Grades 10/18/10

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Week of October 18-22

Hi everyone,

I have been grading this weekend and will get the grades on here sometime on Monday. This upcoming week is the last of the 1st quarter. Here is this week's schedule:

Business Concepts 2
We will begin chapter 7 on management. We will complete activities in class and study guides 7.1 and 7.2 will be due on Friday.

Business Concepts 1
We will begin chapter 16 on budgeting. Each student will create a budget for life after high school using information from the Internet. Study guides for the chapter will be due on Thursday.

Business Math
We will begin working through chapter 3 this week, covering a section each day with daily homework assigned.

Business Law
Students will be working in groups on their criminal trials projects. Papers and PowerPoints will be due on Friday with presentations to take place at the beginning of next week.

I think that's it. Have a great week!

MD

Week of October 11-15

Hi everyone,

Here are the grades as of 10/8/10. Click the image for a larger view.



Here is the schedule for the upcoming week.

Business Concepts 2
We will finish up chapter 6 on Tuesday and Wednesday, review on Thursday and take a test on Friday. I will also collect notes that day. 6.1 and 6.2 study guides will be due Wednesday and 6.3 study guide will be due Thursday.

Business Concepts 1
We will finish up the chapter on taxes on Tuesday and Wednesday, review on Thursday and take a test on Friday. I will also collect notes that day. Study guides for sections 2 and 3 will be due on Wednesday and the section 4 study guide will be due on Thursday.

Business Math
We will review chapter 2 on Tuesday and take a test on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday we will work on the chapter 3 reading guide in class. Reading guides will be due Monday, October 18 if not finished in class. There should be no other homework for the week. Students with a D or an F at this time are strongly encouraged to come in for tutoring from 8-8:15 or from 3:15-3:30 any day of the week.

Business Law
On Tuesday, we will review chapter 4 over criminal law. On Wednesday we will take a test over this chapter. I will also collect notes that day. On Thursday and Friday, students will work in small groups on their famous criminal trials projects. Groups and trials were chosen last Friday. Each group will write a paper, create a PowerPoint, and give a short presentation over a famous criminal trial.

I think that's it for this week. Believe it or not, the first quarter is over in a couple of weeks. It is extremely important that students work hard to get grades up (or keep them up) during this time. The quarter grade will count for 40% of the semester grade.

Enjoy the rest of the long weekend and have a great week!

MD

Week of October 4-8

Hi everyone,

Thanks to all the parents who attended parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday. It was very nice to meet all of you.

Here are the grades as of 10/1/10:


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Here is the schedule for this week:

Business Concepts 2
We will begin chapter 6 which covers the process of starting a small business. We will do activities daily with no take-home work planned.

Business Concepts 1
We will begin a chapter covering taxes. Students will learn how to fill out a 1040EZ form this week. There should not be any take-home work and students do not need to bring textbooks to class during this chapter. It is not covered in the textbook, but is something that I think is important to include in the class.

Business Math
We will continue chapter 2, covering sections 4-6 this week with a planned review on Thursday. With no school on Friday or Monday, we will plan to review again Tuesday, October 12 and take a test over chapter 2 on Wednesday, October 13.

Business Law
If all goes smoothly, we are planning to finish the chapter over criminal law this week. I am planning a test on Thursday, with notes collected at that time.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one!

MD

Grades - September 28

I apologize for the late post. I forgot to save the grades to my flash drive last night. Here they are this morning. Click on the image for a larger view.


MD

Week of September 27-October 1

Hi everyone,

I'm grading again this weekend. I will put all of my grades in the computer on Monday and will post grades here Monday night.

This Thursday and Friday, September 30 and October 1 are parent-teacher conferences. On Thursday, conferences will be held from 3-6 p.m. and on Friday from 12:45-3:45. I hope many of you will be able to stop in for a quick visit. It's always nice to see the parents of the students I see every day.

Now for this week's schedule:

Business Concepts 2
We will finish up the notes for chapter 5 on Monday and Tuesday. We will review on Wednesday and take a test on Thursday. I will collect notes the day of the test. Study guides will be due on Wednesday.

Business Concepts 1
We will finish up chapter 9 this week. On Friday, 4th hour turned in 9.1 and 9.2 study guides at the end of the hour. I assigned these study guides to 7th hour to be due Monday. The remaining study guides will be due on Wednesday. On Thursday we will take a test over chapter 9 and I will also collect notes that day.

Business Math
We are continuing with chapter 2 this week. On Monday, we will review the three sections that we have covered. We will continue to try to cover a section a day, with homework problems assigned daily. Still no test this week.

Business Law
On Monday, we will start chapter 4 about criminal law. Students often find this to be the most interesting chapter. We will discuss different types of crimes and look at the Illinois Criminal Code. We will take notes this week, with no take-home work planned.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one and hope to see some of you at conferences.

MD

Grades - September 20

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