U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 13: May 2009
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Mon. 5/11 Journal (1 page) Comment about Boston trip
Tues. 5/12 Complete reading American Republic Chapter 24
Wed. 5/13 E-mail Mrs. Sherman the term assigned to you (madeline.sherman@rcsu.org)
Save in rtf format or word; you can cut and paste into the email or do as an attachment
Presentations will be Thursday:
· Congress of Racial Equality – Zach
· Brown v. Board of Education – Kendra
· Southern Manifesto – Adam
· Montgomery Bus Boycott – Kyle
· Little Rock - Savannah
· SCLC – Amanda
· Civil Rights Act 1957 – Jen
· Albany Movement - Britannie
· SNCC – Mercedes
· Fanny Lou Hamer – Josh T.
· Freedom Riders – Justin
· Civil Rights Act 1964 – Amber
· Selma – Samantha
· Voting Rights Act 1965 – Kelly
· Watts – Kyle Palmer
· Kerner Commission – Tiahnna
· Black Panthers – Calvin
Thurs. 5/14 Presentations of above terms; Activies from the Kennedy Library, Enr. 22. 23
Signed progress report 100/0
Jen – Bulletin Board
Read Chapter 26 that is relevant to your “Dreamer”
Friday 5/15 “I Have a Dream”
Monday, 5/18 Begin reading Ch. 25
Tues. 5/19 Draft sources for Decade project – minimum 5 (final must have 10);
must be annotated and in correct bibliographic format
Amanda – Bulletin board
Wed. 5/20 Complete reading Chapter 25
Fri. 5/22 Decades Assignment (Test Grade) – new date; includes final annotated bibliography
Tues. 5/26 Finish reading Chapter 26; Tiahnna – Bulletin board (new date)
Journal -- Meaning of Memorial Day
Wed. 5/27 Begin reading Chapter 27
Fri. 5/29 Complete reading chapter 27; Craig – Bulletin board
Mon. 6/1 Entries on decades chart, Kylie-Abzug
Tues. 6/2 Test: People places terms Civil rights
Wed. 6/3 Craig-bulletin board (new date)
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions; final date for extra credit reading guides are as follows: Ch. 25 5/20; Ch. 26 5/26; Ch. 27 5/29
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U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 12: April -May 2009 rev. 5/3/09
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Wed. 4/29 Panel Discussion - Issues in the Korean War: Truman (Adam) , McArthur (Calvin),
U.N. rep., (Kelly), Chinese civilian (Kylie), North Korean civilian (Tiahnna). Others come prepared to ask questions relating to issues of the Korean War. Comments and questions should focus on why there is a war in Korea, why the U.S. forces are fighting there, and how the fighting can be ended
Thurs. 4/30 Presentations: Marshall Plan( Amanda/Kyle), Berlin Airlift (Savannah/Justin),
NATO (Britannie/Jen), Suez Crisis (Zach/Amber), Hungarian uprising Kendra/Sam, sputnik (Mercedes/Josh Z.), U-2 incident (Craig/JT)
Fri. 5/1 Read Ch. 22 pp. 684-698 Vocabulary: GI Bill, Fair Deal
Mon. 5/4 Journal (1 page) Comment about Ms. Fregosi’s presentation as it relates to history
Honors meeting
Tues. 5/5 Finish ch. 22
Last day to turn in Guided Reading 22 for extra credit moved to 5/7
BB: Jen
Wed. 5/6
Thurs. 5/7 Complete reading American Republic Chapter 23
Last day for reading guide to ch. 23 moved to 5/11
Vocabulary: New Frontier, Peace Corps, VISTA,Berlin Wall, Great Society
Last day to turn in Guided Reading 22 for extra credit
Fri. 5/8 Boston Trip – be in school library at 7:15
Mon. 5/11 Journal (1 page) Comment about Boston trip
Last day for reading guide to ch. 23
Tues. 5/12 Complete reading American Republic Chapter 24
Wed. 5/13 Presentations: Congress of Racial Equality, Brown v. Board of Education,
Southern Manifesto, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock, SCLC,
Civil Rights Act of 1957, Albany Movement, SNCC, Fanny Lou Hamer
Freedom Riders, Civil Rights Act 1964, Selma, Voting Rights Act 1965,
Watts, Kerner Commission, Black Panthers
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: Jen 5/5, Amanda 5/14, Tiahnna 5/22, Craig 5/29
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U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 11: April 2009 rev. 4/21/09
Date Due Assignment Write in journal daily
Thurs. 4/2 Photo essay
Mon. 4/20 Complete reading Chapter pp. 618-648.
