French II (Mme. May) - The test for chapter five is today.
• IB Theatre I (Mrs. Brooks) - We will be doing folio grades today on our Shakespeare monologues. Be sure to practice aloud several times before actually doing it for Mrs. Brooks.
  
• AP English Literature and Composition (Mr. Murray) - A major work data sheet will be due today. You can pick from any one of the major works we have covered this semester: Oedipus the King (Sophocles), The Power of Myth (Campbell), or The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway).
• AP U.S. History (Mr. Rose) - There will be a multiple-choice test on Chapter 18 from the textbook. Be sure to read the chapter and study your notes accordingly. In addition, you may turn in the "Issues" for extra credit.
  

Important deadline projections for seniors (a week early because they're a big deal):

TOK and English journals each due in their respective exam periods; ask teachers for details on exams. As for journals, Benson requires all prompts on her board; Brooks requires only the 1st three TOK ones. The rest are later.

EDIT: So, English journals are due by noon on Friday Dec. 19th. If you have Benson for TOK, those journals are ALSO due at this time (No later!). If you have Brooks for TOK, English is still due by Friday but TOK journals are due on Thursday (4th period exam day). Now we have six prompts for Mrs.Brooks, so remember that.

Analytical Chem test Monday, Dec. 15. The same day as…

HISTORY IA info due 15 Dec 8:25 am (He is serious about that and WILL KILL YOU—as in try to get you kicked out of IB—if you are one second late on this.) This is a MONDAY MORNING, so watch out, seniors. You need in hand, typed:
1. Approved topic
2. Research quest.
3. Plan of investigation (kind of an outline, but for research)
4. Working bibliog..(incl . 7-8 books, so GO TO UWF NOW!)
5. Signature form

Also, BC calculus students, please remember that the AP exam for the semester will take place in class (multiple choice) and after school (for 90 more minutes) on Wednesday, the day of 5th period exams. No calculators will be allowed.

If there are any additions to be made, please comment here or email any admin to have them added.