Chapter 20 reading guide (homework NOT extra credit)
Tues. 4/21 BB: Josh
Wed. 4/22 Complete reading opposing viewpoints (Korematsu). Take a position on in internment and,
on a notecard, list three things to support your position. Be prepared to debate in class.
Thurs. 4/23 Test chapters 19/20 - moved to Friday
Fri. 4/24 Test chapters 19/20
Moved to Monday:Read chapter 21 pp. 654-658; do questions on p. 658 #4 , #6
Notebook current - 1956
Mon. 4/27 BB Brittanie Read chapter 21, pp. 654-674. p. 658 #4 , #6 , 665 #3, #4
Tues. 4/28 Finish Chapter 21 (pp. 675-680) Last day to turn in Guided Reading 21 for extra credit
Identify some of issues facing the U.S. in terms of its relationship with other nations
Vocabulary: iron curtain, Cold War, containment, developing nation, McCarthyism, Eisenhower Doctrine, Warsaw Pact
Notebook current - 1956
Wed. 4/29 Panel Discussion - Issues in the Korean War: Truman (Adam) , McArthur (Calvin),
U.N. rep., (Kelly), Chinese civilian (Kylie), North Korean civilian (Tiahnna). Others come prepared to ask questions relating to issues of the Korean War. Comments and questions should focus on why there is a war in Korea, why the U.S. forces are fighting there, and how the fighting can be ended
Fri. 4/30 Presentations: Marshall Plan( Amanda/Kyle), Berlin Airlift (Savannah/Justin),
NATO (Britannie/Jen), Suez Crisis (Zach/Amber), Hungarian uprising Kendra/Sam,
sputnik (Mercedes/Josh Z.), U-2 incident (Craig/JT)
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: Jen 5/5, Amanda 5/14, Tiahnna 5/22, Craig 5/29
Boston trip: Friday, May 8, 2009
U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 10: March-April 2009
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Fri. 3/13 Artistic Explosion - Meet in class Questions due
Mon. 3/16 Test Chapters - 15 and 16
Tues. 3/17 Read Chapter 17 Section 1
Journal collected – include two paragraph comment on Artistic Explosion
Ms. Aftuck in class
Wed. 3/18 Bulletin Board-Kyle Palmer
Read Chapter 17, section 2
Thurs. 3/19 Complete reading Chapter 17
Vocabulary: margin, bull market, speculation, Hooverville, Hawley-Smoot Tariff,
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Bonus Army
Remember to take your textbook home; there is no school March 20 and 23.
New York Trip - be at school no later than 7:00 AM on Sat. March 21
Tues. 3/24 Questions 17, 18, 20, 25 page 548
1 page journal comment on Dorothea Lange photograph ( in the classroom and p.536)
Wed.3/25 Reteaching 17
Last day: Study Guide Chapter 17
Honors Meeting
Thurs. 3/26 Bulletin Board: Amber
Quiz Chapter 17
Notebook Current - 1940
Fri. 3/27 Read Chapter 18, sections 1 and 2
Mon. 3/30 Read chapter 18 section 3
Complete chart of New Deal initiatives
Tues. 3/31 Read chapter 18 section 4
Reteaching 18
Last day: Study Guide Chapter 18
Wed. 4/1 Read “The Role of Federal Government” pp. 570-571; compare with today in a word
processed five paragraph essay.
Photo essay
Thurs. 4/2 Test: Chapter 17-18
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: BB: Samantha 4/8, Josh 4/21, Brittanie 4/28, Jen 5/5, Amanda 5/14, Tiahnna 5/22, Craig 5/29
Vermont History Day: Saturday, April 4, 2009
U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 9: March 2009
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Fri. 2/27 Test: Chapter 14/Wilson
Mon. 3/2 Read Chapter 15: Section 1
Honors Paper
Savannah BB – new date
Tues. 3/3 Read Chapter 15: Section 2
Introduce-Simulation Artistic Explosion
Wed. 3/4 Extra Credit: First Wednesday 7PM Rutland Free Library
Thurs. 3/5 Finish American Republic chapter 15 - Last day to turn in Reading Guide 15 for
extra credit
Artistic Explosion - Meet in Library
Fri. 3/6 Read American Republic Chapter 16: Section 1
Artistic Explosion - Meet in Library
Mon. 3/9 Notebooks current to 1928
American Republic Chapter 16 : Section 2
Artistic Explosion - Meet in Library
Tues. 3/10 Meet in class first
Finalize presentations
American Republic Chapter 16: Section 3
Last day for Chapter 16 Reading Guide for extra credit
Kelly BB
Wed. 3/11 Artistic Explosion - Meet in Library Presentations
Thurs. 3/12 Artistic Explosion - Meet in class Questions due
Fri. 3/13 Test Chapters - 15 and 16
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range BB: 3/18, Kyle 3/26, Amber 3/26, Samantha 4/8, Josh 4/21
New York: March 21-22, 2009; Vermont History Day: Saturday, April 4, 2009
U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 8: February-March 2009 Revised 2/22/09
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Mon. 2/2 Begin reading chapter 14 (pp. 448-454), answer questions 4-6 on p. 455
Tues. 2/3 Read handout on World War (Bismarck, etc.)
Wed. 2/4 Read chapter 14 (pp. 455-461), answer questions 4-6 on p. 461
Extra credit: First Wednesday Rutland Free Library 7PM
BB-Amanda moved to 5/14
Thurs. 2/5 New York Trip $80.00 due.
BB: Kylie
Complete progressive reports
Questions in “World War I as They Saw It” (green folder – first page after cover))
Fri. 2/6 Mock Election
Mon. 2/9 Quiz: Progressives
W.W.I Simulation: Flags due - meet in classroom first
Tues. 2/10 Class meets in library - Simulation
Notebooks current – 1921
Extra credit: Lincoln at Proctor Free Library 7 PM
Wed. 2/11 Complete Simulation
Reteaching Activity 14
Thurs. 2/12 Honors paper- Grapes of Wrath
BB: Adam
Mon. 2/23 Chapter 14 Reading Guide (homework/not extra credit)
Thurs. 2/26
New York Final payment $80.00
Fri. 2/27 Test: Chapter 14/Wilson
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range BB: 2/27 Savannah (new date) 3/10 Kelly 3/18 Kyle 3/26 Amber
New York: March 21-22, 2009; Vermont History Day: Saturday, April 4, 2009
U.S. History- B Period Assignment Sheet 7: January-February 2009
Tues. 1/20 Mid Term Exam 10:00 - Remember you have a take home essay due today
Be sure to watch the inauguration (noon 1/20) and be prepared to
comment on the President’s Inaugural Address in your journal 1/26.
Mon. Jan. 26 Chapter 13 Section 1 and 2
Complete worksheet on Inauguration for extra credit
Class will meet in the library
Journal comment -see 1/20
Tues. Jan. 27 Chapter 13 Section 3-4
New cabinet/government officials
Notebook should be cleaned out according to criteria
BB: Kylie
Wed. Jan. 28 Reteaching Chapter 13
Complete term/person assigned to you for oral presentation
Progressive Chart-complete as reports are presented
Last day for Chapter 13 extra credit
Fri. Jan. 29 Mock Election 1912 (tentative date)
Mon. 2/2 Begin reading chapter 14 (pp. 448-454), answer questions 4-6 on p. 455
Wed. 2/4 Read chapter 14 (pp. 455-461 ), answer questions 4-6 on p. 461
BB Amanda
Thurs. 2/5 New York Trip $80.00 due.
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: BB: 2/12 Adam 2/26 Savannah 3/10 Kelly 3/18 Kyle Palmer 3/26 Amber
Final payment New York trip: $80
New York Trip: March 21-22, 2009
Vermont History Day: Saturday April 4, 2009
U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 6: December 2008-January 2009 revised 1/7/09
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Tues. 1/6 Outline due (research paper)
Wed. 1/7 Quiz Chapter 11 moved to Friday
BB: Kendra moved to Thursday
Thurs. 1/8 Read Chapter 12 Section 1 Reading Guide available
Fri. 1/9 new date for Chapter 11 quiz
Read Chapter 12 -section 2
Draft paper due - reminder
Mon. 1/12 Read Chapter 12 -section 3
Vocabulary worksheet Chapter 12
Last day to turn in Reading Guide for Chapter 12
Tues. 1/13 Notebook current 1918 – be sure to update Vermont officials
Journal entry should reflect video on the Spanish American War
Wed. 1/14 Paper due
Thurs. 1/15 Reteaching Activity 12; do all questions; #14 should be word processed and at least
three paragraphs
Last day for extra credit Chapter 12.
BB: Calvin
Fri. 1/16 Comment in your journal on the meaning of the Martin Luther King holiday
Tues. 1/20 Mid Term Exam 10:00
Be sure to watch the inauguration (noon 1/20) and be prepared to discuss it and the
President’s Inaugural Address on Monday 1/26. Comment on it in your journal
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: BB: 1/27 Kylie (new date) 2/4 Amanda 2/12 Adam 2/26 Savannah
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U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 5: November-December 2008 rev. 12/9/08
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Fri. 11/21 Invention House presentations continue
Mon. 11/24 Bring in Monopoly
Journal: 1 page comment on the video on the Transcontinental Railroad
Last day to turn in Extra Credit for Chapter 9
Vocabulary: Worksheet 9 distributed in class Friday
Tues. 11/25 BB: Keegan
Wed. 11/26 Class meets in library
Mon. 12/1 Read American Republic Chapter 10 pp. 336- 345
Reading Guide Available
Tues. 12/2 Complete reading Chapter 10 (pp. 346--358)
Vocab: Chinese Exclusion Act, Gilded Age, Social Darwinism, Gospel of Wealth
Wed. 12/3 Thesis due: Research paper: Immigration 1845-1920 (Meeting Day Schedule)
Thurs. 12/4 Immigration presentation in class- Miss Fregosi; take notes
Fri. 12/5 In class – due at the end of the period p. 340 #6,7; p. 345 #5, #6; p . 358 #6 - now due Monday
Comment in journal on Ms. Fregosi’s presentation; journal collected Monday.
Mon. 12/8 Make sure Pres.-elect Obama’s nominees are current in your notebook
p. 340 #6,7; p. 345 #5, #6; p . 358 #6
Tues. 12/9 Mercedes-Bulletin Board (new date)
Wed. 12/10 Bibliography cards due for paper
Thurs. 12/11
Fri. 12/12 Read Chapter 11 pp. 364-375 Reading guide available
Mon. 12/15
Tues. 12/16 Test: Chapters 9-10 (new date)
Wed. 12/17 Min.30 note cards due for paper
Bulletin Board - Justin
Thurs. 12/18 Cultural Exposition – Test Grade
Fri. 12/19 Finish reading Chapter 11 (pp.375-384)
Notebook current -1912
Last day for ch. 11 extra credit
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: BB: 1/7 Kendra 1/15 Calvin
Paper dates: 1/6/09-outline 1/9/09-Draft 1/14/09-Final paper
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U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 4: October - November 2008 rev. 11/2/08
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Wed. 10/22 American Republic:: Read pages 266-277
Mon. 10/27 Answer questions 25-29, on page 280
Extra Credit (25 pts) if parent attends Red Ribbon Week Parent Night 6-8 PM
Tues. 10/28 BB: Zach (new date)
Wed. 10/29 Laramie Project assembly
Thurs. 10/30 In class Reading Guide: Chapter 7
Notebook current -1877
Fr. 10/31 Honors paper due
Quarter 1 ends
Mon. 11/3 Test Chapter 7 will be Tuesday
Tues. 11/4 Test Chapter 7
Wed. 11/5 Read American Republic Chapter 8 pp. 284-292
Class meetings Class will meet in the library
Extra Credit: Rutland Free Library 7PM – German POW’s in a New England Village
Thurs. 11/6 Read American Republic Chapter 8 pp. pp. 293-304
Invention due for approval
Class will meet in the library
Vocabulary: Chisholm Trail, Homestead Act, Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of the Little Bighorn, Battle of Wounded Knee, Dawes Act
Signed Quarter 1 Report due 100/0
Fri. 11/7 In class: Reading Guide: Chapter 8
Parent Conferences – remind parents to contact me since I will not be here for conferences.
Wed. 11/12 Answer: “Critical Thinking Questions” 20, 21,22, 24 page 304
Comment in your journal your thoughts about Veterans’ Day (1 page)
Thurs. 11/13 Quiz: Chapter 8
Begin reading Chapter 9 pp. 306-312 American Republic
Reading Guide available for extra credit
BB: Josh T.
Fri. 11/14 Read American Republic Chapter 9 pp. 314-18
Review Test (front of book)
Mon. 11/17 Answer #5,6 p. 318
Read American Republic Chapter 9 pp. 319-325
Answer #4 and #8 p. 323
Vocabulary: gross national product, laissez faire, monopoly, trust
Wed. 11/19 Read American Republic Chapter 9 pp. 326-332
Answer # 30, #31 page 333
Notebooks current to 1900
Thurs. 11/20 Invention Project due
New date: Chapter 8 quiz
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: BB: Keegan 11/25 Mercedes 12/5 Justin 12/17
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U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 3: September -October 2008 rev. 10/14/08
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Tues. 9/30 Class meets in the library – Reformers assignment
Wed. 10/1 Class meets in the library – Reform project
Thurs. 10/2 Meet in class
Vice Presidential Debate
Fri. 10/3 Presentation reformers
Mon. 10/6 Journal entry: 1 page - what you learned from your reformer and how it relates to present era.
Tues. 10/7 NECAP Testing
Wed. 10/8 NECAP Testing `
Thurs. 10/9 NECAP Testing
Fri. 10/10 Answer questions 24-35 on page 212
Vocabulary (in the vocab. section of your notebook):
nationalism, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty
Mon. 10/13 American Republic : Read pages 216-231
Tues. 10/14 Answer questions 3-6, p. 224
Wed. 10/15 PSAT
Open House – parents should bring your notebook
Thurs. 10/16 Journal entry: Reaction to the flag and how flags unite us.
American Republic : Read pages 232-236
Fri. 10/17 Group picture and school pictures
Mon. 10/20 Test: Reformers, Vocabulary, Chapters 5-6 new date
Tues. 10/21 American Republic: Read pages 242-255
Wed. 10/22 American Republic: Read pages 257-265
Thurs. 10/23 No School
Fri. 10/24 No school
Mon. 10/27 American Republic: Read pages 266-277
Answer questions 25-29, on page 280
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
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U.S. History- B Period
Assignment Sheet 2: September 2008 - Revised 9/16/08
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50.
DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT Write in your journal daily
Mon. 9/15 American Republic Read pp. 108-115
Tues. 9/16 Vocabulary: 3/5th Compromise, Commerce Compromise, Great Compromise
Wed. 9/17 “Constitution Day” Be prepared to discuss the Constitution
Fri. 9/19 College Fair
Mon. 9/22 Notebook: Summary of the Constitution (include preamble)
Vocabulary: excise tax, nullification, judicial review, protective tariff;
Wed. 9/24 Constitution/Vocabulary Test
Notebook current through 1812
Thurs. 9/25 ` American Republic Read pp. 170-174 Vocabulary : Monroe Doctrine
Mon. 9/29 Read Chapter 5, pp. 195-209 American Republic
Vocabulary: abolition, temperance, emancipation, transcendentalism, socialism,
Hudson River School, Manifest Destiny
Remember to watch the news or read a newspaper daily
Possible extra credit: Local events or lectures relating to history; unassigned questions
Long Range: PSAT October 15, School Picture October 17
U.S. History Assignment Sheet 1 August-September 2008 - Revised 9/3
Remember to add assignments as they are given in class. Note that the date given is the date that the assignment is due. If you do not complete an assignment, you will receive a zero and you will have to stay after school that day to complete it. Homework assignments that are turned in on time will receive a minimum grade of 50. You should have a journal entry every school day even if you are absent.